Michael Roberts is categorically not building machetebots
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eliezer yudcosby. come on guys. make this catch on
September 24, 2026 at 11:09 PM
eliezer yudcosby. come on guys. make this catch on
This right here.
By building LLMs this way now, the AI labs are engaged in a ritual performance of magical thinking, where by performing a facsimile of the mythical behavior they hope to manifest in their systems, they intend to evoke it into reality.
September 23, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This right here.
"Can't hear what the President's saying."
Honestly, who gives a fuck what he's saying? It's some kind of hateful and self-serving lie, whatever it is.
Honestly, who gives a fuck what he's saying? It's some kind of hateful and self-serving lie, whatever it is.
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
September 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
"Can't hear what the President's saying."
Honestly, who gives a fuck what he's saying? It's some kind of hateful and self-serving lie, whatever it is.
Honestly, who gives a fuck what he's saying? It's some kind of hateful and self-serving lie, whatever it is.
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Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
September 20, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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Particle board, particle board
There’s a big pile on the office floor
What in the world are we saving it for?
Nobody knows
Particle board
There’s a big pile on the office floor
What in the world are we saving it for?
Nobody knows
Particle board
September 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Particle board, particle board
There’s a big pile on the office floor
What in the world are we saving it for?
Nobody knows
Particle board
There’s a big pile on the office floor
What in the world are we saving it for?
Nobody knows
Particle board
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David Heinemeier Hansson called for the extermination of Romani people, comparing them to animals. An entire roster of tech tycoons responded by each personally giving him $1 million for his open source software project, even though he’s already wealthy enough to have a personal race car team.
September 17, 2026 at 1:39 PM
David Heinemeier Hansson called for the extermination of Romani people, comparing them to animals. An entire roster of tech tycoons responded by each personally giving him $1 million for his open source software project, even though he’s already wealthy enough to have a personal race car team.
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the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to start a sex cult as somebody nobody would ever want to have sex with
September 17, 2026 at 3:35 AM
the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to start a sex cult as somebody nobody would ever want to have sex with
The Roku Basilisk: if you don't actively contribute to the formation of superintelligent AI, its eventual inevitable embodiment will resurrect a simulation of you and force you to watch an infinite amount of cheap TV.
September 17, 2026 at 3:10 AM
The Roku Basilisk: if you don't actively contribute to the formation of superintelligent AI, its eventual inevitable embodiment will resurrect a simulation of you and force you to watch an infinite amount of cheap TV.
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So how about this for a "pause AI" proposal: "pause credulous AI reporting". No more media about "breakthroughs" or "rogue agent swarms" or ... UNLESS and UNTIL that media demands the actual empirical evidence and/or focuses on the motivations of & harms by these companies.
September 13, 2026 at 4:44 AM
So how about this for a "pause AI" proposal: "pause credulous AI reporting". No more media about "breakthroughs" or "rogue agent swarms" or ... UNLESS and UNTIL that media demands the actual empirical evidence and/or focuses on the motivations of & harms by these companies.
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It’s alarming how much influence Hasan Piker may potentially one day have in the Democratic Party.
by Laura Loomer, Nick Fuentes, David Duke, Thomas Rousseau, James Fishback, and Alex Jones
by Laura Loomer, Nick Fuentes, David Duke, Thomas Rousseau, James Fishback, and Alex Jones
September 13, 2026 at 12:54 PM
It’s alarming how much influence Hasan Piker may potentially one day have in the Democratic Party.
by Laura Loomer, Nick Fuentes, David Duke, Thomas Rousseau, James Fishback, and Alex Jones
by Laura Loomer, Nick Fuentes, David Duke, Thomas Rousseau, James Fishback, and Alex Jones
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Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show
September 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show
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Yet another way AI is ruining the internet: online shopping
September 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Yet another way AI is ruining the internet: online shopping
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In July, a new ICE agent with a history of domestic violence and mental illness killed a man in Maine who even ICE admits posed no threat to him.
Now we know that internal whistleblowers at ICE were sounding the alarm about the agency utterly disregarding normal hiring rules.
Now we know that internal whistleblowers at ICE were sounding the alarm about the agency utterly disregarding normal hiring rules.
September 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
In July, a new ICE agent with a history of domestic violence and mental illness killed a man in Maine who even ICE admits posed no threat to him.
Now we know that internal whistleblowers at ICE were sounding the alarm about the agency utterly disregarding normal hiring rules.
Now we know that internal whistleblowers at ICE were sounding the alarm about the agency utterly disregarding normal hiring rules.
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ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’ — my latest, w/ @kolyncheang.bsky.social. Spend some time with it www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’
ICE owes millions in unpaid bills to hospitals and, in some cases, detainees themselves have been directly billed for care, records show.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 2, 2026 at 12:48 PM
ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’ — my latest, w/ @kolyncheang.bsky.social. Spend some time with it www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Charm being charming, as usual.
September 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Charm being charming, as usual.
I have no words.
Bessent: "Everyone in this audience and every news outlet should be ashamed for taking a lying regime at face value"
September 2, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I have no words.
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I converted to Catholicism last week. Here’s what the Sermon on the Mount gets wrong.
September 1, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I converted to Catholicism last week. Here’s what the Sermon on the Mount gets wrong.
Reposted by Michael Roberts is categorically not building machetebots
Reposted by Michael Roberts is categorically not building machetebots
thinking about how they were having to fire & arrest people to try to bully them into being sad about some of these fuckers, and if you want the whole world to stop and grieve your loss, there's one simple life hack:
be a good person who just wants to do good things
be a good person who just wants to do good things
August 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM
thinking about how they were having to fire & arrest people to try to bully them into being sad about some of these fuckers, and if you want the whole world to stop and grieve your loss, there's one simple life hack:
be a good person who just wants to do good things
be a good person who just wants to do good things
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Reposted by Michael Roberts is categorically not building machetebots
might be an awkward time to ask but what's a spreadsheet
August 20, 2026 at 8:52 PM
might be an awkward time to ask but what's a spreadsheet
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anyway this is maaaaaybe the most perfect shot I’ve ever taken; it’s not fancy, but I’d just watered the yard and the African daisies were just… out there, looking this good for no damn reason on a Wednesday
August 19, 2026 at 11:39 PM
anyway this is maaaaaybe the most perfect shot I’ve ever taken; it’s not fancy, but I’d just watered the yard and the African daisies were just… out there, looking this good for no damn reason on a Wednesday
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Gary, IN has been abandoned just like so many other predominantly Black cities have been when disaster strikes
About 40% of the city's 67,000+ residents have been without power for over a week. No refrigeration or AC during the heat of summer - I can't see this happening in a majority white town
About 40% of the city's 67,000+ residents have been without power for over a week. No refrigeration or AC during the heat of summer - I can't see this happening in a majority white town
‘I can’t take it’: Thousands of Gary residents go over a week without power after deadly storms
Residents in Gary, Indiana and surrounding areas are struggling to stay cool, fed and connected after storms cause prolonged power outages.
thegrio.com
August 19, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Gary, IN has been abandoned just like so many other predominantly Black cities have been when disaster strikes
About 40% of the city's 67,000+ residents have been without power for over a week. No refrigeration or AC during the heat of summer - I can't see this happening in a majority white town
About 40% of the city's 67,000+ residents have been without power for over a week. No refrigeration or AC during the heat of summer - I can't see this happening in a majority white town
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Finally found a dead person voting and it’s a Republican senator.
August 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Finally found a dead person voting and it’s a Republican senator.