Aramis
@sarsticus.bsky.social
Queer, autistic intersectional feminist
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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I've reread this like 3 times. Freed herself from slavery by running away, *went back a week later bc the slaver was talking shit, set his house on fire, and then escaped again is absolutely incredible queen shit
As an aside, Rachel is a legend. (From Fischer’s “African Founders”)
February 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I've reread this like 3 times. Freed herself from slavery by running away, *went back a week later bc the slaver was talking shit, set his house on fire, and then escaped again is absolutely incredible queen shit
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Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
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January 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
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“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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"They found the coats on Thursday morning.
Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary.No note. No explanation. Just coats zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies.
Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen"
Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary.No note. No explanation. Just coats zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies.
Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen"
December 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"They found the coats on Thursday morning.
Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary.No note. No explanation. Just coats zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies.
Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen"
Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary.No note. No explanation. Just coats zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies.
Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen"
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You absolutely couldn’t write it better. Amazing.
December 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
You absolutely couldn’t write it better. Amazing.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel
December 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel
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it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
New from 404 Media: ChatGPT told a violent stalker to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women. The man stalked women in multiple states, including touching and following from work
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ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the 'Haters,' Indictment Says
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work a...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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The really depressing thing about AI is it proves how little most people care about art. This is very funny, but also, so many people will have had to look at this and not one of them stopped and said "what is this absolute shit?"
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The really depressing thing about AI is it proves how little most people care about art. This is very funny, but also, so many people will have had to look at this and not one of them stopped and said "what is this absolute shit?"
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if the enemy of my enemy is MTG that means i still have two enemies that i hope end each other somehow
The enemy of your enemy is not always your friend. MTG’s beef with Trump is over his betrayal of the “America First” movement and that he is, contrary to what she had believed, part of the “global elite.” She is a dyed-in-the-wool antisemite; what’s coming after Trump on the GOP side is very scary.
November 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
if the enemy of my enemy is MTG that means i still have two enemies that i hope end each other somehow
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A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
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the muppets are enduring cast of characters because each of them represents the duality of man
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
the muppets are enduring cast of characters because each of them represents the duality of man
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
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For no particular reason I’m thinking about game studios who fire their entire narrative team after six years of development because their CEO is a delusional malignant narcissist who is all-in on AI.
I wish them all the luck they deserve.
I wish them all the luck they deserve.
October 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
For no particular reason I’m thinking about game studios who fire their entire narrative team after six years of development because their CEO is a delusional malignant narcissist who is all-in on AI.
I wish them all the luck they deserve.
I wish them all the luck they deserve.
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people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath
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Andrew is a sort of non-prince now, a… well, I’m sure there’s some sort of portmanteau word that would describe him well.
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Andrew is a sort of non-prince now, a… well, I’m sure there’s some sort of portmanteau word that would describe him well.
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Pope dunking on you from the Popemobile while he's blessing and waving to the rest of the crowd means you have to convert to Lutheranism it's in the Bible
Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”
Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”
Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”
October 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Pope dunking on you from the Popemobile while he's blessing and waving to the rest of the crowd means you have to convert to Lutheranism it's in the Bible
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one thing LLMs have revealed is that the belief that there is a magical incantation that will give you what you want is not just confined to pick-up artists and freemen on the land
Seeing people nonchalantly post stuff like makes me feel like I'm going crazy honestly.
October 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
one thing LLMs have revealed is that the belief that there is a magical incantation that will give you what you want is not just confined to pick-up artists and freemen on the land
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It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.
They should feel bad.
They should feel bad.
October 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.
They should feel bad.
They should feel bad.
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fuck them innocent children, don't they know it was the good guys who murdered them with drones?
Yeah, get those Obama supporters! They really brought this on!! It’s important to remain cynical and never support either party, they are exactly the same
October 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
fuck them innocent children, don't they know it was the good guys who murdered them with drones?
Explain your username:
My landlord in 2008 called me “Sars” once instead of my name.
I couldn’t get my roomies to stop teasing me about it, so when I was making a user on my Xbox, I decided to use sarsticus to take some power back. It worked, and the name is unique, so I’ve used everywhere since
My landlord in 2008 called me “Sars” once instead of my name.
I couldn’t get my roomies to stop teasing me about it, so when I was making a user on my Xbox, I decided to use sarsticus to take some power back. It worked, and the name is unique, so I’ve used everywhere since
Explain your user name:
Tea is my first (nick) name, I like Teaberry Gum and Berry-Blue Jell-o, and I have been using this as a handle since college, that’s really all there is to it.
Tea is my first (nick) name, I like Teaberry Gum and Berry-Blue Jell-o, and I have been using this as a handle since college, that’s really all there is to it.
Explain your user name:
Our original last name had no vowels so we chose a more pronounceable (but still Jewish) one when they let us in here. And that’s my handle because I need to be findable online for professional reasons.
Our original last name had no vowels so we chose a more pronounceable (but still Jewish) one when they let us in here. And that’s my handle because I need to be findable online for professional reasons.
October 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Explain your username:
My landlord in 2008 called me “Sars” once instead of my name.
I couldn’t get my roomies to stop teasing me about it, so when I was making a user on my Xbox, I decided to use sarsticus to take some power back. It worked, and the name is unique, so I’ve used everywhere since
My landlord in 2008 called me “Sars” once instead of my name.
I couldn’t get my roomies to stop teasing me about it, so when I was making a user on my Xbox, I decided to use sarsticus to take some power back. It worked, and the name is unique, so I’ve used everywhere since
This is a great explanation of ways that LLMs are shitty, encapsulated very well within cooking
October 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is a great explanation of ways that LLMs are shitty, encapsulated very well within cooking