Chris Sanders
@highlycaffeinated.bsky.social
IT Support manager, traveler, dog lover, leftist.
World of Warcraft, Warhammer 40k, history, art, etc.
I drink a lot of coffee and have to attend a lot of meetings. Printers are the bane of my existence.
World of Warcraft, Warhammer 40k, history, art, etc.
I drink a lot of coffee and have to attend a lot of meetings. Printers are the bane of my existence.
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10. What is the most unexpected way you’ve ever learned a valuable life lesson?
The Saga of the Rat
The morning after we moved into our house, my wife was outside painting a lamp and the dogs were running around enjoying their new yard. I was still asleep in bed, as per usual.
I awoke to urgent shouts from my wife to come outside.
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The morning after we moved into our house, my wife was outside painting a lamp and the dogs were running around enjoying their new yard. I was still asleep in bed, as per usual.
I awoke to urgent shouts from my wife to come outside.
🧵
“Sorry bro, this is a Red Bull shop”
Would you hire someone who brought a Monster energy drink to an interview?
September 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
“Sorry bro, this is a Red Bull shop”
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THIS.
AI isn't "going rogue" any more than those exploding Samsung galaxy phones from 2016 went rogue.
Human engineers poorly deployed a technology and there were negative consequences.
The responsibility falls entirely on humans.
AI isn't "going rogue" any more than those exploding Samsung galaxy phones from 2016 went rogue.
Human engineers poorly deployed a technology and there were negative consequences.
The responsibility falls entirely on humans.
over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say
An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
September 25, 2026 at 12:36 PM
THIS.
AI isn't "going rogue" any more than those exploding Samsung galaxy phones from 2016 went rogue.
Human engineers poorly deployed a technology and there were negative consequences.
The responsibility falls entirely on humans.
AI isn't "going rogue" any more than those exploding Samsung galaxy phones from 2016 went rogue.
Human engineers poorly deployed a technology and there were negative consequences.
The responsibility falls entirely on humans.
This is how we end up with Tech Priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus needing to perform the Ritual of Ignition to appease the Machine Spirits.
Ezra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?”
Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...
Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...
September 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
This is how we end up with Tech Priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus needing to perform the Ritual of Ignition to appease the Machine Spirits.
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SHOTS FIRED
GRIMDARK: WH40K is considered the progenitor of "grimdark" space fantasy, because of its famous tagline: "in the grim, dark future of space, there is only war." Unrelated fact: Cincinnati is considered the progenitor of Skyline chili, because of its famous civic motto: "what if chili was bad"
September 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
SHOTS FIRED
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the much more disturbing "reverse pagliacci" where a clown tells you you should go see a doctor
September 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
the much more disturbing "reverse pagliacci" where a clown tells you you should go see a doctor
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Things fall apart.
(Bloomberg) - Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude oil next month after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said.
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
September 18, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Things fall apart.
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the Pope is immune to psychic damage until you take out the Orb. the Orb respawns 45 seconds after you kill it, so there's only a brief window; frontload your infohazards
Pope Leo XIV has been gifted a massive green orb and honestly not now massive green orb
September 18, 2026 at 12:22 PM
the Pope is immune to psychic damage until you take out the Orb. the Orb respawns 45 seconds after you kill it, so there's only a brief window; frontload your infohazards
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Nick Beckstead, noted longtermist and "effective altruist,” just comes out and says it:
"But it now seems more plausible to me that saving a life in a rich country is substantially more important than saving a life in a poor country, other things being equal."
"But it now seems more plausible to me that saving a life in a rich country is substantially more important than saving a life in a poor country, other things being equal."
September 17, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Nick Beckstead, noted longtermist and "effective altruist,” just comes out and says it:
"But it now seems more plausible to me that saving a life in a rich country is substantially more important than saving a life in a poor country, other things being equal."
"But it now seems more plausible to me that saving a life in a rich country is substantially more important than saving a life in a poor country, other things being equal."
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Great piece by @xriskology.bsky.social on how the effective altruism cult has helped destroy actual philanthropy - with dangerous and deadly results for many people in need:
Effective Altruism Is a Dangerous Cult — Here's Why
Understanding the "Scientology of Silicon Valley." (7,700 words)
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Great piece by @xriskology.bsky.social on how the effective altruism cult has helped destroy actual philanthropy - with dangerous and deadly results for many people in need:
That’s… not how any of that works.
This isn’t merely wrong, it’s a non-sequitur.
This isn’t merely wrong, it’s a non-sequitur.
Well, that took longer than I thought, but he hath spoken:
September 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM
That’s… not how any of that works.
This isn’t merely wrong, it’s a non-sequitur.
This isn’t merely wrong, it’s a non-sequitur.
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"Despite pledges by foreign companies and nations to invest in the United States — in many cases to curry favor with the White House — capital is starting to seek alternative destinations." 😯 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
September 16, 2026 at 12:13 PM
"Despite pledges by foreign companies and nations to invest in the United States — in many cases to curry favor with the White House — capital is starting to seek alternative destinations." 😯 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
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Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says
Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says
Global push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six times
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says
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“.. J.B. Hunt doesn’t typically provide explicit financial guidance. But the company is experiencing ‘some of the most radical and abnormal swings in fuel prices’ ever.”
@barrons.com #$JBHT
www.barrons.com/articles/jb-...
@barrons.com #$JBHT
www.barrons.com/articles/jb-...
September 16, 2026 at 12:16 PM
“.. J.B. Hunt doesn’t typically provide explicit financial guidance. But the company is experiencing ‘some of the most radical and abnormal swings in fuel prices’ ever.”
@barrons.com #$JBHT
www.barrons.com/articles/jb-...
@barrons.com #$JBHT
www.barrons.com/articles/jb-...
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“So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.”
September 16, 2026 at 1:59 AM
“So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.”
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important to note that the prospect of human extinction makes them Horny
The U.S. AI industry is being run by a batshit rationalist sex cult, and no, I am not being hyperbolic - they’re genuinely Like That:
September 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
important to note that the prospect of human extinction makes them Horny
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"moderator of r/doordash by the reddit username u/i_love_femboys6969 attempts to commit an act of terror on behalf of ISIS" is the most 21st century headline I've ever read.
September 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
"moderator of r/doordash by the reddit username u/i_love_femboys6969 attempts to commit an act of terror on behalf of ISIS" is the most 21st century headline I've ever read.
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Well, every time somebody posts this, me & my drummer get tagged, so, preemptively: mountain goats are wild, majestic animals. The Mountain Goats are a band. Out of respect to our namesake, we do lick pee from rocks when we’re in a national park, but nobody ever airlifts us anywhere. We walk home
Not now, aggressive goats with taste for human urine
Roses are red
High soars the lark
High soars the lark
September 15, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Well, every time somebody posts this, me & my drummer get tagged, so, preemptively: mountain goats are wild, majestic animals. The Mountain Goats are a band. Out of respect to our namesake, we do lick pee from rocks when we’re in a national park, but nobody ever airlifts us anywhere. We walk home
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who loves you baby
September 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
who loves you baby
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Busta Rhymes popping an entire bubble with one line has to be added to his resume
![Busta Rhymes: Should I buy a house... or... a link to a picture of a pixelated monkey
NFTea expert: Houses are often more of a liability than [text truncated]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:djuj57armcsoyzmdfeg7i4qf/bafkreihnjdpw4qw6afyrcmyw2bctfdl2vjumh5zydtfs4qobgaaai2sb4y)
September 13, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Busta Rhymes popping an entire bubble with one line has to be added to his resume
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“why are all the ai ceos all of a sudden saying this weird thing?”
burning man was last week and this may actually just be the explanation
burning man was last week and this may actually just be the explanation
September 13, 2026 at 10:28 AM
“why are all the ai ceos all of a sudden saying this weird thing?”
burning man was last week and this may actually just be the explanation
burning man was last week and this may actually just be the explanation
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The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from.
September 12, 2026 at 5:29 AM
The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from.
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For parents who tolerate their kids' existence.
September 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
For parents who tolerate their kids' existence.
As an elder millennial myself, history ended at WW2, at the most recent, in all of my formal schooling. Conveniently leaving out things like the Civil Rights movement, for example.
we don’t teach young people short-term history, so it was weird when i realized that gen z had no idea that so many gen x and millennials spent our high school years protesting george w bush
and not just because of the wars, but because mosques were being targeted and sikh men were being attacked
and not just because of the wars, but because mosques were being targeted and sikh men were being attacked
There are already articles circulating trying to rewrite history and say America was great after 9/11 and united and thoughtful and just a reminder that that period was marked by intense and insanely racist hatred, paranoia, and a frothing desire for unhinged violence and oppression.
September 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM
As an elder millennial myself, history ended at WW2, at the most recent, in all of my formal schooling. Conveniently leaving out things like the Civil Rights movement, for example.
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all you fucks with giant ass ungodly trucks how you going to feel about $7 a gallon bitches
god the war and gas price thing is BLEAK
September 11, 2026 at 12:37 PM
all you fucks with giant ass ungodly trucks how you going to feel about $7 a gallon bitches