Adzes
@adzes.bsky.social
Jesus built my death squads
somewhere in the intersection of sludge, post-hardcore, and alt rock etc // adzes.bandcamp.com // he/him
somewhere in the intersection of sludge, post-hardcore, and alt rock etc // adzes.bandcamp.com // he/him
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Dell has been on this beat since the very beginning and points out a thing often missed: the cost to all of us for Amazon’s loss prevention strategy is a nationwide surveillance network.
Ring is first and foremost a scheme to charge Amazon customers to deter crime that costs Amazon (not the customers themselves) billions annually in refunds, returns, double shipping, and customer service overhead.
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Dell has been on this beat since the very beginning and points out a thing often missed: the cost to all of us for Amazon’s loss prevention strategy is a nationwide surveillance network.
The threats from AI are the same as the threats from capitalism, namely that unaccountable owners and billionaires will use it to erode labor rights and flood the zone with propaganda, not that somehow ChatGPT will become self-aware or replace all white collar jobs in the next 18 months. Be real
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 AM
The threats from AI are the same as the threats from capitalism, namely that unaccountable owners and billionaires will use it to erode labor rights and flood the zone with propaganda, not that somehow ChatGPT will become self-aware or replace all white collar jobs in the next 18 months. Be real
It's technically impressive for the standards of the slop machine but (1) it's boring (2) it's lifeless (3) the backgrounds aren't static and don't make any sense and (4) it's again 15 seconds of regurgitated bullshit
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ writer Rhett Reese reacts to viral AI video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting:
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
February 11, 2026 at 11:58 PM
It's technically impressive for the standards of the slop machine but (1) it's boring (2) it's lifeless (3) the backgrounds aren't static and don't make any sense and (4) it's again 15 seconds of regurgitated bullshit
Oh hell yeah
February 11, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Oh hell yeah
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Functionalist approaches measure intelligence by how closely its outputs resemble the human mind. If you constantly recalibrate its outputs to resemble a human mind, you're not creating a thinking machine. You are creating a machine to trick other functionalists.
To me the chatbots pose zero interesting questions about the ‘nature of selfhood’ but dozens about the nature of manipulation. Here the Claude team pretends they are programming the robot for ethical responses but they land on one that is false and disingenuous.
February 11, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Functionalist approaches measure intelligence by how closely its outputs resemble the human mind. If you constantly recalibrate its outputs to resemble a human mind, you're not creating a thinking machine. You are creating a machine to trick other functionalists.
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Get in losers we’re doing central planning without the planning
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Get in losers we’re doing central planning without the planning
Thinking about record mixes for some current projects, and I think this is the best thing I've done so far in terms of mix. Also my friends Will and Ana knocked it out of the fucking park
adzes.bandcamp.com/album/microc...
adzes.bandcamp.com/album/microc...
Microclimates, by Adzes
2 track album
adzes.bandcamp.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Thinking about record mixes for some current projects, and I think this is the best thing I've done so far in terms of mix. Also my friends Will and Ana knocked it out of the fucking park
adzes.bandcamp.com/album/microc...
adzes.bandcamp.com/album/microc...
Startup culture in the bay area is just a series of weird diet and lifestyle fads to distract themselves from the fact that they are being ruthlessly exploited
going to start referring to all this no-caffeine, omni-spectrum sobriety, celibacy, 996, workout and diet focus stuff as "mormonism with silicon valley characteristics" because it's more polite than calling it "homeschool mindset"
February 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Startup culture in the bay area is just a series of weird diet and lifestyle fads to distract themselves from the fact that they are being ruthlessly exploited
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going to start referring to all this no-caffeine, omni-spectrum sobriety, celibacy, 996, workout and diet focus stuff as "mormonism with silicon valley characteristics" because it's more polite than calling it "homeschool mindset"
February 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
going to start referring to all this no-caffeine, omni-spectrum sobriety, celibacy, 996, workout and diet focus stuff as "mormonism with silicon valley characteristics" because it's more polite than calling it "homeschool mindset"
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Kid Rock is just another name tor Epstein Island, I’ve heard it said
February 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Kid Rock is just another name tor Epstein Island, I’ve heard it said
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congratulations to the Seahawks, who are technically named after the gorgeous Osprey — a great victory for birders everywhere!
below is my rendition of an Osprey soaring to victory, drawn with full attention to detail. and no, this is not a photo!
below is my rendition of an Osprey soaring to victory, drawn with full attention to detail. and no, this is not a photo!
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
congratulations to the Seahawks, who are technically named after the gorgeous Osprey — a great victory for birders everywhere!
below is my rendition of an Osprey soaring to victory, drawn with full attention to detail. and no, this is not a photo!
below is my rendition of an Osprey soaring to victory, drawn with full attention to detail. and no, this is not a photo!
Last Superbowl I watched was Manning and the Broncos getting pantsed by the Seahawks, this is great
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Last Superbowl I watched was Manning and the Broncos getting pantsed by the Seahawks, this is great
Pats shutout would be one of the funniest outcomes here
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Pats shutout would be one of the funniest outcomes here
Not watching (bass tracking and school board stuff taking over my day) but fuck em up Seahawks
February 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Not watching (bass tracking and school board stuff taking over my day) but fuck em up Seahawks
Five songs to introduce myself
Ulver - Lost in Moments
Kowloon Walled City - The Pressure Keeps Me Alive
Gang of Four - Ether
Godflesh - Antihuman
Medicine - Time Baby II
Ulver - Lost in Moments
Kowloon Walled City - The Pressure Keeps Me Alive
Gang of Four - Ether
Godflesh - Antihuman
Medicine - Time Baby II
Five songs to introduce myself
Scott Walker - Famer in the City
Beach House - PPP
Eric Dolphy - Fire Waltz (w/ Booker Little at the Five Spot)
Kayo Dot - Automatic Writing
Mount Eerie - Through the Trees pt 2
Scott Walker - Famer in the City
Beach House - PPP
Eric Dolphy - Fire Waltz (w/ Booker Little at the Five Spot)
Kayo Dot - Automatic Writing
Mount Eerie - Through the Trees pt 2
Five songs to introduce myself.
Deicide - Once Upon The Cross
Nile - Masturbating The War God
Sigh - 42 49
BÜTCHER - 666 GOATS CARRY MY CHARIOT
Dragged Into Sunlight - Volcanic Birth
Deicide - Once Upon The Cross
Nile - Masturbating The War God
Sigh - 42 49
BÜTCHER - 666 GOATS CARRY MY CHARIOT
Dragged Into Sunlight - Volcanic Birth
February 8, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Five songs to introduce myself
Ulver - Lost in Moments
Kowloon Walled City - The Pressure Keeps Me Alive
Gang of Four - Ether
Godflesh - Antihuman
Medicine - Time Baby II
Ulver - Lost in Moments
Kowloon Walled City - The Pressure Keeps Me Alive
Gang of Four - Ether
Godflesh - Antihuman
Medicine - Time Baby II
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings touring Aussie but zero NZ dates
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February 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings touring Aussie but zero NZ dates
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“There’s no such thing as unskilled labor” is problematic because it excludes bassists in punk bands
December 27, 2023 at 4:17 PM
“There’s no such thing as unskilled labor” is problematic because it excludes bassists in punk bands
She did a tiny little frog belch in my face after breakfast
February 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
She did a tiny little frog belch in my face after breakfast
Treatler theory vindicated
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Treatler theory vindicated
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hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this
