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"A complex decision is like a great river, drawing from its many tributaries the innumerable premises of which it is constituted." - HA Simon
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https://adamelkus.com/ + also @ aelkus on twitter
all opinions my own but also your cat's
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yes yes yes yes yes yes
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if the ukrainians suddenly had an appropriate amount of artillery, 155 ammo and other enablers the battlefield would look much different. small owa drones are just a field expedient way of getting artillery-like effects
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if the ukrainians suddenly had an appropriate amount of artillery, 155 ammo and other enablers the battlefield would look much different. small owa drones are just a field expedient way of getting artillery-like effects
“Ukraine’s battlefield technologies — especially drones — do not yet constitute a new way of warfare. Instead, they function mainly as substitutions for missing capabilities and have produced stalemate rather than decisive maneuver.”
A New Way of Warfare Requires More Than New Tech
When I look back at my 45 years of military service, one of the highlights of my military education was a battlefield tour I participated in during 2001
warontherocks.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:13 AM
yes yes yes yes yes yes
yes
if the ukrainians suddenly had an appropriate amount of artillery, 155 ammo and other enablers the battlefield would look much different. small owa drones are just a field expedient way of getting artillery-like effects
yes
if the ukrainians suddenly had an appropriate amount of artillery, 155 ammo and other enablers the battlefield would look much different. small owa drones are just a field expedient way of getting artillery-like effects
there is no example of a prominent text microblogging platform that hasn’t devolved into savagery
January 6, 2026 at 8:10 AM
there is no example of a prominent text microblogging platform that hasn’t devolved into savagery
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Ppl ask how a chatbot could give someone psychosis and it’s not the chatbot-as-tech but the dialog and storytelling the chatbot engages in with a vulnerable person in the right way (for that person)—which could be carried out by another human, but the delivery mechanism of LLMs makes it available.
January 6, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Ppl ask how a chatbot could give someone psychosis and it’s not the chatbot-as-tech but the dialog and storytelling the chatbot engages in with a vulnerable person in the right way (for that person)—which could be carried out by another human, but the delivery mechanism of LLMs makes it available.
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Dunno what else there is to say about pedocon theory when X, the global far right's most important social media megaphone, is on track to rapidly become the world's largest CSAM manufacturer and distributor.
January 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Dunno what else there is to say about pedocon theory when X, the global far right's most important social media megaphone, is on track to rapidly become the world's largest CSAM manufacturer and distributor.
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another thing that needs to die is this GIF
January 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
another thing that needs to die is this GIF
author is an LTC in a DoD position
what exactly are we doing here?
January 6, 2026 at 7:51 AM
author is an LTC in a DoD position
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I appreciate that somebody has the clarity to directly state that chat bots are just the company they were made by. So many journalists try to personify these things, it drives me crazy.
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
January 5, 2026 at 11:22 PM
I appreciate that somebody has the clarity to directly state that chat bots are just the company they were made by. So many journalists try to personify these things, it drives me crazy.
“no one is saying X” is just going to be for me an automatic admission that the speaker is lying
January 6, 2026 at 7:41 AM
“no one is saying X” is just going to be for me an automatic admission that the speaker is lying
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much, if not most, of elon's money is based on him getting to control the narrative around himself and therefore convince people that his companies are valuable
plausibly he would be bankrupt by now if he could not claim to be involved in AI, given how hyped it is.
plausibly he would be bankrupt by now if he could not claim to be involved in AI, given how hyped it is.
Wrote about an obvious and yet profoundly underappreciated aspect of the AI boom: its total narrative capture by Elon Musk's X nymag.com/intelligence...
January 6, 2026 at 7:39 AM
much, if not most, of elon's money is based on him getting to control the narrative around himself and therefore convince people that his companies are valuable
plausibly he would be bankrupt by now if he could not claim to be involved in AI, given how hyped it is.
plausibly he would be bankrupt by now if he could not claim to be involved in AI, given how hyped it is.
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anyone who is not clear on this should note that as the author of the bill, ron wyden's statement of his intent in drafting the bill is probably a solid grounds for a legal argument
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 AM
anyone who is not clear on this should note that as the author of the bill, ron wyden's statement of his intent in drafting the bill is probably a solid grounds for a legal argument
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While Allied propaganda invented some stuff, the Germans committed multiple crimes against civilians in Belgium in WW1
Oh. The First World War was broadly speaking a battle that had a clear good and bad side, Britain declaring war wasn’t an imperialist excuse but motivated by a genuine public and moral need to defend Belgium.
Here’s a fun top five: things that are consensus among historians but are essentially unknown by the public. Richard I, a bad king of England. Roman Empire, fell in 1453. Paul, more important than Jesus. Witch burning, a modern phenomenon not a medieval one. Britain last invaded in 1688. Yours?
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
While Allied propaganda invented some stuff, the Germans committed multiple crimes against civilians in Belgium in WW1
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I think it's more a recognition that for some reason a bunch (not all, but too many to manage without) of their subordinates stop making the trains run on time when they're afraid of getting sanctioned by a court for it.
And every time they don't get immediately burned, they think they're God.
And every time they don't get immediately burned, they think they're God.
I think this is the product of an underlying recognition by the various viziers, and even Trump himself (at least with regard to the Supreme Court), that the survival of this administration is entirely dependent on America's media and financial elites being able to pretend that everything is normal.
Same with a lot of the executive overreach stuff, where they’ll get all het up over Stephen Miller being like “Oh the DC Circuit is going to stop us?! It and what army??” and then the moment they get scolded by a judge it’s “okay sir yes sir”
January 6, 2026 at 7:15 AM
I think it's more a recognition that for some reason a bunch (not all, but too many to manage without) of their subordinates stop making the trains run on time when they're afraid of getting sanctioned by a court for it.
And every time they don't get immediately burned, they think they're God.
And every time they don't get immediately burned, they think they're God.
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rejected tom clancy stock baddie-ass name
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 AM
rejected tom clancy stock baddie-ass name
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January 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Here is my periodic reminder that I'm still looking for work.
Writing! Gaming! QA! Agile scrum master! Project management! And more!
My Resume: www.stephenblackmoore.com/pagecv
My Portfolio: www.stephenblackmoore.com/portfolio
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-b...
Seriously, I need a job.
Writing! Gaming! QA! Agile scrum master! Project management! And more!
My Resume: www.stephenblackmoore.com/pagecv
My Portfolio: www.stephenblackmoore.com/portfolio
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-b...
Seriously, I need a job.
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Mini-game of using a q-tip to clean the firing chamber of your rifle like lock-picking in an elder scrolls game, combined with a speech check where you argue with the armorer about whether or not said rifle is actually clean, and a pick pocket mechanic to get more clp.
January 6, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Mini-game of using a q-tip to clean the firing chamber of your rifle like lock-picking in an elder scrolls game, combined with a speech check where you argue with the armorer about whether or not said rifle is actually clean, and a pick pocket mechanic to get more clp.
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so much stuff gets labeled as a distraction because leadership can’t contemplate more than one idea at a time. the lack of a dynamic leader means there is no capacity to pursue multiple paths in a way that creates synergy. dems are not a resillient and distributed organization in a way that matters
January 6, 2026 at 4:33 AM
so much stuff gets labeled as a distraction because leadership can’t contemplate more than one idea at a time. the lack of a dynamic leader means there is no capacity to pursue multiple paths in a way that creates synergy. dems are not a resillient and distributed organization in a way that matters
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i mean part of the issue is thats true with trump too. Hes also just completely lost
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 AM
i mean part of the issue is thats true with trump too. Hes also just completely lost
coming to think that the biggest problem with "it's a distraction" is just it gets the form wrong. the issue is just that there is so much shit happening and only a tiny fraction of it reaches people who are not news junkies
it sounds like the throwaway name for a baddie group in a 2000s shooter
Like correct me if I'm wrong, but the entire """"narcoterrorism"""" pretext hinged on there being an Actual Group called Cartel de los Soles
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM
coming to think that the biggest problem with "it's a distraction" is just it gets the form wrong. the issue is just that there is so much shit happening and only a tiny fraction of it reaches people who are not news junkies
it sounds like the throwaway name for a baddie group in a 2000s shooter
Like correct me if I'm wrong, but the entire """"narcoterrorism"""" pretext hinged on there being an Actual Group called Cartel de los Soles
My feelings are so strange right now. This is simultaneously the funniest thing I've ever read, and I am also absolutely incandescent with rage.
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 AM
it sounds like the throwaway name for a baddie group in a 2000s shooter
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Someone saw this game getting a SHIT ton of attention on Youtube and social media when it was released but didn't bother to actually watch any of the videos or read any of the post and just assumed attention = good and siad "We should make a movie about that!" It's Morbin Time all over again!
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Someone saw this game getting a SHIT ton of attention on Youtube and social media when it was released but didn't bother to actually watch any of the videos or read any of the post and just assumed attention = good and siad "We should make a movie about that!" It's Morbin Time all over again!
you know the male loneliness crisis is bad but the Second Neo Zeon War happened because Char believed that trying to drop another big rock on Earth was the only way to get Amuro to hang out with him
January 6, 2026 at 4:18 AM
you know the male loneliness crisis is bad but the Second Neo Zeon War happened because Char believed that trying to drop another big rock on Earth was the only way to get Amuro to hang out with him
not levying at least disqualifying penalties on Trump and others put us directly in the spot we are today
Gift article. That day should have changed everything — in pretty much the exact opposite direction to the way things have turned out.
Good review here of the crushing, colossal, repeated failures of principle and courage which turned the outcome of that dreadful day completely inside out.
Good review here of the crushing, colossal, repeated failures of principle and courage which turned the outcome of that dreadful day completely inside out.
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
not levying at least disqualifying penalties on Trump and others put us directly in the spot we are today
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the "random Chinese characters in the middle of an English message" thing has a big Signalis feel to it ngl
it kind of rules that when our bots glitch they glitch out like actual sci fi robots. you know you can imagine an old star trek where a malfunctioning computer does this out loud
this made me laugh im still laughing and will continue to laugh for quite a while
January 5, 2026 at 11:13 PM
the "random Chinese characters in the middle of an English message" thing has a big Signalis feel to it ngl