Gabe Chase
@spicoli323.bsky.social
"Sed qui influet ipso influeres?"
#STEM bro by day, chaos/order agnostic #wizard by night, #humanism and liberal arts #education always.
Elder millennial cis bi White male; he/him
#AI; #PopCulture; #Science; broadly #Left/ #LGBT/#DEI-friendly politics
#STEM bro by day, chaos/order agnostic #wizard by night, #humanism and liberal arts #education always.
Elder millennial cis bi White male; he/him
#AI; #PopCulture; #Science; broadly #Left/ #LGBT/#DEI-friendly politics
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Gabe Chase
@spicoli323.bsky.social
· Jun 1
#AI #neuroscience #MachineLearning #ANNs
In terms of the #evolution of the #human brain, #language is a very recent cognitive acquistion.
Other #GreatApes seem to have most of the hallmarks of intelligence we have: a sense of #self, #tool use, even forms of #culture and #politics. (1/4)
In terms of the #evolution of the #human brain, #language is a very recent cognitive acquistion.
Other #GreatApes seem to have most of the hallmarks of intelligence we have: a sense of #self, #tool use, even forms of #culture and #politics. (1/4)
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douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
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Mother: so you run a school?
Charles Xavier: a school for gifted youngsters, like Timothy
Mother: but it’s a real school right?
Xavier: oh my yes
Mother: so he won’t be trained to kill
Xavier: oh no he certainly will
Mother: but he won’t actually have to do it
Xavier: oh no he certainly will
Charles Xavier: a school for gifted youngsters, like Timothy
Mother: but it’s a real school right?
Xavier: oh my yes
Mother: so he won’t be trained to kill
Xavier: oh no he certainly will
Mother: but he won’t actually have to do it
Xavier: oh no he certainly will
February 15, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Mother: so you run a school?
Charles Xavier: a school for gifted youngsters, like Timothy
Mother: but it’s a real school right?
Xavier: oh my yes
Mother: so he won’t be trained to kill
Xavier: oh no he certainly will
Mother: but he won’t actually have to do it
Xavier: oh no he certainly will
Charles Xavier: a school for gifted youngsters, like Timothy
Mother: but it’s a real school right?
Xavier: oh my yes
Mother: so he won’t be trained to kill
Xavier: oh no he certainly will
Mother: but he won’t actually have to do it
Xavier: oh no he certainly will
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Person of Interest is a great show that plays on themes of mass surveillance, artifical intelligence, right to privacy, the boundaries of doing good vs doing harm, but also
February 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Person of Interest is a great show that plays on themes of mass surveillance, artifical intelligence, right to privacy, the boundaries of doing good vs doing harm, but also
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fucking hell
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
February 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
fucking hell
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Now I’m worried IKEA have found a source of sapient pearwood…
The answer to "Do I need an IKEA-made Mimic ottoman in my house?" is an unwavering OF COURSE. www.ikea.com/us/en/p/grej...
GREJSIMOJS pouffe with storage, yellow
GREJSIMOJS pouffe with storage, yellow A pouffe with storage that suits both children's rooms and living rooms. When not gobbling up toys, children can sit on it or adults can use it as a footstool. T...
www.ikea.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Now I’m worried IKEA have found a source of sapient pearwood…
The Florida Pickleball Riots have finally begun!
It was only a matter of time. . .
It was only a matter of time. . .
February 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The Florida Pickleball Riots have finally begun!
It was only a matter of time. . .
It was only a matter of time. . .
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Mass deletion of Facebook and Insta accounts, yes? www.theverge.com/tech/878725/...
February 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Mass deletion of Facebook and Insta accounts, yes? www.theverge.com/tech/878725/...
Whoa, it just hit me that time has marched on to the point that the Killers are now definitively a Classic Rock band, which is wild.
February 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Whoa, it just hit me that time has marched on to the point that the Killers are now definitively a Classic Rock band, which is wild.
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Part One: John Wayne: A Dude Who Sucked | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
YouTube video by Behind the Bastards
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Feb 14th 1929 - Joe & Jerry witness the St Valentines Day Massacre.
📽️📅 Some Like It Hot (1959)
📽️📅 Some Like It Hot (1959)
February 14, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Feb 14th 1929 - Joe & Jerry witness the St Valentines Day Massacre.
📽️📅 Some Like It Hot (1959)
📽️📅 Some Like It Hot (1959)
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HEY, LEFTISTS AND PROGRESSIVES
REPEAT AFTER ME
ANARCHY DOES NOT MEAN CHAOS
ANARCHY MEANS ANTI-HIERARCHY
WE LIVE IN CHAOS RIGHT NOW UNDER FASCISM
FASCISTS CREATE CHAOS, THEY CREATE DIVISION, THEY CREATE INTENTIONAL CONFLICT AND COMPETITION
STOP MAKING UP THE DEFINITIONS OF WORDS
REPEAT AFTER ME
ANARCHY DOES NOT MEAN CHAOS
ANARCHY MEANS ANTI-HIERARCHY
WE LIVE IN CHAOS RIGHT NOW UNDER FASCISM
FASCISTS CREATE CHAOS, THEY CREATE DIVISION, THEY CREATE INTENTIONAL CONFLICT AND COMPETITION
STOP MAKING UP THE DEFINITIONS OF WORDS
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
HEY, LEFTISTS AND PROGRESSIVES
REPEAT AFTER ME
ANARCHY DOES NOT MEAN CHAOS
ANARCHY MEANS ANTI-HIERARCHY
WE LIVE IN CHAOS RIGHT NOW UNDER FASCISM
FASCISTS CREATE CHAOS, THEY CREATE DIVISION, THEY CREATE INTENTIONAL CONFLICT AND COMPETITION
STOP MAKING UP THE DEFINITIONS OF WORDS
REPEAT AFTER ME
ANARCHY DOES NOT MEAN CHAOS
ANARCHY MEANS ANTI-HIERARCHY
WE LIVE IN CHAOS RIGHT NOW UNDER FASCISM
FASCISTS CREATE CHAOS, THEY CREATE DIVISION, THEY CREATE INTENTIONAL CONFLICT AND COMPETITION
STOP MAKING UP THE DEFINITIONS OF WORDS
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To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.
February 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.
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Good morning please enjoy these French porcelain sphynxes, they can’t believe you would actually post that, they are both repelled and intrigued
February 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Good morning please enjoy these French porcelain sphynxes, they can’t believe you would actually post that, they are both repelled and intrigued
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The problem with “AI will definitely take over programming” is that the hard part is not writing code. Fresh university students can usually accomplish that within a few weeks.
It’s writing code that does and keeps doing what it needs to do. And figuring out what that means. Over and over again. 🧵
It’s writing code that does and keeps doing what it needs to do. And figuring out what that means. Over and over again. 🧵
that AI will definitely take over programming is mainstream knowledge even though it's *not true*.
so we have multiple non-techies who are keenly good in their own fields talking like this hilariously false claim is true.
they fell for the brochure. but what's the path to this factoid falling?
so we have multiple non-techies who are keenly good in their own fields talking like this hilariously false claim is true.
they fell for the brochure. but what's the path to this factoid falling?
February 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The problem with “AI will definitely take over programming” is that the hard part is not writing code. Fresh university students can usually accomplish that within a few weeks.
It’s writing code that does and keeps doing what it needs to do. And figuring out what that means. Over and over again. 🧵
It’s writing code that does and keeps doing what it needs to do. And figuring out what that means. Over and over again. 🧵
I'm originally from Pennsylvania, somehow the least horny state in the lot by far?
PornHub’s new VDay map is bleak. Age verification laws have done so much damage
February 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM
I'm originally from Pennsylvania, somehow the least horny state in the lot by far?
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Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Trying to imagine replacing #Elvis in every one of his movies as well as #JohnWayne in every one of his movies with #KurtRussell doing an Elvis and John Wayne impression, respectively.
February 14, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Trying to imagine replacing #Elvis in every one of his movies as well as #JohnWayne in every one of his movies with #KurtRussell doing an Elvis and John Wayne impression, respectively.
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You might think that the inhumane conditions at America's concentration camps is because of this administration's usual lazy incompetence, but, no, it's because of this administration's usual vicious cruelty.
February 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
You might think that the inhumane conditions at America's concentration camps is because of this administration's usual lazy incompetence, but, no, it's because of this administration's usual vicious cruelty.
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Someone saying the Left is too dismissive of the dangers of AI.
We are not.
We understand that the dangers are fiscal, social, environmental, even neurobiological (because that shit will fuck your cognition up).
We are dismissive of the science fictional claims of the snake oil salesfolk.
We are not.
We understand that the dangers are fiscal, social, environmental, even neurobiological (because that shit will fuck your cognition up).
We are dismissive of the science fictional claims of the snake oil salesfolk.
February 13, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Someone saying the Left is too dismissive of the dangers of AI.
We are not.
We understand that the dangers are fiscal, social, environmental, even neurobiological (because that shit will fuck your cognition up).
We are dismissive of the science fictional claims of the snake oil salesfolk.
We are not.
We understand that the dangers are fiscal, social, environmental, even neurobiological (because that shit will fuck your cognition up).
We are dismissive of the science fictional claims of the snake oil salesfolk.
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The 'real use cases' are all things that would be far better benefited by smaller dedicated models - the only purpose for having an omnimodel that can ostensibly be 'fine tuned' to do whatever is if you believe that omnimodels are a good in themselves because they lead closer to the Singularity
February 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The 'real use cases' are all things that would be far better benefited by smaller dedicated models - the only purpose for having an omnimodel that can ostensibly be 'fine tuned' to do whatever is if you believe that omnimodels are a good in themselves because they lead closer to the Singularity
I celebrated the end of 2025 by deleting all my Meta accounts and it feels great! Highly recommended if you haven't done it already.
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I celebrated the end of 2025 by deleting all my Meta accounts and it feels great! Highly recommended if you haven't done it already.
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There seems to be a lot of discussion about Gavin Newsom today.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom
We have seen this song and dance before.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
There seems to be a lot of discussion about Gavin Newsom today.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
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Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.