Michael Love
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Good god Rhythm Doctor is amazing - haven't felt this sort of pure joy from a game in *years*, if you're not grinning by the end of the second boss battle you need to see the Wizard.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Good god Rhythm Doctor is amazing - haven't felt this sort of pure joy from a game in *years*, if you're not grinning by the end of the second boss battle you need to see the Wizard.
We literally had an America minus 11 Trump states, and we let the Trump states back in without fumigating them properly first
We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History Of American Politics, 1865-2025
While the outcome should be clear from the plain text of the Constitution, the central project of this court and Administration, together, is to nullify the reconstruction amendments
December 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We literally had an America minus 11 Trump states, and we let the Trump states back in without fumigating them properly first
Pretty much the only difference between Duolingo and me is that Duolingo has the money to hire lots of workers, so if that’s no longer a thing they feel the need to do then I’m not sure how much the brand equity in the stupid owl is worth by itself
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Pretty much the only difference between Duolingo and me is that Duolingo has the money to hire lots of workers, so if that’s no longer a thing they feel the need to do then I’m not sure how much the brand equity in the stupid owl is worth by itself
"We'll bring you the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and because we've got soccer highlights, the sheer pointlessness of a zero-zero tie."
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"We'll bring you the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and because we've got soccer highlights, the sheer pointlessness of a zero-zero tie."
Absent SCOTUS reform I don't think there's any point in trying to restrict presidential pardons because they're going to immediately rule that you can't; however, a Democratic president *voluntarily* delegating to a pardon board would be a great idea because it would fix the Willie Horton problem
To be clear here:
1) i didn't write this article, PPI did
2) yes, i think this bill is a bad idea and will likely end clemency. it matters because clemency is for people who don't have any other way to get released. Leonard Peltier had no other option.
www.justsecurity.org/90586/congre...
1) i didn't write this article, PPI did
2) yes, i think this bill is a bad idea and will likely end clemency. it matters because clemency is for people who don't have any other way to get released. Leonard Peltier had no other option.
www.justsecurity.org/90586/congre...
December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Absent SCOTUS reform I don't think there's any point in trying to restrict presidential pardons because they're going to immediately rule that you can't; however, a Democratic president *voluntarily* delegating to a pardon board would be a great idea because it would fix the Willie Horton problem
Probably the least bad option in that it neither puts Warner in the hands of the Ellisons nor shrinks the number of major studios, but still not great!
Breaking: Netflix to buy Warner Bros in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. in $72 Billion Cash, Stock Deal
Netflix Inc. agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Probably the least bad option in that it neither puts Warner in the hands of the Ellisons nor shrinks the number of major studios, but still not great!
Hot take, but I think Star Trek really only works as a syndicated series and that stretching it out to season-long plot lines takes away everything that makes it Star Trek, which is why there has yet to be a decent streaming-era Trek despite Paramount throwing many talented writers at the problem.
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hot take, but I think Star Trek really only works as a syndicated series and that stretching it out to season-long plot lines takes away everything that makes it Star Trek, which is why there has yet to be a decent streaming-era Trek despite Paramount throwing many talented writers at the problem.
So it turns out that the progressive-era American system of "anybody can run in a party primary and win" is the *least* bad version of first-past-the-post voting, because by turning every race into (effectively) a top-two primary it avoids vote-splitting situations like this:
📊 Seat estimate | Labour wipeout
➡️ REF: 360 (+355)
🟢 GRN: 79 (+75)
🟠 LD: 72 (-)
🔵 CON: 48 (-73)
🟡 SNP: 45 (+36)
🟢 PLAID: 7 (+3)
🔴 LAB: 4 (-407)
Based on @findoutnowUK poll, 3 Dec (+/- vs GE24)
➡️ REF: 360 (+355)
🟢 GRN: 79 (+75)
🟠 LD: 72 (-)
🔵 CON: 48 (-73)
🟡 SNP: 45 (+36)
🟢 PLAID: 7 (+3)
🔴 LAB: 4 (-407)
Based on @findoutnowUK poll, 3 Dec (+/- vs GE24)
December 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
So it turns out that the progressive-era American system of "anybody can run in a party primary and win" is the *least* bad version of first-past-the-post voting, because by turning every race into (effectively) a top-two primary it avoids vote-splitting situations like this:
My late grandfather - who was very smart and *very* liberal and a former CEO - was constantly complaining about budget deficits, and this has led me to the belief that "balancing the budget" is an excellent way to get a certain segment of otherwise-skeptical voters excited about taxing rich people
The last time we had a balanced budget was in the 1990s under a Democratic President.
Republicans have no room to talk about wanting to “balance the budget” after they passed the Big Bad Betrayal — selling us out for a tax break for the rich.
Republicans have no room to talk about wanting to “balance the budget” after they passed the Big Bad Betrayal — selling us out for a tax break for the rich.
December 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My late grandfather - who was very smart and *very* liberal and a former CEO - was constantly complaining about budget deficits, and this has led me to the belief that "balancing the budget" is an excellent way to get a certain segment of otherwise-skeptical voters excited about taxing rich people
Between his and the Gruber piece it sounds like Meta views this as a coup - "poached the head of UI design from Apple to start our new AI design team" - because Zuckerberg himself lacks the design chops to realize why Dye is completely the wrong guy for that job.
Meta's Creative Studio Led by Former Apple Design Head to 'Treat Intelligence as a New Design Material'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced plans to launch a creative studio that will be led by former Apple UI designer Alan Dye. As we learned earlier today, Dye is leaving his position as Vice Presi...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Between his and the Gruber piece it sounds like Meta views this as a coup - "poached the head of UI design from Apple to start our new AI design team" - because Zuckerberg himself lacks the design chops to realize why Dye is completely the wrong guy for that job.
Reposted by Michael Love
Apple replacing Alan Dye with Stephen Lemay may fix Jony Ive's mistake by restoring the Jobsian "design is how it works" ethos in Apple's UI design (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
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December 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Apple replacing Alan Dye with Stephen Lemay may fix Jony Ive's mistake by restoring the Jobsian "design is how it works" ethos in Apple's UI design (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
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The Dye era has not been a particularly good one for Apple UI design, so this is probably a positive thing (and could well be a case where he was gently pushed out after the Liquid Glass debacle)
Apple UI Design Chief Alan Dye Leaving for Meta
Apple UI design head Alan Dye is leaving the company and transitioning to Meta, reports Bloomberg. Dye took over Apple's user interface design team in 2015 when former Apple designer Jony Ive transiti...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Dye era has not been a particularly good one for Apple UI design, so this is probably a positive thing (and could well be a case where he was gently pushed out after the Liquid Glass debacle)
Netflix is going to start live streaming new episodes of "Is It Cake" so they can earn a vig off of people betting on whether or not it is in fact cake
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Netflix is going to start live streaming new episodes of "Is It Cake" so they can earn a vig off of people betting on whether or not it is in fact cake
Honestly we could just make the tests untimed for everyone; plenty of standardized tests already are (like the ubiquitous NWEA MAP and basically every state test). Speed is only like the 5th most important thing for most reading tests and at higher levels math is rarely about fast mental arithmetic.
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Honestly we could just make the tests untimed for everyone; plenty of standardized tests already are (like the ubiquitous NWEA MAP and basically every state test). Speed is only like the 5th most important thing for most reading tests and at higher levels math is rarely about fast mental arithmetic.
The British invented both jury trials and FPTP voting and they’re keeping the wrong one
Long Eaton North (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 28.1% (-7.7)
🌳 CON: 27.2% (+4.2)
🌹 LAB: 21.8% (-2.7)
🌍 GRN: 11.8% (+4.5)
🔶 LDM: 5.8% (-3.6)
🏘️ DCP: 5.3% (New)
Reform HOLD.
Changes w/ 2025.
➡️ RFM: 28.1% (-7.7)
🌳 CON: 27.2% (+4.2)
🌹 LAB: 21.8% (-2.7)
🌍 GRN: 11.8% (+4.5)
🔶 LDM: 5.8% (-3.6)
🏘️ DCP: 5.3% (New)
Reform HOLD.
Changes w/ 2025.
December 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The British invented both jury trials and FPTP voting and they’re keeping the wrong one
The thing about this is that "reducing the impact of differences between races on gameplay mechanics" is actually a good idea in general in a game where you're trying to make the storytelling more interesting, for reasons that have nothing to do with "wokeness."
A game where you can do anything and they’re mad that people are doing anything.
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The thing about this is that "reducing the impact of differences between races on gameplay mechanics" is actually a good idea in general in a game where you're trying to make the storytelling more interesting, for reasons that have nothing to do with "wokeness."
This is a great idea, on top of which, by making parking more expensive it would potentially stack with some of the traffic benefits we've seen from congestion pricing. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Opinion | This Is How Mamdani Can Pay for Free Buses
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December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is a great idea, on top of which, by making parking more expensive it would potentially stack with some of the traffic benefits we've seen from congestion pricing. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
The high 'don't know' for Justinian made me look this up and it turns out that the "12 Byzantine Rulers" podcast came out in *2005* - there are kids in college now who weren't born yet when we were all listening to nerdy-voiced narrative history about Justinian
Cleopatra is the single most popular ancient figure* among Americans. Big potential support base for the "attractive maniac" candidate
* they didn't poll for Jesus, but to be fair I suspect he'd take the crown.
* they didn't poll for Jesus, but to be fair I suspect he'd take the crown.
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The high 'don't know' for Justinian made me look this up and it turns out that the "12 Byzantine Rulers" podcast came out in *2005* - there are kids in college now who weren't born yet when we were all listening to nerdy-voiced narrative history about Justinian
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Wowwwww
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Statement from the American Economic Association
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December 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Wowwwww
The "AI industry" operates with near total impunity now and nevertheless its financial trajectory is pretty bleak; I don't know if a friendly Congress can bail AI out on the same scale that it could for crypto, even if it's the same assholes asking them to do it.
The AI industry already has influence in the Trump White House, but they want even more power over the halls of Congress. To accomplish this, Marc Andreessen has decided to rerun the crypto model that was so successful in 2024, with near total impunity for the AI industry as the goal
Crypto Won Big in 2024. AI Is Angling to Do the Same in 2026
The AI industry appears to be working to influence the 2026 midterms by replicating how the cryptocurrency industry influenced the 2024 elections.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The "AI industry" operates with near total impunity now and nevertheless its financial trajectory is pretty bleak; I don't know if a friendly Congress can bail AI out on the same scale that it could for crypto, even if it's the same assholes asking them to do it.
This comment made me check the Wikipedia article for “I’m My Own Grandpa” which of course includes a helpful genealogy chart
December 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This comment made me check the Wikipedia article for “I’m My Own Grandpa” which of course includes a helpful genealogy chart
If we were going to get them anyway this was probably the least bad version - nothing in/near Manhattan, Ferry Point might as well be in Westchester or LI, I'm not 100% on board with Citi Field but I do think Flushing has a lot of "shiny large-scale recreation area" potential it could jumpstart
New York City is getting three casinos, a state board just announced.
"Shame on you! Shame on you!" the crowd began chanting after the decision was revealed.
"Shame on you! Shame on you!" the crowd began chanting after the decision was revealed.
December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If we were going to get them anyway this was probably the least bad version - nothing in/near Manhattan, Ferry Point might as well be in Westchester or LI, I'm not 100% on board with Citi Field but I do think Flushing has a lot of "shiny large-scale recreation area" potential it could jumpstart
Honestly the key difference between Dwarf Fortress / Minecraft and the sort of procedural generation used in LLMs is that the former are *not* trying to produce the "best" or most typical version of the thing but exactly the opposite, something fascinatingly random that you didn't ask for
... and Dwarf Fortress too, which manages to generate incredibly compelling stories from people who play it bsky.app/profile/sgra...
Hmm, yeah, great line and he’s not wrong about the situation he’s describing, but it’s important to distinguish between ProcGen used well vs. poorly.
Everything he says he likes can be found in say, Dwarf Fortress, *the* iconic ProcGen game, that’s done well because the Devs care about it.
Everything he says he likes can be found in say, Dwarf Fortress, *the* iconic ProcGen game, that’s done well because the Devs care about it.
November 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Honestly the key difference between Dwarf Fortress / Minecraft and the sort of procedural generation used in LLMs is that the former are *not* trying to produce the "best" or most typical version of the thing but exactly the opposite, something fascinatingly random that you didn't ask for
This is awful, but also once again an example of how the incentive structure is skewed towards Just Giving Everybody A's; it seems the worst thing you can do as an instructor is give somebody a B who then goes off and whines about it. And if degrees are meaningless there's little reason to get one.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is awful, but also once again an example of how the incentive structure is skewed towards Just Giving Everybody A's; it seems the worst thing you can do as an instructor is give somebody a B who then goes off and whines about it. And if degrees are meaningless there's little reason to get one.
