@loranceps.bsky.social
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I strongly believe that repurposing academic language such as "privilege" and "toxic masculinity" and "cultural appropriation" is ineffective and alienating, but as far as I'm concerned this is explanatory for a movement's limitations or impotence more than the countermovement's strength.
January 25, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I strongly believe that repurposing academic language such as "privilege" and "toxic masculinity" and "cultural appropriation" is ineffective and alienating, but as far as I'm concerned this is explanatory for a movement's limitations or impotence more than the countermovement's strength.
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rented a car in Wales and the guy said "remember, here we drive only on the left, and pass on the right" no adjustment needed brother, I am a bmw owner
January 23, 2026 at 11:23 AM
rented a car in Wales and the guy said "remember, here we drive only on the left, and pass on the right" no adjustment needed brother, I am a bmw owner
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I'm going to buy one, and then write posts that begin with prefatory stuff about how I love my Optimus and then are like "it is odd that all it does is piss and there's no way to make it not piss. It doesn't seem like robots would have to piss, and Tesla has not been very helpful wrt the pissing."
Tesla will probably sell its Optimus robots to the public by the end of next year, according to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who’s said the carmaker’s fortunes will be increasingly dependent on humanoid machines.
Tesla to Sell Optimus Robots to Public Next Year, Musk Says
Tesla Inc. will probably sell its Optimus robots to the public by the end of next year, according to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who’s said the carmaker’s fortunes will be increasingly dependent on humanoid machines.
bloom.bg
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 AM
I'm going to buy one, and then write posts that begin with prefatory stuff about how I love my Optimus and then are like "it is odd that all it does is piss and there's no way to make it not piss. It doesn't seem like robots would have to piss, and Tesla has not been very helpful wrt the pissing."
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british guy: i hope americans are ready to be hated
lib american reply: i'm so ashamed of my countrymen, i hope that the british don't hate me specifically
Hamburglar: i haven't stolen anything since i got sober
lib american reply: i'm so ashamed of my countrymen, i hope that the british don't hate me specifically
Hamburglar: i haven't stolen anything since i got sober
January 21, 2026 at 3:12 PM
british guy: i hope americans are ready to be hated
lib american reply: i'm so ashamed of my countrymen, i hope that the british don't hate me specifically
Hamburglar: i haven't stolen anything since i got sober
lib american reply: i'm so ashamed of my countrymen, i hope that the british don't hate me specifically
Hamburglar: i haven't stolen anything since i got sober
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BREAKING: disney set to announce shocking $65bn deal to acquire the catholic church. "we are so excited to fold the jesus christ extended universe into our diverse and lucrative intellectual property portfolio, and we look forward to giving people even more of the stories they love than ever before"
January 21, 2026 at 12:08 AM
BREAKING: disney set to announce shocking $65bn deal to acquire the catholic church. "we are so excited to fold the jesus christ extended universe into our diverse and lucrative intellectual property portfolio, and we look forward to giving people even more of the stories they love than ever before"
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excellent work by @theonion.com this month
January 18, 2026 at 12:02 AM
excellent work by @theonion.com this month
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...it's January 16th
January 18, 2026 at 2:28 AM
...it's January 16th
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One of the greatest theoretical minds of the European socialist movement and the author of numerous classic works, Rosa Luxemburg, was murdered on this day in 1919.
We're offering 30% all works on or by the great revolutionary and theorist.
We're offering 30% all works on or by the great revolutionary and theorist.
A Rosa Luxemburg Bookshelf
January 15th marks the 106th anniversary of Rosa Luxemburg's murder. A Polish-born Jewish revolutionary and one of the greatest theoretical minds of the European socialist movement. An activist in Ger...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
One of the greatest theoretical minds of the European socialist movement and the author of numerous classic works, Rosa Luxemburg, was murdered on this day in 1919.
We're offering 30% all works on or by the great revolutionary and theorist.
We're offering 30% all works on or by the great revolutionary and theorist.
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There is a crisis of impunity. The Musk/Grok stuff is just one f many examples of people who are counting on there never being any consequences. And it all makes me just incandescently mad.
Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
There is a crisis of impunity. The Musk/Grok stuff is just one f many examples of people who are counting on there never being any consequences. And it all makes me just incandescently mad.
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You’re not imagining things—the plums that were in your icebox are *completely gone*. Here’s why that’s bad news:
• They were *your plums*, that you were saving for breakfast. That makes this personal for you.
• They were *sweet*, so whoever ate them *enjoyed* them. That’s unforgivable.
• They were *your plums*, that you were saving for breakfast. That makes this personal for you.
• They were *sweet*, so whoever ate them *enjoyed* them. That’s unforgivable.
January 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
You’re not imagining things—the plums that were in your icebox are *completely gone*. Here’s why that’s bad news:
• They were *your plums*, that you were saving for breakfast. That makes this personal for you.
• They were *sweet*, so whoever ate them *enjoyed* them. That’s unforgivable.
• They were *your plums*, that you were saving for breakfast. That makes this personal for you.
• They were *sweet*, so whoever ate them *enjoyed* them. That’s unforgivable.
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We’re touching stove, and frankly, we’re going to be touching a lot more than just stove very soon. We love burner, don’t we? Should I touch it? They don’t think I should touch it. I’m going to touch it folks.
January 12, 2026 at 1:15 AM
We’re touching stove, and frankly, we’re going to be touching a lot more than just stove very soon. We love burner, don’t we? Should I touch it? They don’t think I should touch it. I’m going to touch it folks.
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It’s true that there’s something called an LLM that is somehow involved with this feature much like it’s true that there’s something called a Linked List that is somehow involved with a thread, but that’s none of our business! All that matters is what the feature does!
January 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
It’s true that there’s something called an LLM that is somehow involved with this feature much like it’s true that there’s something called a Linked List that is somehow involved with a thread, but that’s none of our business! All that matters is what the feature does!
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“explain how” who gives a shit? What do you want a Lunch n’ Learn? Just tell them to turn it off!
January 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
“explain how” who gives a shit? What do you want a Lunch n’ Learn? Just tell them to turn it off!
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It is a mistake to call it “Grok’s activity”. It’s X’s activity.
Starmer's spokesman says the reports of Grok's activity is "disturbing" but doesn't say UK Government will take any action
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
It is a mistake to call it “Grok’s activity”. It’s X’s activity.
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With all due respect to the Hindustan Times, why are they covering this better than their New York counterparts?
January 5, 2026 at 5:29 AM
With all due respect to the Hindustan Times, why are they covering this better than their New York counterparts?
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Tangential to the much more important point but this is why I am bearish on LLMs-as-customer-service agents and such. They know what they’re supposed to say but it’s all lies. If you could get them to actually do what they say then you might have something but that’s drawing the rest of the owl.
January 5, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Tangential to the much more important point but this is why I am bearish on LLMs-as-customer-service agents and such. They know what they’re supposed to say but it’s all lies. If you could get them to actually do what they say then you might have something but that’s drawing the rest of the owl.
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I think the AI angle of this is obscurant. It doesn’t matter that grok is “an AI” whatever you take that to mean. Suppose X hired a team of guys to photoshop the clothes off of women and children whenever anyone asks. That’s functionally identical what happening here. It’s not complicated.
A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.
January 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I think the AI angle of this is obscurant. It doesn’t matter that grok is “an AI” whatever you take that to mean. Suppose X hired a team of guys to photoshop the clothes off of women and children whenever anyone asks. That’s functionally identical what happening here. It’s not complicated.
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I don’t think that ChatGPT is turning people into murderers or inducing psychosis per se but I do think that LLMs have straightforward non-mystical properties which make them very attractive and potentially dangerous in some ways for people with obsessive or psychotic tendencies.
i'm fully in favor of seeing openAI get obliterated, because they're a bad business, run badly, but i feel like we can accomplish this without giving into satanic panic 2026. heavy metal didn't turn people into murderers in the 80s, video games didn't do it in the 00s, and chatGPT isn't doing it now
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I don’t think that ChatGPT is turning people into murderers or inducing psychosis per se but I do think that LLMs have straightforward non-mystical properties which make them very attractive and potentially dangerous in some ways for people with obsessive or psychotic tendencies.
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To anyone who says this wasn’t predictable
January 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
To anyone who says this wasn’t predictable
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I’m a bit confused why the New York Times hasn’t written a word about this yet
January 3, 2026 at 5:38 AM
I’m a bit confused why the New York Times hasn’t written a word about this yet