trevel
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Has been mathematically proven to not exist
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Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
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Sounds about right.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sounds about right.
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Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop
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Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop
LOS ANGELES—Faced with one final test before his admission to the criminal organization, gang initiate Hector Gunnerson was reportedly forced to peacefully deescalate a conflict Thursday to prove that...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop
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Now for some sports news...
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Now for some sports news...
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
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Ideal jrpg party composition
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Ideal jrpg party composition
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I will pay him as much respect as his friend, the president of the United States, and talk about my coming bathroom remodel instead.
September 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I will pay him as much respect as his friend, the president of the United States, and talk about my coming bathroom remodel instead.
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Alan Cumming on bathroom bills:
"Why on earth would a rapist go through the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that treats rapists better than trans people."
"Why on earth would a rapist go through the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that treats rapists better than trans people."
July 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Alan Cumming on bathroom bills:
"Why on earth would a rapist go through the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that treats rapists better than trans people."
"Why on earth would a rapist go through the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that treats rapists better than trans people."
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If "AI" was as valuable as they say it is, they wouldn't be selling it to you. They'd be using it themselves in secret to make the next Minecraft, the next Avatar, the next Hello Kitty and then they'd sell that to you.
They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.
They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.
July 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
If "AI" was as valuable as they say it is, they wouldn't be selling it to you. They'd be using it themselves in secret to make the next Minecraft, the next Avatar, the next Hello Kitty and then they'd sell that to you.
They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.
They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.
Is there a way we can frame addressing climate change as bullying the environment? 🤔
It enrages them to encounter something they can't bully.
June 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Is there a way we can frame addressing climate change as bullying the environment? 🤔
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It enrages them to encounter something they can't bully.
June 19, 2025 at 7:17 AM
It enrages them to encounter something they can't bully.
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an achievable short-term goal for police reform, I think, would be the passing of state laws that say that if you're canned from one law enforcement body for misconduct you can't be hired at another law enforcement body.
May 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
an achievable short-term goal for police reform, I think, would be the passing of state laws that say that if you're canned from one law enforcement body for misconduct you can't be hired at another law enforcement body.
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GenAI enthusiasts could learn a lot from the myth of Echo and Narcissus, for example how to fall into a pond and die
May 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
GenAI enthusiasts could learn a lot from the myth of Echo and Narcissus, for example how to fall into a pond and die
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The sheer number of times someone has told me "AI doesn't work for my field because of [specialized knowledge], but I can see how it's useful in other fields."
I think people have a kind of Gell-Mann amnesia towards LLMs — like, they can think "AI is bad at things I am good at and know about, but good at things I can't judge because I'm bad at them"
Tech bros think AI is good at everything, including coding, and that's because they are also bad at coding
Tech bros think AI is good at everything, including coding, and that's because they are also bad at coding
April 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The sheer number of times someone has told me "AI doesn't work for my field because of [specialized knowledge], but I can see how it's useful in other fields."
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Cops shouldn't be a protected class
April 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Cops shouldn't be a protected class
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y'all I'm very fucking upset with myself rn
see I saw this picture of Link on a wiki
and I wanted to download it
and I long pressed his picture & this menu popped up & do you know what I did
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DID
I very confidently pressed "download link"
BECAUSE I WANTED TO DOWNLOAD LINK
see I saw this picture of Link on a wiki
and I wanted to download it
and I long pressed his picture & this menu popped up & do you know what I did
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DID
I very confidently pressed "download link"
BECAUSE I WANTED TO DOWNLOAD LINK
October 14, 2024 at 11:55 PM
y'all I'm very fucking upset with myself rn
see I saw this picture of Link on a wiki
and I wanted to download it
and I long pressed his picture & this menu popped up & do you know what I did
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DID
I very confidently pressed "download link"
BECAUSE I WANTED TO DOWNLOAD LINK
see I saw this picture of Link on a wiki
and I wanted to download it
and I long pressed his picture & this menu popped up & do you know what I did
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DID
I very confidently pressed "download link"
BECAUSE I WANTED TO DOWNLOAD LINK
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care > punishment
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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March 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
care > punishment
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Canada should now do what many have suggested to hit back against the US with non-tariff measures: jailbreak all American tech and stop enforcing US copyright in Canada.
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Pluralistic: Canada shouldn’t retaliate with US tariffs; Picks and Shovels Chapter One (Part 6 – CONCLUSION) (15 Jan 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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March 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Canada should now do what many have suggested to hit back against the US with non-tariff measures: jailbreak all American tech and stop enforcing US copyright in Canada.
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I have a theory that the thing talked about in this AI thread is why you can learn languages amazingly as a child but not as an adult -- when you learn your first language you're not learning the language, you're just *learning*.
One of the most common arguments you hear from fans of generative ‘AI’ is that it’s not plagiarizing people’s work, it’s just learning like a human learns. So I’m going to break down why that’s just not true, and why it can never be true, with the existing systems. 1/
February 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I have a theory that the thing talked about in this AI thread is why you can learn languages amazingly as a child but not as an adult -- when you learn your first language you're not learning the language, you're just *learning*.
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Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Do you understand how badly you have to fuck up to make Quebec sing the anthem with this much pride
Saw this video and had to share.
This was at the Bell Centre, never heard it so loud, this is Canadian unity 🇨🇦
#CanadianUnity
This was at the Bell Centre, never heard it so loud, this is Canadian unity 🇨🇦
#CanadianUnity
February 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Do you understand how badly you have to fuck up to make Quebec sing the anthem with this much pride
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I had a nightmare last night where I dreamed I was in a hotel, and Elon Musk came onto TV to announce the hotel wouldn't collapse, and everyone started panicking to try to get out as fast as possible.
January 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I had a nightmare last night where I dreamed I was in a hotel, and Elon Musk came onto TV to announce the hotel wouldn't collapse, and everyone started panicking to try to get out as fast as possible.