"A Modest Proposal" but we throw orphans in the furnace instead of eating them
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"A Modest Proposal" but we throw orphans in the furnace instead of eating them
(but just because you checked)
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
(but just because you checked)
afraid this trend will be a huge, unmendable scar to the public credibility of once respected (at least, in specialized contexts) institutions - the MIT slop paper, this shit here...
which I guess is, on a smaller scale, what the LLM hype is doing to the concept of "reality" in general culture
which I guess is, on a smaller scale, what the LLM hype is doing to the concept of "reality" in general culture
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
afraid this trend will be a huge, unmendable scar to the public credibility of once respected (at least, in specialized contexts) institutions - the MIT slop paper, this shit here...
which I guess is, on a smaller scale, what the LLM hype is doing to the concept of "reality" in general culture
which I guess is, on a smaller scale, what the LLM hype is doing to the concept of "reality" in general culture
"A new paper suggests secret cabal of powerful elder jews shadowy manipulating world's power structures. (also possibly kidnapping children to drink blood)"
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"A new paper suggests secret cabal of powerful elder jews shadowy manipulating world's power structures. (also possibly kidnapping children to drink blood)"
"INTERESTING TIMES WITH ROSS DOUTHAT" sounds like that mid-80s late night strip game show on a local European Tv station you watched as a teenager thinking "...bOoBs!!" and then you just felt sad
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"INTERESTING TIMES WITH ROSS DOUTHAT" sounds like that mid-80s late night strip game show on a local European Tv station you watched as a teenager thinking "...bOoBs!!" and then you just felt sad
mmm, this has that distinctive "a couple of very harsh calls later..." feeling
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
mmm, this has that distinctive "a couple of very harsh calls later..." feeling
no, you're mistaken, "good movie" is half way thru Phase XVII (soo *checks papers* somewhere around September 2034)
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
no, you're mistaken, "good movie" is half way thru Phase XVII (soo *checks papers* somewhere around September 2034)
is this a "Producers" situation?
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
is this a "Producers" situation?
ah, the classic "complaining about how dangerous {CURRENT_VERSION}G is while connected to {CURRENT_VERSION - 1}G" algo.
easy loop-breaking solution: leave the "G" out of next one (just call it "7F" or something)
easy loop-breaking solution: leave the "G" out of next one (just call it "7F" or something)
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
ah, the classic "complaining about how dangerous {CURRENT_VERSION}G is while connected to {CURRENT_VERSION - 1}G" algo.
easy loop-breaking solution: leave the "G" out of next one (just call it "7F" or something)
easy loop-breaking solution: leave the "G" out of next one (just call it "7F" or something)
"we're making small progress towards immortality" must be the tamest, lamest sci-fi plot I've ever read
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"we're making small progress towards immortality" must be the tamest, lamest sci-fi plot I've ever read
ah, the classic "Vogon opt-out"
October 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
ah, the classic "Vogon opt-out"
yeah, but! they were *very* horny and bored
October 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
yeah, but! they were *very* horny and bored
... not in the Industrial Machinery Museum!
October 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
... not in the Industrial Machinery Museum!
if you can understand conversational italian, the first three seasons of classic TV series "Boris" are a longer (and probably way funnier :) practical explainer of this very concept - especially s3, in which the concept becomes more explicit and part of the actual plot
October 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
if you can understand conversational italian, the first three seasons of classic TV series "Boris" are a longer (and probably way funnier :) practical explainer of this very concept - especially s3, in which the concept becomes more explicit and part of the actual plot
ah, thanks, that's interesting!
I probably was too dismissive after seeing the "no longer supported" table, still a bit disappointing but at least I can give it a go
I probably was too dismissive after seeing the "no longer supported" table, still a bit disappointing but at least I can give it a go
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
ah, thanks, that's interesting!
I probably was too dismissive after seeing the "no longer supported" table, still a bit disappointing but at least I can give it a go
I probably was too dismissive after seeing the "no longer supported" table, still a bit disappointing but at least I can give it a go
but we must confront the sad reality that people who 85% of the time cannot summarize brief content upon reading it would look at this and think "55%?? that's amazing!"
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
but we must confront the sad reality that people who 85% of the time cannot summarize brief content upon reading it would look at this and think "55%?? that's amazing!"
my whole (micro)story with GrapheneOS:
my (still perfectly fine) Pixel 5 stopped getting updates from Google
"Fuck this! I'll install GrapheneOS! freedom at last!"
[goes on GrapheneOS website]
"we don't support phones that stopped receiving updates from Google"
[goes for coffee]
my (still perfectly fine) Pixel 5 stopped getting updates from Google
"Fuck this! I'll install GrapheneOS! freedom at last!"
[goes on GrapheneOS website]
"we don't support phones that stopped receiving updates from Google"
[goes for coffee]
October 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
my whole (micro)story with GrapheneOS:
my (still perfectly fine) Pixel 5 stopped getting updates from Google
"Fuck this! I'll install GrapheneOS! freedom at last!"
[goes on GrapheneOS website]
"we don't support phones that stopped receiving updates from Google"
[goes for coffee]
my (still perfectly fine) Pixel 5 stopped getting updates from Google
"Fuck this! I'll install GrapheneOS! freedom at last!"
[goes on GrapheneOS website]
"we don't support phones that stopped receiving updates from Google"
[goes for coffee]
"we're developing PMT (perpetual motion technology), we're *so* close, I think just 3/4 more years, please give us billions"
"no, you cannot see it, it's not ready yet!"
"ok, here's a demo. yes, it stops after 6 seconds, but the technology is improving!"
"PMT is here to stay, get on board or die"
"no, you cannot see it, it's not ready yet!"
"ok, here's a demo. yes, it stops after 6 seconds, but the technology is improving!"
"PMT is here to stay, get on board or die"
October 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
"we're developing PMT (perpetual motion technology), we're *so* close, I think just 3/4 more years, please give us billions"
"no, you cannot see it, it's not ready yet!"
"ok, here's a demo. yes, it stops after 6 seconds, but the technology is improving!"
"PMT is here to stay, get on board or die"
"no, you cannot see it, it's not ready yet!"
"ok, here's a demo. yes, it stops after 6 seconds, but the technology is improving!"
"PMT is here to stay, get on board or die"