chris blue himself
@chrisrd19.bsky.social
Co-host of The Vorthos Cast, sometimes editor, accessibility professional, a general nuisance. He/Him
One thing I've been thinking about is how there are so many ideas for how we could change the world through greener infrastructure and socioeconomic changes, but there really are no new ideas available for a maintaining of the status quo. We've exhausted all the ideas of how to keep this shit going.
This column on Vox is the biggest pile of steaming AI crap I've seen this year. Human's aren't running out of ideas. Instead, those with power and money don't want to listen to ideas that threaten their power and money.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
One thing I've been thinking about is how there are so many ideas for how we could change the world through greener infrastructure and socioeconomic changes, but there really are no new ideas available for a maintaining of the status quo. We've exhausted all the ideas of how to keep this shit going.
your honor i love them
December 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
your honor i love them
I love cleaning and refilling my fountain pens because I love my hands being covered in splotches of various colors that won't come off until next year.
December 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I love cleaning and refilling my fountain pens because I love my hands being covered in splotches of various colors that won't come off until next year.
Today I was supposed to work on podcast editing but instead I wrote nearly 10,000 words of fanfiction because I am normal.
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Today I was supposed to work on podcast editing but instead I wrote nearly 10,000 words of fanfiction because I am normal.
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if you do this to me after I die I will find a way to kill you
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
if you do this to me after I die I will find a way to kill you
I actually did go low/no caffeine this year, and it's been great for me, and I do appreciate it when I can get something decaf at a coffee shop. But also, I like coffee and I don't need something that's not decaf coffee or espresso. I don't want sweet milk or dirty sodas or whatever.
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I actually did go low/no caffeine this year, and it's been great for me, and I do appreciate it when I can get something decaf at a coffee shop. But also, I like coffee and I don't need something that's not decaf coffee or espresso. I don't want sweet milk or dirty sodas or whatever.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
If I were to propose that elementary school classrooms should focus on playing games on tablets and eating candy instead of educating children, people would understand that I'm an idiot. But if I say that college courses should just give impressionable young adults whatever they want...
Yes we all agree that this is the reason colleges are in trouble
December 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If I were to propose that elementary school classrooms should focus on playing games on tablets and eating candy instead of educating children, people would understand that I'm an idiot. But if I say that college courses should just give impressionable young adults whatever they want...
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YOUR STUDENTS ARE NOT YOUR CUSTOMERS.
Get the fuck out of education if that's the way you're talking about them.
Get the fuck out of education if that's the way you're talking about them.
Yes we all agree that this is the reason colleges are in trouble
December 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
YOUR STUDENTS ARE NOT YOUR CUSTOMERS.
Get the fuck out of education if that's the way you're talking about them.
Get the fuck out of education if that's the way you're talking about them.
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Reminder for everyone looking for audiobooks right now (whether its bc you can't find a physical copy of the hockey romance or another reason, I'm not judging) Libro.fm is a GREAT audible alternative.
They have a similar credit system and you can even AVOID the monthly payment structure too.
They have a similar credit system and you can even AVOID the monthly payment structure too.
December 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Reminder for everyone looking for audiobooks right now (whether its bc you can't find a physical copy of the hockey romance or another reason, I'm not judging) Libro.fm is a GREAT audible alternative.
They have a similar credit system and you can even AVOID the monthly payment structure too.
They have a similar credit system and you can even AVOID the monthly payment structure too.
We are living through a period of history that will be studied for a thousand years and I hope that, when the textbooks of the future are written, at least one of them includes a line about this moment.
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We are living through a period of history that will be studied for a thousand years and I hope that, when the textbooks of the future are written, at least one of them includes a line about this moment.
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
This show is actually very good because it’s defying contemporary film and TV trends. For one, it asks you to actually watch it! So much of the story is in facial expressions and body language, using on-screen texts that aren’t verbalized, micro-moments that are lost if you’re on your phone.
There's a lot of talk about the steaminess of #HeatedRivalry, but there are more reasons to watch. Jacob Tierney's direction and the microexpression work of the actors is sublime — especially as mainstream American-produced streaming prioritizes "passive viewing."
www.slashfilm.com/2043077/cana...
www.slashfilm.com/2043077/cana...
Canada's Heated Rivalry Destroys The Worst Trend Of American Streaming TV - SlashFilm
The hit Canadian series Heated Rivalry is a breath of fresh air in a streaming landscape actively suffocating its audiences.
www.slashfilm.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This show is actually very good because it’s defying contemporary film and TV trends. For one, it asks you to actually watch it! So much of the story is in facial expressions and body language, using on-screen texts that aren’t verbalized, micro-moments that are lost if you’re on your phone.
It appears the AI was trying to take them to a different magic school. @rainbowrowell.bsky.social
Some very confused Harry Potter-bound tourists on the train who had been informed by their AI of choice to take a Thameslink from Farringdon to Watford Junction.
December 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It appears the AI was trying to take them to a different magic school. @rainbowrowell.bsky.social
Everyone talking about cutting the cord with Spotify, may I also remind you that you can absolutely also cut Amazon out of your life. Neither Spotify nor Amazon are necessary for you to live a happy, fulfilled life!
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Everyone talking about cutting the cord with Spotify, may I also remind you that you can absolutely also cut Amazon out of your life. Neither Spotify nor Amazon are necessary for you to live a happy, fulfilled life!
I was prepared for the gay hockey show to be softcore porn levels of explicit but I was not prepared for it to actually be a good show.
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I was prepared for the gay hockey show to be softcore porn levels of explicit but I was not prepared for it to actually be a good show.
I have some insight into college courses, and I have for over 10 years now, and I can confirm: It's gotten worse.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I have some insight into college courses, and I have for over 10 years now, and I can confirm: It's gotten worse.
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The Impact of AIDS on the Artistic Community, by Fran Lebowitz. For World AIDS Day. 1 of 2:
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Impact of AIDS on the Artistic Community, by Fran Lebowitz. For World AIDS Day. 1 of 2:
I love that we live in an age of technology where software can update every single day with radical changes to both its operation and UI so that it is nearly impossible to find any sort of actual troubleshooting guide that can help you. Official websites already out of date after only a week.
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I love that we live in an age of technology where software can update every single day with radical changes to both its operation and UI so that it is nearly impossible to find any sort of actual troubleshooting guide that can help you. Official websites already out of date after only a week.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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all stanning of popes is necessarily conditional, the Church is the Church, but the man said AI won't stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God's creation so with all our conditions intact yes we stan
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 3:59 PM
all stanning of popes is necessarily conditional, the Church is the Church, but the man said AI won't stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God's creation so with all our conditions intact yes we stan
Look, The Last Jedi should be higher, and Rogue One lower, but having TLJ in your top 5 is correct and having Revenge of the Sith higher than TFA is also, I'm sorry to say this, correct.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Look, The Last Jedi should be higher, and Rogue One lower, but having TLJ in your top 5 is correct and having Revenge of the Sith higher than TFA is also, I'm sorry to say this, correct.
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i'm going to sound sarcastic here but genuinely one of the most interesting aspects of LLMs is that they are proving that evil is real, by which i mean if you train them to do one bad thing they start doing other bad things that you have not trained them to do
At least once a month, Anthropic puts out an alignment paper d AI behavior where, if you saw it in a science fiction film, you‘d be screaming at the idiot scientists onscreen to stop development
www.anthropic.com/research/eme...
www.anthropic.com/research/eme...
From shortcuts to sabotage: natural emergent misalignment from reward hacking
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
i'm going to sound sarcastic here but genuinely one of the most interesting aspects of LLMs is that they are proving that evil is real, by which i mean if you train them to do one bad thing they start doing other bad things that you have not trained them to do