Alex Russell
@alexbad.bsky.social
I love old Hollywood, the Mountain Goats, and Memphis and Chicago, equally.
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"more children should die" is a cornerstone tenet of American conservatism
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
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An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
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December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"more children should die" is a cornerstone tenet of American conservatism
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People will be mad at me for saying this, but I think we have to do it. Nothing is more important for the future of this country, and indeed humanity, than the app that makes you schizophrenic and helps you forget how to learn. The juice is worth the squeeze.
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
People will be mad at me for saying this, but I think we have to do it. Nothing is more important for the future of this country, and indeed humanity, than the app that makes you schizophrenic and helps you forget how to learn. The juice is worth the squeeze.
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Everyone's focusing on copyright, but I wish there were more conversation about how vapid Sora is. It's the lifeless conclusion of tech companies pounding our brains to pudding. Evil, evil, evil software in the most literal sense.
October 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Everyone's focusing on copyright, but I wish there were more conversation about how vapid Sora is. It's the lifeless conclusion of tech companies pounding our brains to pudding. Evil, evil, evil software in the most literal sense.
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The fact that the thing we're calling artificial intelligence *can't do math* and yet we're jamming it into programs that successfully *have done math* for decades, then warning people against using the AI to do math, seems like an excellent summary of where we are.
Good thing no one uses Microsoft Excel for anything related to legal, regulatory or compliance business functions
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August 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The fact that the thing we're calling artificial intelligence *can't do math* and yet we're jamming it into programs that successfully *have done math* for decades, then warning people against using the AI to do math, seems like an excellent summary of where we are.
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jolted by chatgpt is so funny. having to sit down on a couch with your head in your hands
This article about what tech people want for their kids is revealing, but this is amazing. This is the one of the dumbest things I've ever heard and why I want all of this AI nonsense to stop
How insane do you have to be to think this is something LLMs can do? What are we doing here?
How insane do you have to be to think this is something LLMs can do? What are we doing here?
March 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
jolted by chatgpt is so funny. having to sit down on a couch with your head in your hands
I watched 225 movies in 2024, here are all of them ranked and reviewed. letterboxd.com/alexbad/list...
Watched in 2024
This is everything I watched in 2024, ranked.
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December 31, 2024 at 10:00 PM
I watched 225 movies in 2024, here are all of them ranked and reviewed. letterboxd.com/alexbad/list...
After ten years, I’ve finished this series of 300 words about all 644 “official” songs by @themountaingoats.bsky.social. This series meant a lot to put together. I hope folks enjoy it.
A Few Things, Maybe Several Things
300 words about every Mountain Goats song ever written. Seriously.
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August 20, 2024 at 5:40 AM
After ten years, I’ve finished this series of 300 words about all 644 “official” songs by @themountaingoats.bsky.social. This series meant a lot to put together. I hope folks enjoy it.