Brian La Cour
@brianlacour.bsky.social
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With apologies to Arthur C Clarke.
"Any sufficiently advanced preparedness is indistinguishable from anxiety"
"Any sufficiently advanced preparedness is indistinguishable from anxiety"
August 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
With apologies to Arthur C Clarke.
"Any sufficiently advanced preparedness is indistinguishable from anxiety"
"Any sufficiently advanced preparedness is indistinguishable from anxiety"
Just trying to understand the intersection between (a) people who don’t already realize he’s a pedophile and (b) people who would actually care if they knew. Does the intersection even exist?
July 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Just trying to understand the intersection between (a) people who don’t already realize he’s a pedophile and (b) people who would actually care if they knew. Does the intersection even exist?
Of all the evils, this is the worst.
June 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Of all the evils, this is the worst.
The real pizza-gate
June 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The real pizza-gate
10,000 people in Austin, 1800 protests nationwide, exceeds the 3.5% threshold for lasting change. (The picture is from the after-party.)
June 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
10,000 people in Austin, 1800 protests nationwide, exceeds the 3.5% threshold for lasting change. (The picture is from the after-party.)
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Trump’s $45 million birthday parade with its tanks and helicopters is an authoritarian ego trip. But the real show of force this weekend won't take place in D.C., it’ll happen in the streets as protesters gather nationwide to declare "No Kings in America!"
If You Think We Can’t Beat Trump, Remember The 3.5% Rule
History shows autocrats are vulnerable to massive nonviolent resistance
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Trump’s $45 million birthday parade with its tanks and helicopters is an authoritarian ego trip. But the real show of force this weekend won't take place in D.C., it’ll happen in the streets as protesters gather nationwide to declare "No Kings in America!"
Reposted by Brian La Cour
Complex systems take a long time to build. Once they begin to fall apart, they do so at an accelerated pace.
June 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Complex systems take a long time to build. Once they begin to fall apart, they do so at an accelerated pace.
The pieces are all in place. Sadly, it’s just a matter of time before a protester gets shot and LA erupts in flames.
June 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The pieces are all in place. Sadly, it’s just a matter of time before a protester gets shot and LA erupts in flames.
This is why good always triumphs over evil. Evil people just can’t get along.
June 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This is why good always triumphs over evil. Evil people just can’t get along.
This is too awesome.
“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ
May 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is too awesome.
Follow your dreams.
April 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Follow your dreams.
An excellent essay on ASI risk from Michael Nielsen
ASI existential risk: reconsidering alignment as a goal
michaelnotebook.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
An excellent essay on ASI risk from Michael Nielsen
This feels a lot more real than it used to be.
April 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This feels a lot more real than it used to be.
You know it’s bad when the introverts come out.
April 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
You know it’s bad when the introverts come out.
What is the Classical Multiverse? Is it real?? Find out in our latest publication in the prestigious journal arXiv!
arxiv.org/abs/2503.22768
arxiv.org/abs/2503.22768
April 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What is the Classical Multiverse? Is it real?? Find out in our latest publication in the prestigious journal arXiv!
arxiv.org/abs/2503.22768
arxiv.org/abs/2503.22768
It’s sarcasm if the best possible response is an earnest “That’s not true!”
It’s sardonic wit if the best response is an audible grunt.
It’s sardonic wit if the best response is an audible grunt.
March 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It’s sarcasm if the best possible response is an earnest “That’s not true!”
It’s sardonic wit if the best response is an audible grunt.
It’s sardonic wit if the best response is an audible grunt.
Sarcasm is the song of the defeated.
March 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Sarcasm is the song of the defeated.
You’ve heard of squeezed states and squashed states. Now get ready for pinched states, a new generalization of multiphoton entanglement!
doi.org/10.1016/j.op...
doi.org/10.1016/j.op...
Redirecting
doi.org
March 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
You’ve heard of squeezed states and squashed states. Now get ready for pinched states, a new generalization of multiphoton entanglement!
doi.org/10.1016/j.op...
doi.org/10.1016/j.op...
Reading Fox News, I would never know there was something going on with the stock market right now.
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March 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Reading Fox News, I would never know there was something going on with the stock market right now.
Man, I could be relaxing in my pajamalas right now.
Dow extends losses, falls 500 points as Trump hits Canada with more tariffs: Live updates
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell Tuesday after President Donald Trump placed additional tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum coming into the U.S.
www.cnbc.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Man, I could be relaxing in my pajamalas right now.