Drathien
@drathien.bsky.social
FFXIV, Monster Hunter, 3d Printing, Photography. Old MMA fighter from back when it was called NHB. 日本語OK
Formerly blaseball sunbeam (RIV)
Formerly blaseball sunbeam (RIV)
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I don't like how the word "nuanced" became synonymous with "finding a middle ground" between "extremes"
it's possible to have a nuanced opinion, and yet also firmly stand within one of the extremes
it's possible to have a nuanced opinion, and yet also firmly stand within one of the extremes
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I don't like how the word "nuanced" became synonymous with "finding a middle ground" between "extremes"
it's possible to have a nuanced opinion, and yet also firmly stand within one of the extremes
it's possible to have a nuanced opinion, and yet also firmly stand within one of the extremes
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math textbook covers for some reason:
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
math textbook covers for some reason:
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updated the promotions tiers 🎉!!
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
updated the promotions tiers 🎉!!
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It used to be so much easier on the internet. You’d have a video of a dramatic chipmunk and everyone would agree it was perfect but then you could add a little lightsaber to him and everyone would go huzzah now the text is even richer
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It used to be so much easier on the internet. You’d have a video of a dramatic chipmunk and everyone would agree it was perfect but then you could add a little lightsaber to him and everyone would go huzzah now the text is even richer
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Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
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for Dune! of nofunoverlord.top fame. despite being suspended she still needs ongoing help
she's at $40/450 to break even for the month, stretch goal at $725 so she can get ahead, save for a car, and get an xmas gift for her kid
anything helps 🩷
www.ko-fi.com/das
she's at $40/450 to break even for the month, stretch goal at $725 so she can get ahead, save for a car, and get an xmas gift for her kid
anything helps 🩷
www.ko-fi.com/das
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November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
for Dune! of nofunoverlord.top fame. despite being suspended she still needs ongoing help
she's at $40/450 to break even for the month, stretch goal at $725 so she can get ahead, save for a car, and get an xmas gift for her kid
anything helps 🩷
www.ko-fi.com/das
she's at $40/450 to break even for the month, stretch goal at $725 so she can get ahead, save for a car, and get an xmas gift for her kid
anything helps 🩷
www.ko-fi.com/das
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I just realized that WICKED is almost totally ripped-off from The Wizard of Oz and I can’t believe people aren’t talking about it.
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I just realized that WICKED is almost totally ripped-off from The Wizard of Oz and I can’t believe people aren’t talking about it.
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Fun fact: Placing an orange traffic cone on the hood of Waymo vehicles makes them stop where they are and they will not move until the cone is removed... Only saying this so that people know what not to do when they see a robo car driving by... Yeah...
Someone on the Minneapolis subreddit caught Waymos being delivered. We need the City Council need to ban the use of driverless cars. The technology isn't there. Our city cannot be a testing ground for 1.5 ton autonomous projectiles.
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Fun fact: Placing an orange traffic cone on the hood of Waymo vehicles makes them stop where they are and they will not move until the cone is removed... Only saying this so that people know what not to do when they see a robo car driving by... Yeah...
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Hey Bob Iger, the people don’t want AI. They want a special edition blu-ray of the restored edition of Muppet Christmas Carol that is buried on Disney+.
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Hey Bob Iger, the people don’t want AI. They want a special edition blu-ray of the restored edition of Muppet Christmas Carol that is buried on Disney+.
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One of the many right-wing streamers that has been shooting propaganda at #PortlandOR ICE is now openly using Netflix's logo and "baddum" introduction in her social media clips.
Seems bad for @netflix.com, no?
Seems bad for @netflix.com, no?
1.2K views · 56 reactions | This weekend was powerful. Patriots and the Proud Boys showed up in huge numbers to stand in front of the ICE facility, showing unwavering support for the agents who hold t...
This weekend was powerful. Patriots and the Proud Boys showed up in huge numbers to stand in front of the ICE facility, showing unwavering support for the agents who hold the line every day. 🇺🇸
The.....
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November 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
One of the many right-wing streamers that has been shooting propaganda at #PortlandOR ICE is now openly using Netflix's logo and "baddum" introduction in her social media clips.
Seems bad for @netflix.com, no?
Seems bad for @netflix.com, no?
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Border agent seen in viral arrest of U.S. citizen fatally overdosed, lawyer says
“Everyone just f****** hates me here."
ktla.com/news/local-n...
“Everyone just f****** hates me here."
ktla.com/news/local-n...
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Border agent seen in viral arrest of U.S. citizen fatally overdosed, lawyer says
“Everyone just f****** hates me here."
ktla.com/news/local-n...
“Everyone just f****** hates me here."
ktla.com/news/local-n...
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This is why AI is so dangerous
Financial institutions will use it to scrape the web to discriminate against you — yes, YOU — and debank you
Today, it’s for being an adult VA
Tomorrow, for being trans? Gay?
Financial institutions will use it to scrape the web to discriminate against you — yes, YOU — and debank you
Today, it’s for being an adult VA
Tomorrow, for being trans? Gay?
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
This is why AI is so dangerous
Financial institutions will use it to scrape the web to discriminate against you — yes, YOU — and debank you
Today, it’s for being an adult VA
Tomorrow, for being trans? Gay?
Financial institutions will use it to scrape the web to discriminate against you — yes, YOU — and debank you
Today, it’s for being an adult VA
Tomorrow, for being trans? Gay?
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Wow! And as soon as it demonstrates any of these capabilities - or any capability Anthropic can sell at a profit - I will revise my policy of "assuming everything an LLM-company CEO says is a lie or distortion until proven otherwise."
Juuuuust gonna wait right here. For that. Any time now.
Juuuuust gonna wait right here. For that. Any time now.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks AI could help find cures for most cancers, prevent Alzheimer’s, and even double the human lifespan. cbsn.ws/4oRZ8Nm
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Wow! And as soon as it demonstrates any of these capabilities - or any capability Anthropic can sell at a profit - I will revise my policy of "assuming everything an LLM-company CEO says is a lie or distortion until proven otherwise."
Juuuuust gonna wait right here. For that. Any time now.
Juuuuust gonna wait right here. For that. Any time now.
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This is some horrifying predatory shit.
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is some horrifying predatory shit.
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Folks, I did it. I made the Cooks Illustrated competing pear crisps, and then I made my friends judge them blind.
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Folks, I did it. I made the Cooks Illustrated competing pear crisps, and then I made my friends judge them blind.
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Border Patrol protest today in Charlotte, NC. 11/15
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Border Patrol protest today in Charlotte, NC. 11/15
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When companies say that a "placeholder" AI asset got through to production, they're lying to you, btw.
Actual placeholder assets are marked as placeholders VERY OBVIOUSLY (such as with GIANT MAGENTA SQUARES) so they don't get missed.
Actual placeholder assets are marked as placeholders VERY OBVIOUSLY (such as with GIANT MAGENTA SQUARES) so they don't get missed.
Ubisoft admits AI-generated loading screen "slipped through" into final build of Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
When companies say that a "placeholder" AI asset got through to production, they're lying to you, btw.
Actual placeholder assets are marked as placeholders VERY OBVIOUSLY (such as with GIANT MAGENTA SQUARES) so they don't get missed.
Actual placeholder assets are marked as placeholders VERY OBVIOUSLY (such as with GIANT MAGENTA SQUARES) so they don't get missed.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
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Maybe, and I'm spitballing here, women don't like waiting in hospital parking lots until they are near death to have life-saving abortions. Maybe they enjoy having a bank account and jobs and voting rights. Maybe they don't want a court judge to decide if they deserve a divorce. Wow, what a mystery.
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Maybe, and I'm spitballing here, women don't like waiting in hospital parking lots until they are near death to have life-saving abortions. Maybe they enjoy having a bank account and jobs and voting rights. Maybe they don't want a court judge to decide if they deserve a divorce. Wow, what a mystery.
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Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
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This lady is not your friend.
November 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This lady is not your friend.