Barter Loch Monster
@barterloch.bsky.social
Turning upstanding citizens into degenerate bagpipers since 2016.
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WP;DR
Washington post, didn’t read
Washington post, didn’t read
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
WP;DR
Washington post, didn’t read
Washington post, didn’t read
I do dislike Ezra because he’s an inconsequential nephew with a platform utterly inconsistent with his intellect
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I do dislike Ezra because he’s an inconsequential nephew with a platform utterly inconsistent with his intellect
Try millennial. The Gen X guys at least don’t take it too seriously and are good for a laugh and a round of drinks
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Try millennial. The Gen X guys at least don’t take it too seriously and are good for a laugh and a round of drinks
Love hearing that people who could retire to a beach for the rest of their lives are sticking around because my suffering matters more to them than their own happiness.
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Love hearing that people who could retire to a beach for the rest of their lives are sticking around because my suffering matters more to them than their own happiness.
Molds are handy. Unlike rolling sushi (which is very easy when you realize you are not rolling but folding 90° three times) stacking the rice evenly benefits from a form.
Seaweed snacks are covered with oil and won’t absorb the spritz of water evenly - if you can source true nori it is better
Seaweed snacks are covered with oil and won’t absorb the spritz of water evenly - if you can source true nori it is better
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Molds are handy. Unlike rolling sushi (which is very easy when you realize you are not rolling but folding 90° three times) stacking the rice evenly benefits from a form.
Seaweed snacks are covered with oil and won’t absorb the spritz of water evenly - if you can source true nori it is better
Seaweed snacks are covered with oil and won’t absorb the spritz of water evenly - if you can source true nori it is better
If you can’t figure out rice just soak it for four hours, rinse it, and steam it in a colander with some cheesecloth for 20 minutes
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If you can’t figure out rice just soak it for four hours, rinse it, and steam it in a colander with some cheesecloth for 20 minutes
Not even the pope could bless that
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Not even the pope could bless that
Jasmine rice absolutely works. You need to cook it in a rice cooker and spray the nori prior to wrapping. Use a square mold for the rice if you must.
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Jasmine rice absolutely works. You need to cook it in a rice cooker and spray the nori prior to wrapping. Use a square mold for the rice if you must.
Dear god what the FUCK
jasmine rice absolutely works. They didn’t even spray the nori
Why would someone post this
jasmine rice absolutely works. They didn’t even spray the nori
Why would someone post this
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Dear god what the FUCK
jasmine rice absolutely works. They didn’t even spray the nori
Why would someone post this
jasmine rice absolutely works. They didn’t even spray the nori
Why would someone post this
Also, you’re enriching paedophiles
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Also, you’re enriching paedophiles
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Right?! Loved that episode of 99% invisible.
Why is it so hard to just believe women
Why is it so hard to just believe women
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Right?! Loved that episode of 99% invisible.
Why is it so hard to just believe women
Why is it so hard to just believe women
Calling for Schumer’s resignation would be a great first step
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Calling for Schumer’s resignation would be a great first step
Yep. “You put him in jail so we don’t put him in the ground.”
I really fear the rise of vigilante justice
I really fear the rise of vigilante justice
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yep. “You put him in jail so we don’t put him in the ground.”
I really fear the rise of vigilante justice
I really fear the rise of vigilante justice
Hey maybe this will be a great case study in federated protocols where everyone quickly and easily leaves BlueSky for Platypus or Scnorgle or some other gawdawful-name platform
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Hey maybe this will be a great case study in federated protocols where everyone quickly and easily leaves BlueSky for Platypus or Scnorgle or some other gawdawful-name platform
Ed’s work on Tesla has been great! Just disappointing to see how reluctant people are to let go of their Star Trek fantasies and judge tech companies based on history rather than aspiration.
November 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Ed’s work on Tesla has been great! Just disappointing to see how reluctant people are to let go of their Star Trek fantasies and judge tech companies based on history rather than aspiration.
Paedophilia must be comorbid with brain damage
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Paedophilia must be comorbid with brain damage
Not manually scan and program every intersection in the city and claim the car is operating according solely to its environment.
November 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Not manually scan and program every intersection in the city and claim the car is operating according solely to its environment.
Much in the way Zitron pegged the LLM industry as fundamentally implausible from the get-go, I see the same in Waymo.
We do not, under any circumstances, have to give them the benefit of the doubt. If they claim better-than-human autonomy, they should have to prove it to an independent body.
We do not, under any circumstances, have to give them the benefit of the doubt. If they claim better-than-human autonomy, they should have to prove it to an independent body.
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Much in the way Zitron pegged the LLM industry as fundamentally implausible from the get-go, I see the same in Waymo.
We do not, under any circumstances, have to give them the benefit of the doubt. If they claim better-than-human autonomy, they should have to prove it to an independent body.
We do not, under any circumstances, have to give them the benefit of the doubt. If they claim better-than-human autonomy, they should have to prove it to an independent body.
On that I agree - Tesla is killing people *now* and has been for some time. Getting rid of Musk and FSD will do the most tangible good in the near term.
I just disagree with Waymo as a “responsible” alternative given the very consistent patterns of behavior over the past 20 years.
I just disagree with Waymo as a “responsible” alternative given the very consistent patterns of behavior over the past 20 years.
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
On that I agree - Tesla is killing people *now* and has been for some time. Getting rid of Musk and FSD will do the most tangible good in the near term.
I just disagree with Waymo as a “responsible” alternative given the very consistent patterns of behavior over the past 20 years.
I just disagree with Waymo as a “responsible” alternative given the very consistent patterns of behavior over the past 20 years.
For sure, in terms of body count Tesla obviously outpaces Waymo.
What concerns me is that they are playing the long game - achieve a state of dominance like Uber/Lyft in major cities, then degrade service to achieve profitability once citizens are sold on a false degree of autonomy.
What concerns me is that they are playing the long game - achieve a state of dominance like Uber/Lyft in major cities, then degrade service to achieve profitability once citizens are sold on a false degree of autonomy.
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
For sure, in terms of body count Tesla obviously outpaces Waymo.
What concerns me is that they are playing the long game - achieve a state of dominance like Uber/Lyft in major cities, then degrade service to achieve profitability once citizens are sold on a false degree of autonomy.
What concerns me is that they are playing the long game - achieve a state of dominance like Uber/Lyft in major cities, then degrade service to achieve profitability once citizens are sold on a false degree of autonomy.
This is my exact point - by marketing themselves in terms of body count, which is incomparable given the scale of deployment, Waymo is setting themselves up to be inescapable when their deficiencies are revealed.
Their key difference from Tesla is that they’re playing the long game.
Their key difference from Tesla is that they’re playing the long game.
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This is my exact point - by marketing themselves in terms of body count, which is incomparable given the scale of deployment, Waymo is setting themselves up to be inescapable when their deficiencies are revealed.
Their key difference from Tesla is that they’re playing the long game.
Their key difference from Tesla is that they’re playing the long game.
You have no qualms about immense manual oversight being marketed as autonomy?
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
You have no qualms about immense manual oversight being marketed as autonomy?