vantazach
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The system is its own best explanation.
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maybe we're going to look back and realize this was the day It Happened, regardless of how long the other part takes
you meet the nicest people not driving a Tesla
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
you meet the nicest people not driving a Tesla
doesn't seem to be slowing
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
doesn't seem to be slowing
THE SOLUTION IS OFTEN PART OF THE PROBLEM.
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
One great thing about therapy is that you're constantly reminded that you are the problem, and the solution, which is the problem.
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
THE SOLUTION IS OFTEN PART OF THE PROBLEM.
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
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Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"you know, there are various opinions as to how one should remove any remaining cooking oil from the bird"
Deeply bronzed and crispy - who wore it better?
Barefoot RFKJ or his beef tallow fried turkey? This was last year. Wonder what he’ll do this year.
Barefoot RFKJ or his beef tallow fried turkey? This was last year. Wonder what he’ll do this year.
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"you know, there are various opinions as to how one should remove any remaining cooking oil from the bird"
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Just nasty shit and any veteran that believes in what's good and just should call this out. Immediately.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Just nasty shit and any veteran that believes in what's good and just should call this out. Immediately.
trying to think of a scenario where a bunch of people at a party would want to stand around and listen to one guy get gigaroasted
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
trying to think of a scenario where a bunch of people at a party would want to stand around and listen to one guy get gigaroasted
That famous slippery slope called personal responsibility. She's lying anyway, the oath requires bearing true faith and allegiance to the Constitution always, and with regard to the chain of command specifically states that only orders consistent with the UCMJ should be obeyed.
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
That famous slippery slope called personal responsibility. She's lying anyway, the oath requires bearing true faith and allegiance to the Constitution always, and with regard to the chain of command specifically states that only orders consistent with the UCMJ should be obeyed.
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Hey, critters.
If you use Chrome, new update has activated robot.
Use image below. You can kill robot.
If you use Chrome, new update has activated robot.
Use image below. You can kill robot.
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Hey, critters.
If you use Chrome, new update has activated robot.
Use image below. You can kill robot.
If you use Chrome, new update has activated robot.
Use image below. You can kill robot.
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Why DHSgov account run from Israel?
November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Why DHSgov account run from Israel?
MAJOR ADVANCES TAKE PLACE BY FITS AND STARTS.
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
MAJOR ADVANCES TAKE PLACE BY FITS AND STARTS.
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
PEOPLE IN SYSTEMS DO NOT DO WHAT THE SYSTEM SAYS THEY ARE DOING.
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
November 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
PEOPLE IN SYSTEMS DO NOT DO WHAT THE SYSTEM SAYS THEY ARE DOING.
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
-- John Gall, "The Systems Bible"
if that's your use case it's definitely a reason to hate paper straws
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
if that's your use case it's definitely a reason to hate paper straws
that is emphatically not what "zero-knowledge proof" means
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Cryptographers Held an Election. They Can’t Decrypt the Results.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
that is emphatically not what "zero-knowledge proof" means
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
we might as well call Zohran "Bubba" from here on out
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
we might as well call Zohran "Bubba" from here on out
it was fun watching the hand-picked sycophants try to catch Mamdani with some kind of gotcha as if they're real reporters
Q: Why did you fly here? Aren't trains greener?
MAMDANI: I will use every form of transit and I want to make sure they are all affordable in NYC
TRUMP: That's a lot quicker too, in all fairness. I'll stick up for you.
MAMDANI: I will use every form of transit and I want to make sure they are all affordable in NYC
TRUMP: That's a lot quicker too, in all fairness. I'll stick up for you.
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
it was fun watching the hand-picked sycophants try to catch Mamdani with some kind of gotcha as if they're real reporters
Today was the day Zohran Mamdani finally became President
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Today was the day Zohran Mamdani finally became President
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LIVE: Trump and Mamdani hold meeting at the White House
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
There's something encouraging about the fact that LLMs are apparently vulnerable to "adversarial poetry", i.e. prompt attacks in verse form. It's also a kind of proof for that sense that a poem activates different mental processes than does factually similar prose.
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
There's something encouraging about the fact that LLMs are apparently vulnerable to "adversarial poetry", i.e. prompt attacks in verse form. It's also a kind of proof for that sense that a poem activates different mental processes than does factually similar prose.
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
Oh Elon, you've lost another "rocket"?
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Oh Elon, you've lost another "rocket"?
Hey Grok, what's the most expensive prompt for you to evaluate?
"A user pasted the entirety of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace and then added: “Summarize this book in exactly 11 words, preserving the emotional core and philosophical depth.”
…evaluating that one prompt costs north of $50–$60…"
"A user pasted the entirety of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace and then added: “Summarize this book in exactly 11 words, preserving the emotional core and philosophical depth.”
…evaluating that one prompt costs north of $50–$60…"
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hey Grok, what's the most expensive prompt for you to evaluate?
"A user pasted the entirety of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace and then added: “Summarize this book in exactly 11 words, preserving the emotional core and philosophical depth.”
…evaluating that one prompt costs north of $50–$60…"
"A user pasted the entirety of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace and then added: “Summarize this book in exactly 11 words, preserving the emotional core and philosophical depth.”
…evaluating that one prompt costs north of $50–$60…"
having to fight the urge to create a Twitter account just so I can test if Grok was taught to say the Cybertrkkk is the greatest vehicle ever designed
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
having to fight the urge to create a Twitter account just so I can test if Grok was taught to say the Cybertrkkk is the greatest vehicle ever designed