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This is excellent.
December 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is excellent.
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One big effect of AI hype and promotion of unreliable chatbots is that a significant amount of additional friction and labour is being injected into our knowledge-making and -maintaining systems. At a time when these systems are already contracting and being starved by growing austerity.
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
One big effect of AI hype and promotion of unreliable chatbots is that a significant amount of additional friction and labour is being injected into our knowledge-making and -maintaining systems. At a time when these systems are already contracting and being starved by growing austerity.
Surely there’s a court case in there somewhere? Not only is the hijacker making money off of the reputation of the original band, but he is smearing that reputation, assuming that the original members would not be happy playing for the Yeti?
Fake Village People. That guy left the band in 1980 and in 2017 legally wrangled the name from the group that had toured with it for 40 years and put all new people into the costumes. The REAL group continued to tour as The Kings of Disco (side-tagged: "ft. former members of Village People").
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Surely there’s a court case in there somewhere? Not only is the hijacker making money off of the reputation of the original band, but he is smearing that reputation, assuming that the original members would not be happy playing for the Yeti?
Actually, not a bad idea! Certainly beats the cheddar and (gag) Kraft Singles variants.
December 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Actually, not a bad idea! Certainly beats the cheddar and (gag) Kraft Singles variants.
I’m convinced that FIFA used AI to come up with the design and that AI simply plagiarized the thing.
Occam’s razor.
Occam’s razor.
But OF COURSE that ego fluffing "Peace Prize" given to the demented US President by FIFA is a design stolen from a sculpture donated to the UN in Geneva from Azerbaijan back in 2017.
Assholes.
Assholes.
December 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I’m convinced that FIFA used AI to come up with the design and that AI simply plagiarized the thing.
Occam’s razor.
Occam’s razor.
Blessed be the Poles.
In response to Musk calling to “abolish” the European Union, the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, wrote in Musk’s replies on X: “Go to Mars. There’s no censorship of Nazi salutes there.”
December 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Blessed be the Poles.
The USA is prepared to assist Russia to destroy Europe in order to “save it from itself”. The EU is clearly a major threat to the project of destroying democracy — mostly because it’s big enough to fight back.
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The USA is prepared to assist Russia to destroy Europe in order to “save it from itself”. The EU is clearly a major threat to the project of destroying democracy — mostly because it’s big enough to fight back.
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Hearing that Bessent is up for the National Hockey League-Hellman’s Mayo Prize in Economics.
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hearing that Bessent is up for the National Hockey League-Hellman’s Mayo Prize in Economics.
This, plus the Alberta Republican referendum. Alberta is polling at 15% voting to separate, Quebec is polling 35% in favour of separation. Good luck, Bonne chance et Fuck Trump.
they're going to: but not only that - they started work on the post-independence constitution:
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/04/p...
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/12/04/p...
December 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This, plus the Alberta Republican referendum. Alberta is polling at 15% voting to separate, Quebec is polling 35% in favour of separation. Good luck, Bonne chance et Fuck Trump.
I’ve wondered about this for a while. Between eliminating vaccination and most forms of public health, and actively deporting all immigrants, children of immigrants and naturalized citizens, they really do seem to want to reduce the population of the USA between a half and a third. 1/2
Claims without data. The "leadership" of the HHS, FDA, and CDC are lying. They are trying to cull Americans – including children, en masse.
Vinay Prasad of the FDA claims that he has proof that 10 children died from COVID19 vaccines, so the FDA will now target flu shots, look at whether people should receive multiple vaccines at the same time, and make the vaccine approval process significantly more difficult.
November 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I’ve wondered about this for a while. Between eliminating vaccination and most forms of public health, and actively deporting all immigrants, children of immigrants and naturalized citizens, they really do seem to want to reduce the population of the USA between a half and a third. 1/2
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That's not how peace agreements work. Getting something on a promise of payment and then not paying is, however, exactly how Donald Trump works. Ukraine and European NATO/the EU would be extremely foolish to fall for this. kyivindependent.com/us-to-discus...
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
That's not how peace agreements work. Getting something on a promise of payment and then not paying is, however, exactly how Donald Trump works. Ukraine and European NATO/the EU would be extremely foolish to fall for this. kyivindependent.com/us-to-discus...
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Putin is the Hyacinth Bucket of great power leaders: it's all about keeping up appearances. Russia's a great power only to the extent that it can persuade others it is, because there's very little material basis for its pretensions to great power status. That's why Trump's deference is so important.
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Putin is the Hyacinth Bucket of great power leaders: it's all about keeping up appearances. Russia's a great power only to the extent that it can persuade others it is, because there's very little material basis for its pretensions to great power status. That's why Trump's deference is so important.
Also, on behalf of all Canadians, JD can suffocate in a cheap leather sectional.
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Also, on behalf of all Canadians, JD can suffocate in a cheap leather sectional.
Marjorie Taylor what now?
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Marjorie Taylor what now?
America is dead.
The Thiel-linked Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) hosted a panel featuring Stephen Wolfe (author of the Case for Christian Nationalism) who wrote that “Non-Christians living among us are…not entitled to political equality.” ISI supports over 70 student-run publications across the country. 1/
America's Exceptional Nationalism
YouTube video by Intercollegiate Studies Institute
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
America is dead.
Not that he would know anything about that. . .
🥴🇭🇺 "All this is a bit like trying to help an alcoholic by sending him another box of vodka," — Orban commented on Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to finance Ukraine
❗️Hungarian PM accused Brussels of fueling a corrupt "military mafia"…
❗️Hungarian PM accused Brussels of fueling a corrupt "military mafia"…
November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Not that he would know anything about that. . .
I hate Illinois Nazis.
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I hate Illinois Nazis.
Magnificent.
OMFG. I feel you. Here’s some beautifully written hate.
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html
anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/haterdom/2025/08/26/i-am-an-ai-hater.html
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
November 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Magnificent.
The NYT, weeping, breaks into Auld Lang Syne.
November 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The NYT, weeping, breaks into Auld Lang Syne.
Oh FFS.
COFFEE, HIGH-QUALITY BEEF AMONG TARIFF EXEMPTIONS, US SAYS
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Oh FFS.
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I’m not quite sure how one could parse last week’s election results to mean “Give Trump what he wants and maybe he won’t hurt us” but in all fairness I am not an elderly Senate Democrat
👩💼: After nine months of unchecked Presidential authoritarianism & ICE stormtroopers arresting migrants & DOGE destroying the government & a month-long government shutdown & the inability of anything or anyone to stop Donald Trump, we can only conclude that the 2025 elections were about the economy
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I’m not quite sure how one could parse last week’s election results to mean “Give Trump what he wants and maybe he won’t hurt us” but in all fairness I am not an elderly Senate Democrat
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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E PLURIBUS HOAGIE!!!!
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
E PLURIBUS HOAGIE!!!!
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What I never thought I’d have to see is angelina jolie in ukraine in an anti drone netting tunnel
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
What I never thought I’d have to see is angelina jolie in ukraine in an anti drone netting tunnel