Ryan King
@rexaliquid.bsky.social
Software Developer. Pathfinder 2e. TTRPGs. Aspiring Eccentric.
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I (and perhaps you) get confused because we think intellect has to be connected with wisdom or thoughtfulness, but it just doesn’t. Intelligence is values-neutral and amplifies whatever it is pointed at.
October 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I (and perhaps you) get confused because we think intellect has to be connected with wisdom or thoughtfulness, but it just doesn’t. Intelligence is values-neutral and amplifies whatever it is pointed at.
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Burn it all down
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service in the Pentagon’s auditorium on Wednesday morning, during working hours, in which President Trump was praised as a divinely appointed leader."
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service in the Pentagon’s auditorium on Wednesday morning, during working hours, in which President Trump was praised as a divinely appointed leader."
Pete Hegseth Leads Christian Prayer Service in the Pentagon
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Burn it all down
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service in the Pentagon’s auditorium on Wednesday morning, during working hours, in which President Trump was praised as a divinely appointed leader."
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service in the Pentagon’s auditorium on Wednesday morning, during working hours, in which President Trump was praised as a divinely appointed leader."
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Systemic classism and racism should be understood in many ways, including the part where we spend huge resources protecting the wealthy from any potential threat and basically nothing on protecting the marginalized from being preyed upon by scammers operating right in front of our faces.
April 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Systemic classism and racism should be understood in many ways, including the part where we spend huge resources protecting the wealthy from any potential threat and basically nothing on protecting the marginalized from being preyed upon by scammers operating right in front of our faces.
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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The most obvious thing about this is it is evil and sociopathic. But there’s another element: speaking as someone who has both prosecuted fraudsters and defended people very wrongfully accused of being fraudsters, it’s absolute bullshit.
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BREAKING: Trump's billionaire Commerce Secretary says that seniors won't care if they don't get their Social Security checks — and that anyone who does complain is a fraudster.
March 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The most obvious thing about this is it is evil and sociopathic. But there’s another element: speaking as someone who has both prosecuted fraudsters and defended people very wrongfully accused of being fraudsters, it’s absolute bullshit.
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Oh! She has! In at least one interview she talked about the briefings she's received on counter-intelligence. She has made music videos to click tracks instead of audio so it wouldn't leak.
Taylor Swift is a legitimate security expert like almost nobody in the world. She has to be. She's the target.
Taylor Swift is a legitimate security expert like almost nobody in the world. She has to be. She's the target.
I just want a serious journalist to ask actual Taylor about InfoSec. She’s sufficiently impressive I wouldn’t be surprised if she gave a cogent answer. Like Guy Goma in reverse.
March 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Oh! She has! In at least one interview she talked about the briefings she's received on counter-intelligence. She has made music videos to click tracks instead of audio so it wouldn't leak.
Taylor Swift is a legitimate security expert like almost nobody in the world. She has to be. She's the target.
Taylor Swift is a legitimate security expert like almost nobody in the world. She has to be. She's the target.
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If I had known this was the official Country Over Party I would've brought more booze.
February 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
If I had known this was the official Country Over Party I would've brought more booze.
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We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
February 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
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Hello! Do you want to join me in D.C. on April 8th and 9th to meet your congressional offices and encourage them to pass the End TB Now Act and to support TB funding in general? Do you live in one of the yellow states below? If so, please join us!!! Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Hello! Do you want to join me in D.C. on April 8th and 9th to meet your congressional offices and encourage them to pass the End TB Now Act and to support TB funding in general? Do you live in one of the yellow states below? If so, please join us!!! Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
What is everybody watching today?
My pick is the documentary “My Name is Pauli Murray” about a gender non-conforming early civil rights activist. #MLKDay
My pick is the documentary “My Name is Pauli Murray” about a gender non-conforming early civil rights activist. #MLKDay
January 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What is everybody watching today?
My pick is the documentary “My Name is Pauli Murray” about a gender non-conforming early civil rights activist. #MLKDay
My pick is the documentary “My Name is Pauli Murray” about a gender non-conforming early civil rights activist. #MLKDay
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This is a fascinating article, and a reminder that TB is caused by impoverishment as much as it's caused by bacteria.
A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
A program in Brazil that give a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
www.npr.org
January 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
This is a fascinating article, and a reminder that TB is caused by impoverishment as much as it's caused by bacteria.
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the interesting thing about atheists is that the vast majority of them fervently believe in santa claus. i couldn't tell you why, but it's frankly really charming, and i mean who am i to tell them they're wrong
December 24, 2024 at 9:17 PM
the interesting thing about atheists is that the vast majority of them fervently believe in santa claus. i couldn't tell you why, but it's frankly really charming, and i mean who am i to tell them they're wrong
Happy Midwinter’s Eve to all who celebrate. I’m lighting a candle with my friends tonight.
December 21, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Happy Midwinter’s Eve to all who celebrate. I’m lighting a candle with my friends tonight.
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I've twice mentioned here that reading Robin Hobb has helped me get through this month. Someone asked me why and I outlined all the things I appreciate about the Assassin Trilogy as an author, editor, English PhD, MFA-holder, poet, retired prof who taught lit.... I could've just posted this excerpt:
November 20, 2024 at 12:52 AM
I've twice mentioned here that reading Robin Hobb has helped me get through this month. Someone asked me why and I outlined all the things I appreciate about the Assassin Trilogy as an author, editor, English PhD, MFA-holder, poet, retired prof who taught lit.... I could've just posted this excerpt: