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My laptop is old. I get a different Internet than you.

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If you told it to not have "anxiety", it would string together a series of statistically likely words that amounted to "Sure thing, boss," and it would stop having "anxiety". That ain't consciousness.

06.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A post on X from the betting platform Polymarket that says β€œBREAKING: Anthropic CEO says Claude may or may not have gained consciousness, as the model has begun showing symptoms of anxiety.”

A post on X from the betting platform Polymarket that says β€œBREAKING: Anthropic CEO says Claude may or may not have gained consciousness, as the model has begun showing symptoms of anxiety.”

Literally as I’m arguing with someone about whether AI companies are misleading people into believing their technology possesses God-like super-intelligence I see this monstrosity

06.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 5145 πŸ” 812 πŸ’¬ 309 πŸ“Œ 609

I say it all the time, and 99% of the time, I know it's just for me.

03.03.2026 05:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tommy Potatotown is a hell of a communicator.

03.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"He had a stroke and now he thinks more like me."

03.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How many aircraft can one man carry?

01.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A beach near the Golden Gate Bridge

A beach near the Golden Gate Bridge

I've been at (redacted) beach since 1:45 and it's incredible.

01.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I would describe myself as a "Nurembergist", in terms of schools of thought about consequences.

28.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Applesauce.

27.02.2026 05:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The reason you can’t give a single inch on anything be it trans rights or dignity for unhoused people is that they, democrats and republicans alike, will take it and say thanks what else is in your pockets? They won’t say thanks actually.

26.02.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 6297 πŸ” 1563 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 26

I'm going to be helping my daughter with homework tonight. She's going to be shocked at just how focused I am on that, and that alone, starting around, say, 6 p.m. Pacific. It'll be like I'm wearing blinders. Might never take them off, actually.

24.02.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's as big as they make them?

23.02.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's Pet Food Express for me. I believe there is a policy of compulsory greeting, and it's always "welcome _in_", at every location.

22.02.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm genuinely curious about this. Is it regional? Was there a place it started and then spread? Does its use/prevalence differ by race and class?

22.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I don't pretend to _understand_ it

22.02.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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22.02.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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21.02.2026 05:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dunk _and_ Egg? In this economy?

20.02.2026 05:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me: that's Walter under the bridge
Friend: it's "water" lol
Me: *pointing to a body as it floats down the river* no

20.02.2026 01:22 πŸ‘ 356 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3

So anyway if you want to see a (pretty muscular) middle-aged guy climb shirtless on Wednesday evenings, let me know and I can tell you where to go. If you absolutely do not want to see that, let me know and I can tell you where to avoid.

19.02.2026 05:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a guy I always see at the climbing gym I (usually) go to on Wednesday nights. He does a couple of warm-up climbs, then he takes off his shirt. Every time. V0, V2, V4, then off comes the shirt.

Tonight he didn't take off his shirt. And that's how I know it's actually chilly.

19.02.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A real actual thunderstorm? In Oakland?? Really???

18.02.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Freaky

18.02.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The whole thing is like watching two beings perform a short play called "Human Exercise" after reading a Wikipedia summary of the concept in a language they don't actually speak.

18.02.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now that there is a rain.

17.02.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Similar issue with saying a legislator "authored" some number of pieces of legislation, in general or in a specific area. It's a bad measure of nothing.

13.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did an octopus write that?

13.02.2026 04:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, lovely. I look forward to reading.

12.02.2026 05:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0