Crazy in Moloch
@sengarrasbear.bsky.social
Developer/TTRPG enjoyer/horrified at the state of the world
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We knew this 50 years ago and it's just as true today. Computers are a million times more powerful and 0% more accountable for the bad decisions of their operators.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Me: Why would I write agglomerative clustering? There's plenty of packages out there.
Advent of Code: The elves need agglomerative clustering to plug in their lights.
Me: Of course, here you go. A nice little hand rolled solution is the least I could do.
Advent of Code: The elves need agglomerative clustering to plug in their lights.
Me: Of course, here you go. A nice little hand rolled solution is the least I could do.
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Me: Why would I write agglomerative clustering? There's plenty of packages out there.
Advent of Code: The elves need agglomerative clustering to plug in their lights.
Me: Of course, here you go. A nice little hand rolled solution is the least I could do.
Advent of Code: The elves need agglomerative clustering to plug in their lights.
Me: Of course, here you go. A nice little hand rolled solution is the least I could do.
Cory Doctorow, fantastic as always.
Gets at the heart of the distinction between the "AI bubble" and the useful things it will leave behind (as with the last "AI Winter"/"dot-com bubble"), the inalienable role of humans in art (despite new tools), and more.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
Gets at the heart of the distinction between the "AI bubble" and the useful things it will leave behind (as with the last "AI Winter"/"dot-com bubble"), the inalienable role of humans in art (despite new tools), and more.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
December 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Cory Doctorow, fantastic as always.
Gets at the heart of the distinction between the "AI bubble" and the useful things it will leave behind (as with the last "AI Winter"/"dot-com bubble"), the inalienable role of humans in art (despite new tools), and more.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
Gets at the heart of the distinction between the "AI bubble" and the useful things it will leave behind (as with the last "AI Winter"/"dot-com bubble"), the inalienable role of humans in art (despite new tools), and more.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
I think people underestimate how much of our modern dystopia is caused by advertising.
- Competes for attention and resources on the basis of identity and aesthetics.
- Makes population-level surveillance and profiling profitable.
- Misaligns incentives for search engines.
The list goes on...
- Competes for attention and resources on the basis of identity and aesthetics.
- Makes population-level surveillance and profiling profitable.
- Misaligns incentives for search engines.
The list goes on...
December 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I think people underestimate how much of our modern dystopia is caused by advertising.
- Competes for attention and resources on the basis of identity and aesthetics.
- Makes population-level surveillance and profiling profitable.
- Misaligns incentives for search engines.
The list goes on...
- Competes for attention and resources on the basis of identity and aesthetics.
- Makes population-level surveillance and profiling profitable.
- Misaligns incentives for search engines.
The list goes on...
Useful numbers for understanding the environmental impact of AI.
Yes, the planet is burning, and we need immediate changes. That said, cutting AI usage to 0 doesn't put a dent in the problem.
Cocomelon has used more power than OpenAI, Gemini, and Anthropic combined.
We need bigger changes.
Yes, the planet is burning, and we need immediate changes. That said, cutting AI usage to 0 doesn't put a dent in the problem.
Cocomelon has used more power than OpenAI, Gemini, and Anthropic combined.
We need bigger changes.
Using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment - a cheat sheet
The numbers clearly show this is a pointless distraction for the climate movement
andymasley.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Useful numbers for understanding the environmental impact of AI.
Yes, the planet is burning, and we need immediate changes. That said, cutting AI usage to 0 doesn't put a dent in the problem.
Cocomelon has used more power than OpenAI, Gemini, and Anthropic combined.
We need bigger changes.
Yes, the planet is burning, and we need immediate changes. That said, cutting AI usage to 0 doesn't put a dent in the problem.
Cocomelon has used more power than OpenAI, Gemini, and Anthropic combined.
We need bigger changes.
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
The OU paper is quite something.
On one hand, it did show that the student did read the source and react to it, as per the syllabus.
On the other hand, "God should smite the demonic grad student I hate" is a *wild* bad faith paper to submit that should auto-fail at least a whole course.
On one hand, it did show that the student did read the source and react to it, as per the syllabus.
On the other hand, "God should smite the demonic grad student I hate" is a *wild* bad faith paper to submit that should auto-fail at least a whole course.
December 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The OU paper is quite something.
On one hand, it did show that the student did read the source and react to it, as per the syllabus.
On the other hand, "God should smite the demonic grad student I hate" is a *wild* bad faith paper to submit that should auto-fail at least a whole course.
On one hand, it did show that the student did read the source and react to it, as per the syllabus.
On the other hand, "God should smite the demonic grad student I hate" is a *wild* bad faith paper to submit that should auto-fail at least a whole course.
Actual psycho shit.
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Actual psycho shit.
Another day, another war crime.
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Another day, another war crime.
How many companies out there are really being limited by the ability to churn out boilerplate or code that isn't (yet) understood in depth?
I'm fairly pro-LLMs-as-a-tool, and I can't imagine how firing a large number of devs working in brownfield projects is going to help the bottom line.
I'm fairly pro-LLMs-as-a-tool, and I can't imagine how firing a large number of devs working in brownfield projects is going to help the bottom line.
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
How many companies out there are really being limited by the ability to churn out boilerplate or code that isn't (yet) understood in depth?
I'm fairly pro-LLMs-as-a-tool, and I can't imagine how firing a large number of devs working in brownfield projects is going to help the bottom line.
I'm fairly pro-LLMs-as-a-tool, and I can't imagine how firing a large number of devs working in brownfield projects is going to help the bottom line.
The average person throughout all of history (~100B) has watched ~2 Cocomelon videos (~200B views).
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The average person throughout all of history (~100B) has watched ~2 Cocomelon videos (~200B views).
Merchant, 14th century: "This is called a Mango, and it comes from the faraway land of India. It's a once in a lifetime treat that has traveled thousands of miles."
Me, most days: "Hm, walking past the pantry again, guess that means it's dried mango time again! Gonna have to go to Costco soon."
Me, most days: "Hm, walking past the pantry again, guess that means it's dried mango time again! Gonna have to go to Costco soon."
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Merchant, 14th century: "This is called a Mango, and it comes from the faraway land of India. It's a once in a lifetime treat that has traveled thousands of miles."
Me, most days: "Hm, walking past the pantry again, guess that means it's dried mango time again! Gonna have to go to Costco soon."
Me, most days: "Hm, walking past the pantry again, guess that means it's dried mango time again! Gonna have to go to Costco soon."
The government's treatment of Abrego Garcia has been, and continues to be, deplorable.
BREAKING:
Sorry to interrupt the football, but Kilmar Abrego Garcia has filed additional information claiming the feds misrepresented Costa Rica's position on accepting Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475...
Sorry to interrupt the football, but Kilmar Abrego Garcia has filed additional information claiming the feds misrepresented Costa Rica's position on accepting Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475...
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The government's treatment of Abrego Garcia has been, and continues to be, deplorable.
Alert! The second (4+ hour!) @defunctland.bsky.social animatronics video has hit this weekend. All further plans are now on hold while I relive the FIRST robotics-era dream of making wildly complicated robots.
youtu.be/NyIgV84fudM?...
youtu.be/NyIgV84fudM?...
Disney's Living Characters: A Broken Promise
YouTube video by Defunctland
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Alert! The second (4+ hour!) @defunctland.bsky.social animatronics video has hit this weekend. All further plans are now on hold while I relive the FIRST robotics-era dream of making wildly complicated robots.
youtu.be/NyIgV84fudM?...
youtu.be/NyIgV84fudM?...
For any other, as a friend put it, "people who want things that are good", the annual Project Farm roundup has dropped.
And now I wait for my air duster to arrive...
youtu.be/IVjW8aCCC38?...
And now I wait for my air duster to arrive...
youtu.be/IVjW8aCCC38?...
Best 10 Items I Tested In 2025
YouTube video by Project Farm
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
For any other, as a friend put it, "people who want things that are good", the annual Project Farm roundup has dropped.
And now I wait for my air duster to arrive...
youtu.be/IVjW8aCCC38?...
And now I wait for my air duster to arrive...
youtu.be/IVjW8aCCC38?...
DOGE has to be one of the worst programs the US created in half a century.
- Saved ~no money.
- Burned goodwill/soft power around the world.
- Enriched the richest and worst among us.
- Contributed to the deaths of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions if funding isn't restored.
- Awful name.
- Saved ~no money.
- Burned goodwill/soft power around the world.
- Enriched the richest and worst among us.
- Contributed to the deaths of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions if funding isn't restored.
- Awful name.
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
DOGE has to be one of the worst programs the US created in half a century.
- Saved ~no money.
- Burned goodwill/soft power around the world.
- Enriched the richest and worst among us.
- Contributed to the deaths of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions if funding isn't restored.
- Awful name.
- Saved ~no money.
- Burned goodwill/soft power around the world.
- Enriched the richest and worst among us.
- Contributed to the deaths of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions if funding isn't restored.
- Awful name.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
On the one hand, Universes Beyond seems to be causing serious second-order problems for Magic it feels like the recent sets are suffering as a result.
On the other hand, I would spend an unreasonable amount of money on a JoJo set, so I am the problem. Give me "Joseph, Hamon Master" yesterday.
On the other hand, I would spend an unreasonable amount of money on a JoJo set, so I am the problem. Give me "Joseph, Hamon Master" yesterday.
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
On the one hand, Universes Beyond seems to be causing serious second-order problems for Magic it feels like the recent sets are suffering as a result.
On the other hand, I would spend an unreasonable amount of money on a JoJo set, so I am the problem. Give me "Joseph, Hamon Master" yesterday.
On the other hand, I would spend an unreasonable amount of money on a JoJo set, so I am the problem. Give me "Joseph, Hamon Master" yesterday.
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Are you fucking kidding me it’s like we are living in a cartoon
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Are you fucking kidding me it’s like we are living in a cartoon
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
Say what you will about Clay Higgins...
...like, "Wow, that guy is really pro child sex trafficking" and "You need to be such a piece of shit to enshrine your name in history as the last Epstein defender in Congress".
It's fun, and he deserves it!
...like, "Wow, that guy is really pro child sex trafficking" and "You need to be such a piece of shit to enshrine your name in history as the last Epstein defender in Congress".
It's fun, and he deserves it!
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Say what you will about Clay Higgins...
...like, "Wow, that guy is really pro child sex trafficking" and "You need to be such a piece of shit to enshrine your name in history as the last Epstein defender in Congress".
It's fun, and he deserves it!
...like, "Wow, that guy is really pro child sex trafficking" and "You need to be such a piece of shit to enshrine your name in history as the last Epstein defender in Congress".
It's fun, and he deserves it!
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SOMEONE: Fuck you!
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
Bovino is taking part in CBP detentions in Charlotte. dickfc_w_l on TikTok.
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
SOMEONE: Fuck you!
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
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BREAKING: Grijalva has signed the Epstein Files discharge petition. It doesn't appear that Mace or Boebert have removed their names.
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
BREAKING: Grijalva has signed the Epstein Files discharge petition. It doesn't appear that Mace or Boebert have removed their names.
I don't want the expensive human-shaped robot, but it is interesting how quickly some of the "I don't want the robots to do anything creativity-adjacent; I want them to do my laundry" people are deciding that it's very important that humans do the laundry.
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I don't want the expensive human-shaped robot, but it is interesting how quickly some of the "I don't want the robots to do anything creativity-adjacent; I want them to do my laundry" people are deciding that it's very important that humans do the laundry.