Aligallaton
@alicolliar.net
Software engineering apprentice, other things too, I'm not just a software engineer, I won't talk about software engineering things I swear.
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Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
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motivational quote of the day
November 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
motivational quote of the day
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
Current theory: Keir Starmer doesn't understand what the phrase "I have full confidence in [thing/person]". (Currently 2 for 2, anyway)
So if on Wednesday, at PMQs, he's asked if he has confidence in his position and answers with that he does, he will be gone by Thursday lunchtime.
So if on Wednesday, at PMQs, he's asked if he has confidence in his position and answers with that he does, he will be gone by Thursday lunchtime.
September 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Current theory: Keir Starmer doesn't understand what the phrase "I have full confidence in [thing/person]". (Currently 2 for 2, anyway)
So if on Wednesday, at PMQs, he's asked if he has confidence in his position and answers with that he does, he will be gone by Thursday lunchtime.
So if on Wednesday, at PMQs, he's asked if he has confidence in his position and answers with that he does, he will be gone by Thursday lunchtime.
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Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
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guy who has only seen the "guy who has only seen The Boss Baby" reading his second post; "getting a lot of "guy who has only seen The Boss Baby watching his second movie; "Getting A Lot of Boss Baby vibes from this" vibes from this"
August 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
guy who has only seen the "guy who has only seen The Boss Baby" reading his second post; "getting a lot of "guy who has only seen The Boss Baby watching his second movie; "Getting A Lot of Boss Baby vibes from this" vibes from this"
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the nascent internet's most exciting thing was the possibility of a single repository of total human knowledge, for me to look up whenever I want. AI is an abomination because it will show you something you've never seen before, and you think you know more about the world, but you only know a lie
August 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
the nascent internet's most exciting thing was the possibility of a single repository of total human knowledge, for me to look up whenever I want. AI is an abomination because it will show you something you've never seen before, and you think you know more about the world, but you only know a lie
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the final insult of AI is going to be forcing us all to become linux guys. we're all going to be like oh yeah downloading stuff on linux is super easy you just juice the tarball and compile the pulp in the sudo command line. not like windows where you have to click on things
August 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
the final insult of AI is going to be forcing us all to become linux guys. we're all going to be like oh yeah downloading stuff on linux is super easy you just juice the tarball and compile the pulp in the sudo command line. not like windows where you have to click on things
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Worth remembering that Terence Stamp was the son of a ship's stoker.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
August 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Worth remembering that Terence Stamp was the son of a ship's stoker.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
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as someone who likes to see the best in people the number of fuckers falling for the computer saying "while i'm just a chatbot... i think you're really special! ;)" is testing me
August 12, 2025 at 9:26 AM
as someone who likes to see the best in people the number of fuckers falling for the computer saying "while i'm just a chatbot... i think you're really special! ;)" is testing me
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people might say if you jail one president for crimes youll end up jailing all presidents for crimes to which i would say rad
August 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
people might say if you jail one president for crimes youll end up jailing all presidents for crimes to which i would say rad
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watching you dildo brain cock suckers play w/ AI shit is like watching a dog paw at one of those puzzle boxes that you put treats inside of
July 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
watching you dildo brain cock suckers play w/ AI shit is like watching a dog paw at one of those puzzle boxes that you put treats inside of
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I do firmly believe that refusing to outsource your basic cognitive functions to LLMs right now - as so many are stumbling over themselves to do right now, like hogs trotting to a pile of slop that’s been set up inside of a butcher’s delivery truck - will very much pay off in a few years.
July 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I do firmly believe that refusing to outsource your basic cognitive functions to LLMs right now - as so many are stumbling over themselves to do right now, like hogs trotting to a pile of slop that’s been set up inside of a butcher’s delivery truck - will very much pay off in a few years.
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Me:
The other guy in the yard:
Me:
Other guy:
Me:
Third guy (walking up):
Me:
Other guy:
Third guy:
Me: You here for the--
Other guy: Milkshake yeah
Third guy: Yeah the milkshake
Me: Yeah
The other guy in the yard:
Me:
Other guy:
Me:
Third guy (walking up):
Me:
Other guy:
Third guy:
Me: You here for the--
Other guy: Milkshake yeah
Third guy: Yeah the milkshake
Me: Yeah
May 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Me:
The other guy in the yard:
Me:
Other guy:
Me:
Third guy (walking up):
Me:
Other guy:
Third guy:
Me: You here for the--
Other guy: Milkshake yeah
Third guy: Yeah the milkshake
Me: Yeah
The other guy in the yard:
Me:
Other guy:
Me:
Third guy (walking up):
Me:
Other guy:
Third guy:
Me: You here for the--
Other guy: Milkshake yeah
Third guy: Yeah the milkshake
Me: Yeah
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I think Ai chatbots passing the Turing test is impressive, in the same way that a magician passing a coin through a solid oak table is impressive. But the thing is, magicians can't actually pass coins through tables; their skill is in making it seem that they can.
July 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I think Ai chatbots passing the Turing test is impressive, in the same way that a magician passing a coin through a solid oak table is impressive. But the thing is, magicians can't actually pass coins through tables; their skill is in making it seem that they can.
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you've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's help—but what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...
What It’s Like to Be a Student Who Hates ChatGPT
“Everyone is using it”—almost everyone.
slate.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
you've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's help—but what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
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common misconception—it’s not that our houses are built to keep heat in (anyone who’s endured a British winter can tell you that). no, the reason hot days are so unbearable in the UK is because this is an evil country and we are being given a small taste of the fire that awaits us in the afterlife
June 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
common misconception—it’s not that our houses are built to keep heat in (anyone who’s endured a British winter can tell you that). no, the reason hot days are so unbearable in the UK is because this is an evil country and we are being given a small taste of the fire that awaits us in the afterlife
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Abolish the Home Office.
UK Home Office tells parents their children should return to Brazil alone
While Ana Luiza Cabral Gouveia and Hugo Barbosa can remain, letter says sons, 11 and eight, must go back to Brazil
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Abolish the Home Office.