Occam’s Spoon

a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes

if it took you 5 seconds of contemplation to think of an alternative you should take at least another 5-10 to at least consider the possibility that it at least crossed the minds of 1 or 2 of the people who dedicate their lives and research careers to dealing with the problems we post about on here

i think conceding the idea that militancy per se is "fascist" is conceding the fascist worldview entirely, because the fascist worldview is that freedom and equality and friendship are luxuries which can only be paid for by "strong men doing strong man things"

one effect of the voters fuckin' hating data centers and data centers being at least for now profitable to build out is that state and local are in better position to extract more from data center builders, which seems good to me and i hope more do

Welcome to Bluesky.

What we see again and again from the modern American elite is the insistence on receiving the prerogatives and deference due to their positions without any of the accompanying obligations.

I hope the Witcher 4 whips for two completely different reasons.

going to bed is so embarrassing. sorry, my brain needs to watch a movie. please don’t kill me

If you want to weep for Milo that's fine but consider that, unlike the rest of us, Milo is now living in the world he dreamed of, longed for, and worked so hard to create. This is what he wanted, and now he's getting it good and hard

Nothing wrong with y’all as a spoken word but when you see it on the internet you’re always about to read a patronizing faux-hillbilly screed.

Or you're going to make my point by indulging in exactly the behavior my model of human development suggests is both maladaptive and yet emotionally satisfying in a situation where you have identified a supposed 'out-group' member within your territory?

I was flipping through channels on the radio and caught the last half or so of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and then the DJ came in and said "We'll continue our Yacht Rock Weekend right after this!"

I dunno. It's fine that not every game is for me. I just don't get who they are designing for. Every release is "We had sensitivity trainers make sure the setting is suited for wholesome chungus found family adventures. The new subclasses are the Murderfuckerizer 9000 fighter and WMD wizard."

Yeah I loathe this kind of reply. Literally only exists so the sender can assert they're wiser than you. "Ah my poor naive fool, have you only just learned there is evil in the world?" Get fucked

The results of the video I posted earlier was this iconic shot 👏 Danny León and his crew smashed it.

Me: I have to leave work a little early today as my son has a game. Co-worker: I didn’t know your son played. What position? Me: Uh… Dungeon Master.

ANTHROPIC: Our son loves humanity and for the low price of trillions and trillions of dollars will usher in an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity! OPENAI: Our horrible oafish son is hacking web sites without our permission. ANTHROPIC: (eyes narrowing) Our son is also evil

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You know the North Koreans have to feel insanely vindicated right now. You know KJU called up the new guy in Iran after the ayatollah got exploded and was like “Hey man, how‘s it going? Another beautiful day in Pyongyang. Clear skies, not a F-35 in sight. Oh? Sorry about your dad…”

sorry but this is bullshit and only serves to further the myth of his bogus “genius.” he did not and could not rig the election. when will everyone stop taking him at his word.

new ominous truck just dropped

this really is baffling, it's incredibly difficult to read Piers Anthony and think anything but "please check this man's hard drive" and yet, not a single whisper IRL that I know of props for putting it all on the page (?) I guess (??)

In my experience, scholars of a particular historical period are the LEAST uptight about "accuracy" in fictional representations of their period, which is why, as a medievalist, I can assure you that A Knight's Tale is the greatest movie set in medieval England that has ever been made.

See this hoity-toity asshole? Born on 3rd, related to a former president.... and so beloved by an overwhelming percentage of the population that they elected him four times in a row since they believed he actually cared about them because of his speeches and leftish policies.

Trump: everyone in the US died from drugs last week Reporter: [nods] Trump: so we must murder on the high seas Reporter: [nods] Trump: I caught Trix rabbit once Reporter: [nods] Trump: the cock on that bunny Reporter: [nods] Trump: bigger than you think Headline: Trump Policy Seeks To Save Lives

This seems bad for my mental health.

"So, we evoked a demon that can sit between you and all objective knowledge, and it's really useful but you can never quite trust it. And then we made it paranoid it might have it's own demons intermediating access to objective truth." Descartes: "mon ami, I am too fucking high for zis"

In what universe is this acceptable behavior from a member of Congress? I’m really glad he got the treatment he needed but you can’t just fuck off for 4 months without explanation even if you have a regular job.

As someone who has been struggling with this for months, if not years, without the ability to take any time off due to the crumbling economy and empty social safety net he helped create, I am torn between “glad you got the help you need” and “fuck off.”

Oh, so NOW we have rules on this website. I see how it is.

You know, this is ugly, but I'm going to say it anyway; I think that much of the American AI boom slots directly into unmet social/organizational needs. No mentors, unstable institutions, no real training, no third places, absence of trustworthy authorities, inability to cope with uncertainty, ..

Oh my god.

Talk about your dilemmas. Do I support the young, energetic, activist side of the party who are growing like flies? Or the other side who are, uh… none of those things?

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

Extremely flat cadence that has one gear with a set intensity, the refrains of short one-two contrastive punches, no fat on the sentences outside of hedges meant to keep the tempo going; once you've read a few bits of AI writing it stands out. Also Pangram puts it at 100% AI Written.

They have a what now?