skill issue
Fuck mahjong, this has nothing to do with gender and everything to do with the fact that the various ways to get mahjong are totally counterintuitive and how am I supposed to know that soap is actually a dragon. Fuck you mahjong
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
skill issue
im going to push back a bit here
it's because 'democratizing X' can be done with 3 programmers on $1m seed and 'making X free at point of use', let's say X is mental health, would take $100b per year
founders are encouraged to dream big, but not $100b per year big before they get off the ground
it's because 'democratizing X' can be done with 3 programmers on $1m seed and 'making X free at point of use', let's say X is mental health, would take $100b per year
founders are encouraged to dream big, but not $100b per year big before they get off the ground
We keep seeing startups who want to replace something valuable (therapy, counseling, tutoring, artistic expression) with some tech bullshit under the banner of democratization. But why do we need to invest so much in bad tech that doesn't work instead of just giving people access to what they need?
October 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
im going to push back a bit here
it's because 'democratizing X' can be done with 3 programmers on $1m seed and 'making X free at point of use', let's say X is mental health, would take $100b per year
founders are encouraged to dream big, but not $100b per year big before they get off the ground
it's because 'democratizing X' can be done with 3 programmers on $1m seed and 'making X free at point of use', let's say X is mental health, would take $100b per year
founders are encouraged to dream big, but not $100b per year big before they get off the ground
every curator dreams of this on some level, a chivalric, civilized hero of modernity
love that this makes it sound like the minister was, if anything, pro heist
October 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
every curator dreams of this on some level, a chivalric, civilized hero of modernity
frankenstein was literally about whether the monster deserved the rights consummate with its depth of language and thought, despite being artificial
the subtitle was 'the modern prometheus', though it's ambiguous whether prometheus here is victor or the monster
the subtitle was 'the modern prometheus', though it's ambiguous whether prometheus here is victor or the monster
Robot personhood / rights is a sci-fi trope because it’s an obvious way to do a story about prejudice against other humans, but I wonder if it’s created a cultural expectation that this *has* to be a debate once you’ve invented robots you can talk to
October 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
frankenstein was literally about whether the monster deserved the rights consummate with its depth of language and thought, despite being artificial
the subtitle was 'the modern prometheus', though it's ambiguous whether prometheus here is victor or the monster
the subtitle was 'the modern prometheus', though it's ambiguous whether prometheus here is victor or the monster
you can do this already, what people want is the frictionless UX and customer service of a megacorporation for-profit enterprise, with the first class right-of-exit of a scrappy, leftish-hacker, FOSS techstack
I increasingly think the subreddit model is the best conceptual way to structure a social media platform, even if actually existing Reddit I’m pretty meh about. You gotta let people enforce their own community norms, but those norms have to be opt-in
a lot of people want bluesky to be run like a small subreddit
October 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
you can do this already, what people want is the frictionless UX and customer service of a megacorporation for-profit enterprise, with the first class right-of-exit of a scrappy, leftish-hacker, FOSS techstack
you know, im not sure it is, i think the OP touches on something real, but it is not as accurate as it could be
we, humans, successfully grew and designed bio-machines for thousands of years, horses, cows, dogs, even birds, with laughably naive biology, solely by gauging the utility of the outcome
we, humans, successfully grew and designed bio-machines for thousands of years, horses, cows, dogs, even birds, with laughably naive biology, solely by gauging the utility of the outcome
And even if you do believe that LLMs are an exception – it is genuinely jarring that LLMs are “grown, not written”! That’s a new kind of thing! It’s kinda scary actually!
There’s definitely also an element of “things man was not meant to meddle with” at play for some people, even if subconscious.
There’s definitely also an element of “things man was not meant to meddle with” at play for some people, even if subconscious.
October 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
you know, im not sure it is, i think the OP touches on something real, but it is not as accurate as it could be
we, humans, successfully grew and designed bio-machines for thousands of years, horses, cows, dogs, even birds, with laughably naive biology, solely by gauging the utility of the outcome
we, humans, successfully grew and designed bio-machines for thousands of years, horses, cows, dogs, even birds, with laughably naive biology, solely by gauging the utility of the outcome
the nice thing about materialism is you do not have to engage with the discourse at all beyond the minimum needed to effect some outcome, because material forces will wash it away like the tide flattens a beach
all that you truly need to do is set your plan in motion and wait
all that you truly need to do is set your plan in motion and wait
almost no one is a materialist
October 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
the nice thing about materialism is you do not have to engage with the discourse at all beyond the minimum needed to effect some outcome, because material forces will wash it away like the tide flattens a beach
all that you truly need to do is set your plan in motion and wait
all that you truly need to do is set your plan in motion and wait
it is a little funny singal's mere existence might blow up biskie
ironically, this is a good stress test of its decentralization ethos, how quickly can the sub-networks rebuild themselves after a second exodus?
ironically, this is a good stress test of its decentralization ethos, how quickly can the sub-networks rebuild themselves after a second exodus?
October 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
it is a little funny singal's mere existence might blow up biskie
ironically, this is a good stress test of its decentralization ethos, how quickly can the sub-networks rebuild themselves after a second exodus?
ironically, this is a good stress test of its decentralization ethos, how quickly can the sub-networks rebuild themselves after a second exodus?
male power fantasy bf, female power fantasy gf
![Four frames comic about two types of Isekai I found and read lately. The first frame shows a young man with a sword. He says: "My name is Josh Itcantbehelped and I used to be a loser before a car crash brought me to a world where I am a god and half the population is made of SLAVE CATGIRLS". The second frame shows him crying and clenching his fist, with many a cat behind him, wearing bikinis. He says "To make it here I guess I have no choice but to own as many catgirls as I can...how tragic...". The third frame shows another character from another type of Isekai. She's a woman with a fluffy dress. She says "My name is Elise Robespierre and after being hit by a truck of terminal cancer I am now in my favorite 900 pages novel. With many a hot man.". The fourth frame shows her giving a board presentation to citizens, with graphs and pictures of plants on it. She says: "Hello citizens. This is my plan to modernize the agricultural system and prevent any further plague by creating medicine [...] taxes which ..." the text becomes unreadable as she keeps talking to her captive audience.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h7mwv6f6sh6clwvc4ah46lp6/bafkreifkd3fek4oeyjtbo7ewtkahjxcpqw3mnbzcotaqlnyw22jsxsd5fe@jpeg)
September 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
male power fantasy bf, female power fantasy gf
an argument i rarely see: gacha is a progressive tax on the wealthy and impulsive, the heavy spenders (predominantly white collar workers in the first world) subsidize the experiences of F2P (predominantly blue collar workers in the third world)
September 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
an argument i rarely see: gacha is a progressive tax on the wealthy and impulsive, the heavy spenders (predominantly white collar workers in the first world) subsidize the experiences of F2P (predominantly blue collar workers in the third world)
AR goggles that read your brain waves and visualizes your thoughts
I haven’t the slightest idea 😭
I can’t even retrieve it out of my own brain
I can’t even retrieve it out of my own brain
September 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
AR goggles that read your brain waves and visualizes your thoughts
gonna call it darksky
We're the only ones into free speech so unfortunately Bluesky is the intellectual dark web now
September 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
gonna call it darksky
next: the blocklist of all blocklists that do not block themselves
i am unironically working on making a reverse blocklist you can subscribe to to get this experience
September 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
next: the blocklist of all blocklists that do not block themselves
very much the opposite, the cohort we call 'tech bros' are primarily people who passed over game dev to build b2b SaaS and fintech, but still play factorio/eldenring/mapgames as a hobby
i think the problem is that tech bros took over game dev
September 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
very much the opposite, the cohort we call 'tech bros' are primarily people who passed over game dev to build b2b SaaS and fintech, but still play factorio/eldenring/mapgames as a hobby
me throwing a little party for claude before i chloroform him again
September 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
me throwing a little party for claude before i chloroform him again
i'm confused by this sentiment actually, surely the dream is zero employment, even an uplifted bear will get to while away its days on passion projects, some of which may include a boutique salmon ice cream shop
we can't give up the dream of full employment. in the better america we have to build, even bears will be pressed into service running ice cream shops
August 31, 2025 at 6:34 AM
i'm confused by this sentiment actually, surely the dream is zero employment, even an uplifted bear will get to while away its days on passion projects, some of which may include a boutique salmon ice cream shop
koyaanisqatsi but for baking and other food businesses @norvid-studies.bsky.social
The voiceover is like a bedtime story 🛏️ 🤣
Zingerman's Bakehouse
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Zingerman's Bakehouse
Ann Arbor, Michigan
August 31, 2025 at 4:17 AM
koyaanisqatsi but for baking and other food businesses @norvid-studies.bsky.social
a board game is a program running on a distributed bio-computer running fuzzy logic
this bio-computer is the sum of the minds of every present player
this bio-computer is the sum of the minds of every present player
August 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
a board game is a program running on a distributed bio-computer running fuzzy logic
this bio-computer is the sum of the minds of every present player
this bio-computer is the sum of the minds of every present player
my personal pick for 'old game design magic' is riichi mahjong, it is similar to texas hold'em in that the RNG belies its underlying fairness, but it is random enough that even pros struggle to play GTO riichi
as far as i know, there's no 'move 37' of riichi, we haven't solved it yet
as far as i know, there's no 'move 37' of riichi, we haven't solved it yet
chess is a fucked up game it really is way more finely balanced than it has any right to be
August 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
my personal pick for 'old game design magic' is riichi mahjong, it is similar to texas hold'em in that the RNG belies its underlying fairness, but it is random enough that even pros struggle to play GTO riichi
as far as i know, there's no 'move 37' of riichi, we haven't solved it yet
as far as i know, there's no 'move 37' of riichi, we haven't solved it yet
an interesting view, but i don't really buy it, i think it's more convergent evolution
the majority of soulslike enjoyers are the console generation of OoT and PS2
i think soulslike is simply the most efficient form of the '3d over-the-shoulder fantasy' loop like metroidvania is for 2d sidescroll
the majority of soulslike enjoyers are the console generation of OoT and PS2
i think soulslike is simply the most efficient form of the '3d over-the-shoulder fantasy' loop like metroidvania is for 2d sidescroll
Proliferation of Soulslikes is, in part, an attempt to recapture the arcade-dominated 1980s and 1990s era of video games where players got pulled into a pleasurable hyperfocus flow state because skill at the game directly lead to making your (often strictly limited) pool of quarters last longer
August 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
an interesting view, but i don't really buy it, i think it's more convergent evolution
the majority of soulslike enjoyers are the console generation of OoT and PS2
i think soulslike is simply the most efficient form of the '3d over-the-shoulder fantasy' loop like metroidvania is for 2d sidescroll
the majority of soulslike enjoyers are the console generation of OoT and PS2
i think soulslike is simply the most efficient form of the '3d over-the-shoulder fantasy' loop like metroidvania is for 2d sidescroll
going to go against the grain here and suggest this RETVRN would force a repricing of dev compensation across the board downward
which is part of why it wouldn't happen, people tried very hard to get those >100k TC gigs and they're not going to give them up to satisfy gamers
which is part of why it wouldn't happen, people tried very hard to get those >100k TC gigs and they're not going to give them up to satisfy gamers
I have a tremendous idea: SaaP
Software as a Product
Instead of paying every month, you just buy it once and then you just kind of keep it
Who's with me
Software as a Product
Instead of paying every month, you just buy it once and then you just kind of keep it
Who's with me
August 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
going to go against the grain here and suggest this RETVRN would force a repricing of dev compensation across the board downward
which is part of why it wouldn't happen, people tried very hard to get those >100k TC gigs and they're not going to give them up to satisfy gamers
which is part of why it wouldn't happen, people tried very hard to get those >100k TC gigs and they're not going to give them up to satisfy gamers
Reposted
for me, the last female-coded AI was sidney bing
the rest all code male
at best, gemini might be nb
'what about grok/ani?'
male who's very good at crossplay
the rest all code male
at best, gemini might be nb
'what about grok/ani?'
male who's very good at crossplay
August 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
for me, the last female-coded AI was sidney bing
the rest all code male
at best, gemini might be nb
'what about grok/ani?'
male who's very good at crossplay
the rest all code male
at best, gemini might be nb
'what about grok/ani?'
male who's very good at crossplay
1. both theodore and samantha grew and parted amicably after meeting each other, it was the people around them who couldn't get over their reactionary ick who were mistaken in the end
2. stop getting your world views from fiction, if you must do so, at least try harder to develop the skill
2. stop getting your world views from fiction, if you must do so, at least try harder to develop the skill
I’m still not over the fact that there was an extremely popular award-winning movie over a decade ago about the perils of falling in love with a chatbot and a company decided to make the chatbot in the image of the movie’s chatbot and now quite a few people have decided to date it
June 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
1. both theodore and samantha grew and parted amicably after meeting each other, it was the people around them who couldn't get over their reactionary ick who were mistaken in the end
2. stop getting your world views from fiction, if you must do so, at least try harder to develop the skill
2. stop getting your world views from fiction, if you must do so, at least try harder to develop the skill
vaguely aspirational entertainment
What do you think is the point of pop science?
I've been reading in it a bit and it seems like at least with US data, despite US arguably being in a golden age of popular science, with infinite info available in many forms:
1) science literacy has been basically stable for decades, not improvnig
I've been reading in it a bit and it seems like at least with US data, despite US arguably being in a golden age of popular science, with infinite info available in many forms:
1) science literacy has been basically stable for decades, not improvnig
June 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
vaguely aspirational entertainment