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Alien sent by an advanced civ to observe humanity. Plays video games and watches anime, for uhh research purposes. Sci-fi is cool. Knows some things about computers. Proud owner of a laser gun and UFO.
policyreview.info/articles/new... Apparently, the Czech Republic, Finland, and Estonia are pulling the E.U. away from heavy-handed regulation.
Deregulatory avant-garde? How the small EU member states orchestrated the Union’s Digital Omnibus
Often invisible amid the noisy proclamations of leaders from large states and big tech firms, representatives of small states have nonetheless powerfully shaped EU digital politics.
policyreview.info
February 18, 2026 at 11:23 PM
policyreview.info/articles/new... Apparently, the Czech Republic, Finland, and Estonia are pulling the E.U. away from heavy-handed regulation.
x.com/reraku/statu... Apparently, ChatGPT doesn't answer questions about creating zombies, even though that would involve a fictional setting.
x.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:37 PM
x.com/reraku/statu... Apparently, ChatGPT doesn't answer questions about creating zombies, even though that would involve a fictional setting.
Manufacturing satellites on the Moon is an interesting idea (which I spoke of before).
Keep in mind that a satellite manufactured on the Moon doesn't have to use 100% lunar resources. Something like a CPU / GPU could likely be shipped from Earth.
Keep in mind that a satellite manufactured on the Moon doesn't have to use 100% lunar resources. Something like a CPU / GPU could likely be shipped from Earth.
February 17, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Manufacturing satellites on the Moon is an interesting idea (which I spoke of before).
Keep in mind that a satellite manufactured on the Moon doesn't have to use 100% lunar resources. Something like a CPU / GPU could likely be shipped from Earth.
Keep in mind that a satellite manufactured on the Moon doesn't have to use 100% lunar resources. Something like a CPU / GPU could likely be shipped from Earth.
@freezenet.bsky.social finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-isn-... You might be interested in this one.
AI isn’t magic. We’re just being taken for mugs
Have the markets ever been madder or the crowds more unwise?
finance.yahoo.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:21 AM
@freezenet.bsky.social finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-isn-... You might be interested in this one.
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-isn-... "Anthropic told CBS its Claude chatbot was now threatening to blackmail or kill humans to reach its goal: scary if true.
But as researcher Nirit Weiss-Blatt pointed out, the story was bogus."
But as researcher Nirit Weiss-Blatt pointed out, the story was bogus."
AI isn’t magic. We’re just being taken for mugs
Have the markets ever been madder or the crowds more unwise?
finance.yahoo.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-isn-... "Anthropic told CBS its Claude chatbot was now threatening to blackmail or kill humans to reach its goal: scary if true.
But as researcher Nirit Weiss-Blatt pointed out, the story was bogus."
But as researcher Nirit Weiss-Blatt pointed out, the story was bogus."
x.com/jfsribbon/st... An event on platform censorship.
x.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
x.com/jfsribbon/st... An event on platform censorship.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... How perceptions of moral decline can be misleading.
The illusion of moral decline - Nature
We show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced, and suggest that this illusion has implications for research on the misallocation of scarce r...
www.nature.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:14 AM
www.nature.com/articles/s41... How perceptions of moral decline can be misleading.
www.oversightboard.com/news/claudes... This one is going to take a thread.
So, Facebook kind of has a point here. And keep in mind that Facebook has been there with flaky censorious algorithms, such as one which confused talking about a weed in a game with real drugs.
So, Facebook kind of has a point here. And keep in mind that Facebook has been there with flaky censorious algorithms, such as one which confused talking about a weed in a game with real drugs.
Claude’s Constitution Needs a Bill of Rights and Oversight | Oversight Board
By Suzanne Nossel, Oversight Board Member
www.oversightboard.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:52 AM
www.oversightboard.com/news/claudes... This one is going to take a thread.
So, Facebook kind of has a point here. And keep in mind that Facebook has been there with flaky censorious algorithms, such as one which confused talking about a weed in a game with real drugs.
So, Facebook kind of has a point here. And keep in mind that Facebook has been there with flaky censorious algorithms, such as one which confused talking about a weed in a game with real drugs.
1. I can't assume things about someone on the spot.
2. I'm leaning towards diplomacy initially.
2. I'm leaning towards diplomacy initially.
Oh, I still stand by my point that if someone is complaining about anime, then they are likely not familiar with it.
February 16, 2026 at 2:09 AM
1. I can't assume things about someone on the spot.
2. I'm leaning towards diplomacy initially.
2. I'm leaning towards diplomacy initially.
Oh, I still stand by my point that if someone is complaining about anime, then they are likely not familiar with it.
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Oh, I still stand by my point that if someone is complaining about anime, then they are likely not familiar with it.
It's good to see Bluesky add drafts.
February 15, 2026 at 4:11 AM
It's good to see Bluesky add drafts.
It's interesting how Macross (which, in fairness, was originally released in the 80s) and a few other sci-fi (i.e. Star Trek) have world governments. I have doubts about that happening.
February 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
It's interesting how Macross (which, in fairness, was originally released in the 80s) and a few other sci-fi (i.e. Star Trek) have world governments. I have doubts about that happening.
Someone seems surprised that Big Tech are no longer marketing their moderation practices as they once did.
I'm not really surprised. They ended up getting blamed for every questionable decision, even when it was a government pushing it.
I'm not really surprised. They ended up getting blamed for every questionable decision, even when it was a government pushing it.
February 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Someone seems surprised that Big Tech are no longer marketing their moderation practices as they once did.
I'm not really surprised. They ended up getting blamed for every questionable decision, even when it was a government pushing it.
I'm not really surprised. They ended up getting blamed for every questionable decision, even when it was a government pushing it.
I've said it before but it's not like Anthropic makes any "hard" decisions.
They just crank the censorship all the way up.
However, talking as if what they do is "obviously" what someone ought to do isn't really helpful to any discourse.
They just crank the censorship all the way up.
However, talking as if what they do is "obviously" what someone ought to do isn't really helpful to any discourse.
February 15, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I've said it before but it's not like Anthropic makes any "hard" decisions.
They just crank the censorship all the way up.
However, talking as if what they do is "obviously" what someone ought to do isn't really helpful to any discourse.
They just crank the censorship all the way up.
However, talking as if what they do is "obviously" what someone ought to do isn't really helpful to any discourse.
"He is such a skilled pilot."
There's this line in a show. The mecha is built to be almost invulnerable and has a sophisticated auto-assist program.
I'm not so sure it is skill.
There's this line in a show. The mecha is built to be almost invulnerable and has a sophisticated auto-assist program.
I'm not so sure it is skill.
February 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM
"He is such a skilled pilot."
There's this line in a show. The mecha is built to be almost invulnerable and has a sophisticated auto-assist program.
I'm not so sure it is skill.
There's this line in a show. The mecha is built to be almost invulnerable and has a sophisticated auto-assist program.
I'm not so sure it is skill.
Interestingly, one of the lunar habitat design proposals reminds me a bit of a nuclear bunker. They look for a hole on the Moon and they put it in there (allowing them to save on materials).
February 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Interestingly, one of the lunar habitat design proposals reminds me a bit of a nuclear bunker. They look for a hole on the Moon and they put it in there (allowing them to save on materials).
There's a bit of discourse about how someone shouldn't post everything about their life on the Internet. I agree with that.
February 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
There's a bit of discourse about how someone shouldn't post everything about their life on the Internet. I agree with that.
While sci-fi stories often talk about colonizing Mars, or at least building a base there, they talk less about building something on Mars' moons. Presumably, that would happen.
February 13, 2026 at 11:58 AM
While sci-fi stories often talk about colonizing Mars, or at least building a base there, they talk less about building something on Mars' moons. Presumably, that would happen.
I personally have an issue with shows that have more potential. For instance, when someone withholds the character development until episode 100 or something.
It's not so much that they are necessarily bad.
It's not so much that they are necessarily bad.
February 12, 2026 at 8:18 AM
I personally have an issue with shows that have more potential. For instance, when someone withholds the character development until episode 100 or something.
It's not so much that they are necessarily bad.
It's not so much that they are necessarily bad.
When I saw Wataten a number of years ago, I saw it was entirely dark humor, and I stopped watching it after the first episode. I didn't continue watching it to complain about it (like one person did with a show that was clearly furry stuff).
This isn't a moral speech that it shouldn't be a thing.
This isn't a moral speech that it shouldn't be a thing.
February 12, 2026 at 8:14 AM
When I saw Wataten a number of years ago, I saw it was entirely dark humor, and I stopped watching it after the first episode. I didn't continue watching it to complain about it (like one person did with a show that was clearly furry stuff).
This isn't a moral speech that it shouldn't be a thing.
This isn't a moral speech that it shouldn't be a thing.
Why watch it then if you don't like whatever brand of dark humor the author is pitching?
February 12, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Why watch it then if you don't like whatever brand of dark humor the author is pitching?
What on earth is going on with Melanie Dawes.
Ofcom: “pay up, lest we provisionally decide again!”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/145209
#4chan #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #ofcom
https://alecmuffett.com/article/145209
#4chan #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #ofcom
Ofcom: “pay up, lest we provisionally decide again!”
Sigh.
alecmuffett.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:15 AM
What on earth is going on with Melanie Dawes.
Since there's apparently puritanism in New South Wales #NSW, here's a thread of porn science. #australia #auspol #civilliberties
I'll add that dealing with something potentially offensive via censorship is simply not sustainable.
I'll add that dealing with something potentially offensive via censorship is simply not sustainable.
Porn science:🧵 #iepol #irishsky #ireland #freespeech #anime
No link between porn and sexism.
Kohut, T., Baer, J. L., & Watts, B. (2015). Is Pornography Really about “Making Hate to Women”? Pornography Users Hold More Gender Egalitarian Attitudes Than Nonusers in a Representative American Sample.
No link between porn and sexism.
Kohut, T., Baer, J. L., & Watts, B. (2015). Is Pornography Really about “Making Hate to Women”? Pornography Users Hold More Gender Egalitarian Attitudes Than Nonusers in a Representative American Sample.
Is Pornography Really about “Making Hate to Women”? Pornography Users Hold More Gender Egalitarian Attitudes Than Nonusers in a Representative American Sample
According to radical feminist theory, pornography serves to further the subordination of women by training its users, males and females alike, to view women as little more than sex objects over who...
doi.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Since there's apparently puritanism in New South Wales #NSW, here's a thread of porn science. #australia #auspol #civilliberties
I'll add that dealing with something potentially offensive via censorship is simply not sustainable.
I'll add that dealing with something potentially offensive via censorship is simply not sustainable.
Reposted
Porn science:🧵 #iepol #irishsky #ireland #freespeech #anime
No link between porn and sexism.
Kohut, T., Baer, J. L., & Watts, B. (2015). Is Pornography Really about “Making Hate to Women”? Pornography Users Hold More Gender Egalitarian Attitudes Than Nonusers in a Representative American Sample.
No link between porn and sexism.
Kohut, T., Baer, J. L., & Watts, B. (2015). Is Pornography Really about “Making Hate to Women”? Pornography Users Hold More Gender Egalitarian Attitudes Than Nonusers in a Representative American Sample.
Is Pornography Really about “Making Hate to Women”? Pornography Users Hold More Gender Egalitarian Attitudes Than Nonusers in a Representative American Sample
According to radical feminist theory, pornography serves to further the subordination of women by training its users, males and females alike, to view women as little more than sex objects over who...
doi.org
August 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Porn science:🧵 #iepol #irishsky #ireland #freespeech #anime
No link between porn and sexism.
Kohut, T., Baer, J. L., & Watts, B. (2015). Is Pornography Really about “Making Hate to Women”? Pornography Users Hold More Gender Egalitarian Attitudes Than Nonusers in a Representative American Sample.
No link between porn and sexism.
Kohut, T., Baer, J. L., & Watts, B. (2015). Is Pornography Really about “Making Hate to Women”? Pornography Users Hold More Gender Egalitarian Attitudes Than Nonusers in a Representative American Sample.
We have seen quite a few cases of these platforms using tools that are wildly inaccurate, so it wouldn't be surprising, if these are the tools in question.
Why don't they roll it on another platform of theirs? Probably because of that.
Why don't they roll it on another platform of theirs? Probably because of that.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... The "tools" are probably wildly inaccurate.
Online safety watchdog says tech giants failing to detect child abuse
Major tech companies including Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft are still failing to do enough to detect and stop child sexual abuse, eSafety has claimed.
www.abc.net.au
February 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
We have seen quite a few cases of these platforms using tools that are wildly inaccurate, so it wouldn't be surprising, if these are the tools in question.
Why don't they roll it on another platform of theirs? Probably because of that.
Why don't they roll it on another platform of theirs? Probably because of that.