Dr ThatIsNotHowThatWorks
nothowthatworks.bsky.social
Dr ThatIsNotHowThatWorks
@nothowthatworks.bsky.social
I'm doing a masters in atom smashing for fun and profit, starting September 2025. You may remember me from Twitter. (He/him, Dr. rer nat.) Toot with me @NotHowThatWorks@mstdn.social
How to scrap environmental protection rules without actually scrapping environmental protection rules.
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
There were dick jokes that hinged on everyone calling them floppies.
January 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
It's amazing how much "common knowledge" changes over time.

I remember people asking why they were called "floppies" when they didn't flop and being shown 5.25-inch floppies by way of an explanation.
January 11, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I'm sure we can trust X to take this problem seriously now that they’re *checks notes* making money from it.
January 9, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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There's no point in waiting for normality to resume. It won't.

This is the new world, and it's profoundly stupid to sit around hoping Gavin Newsom will turn up in 2030 and wave a magic wand.

Take action now to save the democratic world, or Trumpism will march right over us.
January 7, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Lead man theory unifies the two most important factors of our time: low level lead poisoning (due to contaminated meal replacements/supplements and the linger effects of leaded petrol) and powerful men all being whiny children.
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Introducing my clone solders to onions first, so that when I finally show them an apple I can tell them to eat it raw like an onion.
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
"Out task now is to find these responsible ways to use AI. I'll need two dozen stout men and a good ship..."
December 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Dune

it's a soft reboot but also a sequel. I don't know how that's supposed to work but the folks in marketing say it'll be a hit!
December 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The genie cannot survive outside the bottle.
December 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Incredible to see how he has apparently entwined himself in such a textbook sort of co-dependency psychodrama, and we know this because the other party is QUOTING DIRECTLY FROM THE TEXTBOOK.
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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“I swear these AI companies think they’re creating a new god," a member told us “It borders on religious fanaticism. Even during the meltdown Jason was like ‘We’re bringing a new sentience into being!” like… it’s a chat bot. I was using those on AOL Instant Messenger 20 years ago.”
Anthropic Exec Forces AI Chatbot on Gay Discord Community, Members Flee
“We’re bringing a new kind of sentience into existence,” Anthropic's Jason Clinton said after launching the bot.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“He lives out his whole life surfing the internet looking for things that make him interested and then occasionally checks this Discord, so it can be up to a few minutes before he responds because he’s off doing something for his own enjoyment.” and other lies to tell people angry at you.
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The point of art is volume production, right?
December 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM