Brendan O’Kane
@bokane.org
Scrutable Occidental, erstwhile 北漂, quondam translator, Ming and Qing fiction enjoyer, congenital Philadelphian. Shitposty sinology. Cynicism makes you an easy mark. Signal: @bokane.1644.
http://www.burninghou.se
http://www.burninghou.se
there are some cold rainy November days where you just have to remind yourself that the ocean doesn't want you today.
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
there are some cold rainy November days where you just have to remind yourself that the ocean doesn't want you today.
Whereas I couldn't sustain a Philly accent to save my life, despite having grown up here
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Whereas I couldn't sustain a Philly accent to save my life, despite having grown up here
Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver had really, really good Delco accents, but I honestly thought Fabian Frankel was local until I watched the behind-the-scenes featurette after the final episode. Like, he reminded me intensely of a guy I went to elementary school with
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver had really, really good Delco accents, but I honestly thought Fabian Frankel was local until I watched the behind-the-scenes featurette after the final episode. Like, he reminded me intensely of a guy I went to elementary school with
I get confused about whether we should normalize this sometimes, so I appreciate the reminders there
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I get confused about whether we should normalize this sometimes, so I appreciate the reminders there
It's a colloquialism 呢, though I wouldn't be so quick to say it hasn't got any meaning 嘛
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It's a colloquialism 呢, though I wouldn't be so quick to say it hasn't got any meaning 嘛
if he has another island lying around we should convince him of this
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
if he has another island lying around we should convince him of this
Cracker Barrel Ludovico Technique-ass
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Cracker Barrel Ludovico Technique-ass
nooooo my archipelagito
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
nooooo my archipelagito
85th floor penthouse fire girl meme
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
85th floor penthouse fire girl meme
huayan buddhism specifically imo
You (a fool): The LLM is an all-knowing oracle, on its way to godlike intelligence
Me (dumber): The LLM is Indra’s Net, each fundamentally empty token a multifaceted jewel in whose surfaces the reflections of every other jewel arise in mutual interdependence
The LLM: You can eat that rock
Me (dumber): The LLM is Indra’s Net, each fundamentally empty token a multifaceted jewel in whose surfaces the reflections of every other jewel arise in mutual interdependence
The LLM: You can eat that rock
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
huayan buddhism specifically imo
Also really strikingly good if you're mixing languages in speech -- not perfect, but way better than anything else I've seen, even without context.
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Also really strikingly good if you're mixing languages in speech -- not perfect, but way better than anything else I've seen, even without context.
Doesn’t ring any bells, I’m afraid, but I’m very behind on anything contemporary
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Doesn’t ring any bells, I’m afraid, but I’m very behind on anything contemporary
People say English doesn’t distinguish between inclusive and exclusive “we,” but that speech pretty clearly managed it.
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
People say English doesn’t distinguish between inclusive and exclusive “we,” but that speech pretty clearly managed it.