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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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To fight autocracy, it's critical not to obey in advance (put your toddler in his crib for bedtime and not your bed even when you know he's going to wake up in the middle of the night screaming to come to your bed and you'll be too exhausted to resist)
March 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
To fight autocracy, it's critical not to obey in advance (put your toddler in his crib for bedtime and not your bed even when you know he's going to wake up in the middle of the night screaming to come to your bed and you'll be too exhausted to resist)
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I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
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Correct, in that - this sounds insane, but its where we are - the middle-aged broligarchs need AI to cross the Singularity line soon or else they’ll have to admit they’re really, actually, going to die.
Rapture of the Nerds is still a death cult, they just pretend their internet history is the same thing as their consciousness.
March 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Correct, in that - this sounds insane, but its where we are - the middle-aged broligarchs need AI to cross the Singularity line soon or else they’ll have to admit they’re really, actually, going to die.
Same.
Author friends, use this link to search of Meta scraped your books to train their AI. For me, every one of my books, novellas, and even an essay were stolen by one of the wealthiest companies on Earth: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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
March 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Same.
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My favourite is Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics by @jasonporath.bsky.social. Not for younger readers, this book opened up a whole world of feisty, often inspiring, sometimes scary women from history. With beautiful illustrations. #WomensHistoryMonth
March 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
My favourite is Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics by @jasonporath.bsky.social. Not for younger readers, this book opened up a whole world of feisty, often inspiring, sometimes scary women from history. With beautiful illustrations. #WomensHistoryMonth
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
There is a direct correlation between the stressfulness of my day and the number of times I've played this song on repeat to destress.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0GN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0GN...
Joe Hisaishi - Summer
YouTube video by JoeHisaishiVEVO
www.youtube.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
There is a direct correlation between the stressfulness of my day and the number of times I've played this song on repeat to destress.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0GN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0GN...
Nickelodeon is finally giving us a new Avatar: The Last Airbender show
With a brand new avatar…
www.polygon.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Just a reminder that fascists, authoritarians, dictators of all stripes destroy archives— books, museums, databases, &c— because those things provide windows onto a plurality of other ways we might organize the world.
And so preserving, defending, and spreading that knowledge harms those regimes.
And so preserving, defending, and spreading that knowledge harms those regimes.
February 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Just a reminder that fascists, authoritarians, dictators of all stripes destroy archives— books, museums, databases, &c— because those things provide windows onto a plurality of other ways we might organize the world.
And so preserving, defending, and spreading that knowledge harms those regimes.
And so preserving, defending, and spreading that knowledge harms those regimes.
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Friendly reminder to get your free Covid tests before they throw them away.
Covidtests.gov
wapo.st/42VLGQh
Covidtests.gov
wapo.st/42VLGQh
U.S. weighs destroying $500 million in stockpiled covid tests
The government is reviewing proposals to shut down the program that ships free covid tests to American households and has been considering destroying 160 million tests.
wapo.st
February 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Friendly reminder to get your free Covid tests before they throw them away.
Covidtests.gov
wapo.st/42VLGQh
Covidtests.gov
wapo.st/42VLGQh
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Motherfuckers.
February 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Motherfuckers.
I often hail my newborn as the Dark Lord Grumbletummy, tackiing on a growing list of epithets. Best read in the voice I use -- a mix of Dr Orpheus and the Daleks:
- Master of the Dire Wail
- Breaker of Winds
- Keeper of the Four Cheeks
- Devourer of Milk
- Kicker of Turds
- The Terror Unsleeping
- Master of the Dire Wail
- Breaker of Winds
- Keeper of the Four Cheeks
- Devourer of Milk
- Kicker of Turds
- The Terror Unsleeping
February 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I often hail my newborn as the Dark Lord Grumbletummy, tackiing on a growing list of epithets. Best read in the voice I use -- a mix of Dr Orpheus and the Daleks:
- Master of the Dire Wail
- Breaker of Winds
- Keeper of the Four Cheeks
- Devourer of Milk
- Kicker of Turds
- The Terror Unsleeping
- Master of the Dire Wail
- Breaker of Winds
- Keeper of the Four Cheeks
- Devourer of Milk
- Kicker of Turds
- The Terror Unsleeping
There is no greater feat of human engineering than the Huggies diaper. I’m talking 300-Spartans-at-the-Hot-Gates levels of defense against poop so omnipresent it could be mistaken for a sepia filter. #newparents
February 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
There is no greater feat of human engineering than the Huggies diaper. I’m talking 300-Spartans-at-the-Hot-Gates levels of defense against poop so omnipresent it could be mistaken for a sepia filter. #newparents
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Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
We all like to yell at the Democrats, but it’s really Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune who are letting Elon Musk and his faceless goon squad make a mockery of their power as leaders of a coequal branch without uttering a peep or lifting a finger.
February 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
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When I think of Elon Musk hacking into hundreds of millions of tax files and Social Security records I am reminded of the case of Aaron Swartz. He face five years in prison because he hacked into M.I.T's computer system.
February 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
When I think of Elon Musk hacking into hundreds of millions of tax files and Social Security records I am reminded of the case of Aaron Swartz. He face five years in prison because he hacked into M.I.T's computer system.
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My housemate is part of a team frantically backing up science data from public servers due to be purged. Let it be known in 2025 these are the times in which we live in the United States
February 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
My housemate is part of a team frantically backing up science data from public servers due to be purged. Let it be known in 2025 these are the times in which we live in the United States
If Ted Lasso ever cheered you up at a time you really needed it, watch Shrinking on Apple TV. Just binged the first two seasons and it’s so human and warm and wonderful. Hits all the same notes. Probably more consistent than Ted Lasso honestly.
January 27, 2025 at 4:55 AM
If Ted Lasso ever cheered you up at a time you really needed it, watch Shrinking on Apple TV. Just binged the first two seasons and it’s so human and warm and wonderful. Hits all the same notes. Probably more consistent than Ted Lasso honestly.
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When you realize the redpill is poison.
Really appreciate the mature analysis of the hysterical hypocrisy of the 'anti-woke' online frenzy by @darkmatter2525.bsky.social, who's an incredible communicator.
A must watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2QG...
Really appreciate the mature analysis of the hysterical hypocrisy of the 'anti-woke' online frenzy by @darkmatter2525.bsky.social, who's an incredible communicator.
A must watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2QG...
Why I Stopped Being Anti-Woke
YouTube video by DarkMatter2525
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
When you realize the redpill is poison.
Really appreciate the mature analysis of the hysterical hypocrisy of the 'anti-woke' online frenzy by @darkmatter2525.bsky.social, who's an incredible communicator.
A must watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2QG...
Really appreciate the mature analysis of the hysterical hypocrisy of the 'anti-woke' online frenzy by @darkmatter2525.bsky.social, who's an incredible communicator.
A must watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2QG...
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943