feels like if you aren't even clear on what consciousness is, it's premature to start debating whether an LLM possesses it
you could say you are... putting descartes before the horse 😎
Hiya! Anyone in the SF Bay Area/Remote need a cool programmer for your team? I've been messing with computers for over 30 years now, I can program anything with bits, and I've got a lot of experience with all sorts of different systems, environments, and languages.
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Shania Twain is an anagram of Hawaiian Satan. #totp
life imitates art
I hope it’s an exorcism.
President Trump demands unconditional surrender in respect of something his government insists is not a war.
Albion Treasury of British Comics 2026 edition cover
Albion returns to print in 2026 with a new collection courtesy of The Treasury of British Comics!
Classic comic characters return in Albion plotted by the legendary Alan Moore, scripted by the team of Leah Moore & John Reppion, with art by Shane Oakley.
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Bluesky is where all the coolest 50-somethings hang out and refer to the youngest posters (age 38) as kids
The first original artwork I bought, from Shane!
Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone.
But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.
Goodbye and good riddance.
But don’t take the bait. Firing Noem alone won’t halt Trump’s campaign of terror.
The atrocities happening by ICE behind the walls of detention facilities and in broad daylight have proven that ICE cannot be reformed.
Abolish ICE NOW.
⚡️ Ukraine to provide US with 'necessary resources' to counter Iranian drones, Zelensky says.
The statement comes after reports the Pentagon and at least one Gulf state are holding talks to purchase Ukrainian-made interceptor drones.
Balint to Noem: "You're the secretary of DHS -- for now. And you think you're immune from accountability. But I promise you this: one day he is not gonna be president anymore. And when that day comes, we will still be here. And in hearings like this, we are going to continue to prove your guilt."
Chart showing in many countries, people see their fellow citizens as morally good.
We asked people around the world to rate the morality and ethics of others in their country.
The U.S. is the only place we surveyed where more adults describe the morality and ethics of others living in the country as bad than good. See our full morality report here: www.pewresearch.org/...
Eeek. No shit…
Good job there’s no crazy people with a finger on the big red button…
Screenshot of an X post by Senator Tom Cotton saying Iran has been an imminent threat to the United States for 47 years and that the president was right to act. Below is a Fox News segment with Cotton speaking while footage labeled “U.S. Central Command – Unclassified” shows a strike.
“Imminent.” You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Thanks! Greece - Temple of Poseidon last month
I honestly hope none of those influencers whose jobs is posting about their supposedly idyllic lives in Dubai get hurt, but, by Golly, JG Ballard couldn’t have constructed a more satisfying comeuppance for a dystopia sold as a Utopia.
So billions will be spent and lives will be lost for nothing?
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.
Bless, he’s having a señor moment.
NEWS: Americans were told to evacuate the Middle East — but the State Dept is not helping them do it.
We called the State hotline. First thing you hear is an automated message: "Do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation."
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SCIF now stands for “Some Curtains In Front”
