Carlos Yu
@carloshasanax.bsky.social
Ball and chain. Packers shareholder. Duller than you can possibly imagine. Personally wrecked Brooklyn. "A quality follow" -- Peter Kafka
"Carlos that's totally alien to the spirit of the Bond mythos"
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Carlos that's totally alien to the spirit of the Bond mythos"
how many people who use that asinine phrase "motte and bailey" for bait-and-switch could show me on a castle where is the motte and where is the bailey? if so, are they... okay?
also, what the hell is a steel man? the guy who made Tony Stark an alcoholic?
be normal, kids. it's for your own good.
also, what the hell is a steel man? the guy who made Tony Stark an alcoholic?
be normal, kids. it's for your own good.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
how many people who use that asinine phrase "motte and bailey" for bait-and-switch could show me on a castle where is the motte and where is the bailey? if so, are they... okay?
also, what the hell is a steel man? the guy who made Tony Stark an alcoholic?
be normal, kids. it's for your own good.
also, what the hell is a steel man? the guy who made Tony Stark an alcoholic?
be normal, kids. it's for your own good.
can we talk about the Mamdani campaign's color scheme for a minute?
why does it use the modern Armenian tricolor? it's been messing with me from the start.
why does it use the modern Armenian tricolor? it's been messing with me from the start.
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
can we talk about the Mamdani campaign's color scheme for a minute?
why does it use the modern Armenian tricolor? it's been messing with me from the start.
why does it use the modern Armenian tricolor? it's been messing with me from the start.
I had a few minutes.
October 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I had a few minutes.
I think I can guess who pitched this one
October 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I think I can guess who pitched this one
I'm old enough to have watched Stewart Brand do it.
I assume old-time San Francisco people wish he hadn't.
I assume old-time San Francisco people wish he hadn't.
![a post by the racist Singularity cult "thought leader" [sic] Scott Alexander Siskind
"Man moves to Autism City For Autists, shuffles over to the Extra-Autistic Zone, then gets mad because nobody's into small talk, people don't obsess over fashion, and none of the bars are cool. Must be some kind of curse."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mmlh2yfx4zxbchrr2eo3ijcf/bafkreicetqmbrv6jhsvd672omqvrclpv6q5jf4rxcfq2anxqcnerholocy@jpeg)
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I'm old enough to have watched Stewart Brand do it.
I assume old-time San Francisco people wish he hadn't.
I assume old-time San Francisco people wish he hadn't.
meanwhile, how do today's young people view the mastery of a body of knowledge?
as a mental disorder. a touch of the tizz amirite?
as a mental disorder. a touch of the tizz amirite?
October 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
meanwhile, how do today's young people view the mastery of a body of knowledge?
as a mental disorder. a touch of the tizz amirite?
as a mental disorder. a touch of the tizz amirite?
oh JFC did Yudkowsky write fanfic and get it published as analysis?
what the fuck is this crap?
"I am really not seeing where the rocket fuel ges produced inside this creature's metabolism," said the redwood-god. "You can't just think your way into orbit."
I hope the sex and drugs were worth it.
what the fuck is this crap?
"I am really not seeing where the rocket fuel ges produced inside this creature's metabolism," said the redwood-god. "You can't just think your way into orbit."
I hope the sex and drugs were worth it.
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
oh JFC did Yudkowsky write fanfic and get it published as analysis?
what the fuck is this crap?
"I am really not seeing where the rocket fuel ges produced inside this creature's metabolism," said the redwood-god. "You can't just think your way into orbit."
I hope the sex and drugs were worth it.
what the fuck is this crap?
"I am really not seeing where the rocket fuel ges produced inside this creature's metabolism," said the redwood-god. "You can't just think your way into orbit."
I hope the sex and drugs were worth it.
the other day, because people were talking about Romney Newsom's off-the-charts charisma again, I remembered this amazing presidential-adj relationship.
(yes Newsom was married to a wild child, but do you know else was and never gets *any* credit whatsoever for bagging a baddie? Hillary Clinton.)
(yes Newsom was married to a wild child, but do you know else was and never gets *any* credit whatsoever for bagging a baddie? Hillary Clinton.)
October 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
the other day, because people were talking about Romney Newsom's off-the-charts charisma again, I remembered this amazing presidential-adj relationship.
(yes Newsom was married to a wild child, but do you know else was and never gets *any* credit whatsoever for bagging a baddie? Hillary Clinton.)
(yes Newsom was married to a wild child, but do you know else was and never gets *any* credit whatsoever for bagging a baddie? Hillary Clinton.)
toasting the localizer on this one
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
toasting the localizer on this one
you're angry that the prog rock Kraut from Delaware treats politics like a big old game?
tell me you haven't followed an inch of his career without telling me you haven't followed an inch of his career
tell me you haven't followed an inch of his career without telling me you haven't followed an inch of his career
October 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
you're angry that the prog rock Kraut from Delaware treats politics like a big old game?
tell me you haven't followed an inch of his career without telling me you haven't followed an inch of his career
tell me you haven't followed an inch of his career without telling me you haven't followed an inch of his career
from Mark Harris's PICTURES AT A REVOLUTION
September 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
from Mark Harris's PICTURES AT A REVOLUTION
the culture has forgotten that it's very bad at keeping track of events and that not only it was once better at it but that it was more self-aware about this deficiency.
it's like a society-wide Capgras syndrome.
it's like a society-wide Capgras syndrome.
September 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
the culture has forgotten that it's very bad at keeping track of events and that not only it was once better at it but that it was more self-aware about this deficiency.
it's like a society-wide Capgras syndrome.
it's like a society-wide Capgras syndrome.
a slightly different graphic, households not families.
these charts are being put out by libertarian and rightwing economists, which is amusing because the big recent improvement begins in Obama's second term. it was pretty stagnant from the dot-com boom through the financial crisis.
these charts are being put out by libertarian and rightwing economists, which is amusing because the big recent improvement begins in Obama's second term. it was pretty stagnant from the dot-com boom through the financial crisis.
September 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
a slightly different graphic, households not families.
these charts are being put out by libertarian and rightwing economists, which is amusing because the big recent improvement begins in Obama's second term. it was pretty stagnant from the dot-com boom through the financial crisis.
these charts are being put out by libertarian and rightwing economists, which is amusing because the big recent improvement begins in Obama's second term. it was pretty stagnant from the dot-com boom through the financial crisis.
more than a third of US families pull in at least $150K a year
the median is over $100K
the median is over $100K
September 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
more than a third of US families pull in at least $150K a year
the median is over $100K
the median is over $100K
turning to the classics on a Sunday morning
... is that a gold crucifix coke spoon hanging from his necklace?
man the seventies I don't know man
there's a line in NEUROMANCER about office workers wearing glittering holographic vaginas on their wrists and honestly I'd find that less wild than this
... is that a gold crucifix coke spoon hanging from his necklace?
man the seventies I don't know man
there's a line in NEUROMANCER about office workers wearing glittering holographic vaginas on their wrists and honestly I'd find that less wild than this
August 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
turning to the classics on a Sunday morning
... is that a gold crucifix coke spoon hanging from his necklace?
man the seventies I don't know man
there's a line in NEUROMANCER about office workers wearing glittering holographic vaginas on their wrists and honestly I'd find that less wild than this
... is that a gold crucifix coke spoon hanging from his necklace?
man the seventies I don't know man
there's a line in NEUROMANCER about office workers wearing glittering holographic vaginas on their wrists and honestly I'd find that less wild than this
maybe!
Larry Niven wrote a not-bad extrapolation of near-future transporter life, "Flash Crowd", except he calls them "displacement booths".
Larry Niven wrote a not-bad extrapolation of near-future transporter life, "Flash Crowd", except he calls them "displacement booths".
August 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
maybe!
Larry Niven wrote a not-bad extrapolation of near-future transporter life, "Flash Crowd", except he calls them "displacement booths".
Larry Niven wrote a not-bad extrapolation of near-future transporter life, "Flash Crowd", except he calls them "displacement booths".
Starfleet dress uniforms are gettin stylish, @tammygolden.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Starfleet dress uniforms are gettin stylish, @tammygolden.bsky.social
look, if white people were really so deficient in intellect that it would be a genuine surprise some can learn to drive, what sort of human being would *gloat* about it?
rather, any decent person would be out there trying to *help* them.
obviously it's just a lie. some whites can even play chess!
rather, any decent person would be out there trying to *help* them.
obviously it's just a lie. some whites can even play chess!
August 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
look, if white people were really so deficient in intellect that it would be a genuine surprise some can learn to drive, what sort of human being would *gloat* about it?
rather, any decent person would be out there trying to *help* them.
obviously it's just a lie. some whites can even play chess!
rather, any decent person would be out there trying to *help* them.
obviously it's just a lie. some whites can even play chess!
there's a Star of David-shaped version of a Dorito in Budapest called the "Jewish Nacho", with the slogan, "tasty bite, kosher delight".
but the eye-popping thing about this brand is its mascot, a little Funko Pop-lookin' Hasidic dude with sidelocks wearing a tallis. I'm not joking even a little.
but the eye-popping thing about this brand is its mascot, a little Funko Pop-lookin' Hasidic dude with sidelocks wearing a tallis. I'm not joking even a little.
August 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
there's a Star of David-shaped version of a Dorito in Budapest called the "Jewish Nacho", with the slogan, "tasty bite, kosher delight".
but the eye-popping thing about this brand is its mascot, a little Funko Pop-lookin' Hasidic dude with sidelocks wearing a tallis. I'm not joking even a little.
but the eye-popping thing about this brand is its mascot, a little Funko Pop-lookin' Hasidic dude with sidelocks wearing a tallis. I'm not joking even a little.