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There Is No Antimemetics Division (https://qntm.org/antimemetics) ~ "Lena" ~ Absurdle ~ HATETRIS ~ many other cool things
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One of our dependencies is shipping with a subdirectory containing a full pnpm install tree of all of *its* dependencies upside down smiling emoji
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
One of our dependencies is shipping with a subdirectory containing a full pnpm install tree of all of *its* dependencies upside down smiling emoji
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Thankfully this particular Torment Nexus is kind of academic as it requires deeply impossible technology to actualise (pun intended)
Look, if you write about the Torment Nexus, the dumbest assholes in the world will do their best to make it happen. Look at cyberpunk.
February 4, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Thankfully this particular Torment Nexus is kind of academic as it requires deeply impossible technology to actualise (pun intended)
![# SpaceX
February 2, 2026
## xAI joins SpaceX to Accelerate Humanity’s Future
SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications and the world’s foremost real-time information and free speech platform. This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission: scaling to **make a sentient sun** [emphasis added] to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!
Current advances in AI are dependent on large terrestrial data centers, which require immense amounts of power and cooling. Global electricity demand for AI simply cannot be met with terrestrial solutions, even in the near term, without imposing hardship on communities and the environment.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k4pk3m6rz5roldf73eww4ksb/bafkreidjut3hxqj3oaz2kbw6q2ru3vqhbg6xig3ufrjjdre3wgtlp5gr4i@jpeg)
This is a very interesting observation though I will say that in my specific case it does not apply. We built our own AI internally, we own it *and* all of its doings
yes and notably - especially in the case of code - this liability is owned by the people being encouraged to use the tool, not by the people doing the encouraging
February 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
This is a very interesting observation though I will say that in my specific case it does not apply. We built our own AI internally, we own it *and* all of its doings
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Is it possible to make alcoholic beverages without any yeast?
When a pile of rotting fruit becomes alcoholic (and e.g. an elephant gets drunk eating it), is that because there must have been yeast in the pile too?
When a pile of rotting fruit becomes alcoholic (and e.g. an elephant gets drunk eating it), is that because there must have been yeast in the pile too?
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Is it possible to make alcoholic beverages without any yeast?
When a pile of rotting fruit becomes alcoholic (and e.g. an elephant gets drunk eating it), is that because there must have been yeast in the pile too?
When a pile of rotting fruit becomes alcoholic (and e.g. an elephant gets drunk eating it), is that because there must have been yeast in the pile too?
quantum quantum quantum
I recommend this book here. But I also talked about it in a spoiler filled podcast.
February 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
quantum quantum quantum
Oh my goodness
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Oh my goodness
Dun dun daaah
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January 31, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Dun dun daaah
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Finally finished 'There Is No Antimemetics Division' by @qntm.org tonight/this morning, and without hyperbole, this is one of the finest novels I've ever read. It constantly surprised me, broke my heart at least twice, and really got under my skin. Please read this book, it is a masterpiece.
January 31, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Finally finished 'There Is No Antimemetics Division' by @qntm.org tonight/this morning, and without hyperbole, this is one of the finest novels I've ever read. It constantly surprised me, broke my heart at least twice, and really got under my skin. Please read this book, it is a masterpiece.
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Just finished There Is No Antimemetics Division by @qntm.org. Even though I'd read at least some of the early chapters back when it was being serialized on the SCP wiki, it still captivated me from cover to cover. It's the first book I've read cover to cover in under 24h in many years. Love it.
January 29, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Just finished There Is No Antimemetics Division by @qntm.org. Even though I'd read at least some of the early chapters back when it was being serialized on the SCP wiki, it still captivated me from cover to cover. It's the first book I've read cover to cover in under 24h in many years. Love it.
I don't even know what this game was called. I think it was shareware. We may have got it on one of those CD-ROMs with "1050 Games and Utilities". You flew around your ship in 2D space with vaguely realistic Newtonian mechanics. You landed on a planet to make it yours. I think there was combat??
January 28, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I don't even know what this game was called. I think it was shareware. We may have got it on one of those CD-ROMs with "1050 Games and Utilities". You flew around your ship in 2D space with vaguely realistic Newtonian mechanics. You landed on a planet to make it yours. I think there was combat??
One of my favourite things is in a comedy show where the joke is that they missed the obvious joke
"Now here's [helicopter traffic reporter] Arnie Pye with... Arnie In The Sky"
"Now here's [helicopter traffic reporter] Arnie Pye with... Arnie In The Sky"
January 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM
One of my favourite things is in a comedy show where the joke is that they missed the obvious joke
"Now here's [helicopter traffic reporter] Arnie Pye with... Arnie In The Sky"
"Now here's [helicopter traffic reporter] Arnie Pye with... Arnie In The Sky"