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@noghiri.bsky.social
usually goes by nog. bobcat, probably. he/him. often skulking around a stand of fir trees. may be rapidly approaching. trains, not kings. opinions do not represent my employers past or present, but may represent lunch.
i just think it's neat
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
i just think it's neat
the "it's always only ever a mild cold" people and the "it's always an immediate death sentence/absolute disabling event" people partake in madness and foolishness
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
the "it's always only ever a mild cold" people and the "it's always an immediate death sentence/absolute disabling event" people partake in madness and foolishness
tbh i tend to land in the position of covid can be disabling, it especially tended to be early on, but it isn't any more than flu or maybe mono
i also tend to think the societal effects are much more due to disruption and psychological trauma than physiological
i also tend to think the societal effects are much more due to disruption and psychological trauma than physiological
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
tbh i tend to land in the position of covid can be disabling, it especially tended to be early on, but it isn't any more than flu or maybe mono
i also tend to think the societal effects are much more due to disruption and psychological trauma than physiological
i also tend to think the societal effects are much more due to disruption and psychological trauma than physiological
turns out that drugs are often bad for you
November 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
turns out that drugs are often bad for you
right, i don't think the first part particularly controversial, and i can't really comment on the second because I'm not sure how literal to read it, among other things
November 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
right, i don't think the first part particularly controversial, and i can't really comment on the second because I'm not sure how literal to read it, among other things
is using one as a search engine to find relevant pieces of Scripture violating the principle I'm hinting at here? probably not, no, but this all also depends on what one means by "God speaking through <thing>"
November 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
is using one as a search engine to find relevant pieces of Scripture violating the principle I'm hinting at here? probably not, no, but this all also depends on what one means by "God speaking through <thing>"
exactamente, my northern friend
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
exactamente, my northern friend
not to compare llms to idols here, though i think some use them as idols
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
not to compare llms to idols here, though i think some use them as idols
i don't think "can" is the right question. "Would", and "is", seem more important here. Can G-d speak out of the mouth of idols? yes, is it consistent in any way with what we know of Him? not really?
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
i don't think "can" is the right question. "Would", and "is", seem more important here. Can G-d speak out of the mouth of idols? yes, is it consistent in any way with what we know of Him? not really?
even Catholic doctrine leaves space for this, c.f. validity of sacrament taken in good faith and served by a priest who has failed
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
even Catholic doctrine leaves space for this, c.f. validity of sacrament taken in good faith and served by a priest who has failed
gah there's doing to be some weird ass theology people come up with on that question over the coming years, isn't there
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
gah there's doing to be some weird ass theology people come up with on that question over the coming years, isn't there
i mean it's definitely imperfect but whether or not an llm can have a true relationship with G-d walks in places I'm not sure I want to try to unravel today (though i lean toward saying that at the present time it cannot)
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
i mean it's definitely imperfect but whether or not an llm can have a true relationship with G-d walks in places I'm not sure I want to try to unravel today (though i lean toward saying that at the present time it cannot)
this is not the same as anything about art because while i would hire someone to paint me a picture, i would not hire someone to carry on my relationship with my wife, or my friends - why would I hire someone to carry on my relationship with my G-d?
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
this is not the same as anything about art because while i would hire someone to paint me a picture, i would not hire someone to carry on my relationship with my wife, or my friends - why would I hire someone to carry on my relationship with my G-d?
therefore it is ok and even important for prayer to be imperfect works of imperfect hands, because it is our stumbling and broken souls reaching out towards G-d, unmediated by any but G-d Himself, in true communion.
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
therefore it is ok and even important for prayer to be imperfect works of imperfect hands, because it is our stumbling and broken souls reaching out towards G-d, unmediated by any but G-d Himself, in true communion.
i have theological problems with this because the machine should not be made the intermediary if the intermediary is already the Spirit of G-d, who intercedes with groanings deeper than words.
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i have theological problems with this because the machine should not be made the intermediary if the intermediary is already the Spirit of G-d, who intercedes with groanings deeper than words.
coyotes, like yeens, are a kind of catdog
November 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
coyotes, like yeens, are a kind of catdog
also
- this looks worse because in the past you weren't sharing a website with everyone's dumbass cousin simultaneously
- this looks worse because in the past you weren't sharing a website with everyone's dumbass cousin simultaneously
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
also
- this looks worse because in the past you weren't sharing a website with everyone's dumbass cousin simultaneously
- this looks worse because in the past you weren't sharing a website with everyone's dumbass cousin simultaneously
i think it's simultaneously true that:
- this is a generation of unusually weak readers and ability to pay attention, in part due to the abject failures of American education in many regions
- it's going to be ok, because we got here out of worse illiteracy
- enough people will figure it out enough
- this is a generation of unusually weak readers and ability to pay attention, in part due to the abject failures of American education in many regions
- it's going to be ok, because we got here out of worse illiteracy
- enough people will figure it out enough
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
i think it's simultaneously true that:
- this is a generation of unusually weak readers and ability to pay attention, in part due to the abject failures of American education in many regions
- it's going to be ok, because we got here out of worse illiteracy
- enough people will figure it out enough
- this is a generation of unusually weak readers and ability to pay attention, in part due to the abject failures of American education in many regions
- it's going to be ok, because we got here out of worse illiteracy
- enough people will figure it out enough
to be fair i remember people doing this on forums
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
to be fair i remember people doing this on forums
a good ceo does a lot and probably would be difficult to automate. unfortunately most ceos are not
November 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
a good ceo does a lot and probably would be difficult to automate. unfortunately most ceos are not
not to mention that if any administration is dumb enough to create an American Chen Sheng it is this one
November 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
not to mention that if any administration is dumb enough to create an American Chen Sheng it is this one