"This probably sounds like nightmare fuel to many, but to wealthy VCs and AI and crypto entrepreneurs it’s the next gold rush." is the quote of our time
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"This probably sounds like nightmare fuel to many, but to wealthy VCs and AI and crypto entrepreneurs it’s the next gold rush." is the quote of our time
"I think the LLM is conscious" makes a lot more sense when you realize a lot of people don't grasp the interiority of other people.
If you view other people as a series of inputs and utilities, it makes a lot of sense that you would see inert code awaiting your prompt as conscious.
Minnesota’s immigrant rights groups doubt that a leadership change at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will lead to a substantial shift in enforcement tactics.
Even if it takes years, we have to bring EVERYONE who made this happen to justice. No moving on, no letting this go.
Revenge is good enough motivation for me personally, but the nobler and important reason is to ensure that anyone who thinks of doing this again knows they’ll rot in prison for it.
We turned away from the light when we invented a way to go online without the computer screaming in warning.
In my previous job I regularly interacted with and made copies of the Unabomber's letters and journals.
.@ucriverside.bsky.social recently digitized thousands of pictures taken by Jay Kay Kline. It's a daunting and important project, and shines a great window into the world of fandom during the late 20th century.
I spoke with @dracopoullos.bsky.social about his work on it:
Severian would fight and torture his way the entire length of Middle Earth to get to Mordor and then return the ring to Sauron because it belongs to him
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I am not looking for a politician to explain why blowing up 100 little girls is good
landlords are going to show up tomorrow, it is critical that regular folks do too.
We have made a donation to Equality Kansas, which works to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and we encourage you to follow suit with donations to organizations that share your values. Get more info on Equality Kansas at their site: eqks.org
The best thing you can do in light of the Ellison takeover of Warner Brothers invest your time, energy, and money in supporting independent creators and independent distribution networks and independent venues. It is absolutely crucial to make independence a viable option.
I think the design is just plain better.
#pathfinder2e #PF2memes #ttrpg
Very valuable list! Plenty of places to donate near you.
I've written up a brief script for anyone who wants to call or write your representatives regarding this bill (yes, even the ones you think won't care). PLEASE DO THIS IF YOU ARE ABLE. This bill *cannot* pass.
You can find your representatives here: www.congress.gov/members/find...
I just donated $30 to queer & trans mutual aid in Kansas City- consider matching my donation? account.venmo.com/u/kcmoMAC
Deeply evil, genocidal policy. Here are some orgs that may be able to help:
Across Bsky, many people have shared Trans Continental Pipeline. This is a grassroots mutual aid network turned based in Denver that helps LGBTQ+ individuals relocate from unsafe situations to Colorado. tcpipeline.org
All hands on deck, folks. This will effectively eliminate all books by queer authors and about queer lives, even books with secondary characters, books where the author or a character uses they/them pronouns. This bill will erase identities and harm kids. And it won't stop at public schools.
We had $18k in rent requests come in just today (so far).
We’re anticipating needs at our neighborhood school to be over $100k again this month, but this time donations are WAY down. We don’t have enough money to cover everyone.
Please help us keep our neighbors w/ young kids from being evicted!
Trump, the convicted felon and adjudicated rapist currently embroiled by allegations that his administration is covering up the sex trafficking crimes of a pedophile ring, went on a racist tirade during the State of the Union.
Reminder that this is what all unbiased news reporting should look like.
Jerry Lawson, the inventor of the video game cartridge.
This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
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This is the singular legacy of the Biden administration, the failing that preceeded all subsequent failings. What good there was (and there was real tangible good!) will have to be excavated from a legacy of failing while in power to punish the plotters and beneficiares of an attempted coup.
The ICE invasion has put a lot of people who were formerly getting by in extra danger of financial ruin, including the looming possibility of eviction. Please give them some help if you’re able by donating to a rent fund. ⬇️
Every little bit helps. Thank you!
Screenshot from Twin Peaks, caption reads "Diane, 11:30 am, February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks."
It's a national holiday
A billion dollars is the socio-economic equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work to prevent the acquisition of the former with the same urgency and ruthlessness we use to prevent the acquisition of the latter.
High Tide 🌊 ✨ A piece in my ongoing series of paintings called ‘A Starry Place’
The latest edition of my newsletter is about a subject I've been obsessed with since I was a snot-nosed 20-something telecom beat reporter:
The U.S. press simply refuses to acknowledge that widespread corruption at the hands of unchecked corporate power is THE reason for most U.S. dysfunction.