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I’d also argue that how you use the models matters a lot - I’m much less annoyed by neuro-sama than “cold outreach” (aka spam) companies using the exact same model and training data.
Same with voice cloning - great for trans people, they should get to use it!
Less great if scammer uses it
Same with voice cloning - great for trans people, they should get to use it!
Less great if scammer uses it
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"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
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Sure, in the same way it is possible that there could be a unicorn hiding in your fridge, right this instant.
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is it possible that the Beatles are underrated
December 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Sure, in the same way it is possible that there could be a unicorn hiding in your fridge, right this instant.
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the faux-AI evangelists see the artistic process as a race to get to a finished product, instead of something valuable in itself. the process is where you develop those skills you don't have yet, it cannot be skipped, it is where the art happens
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
the faux-AI evangelists see the artistic process as a race to get to a finished product, instead of something valuable in itself. the process is where you develop those skills you don't have yet, it cannot be skipped, it is where the art happens
In the US, the discussion always focuses on parents rights to chose - when it should also focus on the children’s right to be healthy.
Two competing legal and moral rights - but it obvious which one ought to prevail. It’s not the one that leaves the child scarred for life, bc the parent is stubborn
Two competing legal and moral rights - but it obvious which one ought to prevail. It’s not the one that leaves the child scarred for life, bc the parent is stubborn
The children who get measles because their parents are selfish idiots do not deserve this. This is why mandating vaccines is important.
When your child asks why they are suffering, why they have gone deaf, blind or died because you let them get the measles---I hope you know it is your fault.
When your child asks why they are suffering, why they have gone deaf, blind or died because you let them get the measles---I hope you know it is your fault.
Latest on South Carolina measles outbreak: "Of the 111 measles cases recorded in that area...105 involved people who were unvaccinated while three involved those who were partially vaccinated...At least 254 people had been placed in quarantine as of Tuesday"
December 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In the US, the discussion always focuses on parents rights to chose - when it should also focus on the children’s right to be healthy.
Two competing legal and moral rights - but it obvious which one ought to prevail. It’s not the one that leaves the child scarred for life, bc the parent is stubborn
Two competing legal and moral rights - but it obvious which one ought to prevail. It’s not the one that leaves the child scarred for life, bc the parent is stubborn
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The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
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this is the most executive-brained thing i've seen this month
(to the S3 object) "hello, computer?"
(to the S3 object) "hello, computer?"
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
this is the most executive-brained thing i've seen this month
(to the S3 object) "hello, computer?"
(to the S3 object) "hello, computer?"
When I’m on my deathbed, I’m sure that my biggest regret will be not expanding my professional network by 3-5 high-value contacts
If you have time to sit on the dock of the bay, you have time to expand your professional network with 3-5 high-value contacts
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
When I’m on my deathbed, I’m sure that my biggest regret will be not expanding my professional network by 3-5 high-value contacts
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“Alloush has shown exceptional courage in taking this case against Germany,” says Hanaa Hakiki, directress of ECCHR’s border justice team. “In doing so, she is standing up for our right to live in states governed by the rule of law, not by arbitrary, dangerous and short-sighted political decisions.”
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“Alloush has shown exceptional courage in taking this case against Germany,” says Hanaa Hakiki, directress of ECCHR’s border justice team. “In doing so, she is standing up for our right to live in states governed by the rule of law, not by arbitrary, dangerous and short-sighted political decisions.”
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not my favourite coprolite, but a solid number two
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
not my favourite coprolite, but a solid number two
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What I hate most about this whole thing is that people pretend that THIS discrimination is ok, because trans people make them uncomfortable. As if that wasn't always the reason for all discrimination.
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
What I hate most about this whole thing is that people pretend that THIS discrimination is ok, because trans people make them uncomfortable. As if that wasn't always the reason for all discrimination.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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I don’t know why, but I’d be entirely unsurprised to find this being used in my doctor’s office
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November 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I don’t know why, but I’d be entirely unsurprised to find this being used in my doctor’s office
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I don’t care if it’s Dan Brown airport garbage or unhinged omegaverse fanfiction on AO3, if it gets you reading it’s doing you more good than harm
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I don’t care if it’s Dan Brown airport garbage or unhinged omegaverse fanfiction on AO3, if it gets you reading it’s doing you more good than harm
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it is more important to read books you actually enjoy reading than books that are Literature
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
it is more important to read books you actually enjoy reading than books that are Literature
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Selling your Tesla might take some time (you should still do it) but stopping your use of X is instantaneous. I genuinely don’t know what more evidence someone needs, especially Brits, to get off that website. This is as grotesque as it is chilling. Musk is hellbent on gravely damaging the UK
Elon Musk is a white nationalist. Anyone who needs more data points to reach this conclusion is beyond help or persuasion.
If you buy, rent, service, or supercharge a Tesla you are supporting the most powerful white nationalist on earth. Period.
If you buy, rent, service, or supercharge a Tesla you are supporting the most powerful white nationalist on earth. Period.
Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.
October 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Selling your Tesla might take some time (you should still do it) but stopping your use of X is instantaneous. I genuinely don’t know what more evidence someone needs, especially Brits, to get off that website. This is as grotesque as it is chilling. Musk is hellbent on gravely damaging the UK
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Machines have no choice - they do, what they are programmed to do. Giving them an award does not increase their likelihood to engage in good behaviour, and recognition of their contributions is meaningless.
Why should we acknowledge their contributions?
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Why should we acknowledge their contributions?
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Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.
October 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Machines have no choice - they do, what they are programmed to do. Giving them an award does not increase their likelihood to engage in good behaviour, and recognition of their contributions is meaningless.
Why should we acknowledge their contributions?
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Why should we acknowledge their contributions?
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I also recommend people watch the video! It’s super important to get a feeling for what AI videos look like, so you can spot them.
And unfortunately, the best way to do that is by watching the video.
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And unfortunately, the best way to do that is by watching the video.
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October 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I also recommend people watch the video! It’s super important to get a feeling for what AI videos look like, so you can spot them.
And unfortunately, the best way to do that is by watching the video.
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And unfortunately, the best way to do that is by watching the video.
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Stephen Miller has been waging a campaign of stochastic terrorism against judges. This attack sent three members of a judge’s family to the hospital.
Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....
On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames
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On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames
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House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze
Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.
time.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Stephen Miller has been waging a campaign of stochastic terrorism against judges. This attack sent three members of a judge’s family to the hospital.
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I'll let the man explain it in his own words, just in case you might consider me too harsh.
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Is Intelligence Really Different Among The Races? | MP CLIPS 1
YouTube video by Mike Israetel
m.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I'll let the man explain it in his own words, just in case you might consider me too harsh.
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Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
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I can't believe I have spent my entire life being told to shut up about feminism and now it's 2025 and women are not allowed to have acetaminophen.
September 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I can't believe I have spent my entire life being told to shut up about feminism and now it's 2025 and women are not allowed to have acetaminophen.
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Cirno Day
September 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Cirno Day