elvum.bsky.social
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thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
My first five commands on any fresh Linux install:
1. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
2. apt install vim
3. sudo apt install vim
4. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
5. mkdir .ssh
1. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
2. apt install vim
3. sudo apt install vim
4. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
5. mkdir .ssh
February 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
My first five commands on any fresh Linux install:
1. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
2. apt install vim
3. sudo apt install vim
4. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
5. mkdir .ssh
1. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
2. apt install vim
3. sudo apt install vim
4. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
5. mkdir .ssh
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This is a fantastic point I had not considered before. The _act_ of writing is the actual practice, not the end-result. The refining of so much you do happens in the dialogue you have with the page.
No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
January 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is a fantastic point I had not considered before. The _act_ of writing is the actual practice, not the end-result. The refining of so much you do happens in the dialogue you have with the page.
Free idea: “Kickstopper”. Raise money to pay people not to turn their stupid ideas into products.
January 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Free idea: “Kickstopper”. Raise money to pay people not to turn their stupid ideas into products.
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Happy Mel Gibson’s birthday! I am celebrating in the traditional manner.
January 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Happy Mel Gibson’s birthday! I am celebrating in the traditional manner.
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[sign in the Terminator's kitchen]
come with me if you want to live, laugh, love
come with me if you want to live, laugh, love
November 26, 2024 at 5:47 AM
[sign in the Terminator's kitchen]
come with me if you want to live, laugh, love
come with me if you want to live, laugh, love
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Captain: I'm really nervous about giving this speech.
Sun, rubbing his shoulders: Don't worry, big guy. You got this.
Sun, rubbing his shoulders: Don't worry, big guy. You got this.
November 21, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Captain: I'm really nervous about giving this speech.
Sun, rubbing his shoulders: Don't worry, big guy. You got this.
Sun, rubbing his shoulders: Don't worry, big guy. You got this.
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For those asking why:
This launch would have been detected by the US in real-time. It could have looked to us like Russia was nuking Kyiv.
Russia wanted to make sure we didn’t jump to that conclusion and attack them.
This launch would have been detected by the US in real-time. It could have looked to us like Russia was nuking Kyiv.
Russia wanted to make sure we didn’t jump to that conclusion and attack them.
“A U.S. official said that Washington was pre-notified by Russia shortly before its strike.”
- Reuters
Best sign yet that Russia still doesn’t want to use nuclear weapons - deconfliction channels are still open and being used.
- Reuters
Best sign yet that Russia still doesn’t want to use nuclear weapons - deconfliction channels are still open and being used.
November 21, 2024 at 9:08 PM
For those asking why:
This launch would have been detected by the US in real-time. It could have looked to us like Russia was nuking Kyiv.
Russia wanted to make sure we didn’t jump to that conclusion and attack them.
This launch would have been detected by the US in real-time. It could have looked to us like Russia was nuking Kyiv.
Russia wanted to make sure we didn’t jump to that conclusion and attack them.
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Imagine rotor wash from apaches synchronizing pressure waves upon your chest to the beating of a heart elevated by spectacle as you imbibe gasoline vapor. On that day, at that track, the world is perfect. You are the most powerful thing that has ever existed. You are an American in 1992.
October 25, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Imagine rotor wash from apaches synchronizing pressure waves upon your chest to the beating of a heart elevated by spectacle as you imbibe gasoline vapor. On that day, at that track, the world is perfect. You are the most powerful thing that has ever existed. You are an American in 1992.
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The Michelin stars for fancy restaurants are handed out by Michelin reviewers. In order that the restaurant does not know that they have a Michelin reviewer dining with them that night the traditional French way of covering this up is for the Michelin reviewers to become anonymous.
January 27, 2024 at 7:21 PM
The Michelin stars for fancy restaurants are handed out by Michelin reviewers. In order that the restaurant does not know that they have a Michelin reviewer dining with them that night the traditional French way of covering this up is for the Michelin reviewers to become anonymous.