Linotype Pilgrim
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There's not a single billionaire with a healthy, functioning mental apparatus
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A hit dog hollers
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
A hit dog hollers
or maybe digested by the neoliberal Sarlacc
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
or maybe digested by the neoliberal Sarlacc
it's like being cocooned by xenomorphs over some number of decades
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
it's like being cocooned by xenomorphs over some number of decades
Yes I am including Carney as Trudeau's Act II. He's just a stronger dose of the same calculated bullshit
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Yes I am including Carney as Trudeau's Act II. He's just a stronger dose of the same calculated bullshit
and violently suppressing better options whenever necessary, and funding the paramilitaries to do so
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
and violently suppressing better options whenever necessary, and funding the paramilitaries to do so
And Trudeau's first 10 years
At least now there is absolutely no doubt that centrists are all feckless millstones
At least now there is absolutely no doubt that centrists are all feckless millstones
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
And Trudeau's first 10 years
At least now there is absolutely no doubt that centrists are all feckless millstones
At least now there is absolutely no doubt that centrists are all feckless millstones
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Damn it, the Dutch typographers know EVERYTHING
September 26, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Damn it, the Dutch typographers know EVERYTHING
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
his legacy is going to be pure, undiluted neoliberal with no Damascene moments
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
his legacy is going to be pure, undiluted neoliberal with no Damascene moments
metaphorically: No
literally: probably yes
literally: probably yes
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
metaphorically: No
literally: probably yes
literally: probably yes
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The machinery I work on built in the 80s-2000s: instructions, full parts list, assembly/exploded drawings, electrical layouts, hydraulic layout, lift points, full list of torque/pressure settings.
2020s manual: five pages of regulatory warnings and “refer to dealer”
I hate this stupid world
2020s manual: five pages of regulatory warnings and “refer to dealer”
I hate this stupid world
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The machinery I work on built in the 80s-2000s: instructions, full parts list, assembly/exploded drawings, electrical layouts, hydraulic layout, lift points, full list of torque/pressure settings.
2020s manual: five pages of regulatory warnings and “refer to dealer”
I hate this stupid world
2020s manual: five pages of regulatory warnings and “refer to dealer”
I hate this stupid world
In a better world you could get this for your Macbook Pro
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
In a better world you could get this for your Macbook Pro
A level of documentation thoroughness which is extraordinary to our eyes these days. The binder includes reproductions of IC datasheets, comprehensive operating system, register, ROM, I/O and hardware docs, including timing diagrams. #retrocomputing #trs80 #radioshack
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A level of documentation thoroughness which is extraordinary to our eyes these days. The binder includes reproductions of IC datasheets, comprehensive operating system, register, ROM, I/O and hardware docs, including timing diagrams. #retrocomputing #trs80 #radioshack
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great job surely this won’t put your students and staff at a disadvantage compared to having them use their own brains
"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
September 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
great job surely this won’t put your students and staff at a disadvantage compared to having them use their own brains