"Why haven't researchers proved the null hypothesis?" and other deep thoughts from the CDC.
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"Why haven't researchers proved the null hypothesis?" and other deep thoughts from the CDC.
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morning!
so, it's my birthday today and I'm now 50 (yikes) but it turns out i have a present for YOU! a new episode of @americanmedieval.bsky.social w/ the exceptional @sarahebond.bsky.social!
we talk dinosaurs & the American obsession w/ Rome (among other things...)
Listen now!
so, it's my birthday today and I'm now 50 (yikes) but it turns out i have a present for YOU! a new episode of @americanmedieval.bsky.social w/ the exceptional @sarahebond.bsky.social!
we talk dinosaurs & the American obsession w/ Rome (among other things...)
Listen now!
The “Fall of Rome” with Sarah Bond
Podcast Episode · American Medieval · 11/19/2025 · 1h 4m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
morning!
so, it's my birthday today and I'm now 50 (yikes) but it turns out i have a present for YOU! a new episode of @americanmedieval.bsky.social w/ the exceptional @sarahebond.bsky.social!
we talk dinosaurs & the American obsession w/ Rome (among other things...)
Listen now!
so, it's my birthday today and I'm now 50 (yikes) but it turns out i have a present for YOU! a new episode of @americanmedieval.bsky.social w/ the exceptional @sarahebond.bsky.social!
we talk dinosaurs & the American obsession w/ Rome (among other things...)
Listen now!
November 16, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Geography of Nowhere. It wasn't groundbreaking analysis, but it neatly packaged a lot of urban planning ideas.
I returned from a semester in Europe to my US college town, and I realized how *wrong* everything seemed, and it gave me a vocabulary to understand why.
I returned from a semester in Europe to my US college town, and I realized how *wrong* everything seemed, and it gave me a vocabulary to understand why.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Geography of Nowhere. It wasn't groundbreaking analysis, but it neatly packaged a lot of urban planning ideas.
I returned from a semester in Europe to my US college town, and I realized how *wrong* everything seemed, and it gave me a vocabulary to understand why.
I returned from a semester in Europe to my US college town, and I realized how *wrong* everything seemed, and it gave me a vocabulary to understand why.
Another incredibly shameful article from the NYT. They spent months portraying the protests as antisemitic and violent, and then they write about how the students regret not doing as much good as they hoped.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
With Cease-Fire, Some Pro-Palestinian Protesters Look Back, Ruefully
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Another incredibly shameful article from the NYT. They spent months portraying the protests as antisemitic and violent, and then they write about how the students regret not doing as much good as they hoped.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
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People imagine picking up and finding *something better* is an easy solution. But how is that supposed to work, when all your time and energy goes to staying alive? You have almost nothing to set aside to actually fight your way out.
October 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
People imagine picking up and finding *something better* is an easy solution. But how is that supposed to work, when all your time and energy goes to staying alive? You have almost nothing to set aside to actually fight your way out.
Every young Republican right now:
October 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Every young Republican right now:
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Disney will probably be really cool about Grok using their princesses in porn.
“I still can’t believe how unhinged the last update was. Not only the nudity but the motions, boobs bounces more realistically, it’s incredible.”
Elon Musk's xAI seems to have relaxed filters on Grok's video generation, allowing users to create and share explicit AI pornography.
Elon Musk's xAI seems to have relaxed filters on Grok's video generation, allowing users to create and share explicit AI pornography.
Musk's AI Is Being Used to Make Hardcore Porn: 'Grok Is Learning Genitalia Really Fast!'
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Disney will probably be really cool about Grok using their princesses in porn.
Fontina is the best cheese for grilled cheese and it's not even close.
October 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Fontina is the best cheese for grilled cheese and it's not even close.
add an 'l' to change the meaning of a movie
Superbald
Superbald
add an 'l' to change the meaning of a movie
harry land the hendersons
harry land the hendersons
Dumb Land Dumber
October 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
add an 'l' to change the meaning of a movie
Superbald
Superbald
Can anyone help me inscribe the entire text of Infinite Jest on a bullet?
September 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Can anyone help me inscribe the entire text of Infinite Jest on a bullet?
This is why we got off Facebook to share photos of my kids. It was a pain to get everyone to install a new app, but man was it worth it.
Meta has lately taken the “yep, we’re doing creep shit - allowing kids to view adult imagery, have sexualized discussions with chat bots, and we’re also pushing photos of kids into grown adult’s feeds without their parent’s consent, whatcha gonna do about it” approach
We should shut that down
We should shut that down
They realize that makes it worse, right?
September 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This is why we got off Facebook to share photos of my kids. It was a pain to get everyone to install a new app, but man was it worth it.
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Metroidvanias are either Protestant or Catholic. Castlevania? Catholic, of course. Metroid? Protestant. Blasphemous is Catholic. Dead Cells, Protestant.
Hollow Knight is Protestant, but Hollow Knight: Silksong is Catholic. That's why people are complaining the game is hard. Cause it's Catholic now.
Hollow Knight is Protestant, but Hollow Knight: Silksong is Catholic. That's why people are complaining the game is hard. Cause it's Catholic now.
September 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Metroidvanias are either Protestant or Catholic. Castlevania? Catholic, of course. Metroid? Protestant. Blasphemous is Catholic. Dead Cells, Protestant.
Hollow Knight is Protestant, but Hollow Knight: Silksong is Catholic. That's why people are complaining the game is hard. Cause it's Catholic now.
Hollow Knight is Protestant, but Hollow Knight: Silksong is Catholic. That's why people are complaining the game is hard. Cause it's Catholic now.
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Stagflation, anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, new Star Wars franchise, President doing crimes, national guard deployed to American cities. If the Steelers can put together a solid defense we're back in business.
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Stagflation, anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, new Star Wars franchise, President doing crimes, national guard deployed to American cities. If the Steelers can put together a solid defense we're back in business.
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In case you’re not done celebrating, here’s a spectacular essay from Defector, in which James Dobson is literally compared to Satan.
James Dobson Is Dead, Was A Monster | Defector
James Dobson was a nasty dude. He liked to beat children and dogs with a belt and to rain misery and punishment on the vulnerable; we know all of this about him because he said as much in public, repe...
defector.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In case you’re not done celebrating, here’s a spectacular essay from Defector, in which James Dobson is literally compared to Satan.
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I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oooh)
I am
I am
August 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oooh)
I am
I am
Since nothing matters anymore, Massachusetts should issue me a letter of marque. I promise to be cool about it.
cryptonews.com/news/wyoming...
Article 1 section 10
"No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debt..."
Article 1 section 10
"No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debt..."
Wyoming Launches First State-Issued Stablecoin
Wyoming has launched FRNT, the first U.S. state-backed stablecoin, fully collateralized with cash and Treasuries for digital transactions.
cryptonews.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Since nothing matters anymore, Massachusetts should issue me a letter of marque. I promise to be cool about it.
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ECHO MAKER - “Capital does not believe it can fail, which is why it must fail.”
VOLITION - So young. So *unbearably* young…
HALF LIGHT - Why do you see the two of them with their backs against a bullet-pocked wall, all of a sudden?
VOLITION - So young. So *unbearably* young…
HALF LIGHT - Why do you see the two of them with their backs against a bullet-pocked wall, all of a sudden?
August 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
ECHO MAKER - “Capital does not believe it can fail, which is why it must fail.”
VOLITION - So young. So *unbearably* young…
HALF LIGHT - Why do you see the two of them with their backs against a bullet-pocked wall, all of a sudden?
VOLITION - So young. So *unbearably* young…
HALF LIGHT - Why do you see the two of them with their backs against a bullet-pocked wall, all of a sudden?
New ALAB dropped just in time for my 12 hour flight
July 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New ALAB dropped just in time for my 12 hour flight
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.