DocDanPgh
@docdanpgh.bsky.social
Scientist & engineer: ❤️ Theater, music, books, film, comedy, comics, cooking, art, history, social justice & a pluralistic democracy.
“The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is to have no fear at all” -Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.
“The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is to have no fear at all” -Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.
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DocDanPgh
@docdanpgh.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Microwaving is the best way to cook corn. It steams in the husk w/o boiling away sugars, the silk slides off w/o having to be picked off in strands & anyone watching is impressed AF.
Up to 3 fit in a triangle at once. Use 3-4 minutes an ear, rotating them along their axis once so they cook evenly.
Up to 3 fit in a triangle at once. Use 3-4 minutes an ear, rotating them along their axis once so they cook evenly.
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a short one about stephen miller’s nonsense youtu.be/6lWODssDCiU?...
A Very Stephen Miller Christmas
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
a short one about stephen miller’s nonsense youtu.be/6lWODssDCiU?...
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I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!”
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!”
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
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So, so true.
People who lack empathy, humanity, intellectual curiosity and delight in learning and knowing can’t conceive of it in others. They are tribal to their core and thus assume all others must also be.
December 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
So, so true.
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One of the things I’ve come to believe is that America teaches us all to hate ourselves to such a degree, the majority can’t tell the difference between someone saying, “You are better than this,” and “I am better than you,” so they settle for, “We are better than them.”
December 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
One of the things I’ve come to believe is that America teaches us all to hate ourselves to such a degree, the majority can’t tell the difference between someone saying, “You are better than this,” and “I am better than you,” so they settle for, “We are better than them.”
And, of course, Larry Ellison has indeed very publicly made CBS News extremely pro-Trump since the purchase.
This is why corporate media is dying in this country and independent media is on the rise.
December 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
And, of course, Larry Ellison has indeed very publicly made CBS News extremely pro-Trump since the purchase.
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This is why corporate media is dying in this country and independent media is on the rise.
December 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is why corporate media is dying in this country and independent media is on the rise.
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Insane NY Post column suggesting that the new First Lady who is sad about leaving her longtime neighbors in a not fancy NYC neighborhood is an ungrateful brown woman
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Insane NY Post column suggesting that the new First Lady who is sad about leaving her longtime neighbors in a not fancy NYC neighborhood is an ungrateful brown woman
I've never heard of this debate. Now I'm dying to see it.
An interesting aspect of this is that in the lead up to the debate Buckley himself was dismissive of Baldwin and other Black theorists and thinkers at the time. It’s why he looked the fool, he was sure Baldwin was simply a bitter guy with hate for white people.
One of the lasting impacts of William Buckley getting dog walked by James Baldwin in the Cambridge debate in 1965 was that racial conservatism decided it was easier to dismiss Black ideas because they couldn't win the argument.
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I've never heard of this debate. Now I'm dying to see it.
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An interesting aspect of this is that in the lead up to the debate Buckley himself was dismissive of Baldwin and other Black theorists and thinkers at the time. It’s why he looked the fool, he was sure Baldwin was simply a bitter guy with hate for white people.
One of the lasting impacts of William Buckley getting dog walked by James Baldwin in the Cambridge debate in 1965 was that racial conservatism decided it was easier to dismiss Black ideas because they couldn't win the argument.
December 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
An interesting aspect of this is that in the lead up to the debate Buckley himself was dismissive of Baldwin and other Black theorists and thinkers at the time. It’s why he looked the fool, he was sure Baldwin was simply a bitter guy with hate for white people.
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for the longest time on twitter my bio was “the real racist” as a joke about this dynamic.
And that’s part of the problem a lot of people assume Black thinkers are simply acting out of revenge and hatred against white people rather than examining and exploring the dynamics within their communities and larger context.
December 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
for the longest time on twitter my bio was “the real racist” as a joke about this dynamic.
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Call me crazy but there isn’t too much I would not believe about the guy who engineered an insurrection and stole top secret documents
December 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Call me crazy but there isn’t too much I would not believe about the guy who engineered an insurrection and stole top secret documents
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But that one white guy couldn’t get a job in Hollywood because woke!!!!
December 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
But that one white guy couldn’t get a job in Hollywood because woke!!!!
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This is excellent.
This video explains your correct observation that newer movies don't look as real. Very much worth the watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwP...
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is excellent.
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“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!”
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!”
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
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Pizza is a good metaphor for religion. The kind you grew up with is the only real kind and the bastards who like it different from you are all going to hell.
But it's all the same ingredients*.
*Except for those infidels that put the sauce on top. You and your stupid casserole will burn forever.
But it's all the same ingredients*.
*Except for those infidels that put the sauce on top. You and your stupid casserole will burn forever.
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Pizza is a good metaphor for religion. The kind you grew up with is the only real kind and the bastards who like it different from you are all going to hell.
But it's all the same ingredients*.
*Except for those infidels that put the sauce on top. You and your stupid casserole will burn forever.
But it's all the same ingredients*.
*Except for those infidels that put the sauce on top. You and your stupid casserole will burn forever.
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Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
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wait, what? where is my Sinatra's mom biopic??
Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
December 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
wait, what? where is my Sinatra's mom biopic??
I never thought I'd live to see a belligerently proud Jewish Nazi, much less have one dictating our nation's immigration policies. Of all the horrible things I've witnessed in my life and especially in the past few years, this is one of the worst.
Relatedly, we obtained an unpublished history of Stephen Miller's ancestors' immigration to the US, written by his grandmother. People like them were attacked in terms very similar to the ones Miller and MAGA use about today's immigrants:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I never thought I'd live to see a belligerently proud Jewish Nazi, much less have one dictating our nation's immigration policies. Of all the horrible things I've witnessed in my life and especially in the past few years, this is one of the worst.
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Relatedly, we obtained an unpublished history of Stephen Miller's ancestors' immigration to the US, written by his grandmother. People like them were attacked in terms very similar to the ones Miller and MAGA use about today's immigrants:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Relatedly, we obtained an unpublished history of Stephen Miller's ancestors' immigration to the US, written by his grandmother. People like them were attacked in terms very similar to the ones Miller and MAGA use about today's immigrants:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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I mean this in the most abstract way possible:
A core insistence of fascism is that form=substance.
Fight this lie with all you have.
A core insistence of fascism is that form=substance.
Fight this lie with all you have.
December 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I mean this in the most abstract way possible:
A core insistence of fascism is that form=substance.
Fight this lie with all you have.
A core insistence of fascism is that form=substance.
Fight this lie with all you have.
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
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Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
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Exactly so, just like the end product of art isn’t a picture. All AI can produce is a greige average as long as you ask it to be. Of course it’s no fun to interact with
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
December 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Exactly so, just like the end product of art isn’t a picture. All AI can produce is a greige average as long as you ask it to be. Of course it’s no fun to interact with
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It’s very very frustrating to know that there isn’t much chance of any accountability for this behavior after Trump
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It’s very very frustrating to know that there isn’t much chance of any accountability for this behavior after Trump