Alex
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Alex
@shakingstick.bsky.social
· Mar 12
I told youse we should have had a Royal Commission of Enquiry into the Standard of the Shit we are Expected to believe.
I fucking told youse.
But we didn't, did we?
And here we bloody are.
I fucking told youse.
But we didn't, did we?
And here we bloody are.
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not going to break my stride over things a 4-year-old is stoked about if it’s not my kid, sorry
i saw a bunch of junk glimmering all over at tannhäuser gate too but it didn't seem worth mentioning
September 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
not going to break my stride over things a 4-year-old is stoked about if it’s not my kid, sorry
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It's so weird seeing people complaining about how Liquid Glass sucks because my operating system, Poop Linux, has had the same poop theme for over 35 years. Even the fart sounds on every mouse click are the same.
That's just solid UI, it's a shame Apple users don't get to experience it
That's just solid UI, it's a shame Apple users don't get to experience it
February 8, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It's so weird seeing people complaining about how Liquid Glass sucks because my operating system, Poop Linux, has had the same poop theme for over 35 years. Even the fart sounds on every mouse click are the same.
That's just solid UI, it's a shame Apple users don't get to experience it
That's just solid UI, it's a shame Apple users don't get to experience it
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A long(ish) read and well worth it. Clarified a lot for me, especially in regard to finding out what some of the transhumanist types mean specifically about things like 'existential risk'. I thought I knew what they meant, but not quite.
New piece on the surprising similarities between Eliezer Yudkowsky and Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber. This might sound like hyperbole, but it's not. In my view, the Rationalist community is a ticking time bomb--it's only a matter of time before someone does something inexcusable.
Eliezer Yudkowsky and the Unabomber Have a Lot in Common
(4,400 words)
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
A long(ish) read and well worth it. Clarified a lot for me, especially in regard to finding out what some of the transhumanist types mean specifically about things like 'existential risk'. I thought I knew what they meant, but not quite.
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Bluesky should change the "30+" tag when you have a lot of notifications to say "oh no" instead
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Bluesky should change the "30+" tag when you have a lot of notifications to say "oh no" instead
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
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It's extremely telling that this approach ends up not informing anyone of anything that makes the people with the most money uncomfortable. You can't do your job as a politician, journalist or educator if you aren't willing to challenge the powerful and stick to your principles.
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
It's extremely telling that this approach ends up not informing anyone of anything that makes the people with the most money uncomfortable. You can't do your job as a politician, journalist or educator if you aren't willing to challenge the powerful and stick to your principles.
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It looks like someone’s taking one of those hairless cats to the vet to be euthanized
June 25, 2024 at 10:43 PM
It looks like someone’s taking one of those hairless cats to the vet to be euthanized
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That's how this whole mess started!
[0008825] Aquatic vermin on land
February 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
That's how this whole mess started!
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that sounds pretty evil tbh
[0005292] Evil snow is described as "snowing dwarf frozen blood"
February 4, 2026 at 3:07 AM
that sounds pretty evil tbh
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the hell did you just say to me you
February 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
the hell did you just say to me you
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I think people are really underestimating how much the NFL would like to pull Bad Bunny fans towards football
I’ve got no problem with people boycotting the SB halftime show—I think the offense taken is nonsense, but if you’re offended, yeah boycotted it, cool—but I can’t deal with the insistence that the NFL is going to lose massive audience by showing the most popular entertainer in the world
February 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I think people are really underestimating how much the NFL would like to pull Bad Bunny fans towards football
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“I have learned from past mistakes and am now introducing the brand new All Porn Washington Post.”
February 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
“I have learned from past mistakes and am now introducing the brand new All Porn Washington Post.”
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
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This is excellent & draws out something the rest of the media is ignoring: among other things, the Epstein files have made it super, super clear that the entire "anti-woke" cultural hysteria was engineered by powerful men averse to accountability.
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This is excellent & draws out something the rest of the media is ignoring: among other things, the Epstein files have made it super, super clear that the entire "anti-woke" cultural hysteria was engineered by powerful men averse to accountability.
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The new appointee in charge is learning the costs of politicization. He has no criminal justice experience. The people who know what they are doing are leaving. Actual criminal prosecutions are not being done.
Authoritarianism inevitably bends towards incompetence.
Authoritarianism inevitably bends towards incompetence.
February 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The new appointee in charge is learning the costs of politicization. He has no criminal justice experience. The people who know what they are doing are leaving. Actual criminal prosecutions are not being done.
Authoritarianism inevitably bends towards incompetence.
Authoritarianism inevitably bends towards incompetence.
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Kash Patel, a podcaster selected because of his fierce loyalty to the President, told FBI agents not to investigate the details on Renee Good's shooting because it would contradict the President. Fact matter less than the King's opinion in a personalist regime.
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Kash Patel, a podcaster selected because of his fierce loyalty to the President, told FBI agents not to investigate the details on Renee Good's shooting because it would contradict the President. Fact matter less than the King's opinion in a personalist regime.
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Fucking mad libs headlines are getting out of control
February 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Fucking mad libs headlines are getting out of control
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Crypto is amazing, part 2232211. This is from last year.
February 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Crypto is amazing, part 2232211. This is from last year.
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"Man on Mars by 2026" is it?
"SpaceX has put off a mission to Mars planned for this year, shifting its focus to a long-promised lunar voyage for NASA."
"Last year, Musk called the moon 'a distraction' and said SpaceX is going 'straight to Mars.'"
"Last year, Musk called the moon 'a distraction' and said SpaceX is going 'straight to Mars.'"
SpaceX Delays Mars Plans To Focus on Moon
Elon Musk’s rocket company had aimed to reach the red planet in 2026
www.wsj.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
"Man on Mars by 2026" is it?
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Like almost everyone else, I thought this was a spoof - but no
February 7, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Like almost everyone else, I thought this was a spoof - but no
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Young men are the second most liberal group in the country after young women.
The untold story that is told constantly and isn’t really true
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Young men are the second most liberal group in the country after young women.
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To be fair, it was an OK computer.
February 7, 2026 at 9:06 AM
To be fair, it was an OK computer.
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Very late nineties, I did occasional spot illos for a big Fleet Street newspaper, and they would take the actual artwork by fax. As in: I’d go to the newsagent, pay 50p, and fax it over. Not roughs. The art. That was it. It would be reprinted in one of the biggest selling papers. From a FAX.
I was thinking about when I left art college and first started doing illustrations for a magazine. They would send me the brief by fax, but I didn’t have a fax, so they’d send it to the post office fax machine, and I’d walk over there. I’d then walk back to fax them my roughs. FAXING. CAN U IMAGINE
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Very late nineties, I did occasional spot illos for a big Fleet Street newspaper, and they would take the actual artwork by fax. As in: I’d go to the newsagent, pay 50p, and fax it over. Not roughs. The art. That was it. It would be reprinted in one of the biggest selling papers. From a FAX.