Daniel
@danielfennelly.com
Programmer, cat dad, synthesizer knob twiddler, AI experimentalist
TFW you’re home sick and 80% done with Silksong but the brain fog is too strong to stand a chance against these bosses
September 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
TFW you’re home sick and 80% done with Silksong but the brain fog is too strong to stand a chance against these bosses
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"Don't RSVP, that puts your name on a subpoenable list."
IDK. So does donating? So does putting your name down on a ballot-initiative petition? Frankly, so does walking out of your house with your phone in your pocket.
Get rid of the fascist in your head and live like a citizen of a free country.
IDK. So does donating? So does putting your name down on a ballot-initiative petition? Frankly, so does walking out of your house with your phone in your pocket.
Get rid of the fascist in your head and live like a citizen of a free country.
September 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Don't RSVP, that puts your name on a subpoenable list."
IDK. So does donating? So does putting your name down on a ballot-initiative petition? Frankly, so does walking out of your house with your phone in your pocket.
Get rid of the fascist in your head and live like a citizen of a free country.
IDK. So does donating? So does putting your name down on a ballot-initiative petition? Frankly, so does walking out of your house with your phone in your pocket.
Get rid of the fascist in your head and live like a citizen of a free country.
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The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
September 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
Taking the small opportunities for consumer activism where I can find them. Canceled Disney/Hulu. So much for my attempt to watch The X-Files from start to finish as a retreat from contemporary horrors.
September 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Taking the small opportunities for consumer activism where I can find them. Canceled Disney/Hulu. So much for my attempt to watch The X-Files from start to finish as a retreat from contemporary horrors.
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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
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Little update on Facebook's decision to shut my account.
June 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Little update on Facebook's decision to shut my account.
A moment of psychocybernetic whimsy. Frontier AI models are (biased) compressions of the collective unconscious of the internet, so I asked Claude 4 to write me a prompt for a playful shitpost which I fed in to Flux 1.1 pro. #ai-generated
June 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A moment of psychocybernetic whimsy. Frontier AI models are (biased) compressions of the collective unconscious of the internet, so I asked Claude 4 to write me a prompt for a playful shitpost which I fed in to Flux 1.1 pro. #ai-generated
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I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.
But if a few people in masks start lighting stuff on fire? Then you have news. This creates an *enormous* attentional advantage towards the most violent and chaotic kind of protest.
June 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.
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Using a LLM to write a term paper is useful in a similar way t using a forklift for weightlifting at the gym. Yes, it may be efficient in completing the task, but the value is in the hard work
About to be Jokerfied by this blandly tossed-off statement in a piece about how the lie machines will never stop lying. Why concede that AI is "useful" in writing term papers? What is the purpose of writing assignments in education? Is AI accomplishing that purpose? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/t...
May 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Using a LLM to write a term paper is useful in a similar way t using a forklift for weightlifting at the gym. Yes, it may be efficient in completing the task, but the value is in the hard work
Morning chatter on AI alignment spurred a bit of ironic and lazy cybernetic philosophy. I think Rorty’s contingent liberalism could be an interesting starting point for an alignment research program.
www.perplexity.ai/search/9ab37...
www.perplexity.ai/search/9ab37...
How do you think the philosopher Richard Rorty would approach AI alignment...
Richard Rorty, the influential neopragmatist philosopher, never directly addressed artificial intelligence alignment as we understand it today. However, his...
www.perplexity.ai
May 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Morning chatter on AI alignment spurred a bit of ironic and lazy cybernetic philosophy. I think Rorty’s contingent liberalism could be an interesting starting point for an alignment research program.
www.perplexity.ai/search/9ab37...
www.perplexity.ai/search/9ab37...
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At this point, censorship will just be privatized. It will side-step the first amendment worries quite neatly. We’re certainly in the right frame for it to happen, and distracted enough to not oppose it coherently.
This is the human alignment problem, if you like.
This is the human alignment problem, if you like.
gonna be a battle between puritanical bigots and corporate forces
April 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
At this point, censorship will just be privatized. It will side-step the first amendment worries quite neatly. We’re certainly in the right frame for it to happen, and distracted enough to not oppose it coherently.
This is the human alignment problem, if you like.
This is the human alignment problem, if you like.
New favorite incantation. First prepare your spellbook.
```
git config --global alias.recent-branches '!f() { count="${1:-5}"; git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate --count="$count" refs/heads/ --format=" %(refname:short) (%(committerdate:relative))"; }; f'
```
Now:
`git recent-branches 10`
```
git config --global alias.recent-branches '!f() { count="${1:-5}"; git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate --count="$count" refs/heads/ --format=" %(refname:short) (%(committerdate:relative))"; }; f'
```
Now:
`git recent-branches 10`
April 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New favorite incantation. First prepare your spellbook.
```
git config --global alias.recent-branches '!f() { count="${1:-5}"; git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate --count="$count" refs/heads/ --format=" %(refname:short) (%(committerdate:relative))"; }; f'
```
Now:
`git recent-branches 10`
```
git config --global alias.recent-branches '!f() { count="${1:-5}"; git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate --count="$count" refs/heads/ --format=" %(refname:short) (%(committerdate:relative))"; }; f'
```
Now:
`git recent-branches 10`
Is #shitvibing a thing yet? You just vibe code your way to a shitpost of a computer program. Earlier I made a game which is just clicking through tutorial dialogues. That's the game.
April 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Is #shitvibing a thing yet? You just vibe code your way to a shitpost of a computer program. Earlier I made a game which is just clicking through tutorial dialogues. That's the game.
Today in software engineering, a website I needed to use was broken. As it loaded I saw it show and then remove a button I needed. I opened the web developer tools and throttled my connection. The website worked afterwards and I shared a good laugh with my coworker. 🥲
February 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Today in software engineering, a website I needed to use was broken. As it loaded I saw it show and then remove a button I needed. I opened the web developer tools and throttled my connection. The website worked afterwards and I shared a good laugh with my coworker. 🥲
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It's nearly 5am and Republicans just rammed through their pro-billionaire, anti-middle class budget blueprint.
In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry.
Make sure everyone knows it.
In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry.
Make sure everyone knows it.
February 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It's nearly 5am and Republicans just rammed through their pro-billionaire, anti-middle class budget blueprint.
In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry.
Make sure everyone knows it.
In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry.
Make sure everyone knows it.
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"Hochul is dithering about whether to use her powers. AOC, in contrast, exercised her 1st Amendment rights to inform her constituents about their 4th Amendment rights. In doing so, she showed that the administration is tyrannical. She also showed that it’s weak — if you’re willing to confront it."
AOC shows how to fight back and stand strong
Other Democrats, from Schumer to Hochul, should follow her lead.
www.publicnotice.co
February 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"Hochul is dithering about whether to use her powers. AOC, in contrast, exercised her 1st Amendment rights to inform her constituents about their 4th Amendment rights. In doing so, she showed that the administration is tyrannical. She also showed that it’s weak — if you’re willing to confront it."
Kudos to Mapquest for this brilliant bit of fun marketing
Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
Gulf Map Generator - MapQuest
Explore and customize your own Gulf region map with our interactive map tool.
gulfof.mapquest.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Kudos to Mapquest for this brilliant bit of fun marketing
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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
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When it comes to these executive orders, I need more states with Democratic governors and majorities saying, simply, “That shit is illegal. We ain’t doing that. Sue us,” and go on with business as usual.
February 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
When it comes to these executive orders, I need more states with Democratic governors and majorities saying, simply, “That shit is illegal. We ain’t doing that. Sue us,” and go on with business as usual.
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American conservatism is rooted in a profound, unwavering commitment to bizarro versions of the Constitution and Christian Scriptures that exist nowhere else but in the right-wing universe
I mean yes, there is such a concept in Christianity. It appears quite notably in the letters of Paul, for instance, where it’s a concept he *relentlessly* argues against, and in the Gospel where it’s a concept Jesus very much repeatedly scorns. So it is technically in there!
January 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
American conservatism is rooted in a profound, unwavering commitment to bizarro versions of the Constitution and Christian Scriptures that exist nowhere else but in the right-wing universe
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During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly took hundreds of thousands of people of Japanese ancestry from their homes and held them in incarceration camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
January 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly took hundreds of thousands of people of Japanese ancestry from their homes and held them in incarceration camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
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Join us today at 8 PM EST for our Know Your Rights training to learn how you can protect immigrant communities facing the threat of mass deportation.
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January 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Join us today at 8 PM EST for our Know Your Rights training to learn how you can protect immigrant communities facing the threat of mass deportation.