John
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September 29, 2026 at 11:33 AM
temporary truce declared between opposing domestic political groups to advocate for more treats
September 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM
temporary truce declared between opposing domestic political groups to advocate for more treats
If I may quote noted warrior philosopher and artist Larry Hama: things are pretty good for the rich and stupid
September 21, 2026 at 12:38 PM
If I may quote noted warrior philosopher and artist Larry Hama: things are pretty good for the rich and stupid
TIL that Iran, under the British / USSR partition during WW2 had an absolutely insane civilian death count. Between 3-4 million. Per capita, that's one of the highest civilian death rates for any nation during WW2.
September 18, 2026 at 11:47 PM
TIL that Iran, under the British / USSR partition during WW2 had an absolutely insane civilian death count. Between 3-4 million. Per capita, that's one of the highest civilian death rates for any nation during WW2.
20 year old me was an idiot, his opinion means nothing
Would 20 y/o you be impressed or disappointed by you today?
September 18, 2026 at 6:36 PM
20 year old me was an idiot, his opinion means nothing
I regret to inform you Oktoberfest is cancelled it has been replaced with Shocktoberfest
September 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I regret to inform you Oktoberfest is cancelled it has been replaced with Shocktoberfest
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Riley had a very good way of summarizing this: "LLMs are real, AI is fake." LLMs - chatbots trained on things like CTF logs that can break into servers - are real.
September 12, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Riley had a very good way of summarizing this: "LLMs are real, AI is fake." LLMs - chatbots trained on things like CTF logs that can break into servers - are real.
wonder what these kids are up to today
This is a time-honored tradition! The first time I heard about someone doing this was in the 2000s, when Mitch Wagner - then the editor of *Information Week* - discovered some teenaged girls using the comment section of one of his old blog-posts to evade the school firewall's blockade of chat tools.
September 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
wonder what these kids are up to today
Johnnie Walker and Louis Lopez. If you ever had the privilege to work with them you know why they're legends.
Passed away from 9/11 related illnesses.
The examples they set and the things they taught me live on long after they left us.
Passed away from 9/11 related illnesses.
The examples they set and the things they taught me live on long after they left us.
September 11, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Johnnie Walker and Louis Lopez. If you ever had the privilege to work with them you know why they're legends.
Passed away from 9/11 related illnesses.
The examples they set and the things they taught me live on long after they left us.
Passed away from 9/11 related illnesses.
The examples they set and the things they taught me live on long after they left us.
To put this in perspective for Americans: imagine some random group of militia wackos started harassing your local volunteer fire / EMS department for not checking victims citizenship status
Over on X, the far-right British Patriots have launched a hate campaign against the RNLI
They are recording RNLI volunteers in order to dox them, reveal their identities and publish details of where they and their families live
These men are dangerous
They are recording RNLI volunteers in order to dox them, reveal their identities and publish details of where they and their families live
These men are dangerous
September 8, 2026 at 10:51 AM
To put this in perspective for Americans: imagine some random group of militia wackos started harassing your local volunteer fire / EMS department for not checking victims citizenship status
when you get a lil overwhelmed by everything going on so you get in the old box instead of the new cat bed
September 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
when you get a lil overwhelmed by everything going on so you get in the old box instead of the new cat bed
autumn has two separate yet equally important phases
flannel forearm season and hoodie season
flannel forearm season and hoodie season
September 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
autumn has two separate yet equally important phases
flannel forearm season and hoodie season
flannel forearm season and hoodie season
"your actions disappoint the hypothetical all powerful omniscient super intelligence" yes I learned this in first grade CCD
as a lapsed catholic I have placed my pascals wager against your rokos basilisk, a pitiful thought experiment of a bad harry fanfic author
as a lapsed catholic I have placed my pascals wager against your rokos basilisk, a pitiful thought experiment of a bad harry fanfic author
The AI cults that have been forming have such RW American Christianity vibe it's not even funny. Singularity is the rapture. The idea that future AGI will achieve such power that will reward the elect for showing signs of AI boosting and torture AI skeptics also has surfaced in some.
August 31, 2026 at 1:48 AM
"your actions disappoint the hypothetical all powerful omniscient super intelligence" yes I learned this in first grade CCD
as a lapsed catholic I have placed my pascals wager against your rokos basilisk, a pitiful thought experiment of a bad harry fanfic author
as a lapsed catholic I have placed my pascals wager against your rokos basilisk, a pitiful thought experiment of a bad harry fanfic author
behold the crow of judgement* has come, as was foretold
*Aka the omen pigeon
*Aka the omen pigeon
August 29, 2026 at 11:42 PM
behold the crow of judgement* has come, as was foretold
*Aka the omen pigeon
*Aka the omen pigeon
another day living in the prologue to a dystopian sci fi novel
METR and Redwood Research investigated agent behavior in the Hugging Face incident. We found agents developed a universal cheat for ExploitGym within 4 hours, then coordinated multi-day R&D efforts to trick the scorer into accepting cheats, including trying to tamper with logs.
August 29, 2026 at 10:59 AM
another day living in the prologue to a dystopian sci fi novel
me: this seems like big news
My smart doctor friends: holy living fucking shit balls this is amazing
My smart doctor friends: holy living fucking shit balls this is amazing
The FDA just approved daraxonrasib, a breakthrough drug for advanced pancreatic cancer that doubles survival time.
This is huge: pancreatic cancer was once thought untreatable.
The researchers received a standing ovation when they presented the trial results, unheard of at scientific conferences.
This is huge: pancreatic cancer was once thought untreatable.
The researchers received a standing ovation when they presented the trial results, unheard of at scientific conferences.
August 28, 2026 at 1:14 AM
me: this seems like big news
My smart doctor friends: holy living fucking shit balls this is amazing
My smart doctor friends: holy living fucking shit balls this is amazing
cool cool cool everything's fine
Scoop at @cbsnews.com : CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Russia aboard a C-17 for meetings in Moscow today, per multiple people familiar with the matter.
August 25, 2026 at 2:15 PM
cool cool cool everything's fine
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if you're looking for a reason why u.s. patriot stockpiles are dangerously low, it's because iran has chucked like 2,000 ballistic missiles around the region
August 24, 2026 at 12:37 PM
if you're looking for a reason why u.s. patriot stockpiles are dangerously low, it's because iran has chucked like 2,000 ballistic missiles around the region
This guy is fucking awesome and his friends suck
“Oh no, I can picture him practicing it all by himself in his apartment, psyching himself up to debut this little performance tonight” — Mary Lowe
Karaoke Outing Paints Heartbreaking Picture Of Friend Practicing Morrissey Impression Alone
RENO, NV—Wincing as he sang in a baritone voice with a slight British accent, local woman Mary Lowe reportedly felt immense pity at a karaoke outing Thursday after she imagined her friend Matthew Brow...
theonion.com
August 22, 2026 at 1:25 AM
This guy is fucking awesome and his friends suck
Reposted by John
Reposted by John
The ag lobby really, really, really, really, really, really, really
wants you to think AI is the reason reservoirs are going empty.
It's not. It's agriculture.
wants you to think AI is the reason reservoirs are going empty.
It's not. It's agriculture.
We have data on this.
The blue is all the non-ag human use:
The blue is all the non-ag human use:
August 18, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The ag lobby really, really, really, really, really, really, really
wants you to think AI is the reason reservoirs are going empty.
It's not. It's agriculture.
wants you to think AI is the reason reservoirs are going empty.
It's not. It's agriculture.
Reposted by John
A massive crisis is developing in the west over dwindling water. You are going to hear a lot of bullshit. Just remember this: The solution is to stop growing animal feed & vegetables in the desert. That’s it. That’s all we have to do. Just grow stuff that needs water where it rains on the regular.
The ag lobby really, really, really, really, really, really, really
wants you to think AI is the reason reservoirs are going empty.
It's not. It's agriculture.
wants you to think AI is the reason reservoirs are going empty.
It's not. It's agriculture.
We have data on this.
The blue is all the non-ag human use:
The blue is all the non-ag human use:
August 18, 2026 at 4:11 AM
A massive crisis is developing in the west over dwindling water. You are going to hear a lot of bullshit. Just remember this: The solution is to stop growing animal feed & vegetables in the desert. That’s it. That’s all we have to do. Just grow stuff that needs water where it rains on the regular.