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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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one of the big lessons re conservatives and especially conservative christians is that they are more satisfied by being comparatively better off than others rather than being better off in absolute terms.
they’re perfectly happy to lose if you lose more.
they’re perfectly happy to lose if you lose more.
There are a lot of conservstives screaming "THIS IS WHAT GOD WANTS" as their lives get measurably worse.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
one of the big lessons re conservatives and especially conservative christians is that they are more satisfied by being comparatively better off than others rather than being better off in absolute terms.
they’re perfectly happy to lose if you lose more.
they’re perfectly happy to lose if you lose more.
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
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Fish have committed credit card fraud
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fish have committed credit card fraud
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I need "Stats are down but he played great" to make it into the lexicon.
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I need "Stats are down but he played great" to make it into the lexicon.
“‘If you’re the real deal in Oakland, then you’re good. But if not, they’re going to run your ass out.’
John Beam’s true story is that he never got run out, & instead was embraced by a town that tightly measures its hugs.”
Perfect obituary for an irreplaceable guy
oaklandside.org/2025/11/19/c...
John Beam’s true story is that he never got run out, & instead was embraced by a town that tightly measures its hugs.”
Perfect obituary for an irreplaceable guy
oaklandside.org/2025/11/19/c...
Coach John Beam’s legacy was everywhere
Beam said, "My wins are going to be off the field.” He was right.
oaklandside.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“‘If you’re the real deal in Oakland, then you’re good. But if not, they’re going to run your ass out.’
John Beam’s true story is that he never got run out, & instead was embraced by a town that tightly measures its hugs.”
Perfect obituary for an irreplaceable guy
oaklandside.org/2025/11/19/c...
John Beam’s true story is that he never got run out, & instead was embraced by a town that tightly measures its hugs.”
Perfect obituary for an irreplaceable guy
oaklandside.org/2025/11/19/c...
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It might lead one to suspect that being ICE had previously gotten him out of charges
Sounds like he thought he had a get out of jail free card on the underage sex charge since he was ICE www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It might lead one to suspect that being ICE had previously gotten him out of charges
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I regret that they will never have twins named ozzy and izzy lizza-nuzzi
low key bummed that lizza and nuzzi will never come together to write what could be the worst book of all time
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I regret that they will never have twins named ozzy and izzy lizza-nuzzi
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JJ McCarthy: when I get out there I can't be responsible for what happens, I turn into Nine who can only be unleashed on the field. Nine is too intense to exist outside those lines where Nine does damage.
Caleb Williams: I'm Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams: I'm Caleb Williams
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
JJ McCarthy: when I get out there I can't be responsible for what happens, I turn into Nine who can only be unleashed on the field. Nine is too intense to exist outside those lines where Nine does damage.
Caleb Williams: I'm Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams: I'm Caleb Williams
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One thing that’s so frustrating living in a city center is the pervasive belief among suburbanites that your neighborhood is nothing more than a consumer experience for them and that the city should bend over backwards to ensure they can speed as fast as possible on their way to buy treats in it.
November 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One thing that’s so frustrating living in a city center is the pervasive belief among suburbanites that your neighborhood is nothing more than a consumer experience for them and that the city should bend over backwards to ensure they can speed as fast as possible on their way to buy treats in it.
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Another video from Charlotte, NC. Property owners scare off federal agents after they question a man putting up Christmas lights.
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Another video from Charlotte, NC. Property owners scare off federal agents after they question a man putting up Christmas lights.
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“He blew him, Brendan. He blew Bubba and now Putin has a picture of it. Makes sense though. If a guy sucks your dick you have to invite him to your daughter’s wedding, it’s part of the code. The brojob code, Brendan”
November 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“He blew him, Brendan. He blew Bubba and now Putin has a picture of it. Makes sense though. If a guy sucks your dick you have to invite him to your daughter’s wedding, it’s part of the code. The brojob code, Brendan”
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
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True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 AM
True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
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I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
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The crisis of elite impunity that is ruining our society cannot be more clearly or convincingly demonstrated than with the fact that all of these people wrote all this stuff into an email and hit Send.
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The crisis of elite impunity that is ruining our society cannot be more clearly or convincingly demonstrated than with the fact that all of these people wrote all this stuff into an email and hit Send.
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every single one of these emails is someone I already hate messaging a notorious pedophile to say "Thanks for the great time! I had fun doing pedophile stuff with you. P.S. Trump was there with us the whole time"
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
every single one of these emails is someone I already hate messaging a notorious pedophile to say "Thanks for the great time! I had fun doing pedophile stuff with you. P.S. Trump was there with us the whole time"
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Yes, and now everyone realizes we can't win with this team. Time to blow it up and rebuild. Tank for some picks.
No one’s feelings are wrong. That’s not my point. We’re in a real battle, against a corrupt and malevolent foe, with huge stakes. We must win.
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Yes, and now everyone realizes we can't win with this team. Time to blow it up and rebuild. Tank for some picks.
Actual spit take at 1:56
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Actual spit take at 1:56
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
Am I happy watching Iowa State completely dominate a pretty solid Mississippi State team? Of course, very fun.
Is it torture watching Otz leavee the glass-boned and tissue paper-tendoned Tamin Lipsey in at the end of a blowout? Also yes.
In conclusion, ISU fandom is a land of contrasts.
#bluecy
Is it torture watching Otz leavee the glass-boned and tissue paper-tendoned Tamin Lipsey in at the end of a blowout? Also yes.
In conclusion, ISU fandom is a land of contrasts.
#bluecy
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Am I happy watching Iowa State completely dominate a pretty solid Mississippi State team? Of course, very fun.
Is it torture watching Otz leavee the glass-boned and tissue paper-tendoned Tamin Lipsey in at the end of a blowout? Also yes.
In conclusion, ISU fandom is a land of contrasts.
#bluecy
Is it torture watching Otz leavee the glass-boned and tissue paper-tendoned Tamin Lipsey in at the end of a blowout? Also yes.
In conclusion, ISU fandom is a land of contrasts.
#bluecy
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Yeah in 2009 all the big banks made a bad bet on sub prime mortgages and nearly collapsed the US economy, but a government bailout saved them. This wasn't that long ago, Axios.
September 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Yeah in 2009 all the big banks made a bad bet on sub prime mortgages and nearly collapsed the US economy, but a government bailout saved them. This wasn't that long ago, Axios.
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Casa Praxis in Mexico City by Agustín Hernández Navarro (1975) r/brutalism
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Casa Praxis in Mexico City by Agustín Hernández Navarro (1975) r/brutalism