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So little discourse these days is aimed at absolutely everyone in the world at once. I blame hyper-specialization
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
So little discourse these days is aimed at absolutely everyone in the world at once. I blame hyper-specialization
Poker was originally designed to teach children about the moral arbitrariness and randomness of capital investment. It is… surprisingly leftist…
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Poker was originally designed to teach children about the moral arbitrariness and randomness of capital investment. It is… surprisingly leftist…
Reposted by noam chompers
This is an immensely important undertaking.
there's so many cambridge elements it can be hard to know where to start. there's a need for a concise, authoritative overview. that's why i'm writing the first cambridge elements cambridge elements...
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is an immensely important undertaking.
Bad news for the AI ensoulment hypothesis
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Bad news for the AI ensoulment hypothesis
Okay yall, holiday weekend so remember: check your email every 20 minutes; you never know when that interview request is gonna hit the inbox
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Okay yall, holiday weekend so remember: check your email every 20 minutes; you never know when that interview request is gonna hit the inbox
there's so many cambridge elements it can be hard to know where to start. there's a need for a concise, authoritative overview. that's why i'm writing the first cambridge elements cambridge elements...
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
there's so many cambridge elements it can be hard to know where to start. there's a need for a concise, authoritative overview. that's why i'm writing the first cambridge elements cambridge elements...
In my professional opinion, ChatGPT is not conscious and does not have psychological states like beliefs and desires (yes I’m aware of the arguments to the contrary)
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
In my professional opinion, ChatGPT is not conscious and does not have psychological states like beliefs and desires (yes I’m aware of the arguments to the contrary)
Joel, Ethan, bad news–good news: bad news is no more solo movies; good news is your budget just went up
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Joel, Ethan, bad news–good news: bad news is no more solo movies; good news is your budget just went up
If your tweets about how turkey sucks were any good, then why don’t you tweet them more than once a year?
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If your tweets about how turkey sucks were any good, then why don’t you tweet them more than once a year?
This is what peer review feels like too
(when my book makes a list) haha fucking check THIS out. perfect meritocracy....very cool. vERy cool.
(when my book is not on the list) i'm sick of the industry picking winners and losers. how are you even ranking ART, first of all,
(when my book is not on the list) i'm sick of the industry picking winners and losers. how are you even ranking ART, first of all,
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is what peer review feels like too
It’s a totally anodyne statement lol
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It’s a totally anodyne statement lol
To the young lady who shouted ‘I love how full your beard is! Giving Santa Claus vibes!’: thank you
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
To the young lady who shouted ‘I love how full your beard is! Giving Santa Claus vibes!’: thank you
Obviously a tongue-in-cheek expression, but I actually do think this matters quite a lot and is in some ways harder to think through normatively than more familiar axes of privilege
I have long maintained that the true privilege in society is "pretty and likeable" where is the social justice for us ugly and annoying people?
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Obviously a tongue-in-cheek expression, but I actually do think this matters quite a lot and is in some ways harder to think through normatively than more familiar axes of privilege
yeah, why did she struggle to get across the crystal-clear message that [checks notes] there's no distinction(?)... between 'they/them' and 'you'(?)... and also [referring to notes again] that the pronoun that... matters is... 'we'(?)
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
yeah, why did she struggle to get across the crystal-clear message that [checks notes] there's no distinction(?)... between 'they/them' and 'you'(?)... and also [referring to notes again] that the pronoun that... matters is... 'we'(?)
got some good responses to this one
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
got some good responses to this one
Oh well if it would be bad for the economy then let’s just not do it. Why didn’t they think of this literally every other time there was a recession?!
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Oh well if it would be bad for the economy then let’s just not do it. Why didn’t they think of this literally every other time there was a recession?!
I’ve tweeted this before but ‘prompt engineering’ only makes sense as a thing if you (or, anyway, *someone*) can also do ‘output assessment’. That requires understanding!
"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I’ve tweeted this before but ‘prompt engineering’ only makes sense as a thing if you (or, anyway, *someone*) can also do ‘output assessment’. That requires understanding!
because we're doing andor discourse for some reason, there ya go
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
because we're doing andor discourse for some reason, there ya go
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the goat-est edit ever made if we're being real.
barry lyndon x 21 savage by @/flanthippe on twitter.
barry lyndon x 21 savage by @/flanthippe on twitter.
November 15, 2024 at 2:04 PM
the goat-est edit ever made if we're being real.
barry lyndon x 21 savage by @/flanthippe on twitter.
barry lyndon x 21 savage by @/flanthippe on twitter.
on my joseph heller shit
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
on my joseph heller shit
this *is* the great thing about realism though
Saw a resist lib bumper sticker that was like "The nice thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe it." And I'm like, buddy, let me tell you about Literally Almost All Truths
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
this *is* the great thing about realism though
one thing that happens from time to time is it's revealed that some influence on american politics is originating from outside the country and everyone goes 'this is a *foreign influence* on *our elections*' in an ominous tone of voice and i never really get why i should worry about that as such
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
one thing that happens from time to time is it's revealed that some influence on american politics is originating from outside the country and everyone goes 'this is a *foreign influence* on *our elections*' in an ominous tone of voice and i never really get why i should worry about that as such
I created a new AI that is unbeatable at ping pong. I think it should be a CFO now
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I created a new AI that is unbeatable at ping pong. I think it should be a CFO now
this is exactly the kind of thing i would do if i were president tbh
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
this is exactly the kind of thing i would do if i were president tbh
movie set where your from isn't very fun if you're from LA, but i will say if you haven't seen the shane black diptych kiss kiss bang bang and the nice guys, do yourself a favor
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
movie set where your from isn't very fun if you're from LA, but i will say if you haven't seen the shane black diptych kiss kiss bang bang and the nice guys, do yourself a favor