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@janusbb.bsky.social
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Amazing! (I started a blog on Russian and Chinese lit) substack.com/@russiachina
It’s you, you’re the problem, it’s you :)
August 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s you, you’re the problem, it’s you :)
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a huge part of the problem with AI and delusional spirals at the moment is that the "AI safety" people were busy with their own fantasies of Skynet, AGI, and paperclip maximization being the danger and seem to have done zero due diligence on the *actual* risk factors of the product.
August 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
a huge part of the problem with AI and delusional spirals at the moment is that the "AI safety" people were busy with their own fantasies of Skynet, AGI, and paperclip maximization being the danger and seem to have done zero due diligence on the *actual* risk factors of the product.
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On any given day it's impossible to work out if the US is leaning toward withdrawing from Europe entirely, give Ukraine B-52 bombers, or signal to Putin he's got the green light to advance from the Donbas to Stockholm.
August 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
On any given day it's impossible to work out if the US is leaning toward withdrawing from Europe entirely, give Ukraine B-52 bombers, or signal to Putin he's got the green light to advance from the Donbas to Stockholm.
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italian horror fans'll be like "you don't know Argento Fusilli? Oh, you must see "The Yellow Knife." It's shot all in green, except the blood. There's a 45 minute shot of a nun crucifying a clown with huge needles. A masterpiece"
August 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
italian horror fans'll be like "you don't know Argento Fusilli? Oh, you must see "The Yellow Knife." It's shot all in green, except the blood. There's a 45 minute shot of a nun crucifying a clown with huge needles. A masterpiece"
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watching the ccp do soft power is like watching a vegan cook foie gras
August 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
watching the ccp do soft power is like watching a vegan cook foie gras
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AGI boosters sometimes remind me of 1960s political scientists who said aggregating data will solve the problem of war. emergent properties are more than the sum of all data however carefully collected
August 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
AGI boosters sometimes remind me of 1960s political scientists who said aggregating data will solve the problem of war. emergent properties are more than the sum of all data however carefully collected
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A Japanese propaganda cartoon from 1943 ridiculing the supposed excesses of American heavy-bomber design.
"What on earth is this?"
"It’s the control wheel for the newly built super-heavy bomber, the B-2X type."
"What on earth is this?"
"It’s the control wheel for the newly built super-heavy bomber, the B-2X type."
July 31, 2025 at 5:29 AM
A Japanese propaganda cartoon from 1943 ridiculing the supposed excesses of American heavy-bomber design.
"What on earth is this?"
"It’s the control wheel for the newly built super-heavy bomber, the B-2X type."
"What on earth is this?"
"It’s the control wheel for the newly built super-heavy bomber, the B-2X type."
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Also, a less understood side effect of extreme heat is that it affects mood regulation which can lead to worse mental health symptoms and even increases in violence. Of course, this unfortunately has a big impact on already marginalized populations. Source: www.apa.org/monitor/2024...
July 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Also, a less understood side effect of extreme heat is that it affects mood regulation which can lead to worse mental health symptoms and even increases in violence. Of course, this unfortunately has a big impact on already marginalized populations. Source: www.apa.org/monitor/2024...
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There is sometimes a difference between having a generally good/fun moviegoing experience as a viewer or critic and the film actually being good.
July 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
There is sometimes a difference between having a generally good/fun moviegoing experience as a viewer or critic and the film actually being good.
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“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
July 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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For all the Americans out there, when you hear fireworks tonight remember that it is only by the cosmic twist of fate that it is not something much worse
Really loud in Kyiv
July 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
For all the Americans out there, when you hear fireworks tonight remember that it is only by the cosmic twist of fate that it is not something much worse
New Socratic dialogue dropping but this time Socrates and Protagoras are debating if MAGA voters are engaging in akrasia
People aren’t “voting against their own interests.” They decide what their own interests are, not you. And they keep telling you which interests they value, you just won’t listen.
July 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
New Socratic dialogue dropping but this time Socrates and Protagoras are debating if MAGA voters are engaging in akrasia
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This is like in Conclave when everyone finally sees how bad Tedesco is and he’s defeated
June 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This is like in Conclave when everyone finally sees how bad Tedesco is and he’s defeated
In this world, Arab would be pronounced correctly and not like Ay-Rab
For this #MapMonday I wanted to share an old map I was reminded of called Al-Abama. Basically: what if refugees from Granada settled in North America and created a Muslim majority American state?
Source: www.reddit.com/r/imaginarym...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/imaginarym...
June 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
In this world, Arab would be pronounced correctly and not like Ay-Rab
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guys I don't feel so good
June 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
guys I don't feel so good
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I’m hearing early reports that a beast is slouching towards Bethlehem. Many countries are expressing their deep concern at the development and there is currently talk of possibly sanctioning the beast.
June 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I’m hearing early reports that a beast is slouching towards Bethlehem. Many countries are expressing their deep concern at the development and there is currently talk of possibly sanctioning the beast.
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In undergrad I took a Russian lit class and the professor asked us if we thought Bazarov from Fathers and Sons was an asshole and everyone replied yes. Then he was like, yeah Turgenev wanted this guy to be like a cool genius. Which is to show, y’know, sometimes authorial intent just doesn’t matter
I try not to be hyperbolic but this is the single worst comic I have ever seen in my entire life.
June 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In undergrad I took a Russian lit class and the professor asked us if we thought Bazarov from Fathers and Sons was an asshole and everyone replied yes. Then he was like, yeah Turgenev wanted this guy to be like a cool genius. Which is to show, y’know, sometimes authorial intent just doesn’t matter
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My family owes everything to America's acceptance of a refugee named Nicholas Pritzker on its shores over a century ago.
My story, however, is not unique — our state and nation have been strengthened by people from across the globe seeking freedom, opportunity, and refuge here.
My story, however, is not unique — our state and nation have been strengthened by people from across the globe seeking freedom, opportunity, and refuge here.
June 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My family owes everything to America's acceptance of a refugee named Nicholas Pritzker on its shores over a century ago.
My story, however, is not unique — our state and nation have been strengthened by people from across the globe seeking freedom, opportunity, and refuge here.
My story, however, is not unique — our state and nation have been strengthened by people from across the globe seeking freedom, opportunity, and refuge here.
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what happened to the gentle man who bombed his way to the presidency in 1999
May 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
what happened to the gentle man who bombed his way to the presidency in 1999
The formation in question:
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Lemme see your war face!
Now lemme see your deterrence eyes!
Now lemme see your deterrence eyes!
May 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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He looks like every scooby doo character smooshed together. Velma vest and the Fred pants smh
Andrew Scott in Giuliva Heritage at the Met Gala. A ton more red carpet looks later on our site. #MetGala
May 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
He looks like every scooby doo character smooshed together. Velma vest and the Fred pants smh
Zuck: “The average American has 3 friends”
Me:
Me:
May 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Zuck: “The average American has 3 friends”
Me:
Me:
I had a joke about Charybdis but it sucked
I have a joke about Daedalus but I’m afraid to let it fly
I had a joke about Ariadne but
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April 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I had a joke about Charybdis but it sucked