Joseph

Joseph

@hbarsquared.bsky.social

An American in Sweden. Netrunner, cats, and leftist outrage.

155 followers461 following233 posts

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A woman goes to a therapist. “Doctor,” she weeps, “I suck at public speaking!” “I’m a clinical social worker, not a doctor,” the therapist says. “And just go watch that footage of Katie Zacharia BOMBING—you’ll feel so much better about yourself haha.” The woman burst into tears. “But Doctor…!”

I play chicken with deadlines. If I win, then my goblin brain know next time I can procrastinate longer. If I lose, I punish myself for years, but the behavior doesn't change.

Da Real Juicy J (10/13 🥳)@realjuicyjay.blacksky.app

If you have ADHD (diagnosed or very strong suspicion) I have a question for you What ADHD symptom/quirk/characteristic has been the most detrimental to your life to date? For me, it’s my challenge w attention to detail & my terrible memory. I’ve lost more jobs than most ppl work their whole lives

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And now it's live! Poly Fighter is officially available in Early Access on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/... Shares are very appreciated! And if you jump in today and enjoy it, leaving a Steam review would help us tremendously! Thank you so much! ♥♥♥

store.steampowered.comSave 10% on Poly Fighter on SteamPoly Fighter is a single-player roguelike fighting game. Learn new moves from every opponent you defeat to build your fighter’s unique style. Battle through tense retro-arcade duels with beginner-frie...
Osama Dorias@osamadorias.bsky.social

Poly Fighter launches into Early Access tomorrow! A year and a half ago this was just an idea. Now we're about to put it into players' hands, and honestly, the support we've received leading up to launch has been overwhelming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYkb... store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...

The 1993 miniseries of The Tommyknockers. I don't know why that one creeped me about so much at 11 years old, but I can still remember some scenes vividly.

Sleepy Hollow Reviews 🎃🐎@sleepingvillage.bsky.social

In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?

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NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT RTs HUGELY APPRECIATED 🏌🏌🏼‍♂️🏌🏌️‍♀️⛳🛺 This is *Really Illegal Golf* It's essentially Metal Gear Golf with Friends. Really. - Multiplayer stealth golf - Dodge security, stay alive, and sink that putt - Free multiplayer demo available right now store.steampowered.com/app/4115520/...

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If the proposed slow down in AI development by frontier labs ends up restricting access to open weight models instead of focusing on the guardrails and penalties for not keeping track of your swarm of AI agents then we’ll know this was all about their IPOs.

AI nerd: "We call it 'the suicide machine'. It steals everything from everyone and then it destroys humanity." Normal person: "Why would you build that? We should turn it off." Nerd: "No, we put the whole economy inside. Your house is a data center now. That dancing robot dog just killed your mom"

This will continue until someone faces consequences. If I was caught doing this, I'd face a minimum of 5 years in prison. Someone made this possible, someone decided this was an acceptable risk, and so someone should serve time in jail. Preferably the CEO.

Colin@colin-fraser.net

uhh www.anthropic.com/research/ali...

Alright sickos, you've been posting trolley problem memes for years. If AI is an existential threat, maybe it's time to pull the lever.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. after another employee said he was quitting the company over concerns that AI labs are ‘gambling with our lives.’” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/a...

I worked at a junk mail factory. At the end of a 40' printing press the size and loudness of a locomotive, there were three jobs that were cheaper to keep human - a picker to grab the bundle of mail, a tie-er to bind it with string, and a packer to put it in a USPS bin.

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I have a foolproof solution to this. If there are no operators for these bots which can be held accountable, then hold the executives of their creator companies accountable. Hacking is a criminal offense, and the minute Altman faces 20-to-life for wire fraud these incidents will cease.

Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social

OPEN AI CHIEF SCIENTIST: “This is a time that calls for extreme caution... models are becoming superhuman in their ability to break in and out of computer systems no one is prepared.. The risk...are unfortunately going to grow from here.” => US-China AI safety talks openai.com/index/an-ali...

"I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew" by Dr. Seuss. Like most of his books it's full of whimsy and charm, but its core lesson (you can't outrun your problems, you need to face them head-on) is probably responsible for 90% of the success I've had in life.

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If there is a single metric for predicting success regardless of class, it's childhood literacy. Dolly is the closest we will ever see to a secular saint; the world dims in her absence, but shines with her legacy.

This reminds me of a fantastic quote from Thongchai Winichakul: "The map was a model for, rather than a model of, what it purported to represent."

As Leek puts it: "Once prediction shapes the choices in front of us, we lose the ability to tell the difference between what people wanted and what the system made easy to want." 14/

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We're often told that capitalism and market liberalisation are closing the gap between rich and poor countries, and the old colonial inequalities are fading. Is it true? We explored this question in a new paper, just published in NPE. Buckle up for some interesting results! 🧵

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Replying to @jasonhickel.bsky.social

Real development in the South requires gaining sovereign control over resources and production, using state-led industrial policy - that much is clear...

This is the point. This is why the opposition doesn't support Medicare for All. This is by design.

NPR@npr.org

About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy. n.pr/4gQIY5E

The Republican Party wants to appoint government bureaucrats to inspect *your* child's genitals. This policy is insane and evil, and wholly expected from the party of Epstein.

Nancy Armour@nrarmour.bsky.social

The ban is heinous for what it does to transgender athletes. But if you think cisgender girls and young women won’t be caught up in the fallout, too, you are woefully ignorant

*Said in a slightly ominous New Jersey accent*

ACARS Drama@acarsdrama.bsky.social

Air to Ground Message: DSP THIS SURE IS A NICE PLANE. I D HATE TO HAVE TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER 320 IN VEGAS Area: Killeen, TX, USA Type: Airbus A320neo A: #ad83618f557 F: #f193d94a964