David Erickson

David Erickson

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Digital marketing/strategic comms pro, podcaster, MN #Vikings & #MNTwins fan, guitarist, curious customer. Author: The Reputation Algorithm

https://www.thereputationalgorithm.com/

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Hey, @cbouzy :

I LOVE what you're doing here!

I have high, high hopes for Spoutible. And you're off to such a fantastic start.

I've lost your donate button; where can I contribute?

thereputationalgorithm.com

Spoutible Is The Newest, Friendly Twitter Alternative

Spoutible is a Twitter do-over, run by a human being who actually cares about having a positive effect on society, not by a malignant narcissist with too much money and not enough no.

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Meet the woman who preserves and catalogs St. Paul's Rondo memories.

startribune.com

Meet the woman who preserves and catalogs St. Paul's Rondo memories

Kayla Jackson is an archivist at the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center. She describes her work as like being a road builder.

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mymodernmet.com

Incredible 19th-Century Glass Negatives Detail Life in New England

Photo preservationist Terri Cappucci stumbled upon a treasure trove of 19th-century glass negatives and has been publishing them online.

02:50 PM - Nov 19, 2023

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Fascinating interview with OpenAI's chief scientist. What everyone wants to know is what exactly it was that Altman was not being candid about with the board? Was it the direction OpenAI was headed with regard to General AI?

technologyreview.com

OpenAI’s chief scientist thinks humans could one day merge with machines | MIT Technology Review

An exclusive conversation with Ilya Sutskever on his fears for the future of AI and why they’ve made him change the focus of his life’s work.

12:19 PM - Nov 18, 2023

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Thank you to all who served and happy Veteran's Day.

10:23 AM - Nov 11, 2023

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It's a real pleasure and privilege to be able to work with Kathy. This is a great interview with her in the Star Tribune. 👏👏👏👇

startribune.com

How Kathy Tunheim built a pillar of the Twin Cities' PR industry

The University of Minnesota Hubbard School of Journalism honored the communications professional with the first Aluminary Award in recognition of her impact.

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09:57 AM - Oct 29, 2023

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The mere fact that this is seriously being debated should tell you how profound this technology truly is.

Is #AI Mimicking Consciousness or Truly Becoming Aware? - Neuroscience News
https://neurosciencenews.c...

neurosciencenews.com

Is AI Mimicking Consciousness or Truly Becoming Aware? - Neuroscience News

AI's remarkable abilities, like those seen in ChatGPT, often seem conscious due to their human-like interactions.

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rollingstone.com

Mike Johnson Blamed Shootings on Teaching Evolution, Abortion

House Speaker Mike Johnson is a Christian nationalist who has blamed school shootings on teaching evolution and abortion.

08:51 PM - Oct 26, 2023

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So, fan fiction?

Stephen King's The Stand Lives Again with New Anthology Book

gizmodo.com

Stephen King's The Stand Gets Official Anthology Book

James Keene and Christopher Golden gather a crew of writers to further build out the world of King's 1978 post-apocalyptic novel.

05:14 PM - Oct 22, 2023

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What I assumed would be a silly parody of slasher films turned out to be a pretty interesting commentary about the profound cultural changes that have occurred since the 1980s.

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Totally Killer - Official Red Band Trailer | Prime Video - YouTube

They had so much time to kill in the ‘80s… 🔪 From Blumhouse comes #TotallyKiller – streaming on Prime Video October 6.Starring Kiernan Shipka, Olivia Holt, ...

03:34 PM - Oct 22, 2023

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We've seen how social media in the wrong hands can radicalize people. Imagine what this could do.

vox.com

Elon Musk’s Neuralink wants to merge your brain with AI — at what cost? - Vox

The brain implant company Neuralink is pushing a needlessly risky approach, former employees say.

10:22 AM - Oct 22, 2023

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DALL-E 3’s interpretation of my kitty, Bella. Happy #Caturday !

01:32 PM - Oct 21, 2023

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This is a very important read for those of us committed to democracy.

During the past 10 years or so as I have watched the rise of fascism in America, my emotional reaction to this movement has been a combination of fear and alarm, anger and contempt. Because fascism deserves contempt. 1/2

open.substack.com

In Poland, Unity and Optimism Prevailed Over Autocracy

Welcome back to Lucid, and a big hello to all new subscribers! It has been such a pleasure to meet some of you in person in Miami and New York City. Our next Q&A will take place on Friday, Oct. 20, 1-2pmET. Paying subscribers will receive a link to register for the Zoom gathering that morning. E..

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#Vikings , C.J. Ham fight stigma on mental health: ‘I struggle, too’.

startribune.com

Vikings, C.J. Ham fight stigma on mental health: 'I struggle, too'

The Minnesota Vikings' mental health campaign highlights stories from players and employees about everything from anxiety and depression to mental well-being.

07:56 AM - Oct 19, 2023

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‘I Want to Be Forgiven. I Just Want to Be Forgiven.’

When the Minnesota Board of Pardons meets, supplicants have 10 minutes to make the case for mercy.

nytimes.com

‘I Want to Be Forgiven. I Just Want to Be Forgiven.’ - The New York Times

When the Minnesota Board of Pardons meets, supplicants have 10 minutes to make the case for mercy.

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kotaku.com

Every Franchise Xbox Now Owns After Buying Activision

From Call of Duty to Fallout and beyond, Microsoft has swallowed up a lot of popular and successful video game franchises

04:07 PM - Oct 14, 2023

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mprnews.org

Minneapolis school board denounces racial covenants found at elementary school | MPR News

The covenants barred non-white people from buying, renting or occupying the land where the Lake Harriet Lower School sits. District officials say the school is nearly all white.

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theguardian.com

‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars | Cities | The Guardian

A new housing development outside Phoenix is looking towards European cities for inspiration and shutting out the cars. So far residents love it

03:56 PM - Oct 14, 2023

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David Erickson echoed

The truth about VP Harris haters, on the right but also the left, is they can't live with a Black/Indian American woman being in a position of such authority. And it's been the same ones all along – the "Kamala is a cop" people, the "she laughs too much" folks. Just plain old racism & sexism.

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NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Carbon, Water - NASA

Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of high-carbon content and

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