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reminds me of a proverb my russian professor taught me - "when you think you have reached the bottom, listen for the knocking from below."
old soviet joke about the difference between an optimist and a pessimist
a pessimist complains surely things can’t possibly get worse while the optimist knows things can always get worse
a pessimist complains surely things can’t possibly get worse while the optimist knows things can always get worse
honestly i think you could probably describe the vast majority of American media, political, and corporate elites as decadent
nobody knows how bad things can get
nobody knows how bad things can get
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
reminds me of a proverb my russian professor taught me - "when you think you have reached the bottom, listen for the knocking from below."
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It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
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The thing I try to explain the most to those who don’t live here is that the Nuzzis of the world live in Washington (the place that deserves your ire) and the rest of us live in D.C., a collection of diverse, mostly quiet, walkable residential neighborhoods with no federal representation
I live in DC. You think “official Washington” didn’t care what Trump administration 2 was likely to do?
Talk to someone who works at NIH. Or State. Or CFPB. Or DOJ. They all knew what was at stake. They were all scared + furious.
And reporters like Nuzzi saw none of it because they didn’t care.
Talk to someone who works at NIH. Or State. Or CFPB. Or DOJ. They all knew what was at stake. They were all scared + furious.
And reporters like Nuzzi saw none of it because they didn’t care.
December 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The thing I try to explain the most to those who don’t live here is that the Nuzzis of the world live in Washington (the place that deserves your ire) and the rest of us live in D.C., a collection of diverse, mostly quiet, walkable residential neighborhoods with no federal representation
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7. Anyway, this question seems to be the standard question that people ask when you object to autonomous AI science.
Julian's blog post is worth reading.
"One of the panelists asked whether I would really prefer the joy of doing science to finding a cure for cancer and enabling immortality. "
Julian's blog post is worth reading.
"One of the panelists asked whether I would really prefer the joy of doing science to finding a cure for cancer and enabling immortality. "
was at an event on AI for science yesterday, a panel discussion here at NeurIPS. The panelists discussed how they plan to replace humans at all levels in the scientific process. So I stood up and protested that what they are doing is evil.
Full post:
togelius.blogspot.com/2025/12/plea...
Full post:
togelius.blogspot.com/2025/12/plea...
Please, don't automate science!
I was at an event on AI for science yesterday, a panel discussion here at NeurIPS. The panelists discussed how they plan to replace humans a...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
7. Anyway, this question seems to be the standard question that people ask when you object to autonomous AI science.
Julian's blog post is worth reading.
"One of the panelists asked whether I would really prefer the joy of doing science to finding a cure for cancer and enabling immortality. "
Julian's blog post is worth reading.
"One of the panelists asked whether I would really prefer the joy of doing science to finding a cure for cancer and enabling immortality. "
Every student will eventually learn the critical difference between interpolating and extrapolating.
3. I appealed to the joy of doing science—and got the predictable question:
Would you rather live in a world where AI cured cancer or live in a world where you personally get to do science?
But that's not the dilemma we face at all. There's no cause to think that AI could do anything of the sort.
Would you rather live in a world where AI cured cancer or live in a world where you personally get to do science?
But that's not the dilemma we face at all. There's no cause to think that AI could do anything of the sort.
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Every student will eventually learn the critical difference between interpolating and extrapolating.
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3. I appealed to the joy of doing science—and got the predictable question:
Would you rather live in a world where AI cured cancer or live in a world where you personally get to do science?
But that's not the dilemma we face at all. There's no cause to think that AI could do anything of the sort.
Would you rather live in a world where AI cured cancer or live in a world where you personally get to do science?
But that's not the dilemma we face at all. There's no cause to think that AI could do anything of the sort.
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
3. I appealed to the joy of doing science—and got the predictable question:
Would you rather live in a world where AI cured cancer or live in a world where you personally get to do science?
But that's not the dilemma we face at all. There's no cause to think that AI could do anything of the sort.
Would you rather live in a world where AI cured cancer or live in a world where you personally get to do science?
But that's not the dilemma we face at all. There's no cause to think that AI could do anything of the sort.
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Bay Area transit farecard upgrade, which includes transfer discounts, starts this Wednesday 12/8! Cards will be upgraded in batches over the next 8-12 weeks.
To transition your card faster, starting 12/8, log onto www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/ and request an upgrade. mtc.ca.gov/news/next-ge...
To transition your card faster, starting 12/8, log onto www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/ and request an upgrade. mtc.ca.gov/news/next-ge...
Next Generation Clipper to Set Sail in December
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December 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Bay Area transit farecard upgrade, which includes transfer discounts, starts this Wednesday 12/8! Cards will be upgraded in batches over the next 8-12 weeks.
To transition your card faster, starting 12/8, log onto www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/ and request an upgrade. mtc.ca.gov/news/next-ge...
To transition your card faster, starting 12/8, log onto www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/ and request an upgrade. mtc.ca.gov/news/next-ge...
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Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
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December 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Every so often the admins of any site get pulled into ongoing site conflicts and end up radicalizing themselves against their own users. Jack Dorsey's true innovation was going off to a yoga retreat to do peyote about it for two weeks
December 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Every so often the admins of any site get pulled into ongoing site conflicts and end up radicalizing themselves against their own users. Jack Dorsey's true innovation was going off to a yoga retreat to do peyote about it for two weeks
PSA: If your neighbor lights a wood fireplace during a deep inversion, the correct response is to feed their garden hose into their mail slot (quietly!), turn on the water, and run.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
PSA: If your neighbor lights a wood fireplace during a deep inversion, the correct response is to feed their garden hose into their mail slot (quietly!), turn on the water, and run.
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Inspired by an exchange here yesterday, I wrote up a short piece at CAMPAIGN TRAILS about an infamous Lee Atwater quotation that just about everyone gets wrong.
Southern Strategies
This week, I saw someone on social media trot out a notorious quote from Lee Atwater that's wildly misunderstood. I went back to dust off my old Twitter thread about it, but I found that a lot of the ...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Inspired by an exchange here yesterday, I wrote up a short piece at CAMPAIGN TRAILS about an infamous Lee Atwater quotation that just about everyone gets wrong.
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These anti-vaxxers will kill babies.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
To be very clear: Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the children who get it.
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
These anti-vaxxers will kill babies.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
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This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
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Guarantee "network cities" just an elaborate scheme to do pedophilia
December 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Guarantee "network cities" just an elaborate scheme to do pedophilia
So many American students figured this out over a decade ago.
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
So many American students figured this out over a decade ago.
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For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
This fucking thread.
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This fucking thread.
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*More than half of the GOP believe the 2020 election outcome was the result of fraud
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
December 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
*More than half of the GOP believe the 2020 election outcome was the result of fraud
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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alludes
December 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
alludes
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Last year's event drew more than 87,000 visitors.
Light show that brings $13M to downtown SF is back and bigger than ever
Last year's event drew more than 87,000 visitors.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Last year's event drew more than 87,000 visitors.
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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
The Supreme Court Friday agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump can unilaterally limit the constitutional right to citizenship granted to virtually every person born in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History Of American Politics, 1865-2025
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What the ACTUAL FUCK, Kīlauea?! Go check it out yourself in the livestream right now. 👇 ⚒️🧪 #volcano
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December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
What the ACTUAL FUCK, Kīlauea?! Go check it out yourself in the livestream right now. 👇 ⚒️🧪 #volcano
www.youtube.com/live/tk0tfYD...
www.youtube.com/live/tk0tfYD...