GentlePlodding 🇪🇺🇸🇪🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇦
@gentleplodding.bsky.social
Palliative care specialist, hobby musician, music lover, likes fantasy&sci-fi. nerd.
EU should rule that pop-up dialogs are invalid for any legal purposes whatsoever. That would be hilarious.
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
EU should rule that pop-up dialogs are invalid for any legal purposes whatsoever. That would be hilarious.
Whoever lags behind in the AI race has a shot at remaining somewhat free. Let's not put our chips where they may turn into shackles
December 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Whoever lags behind in the AI race has a shot at remaining somewhat free. Let's not put our chips where they may turn into shackles
Integrity and decency are strategies, not abilities. You can choose to be decent, you can't choose to be charismatic.
November 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Integrity and decency are strategies, not abilities. You can choose to be decent, you can't choose to be charismatic.
Out of the total number of US voters, some 32% voted MAGA. People must stop going on as if half the US is on their side. In particular they must.
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Out of the total number of US voters, some 32% voted MAGA. People must stop going on as if half the US is on their side. In particular they must.
Yeah, and we should call the top of the line car engine "Hyperdrive"
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Yeah, and we should call the top of the line car engine "Hyperdrive"
Talking to LLMs about subjects where I have expertise has vaccinated me against any hopes of their usefulness.
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Talking to LLMs about subjects where I have expertise has vaccinated me against any hopes of their usefulness.
I don't really share the fear of LLMs stealing everybody's jobs, since they don't actually work as people imagine. But I fear for people who have slight tendencies for schizophrenia. They will not be able to deal with them. And the people who would otherwise join cults (though they often overlap).
November 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I don't really share the fear of LLMs stealing everybody's jobs, since they don't actually work as people imagine. But I fear for people who have slight tendencies for schizophrenia. They will not be able to deal with them. And the people who would otherwise join cults (though they often overlap).
If I had Elon money I'd end hunger, and if I get any change back it's nukes for Zelenskyy.
November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If I had Elon money I'd end hunger, and if I get any change back it's nukes for Zelenskyy.
If a man causes an unwanted pregnancy - penis amputation.
November 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
If a man causes an unwanted pregnancy - penis amputation.
Or ‐ How are you going to impede men's health and independence as fair compensation?
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Or ‐ How are you going to impede men's health and independence as fair compensation?
Money is not the problem, the problem is that when it grows it becomes a terrifying beast that we worship like idiots instead of reining it in.
We need to limit what you can do with money by strong anti-corruption laws and anti‐trust laws. And Stronger environment protection.
We need to limit what you can do with money by strong anti-corruption laws and anti‐trust laws. And Stronger environment protection.
November 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Money is not the problem, the problem is that when it grows it becomes a terrifying beast that we worship like idiots instead of reining it in.
We need to limit what you can do with money by strong anti-corruption laws and anti‐trust laws. And Stronger environment protection.
We need to limit what you can do with money by strong anti-corruption laws and anti‐trust laws. And Stronger environment protection.
Mumbling disappointedly in newsong-Mixdown_final_#03v2.flac
November 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Mumbling disappointedly in newsong-Mixdown_final_#03v2.flac
The days when Internet meant keeping in touch with reality are far behind us though..?
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The days when Internet meant keeping in touch with reality are far behind us though..?
What other thing than morals should be legislated??
Currently all billionaires are philistine morons. Art is only ever that expensive if it's a status symbol for them. Van Gogh's paintings belong to everyone and should be in museums.
Currently all billionaires are philistine morons. Art is only ever that expensive if it's a status symbol for them. Van Gogh's paintings belong to everyone and should be in museums.
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 AM
What other thing than morals should be legislated??
Currently all billionaires are philistine morons. Art is only ever that expensive if it's a status symbol for them. Van Gogh's paintings belong to everyone and should be in museums.
Currently all billionaires are philistine morons. Art is only ever that expensive if it's a status symbol for them. Van Gogh's paintings belong to everyone and should be in museums.
Nobody would ever pay trillions for a piece of art, it's a disingenuous example. And the Van Gogh only sold for that sum because someone had ridiculous money to spend. Van Gogh died destitute.
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Nobody would ever pay trillions for a piece of art, it's a disingenuous example. And the Van Gogh only sold for that sum because someone had ridiculous money to spend. Van Gogh died destitute.
Nobody could do that on their own. They would build on innumerable other people's work.
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Nobody could do that on their own. They would build on innumerable other people's work.
The re-emergence of actual fascists is more connected to this than is fun to think about.
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The re-emergence of actual fascists is more connected to this than is fun to think about.
We need to make it completely mainstream to say and think that there shouldn't be any billionaires at all. They seriously don't benefit us at all. No single person could be worth thousands of times the value of other people's work. It's impossible.
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We need to make it completely mainstream to say and think that there shouldn't be any billionaires at all. They seriously don't benefit us at all. No single person could be worth thousands of times the value of other people's work. It's impossible.
The more judges there are, the harder to flip it hard during a single presidency
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The more judges there are, the harder to flip it hard during a single presidency
Definitely.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Definitely.
The second half of the presidency will fit in the box with him.
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The second half of the presidency will fit in the box with him.
They are going to extinct themselves. It's not the women's fault that the young men are unappealing.
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
They are going to extinct themselves. It's not the women's fault that the young men are unappealing.
Money doesn't produce food and housing. Money is an abstract system to exchange the value of different kinds of work. The banking & interest/mortgage/investment paradigm is a computer virus on humans' basic barter and trade system. Food and housing are the prime value carriers.
November 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Money doesn't produce food and housing. Money is an abstract system to exchange the value of different kinds of work. The banking & interest/mortgage/investment paradigm is a computer virus on humans' basic barter and trade system. Food and housing are the prime value carriers.
If the 1% build an automat society where all they do is pass money and tech between each other, why should the rest of us care? We are too many to ignore - if we take control of food and housing production we can make or own society without them.
November 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
If the 1% build an automat society where all they do is pass money and tech between each other, why should the rest of us care? We are too many to ignore - if we take control of food and housing production we can make or own society without them.
We need to establish that if you buy a product with AI generated content you have a right to a list of all works used in the dataset, delivered in physical print. If not supplied you have a right to the money back. Come on EU, GDPR update time!
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We need to establish that if you buy a product with AI generated content you have a right to a list of all works used in the dataset, delivered in physical print. If not supplied you have a right to the money back. Come on EU, GDPR update time!