Pierce Htims
@piercesmith.bsky.social
Information Architecture | Content Design | Libraries | Wannabe friend to the trees | Everything I post is low-concept performance art
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Given this is based on a non-peer-reviewed paper by researchers at Anthropic, with their track record on research we can probably assume a) that the methodology is really bad, and b) if the results are accurate (if they even test the thing purported to be studied), they think this is good PR for AI
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Given this is based on a non-peer-reviewed paper by researchers at Anthropic, with their track record on research we can probably assume a) that the methodology is really bad, and b) if the results are accurate (if they even test the thing purported to be studied), they think this is good PR for AI
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Watching these Grammys, you have to wonder if perhaps the Silicon Valley bros made a classic VC mistake and went all-in on reactionary politics right before the bottom dropped out.
Woke 2.0 back with a vengeance. You love to see it.
February 2, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Watching these Grammys, you have to wonder if perhaps the Silicon Valley bros made a classic VC mistake and went all-in on reactionary politics right before the bottom dropped out.
NO!!!!!!
“If the wrong words coming from a generalized or fictional character’s conversational chatbot can do such damage, imagine the power of words spoken in the voice of a dead loved one to a user who is desperate enough to turn to such technology in the first place.”
The AI Companies Trying to Make Grief Obsolete
You can buy an AI version of your lost loved one. But should you?
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
NO!!!!!!
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Damn. 🔥
“.. Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.”
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“.. Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Damn. 🔥
“.. Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“.. Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
We need to put our best minds towards figuring out why Stancil is the most polarizing topic on this site.
Thanks. I don’t think I did insult Stancil. As I say I don’t know him and don’t care about the fight over him, but I did argue with the guy who was attacking the work he’s doing now, which I admire.
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 AM
We need to put our best minds towards figuring out why Stancil is the most polarizing topic on this site.
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If you answer “No” you get an invitation to Mar-a-Lago
January 30, 2026 at 7:32 PM
If you answer “No” you get an invitation to Mar-a-Lago
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concerning
Musk to Epstein: ‘What Day/Night Will Be the Wildest Party on Your Island?’
New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 9:31 PM
concerning
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"ICE is nothing like the Brownshirts. One was an open paramilitary wing of an openly fascist political party, the other is an unaccountable government force operating without clear uniforms, identification, or transparency… for an openly fascist political party."
ICE Is Nothing Like the Brownshirts, Because the Brownshirts Actually Identified Themselves
Let’s get this out of the way: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is nothing like the Sturmabteilung, a.k.a. Hitler’s Brownshirts. Your main clue ...
buff.ly
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"ICE is nothing like the Brownshirts. One was an open paramilitary wing of an openly fascist political party, the other is an unaccountable government force operating without clear uniforms, identification, or transparency… for an openly fascist political party."
Every breath he takes is a crime against humanity.
Just a fundamentally evil, malevolent person. Rotten to the very core.
January 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Every breath he takes is a crime against humanity.
I am relieved.
The piss tank on the ISS is now 5% full.
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I am relieved.
Wondering if this would work if you refuse to take off your glasses?
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Wondering if this would work if you refuse to take off your glasses?
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I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
I track this like some ppl track the Doomsday Clock, and THIS IS DANGEROUSLY FULL
The piss tank on the ISS is now 70% full.
January 30, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I track this like some ppl track the Doomsday Clock, and THIS IS DANGEROUSLY FULL
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At the barest minimum.
The companies responsible for this need to be destroyed and the people carrying out these flights should be prosecuted.
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
At the barest minimum.
Can anyone demonstrate that this person’s bluesky posting has materially decreased ice captures?
Or is this just another person more concerned with not receiving the acclaim they decry others for chasing? Seems like this tbh.
Or is this just another person more concerned with not receiving the acclaim they decry others for chasing? Seems like this tbh.
can anyone demonstrate that will stancils blusky posting has materially decreased ice captures? or has all its done make liberals who usually ignore this sorta thing feel bad for a bit lol
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Can anyone demonstrate that this person’s bluesky posting has materially decreased ice captures?
Or is this just another person more concerned with not receiving the acclaim they decry others for chasing? Seems like this tbh.
Or is this just another person more concerned with not receiving the acclaim they decry others for chasing? Seems like this tbh.
@tomsuozzi.bsky.social you are a fucking loser.
January 29, 2026 at 7:33 PM
@tomsuozzi.bsky.social you are a fucking loser.
Die already, NYT
More than a week before federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, different agents pushed him to the ground after he spit at them and broke a taillight on their SUV, according to newly unearthed videos. Watch here.
Videos Show Alex Pretti in Confrontation With Agents 11 Days Before His Death
More than a week before federal agents killed Mr. Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse, different agents pushed him to the ground after he spit at them and broke a taillight on their S.U.V.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Die already, NYT
In my opinion, this is actually why we have a second amendment.
In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
2/2
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
2/2
January 29, 2026 at 6:17 PM
In my opinion, this is actually why we have a second amendment.
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Does anything go harder than this Minnesota anti-ICE flag www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...
January 29, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Does anything go harder than this Minnesota anti-ICE flag www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...
1) Fuck ICE
2) Finally answers the question, “What if Nazis had social media?“
3) Fuck ICE
2) Finally answers the question, “What if Nazis had social media?“
3) Fuck ICE
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 29, 2026 at 2:28 AM
1) Fuck ICE
2) Finally answers the question, “What if Nazis had social media?“
3) Fuck ICE
2) Finally answers the question, “What if Nazis had social media?“
3) Fuck ICE
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The U.S. has successfully convinced its people that “the humanities are frivolous and STEM is Important and Real” is basically a law of nature: this is absolute nonsense that we should stop putting up with.
January 28, 2026 at 1:35 AM
The U.S. has successfully convinced its people that “the humanities are frivolous and STEM is Important and Real” is basically a law of nature: this is absolute nonsense that we should stop putting up with.
At what point does any action again these fucks count as self-defense?
"Trump’s masked police have executed people in the street, the last nuclear treaty between Russia and the US is about to die, and tech oligarchies are constructing massive resource-sucking datacenters to power an unwanted nuisance technology they say is a path towards a godlike super intelligence."
The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight. Does Anyone Care?
The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of how close humanity is to destroying itself, has moved from 89 seconds to 85 seconds, four seconds closer to “doomsday.” That is the closest the Clock has ever been to m...
www.404media.co
January 28, 2026 at 8:36 PM
At what point does any action again these fucks count as self-defense?