broken bokonon
@redletter.bsky.social
Like most things in my life, this has been a huge mistake
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honestly I think one of the things that makes me pessimistic about the future is that IME the normie position agrees with every pro-human objection to this shit and yet also uses ChatGPT to compose their work emails.
I indeed would have more sympathy for the AI industry writ large around public perception if there hadn’t been years now of genuinely constant attempts at the highest level to make everyone who isn’t an upper-level manager terrified that AI will destroy their livelihoods
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
honestly I think one of the things that makes me pessimistic about the future is that IME the normie position agrees with every pro-human objection to this shit and yet also uses ChatGPT to compose their work emails.
anyone worried that our tech overlords are particularly out of touch wrt to AI should be relieved to learn that those in China are mirroring the same dumb concepts.
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
anyone worried that our tech overlords are particularly out of touch wrt to AI should be relieved to learn that those in China are mirroring the same dumb concepts.
it really should replace "common sense" in our collective lexicon, imo
I would like the phrase and concept of "common decency" to make a comeback
December 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
it really should replace "common sense" in our collective lexicon, imo
And even, it seems, those who didn’t
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The obstacles to achieving almost anything are enough to make any member who came to Washington with noble intentions ask: Why am I even here?,” Rep. Nancy Mace writes.
“The obstacles to achieving almost anything are enough to make any member who came to Washington with noble intentions ask: Why am I even here?,” Rep. Nancy Mace writes.
Opinion | Nancy Mace: Why The Republican House Isn’t Working
The system in the House promotes control by party leaders over accountability and achievement.
nyti.ms
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
And even, it seems, those who didn’t
How have you not had a 500+ post thread about this yet??
I also only just started playing the original dawn of war for the first time which slaps
December 9, 2025 at 5:09 AM
How have you not had a 500+ post thread about this yet??
Good idea, maybe the Russian Federation should lead by example.
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Good idea, maybe the Russian Federation should lead by example.
Reposted by broken bokonon
It is disgusting that Trump’s hateful words of calling Somali Americans “garbage” have continued to go unchecked by members of the Republican Party.
These are US citizens he is denigrating.
We have a duty as Americans to call out his hateful rhetoric.
These are US citizens he is denigrating.
We have a duty as Americans to call out his hateful rhetoric.
December 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
It is disgusting that Trump’s hateful words of calling Somali Americans “garbage” have continued to go unchecked by members of the Republican Party.
These are US citizens he is denigrating.
We have a duty as Americans to call out his hateful rhetoric.
These are US citizens he is denigrating.
We have a duty as Americans to call out his hateful rhetoric.
It’s almost like it’s about a mythological identity that has no real relation to real community or experience. It only we had some kind of historical antecedent we could have looked at, maybe even a whole continent that was bathed in blood because of this sort of idiocy.
In Opinion
The Trump administration “has offered a lot of general rhetoric about the value of Christianity to American civilization,” Ross Douthat says. “But in the absence of religious-informed policymaking, this sometimes feels more like a performance of a Christian politics than a full reality.”
The Trump administration “has offered a lot of general rhetoric about the value of Christianity to American civilization,” Ross Douthat says. “But in the absence of religious-informed policymaking, this sometimes feels more like a performance of a Christian politics than a full reality.”
Opinion | The Trump Administration Needs More Christianity in Its Nationalism
Not too much religious moralism in the administration, but too little.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It’s almost like it’s about a mythological identity that has no real relation to real community or experience. It only we had some kind of historical antecedent we could have looked at, maybe even a whole continent that was bathed in blood because of this sort of idiocy.
My god, you’re a sitting senator. You don’t have to disgrace yourself like this.
BASH: If you were to take the confirmation vote again, would you vote to make Hegseth defense sec?
CURTIS: That's a Q I can't answer without as much thoughtful research as I did the first time
B: Now you have evidence
C: But if you by what's in the paper it's impossible to know what's going on
CURTIS: That's a Q I can't answer without as much thoughtful research as I did the first time
B: Now you have evidence
C: But if you by what's in the paper it's impossible to know what's going on
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My god, you’re a sitting senator. You don’t have to disgrace yourself like this.
I dunno man he doesn’t look like he feels humiliated.
It's almost impossible to make me feel sorry for Trump, but the sheer depth of his brokeness, combined with his age, the utter humiliation involved in this farce was making me legit sad.
December 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I dunno man he doesn’t look like he feels humiliated.
Democrats should be loudly signaling that a vote to overturn birthright citizenship will by itself be grounds for impeachment.
I think the six should be tried for treason.
Anyway Barrett has cited this article which is worrisome
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Democrats should be loudly signaling that a vote to overturn birthright citizenship will by itself be grounds for impeachment.
Reconstruct the Reconstruction
i don't want a unifying Dem who promises to return to good government.
i want an angel of death who promises the government the reconstruction amendments promise.
i want an angel of death who promises the government the reconstruction amendments promise.
December 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Reconstruct the Reconstruction
Overturning birthright citizenship would be a declaration of war against the American people.
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Overturning birthright citizenship would be a declaration of war against the American people.
These dorks think they’ve hacked politics.
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
December 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
These dorks think they’ve hacked politics.
People seem surprised by this but the hippy movement itself always had a strong reactionary strain to it--going back to the late 60s and 70s you have long haired freaks supporting all kinds of right wing bullshit. It's 'left coded' almost as a media-created cultural keystone more than anything real.
Due to my work I know some otherwise liberal (or previously liberal) anti-vax people. But this honestly is more than just merely anti-vax. They are destroying government-led and funded public health, medicine, and science.
December 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
People seem surprised by this but the hippy movement itself always had a strong reactionary strain to it--going back to the late 60s and 70s you have long haired freaks supporting all kinds of right wing bullshit. It's 'left coded' almost as a media-created cultural keystone more than anything real.
I know this might be divisive but damn I love the doors.
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I know this might be divisive but damn I love the doors.
Crime Against Humanity
December 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Crime Against Humanity
Tom Cotton: both one of the most stupid people alive, and also dishonest.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), to reporters, after viewing video footage of the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean on Sept. 2:
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Tom Cotton: both one of the most stupid people alive, and also dishonest.
Going back over the time line of how this went down in October, and I’m begging to think that if the admiral gets subpoenaed by Congress then Hegseth is going to prison.
That black man very CLEARLY saw what was happening, said "what you not about to do is" and bounced before he could be the one now getting shanked by Hesgeth on live TV
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Going back over the time line of how this went down in October, and I’m begging to think that if the admiral gets subpoenaed by Congress then Hegseth is going to prison.
“In the beginning was the word…”
John, my man, I’m going to stop you right there, bro. We’ve all read the Dao De Jing, John, what else do you got?
John, my man, I’m going to stop you right there, bro. We’ve all read the Dao De Jing, John, what else do you got?
December 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
“In the beginning was the word…”
John, my man, I’m going to stop you right there, bro. We’ve all read the Dao De Jing, John, what else do you got?
John, my man, I’m going to stop you right there, bro. We’ve all read the Dao De Jing, John, what else do you got?
A big part of the current MAGA ascendancy on the right is that not only are many of them racist, they are also just unbelievably stupid.
Just parroting shit they've heard someone say, no idea what any of it means, or why, or even who they're talking about. It's all just syllables mashed together.
Just parroting shit they've heard someone say, no idea what any of it means, or why, or even who they're talking about. It's all just syllables mashed together.
Cammack: "Look no further than Minnesota and the disaster there where the Somalian community has been really the root of all of the waste, fraud, and abuse that we've seen in the last several years."
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A big part of the current MAGA ascendancy on the right is that not only are many of them racist, they are also just unbelievably stupid.
Just parroting shit they've heard someone say, no idea what any of it means, or why, or even who they're talking about. It's all just syllables mashed together.
Just parroting shit they've heard someone say, no idea what any of it means, or why, or even who they're talking about. It's all just syllables mashed together.
You would probably just end up taking all the cookies back home with you, I don't this lil' prank really goes anywhere.
"I suppose it’s the devil in me but I would love to bring those cookies to a vegetarian potluck."
Don’t worry: These cookies only look like slices of mortadella. See how Claire Saffitz nailed the cold cut’s appearance with her twist on classic “sausage” cookies.
Don’t worry: These cookies only look like slices of mortadella. See how Claire Saffitz nailed the cold cut’s appearance with her twist on classic “sausage” cookies.
Mortadella Cookies Recipe
Don’t worry: These cookies only look like slices of mortadella, getting their slightly chewy texture and marzipan flavor from almond paste and almond extract It joins the tradition of fashioning “sausage” cookies, from chocolate kolbasa in Eastern Europe to the salami cookie that Brooks Headley has served at Superiority Burger in New York Freeze-dried strawberries give them color and fruity contrast, and the dough comes together easily in a food processor, making it a one-bowl endeavor.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
You would probably just end up taking all the cookies back home with you, I don't this lil' prank really goes anywhere.
I didn't know a Lehman Russ EV was what I needed in my life.
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I didn't know a Lehman Russ EV was what I needed in my life.
Today's attention sink:
sf.zdic.net
If you're at all interested in Chinese calligraphy/handwriting, it's a gold mine of useful materials.
#書法
sf.zdic.net
If you're at all interested in Chinese calligraphy/handwriting, it's a gold mine of useful materials.
#書法
汉典书法
sf.zdic.net
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Today's attention sink:
sf.zdic.net
If you're at all interested in Chinese calligraphy/handwriting, it's a gold mine of useful materials.
#書法
sf.zdic.net
If you're at all interested in Chinese calligraphy/handwriting, it's a gold mine of useful materials.
#書法
I feel like the more I learn about LLMs the more of a stupid boondoggle the whole thing seems.
I think it's mainly LLM companies (OpenAI especially) confusing the whole ML space by getting the term 'AI' adopted to refer to the whole field, when really none of it really qualifies.
I think it's mainly LLM companies (OpenAI especially) confusing the whole ML space by getting the term 'AI' adopted to refer to the whole field, when really none of it really qualifies.
Amanda Askell has confirmed the soul document is indeed a real thing they trained Claude on. x.com/AmandaAskell...
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I feel like the more I learn about LLMs the more of a stupid boondoggle the whole thing seems.
I think it's mainly LLM companies (OpenAI especially) confusing the whole ML space by getting the term 'AI' adopted to refer to the whole field, when really none of it really qualifies.
I think it's mainly LLM companies (OpenAI especially) confusing the whole ML space by getting the term 'AI' adopted to refer to the whole field, when really none of it really qualifies.