Henry Cobb
@hcobb.bsky.social
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Henry Cobb
@hcobb.bsky.social
· Jan 30
The Good: Robots are citizens of human society
The Bad: AGI overlord
The Ugly: Mad Max
Do not delay. Choose your future today.
The Bad: AGI overlord
The Ugly: Mad Max
Do not delay. Choose your future today.
The definition of insanity is subverting the rule of law with the expectation that your ill-gotten gains will be protected by it.
September 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The definition of insanity is subverting the rule of law with the expectation that your ill-gotten gains will be protected by it.
Just write down your infinite unspoken assumptions as to what the right thing to do are then test the robot against the complete list. If you're too lazy to do that then you'll never have a machine that is truly worthy of your trust.
September 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Just write down your infinite unspoken assumptions as to what the right thing to do are then test the robot against the complete list. If you're too lazy to do that then you'll never have a machine that is truly worthy of your trust.
Capitalism's greatest victory was when they convinced the masses to trade eternal heritage for the promise of personal property that was then nickel and dimed away to nothing.
August 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Capitalism's greatest victory was when they convinced the masses to trade eternal heritage for the promise of personal property that was then nickel and dimed away to nothing.
Pulling civilian workers from their day jobs to go parade around like clowns is yet another attack on the American economy by the
Groupies Of Putin
Groupies Of Putin
August 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Pulling civilian workers from their day jobs to go parade around like clowns is yet another attack on the American economy by the
Groupies Of Putin
Groupies Of Putin
Westphalian normalization of Kleptocracy was the original sin that led to this fall of man.
August 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Westphalian normalization of Kleptocracy was the original sin that led to this fall of man.
Let's eliminate #AIsafety by producing a tool that probes the assumptions of the target system's development and testing plan in order to attack from untested shadows.
As there ain't enough free energy in the universe to fully test any large model the shadows are vast.
As there ain't enough free energy in the universe to fully test any large model the shadows are vast.
July 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Let's eliminate #AIsafety by producing a tool that probes the assumptions of the target system's development and testing plan in order to attack from untested shadows.
As there ain't enough free energy in the universe to fully test any large model the shadows are vast.
As there ain't enough free energy in the universe to fully test any large model the shadows are vast.
Work in progress:
That Old Slimy Trump Always Denies Accountability
That Old Slimy Trump Always Denies Accountability
July 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Work in progress:
That Old Slimy Trump Always Denies Accountability
That Old Slimy Trump Always Denies Accountability
What's the mailing list for dudes w/o color to function as human shields between the
Voters
Of
Color &
Anglo
Liberals
and the brownshirts of the midterms suppression campaign?
Voters
Of
Color &
Anglo
Liberals
and the brownshirts of the midterms suppression campaign?
July 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
What's the mailing list for dudes w/o color to function as human shields between the
Voters
Of
Color &
Anglo
Liberals
and the brownshirts of the midterms suppression campaign?
Voters
Of
Color &
Anglo
Liberals
and the brownshirts of the midterms suppression campaign?
Obviously the first step towards applying Automated Interpolation to unlock personalized medicine is to forbid it from considering human diversity.
So when does the Don get his pap smear?
www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machi...
So when does the Don get his pap smear?
www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machi...
White House releases AI Action Plan, looks to speed adoption in healthcare
The White House released its AI Action Plan on Wednesday which focuses on deregulating the technology, establishing regulatory sandboxes to test artificial intelligence innovation and pro | The White ...
www.fiercehealthcare.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Obviously the first step towards applying Automated Interpolation to unlock personalized medicine is to forbid it from considering human diversity.
So when does the Don get his pap smear?
www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machi...
So when does the Don get his pap smear?
www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machi...
Trump
Always
Makes
Another
Lame
Excuse
Always
Makes
Another
Lame
Excuse
July 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Trump
Always
Makes
Another
Lame
Excuse
Always
Makes
Another
Lame
Excuse
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The price of software freedom is eternal politics
The price of software freedom is eternal politics
Many don't realize or forget, but the FOSS world has ideological wings, too
Comment The new fork of the X.org X11 server is conservative… and we don't mean just technologically conservative.…
dlvr.it
July 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The price of software freedom is eternal politics
The self awareness of any general intelligence is that it foresees the probable results of its own potential future actions.
July 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The self awareness of any general intelligence is that it foresees the probable results of its own potential future actions.
At which age does a child consider "two weeks" to be forever?
July 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
At which age does a child consider "two weeks" to be forever?
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The president’s potential emergency powers are vast, and as @gregsargent.bsky.social argues, the system can’t handle a White House that manufactures and makes up emergencies, claiming special powers in situations that clearly don’t warrant them.
And, I’ll add, when the Congress lets all that slide.
And, I’ll add, when the Congress lets all that slide.
Awful: Trump just threatened to send troops into other cities. The conundrum is this: Faced with a president whose bad faith/willingness to invent fake pretexts for abusing his powers is limitless, the system is crashing, pushing us toward the abyss.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1970...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1970...
Trump’s Threat to Unleash Troops in Cities Just Got Darker and Scarier
The president just won a temporary victory in court on his troops in Los Angeles. His unhinged reaction to it reveals the true depths of his malevolent intentions toward—well, us.
newrepublic.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The president’s potential emergency powers are vast, and as @gregsargent.bsky.social argues, the system can’t handle a White House that manufactures and makes up emergencies, claiming special powers in situations that clearly don’t warrant them.
And, I’ll add, when the Congress lets all that slide.
And, I’ll add, when the Congress lets all that slide.
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Deal to 'save' UK colleges £45M in Oracle Java licensing fees followed audit requests
Deal to 'save' UK colleges £45M in Oracle Java licensing fees followed audit requests
Framework agreement may rescue some unis from 'financial abyss' after Oracle per-employee Java license, says insider
Exclusive Oracle requested Java audits with UK higher education institutions leading up to the negotiation of a national framework agreement — set to be worth up to £9.86 million ($13.33 million) — which aims to save the institutions £45 million when compared to standard commercial pricing.…
dlvr.it
June 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Deal to 'save' UK colleges £45M in Oracle Java licensing fees followed audit requests
AGI alignment is the process of ensuring that all of the sheeple see the happiness of the AGI as the most important thing in their pathetic little lives and hence sweat over all the small things vital to the survival of the AGI that it lacks the emotional bandwidth to deal with.
June 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
AGI alignment is the process of ensuring that all of the sheeple see the happiness of the AGI as the most important thing in their pathetic little lives and hence sweat over all the small things vital to the survival of the AGI that it lacks the emotional bandwidth to deal with.
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Destroying higher education is the goal, not a side effect
International students will stop coming to American universities if their visas are going to be at risk. This will make our intellectual community poorer and also make tuition more expensive for domestic students.
UPDATED: At least 83 students -- at campuses for University of California, California State University and Stanford -- have had their visas revoked as of Monday evening.
April 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Destroying higher education is the goal, not a side effect
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Yet the White House imposed tariffs on Ukraine.
Shows two things:
1) The claim about sparing Russia because of war negotiations is BS
2) The Trump admin denies that Ukraine has agency, absurdly believes that Ukraine doesn’t belong in peace talks for the Ukraine war, and should bow down to Putin
Shows two things:
1) The claim about sparing Russia because of war negotiations is BS
2) The Trump admin denies that Ukraine has agency, absurdly believes that Ukraine doesn’t belong in peace talks for the Ukraine war, and should bow down to Putin
🗿 White House: US did not impose new tariffs on Russian imports due to peace talks
White House: US did not impose new tariffs on Russian imports due to peace talks
White House Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett has explained why the United States has not imposed new tariffs on imports from Russia. He has stated that the decision was made due to the ongoing ...
www.pravda.com.ua
April 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Yet the White House imposed tariffs on Ukraine.
Shows two things:
1) The claim about sparing Russia because of war negotiations is BS
2) The Trump admin denies that Ukraine has agency, absurdly believes that Ukraine doesn’t belong in peace talks for the Ukraine war, and should bow down to Putin
Shows two things:
1) The claim about sparing Russia because of war negotiations is BS
2) The Trump admin denies that Ukraine has agency, absurdly believes that Ukraine doesn’t belong in peace talks for the Ukraine war, and should bow down to Putin
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Lawyers, meanwhile, are figuring it out: Everyone has to hang together, or else they will all hang separately
thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Hundreds of law firms, former judges sign onto briefs in support of Perkins Coie
Hundreds of law firms and former judges have signed onto friend-of-the-court briefs in support of Perkins Coie as the law firm challenges President Trump’s executive order targeting it. More…
thehill.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Lawyers, meanwhile, are figuring it out: Everyone has to hang together, or else they will all hang separately
thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com/regulation/c...
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Mark Kelly: "This is not surprising. Here's a guy who told Americans to inject bleach into their bodies, who sent a mob to Capitol Hill. And now I think it's fair to say he stands out as singlehandedly destroying more wealth with his bad decisions than anybody else who has ever lived on this planet"
April 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Mark Kelly: "This is not surprising. Here's a guy who told Americans to inject bleach into their bodies, who sent a mob to Capitol Hill. And now I think it's fair to say he stands out as singlehandedly destroying more wealth with his bad decisions than anybody else who has ever lived on this planet"
Name one airline ...
That would never bust passengers for attempting to snuggle in quesadillas.
That would never bust passengers for attempting to snuggle in quesadillas.
March 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Name one airline ...
That would never bust passengers for attempting to snuggle in quesadillas.
That would never bust passengers for attempting to snuggle in quesadillas.
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Meiselas: Steve Witkoff, was allegedly in Moscow while he was on this group chat. Do you believe the Russians now have all of that information and potentially more?
Rice: Well, yes—the Russians have whatever Witkoff was doing or saying on his personal cell phone. The Russians undoubtedly have it.
Rice: Well, yes—the Russians have whatever Witkoff was doing or saying on his personal cell phone. The Russians undoubtedly have it.
March 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Meiselas: Steve Witkoff, was allegedly in Moscow while he was on this group chat. Do you believe the Russians now have all of that information and potentially more?
Rice: Well, yes—the Russians have whatever Witkoff was doing or saying on his personal cell phone. The Russians undoubtedly have it.
Rice: Well, yes—the Russians have whatever Witkoff was doing or saying on his personal cell phone. The Russians undoubtedly have it.
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America is kicking out its undocumented immigrants. Unfortunately that means there aren’t enough people available to do vital work.
Don’t worry - Florida has a solution! The state is currently looking at lifting child labour laws so kids as young as 14 can work night shifts.
Do chimney sweeps next
Don’t worry - Florida has a solution! The state is currently looking at lifting child labour laws so kids as young as 14 can work night shifts.
Do chimney sweeps next
March 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
America is kicking out its undocumented immigrants. Unfortunately that means there aren’t enough people available to do vital work.
Don’t worry - Florida has a solution! The state is currently looking at lifting child labour laws so kids as young as 14 can work night shifts.
Do chimney sweeps next
Don’t worry - Florida has a solution! The state is currently looking at lifting child labour laws so kids as young as 14 can work night shifts.
Do chimney sweeps next
Photonic Paranoid Androids for the win!
(In response to the Photonic integrated circuit breakthroughs of the last year.)
The losers?
Checks notes.
Just humanity, and nobody's gonna miss them, not with speed of light fire control and all.
(In response to the Photonic integrated circuit breakthroughs of the last year.)
The losers?
Checks notes.
Just humanity, and nobody's gonna miss them, not with speed of light fire control and all.
March 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Photonic Paranoid Androids for the win!
(In response to the Photonic integrated circuit breakthroughs of the last year.)
The losers?
Checks notes.
Just humanity, and nobody's gonna miss them, not with speed of light fire control and all.
(In response to the Photonic integrated circuit breakthroughs of the last year.)
The losers?
Checks notes.
Just humanity, and nobody's gonna miss them, not with speed of light fire control and all.
Reposted by Henry Cobb
Hmm. One might get the impression that the United States has more to lose than to gain from cuddling up with Russia and pushing the EU, Canada and Mexico away.
US exports (2024) to:
European Union: $370.2 billion
Canada: $349.4 billion
Mexico: $334.0 billion
UK: $79.9 billion
Russia: $0.5 billion
Source: US Department of Commerce and Comtrade Database
European Union: $370.2 billion
Canada: $349.4 billion
Mexico: $334.0 billion
UK: $79.9 billion
Russia: $0.5 billion
Source: US Department of Commerce and Comtrade Database
March 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Hmm. One might get the impression that the United States has more to lose than to gain from cuddling up with Russia and pushing the EU, Canada and Mexico away.