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I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you. Now watch this drive.
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"Explain how that happens" is a legitimate request! And critique!
I am happy to explain all sorts of ways LLMs could hurt humanity, but all of those explanation involve careless people doing careless things. Not rogue software.
I do not like this moment in time where nobody cares how things work.
I am happy to explain all sorts of ways LLMs could hurt humanity, but all of those explanation involve careless people doing careless things. Not rogue software.
I do not like this moment in time where nobody cares how things work.
September 17, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"Explain how that happens" is a legitimate request! And critique!
I am happy to explain all sorts of ways LLMs could hurt humanity, but all of those explanation involve careless people doing careless things. Not rogue software.
I do not like this moment in time where nobody cares how things work.
I am happy to explain all sorts of ways LLMs could hurt humanity, but all of those explanation involve careless people doing careless things. Not rogue software.
I do not like this moment in time where nobody cares how things work.
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As the opposite of a computer toucher, I sometimes worry that I'm not keeping up with the development of things.
Luckily, I'm smart enough to realize that if the "most dangerous" LLMs need warehouses full of GPUs to function, they can't just "break out" and start running on random PCs.
Luckily, I'm smart enough to realize that if the "most dangerous" LLMs need warehouses full of GPUs to function, they can't just "break out" and start running on random PCs.
September 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
As the opposite of a computer toucher, I sometimes worry that I'm not keeping up with the development of things.
Luckily, I'm smart enough to realize that if the "most dangerous" LLMs need warehouses full of GPUs to function, they can't just "break out" and start running on random PCs.
Luckily, I'm smart enough to realize that if the "most dangerous" LLMs need warehouses full of GPUs to function, they can't just "break out" and start running on random PCs.
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just learned this today
September 17, 2026 at 5:18 AM
just learned this today
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"my LLM is so powerful it's dangerous and risks breaking containment!"
"ok let's destroy it"
"oh, haha, no. no."
"let's intensively regulate your company then"
"oh, no. no. look can you just put it in the newspaper that it's powerful"
"ok let's destroy it"
"oh, haha, no. no."
"let's intensively regulate your company then"
"oh, no. no. look can you just put it in the newspaper that it's powerful"
September 8, 2026 at 12:34 PM
"my LLM is so powerful it's dangerous and risks breaking containment!"
"ok let's destroy it"
"oh, haha, no. no."
"let's intensively regulate your company then"
"oh, no. no. look can you just put it in the newspaper that it's powerful"
"ok let's destroy it"
"oh, haha, no. no."
"let's intensively regulate your company then"
"oh, no. no. look can you just put it in the newspaper that it's powerful"
we can speak truth to power by
*squints*
rigorously enforcing the league salary cap
*squints*
rigorously enforcing the league salary cap
So here's a quote from @pablo.show that applies to not only his Clippers investigation but the best of what journalism can be:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
September 4, 2026 at 11:18 PM
we can speak truth to power by
*squints*
rigorously enforcing the league salary cap
*squints*
rigorously enforcing the league salary cap
subsidize demand for car dealership owners, who will pass that surplus on to GOP campaigns... brilliant
More than 10 million Americans take out a used car loan every year, with an average rate of an insane 11.4%.
We lower those rates by 4 points with our FHA for Car Loans proposal, saving the typical borrower $6,000 over the life of their loan.
We lower those rates by 4 points with our FHA for Car Loans proposal, saving the typical borrower $6,000 over the life of their loan.
September 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
subsidize demand for car dealership owners, who will pass that surplus on to GOP campaigns... brilliant
failed the tutorial mission of Scientology Speed Run by alerting all the guards
I hate, hate these pervert glasses. Listen to this guy interrupting the filming of Cunk on Cinema. What an entitled dick.
August 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
failed the tutorial mission of Scientology Speed Run by alerting all the guards
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I wonder how many people will see this and never know that, so far, at least some of the solutions have been found to build off of and plagiarize existing work without siting it? Everyone always sees the press release but never the debunk that comes later: archive.ph/JCl4g#select...
August 7, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I wonder how many people will see this and never know that, so far, at least some of the solutions have been found to build off of and plagiarize existing work without siting it? Everyone always sees the press release but never the debunk that comes later: archive.ph/JCl4g#select...
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taping a "roombas don't go in this room" sign on a door then leaving the door open and then shooting my roomba with a gun for going through the door
August 6, 2026 at 12:05 AM
taping a "roombas don't go in this room" sign on a door then leaving the door open and then shooting my roomba with a gun for going through the door
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Think about it this way: what if your tax dollars were used to buy sophisticated surveillance equipment and guns, and then the cops never killed your dog? Wouldn’t you feel ripped off?
Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Mamdani's city-owned grocery stores are a socialist trap | Opinion
No matter how good Zohran Mamdani makes grocery affordability sound, he's selling New Yorkers the same broken promise that has failed everywhere else.
bit.ly
August 4, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Think about it this way: what if your tax dollars were used to buy sophisticated surveillance equipment and guns, and then the cops never killed your dog? Wouldn’t you feel ripped off?
getting injected with medicine that fights disease 👎
getting injected with blood from a boy 👍
getting injected with blood from a boy 👍
July 23, 2026 at 8:27 PM
getting injected with medicine that fights disease 👎
getting injected with blood from a boy 👍
getting injected with blood from a boy 👍
if they're as far north as Hellyer, freedom may be nigh
July 21, 2026 at 4:37 AM
if they're as far north as Hellyer, freedom may be nigh
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This isn't true, at least not yet. Most generative AI leaves very distinct digital signatures that aren't so hard to spot. That might not be true forever, of course, and things are changing fast ... but I strongly suspect we could tell the difference with relatively early generation image.
In the age of AI, photos are no longer evidence. Beshear needs to be able to speak to him in person or do what dear Mitch would do in these circumstances.
July 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
This isn't true, at least not yet. Most generative AI leaves very distinct digital signatures that aren't so hard to spot. That might not be true forever, of course, and things are changing fast ... but I strongly suspect we could tell the difference with relatively early generation image.
since I had to look it up: Para 9 says US can't in the interim deploy any new forces in the region
Don’t think this is the public statement the US is asking for….
July 11, 2026 at 7:20 AM
since I had to look it up: Para 9 says US can't in the interim deploy any new forces in the region
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The orgniaziational disrespect of tacit knowledge as a standard practice in business culture, long pre-dating AI, is one manifestation of the social dynamics that would eventually fold into the post-information society.
My LinkedIn is full of posts by former Microsoft colleagues who accepted the voluntary retirement offer. I counted at least 9 posts from people I worked with in the past.
For some reason, it felt even sadder than layoff posts. It was hard to put into words until this post from a now ex-Microsoftie.
For some reason, it felt even sadder than layoff posts. It was hard to put into words until this post from a now ex-Microsoftie.
July 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The orgniaziational disrespect of tacit knowledge as a standard practice in business culture, long pre-dating AI, is one manifestation of the social dynamics that would eventually fold into the post-information society.
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Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
July 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
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this is what happens when you're "skeptical of woo" in a way where you don't actually know what woo is and how it sustains itself in the world, making your skepticism toothless: a skepticism consisting not of robust analysis of difficult-to-integrate experiences, but of simply not having had any yet
July 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
this is what happens when you're "skeptical of woo" in a way where you don't actually know what woo is and how it sustains itself in the world, making your skepticism toothless: a skepticism consisting not of robust analysis of difficult-to-integrate experiences, but of simply not having had any yet
weird I thought he moved the headquarters to Texas
July 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
weird I thought he moved the headquarters to Texas
mercifully unplugging the precogs but there are 100 million of them and they're all children gambling on Instagram
June 27, 2026 at 3:32 PM
mercifully unplugging the precogs but there are 100 million of them and they're all children gambling on Instagram
there was a funny period in the genAI bubble (ongoing) where people were really impressed with the architectural differences between the models (layers, weights, etc.)
now people only care about which proprietary (stolen) training set is used
now people only care about which proprietary (stolen) training set is used
June 22, 2026 at 10:06 PM
there was a funny period in the genAI bubble (ongoing) where people were really impressed with the architectural differences between the models (layers, weights, etc.)
now people only care about which proprietary (stolen) training set is used
now people only care about which proprietary (stolen) training set is used
leftist with rudimentary knowledge of capital markets here. yes, they literally all do that
June 22, 2026 at 8:35 PM
leftist with rudimentary knowledge of capital markets here. yes, they literally all do that
Gillibrand getting dragged 👍
Do you celebrate my Black neighbor who was strangled to death by the partner at the firm your kid worked for as part of their effort to funnel corrupt crypto cash your way?
June 20, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Gillibrand getting dragged 👍
unless you are a US citizen named Anwar al-Awlaki!
President Obama: "No one is above the law or beneath its protection."
"Our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our Constitution."
"Our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our Constitution."
June 18, 2026 at 6:58 PM
unless you are a US citizen named Anwar al-Awlaki!
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even the Great Cyrus could not delivered a victory of this magnitude to the glorious Persian people
Since I haven't seen a post with all of it screenshotted and alt-texted in one place, here's the Iran MOU as hudson.org Adjunct Fellow Josh Block is reporting it on Twitter.
June 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
even the Great Cyrus could not delivered a victory of this magnitude to the glorious Persian people