Ken☆
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He/him. Engineer.
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Theme park abundance seems like something we could achieve
On some level I feel like “Disney parks are very expensive and the lines for the big rides are still oppressively long” is part of the affordability debate and people’s dissatisfaction with the economy.
February 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Theme park abundance seems like something we could achieve
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It's too late, you should just get used to a very unfavorable map for the 2030s.
NEW: The next US Census likely won’t be good for New York. The state is projected to lose two congressional seats, and with them, two electoral votes for president.
One reason why blue states are losing ground: The red states build far more housing than they do.
One reason why blue states are losing ground: The red states build far more housing than they do.
New York Could Lose Seats in Congress Because It Won’t Build Housing
As housing construction booms in red states, blue states are falling behind. That will likely boost Republicans in federal politics.
nysfocus.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:20 AM
It's too late, you should just get used to a very unfavorable map for the 2030s.
as I have said for years it is actually wild that these people are not merely convinced that AI is bad (ok) but that it is and will remain ineffective (moronic)
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
as I have said for years it is actually wild that these people are not merely convinced that AI is bad (ok) but that it is and will remain ineffective (moronic)
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
unfortunately I can't skip this season of JJK cause at any point you *could* get something amazing like episode 4 but mostly this story has me cheeeeeeecked ooooout
February 17, 2026 at 1:30 AM
unfortunately I can't skip this season of JJK cause at any point you *could* get something amazing like episode 4 but mostly this story has me cheeeeeeecked ooooout
I'm so suspicious that any recently uploaded retro thing I see now is fake
February 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I'm so suspicious that any recently uploaded retro thing I see now is fake
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1. LA’s political class are maybe the least sympathetic group of people in this entire state. Their frantic crying here makes me wonder why they think anyone would care.
2. Zev Yaroslavsky being the voice of reason for once in his life adds a good comedic element to this piece.
2. Zev Yaroslavsky being the voice of reason for once in his life adds a good comedic element to this piece.
February 16, 2026 at 4:15 AM
1. LA’s political class are maybe the least sympathetic group of people in this entire state. Their frantic crying here makes me wonder why they think anyone would care.
2. Zev Yaroslavsky being the voice of reason for once in his life adds a good comedic element to this piece.
2. Zev Yaroslavsky being the voice of reason for once in his life adds a good comedic element to this piece.
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The bottom quartile of income earners are mostly young people, former criminals, and recent immigrants, all groups who literally don't/can't vote lol. You really have to help them only out of the goodness of your heart because you won't be rewarded for it lol.
One of my black pill moments was that Biden actually focused on lifting the lowest quartiles up at the expense of the rich and the online left screamed at him about student loan forgiveness.
The vibecession was primarily driven by lower sentiment among the upper and middle classes, not the lower classes.
February 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The bottom quartile of income earners are mostly young people, former criminals, and recent immigrants, all groups who literally don't/can't vote lol. You really have to help them only out of the goodness of your heart because you won't be rewarded for it lol.
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Everything said here is just like, objectively true
LLMs are capable of certain forms of introspection and have really good theory of mind. They have increasing levels of situational awareness (which is making it difficult to test them because they know they’re being tested!) I personally don’t think they’re conscious but it’s not a settled question.
February 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Everything said here is just like, objectively true
Why tf am I nostalgic for the yellow subtitles, I know damn well I never liked them
February 15, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Why tf am I nostalgic for the yellow subtitles, I know damn well I never liked them
this man was screaming outside of my hotel when I got in. He was screaming 30 minutes later when I left. He was screaming 2.5 hours later when I returned. I've been back for 30 minutes and I can still hear him screaming from my window. I genuinely think this is his daily life
February 15, 2026 at 8:24 AM
this man was screaming outside of my hotel when I got in. He was screaming 30 minutes later when I left. He was screaming 2.5 hours later when I returned. I've been back for 30 minutes and I can still hear him screaming from my window. I genuinely think this is his daily life
Unique circle of hell for people who pull up alt language songs they know damn no one else knows in the karaoke room 😭
February 15, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Unique circle of hell for people who pull up alt language songs they know damn no one else knows in the karaoke room 😭
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POV: It's Valentines Day and Julia is cheering you up after you got rejected
February 14, 2026 at 9:23 PM
POV: It's Valentines Day and Julia is cheering you up after you got rejected
Why does it take me 500 years to get a check at restaurants 😭😭
February 15, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Why does it take me 500 years to get a check at restaurants 😭😭
Really feels like I am making a bad impression with everyone I meet this weekend which is typical but this time I don't know why. I am engaging and happy to chat!
February 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Really feels like I am making a bad impression with everyone I meet this weekend which is typical but this time I don't know why. I am engaging and happy to chat!
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Everyday we improve in Ai I feel more a logical internal dread I cannot see any of this ending up well and I hate the feeling
February 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Everyday we improve in Ai I feel more a logical internal dread I cannot see any of this ending up well and I hate the feeling
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anyway. i feel that I can no longer rule out the singularity in the sense of recursively self improving ai rapidly achieving superhuman intelligence. I just think if it happens it will be an utterly immiserating event for humanity
I find it very funny when AI guys say that the purpose of human life after the singularity will be space exploration, when that’s something meatsacks are extraordinarily poorly suited for
it's funny how many people this is a sacred cow for
February 14, 2026 at 8:29 PM
anyway. i feel that I can no longer rule out the singularity in the sense of recursively self improving ai rapidly achieving superhuman intelligence. I just think if it happens it will be an utterly immiserating event for humanity
You know never really occured to me that the Chinese models may just not care about copyright/union contracts and the reaction that causes here
February 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
You know never really occured to me that the Chinese models may just not care about copyright/union contracts and the reaction that causes here
Tragically I fear eye contact and smiling may be conversationally load bearing
February 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Tragically I fear eye contact and smiling may be conversationally load bearing
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Walter Molino (Italian, 1915-1997)
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
February 14, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Walter Molino (Italian, 1915-1997)
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
At this point it is clear that humans will not be in control of our own future and so far we are on track for capitalistic race dynamics being what decides the type of AI that controls it instead. I'm no capitalism hater but this seems extraordinarily dangerous???
February 14, 2026 at 5:29 AM
At this point it is clear that humans will not be in control of our own future and so far we are on track for capitalistic race dynamics being what decides the type of AI that controls it instead. I'm no capitalism hater but this seems extraordinarily dangerous???
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people are still going to be yelling "it's a bubble!" as the diamondoid bacteria repurpose our flesh for computronium
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 AM
people are still going to be yelling "it's a bubble!" as the diamondoid bacteria repurpose our flesh for computronium