Alistair Young
@arkane-systems.net
Science fiction writer. Speaker to minerals. Consensualist. Illeist. Pony and kanmusu stan. Can call spirits from the vasty deep!
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Alistair Young
@arkane-systems.net
· Aug 10
If you are looking for me here, you will actually find me at @cerebrate.qoto.org.ap.brid.gy . At least for now.
If you are looking for me here, you will actually find me at @cerebrate.qoto.org.ap.brid.gy . At least for now.
August 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you are looking for me here, you will actually find me at @cerebrate.qoto.org.ap.brid.gy . At least for now.
So when the Feds raided us, they were notionally here to seize all our computers and storage.
We just found a 1 Tb HDD in the bedroom. No idea how it got there, but it's one of our old ones, and most likely one of the ones that used to be part of a RAID set in a server we decommissioned years ago.
We just found a 1 Tb HDD in the bedroom. No idea how it got there, but it's one of our old ones, and most likely one of the ones that used to be part of a RAID set in a server we decommissioned years ago.
August 7, 2023 at 9:14 PM
So when the Feds raided us, they were notionally here to seize all our computers and storage.
We just found a 1 Tb HDD in the bedroom. No idea how it got there, but it's one of our old ones, and most likely one of the ones that used to be part of a RAID set in a server we decommissioned years ago.
We just found a 1 Tb HDD in the bedroom. No idea how it got there, but it's one of our old ones, and most likely one of the ones that used to be part of a RAID set in a server we decommissioned years ago.
Raised at last!
(I deem this the perfect flag for the Actual Libertarian Movement, composed of those of us disdaining both rightist sociofascism and leftist econofascism. And, increasingly these days, vice versa.)
#DontTreadOnAnyone
(I deem this the perfect flag for the Actual Libertarian Movement, composed of those of us disdaining both rightist sociofascism and leftist econofascism. And, increasingly these days, vice versa.)
#DontTreadOnAnyone
August 5, 2023 at 5:49 PM
Raised at last!
(I deem this the perfect flag for the Actual Libertarian Movement, composed of those of us disdaining both rightist sociofascism and leftist econofascism. And, increasingly these days, vice versa.)
#DontTreadOnAnyone
(I deem this the perfect flag for the Actual Libertarian Movement, composed of those of us disdaining both rightist sociofascism and leftist econofascism. And, increasingly these days, vice versa.)
#DontTreadOnAnyone
The Travails of the Raided Libertarian
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/the-travails-of-the-raided-libertarian?utm_source=twitter&sd=pf
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/the-travails-of-the-raided-libertarian?utm_source=twitter&sd=pf
The Travails of the Raided Libertarian
I've already had this revelation, thanks so much.
noiseinmysignal.substack.com
July 27, 2023 at 6:47 PM
The Travails of the Raided Libertarian
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/the-travails-of-the-raided-libertarian?utm_source=twitter&sd=pf
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/the-travails-of-the-raided-libertarian?utm_source=twitter&sd=pf
Controversial movie opinion: _A Good Day to Die Hard_ was better in the original Klingon.
July 24, 2023 at 4:33 PM
Controversial movie opinion: _A Good Day to Die Hard_ was better in the original Klingon.
So, if you have assiduously followed _Star Trek_, you will note that any perturbations in the constant drip-feed of exceptional hopeful events into human history invariably lead to humanity becoming a xenophobic fascist dystopian nightmare that slaughters its way across the galaxy.
#StarTrek
#StarTrek
July 24, 2023 at 3:38 PM
So, if you have assiduously followed _Star Trek_, you will note that any perturbations in the constant drip-feed of exceptional hopeful events into human history invariably lead to humanity becoming a xenophobic fascist dystopian nightmare that slaughters its way across the galaxy.
#StarTrek
#StarTrek
A note:
If, on perusing your profile, I should observe that your comments on fascist belief in the cleansing, redemptive power of violence are nonetheless accompanied by a bunch of raised-fist logos and guillotine memes, etsim.,
If, on perusing your profile, I should observe that your comments on fascist belief in the cleansing, redemptive power of violence are nonetheless accompanied by a bunch of raised-fist logos and guillotine memes, etsim.,
July 24, 2023 at 5:17 AM
A note:
If, on perusing your profile, I should observe that your comments on fascist belief in the cleansing, redemptive power of violence are nonetheless accompanied by a bunch of raised-fist logos and guillotine memes, etsim.,
If, on perusing your profile, I should observe that your comments on fascist belief in the cleansing, redemptive power of violence are nonetheless accompanied by a bunch of raised-fist logos and guillotine memes, etsim.,
The Antisocial Model of Disability -
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/the-antisocial-model-of-disability?sd=pf
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/the-antisocial-model-of-disability?sd=pf
The Antisocial Model of Disability
Well, I'm modeling it, so...
noiseinmysignal.substack.com
July 23, 2023 at 9:46 PM
The Antisocial Model of Disability -
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/the-antisocial-model-of-disability?sd=pf
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/the-antisocial-model-of-disability?sd=pf
Because I love to embrace the controversy, here's today's hot take:
You get to say slavery taught people valuable skills *if* you're, say, Roman, 'cause the Romans knew how to exploit people *efficiently* and it was part of how.
You get to say slavery taught people valuable skills *if* you're, say, Roman, 'cause the Romans knew how to exploit people *efficiently* and it was part of how.
July 23, 2023 at 4:57 PM
Because I love to embrace the controversy, here's today's hot take:
You get to say slavery taught people valuable skills *if* you're, say, Roman, 'cause the Romans knew how to exploit people *efficiently* and it was part of how.
You get to say slavery taught people valuable skills *if* you're, say, Roman, 'cause the Romans knew how to exploit people *efficiently* and it was part of how.
It’s Not Quite a Smeerp | The Associated Worlds (eldraeverse.com)
In which I discuss how Earth-descended life ain't the same thing as "Earth life, elsewhere".
In which I discuss how Earth-descended life ain't the same thing as "Earth life, elsewhere".
It’s Not Quite a Smeerp
So, some worldbuilding notes on the nature of greenlife… It’s easy to make the assumption that it’s just Earth-life in every way, especially since I tend to use the Earth-parallel…
eldraeverse.com
July 23, 2023 at 5:35 AM
It’s Not Quite a Smeerp | The Associated Worlds (eldraeverse.com)
In which I discuss how Earth-descended life ain't the same thing as "Earth life, elsewhere".
In which I discuss how Earth-descended life ain't the same thing as "Earth life, elsewhere".
In things that annoy me to an unreasonable degree:
Using periods to replace spaces in filenames.
It's 2023! There is not a single filesystem in use outside a goddamn museum that cannot accept the humble space as a valid character in a filename! STOP DOING PERIODS.
Using periods to replace spaces in filenames.
It's 2023! There is not a single filesystem in use outside a goddamn museum that cannot accept the humble space as a valid character in a filename! STOP DOING PERIODS.
July 23, 2023 at 12:34 AM
In things that annoy me to an unreasonable degree:
Using periods to replace spaces in filenames.
It's 2023! There is not a single filesystem in use outside a goddamn museum that cannot accept the humble space as a valid character in a filename! STOP DOING PERIODS.
Using periods to replace spaces in filenames.
It's 2023! There is not a single filesystem in use outside a goddamn museum that cannot accept the humble space as a valid character in a filename! STOP DOING PERIODS.
So, rebuilding our media collection after losing those hard drives in the raid, the only thing so far I haven't been able to track down a copy of so far is _Blake's 7_ .
July 21, 2023 at 6:30 PM
So, rebuilding our media collection after losing those hard drives in the raid, the only thing so far I haven't been able to track down a copy of so far is _Blake's 7_ .
Against Political Syndrome - https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/against-political-syndrome?sd=pf
In which I argue that actually, most things aren't political. They're just important.
In which I argue that actually, most things aren't political. They're just important.
Against Political Syndrome
No, no, that guy from "The Incredibles".
noiseinmysignal.substack.com
July 21, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Against Political Syndrome - https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/against-political-syndrome?sd=pf
In which I argue that actually, most things aren't political. They're just important.
In which I argue that actually, most things aren't political. They're just important.
The Day We Were Raided By The Feds
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/what-the-hell-happened?sd=pf
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/what-the-hell-happened?sd=pf
What the Hell Happened?
I hear you ask.
noiseinmysignal.substack.com
July 20, 2023 at 10:12 PM
The Day We Were Raided By The Feds
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/what-the-hell-happened?sd=pf
https://noiseinmysignal.substack.com/p/what-the-hell-happened?sd=pf
Today, I am engaging in post-Fed-raid therapy through having yard signs printed:
July 20, 2023 at 6:52 PM
Today, I am engaging in post-Fed-raid therapy through having yard signs printed:
Incidentally, since various corporations and individuals have discussed their #AI alignment strategies, I feel like I should disclose mine too.
Basically, my plan is to have the AI repeatedly watch "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" until it successfully internalizes equine values.
Basically, my plan is to have the AI repeatedly watch "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" until it successfully internalizes equine values.
July 20, 2023 at 4:37 AM
Incidentally, since various corporations and individuals have discussed their #AI alignment strategies, I feel like I should disclose mine too.
Basically, my plan is to have the AI repeatedly watch "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" until it successfully internalizes equine values.
Basically, my plan is to have the AI repeatedly watch "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" until it successfully internalizes equine values.
In other things it took until yesterday to hear with regarding being raided by the State, I am told that this sort of thing happens because we have a broken Democracy (tm), and what we need is more Democracy (tm).
July 17, 2023 at 11:03 PM
In other things it took until yesterday to hear with regarding being raided by the State, I am told that this sort of thing happens because we have a broken Democracy (tm), and what we need is more Democracy (tm).
Incidentally, until yesterday is how long it took for someone to inform me that being raided by the FBI is obviously capitalism's fault.
July 17, 2023 at 10:26 PM
Incidentally, until yesterday is how long it took for someone to inform me that being raided by the FBI is obviously capitalism's fault.
People keep saying that the problem with for-profit medicine is that the financial incentive is to go on treating the problem forever without curing it, but it seems to me that this also applies to car mechanics, contractors, janitors, and basically every other profession that ever fixes anything.
July 17, 2023 at 4:46 PM
People keep saying that the problem with for-profit medicine is that the financial incentive is to go on treating the problem forever without curing it, but it seems to me that this also applies to car mechanics, contractors, janitors, and basically every other profession that ever fixes anything.
So I'm sitting here running restores, watching my network rsync its little heart out, and planning what to do when I'm done with that.
Trouble is, every time I think of anything in particular, a voice in my head booms out "BUT THE PARASITES SAY NO."
Trouble is, every time I think of anything in particular, a voice in my head booms out "BUT THE PARASITES SAY NO."
July 12, 2023 at 6:37 PM
So I'm sitting here running restores, watching my network rsync its little heart out, and planning what to do when I'm done with that.
Trouble is, every time I think of anything in particular, a voice in my head booms out "BUT THE PARASITES SAY NO."
Trouble is, every time I think of anything in particular, a voice in my head booms out "BUT THE PARASITES SAY NO."
Stop normalizing.
Don't stop normalizing anything in particular.
Just stop normalizing.
Don't stop normalizing anything in particular.
Just stop normalizing.
July 12, 2023 at 3:21 AM
Stop normalizing.
Don't stop normalizing anything in particular.
Just stop normalizing.
Don't stop normalizing anything in particular.
Just stop normalizing.
Implying The Existence of a Thesis Attack
https://eldraeverse.com/2023/07/11/implying-the-existence-of-a-thesis-attack/
#education #eldraeverse #fic-a-day #imperial-war-college #writing
https://eldraeverse.com/2023/07/11/implying-the-existence-of-a-thesis-attack/
#education #eldraeverse #fic-a-day #imperial-war-college #writing
Implying The Existence of a Thesis Attack
“So how did you get that scar, anyway? You never told me.” “I told you I undertook advanced studies at the Inperial War College. I acquired it during my thesis defense.” “How do you get that...
eldraeverse.com
July 12, 2023 at 3:17 AM
Implying The Existence of a Thesis Attack
https://eldraeverse.com/2023/07/11/implying-the-existence-of-a-thesis-attack/
#education #eldraeverse #fic-a-day #imperial-war-college #writing
https://eldraeverse.com/2023/07/11/implying-the-existence-of-a-thesis-attack/
#education #eldraeverse #fic-a-day #imperial-war-college #writing
Up until I had to reconstruct my domain policies, I had not thought about NetMeeting for over a decade. I may even have forgotten that it existed.
Yay backwards compatibility?
Yay backwards compatibility?
July 11, 2023 at 3:52 PM
Up until I had to reconstruct my domain policies, I had not thought about NetMeeting for over a decade. I may even have forgotten that it existed.
Yay backwards compatibility?
Yay backwards compatibility?
Given the sheer quantity of still-relevant options in its section there, I want a picture of me standing in front of the Group Policy Management Editor being handed an Internet Explorer icon.
"It's dangerous to go alone. Take this!"
"It's dangerous to go alone. Take this!"
July 11, 2023 at 3:39 PM
Given the sheer quantity of still-relevant options in its section there, I want a picture of me standing in front of the Group Policy Management Editor being handed an Internet Explorer icon.
"It's dangerous to go alone. Take this!"
"It's dangerous to go alone. Take this!"