Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Hearsay

@hearsay.bsky.social

440 followers 650 following 2.2K posts

Cheese Lawyer

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 11d

"Can I get a name for your order?"
"Let's name it, The Battle of Mactan, to honor the indigenous forces of Lapulapu, rising up against the Spanish-led expedition of Portuguese--"
"I can't fit all that on the Starbucks cup..."
"--in some ways the first successful resistance to colonization..."

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 9h

"I was an alt-right white nationalist cartoon frog meme. Now, I regret all my choices." -Editorial, Pepe the Frog

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 9h

I would like to see the defending attorney show up to court arguing 1st amendment defense here, while dressed as a dick.

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 9h

Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 10h

Y'all claim to be against kings and yet where were the marches against tyranny when Biden forgave a small fraction of student debt using express statutory authorization, amirite?

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 12h

The overton window has shifted so far to the right that the left's radical demands are for things like not having a king, not protecting pedophiles, etc.

1 2

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 14h

It's a happy day, so I apologize for a downer thought. But this image fills me with grief. Like, I wasn't prepared for the services being open-casket.

Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 19h

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 14h

If you survive having your ship blown up, you're free to go.

1 34

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 16h

Fair enough. But this frog with a cape sure looks like a superhero coming to rescue.

1 2

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 20h

Anybody got a good block list of the bots going?

1 1 2

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 20h

The image is characterized by a rectangular field with a largely monochromatic, dark grey background. This background is not perfectly uniform; it exhibits subtle, diffuse variations in luminance and texture, suggesting either a slight photographic blur or the presence of a low-contrast gradient or pattern. The overall color temperature is cool, aligning closely with a neutral grey scale. Superimposed upon this darker field are two distinct, horizontal lines composed of high-contrast white shapes. These shapes possess a near-maximal luminance value, making them intensely bright against the background and creating a high figure-ground contrast ratio that ensures their immediate perceptual salience.
The individual white shapes are constructed from a series of highly regular, curvilinear, and rectilinear forms with smooth, well-defined boundaries. They maintain a consistent line thickness throughout their structure. The shapes are arranged in a left-justified configuration, and their geometry is consistent with a sans-serif typeface, displaying uniform sizing and consistent spacing between adjacent shapes, indicative of a standardized design. The upper line consists of a group of four shapes followed by a second group of six connected or adjacent shapes. The lower line is composed of three groups: a first group of three shapes, a second group of four connected or adjacent shapes, and a final group of five connected or adjacent shapes. The overall horizontal extent of the upper line slightly exceeds that of the lower line. The intense contrast at the edges of the shapes may produce a slight halation or optical glow effect, further emphasizing the clarity of the boundaries between the bright white figures and the dark grey field.

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 1d

Crazy part is Times cracking top 100. You in top 5 makes sense though.

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 1d

Honorable mention, "Is that abyss staring at me?"

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 1d

Prior to posting this, I considered variations of "When you pee into the abyss..."

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 1d

That one episode of Mythbusters where they revealed there are no downsides to staring into the abyss.

1 1

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 2d

There are basically only two positions in the debate about getting pooped on by a bird.
1. This sucks. Fuck that bird.
2. This is a transformative experience, an edifice upon which we should rest the global economy, no matter the damage to the environment, society, and even truth itself.

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 2d

There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.

Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 2d

Another thing is, the whole "there are only sides" happens to not be true for AI. I count myself among the lonely view that it's an interesting tool, with interesting use cases, but is also very much overhyped and clearly in a bubble.

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 2d

Herzog's "Iceberg":
The Iceberg is the slow clock of the dark ocean, without malice, a silent truth in the path of a fragile, metal dream. It remains, unmarked, indifferent, waiting for the sun, having only registered a brief, loud flutter of human folly before the deep swallowed it whole.

1 1 6

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe a version from the Iceberg's POV.

1 2

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 2d

There's a non-alien version?

1 4

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 2d

Who among us has honestly never directed a film called Titanic and developed an expertise in submarines. This could literally be anyone.

bsky.app/profile/waff...

Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 2d

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
*****************
Investigation of:
LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE TITAN
IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
ON JUNE 18, 2023
*
*
*
*
*
*
Accident No.:
*********** * * * * * *
Interview of:
Co-designer/Pilot
Deepsea Challenger
DCA23FM036
via Microsoft Teams
Friday,
July 26, 2024

INTERVIEW OF
10
BY LCDR
11 Q. So how did you get yourself started into submersible
12 operations?
13
A.
Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic.
When I
14
set down the path to make that film, the first thing that I did
15
was arrange to be introduced to the head of the submersible
16
program at the P.P. Shirshov Institute in Moscow, a guy named
17|
Professor
I. I did that through a mutual friend
18
of ours, a guy named
, who is one of the preeminent
underwater cinematographers in the world. And had been on a
20
submersible expedition out to Titanic the previous year with the
21
Russians. And that was organized by a Canadian company that was
22 doing an IMAX film which was released under the title Titanica.

1 18

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 2d

For those who want a direct link to the tweet in the image.

x.com/StateDept/st...

Department of State on X: "The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans. The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:" / X

The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans. The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:

x.com

2 10

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 3d

I approve of this personality type.

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 3d

I signed a memorandum today expanding my powers to include flight and teleportation.

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 3d

ICE is internet trolls bleeding out into the real world. Anonymous, bigoted, violent, harassing. It's the worst of internet behavior but for city streets.

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 3d

Analogy:
Teacher: okay for homework, I'd like these students (who are black) to write 20 pages. These (white) students have no homework.
Student: that's racist. Look at the disparate treatment of the students.
Teacher: you want me to count the assignments by race? Sounds like you're the racist.

1 8 36

Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 3d

It's how they dismantled affirmative action, but it's particularly dumb as applied to the VRA, where the constitution specifically envisions enforcement legislation.

1 2 34