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Vell, just zis guy, you know?
"Ok, you over there, you're team Squirrel. And you all over there are team... uh... I don't know... Rabbit. Now let's play some dodgeball!"
Five minutes later...
"I would die for you, Squirrel brother."
Five minutes later...
"I would die for you, Squirrel brother."
December 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Ok, you over there, you're team Squirrel. And you all over there are team... uh... I don't know... Rabbit. Now let's play some dodgeball!"
Five minutes later...
"I would die for you, Squirrel brother."
Five minutes later...
"I would die for you, Squirrel brother."
We've been fed the "we're all just animals who are one missed extra guac on a burrito away from tearing society down" line for a long time but the reality is that we ARE animals - social animals. Pro-social actions and empathy are as innate in us as the capacity for violence, and much more common.
December 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
We've been fed the "we're all just animals who are one missed extra guac on a burrito away from tearing society down" line for a long time but the reality is that we ARE animals - social animals. Pro-social actions and empathy are as innate in us as the capacity for violence, and much more common.
So what you're saying is that giving homeless people enough money to pay for housing will result in fewer homeless people and better social outcomes? I mean, sure, that seems good, but what about the poor, un-pulled bootstraps? Won't somebody please think of the bootstraps!
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
So what you're saying is that giving homeless people enough money to pay for housing will result in fewer homeless people and better social outcomes? I mean, sure, that seems good, but what about the poor, un-pulled bootstraps? Won't somebody please think of the bootstraps!
It's the rise of unfiltered pseudo-intellectual epiphanies that would previously be caught and suffocated in the editing room.
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It's the rise of unfiltered pseudo-intellectual epiphanies that would previously be caught and suffocated in the editing room.
If you switch "reliable" for "trustworthy" the sentiment holds. Rationally I know that the BLS numbers are reliable but it's still difficult to trust anything coming out of this admin. For many the reliability is functionally irrelevant - it's a piece of chocolate on a pile of dog shit.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you switch "reliable" for "trustworthy" the sentiment holds. Rationally I know that the BLS numbers are reliable but it's still difficult to trust anything coming out of this admin. For many the reliability is functionally irrelevant - it's a piece of chocolate on a pile of dog shit.
My god. They must have a tremendous cheese bill to go along with all of the fucking whining.
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My god. They must have a tremendous cheese bill to go along with all of the fucking whining.
Those aren't tied down, they're tied around the icy nuts of surly, sleeping bears. They got tired of people stealing the sign.
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Those aren't tied down, they're tied around the icy nuts of surly, sleeping bears. They got tired of people stealing the sign.
And isn't that really the dawn of our modern civilization? Rome, the original I Made This meme.
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
And isn't that really the dawn of our modern civilization? Rome, the original I Made This meme.
Athens definitely nailed it on the road building. The maintenance? Not so much.
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Athens definitely nailed it on the road building. The maintenance? Not so much.
I use AI in many forms. I'm comfortable with it, I understand how it works, what it is and is not, when it can be beneficial and detrimental, and why it can be such a powerful tool.
I would NEVER give my kids unrestricted access to a conversational AI like this.
Holy shit it's so fucking stupid.
I would NEVER give my kids unrestricted access to a conversational AI like this.
Holy shit it's so fucking stupid.
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I use AI in many forms. I'm comfortable with it, I understand how it works, what it is and is not, when it can be beneficial and detrimental, and why it can be such a powerful tool.
I would NEVER give my kids unrestricted access to a conversational AI like this.
Holy shit it's so fucking stupid.
I would NEVER give my kids unrestricted access to a conversational AI like this.
Holy shit it's so fucking stupid.
Shh! You're saying the quiet part out lo...
Regulatory capture! We got regulatory capture in here!
Regulatory capture! We got regulatory capture in here!
a man wearing glasses and a hawaiian shirt says `` see , nobody cares ''
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a hawaiian shirt says `` see , nobody cares ''
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November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Shh! You're saying the quiet part out lo...
Regulatory capture! We got regulatory capture in here!
Regulatory capture! We got regulatory capture in here!
It's the same shit FB pulled. "Oooh oooh our algorithm is so dangerous it can impact elections and destabilize the world! We need regulation because anybody can use it an irresponsibly low price! Please, regulate away these AMAZING DEALS!"
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It's the same shit FB pulled. "Oooh oooh our algorithm is so dangerous it can impact elections and destabilize the world! We need regulation because anybody can use it an irresponsibly low price! Please, regulate away these AMAZING DEALS!"
Back when that one dude from Google started telling everyone that they had a sentient AI there was much ballyhooing about its theoretical rights. Then ChatGPT dropped, people learned what an LLM was, and those concerns went pffft like a fart in the wind.
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Back when that one dude from Google started telling everyone that they had a sentient AI there was much ballyhooing about its theoretical rights. Then ChatGPT dropped, people learned what an LLM was, and those concerns went pffft like a fart in the wind.
I assume that the story's author's name is ironic.
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I assume that the story's author's name is ironic.
The replication crisis must be addressed but releasing a paper still provides the opportunity to replicate the results. Suggesting that results you dislike can't be trusted, that they won't be replicated because of the replication crisis, and not replicating them doesn't leave much room to learn.
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The replication crisis must be addressed but releasing a paper still provides the opportunity to replicate the results. Suggesting that results you dislike can't be trusted, that they won't be replicated because of the replication crisis, and not replicating them doesn't leave much room to learn.
That's kind of the point of releasing the paper - so other people can test and replicate the results.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
That's kind of the point of releasing the paper - so other people can test and replicate the results.
9/10 scientists recommend an early morning dong crop to start your day.
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
9/10 scientists recommend an early morning dong crop to start your day.
And yet you still have the Bootstrap Brigade defiantly challenging reality and hollering that avocado toast and lattes are the real culprit.
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
And yet you still have the Bootstrap Brigade defiantly challenging reality and hollering that avocado toast and lattes are the real culprit.
There were disjoined set pieces that were compelling in isolation but the connective tissue was crap. It would have been better as an anthology series of early Rebel Alliance stories.
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 AM
There were disjoined set pieces that were compelling in isolation but the connective tissue was crap. It would have been better as an anthology series of early Rebel Alliance stories.
Ice cream phone? Holy shit they did it. Those crazy bastards actually did it.
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Ice cream phone? Holy shit they did it. Those crazy bastards actually did it.
We use spongy gooey bits, they use rigid metal bits. But hey, whatever floats your boat. I'm not gonna kink shame.
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We use spongy gooey bits, they use rigid metal bits. But hey, whatever floats your boat. I'm not gonna kink shame.
It's notable that Turing himself replaced "think" with behavior because of the ambiguity inherent in the term.
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's notable that Turing himself replaced "think" with behavior because of the ambiguity inherent in the term.
There is also the understanding that this knowledge means individuals will be held accountable for their actions. Suggesting that enlisted soldiers are unable to discern right from wrong is not only demeaning, it's ignorant. 2/2
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There is also the understanding that this knowledge means individuals will be held accountable for their actions. Suggesting that enlisted soldiers are unable to discern right from wrong is not only demeaning, it's ignorant. 2/2
One real differentiator in US armed forces is the systemic respect for enlistees' ability to discern what is and is not a legal order. There is training on what is and is not a legal order because the oath uses SPECIFIC words that have CLEAR meanings, not in spite of it. 1/2
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
One real differentiator in US armed forces is the systemic respect for enlistees' ability to discern what is and is not a legal order. There is training on what is and is not a legal order because the oath uses SPECIFIC words that have CLEAR meanings, not in spite of it. 1/2