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Fortysomething / "bad exemplar of womanhood" / South Bay. Still missing longform posting.
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In honour of Rob Reiner, have David Moore's thread on the best sword fight in movie history and exactly how nerdy it is.
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In honour of Rob Reiner, have David Moore's thread on the best sword fight in movie history and exactly how nerdy it is.
I don't know what the most LA thing is about this: that it was posted in the first place, that we collectively learned from the comments that the one lady with the German Shepherd billboard actually sells insurance and isn't a lawyer at all, or that it was flaired "sports."
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December 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I don't know what the most LA thing is about this: that it was posted in the first place, that we collectively learned from the comments that the one lady with the German Shepherd billboard actually sells insurance and isn't a lawyer at all, or that it was flaired "sports."
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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Two Men and a Baby (2025)
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Two Men and a Baby (2025)
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
Happy 19th birthday to this august gentleman.
October 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Happy 19th birthday to this august gentleman.
Good for work and for life!
October 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Good for work and for life!
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"brexiteers"? oh you mean eurodivergent people
September 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"brexiteers"? oh you mean eurodivergent people
Do this - and spread the word. My work turned up e̶l̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 after accounting for variations with and without my middle initial.
70.
Zero consent.
70.
Zero consent.
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Do this - and spread the word. My work turned up e̶l̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 after accounting for variations with and without my middle initial.
70.
Zero consent.
70.
Zero consent.
Octopus blazer (understated)
August 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Octopus blazer (understated)
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Los Angeles 2, Pentagon 0
July 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Los Angeles 2, Pentagon 0
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Wait a minute, wait just a goddamn minute:
Is 'treant' just a portmanteau of 'tree' and 'giant'?!
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Wait a minute, wait just a goddamn minute:
Is 'treant' just a portmanteau of 'tree' and 'giant'?!
July 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Wait a minute, wait just a goddamn minute:
Is 'treant' just a portmanteau of 'tree' and 'giant'?!
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Wait a minute, wait just a goddamn minute:
Is 'treant' just a portmanteau of 'tree' and 'giant'?!
What evolutionary advantage can there POSSIBLY be to my face sweating this much
July 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
What evolutionary advantage can there POSSIBLY be to my face sweating this much
@poison-sumac.bsky.social Thank you for the reminder that two years after buying this place, I really need to finish putting up the artwork
June 19, 2025 at 5:19 AM
@poison-sumac.bsky.social Thank you for the reminder that two years after buying this place, I really need to finish putting up the artwork
Excellent recap of recent events from a guy who used to make the LA Times worth reading before the billionaire came in and ruined it all.
Either L.A. is being targeted by partisan disinformation, or I am the world’s worst father
OPINION: “First, they came for Los Angeles. I fear it doesn’t end with us,” Paul Thornton writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Excellent recap of recent events from a guy who used to make the LA Times worth reading before the billionaire came in and ruined it all.
Someone attempted to co-opt my Bluesky account today, which is, like, super embarrassing. For them.
It takes a special kind of moron to try to steal the social network credentials of someone with intentionally limited, decades-long friends and zero clout 😂
It takes a special kind of moron to try to steal the social network credentials of someone with intentionally limited, decades-long friends and zero clout 😂
May 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Someone attempted to co-opt my Bluesky account today, which is, like, super embarrassing. For them.
It takes a special kind of moron to try to steal the social network credentials of someone with intentionally limited, decades-long friends and zero clout 😂
It takes a special kind of moron to try to steal the social network credentials of someone with intentionally limited, decades-long friends and zero clout 😂
oh no i accidentally another kitten
April 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
oh no i accidentally another kitten
Irish Waters, Madison, WI. In March they'd do a delicious Guinness Irish stew, but the standout for me was always the burger with some unholy combination of cream cheese and black olives that I've never been able to replicate. I still dream about that burger sometimes.
Rangoon, a Burmese restaurant in Philadelphia's Chinatown.
Their bread, damn. And the bean dip you could get with it, fuck.
Their bread, damn. And the bean dip you could get with it, fuck.
I don't want to hear about your lost loves, tell me about the restaurant food that haunts you because you'll never be able to taste it again
April 24, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Irish Waters, Madison, WI. In March they'd do a delicious Guinness Irish stew, but the standout for me was always the burger with some unholy combination of cream cheese and black olives that I've never been able to replicate. I still dream about that burger sometimes.
THE DREAM IS REAL
(You'd better believe the first priority is putting in a Goldbelly order for State Street Brats. Priority two is probably a Costco trip this weekend.)
(You'd better believe the first priority is putting in a Goldbelly order for State Street Brats. Priority two is probably a Costco trip this weekend.)
April 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
THE DREAM IS REAL
(You'd better believe the first priority is putting in a Goldbelly order for State Street Brats. Priority two is probably a Costco trip this weekend.)
(You'd better believe the first priority is putting in a Goldbelly order for State Street Brats. Priority two is probably a Costco trip this weekend.)
Sunday morning lamentation/the tragedy of Man: I have two kitties and one cup of coffee, but only two hands.
April 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sunday morning lamentation/the tragedy of Man: I have two kitties and one cup of coffee, but only two hands.
Birthday "gifts" I did not expect:
* A vote of no confidence in my university president
* A new car (that I have to pay for)
* This, trolling me from a store window⬇️
This fuckin' year, man.
* A vote of no confidence in my university president
* A new car (that I have to pay for)
* This, trolling me from a store window⬇️
This fuckin' year, man.
March 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Birthday "gifts" I did not expect:
* A vote of no confidence in my university president
* A new car (that I have to pay for)
* This, trolling me from a store window⬇️
This fuckin' year, man.
* A vote of no confidence in my university president
* A new car (that I have to pay for)
* This, trolling me from a store window⬇️
This fuckin' year, man.
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👏 BREAKING: California Senate votes YES on SCR-7, acknowledging permanent Standard Time is naturally best for health. Resolution advances to Assembly. 👉 Tell your assemblymembers to sponsor and support! Link below. 🔗👇
March 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
👏 BREAKING: California Senate votes YES on SCR-7, acknowledging permanent Standard Time is naturally best for health. Resolution advances to Assembly. 👉 Tell your assemblymembers to sponsor and support! Link below. 🔗👇