Lizard
@lizardky.bsky.social
Gamer, programmer, nerd. Owned by four^h^h^h five cats. (2 Orange, 1 Low-Toner tuxedo, 1 stub-tailed tortie, 1 demon of blade and darkness)
Occasionally updated blog: https://www.mrlizard.com
Occasionally updated blog: https://www.mrlizard.com
From the University of No Shit Sherlock.
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'AI Can't Think' - Slashdot
In an essay published in The Verge, Benjamin Riley argues that today's AI boom is built on a fundamental misunderstanding: language modeling is not the same as intelligence. "The problem is that accor...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
From the University of No Shit Sherlock.
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Ah, the Separate Powers doctrine, wherein the court decides that the executive has powers separate from the constitution. But only this executive, for some reason.
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Ah, the Separate Powers doctrine, wherein the court decides that the executive has powers separate from the constitution. But only this executive, for some reason.
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Be honest, Mike; the only reason you hate the left-right thing is that it's completely stupid and bears no resemblance to reality.
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Be honest, Mike; the only reason you hate the left-right thing is that it's completely stupid and bears no resemblance to reality.
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Which is heavier, a gallon of water or a gallon of butane?
A gallon of water.
A gallon of butane is a lighter fluid.
A gallon of water.
A gallon of butane is a lighter fluid.
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Which is heavier, a gallon of water or a gallon of butane?
A gallon of water.
A gallon of butane is a lighter fluid.
A gallon of water.
A gallon of butane is a lighter fluid.
I kinda want to build on this, because sometimes, the placement is weird. Like, in "Logan", the camera lingered very lovingly on the "Ram" logo of the vehicles driven by the *bad guys*.
What's the ad campaign here?
"Ram Trucks: For The Man Who Wants To Hunt Down And Murder Children".
What's the ad campaign here?
"Ram Trucks: For The Man Who Wants To Hunt Down And Murder Children".
I am trying to imagine any corporation today having a policy against product placement in general (vs. in specific contexts where it would be seen as disparaging.)
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I kinda want to build on this, because sometimes, the placement is weird. Like, in "Logan", the camera lingered very lovingly on the "Ram" logo of the vehicles driven by the *bad guys*.
What's the ad campaign here?
"Ram Trucks: For The Man Who Wants To Hunt Down And Murder Children".
What's the ad campaign here?
"Ram Trucks: For The Man Who Wants To Hunt Down And Murder Children".
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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Remember, we’re dealing with people utterly lacking in principles, conscience, or souls.
So, a senior Justice Department official — along with several members of Congress — used the authority of their offices to boost an obviously dubious conspiracy theory accusing a federal employee of a horrific crime.
And now it’s clear the allegation was baseless.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
And now it’s clear the allegation was baseless.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs
The FBI has ruled the woman out as a suspect in the 2021 plot, sources said, but only after her name circulated on social platforms and a conservative news site.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Remember, we’re dealing with people utterly lacking in principles, conscience, or souls.
Simply reminding them that they, too, are bound by law and must refuse illegal orders might get at least a few of them thinking.
I mean, you don't even HAVE to, because they have nothing! You just kinda laugh. Say whatever. Obviously the people DOING the interviews are gonna know it's all bullshit too.
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Simply reminding them that they, too, are bound by law and must refuse illegal orders might get at least a few of them thinking.
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My. Former. Political. Party. Is. A. Cult.
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
My. Former. Political. Party. Is. A. Cult.
Oh, FFS...
If they try to claim they're doing a bit, I am invoking the Rule of Goats.
If they try to claim they're doing a bit, I am invoking the Rule of Goats.
Just in case you aren't doing a bit, this was yesterday:
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Oh, FFS...
If they try to claim they're doing a bit, I am invoking the Rule of Goats.
If they try to claim they're doing a bit, I am invoking the Rule of Goats.
Like there aren’t also agazillion human-authored sites offering all of this already! Which aren’t feeding your questions into a machine profiling your every fear, desire, and insecurity.
This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Like there aren’t also agazillion human-authored sites offering all of this already! Which aren’t feeding your questions into a machine profiling your every fear, desire, and insecurity.
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I keep saying, Google intentionally making its search worse is a world-historical fumble, and it's a huge opportunity for so many others across the internet, if they'll just seize it..
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I keep saying, Google intentionally making its search worse is a world-historical fumble, and it's a huge opportunity for so many others across the internet, if they'll just seize it..
Today in "Not a drag queen".
Missing Virginia high school football coach is wanted on child pornography possession and other charges related to soliciting a minor, police say
https://cnn.it/4oAMj9f
https://cnn.it/4oAMj9f
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Today in "Not a drag queen".
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We have very few eel-related metaphors English now. But there used to be many more.
One of my favorites is from William Lisle’s 1631 play "The Faire Ætheopian" where he describes a procession of haughty maids as being “smug as Eeles."
Have you ever been that smug? Has anyone?
🗃️🧪
One of my favorites is from William Lisle’s 1631 play "The Faire Ætheopian" where he describes a procession of haughty maids as being “smug as Eeles."
Have you ever been that smug? Has anyone?
🗃️🧪
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We have very few eel-related metaphors English now. But there used to be many more.
One of my favorites is from William Lisle’s 1631 play "The Faire Ætheopian" where he describes a procession of haughty maids as being “smug as Eeles."
Have you ever been that smug? Has anyone?
🗃️🧪
One of my favorites is from William Lisle’s 1631 play "The Faire Ætheopian" where he describes a procession of haughty maids as being “smug as Eeles."
Have you ever been that smug? Has anyone?
🗃️🧪
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Oh totally. And once you get to to a certain point in life this kind of talk does NOT bother. Quite the reverse! Somebody calls you a "petulant old man" and you're like
a man in a hood says " let the hate flow through you !!! "
Alt: a man in a hood says " let the hate flow through you !!! "
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Oh totally. And once you get to to a certain point in life this kind of talk does NOT bother. Quite the reverse! Somebody calls you a "petulant old man" and you're like
"You will be visited by three spirits"
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"You will be visited by three spirits"
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SkeksICE.
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
SkeksICE.
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Scientists have pinpointed how the brain generates ‘aha’ moments. Neuroscientists have identified a clear brain pattern behind the phenomenon of sudden insight, by scanning volunteers as they deciphered hidden images. buff.ly/pW93qmK
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
How Your Brain Creates ‘Aha’ Moments and Why They Stick | Quanta Magazine
A sudden flash of insight is a product of your brain. Neuroscientists track the neural activity underlying an “aha” and how it might boost memory.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Scientists have pinpointed how the brain generates ‘aha’ moments. Neuroscientists have identified a clear brain pattern behind the phenomenon of sudden insight, by scanning volunteers as they deciphered hidden images. buff.ly/pW93qmK
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
Christmas decorations must not be placed until after Thanksgiving, and must be removed by Jan. 3rd of the next year.
I'd rather the baby reindeer kill the elf, but yeah...
Fact!
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Christmas decorations must not be placed until after Thanksgiving, and must be removed by Jan. 3rd of the next year.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
If Dershowitz is where I “actually am”, I wanna move. The neighborhood has gone to crap.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
If Dershowitz is where I “actually am”, I wanna move. The neighborhood has gone to crap.