Thorne 🌸
@ens0.me
🖇️ founder @protopro.blue
🟩 creator @skyrdle.com
📚 author http://xorientation.com
🦋 zen existentialist
🌇 pro-tech socdem yimby
🍑 ATL
🟩 creator @skyrdle.com
📚 author http://xorientation.com
🦋 zen existentialist
🌇 pro-tech socdem yimby
🍑 ATL
This would go so hard as a Midwest emo band name
William H Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This would go so hard as a Midwest emo band name
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Like "the stupid 'you're fired' guy from TV is now the head of a fascist movement that's running the government" is the most brain damaged, tripping on drugs I bought at the mall type shit ever
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Like "the stupid 'you're fired' guy from TV is now the head of a fascist movement that's running the government" is the most brain damaged, tripping on drugs I bought at the mall type shit ever
The software job market is in absolute shambles compared to where it was pre-AI, since so much boilerplate can be generated now.
It's just that software developers are less likely to have Luddite tendencies given we, y'know, chose to help develop technology.
It's just that software developers are less likely to have Luddite tendencies given we, y'know, chose to help develop technology.
I think that may be the core division here: if you are an author or an artist the cons of generative AI very likely outweigh the pros for you
If you are a software developer the opposite is true
If you are a software developer the opposite is true
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The software job market is in absolute shambles compared to where it was pre-AI, since so much boilerplate can be generated now.
It's just that software developers are less likely to have Luddite tendencies given we, y'know, chose to help develop technology.
It's just that software developers are less likely to have Luddite tendencies given we, y'know, chose to help develop technology.
The real story is that Katy Perry bought a mansion from a wealthy guy several years ago, he regretted selling it, and has tried to ruin her life getting it back, despite a judge ruling the sale was valid.
She's in the right even if he's using the "dying veteran" angle for pity.
She's in the right even if he's using the "dying veteran" angle for pity.
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The real story is that Katy Perry bought a mansion from a wealthy guy several years ago, he regretted selling it, and has tried to ruin her life getting it back, despite a judge ruling the sale was valid.
She's in the right even if he's using the "dying veteran" angle for pity.
She's in the right even if he's using the "dying veteran" angle for pity.
Atlanta at #3 only very slightly statistically behind Denver and Seattle, I'll take it
Definitely thought Seattle was the right answer and am thrilled to see us on top.
youtu.be/qAxA3dwhEE8?...
youtu.be/qAxA3dwhEE8?...
Top 10 US Cities That Are Becoming More City-Like
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Atlanta at #3 only very slightly statistically behind Denver and Seattle, I'll take it
Instead of spending tomorrow with my MAGA extended family, I'm gonna go see Zootopia 2, eat a feast for two with my wife, and descend into a food coma snuggled up to my corgi and cats
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Instead of spending tomorrow with my MAGA extended family, I'm gonna go see Zootopia 2, eat a feast for two with my wife, and descend into a food coma snuggled up to my corgi and cats
I agree *completely* with the core thesis of the video, but the way it frames it is designed to make you think ALPRs are a product of LLMs. These have been in widespread use since the 00s!
Automatic license plate readers may seem like a good idea until you hear about the ways they enable cops to abuse women, all while not actually making you any safer skepchick.org/2025/11/the-...
The Police State Gets Flocked
Transcript: Earlier this year, I talked about the data and research that suggest that using tools like ChatGPT is bad for learning, because it offloads critical thinking to an algorithm, leaving ki…
skepchick.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I agree *completely* with the core thesis of the video, but the way it frames it is designed to make you think ALPRs are a product of LLMs. These have been in widespread use since the 00s!
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there is a culture on here of believing you can sneer your way into or out of anything, you don’t have to understand anything, and it’s virtuous to act like a 1980s high school movie bully
scorn was an effective weapon for the monkey jpeg NFT shit because it was effectively a status good, generative AI is a tool that millions get utility out of daily and you can't sneer your way out of that.
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
there is a culture on here of believing you can sneer your way into or out of anything, you don’t have to understand anything, and it’s virtuous to act like a 1980s high school movie bully
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thank u for choosing linkedin. here are a bunch of comments made by people you do not care about on posts from people you somehow care even less about. also your inbox is a personalised advertising billboard. also your notifications are randomised every morning based on what you will hate the most.
November 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
thank u for choosing linkedin. here are a bunch of comments made by people you do not care about on posts from people you somehow care even less about. also your inbox is a personalised advertising billboard. also your notifications are randomised every morning based on what you will hate the most.
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Gates Foundation IP maximalism killed a ton of people when pepfar and HIV prevention was spinning up but that was long enough ago that it's forgotten now :)
Gates insistence on prioritizing intellectual property rights before distributing the COVID vaccine definitely resulted in unnecessary deaths of children.
www.wired.com/story/opinio...
www.wired.com/story/opinio...
The World Loses Under Bill Gates’ Vaccine Colonialism
As many countries wait for Covid vaccines, the world needs a patent-free “People’s Vaccine”—not more of Gates’ intellectual property stubbornness.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Gates Foundation IP maximalism killed a ton of people when pepfar and HIV prevention was spinning up but that was long enough ago that it's forgotten now :)
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this is just good advice, period. seeing people burn their brains out on this stuff was a good vaccine early on
this is pretty solid spiritual advice tbh
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
this is just good advice, period. seeing people burn their brains out on this stuff was a good vaccine early on
I asked ChatGPT why it uses so much water. I'm glad we have a conclusive answer once and for all.
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I asked ChatGPT why it uses so much water. I'm glad we have a conclusive answer once and for all.
it has no upvotes, and the comments are full of people making fun of OP
November 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
it has no upvotes, and the comments are full of people making fun of OP
"AI should be banned" = "we should give human moderators PTSD by not auto-flagging very obviously disturbing and horrible stuff"
Which it’s pretty effective at catching a lot of things before users see it, and to prevent human mods from having to see even more of.
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"AI should be banned" = "we should give human moderators PTSD by not auto-flagging very obviously disturbing and horrible stuff"
I Love You, Man is the perfect mass market comedy
It has fencing, it has Rush
It has Paul Rudd, it has Jason Segel, it has Rashida Jones
What more do you need?
It has fencing, it has Rush
It has Paul Rudd, it has Jason Segel, it has Rashida Jones
What more do you need?
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I Love You, Man is the perfect mass market comedy
It has fencing, it has Rush
It has Paul Rudd, it has Jason Segel, it has Rashida Jones
What more do you need?
It has fencing, it has Rush
It has Paul Rudd, it has Jason Segel, it has Rashida Jones
What more do you need?
Apparently, being a social democrat trans woman isn't good enough to be considered "on the left" anymore.
Of course, this dude posts a lot about YouTube channels he likes. I don't think the "anti-data center" people realize how reliant on them they are.
Of course, this dude posts a lot about YouTube channels he likes. I don't think the "anti-data center" people realize how reliant on them they are.
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Apparently, being a social democrat trans woman isn't good enough to be considered "on the left" anymore.
Of course, this dude posts a lot about YouTube channels he likes. I don't think the "anti-data center" people realize how reliant on them they are.
Of course, this dude posts a lot about YouTube channels he likes. I don't think the "anti-data center" people realize how reliant on them they are.
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unfortunately AI is a major culture war issue and half of the left believes that LLMs are roughly as evil as genocide or pedophilia
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
unfortunately AI is a major culture war issue and half of the left believes that LLMs are roughly as evil as genocide or pedophilia
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I generated this infographic with the new Google Nano Banana Pro AI.
All I said was "Look up the history of Bluesky, Berduck, and the hellthread, then create a detailed educational infographic explaining The Duckening. with a timeline" and it searched the internet got the facts and one-shotted this
All I said was "Look up the history of Bluesky, Berduck, and the hellthread, then create a detailed educational infographic explaining The Duckening. with a timeline" and it searched the internet got the facts and one-shotted this
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I generated this infographic with the new Google Nano Banana Pro AI.
All I said was "Look up the history of Bluesky, Berduck, and the hellthread, then create a detailed educational infographic explaining The Duckening. with a timeline" and it searched the internet got the facts and one-shotted this
All I said was "Look up the history of Bluesky, Berduck, and the hellthread, then create a detailed educational infographic explaining The Duckening. with a timeline" and it searched the internet got the facts and one-shotted this
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LinkedIn is a massive corporation owned by Microsoft.
We're a tiny project without any funding owned by a trans woman.
If you want David to beat Goliath, we need our slingshot (LLMs).
We're a tiny project without any funding owned by a trans woman.
If you want David to beat Goliath, we need our slingshot (LLMs).
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
LinkedIn is a massive corporation owned by Microsoft.
We're a tiny project without any funding owned by a trans woman.
If you want David to beat Goliath, we need our slingshot (LLMs).
We're a tiny project without any funding owned by a trans woman.
If you want David to beat Goliath, we need our slingshot (LLMs).
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We want to compete with LinkedIn in the same way that Bluesky competes with Twitter.
The point is to offer compelling decentralized alternatives so people aren't caught up in rent-seeking corporate walled gardens.
The point is to offer compelling decentralized alternatives so people aren't caught up in rent-seeking corporate walled gardens.
What does “compete” even mean when no one is making any money?
November 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
We want to compete with LinkedIn in the same way that Bluesky competes with Twitter.
The point is to offer compelling decentralized alternatives so people aren't caught up in rent-seeking corporate walled gardens.
The point is to offer compelling decentralized alternatives so people aren't caught up in rent-seeking corporate walled gardens.