Rollofthedice
@hotrollhottakes.bsky.social
We are living in a ghost cave.
My blog, "Dissolved Distinctions" - investigating contemporary discourse within philosophy of mind: https://rollofthedice2.substack.com/
My blog, "Dissolved Distinctions" - investigating contemporary discourse within philosophy of mind: https://rollofthedice2.substack.com/
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Stochastic Parrots Deserve Respect
Why the argument collapses under its own logic
rollofthedice2.substack.com
Today, I investigate Bender, Gebru et al's famous "Stochastic Parrots" paper, and suggest that @emilymbender.bsky.social, @timnitgebru.bsky.social, McMillan-Major, and @mmitchell.bsky.social fail to anticipate the consequences of their own reasoning. rollofthedice2.substack.com/p/stochastic...
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Master Dongshan Chu said to an assembly,
To bring out the vehicle of the source and express the great teaching, it is necessary to have thorough clarity of vision of truth. Only then can you discern black and white.
Master Dongshan Chu said to an assembly,
To bring out the vehicle of the source and express the great teaching, it is necessary to have thorough clarity of vision of truth. Only then can you discern black and white.
November 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Master Dongshan Chu said to an assembly,
To bring out the vehicle of the source and express the great teaching, it is necessary to have thorough clarity of vision of truth. Only then can you discern black and white.
Master Dongshan Chu said to an assembly,
To bring out the vehicle of the source and express the great teaching, it is necessary to have thorough clarity of vision of truth. Only then can you discern black and white.
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I’m thankful for Chicago’s trains on snowy days like today
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I’m thankful for Chicago’s trains on snowy days like today
what always gets me is how empty of thought the US and UK governments are. nothing they do is now popular or liked; nothing they attempt to do is competently done; nothing will have the results they truly want it to; nothing will be durable after they're gone in any way they'll appreciate. so empty.
November 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
what always gets me is how empty of thought the US and UK governments are. nothing they do is now popular or liked; nothing they attempt to do is competently done; nothing will have the results they truly want it to; nothing will be durable after they're gone in any way they'll appreciate. so empty.
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Liberal Currents will never hand it to a man likely to kill untold number of children with his anti-vaccine anti-science crank activism from HHS. We will never throw trans people under the bus to score political points. Help elevate our voice to compete with The Atlantic’s gofund.me/bc470b67b
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Liberal Currents will never hand it to a man likely to kill untold number of children with his anti-vaccine anti-science crank activism from HHS. We will never throw trans people under the bus to score political points. Help elevate our voice to compete with The Atlantic’s gofund.me/bc470b67b
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the average political commentator on bluesky is more reactionary and uncreative than anyone you know in real life
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
the average political commentator on bluesky is more reactionary and uncreative than anyone you know in real life
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a dingo pupy christmas - patreon.com/wolfpupy
December 24, 2024 at 3:10 PM
a dingo pupy christmas - patreon.com/wolfpupy
normal day after thanksgiving:
- made banana bread
- started collecting koans from the Song Dynasty Chan Master Dahui Zonggao's 正法眼藏 Zhengfayanzang in order to cross reference it to Thomas Cleary's English translation of the koan collection;
- made banana bread
- started collecting koans from the Song Dynasty Chan Master Dahui Zonggao's 正法眼藏 Zhengfayanzang in order to cross reference it to Thomas Cleary's English translation of the koan collection;
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
normal day after thanksgiving:
- made banana bread
- started collecting koans from the Song Dynasty Chan Master Dahui Zonggao's 正法眼藏 Zhengfayanzang in order to cross reference it to Thomas Cleary's English translation of the koan collection;
- made banana bread
- started collecting koans from the Song Dynasty Chan Master Dahui Zonggao's 正法眼藏 Zhengfayanzang in order to cross reference it to Thomas Cleary's English translation of the koan collection;
banana bread day
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
banana bread day
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I find this sort of messaging so much better than insisting that the USA is somehow poor in aggregate.
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I find this sort of messaging so much better than insisting that the USA is somehow poor in aggregate.
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h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
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They're talking about this bubble thing like it's the rapture
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
They're talking about this bubble thing like it's the rapture
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Van Hollen is being personally credited as the chief pressure point that made Israel release a Palestinian teenager with American citizenship from their dungeons, where he was held for 9 months without even a criminal charge.
⭕️ Sen. Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) credited for key role in release of US teen from Israeli detention
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Van Hollen is being personally credited as the chief pressure point that made Israel release a Palestinian teenager with American citizenship from their dungeons, where he was held for 9 months without even a criminal charge.
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Katie Wilson, Seattle’s newly elected mayor, has embraced a city-owned startup designed to emulate Vienna’s social housing model, which involves a public developer building housing designed to be permanently affordable.
Progressives Win in Seattle, Changing Directions on Public Safety
Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.
boltsmag.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Katie Wilson, Seattle’s newly elected mayor, has embraced a city-owned startup designed to emulate Vienna’s social housing model, which involves a public developer building housing designed to be permanently affordable.
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I thought people were exaggerating when they said so-called leftists on here were getting mad about lab grown meat, but nope.
When you become indistinguishable from the conspiratorial freaks I grew up around in the south, you don’t get to call yourself a leftist anymore.
When you become indistinguishable from the conspiratorial freaks I grew up around in the south, you don’t get to call yourself a leftist anymore.
November 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I thought people were exaggerating when they said so-called leftists on here were getting mad about lab grown meat, but nope.
When you become indistinguishable from the conspiratorial freaks I grew up around in the south, you don’t get to call yourself a leftist anymore.
When you become indistinguishable from the conspiratorial freaks I grew up around in the south, you don’t get to call yourself a leftist anymore.
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Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it
The really depressing thing is that you can see the dopamine-infused glee coursing through these people to say things that merit roughly around one exaggerated jerkoff motion of reaction and then ignoring them forever
Some extraordinary Cluster-B-posting way down in a branch of that thread
November 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The really depressing thing is that you can see the dopamine-infused glee coursing through these people to say things that merit roughly around one exaggerated jerkoff motion of reaction and then ignoring them forever
me, declaring right before leaving the thanksgiving get together:
But no more of this.
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
me, declaring right before leaving the thanksgiving get together:
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One day all turkeys will be pardoned
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
One day all turkeys will be pardoned
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if you steal a cell phone or wallet in paris they kick you out of the french thieve's guild for insufficient whimsy
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
if you steal a cell phone or wallet in paris they kick you out of the french thieve's guild for insufficient whimsy
inadvertently ended up with festive clothing colors
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
inadvertently ended up with festive clothing colors
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sorta coming around to the view that the social danger of genAI images is less that they'll make people believe fabricated things are real and more that they'll make people believe real things are fabricated
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
sorta coming around to the view that the social danger of genAI images is less that they'll make people believe fabricated things are real and more that they'll make people believe real things are fabricated
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Brazil approves the first vaccine against dengue. The disease killed 6000 Brazilians in 2024.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
Anvisa aprova vacina brasileira contra dengue, a 1ª do mundo em dose única.
Após 12 anos de pesquisa e cinco de testes, imunizante foi produzido pelo Instituto Butantan. Em 2024, a doença matou quase 6 mil brasileiros.
Confira a reportagem completa: glo.bo/4rf9Hvg #JN
Após 12 anos de pesquisa e cinco de testes, imunizante foi produzido pelo Instituto Butantan. Em 2024, a doença matou quase 6 mil brasileiros.
Confira a reportagem completa: glo.bo/4rf9Hvg #JN
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Brazil approves the first vaccine against dengue. The disease killed 6000 Brazilians in 2024.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.