happy little boltzmann brain
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Sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice
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"Abolish ICE or nothing means you'll get nothing" is the unfortunate but immutable truth
right now there's blood in the water so we should take what we can now (ideally a few more scalps and less warrant-less abductions) so that it's easier to get what we want later
right now there's blood in the water so we should take what we can now (ideally a few more scalps and less warrant-less abductions) so that it's easier to get what we want later
Because I really don't know how "Abolish ICE or nothing" gets you anywhere but that - there's this magical realm of thinking where the democrats have a lot more power in congress than they.. actually do? Rs control both branches and the WH?
once more calling for everyone everywhere to learn about gradient descent
not in the context of ML, merely:
"go in the direction where things look better" is an extremely powerful heuristic. It *can* be misleading, but we are not near the regime where we need to try making things slightly worse
not in the context of ML, merely:
"go in the direction where things look better" is an extremely powerful heuristic. It *can* be misleading, but we are not near the regime where we need to try making things slightly worse
top use of words I've seen today tbh
This dude can't stop thinking about it because whatever childlike wonder that is left in his psyche is id-screaming its way into his thick, vogon-like skull with all its might and going unanswered.
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 AM
top use of words I've seen today tbh
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...no really. We borrowed her cookbook and tried some of her amazing recipes. Your mom is SO NICE oh my god.
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 AM
...no really. We borrowed her cookbook and tried some of her amazing recipes. Your mom is SO NICE oh my god.
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We appropriated the culture of YOUR MOM
January 28, 2026 at 1:56 AM
We appropriated the culture of YOUR MOM
Me deadlifting: yes. Ha ha ha. Yes!
Me squatting: wow. I understand the weakness of my flesh now. This disgusts me
Me squatting: wow. I understand the weakness of my flesh now. This disgusts me
January 27, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Me deadlifting: yes. Ha ha ha. Yes!
Me squatting: wow. I understand the weakness of my flesh now. This disgusts me
Me squatting: wow. I understand the weakness of my flesh now. This disgusts me
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Getting tired of hearing "There are literally no use cases for LLMs" from people who think the only way to use an LLM is to type into chatgpt dot com, press enter, and hope for the best
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Getting tired of hearing "There are literally no use cases for LLMs" from people who think the only way to use an LLM is to type into chatgpt dot com, press enter, and hope for the best
i am similar, but very vulnerable to high skill ceiling competitive games. my number of hours in eve online and quake live make me cringe and blush, respectively
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 PM
i am similar, but very vulnerable to high skill ceiling competitive games. my number of hours in eve online and quake live make me cringe and blush, respectively
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the real separation is between ai being a bubble (undeniable) and ai being useless/going away/unpopular/etc (completely false)
if your position is that the tech is worthless, will go away on its own, is inherently bad, etc etc, you are going to die on that hill. there are absolutely bad actors in the space and you are passing over the bad actors to stake a losing position about the code
January 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM
the real separation is between ai being a bubble (undeniable) and ai being useless/going away/unpopular/etc (completely false)
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once more calling for everyone everywhere to learn about gradient descent
not in the context of ML, merely:
"go in the direction where things look better" is an extremely powerful heuristic. It *can* be misleading, but we are not near the regime where we need to try making things slightly worse
not in the context of ML, merely:
"go in the direction where things look better" is an extremely powerful heuristic. It *can* be misleading, but we are not near the regime where we need to try making things slightly worse
"Abolish ICE or nothing means you'll get nothing" is the unfortunate but immutable truth
right now there's blood in the water so we should take what we can now (ideally a few more scalps and less warrant-less abductions) so that it's easier to get what we want later
right now there's blood in the water so we should take what we can now (ideally a few more scalps and less warrant-less abductions) so that it's easier to get what we want later
Because I really don't know how "Abolish ICE or nothing" gets you anywhere but that - there's this magical realm of thinking where the democrats have a lot more power in congress than they.. actually do? Rs control both branches and the WH?
January 27, 2026 at 4:55 PM
once more calling for everyone everywhere to learn about gradient descent
not in the context of ML, merely:
"go in the direction where things look better" is an extremely powerful heuristic. It *can* be misleading, but we are not near the regime where we need to try making things slightly worse
not in the context of ML, merely:
"go in the direction where things look better" is an extremely powerful heuristic. It *can* be misleading, but we are not near the regime where we need to try making things slightly worse
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copyright is not liberatory, it is not empowering, it is not cool, and everyone understood this until three years ago when suddenly becoming a huge copyright fan became a thing people were convinced would somehow allow them to extract money from stones that have never yielded anything before
January 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
copyright is not liberatory, it is not empowering, it is not cool, and everyone understood this until three years ago when suddenly becoming a huge copyright fan became a thing people were convinced would somehow allow them to extract money from stones that have never yielded anything before
me and who
January 27, 2026 at 2:59 PM
me and who
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Reality Based Community stays winning. Mamdani-Spanberger popular front? AOC-Kristol Axis? Cross-Faction Anti-Platnerism? All part of something greater I am calling the 'Grass-Touching Coalition,' for the campist infighting and posting madness cannot withstand the kiss of sun and sound of trees.
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Reality Based Community stays winning. Mamdani-Spanberger popular front? AOC-Kristol Axis? Cross-Faction Anti-Platnerism? All part of something greater I am calling the 'Grass-Touching Coalition,' for the campist infighting and posting madness cannot withstand the kiss of sun and sound of trees.
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inverting a matrix, wokely
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
inverting a matrix, wokely
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people were mad about the exhortations by state officials to stay calm but if mlps had not stayed calm they would not have routed them
January 26, 2026 at 9:06 PM
people were mad about the exhortations by state officials to stay calm but if mlps had not stayed calm they would not have routed them
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as @theophite.bsky.social has observed, "making the libs cry" can eventually result in the libs getting so mad that they figure out how to construct an artificial sun than drop it on you
They thought making the libs cry was the end goal, not the end of Act III
whoops
whoops
January 26, 2026 at 8:29 PM
as @theophite.bsky.social has observed, "making the libs cry" can eventually result in the libs getting so mad that they figure out how to construct an artificial sun than drop it on you
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The reason for this is that the archetypical fascist, to use fascist terminology, is a wordcel pretending to be a shape rotator, i.e. not someone who cares for or understands technology, but someone who waxes poetic about technology-enabled domination fantasies (e.g. Futurism in Italy).
January 26, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The reason for this is that the archetypical fascist, to use fascist terminology, is a wordcel pretending to be a shape rotator, i.e. not someone who cares for or understands technology, but someone who waxes poetic about technology-enabled domination fantasies (e.g. Futurism in Italy).
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Gen Z has never known the passive pleasure of a sick day at home watching reruns of shows cancelled before you were born
January 26, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Gen Z has never known the passive pleasure of a sick day at home watching reruns of shows cancelled before you were born
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it would substantially improve the world if anthropic were an official regime enemy
Katie Miller: classical liberal democracy is woke leftist ideology
Anyway, get a Claude subscription.
Anyway, get a Claude subscription.
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
it would substantially improve the world if anthropic were an official regime enemy
anyone know where I can find that post that said something to the effect of "it sure seems like a lot of folks could use some 4o-style mindless affirmation" went? I thought I saved it and can't find it now.
January 26, 2026 at 2:42 PM
anyone know where I can find that post that said something to the effect of "it sure seems like a lot of folks could use some 4o-style mindless affirmation" went? I thought I saved it and can't find it now.
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> tech should be more ethical
> no not like that!
> no not like that!
January 26, 2026 at 6:06 AM
> tech should be more ethical
> no not like that!
> no not like that!
anthropic pays a philosopher a lot of money because they are worried about doing their work ethically. brace yourself for the dumbest fucking anti-ai posts you've ever seen, right there in your fyf
January 26, 2026 at 1:45 PM
anthropic pays a philosopher a lot of money because they are worried about doing their work ethically. brace yourself for the dumbest fucking anti-ai posts you've ever seen, right there in your fyf
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What is underway is the most American response possible
January 26, 2026 at 1:01 PM
What is underway is the most American response possible
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Finally
Bouba's Delivery Service
Bouba's Delivery Service
January 26, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Finally
Bouba's Delivery Service
Bouba's Delivery Service