dez
@smuonsneutrino.bsky.social
(he/him) I like ttrpgs, film, math, and physics.
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If you come at me assuming I'm white when I talk abt race I will rocket you into the sun. Black people have nonrepresentational profile pics too dingus
Was @smuonsneutrino on cohost
If you come at me assuming I'm white when I talk abt race I will rocket you into the sun. Black people have nonrepresentational profile pics too dingus
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@smuonsneutrino.bsky.social
· Nov 26
[unmasking scooby-doo villain] Milton Friedman?!
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even if I think labeling anyone "father of indie games" is dubious I have to admit I am amused by the contrast of saying "not jon blow, but Pixel(cavestory)" in that the former has become a raging misogynist while the latter quietly and pseudo-anonymously posts furry art on here once a month or so
December 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
even if I think labeling anyone "father of indie games" is dubious I have to admit I am amused by the contrast of saying "not jon blow, but Pixel(cavestory)" in that the former has become a raging misogynist while the latter quietly and pseudo-anonymously posts furry art on here once a month or so
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My private equity owned dentist does things a little differently. I pay a monthly fee to keep the teeth I already have, and if I unsubscribe they send a guy to knock them out
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My private equity owned dentist does things a little differently. I pay a monthly fee to keep the teeth I already have, and if I unsubscribe they send a guy to knock them out
My relationship with Massive Attack's Heligoland is so weird. If you asked me point blank for my top 5 albums wouldn't list it, but I've listened to it 3-4 times a year minimum every year since 2014, so on some level it *must* be a favorite
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My relationship with Massive Attack's Heligoland is so weird. If you asked me point blank for my top 5 albums wouldn't list it, but I've listened to it 3-4 times a year minimum every year since 2014, so on some level it *must* be a favorite
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every goddamn time
December 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
every goddamn time
Good American Cities:
-Pittsburgh
-St. Louis
-DC [except Virginia]
-NYC [except Staten Island]
-Madison
-Chicago
-Kansas City, MO
-Baltimore
-Philadelphia
-most of them
Bad American Cities:
-Indianapolis
-Kansas City, KS
-any city in Connecticut
-Pittsburgh
-St. Louis
-DC [except Virginia]
-NYC [except Staten Island]
-Madison
-Chicago
-Kansas City, MO
-Baltimore
-Philadelphia
-most of them
Bad American Cities:
-Indianapolis
-Kansas City, KS
-any city in Connecticut
December 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Good American Cities:
-Pittsburgh
-St. Louis
-DC [except Virginia]
-NYC [except Staten Island]
-Madison
-Chicago
-Kansas City, MO
-Baltimore
-Philadelphia
-most of them
Bad American Cities:
-Indianapolis
-Kansas City, KS
-any city in Connecticut
-Pittsburgh
-St. Louis
-DC [except Virginia]
-NYC [except Staten Island]
-Madison
-Chicago
-Kansas City, MO
-Baltimore
-Philadelphia
-most of them
Bad American Cities:
-Indianapolis
-Kansas City, KS
-any city in Connecticut
Watching Invincible and my only complaint is that the Korean animation studio does not know America well enough to be naming specific cities.
Mark gets punched to Chicago where there is an NYC style *subway* entrance (should be the L) then punched into the station and it's Gallery Place (DC metro)
Mark gets punched to Chicago where there is an NYC style *subway* entrance (should be the L) then punched into the station and it's Gallery Place (DC metro)
December 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Watching Invincible and my only complaint is that the Korean animation studio does not know America well enough to be naming specific cities.
Mark gets punched to Chicago where there is an NYC style *subway* entrance (should be the L) then punched into the station and it's Gallery Place (DC metro)
Mark gets punched to Chicago where there is an NYC style *subway* entrance (should be the L) then punched into the station and it's Gallery Place (DC metro)
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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"people with renaissance-level art skills don't exist anymore" yes they do their username is something like 03748218_ and they spend all their time drawing pornography so deranged it'd kill hugh hefner a second time
December 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"people with renaissance-level art skills don't exist anymore" yes they do their username is something like 03748218_ and they spend all their time drawing pornography so deranged it'd kill hugh hefner a second time
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I can't get over the fact that it's been several years and she's *still* talking about this thing that, again, nobody on the face of the earth has ever called her.
December 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I can't get over the fact that it's been several years and she's *still* talking about this thing that, again, nobody on the face of the earth has ever called her.
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There are only two situations where I've seen people actually use the term:
1. Lesbian parents when specifying which of the two of them gave birth
2. Trans men and non-binary people who have kids using that term *for themselves*
But Ana made it about her for no reason at all.
1. Lesbian parents when specifying which of the two of them gave birth
2. Trans men and non-binary people who have kids using that term *for themselves*
But Ana made it about her for no reason at all.
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
There are only two situations where I've seen people actually use the term:
1. Lesbian parents when specifying which of the two of them gave birth
2. Trans men and non-binary people who have kids using that term *for themselves*
But Ana made it about her for no reason at all.
1. Lesbian parents when specifying which of the two of them gave birth
2. Trans men and non-binary people who have kids using that term *for themselves*
But Ana made it about her for no reason at all.
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This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:
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God, nothing ruins my day like hearing about right-wing politics. Better take a break and retreat into my favorite pastimes: football, country music and being on social media
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
God, nothing ruins my day like hearing about right-wing politics. Better take a break and retreat into my favorite pastimes: football, country music and being on social media
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Pornhub has released the top most searched terms in the United States and every state searched “industrial crane lifting a dark and dripping shape from an unquiet sea” bc America is going through it,
December 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Pornhub has released the top most searched terms in the United States and every state searched “industrial crane lifting a dark and dripping shape from an unquiet sea” bc America is going through it,
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i would kill to have cohost back, no joke. probably more than once. not just anyone but i would
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
i would kill to have cohost back, no joke. probably more than once. not just anyone but i would
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Me making my bed: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me laying in it: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me laying in it: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
December 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Me making my bed: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me laying in it: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me laying in it: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
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Fascists' open unabashed embrace of slop machines would, you'd think, give some people pause and make them consider what this technology really serves but it generally doesn't seem to
December 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Fascists' open unabashed embrace of slop machines would, you'd think, give some people pause and make them consider what this technology really serves but it generally doesn't seem to
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this is similar to what I've come to think of as the "reverse turing test"
when people find synthetic text is "good enough" to complete a task (homework, business report, email) it doesn't mean the machine is smart. it means they were asked to produce something that didn't matter
it's diagnostic
when people find synthetic text is "good enough" to complete a task (homework, business report, email) it doesn't mean the machine is smart. it means they were asked to produce something that didn't matter
it's diagnostic
So similarly, when we see people who prefer ChatGPT or a similar synthetic text extruding machine as a source of medical information, that means those are people who are under-served in the current system.
December 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
this is similar to what I've come to think of as the "reverse turing test"
when people find synthetic text is "good enough" to complete a task (homework, business report, email) it doesn't mean the machine is smart. it means they were asked to produce something that didn't matter
it's diagnostic
when people find synthetic text is "good enough" to complete a task (homework, business report, email) it doesn't mean the machine is smart. it means they were asked to produce something that didn't matter
it's diagnostic
I'm not gonna act like Kingkiller is beyond reproach but a lot of the criticism of it comes down to "I don't like that it realistically portrays the kind of unreliable narration and storylines that a toxicly masculine narrator would tell" as if the extreme unreliability wasn't the point
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I'm not gonna act like Kingkiller is beyond reproach but a lot of the criticism of it comes down to "I don't like that it realistically portrays the kind of unreliable narration and storylines that a toxicly masculine narrator would tell" as if the extreme unreliability wasn't the point
i know this makes me extremely unusual for an american but I would literally rather be called a "negro" than "african american" in most contexts. like obv "black" is preferred but tbh "negro" has been out of use for so long that it feels better than over-academic language to me
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
i know this makes me extremely unusual for an american but I would literally rather be called a "negro" than "african american" in most contexts. like obv "black" is preferred but tbh "negro" has been out of use for so long that it feels better than over-academic language to me
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YES I'm glad this functionality worked, we added it super last minute and didn't get to test much!
(In Angeline Era if you clear 3/6 of your first action levels with no deaths, it asks if you'd like to turn up the difficulty so as to try to fit players with a suitable difficulty!)
(In Angeline Era if you clear 3/6 of your first action levels with no deaths, it asks if you'd like to turn up the difficulty so as to try to fit players with a suitable difficulty!)
rare case where a video game asks me to pick a *harder* difficulty. yeah sure why not. kill me
December 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
YES I'm glad this functionality worked, we added it super last minute and didn't get to test much!
(In Angeline Era if you clear 3/6 of your first action levels with no deaths, it asks if you'd like to turn up the difficulty so as to try to fit players with a suitable difficulty!)
(In Angeline Era if you clear 3/6 of your first action levels with no deaths, it asks if you'd like to turn up the difficulty so as to try to fit players with a suitable difficulty!)
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If retailers think this lossage is cheaper than paying checkout workers, it's basically just them operating at the natural margin of their business. Free market at work.
More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they've stolen: Survey
More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they’ve stolen: Survey
More than a third of self-checkout thieves see the kiosks as “unpaid work” so taking small items “feels like compensation.”
ktla.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
If retailers think this lossage is cheaper than paying checkout workers, it's basically just them operating at the natural margin of their business. Free market at work.
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"My child was perfect and has been replaced by a changeling baby," but in the year 2025.
some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM