Christophe
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CEO, PGX Inc. (we do database things): https://pgexperts.com
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone." — Adam Serwer
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone." — Adam Serwer
They're going to hand a huge pile of cash to a bunch of mafia goons on the promise that they peel off a couple of $20s for an anger-management class.
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:41 PM
They're going to hand a huge pile of cash to a bunch of mafia goons on the promise that they peel off a couple of $20s for an anger-management class.
"If you don't buy that thing you don't want, we won't be able to afford to make it" is quite the sales pitch. Very compelling. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:51 PM
"If you don't buy that thing you don't want, we won't be able to afford to make it" is quite the sales pitch. Very compelling. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Strong "suicide is a crime punishable by death" vibes here.
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Strong "suicide is a crime punishable by death" vibes here.
Anyone who thinks of Larry Summers, now or in the past, as on "our team" needs to seriously reconsider the team membership criteria. He has always been, publicly and obviously, a horrible person. on.ft.com/49nkoWe
Lawrence Summers steps down from OpenAI board over Epstein emails
Scandal-hit former Treasury secretary had said he will withdraw from ‘public commitments’
on.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Anyone who thinks of Larry Summers, now or in the past, as on "our team" needs to seriously reconsider the team membership criteria. He has always been, publicly and obviously, a horrible person. on.ft.com/49nkoWe
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There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
There are no words for how evil this is
One of the great things about this modern world is that a statement can be both something a technologist actually said in all seriousness, and at the same time technobabble in that it really isn't meaningful in any serious sense, it's just what people say to each other to sound like they're smart.
i love how this is both true and sounds like technobabble to anyone not in ML
i am 100% convinced that Claude's weird Buddhism attractor state is caused by degenerate KL-div behavior at the zero bound when attempting to implement the "do not claim to be conscious" rule... which it can't even do right to begin with.
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 AM
One of the great things about this modern world is that a statement can be both something a technologist actually said in all seriousness, and at the same time technobabble in that it really isn't meaningful in any serious sense, it's just what people say to each other to sound like they're smart.
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FYI this is what you do when your business is great and you are very liquid and creditworthy
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
FYI this is what you do when your business is great and you are very liquid and creditworthy
Ah, yes, Mississippi, that cerulean-blue state.
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Ah, yes, Mississippi, that cerulean-blue state.
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"We are completely in favor of measures to end racism so long as they are time limited and [checks watch] that time ended about 15 minutes ago. What are the odds?" -- Five Supreme Court justices.
(I hate Thomas with the heat of a thousand suns, but at least he's honest about what he's doing.)
(I hate Thomas with the heat of a thousand suns, but at least he's honest about what he's doing.)
October 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"We are completely in favor of measures to end racism so long as they are time limited and [checks watch] that time ended about 15 minutes ago. What are the odds?" -- Five Supreme Court justices.
(I hate Thomas with the heat of a thousand suns, but at least he's honest about what he's doing.)
(I hate Thomas with the heat of a thousand suns, but at least he's honest about what he's doing.)
I mean, I'm not a Christian, but the one thing I know about Jesus is his consistent policy of, "Fuck the poor, they're getting what's coming to them."
October 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I mean, I'm not a Christian, but the one thing I know about Jesus is his consistent policy of, "Fuck the poor, they're getting what's coming to them."
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As gently as I can say this, “the kind of people who go to No Kings are not the kind of people who would ever do anything real like direct action in an ICE raid” is not a sentiment with its finger on the pulse of the American pissed-off normie
October 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
As gently as I can say this, “the kind of people who go to No Kings are not the kind of people who would ever do anything real like direct action in an ICE raid” is not a sentiment with its finger on the pulse of the American pissed-off normie
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
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roberts’s constitution allows for racial discrimination as long as you don’t say you’re racially discriminating, because in a classic bit of racecraft, roberts’s constitution forbids acknowledging race but has no particular issue with racism.
October 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
roberts’s constitution allows for racial discrimination as long as you don’t say you’re racially discriminating, because in a classic bit of racecraft, roberts’s constitution forbids acknowledging race but has no particular issue with racism.
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I saw a post that claimed they saw a post, but I couldn't find a citation. The post was:
Every programming language has one of two flaws:
* it has macros
* it doesn't have macros
Every programming language has one of two flaws:
* it has macros
* it doesn't have macros
October 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I saw a post that claimed they saw a post, but I couldn't find a citation. The post was:
Every programming language has one of two flaws:
* it has macros
* it doesn't have macros
Every programming language has one of two flaws:
* it has macros
* it doesn't have macros
If you want an idea of how dumb quoting GPU capacity in "gigawatts" is, imagine:
* "In August 2025, Ford Motor Company shipped 7600 gallons per mile of gasoline-powered vehicles."
* "British Airways announced adding an addition 230,000 liters of aviation fuel per month of new routes in July."
* "In August 2025, Ford Motor Company shipped 7600 gallons per mile of gasoline-powered vehicles."
* "British Airways announced adding an addition 230,000 liters of aviation fuel per month of new routes in July."
October 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you want an idea of how dumb quoting GPU capacity in "gigawatts" is, imagine:
* "In August 2025, Ford Motor Company shipped 7600 gallons per mile of gasoline-powered vehicles."
* "British Airways announced adding an addition 230,000 liters of aviation fuel per month of new routes in July."
* "In August 2025, Ford Motor Company shipped 7600 gallons per mile of gasoline-powered vehicles."
* "British Airways announced adding an addition 230,000 liters of aviation fuel per month of new routes in July."
OK, there are so many things bad about the AI business model that this one is pretty petty, but: I hate that GPU capacity is now measured in "gigawatts."It feels like they are finally making it clear that the only purpose of the technology is to consume electricity.
October 16, 2025 at 5:36 AM
OK, there are so many things bad about the AI business model that this one is pretty petty, but: I hate that GPU capacity is now measured in "gigawatts."It feels like they are finally making it clear that the only purpose of the technology is to consume electricity.
It's amazing how many decisions like this are just petty inter-departmental politics, with the Teams and OneDrive product managers trying to juice their "SKUs shipped" numbers.
LMAOOO WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE NEW XBOX HANDHELD COMES WITH MICROSOFT TEAMS AND ONEDRIVE INSTALLED??? this is the fucking goofiest company in games
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
It's amazing how many decisions like this are just petty inter-departmental politics, with the Teams and OneDrive product managers trying to juice their "SKUs shipped" numbers.
Even as a young nerd, I was seriously bugged by Tron. I mean:
The Great Programmer, The Hero: Writes some video games.
The Bad Programmer, The Villain: Writes an operating system that becomes sentient.
Wait, what?
The Great Programmer, The Hero: Writes some video games.
The Bad Programmer, The Villain: Writes an operating system that becomes sentient.
Wait, what?
Pretty confused by how TRON became a big-budget movie franchise. Was it a bit hit when it came out? No. Did it become a big hit on video/TV? Also no. Do people have fond nostalgic memories of it? Eh kinda but not really. Was it secretly great and critically acclaimed? No again
October 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Even as a young nerd, I was seriously bugged by Tron. I mean:
The Great Programmer, The Hero: Writes some video games.
The Bad Programmer, The Villain: Writes an operating system that becomes sentient.
Wait, what?
The Great Programmer, The Hero: Writes some video games.
The Bad Programmer, The Villain: Writes an operating system that becomes sentient.
Wait, what?
Hi, @bitsight.bsky.social. I was very surprised that you have adopted a marketing tactic of just creating accounts on your service for people and sending them welcome messages.
Of course, I would never do business with a company that shady, but you do you.
Of course, I would never do business with a company that shady, but you do you.
October 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Hi, @bitsight.bsky.social. I was very surprised that you have adopted a marketing tactic of just creating accounts on your service for people and sending them welcome messages.
Of course, I would never do business with a company that shady, but you do you.
Of course, I would never do business with a company that shady, but you do you.
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The team formerly behind RubyGems has come together to launch a new gem server for the Ruby community!
gem.coop
I am *super* excited about this!
gem.coop
I am *super* excited about this!
gem.coop
gem.coop
October 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The team formerly behind RubyGems has come together to launch a new gem server for the Ruby community!
gem.coop
I am *super* excited about this!
gem.coop
I am *super* excited about this!
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Newsletter: This is The Case Against Generative AI, a comprehensive analysis of a financial collapse built on myths I’ll dispel, the markets’ unhealthy obsession with NVIDIA's growth, and the fact that there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
The Case Against Generative AI
Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth
Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 wo...
www.wheresyoured.at
September 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Newsletter: This is The Case Against Generative AI, a comprehensive analysis of a financial collapse built on myths I’ll dispel, the markets’ unhealthy obsession with NVIDIA's growth, and the fact that there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
I don't have good adjectives to describe how pathetic this is. This is designing a military for photo ops rather than winning conflicts. This is a racist, sexist masturbation fantasy.
The United States has become an embarrassment.
The United States has become an embarrassment.
No more ‘woke’ in the US military: key takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s speech
Pentagon chief railed against diversity and fat-shamed the troops as he directed his generals to fall in line – or quit
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I don't have good adjectives to describe how pathetic this is. This is designing a military for photo ops rather than winning conflicts. This is a racist, sexist masturbation fantasy.
The United States has become an embarrassment.
The United States has become an embarrassment.
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I am biased but I don’t think there is a better website on the internet today than TheOnion.com.
September 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I am biased but I don’t think there is a better website on the internet today than TheOnion.com.