Ash
@ashteranic.mycronite.net
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Australian. Lefty. Fed up developer.
Ex-Microsoft.
I think it's time we declared tech bankruptcy, and start again without the billionaires.
Australian. Lefty. Fed up developer.
Ex-Microsoft.
I think it's time we declared tech bankruptcy, and start again without the billionaires.
<Sam> I’ve got this convenient eye thing right here! Blockchain anyone?
we’re all trying to find the guy etc etc
OpenAI Wants To Use Biometrics To Kill Bots And Create Humans Only Social Network
OpenAI is quietly building a social network and considering using biometric verification like World’s eyeball scanning orb or Apple’s Face ID to ensure its users are people, not bots.
www.forbes.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 AM
<Sam> I’ve got this convenient eye thing right here! Blockchain anyone?
worth remembering that we keep finding out that right-wing influencers are being paid absurd amounts of money by right wing billionaires.
the idea of believing in something without compensation causing a kernal panic for the right
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 AM
worth remembering that we keep finding out that right-wing influencers are being paid absurd amounts of money by right wing billionaires.
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New CBS contributors announced: Grand Moff Tarkin, Lex Luthor, Norman Osborn, Cruella De Ville, Javert, Titus Andronicus, Killmonger, and the Beastfly from Silksong.
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 PM
New CBS contributors announced: Grand Moff Tarkin, Lex Luthor, Norman Osborn, Cruella De Ville, Javert, Titus Andronicus, Killmonger, and the Beastfly from Silksong.
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Flea Brew Fridays with Savage Beastfly
January 27, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Flea Brew Fridays with Savage Beastfly
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
I find it far more likely that there’s a redux of 2020 where there’s a ton of noise from the feds priming their supporters for violence after the election counting starts. they’ll target some random (probably black) poll worker as a scapegoat to villainise, and idiots protesting at counting centers
last thing i’ll say since a lot of you are hung up on “complex and sophisticated.” even something as “simple” as sending thousands of guys to polling places in the 40 or so districts most likely to flip — and have them posted for the length of voting — is, uh, logistically demanding.
strange to me that a lot of people on this website simultaneously agree that the administration is run by incompetents who struggle to carry out their agenda without major political blowback AND that they’ll pull off a complex and sophisticated effort to rig elections and prevent defeat in November
January 26, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I find it far more likely that there’s a redux of 2020 where there’s a ton of noise from the feds priming their supporters for violence after the election counting starts. they’ll target some random (probably black) poll worker as a scapegoat to villainise, and idiots protesting at counting centers
a) an LLM isn't a child, or intelligent, it's a statistical pattern matcher. b) which one of us is the one feeding it the internet to try to teach it, you fucking morons. Maybe you should build a system that learns the way a child would first, not a bunch of sand doing matrix math.
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:44 AM
a) an LLM isn't a child, or intelligent, it's a statistical pattern matcher. b) which one of us is the one feeding it the internet to try to teach it, you fucking morons. Maybe you should build a system that learns the way a child would first, not a bunch of sand doing matrix math.
Brings a tear to my Australian eye.
January 25, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Brings a tear to my Australian eye.
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“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 AM
“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
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I was teaching my own class when my phone when wild with alerts, as did those of many of my students. Why? Because ICE targeted children at Seattle public schools today.
Unspeakably angry right now.
Unspeakably angry right now.
Seattle Public Schools warned that ICE agents might be trying to draw out families who intended to bring their children home from school after news of ICE activity.
Two Seattle schools shelter in place due to reported ICE activity
www.seattletimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I was teaching my own class when my phone when wild with alerts, as did those of many of my students. Why? Because ICE targeted children at Seattle public schools today.
Unspeakably angry right now.
Unspeakably angry right now.
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“Why are Europeans and Canadians so mean?”
Because our country threatened a war of aggression.
“Why aren’t Americans doing anything?”
1500 US Army arctic warfare specialists are literally incapable of deploying to Greenland due to domestic protests over dissidents being publicly murdered.
Because our country threatened a war of aggression.
“Why aren’t Americans doing anything?”
1500 US Army arctic warfare specialists are literally incapable of deploying to Greenland due to domestic protests over dissidents being publicly murdered.
January 19, 2026 at 11:03 PM
“Why are Europeans and Canadians so mean?”
Because our country threatened a war of aggression.
“Why aren’t Americans doing anything?”
1500 US Army arctic warfare specialists are literally incapable of deploying to Greenland due to domestic protests over dissidents being publicly murdered.
Because our country threatened a war of aggression.
“Why aren’t Americans doing anything?”
1500 US Army arctic warfare specialists are literally incapable of deploying to Greenland due to domestic protests over dissidents being publicly murdered.
Walked outside and apparently the entire western suburbs caught on fire based on the smoke in the air
January 10, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Walked outside and apparently the entire western suburbs caught on fire based on the smoke in the air
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If abused women don’t get a pass when they finally kill their spouse, then a trained officer definitely shouldn’t.
The ICE agent who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis was dragged by a car and injured in a traffic stop last year. https://cnn.it/3NdDyom
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM
If abused women don’t get a pass when they finally kill their spouse, then a trained officer definitely shouldn’t.
Intuit successfully lobbied to kill the IRSs free tax filing program.
I'll transcribe precisely but the gist of his first response was "We are talking about it with OpenAI". When I pressed him on the matter he reiterated Intuit's commitment to safety while admitting he had no idea what plans they had to protect the safety of user data.
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Intuit successfully lobbied to kill the IRSs free tax filing program.
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I found this discussion really interesting (and validating of some of the thoughts I’ve been having about certain aspects of politics for a while).
ICYMI: I sat down with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social to discuss the crisis in our information environment and its roots in social identity.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
www.volts.wtf
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I found this discussion really interesting (and validating of some of the thoughts I’ve been having about certain aspects of politics for a while).
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Reminder that almost a quarter century ago, Schumer voted for the Hague Invasion Act, declaring that the US would militarily invade the Hague were it ever to be prosecuted by ICC for war crimes.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
Look at how many names on this list are *still in power*, still kicking around. They weren't exactly young then, but now a lot of them are much much richer.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Reminder that almost a quarter century ago, Schumer voted for the Hague Invasion Act, declaring that the US would militarily invade the Hague were it ever to be prosecuted by ICC for war crimes.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
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These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
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Quantic Foundry does legit trustworthy analysis of gamer behaviour, and these survey results are shockingly negative toward genAI, to the point where I’m more hopeful that data driven mobile and AAA backpedals on their uses.
everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
quanticfoundry.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Quantic Foundry does legit trustworthy analysis of gamer behaviour, and these survey results are shockingly negative toward genAI, to the point where I’m more hopeful that data driven mobile and AAA backpedals on their uses.
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Everyone sat around talking about how these people were incredibly stupid and then they managed to successfully implement large swathes of the plan that they all told us they were going to execute and you really have to wonder who is the stupid in this equation
December 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Everyone sat around talking about how these people were incredibly stupid and then they managed to successfully implement large swathes of the plan that they all told us they were going to execute and you really have to wonder who is the stupid in this equation
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Society is failing these children.
Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. She was the one expelled
A 13-year-old girl at a Louisiana middle school got into a fight with classmates who were sharing AI-generated nude images of her
abcnews.go.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Society is failing these children.
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this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
Fucking lol
Free speech in the US never existed
Free speech in the US never existed
The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga
The deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Fucking lol
Free speech in the US never existed
Free speech in the US never existed