Alan Scott
@alanrileyscott.bsky.social
Different Alan Scott than the Green Lantern one, but we are both gay.
Were I ever actually to get off my but and post stuff, I'd be posting about Tabletop, Comics, Mixology, Current Events, and Retail Management.
Sacramento, California, USA.
Were I ever actually to get off my but and post stuff, I'd be posting about Tabletop, Comics, Mixology, Current Events, and Retail Management.
Sacramento, California, USA.
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A Dem that runs as pro trans gets a SIXTY ONE POINT BUMP WITH DEM VOTERS and a NINE POINT BUMP WITH INDIES over ones that go silent.
The failure to get this is a prior beliefs/incentives problem but it's also a research problem. The current establishment's understanding of voters is utterly cooked.
The failure to get this is a prior beliefs/incentives problem but it's also a research problem. The current establishment's understanding of voters is utterly cooked.
Relevant to that is another finding in the poll. A theoretical officeholder that speaks up about these issues is preferred by:
ICE raids D+72 I+40
Trans D+61 I+9
Gaza genocide D+33 I-24
Guessing that Gaza one was a question wording effect, but if you're running a a Dem, those are your voters.
ICE raids D+72 I+40
Trans D+61 I+9
Gaza genocide D+33 I-24
Guessing that Gaza one was a question wording effect, but if you're running a a Dem, those are your voters.
September 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A Dem that runs as pro trans gets a SIXTY ONE POINT BUMP WITH DEM VOTERS and a NINE POINT BUMP WITH INDIES over ones that go silent.
The failure to get this is a prior beliefs/incentives problem but it's also a research problem. The current establishment's understanding of voters is utterly cooked.
The failure to get this is a prior beliefs/incentives problem but it's also a research problem. The current establishment's understanding of voters is utterly cooked.
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Just did this.
"Rude" is essentially a shadowban and is capriciously applied.
"Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose."
Dudes, your CEO was shrieking "Waffles!" at people.
"Rude" is essentially a shadowban and is capriciously applied.
"Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose."
Dudes, your CEO was shrieking "Waffles!" at people.
If you want to see posts from cool people on here, go to @moderation.bsky.app and turn off this label
February 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Just did this.
"Rude" is essentially a shadowban and is capriciously applied.
"Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose."
Dudes, your CEO was shrieking "Waffles!" at people.
"Rude" is essentially a shadowban and is capriciously applied.
"Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose."
Dudes, your CEO was shrieking "Waffles!" at people.
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HELLO I WAS A QUEER TEEN IN THE 1990s AND THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST SOCIAL TRANSITION NOW ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST "LETTING" US BE (at the time, for me) GAY OR LESBIAN THEN.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
Hilary Cass here arguing for children to be prevented from being known by a preferred name or getting a haircut in case it encourages them to continue later in life to transition.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
February 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
HELLO I WAS A QUEER TEEN IN THE 1990s AND THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST SOCIAL TRANSITION NOW ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST "LETTING" US BE (at the time, for me) GAY OR LESBIAN THEN.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
Their seeds are on the outside so they don't gestate their young. I believe that makes them Marsupials, specifically.
Did you know that strawberries are not berries, and are actually mammals?
February 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Their seeds are on the outside so they don't gestate their young. I believe that makes them Marsupials, specifically.
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maybe i should say "america is not britain no matter how much some brits seem to think it is"
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-blaring-wa...
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-blaring-wa...
A Blaring Warning For The Democratic Party From Across The Pond
Popularism has been tried in the UK, and failed.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
maybe i should say "america is not britain no matter how much some brits seem to think it is"
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-blaring-wa...
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-blaring-wa...
Picking on JCO here, but this attitude is 100% wrong.
Republicans under Trump are so unpopular that the Democratic candidate is going to win no matter who they are. So now is when you swing for the fences.
Folks, we need to talk about something called the Glass Cliff.🧵
Republicans under Trump are so unpopular that the Democratic candidate is going to win no matter who they are. So now is when you swing for the fences.
Folks, we need to talk about something called the Glass Cliff.🧵
AOC! you can love everything about her---(as many did Elizabeth Warren & especially Bernie Sanders)--while still being realistic about her prospects.
GOP would love Democrats to run another woman against their unabashedly Sexist White Male candidate whoever-it-is.
GOP would love Democrats to run another woman against their unabashedly Sexist White Male candidate whoever-it-is.
from the perspective of someone who might want to be president, the best time to run for the white house is now, not later. so if AOC is thinking about it — if the white house is her ambition — then her best bet is to throw her hat in the ring
February 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Picking on JCO here, but this attitude is 100% wrong.
Republicans under Trump are so unpopular that the Democratic candidate is going to win no matter who they are. So now is when you swing for the fences.
Folks, we need to talk about something called the Glass Cliff.🧵
Republicans under Trump are so unpopular that the Democratic candidate is going to win no matter who they are. So now is when you swing for the fences.
Folks, we need to talk about something called the Glass Cliff.🧵
One thing that stands out is that even the models that get the answer right take several paragraphs to do so.
A classic sell case for AI is "You can get it to write emails for you". This really highlights how wrongheaded that is, and how you should probably just be emailing your prompt.
A classic sell case for AI is "You can get it to write emails for you". This really highlights how wrongheaded that is, and how you should probably just be emailing your prompt.
I tested this across a couple of sites. Claude Haiku and Sonnet failed (Opus, an extremely expensive model, passed). Mistral’s Le Chat also failed.
You know which model kicked this question‘s ass? Deepseek, which is also the cheapest model.
You know which model kicked this question‘s ass? Deepseek, which is also the cheapest model.
February 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
One thing that stands out is that even the models that get the answer right take several paragraphs to do so.
A classic sell case for AI is "You can get it to write emails for you". This really highlights how wrongheaded that is, and how you should probably just be emailing your prompt.
A classic sell case for AI is "You can get it to write emails for you". This really highlights how wrongheaded that is, and how you should probably just be emailing your prompt.
Woo! It's officially out!
I had so much fun playtesting this, and I'm excited to see the final release.
I had so much fun playtesting this, and I'm excited to see the final release.
I just released a new game!
Have you ever wanted to solve mysteries like Harriet the Spy or Nancy Drew? Kid Detectives is about kids solving mysteries in the sleepy town of Ida Falls. Meanwhile, a deeper conspiracy lurks. The adults are up to No Good and it's up to you to uncover their secrets!
Have you ever wanted to solve mysteries like Harriet the Spy or Nancy Drew? Kid Detectives is about kids solving mysteries in the sleepy town of Ida Falls. Meanwhile, a deeper conspiracy lurks. The adults are up to No Good and it's up to you to uncover their secrets!
Kid Detectives by This Is Victor
A game of hijinks, friendship, and pinning clues to a cork board.
thisisvictor.itch.io
February 16, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Woo! It's officially out!
I had so much fun playtesting this, and I'm excited to see the final release.
I had so much fun playtesting this, and I'm excited to see the final release.
Is it safe to store bicycles that close to the warp core?
Beneath Berlin's Potsdamer Platz, an overlooked retail strip has been reborn as a bicycle parking facility and public passage connecting users to the S-Bahn station. Modest in scale but rich in possibilities, it integrates seamlessly into the revitalised entertainment, commercial and office centre.🧵
February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Is it safe to store bicycles that close to the warp core?
I'm reminded that ABBA's outfits were tax deductible on the basis that they were too ridiculous to be worn as everyday clothing and therefore must be exclusively for use as costumes.
I tried to argue that I should be able to deduct book purchases and streaming subscriptions as “research” because all my other writer friends do it. My accountant basically gave me the “and if all your friends jumped off a bridge” lecture
Social-media influencers learn to navigate the intricacies of the tax code. Just because it’s in a TikTok video doesn’t mean it’s a deduction. on.wsj.com/4alTj5O
February 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I'm reminded that ABBA's outfits were tax deductible on the basis that they were too ridiculous to be worn as everyday clothing and therefore must be exclusively for use as costumes.
I do want to vaccinate, and absolutely will not google that term, but am cursed with enough knowledge of Greek roots that a mental image nevertheless presents itself.
Menfolk who maybe don’t want to vaccinate, please google “orchitis”.
It occurs in 20-30% of post-pubertal boys and men who contract mumps.
It occurs in 20-30% of post-pubertal boys and men who contract mumps.
February 15, 2026 at 4:10 AM
I do want to vaccinate, and absolutely will not google that term, but am cursed with enough knowledge of Greek roots that a mental image nevertheless presents itself.
So I love "Living In Future Tense", and this little Valentines Day vignette knocks it out of the park. I'm excited to see more of these characters, who have only had a few scenes in the main comic.
Happy Valentine’s Day 2026!
www.liftcomic.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:49 AM
So I love "Living In Future Tense", and this little Valentines Day vignette knocks it out of the park. I'm excited to see more of these characters, who have only had a few scenes in the main comic.
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I don't like the "hallucination" language that has emerged not because it's humanizing or w/e but because it belies the simple fact that every result an LLM has ever spat out, even when incidentally correct, is fundamentally hypothetical
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I don't like the "hallucination" language that has emerged not because it's humanizing or w/e but because it belies the simple fact that every result an LLM has ever spat out, even when incidentally correct, is fundamentally hypothetical
My money is on "getting too drunk to accurately record the food you're eating in your nutrition app",
February 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
My money is on "getting too drunk to accurately record the food you're eating in your nutrition app",
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Very often, people who insist that they're a part of a "silent majority" really mean "I'm aware that my opinions differ from those of the general culture, but no one I talk to disagrees with me, so we MUST all be being silenced somehow, despite the fact that I've never been silent a day in my life."
February 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Very often, people who insist that they're a part of a "silent majority" really mean "I'm aware that my opinions differ from those of the general culture, but no one I talk to disagrees with me, so we MUST all be being silenced somehow, despite the fact that I've never been silent a day in my life."
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This is part of the reason why birthright citizenship is so important: it’s a natural safeguard against a permanent, racialized de jure underclass.
February 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This is part of the reason why birthright citizenship is so important: it’s a natural safeguard against a permanent, racialized de jure underclass.
One day, 99 balloons
Were released into the air,
And one by one they crossed the line
From over here to over there.
On the other side they saw
A blip upon the radar screen.
The operator said it was
The strangest thing he'd ever seen.
Were released into the air,
And one by one they crossed the line
From over here to over there.
On the other side they saw
A blip upon the radar screen.
The operator said it was
The strangest thing he'd ever seen.
February 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM
One day, 99 balloons
Were released into the air,
And one by one they crossed the line
From over here to over there.
On the other side they saw
A blip upon the radar screen.
The operator said it was
The strangest thing he'd ever seen.
Were released into the air,
And one by one they crossed the line
From over here to over there.
On the other side they saw
A blip upon the radar screen.
The operator said it was
The strangest thing he'd ever seen.
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In this social climate, alleging wrongdoing by a trans woman without doing basic factchecking is irresponsible. You can't put the hate genie back in the bottle when you realize you were wrong.
I hope other journalists watching this unfold take that to heart.
I hope other journalists watching this unfold take that to heart.
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 AM
In this social climate, alleging wrongdoing by a trans woman without doing basic factchecking is irresponsible. You can't put the hate genie back in the bottle when you realize you were wrong.
I hope other journalists watching this unfold take that to heart.
I hope other journalists watching this unfold take that to heart.
Rascal has amended their article "to add new details from Jay Dragon", but it's clear that the information they added is not new to them, but simply info they chose not to share with the readers until Jay spoke up:
That does not appear to be the case. It's pretty evident that Rascal knew these details and simply chose not to include them in the original article: 🧵
February 11, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Rascal has amended their article "to add new details from Jay Dragon", but it's clear that the information they added is not new to them, but simply info they chose not to share with the readers until Jay spoke up:
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1) I agree that Trump's people aren't capable or clever enough to "steal the midterms".
2) I think they are brazen and witless enough to TRY to do it in an utterly hamfisted way that ends in real violence.
2) I think they are brazen and witless enough to TRY to do it in an utterly hamfisted way that ends in real violence.
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
1) I agree that Trump's people aren't capable or clever enough to "steal the midterms".
2) I think they are brazen and witless enough to TRY to do it in an utterly hamfisted way that ends in real violence.
2) I think they are brazen and witless enough to TRY to do it in an utterly hamfisted way that ends in real violence.
This is such a cool illusion
Here are a couple more impossible cylinders: A heart/infinity symbol and a cardioid whose reflection is not reversed by the mirror.
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
This is such a cool illusion
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1/ This is anecdotal, of course, but the whole Bad Bunny-TPUSA Halftime Show kerfuffle seems to have been pretty anticlimactic. None of the MAGAs I know on FB mentioned either in real time, and Twitter seemed to largely not care.
I have a theory about why this is.
I have a theory about why this is.
February 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
1/ This is anecdotal, of course, but the whole Bad Bunny-TPUSA Halftime Show kerfuffle seems to have been pretty anticlimactic. None of the MAGAs I know on FB mentioned either in real time, and Twitter seemed to largely not care.
I have a theory about why this is.
I have a theory about why this is.