Iykyk
@lipstickscribbles.bsky.social
It's been a long, winding journey, cutting a path through uncharted territory.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov this is not a good look.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov this is not a good look.
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Every sinuous string coming together - patience and artistry woven into a masterpiece. Amazing work by Ben Koracevic via Dailyart Unity.
#beautifulbizarre #contemporaryart #surrealart #straingart #sculpture #artcollectors #artmagazine #artinspo #art
#beautifulbizarre #contemporaryart #surrealart #straingart #sculpture #artcollectors #artmagazine #artinspo #art
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Every sinuous string coming together - patience and artistry woven into a masterpiece. Amazing work by Ben Koracevic via Dailyart Unity.
#beautifulbizarre #contemporaryart #surrealart #straingart #sculpture #artcollectors #artmagazine #artinspo #art
#beautifulbizarre #contemporaryart #surrealart #straingart #sculpture #artcollectors #artmagazine #artinspo #art
Curious what @garymarcus.bsky.social thinks of this back and forth.
I found it illuminating of the thoughts and internal biases between the two, which are indicative of some of the problems in the field.
I found it illuminating of the thoughts and internal biases between the two, which are indicative of some of the problems in the field.
SUSTKEVER says age of scaling is over; it’s “back to the age of research.”
“.. We are in a world where there are more companies than ideas by quite a bit.” 👀
www.dwarkesh.com/p/ilya-sutsk...
“.. We are in a world where there are more companies than ideas by quite a bit.” 👀
www.dwarkesh.com/p/ilya-sutsk...
Ilya Sutskever – We're moving from the age of scaling to the age of research
“These models somehow just generalize dramatically worse than people. It's a very fundamental thing.”
www.dwarkesh.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Curious what @garymarcus.bsky.social thinks of this back and forth.
I found it illuminating of the thoughts and internal biases between the two, which are indicative of some of the problems in the field.
I found it illuminating of the thoughts and internal biases between the two, which are indicative of some of the problems in the field.
Expanding the House would do a lot to improve the situation. There's really no excuse for having a single rep stand in for 300,000 people.
No one expected that CA would be 40 million and VT would be 500,000. (In the early 20th c, MA had more electors than CA.) You can fix that- by expanding the House, adding "at large" electors, maybe, and adding at least two new states (DC and PR), but be careful about attacking federalism. /4
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Expanding the House would do a lot to improve the situation. There's really no excuse for having a single rep stand in for 300,000 people.
Recasting Vesemir with Vesemir's father, smfh.
Was the casting director on their fifth bump of coke when they made this choice?
Was the casting director on their fifth bump of coke when they made this choice?
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Recasting Vesemir with Vesemir's father, smfh.
Was the casting director on their fifth bump of coke when they made this choice?
Was the casting director on their fifth bump of coke when they made this choice?
Gen 3:4 Thou shalt not surely die.
GenAI 1:1: Thou shalt be made an ever living minstrel ghost to caper and sing forevermore.
GenAI 1:1: Thou shalt be made an ever living minstrel ghost to caper and sing forevermore.
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Gen 3:4 Thou shalt not surely die.
GenAI 1:1: Thou shalt be made an ever living minstrel ghost to caper and sing forevermore.
GenAI 1:1: Thou shalt be made an ever living minstrel ghost to caper and sing forevermore.
💯 co-signed.
Credible adherence to these five key planks should be a requirement for any Democrat Federal office seeker (or Independent wanting to be taken seriously) and made part of the next platform.
Credible adherence to these five key planks should be a requirement for any Democrat Federal office seeker (or Independent wanting to be taken seriously) and made part of the next platform.
Not that anyone has any free brain space to focus on the future of the Republic this morning. But I put together this short piece on how to figure out which Senators should be purged from Congress. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Status Interview – Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List
Over the last couple days I’ve argued both that the denouement of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
💯 co-signed.
Credible adherence to these five key planks should be a requirement for any Democrat Federal office seeker (or Independent wanting to be taken seriously) and made part of the next platform.
Credible adherence to these five key planks should be a requirement for any Democrat Federal office seeker (or Independent wanting to be taken seriously) and made part of the next platform.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
One of the interesting economic trends to watch is to what extent Chinese brand retail is globalizing and pushing into the US market. Most noticeably this is now visible in ent products, but there's little stopping them from experimenting across other market verticals.
October 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
One of the interesting economic trends to watch is to what extent Chinese brand retail is globalizing and pushing into the US market. Most noticeably this is now visible in ent products, but there's little stopping them from experimenting across other market verticals.
@garymarcus.bsky.social chronicling death of vibe coding.
Heard an exec say, "had cGPT write some python". Muted mic before I lol'd.
Coded outside the distribution always. If AI is increasing your productivity, seriously, rethink how you move.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
Heard an exec say, "had cGPT write some python". Muted mic before I lol'd.
Coded outside the distribution always. If AI is increasing your productivity, seriously, rethink how you move.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
Is vibe coding dying?
Amateurs might not be replacing teams of coders, after all
garymarcus.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
@garymarcus.bsky.social chronicling death of vibe coding.
Heard an exec say, "had cGPT write some python". Muted mic before I lol'd.
Coded outside the distribution always. If AI is increasing your productivity, seriously, rethink how you move.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
Heard an exec say, "had cGPT write some python". Muted mic before I lol'd.
Coded outside the distribution always. If AI is increasing your productivity, seriously, rethink how you move.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
Slophouse cinema era is upon us.
David and Larry Ellisons’ sloptastic vision for Hollywood is coming into focus:
“Paramount has reportedly signed a $200M+ multiyear deal for Higgsfield AI to use mass-use Popcorn AI model that ingests dailies and script notes, then outputs regional cuts: new leads, alternate jokes, revised endings”
“Paramount has reportedly signed a $200M+ multiyear deal for Higgsfield AI to use mass-use Popcorn AI model that ingests dailies and script notes, then outputs regional cuts: new leads, alternate jokes, revised endings”
October 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Slophouse cinema era is upon us.
Middle East Cease Fire aging like a Trump steak.
October 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Middle East Cease Fire aging like a Trump steak.
Love the dedication of street artists doing bolt ons.
Just in time for the No Kings protest…
“Putin’s Glory Hole” sculptures are popping up all over DC, courtesy of a mystery artist. They’re bolted down, so good luck taking them down.
Support the arts.
“Putin’s Glory Hole” sculptures are popping up all over DC, courtesy of a mystery artist. They’re bolted down, so good luck taking them down.
Support the arts.
October 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Love the dedication of street artists doing bolt ons.
Tokenized ponzi songs.
I'm all for fractional ownership of songs that can result in real revenues based on performance, but this is just another form of gambling.
www.vibe.us.com
I'm all for fractional ownership of songs that can result in real revenues based on performance, but this is just another form of gambling.
www.vibe.us.com
Vibe - Tokenize Your Music
A Launchpad for Verified MUSIC coins. Tokenize your songs and let fans invest in the music they love.
www.vibe.us.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Tokenized ponzi songs.
I'm all for fractional ownership of songs that can result in real revenues based on performance, but this is just another form of gambling.
www.vibe.us.com
I'm all for fractional ownership of songs that can result in real revenues based on performance, but this is just another form of gambling.
www.vibe.us.com
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America didn’t win WWII through “inferior tech," it won through organization, integration, and strategy, as well as the myth that Nazi Germany’s “exquisite” weapons outclassed the Allies, and critiques how the media keeps misusing history to sound profound. My latest⬇️
The Myth of Allied Technological Inferiority
World War II, The Free Press, and the Problematic Use of History in Contemporary Media
secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
America didn’t win WWII through “inferior tech," it won through organization, integration, and strategy, as well as the myth that Nazi Germany’s “exquisite” weapons outclassed the Allies, and critiques how the media keeps misusing history to sound profound. My latest⬇️
My entire professional life is around 98% center-left & left business people around the country and not once has the word antifa passed their lips.
By "increasingly" I feel like we're talking it went from one person in a town to two.
It's a non-issue outside the media gossip.
By "increasingly" I feel like we're talking it went from one person in a town to two.
It's a non-issue outside the media gossip.
"increasingly being owned/embraced by decidedly non-radical (center-left) people"
This is what I said would be a bad idea. Now go yell at each other about it instead of me :)
This is what I said would be a bad idea. Now go yell at each other about it instead of me :)
Sure, I'll bite...
The term "antifa" is increasingly being owned/embraced by decidedly non-radical (center-left) people who choose to take its nominal "anti-fascist" meaning at face value, often leveraging a WW2 historical perspective...
By way of example:
The term "antifa" is increasingly being owned/embraced by decidedly non-radical (center-left) people who choose to take its nominal "anti-fascist" meaning at face value, often leveraging a WW2 historical perspective...
By way of example:
October 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My entire professional life is around 98% center-left & left business people around the country and not once has the word antifa passed their lips.
By "increasingly" I feel like we're talking it went from one person in a town to two.
It's a non-issue outside the media gossip.
By "increasingly" I feel like we're talking it went from one person in a town to two.
It's a non-issue outside the media gossip.
Worst thing you can do to media people is ignore them.
I don’t think it’s good that we have an entire class of media elites who believe that people getting mad at them means they’re doing a good job, but identifying that makes me wonder if it’s actually better to not get mad at them and deprive them of what they want.
October 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Worst thing you can do to media people is ignore them.
This admin has utterly eviscerated the federal authorities implied right to deference.
Short of future allowance of direct civil and criminal penalties, I don't know how they recover trust.
Short of future allowance of direct civil and criminal penalties, I don't know how they recover trust.
“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
October 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This admin has utterly eviscerated the federal authorities implied right to deference.
Short of future allowance of direct civil and criminal penalties, I don't know how they recover trust.
Short of future allowance of direct civil and criminal penalties, I don't know how they recover trust.
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Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
October 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
It was ever thus.
A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly
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October 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It was ever thus.
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
Wapo, once again, fascinated by facts.
NEW: A flash poll by The Washington Post finds that 47% of Americans blame Trump and Republicans in Congress for the partial government shutdown, compared with 30 percent who blame Democrats in Congress.
Despite having media on their side Trump losing bigly www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Despite having media on their side Trump losing bigly www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Wapo, once again, fascinated by facts.
Conservatives wanting to return to the 80s should be reminded what captured the clubs and thus, culture, in the end.
youtu.be/wXLyAzgX-ho?...
youtu.be/wXLyAzgX-ho?...
Headhunter (V1.0)
YouTube video by Front 242 - Topic
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Conservatives wanting to return to the 80s should be reminded what captured the clubs and thus, culture, in the end.
youtu.be/wXLyAzgX-ho?...
youtu.be/wXLyAzgX-ho?...
Illuminating comparison between Klein's unmoored, fear-driven response to the current moment, and Coates' really ironclad foundation for why one holds the line even in the face of uncomfortable momentary odds.
Revealing is the right word
This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
September 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Illuminating comparison between Klein's unmoored, fear-driven response to the current moment, and Coates' really ironclad foundation for why one holds the line even in the face of uncomfortable momentary odds.
I see the battle of Portland has started out as successfully as the last time.
Portland declares ICE facility out of compliance, demands its clearance. www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
City of Portland will issue land use violation notice for ICE facility, triggering process to determine next steps at the site
The City of Portland believes the federal government violated detention conditions of its land use approval 25 times in a 10-month period, according to federal records. Next steps could include fines ...
www.portland.gov
September 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I see the battle of Portland has started out as successfully as the last time.