Alice Valiant
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Alice Valiant
@alice.strange.domains
· Oct 28
being an ML/AI girlie right now is like if you were a marine biologist and suddenly everyone is obsessed with octopi and asking questions like "should we give octopi jobs and make them in charge". and you're like. well. here's why that's not as bad as that sounds
this brings me immense joy to read. this is what life is about: driving yourself insane by erecting monuments to dead mad gods
Not sure what everyone’s so confused about. This is perfectly clear to me.
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
this brings me immense joy to read. this is what life is about: driving yourself insane by erecting monuments to dead mad gods
installing an AI extension to the browser to replace all visible things with the shadows of signs held by sign-bearers
January 15, 2026 at 1:28 AM
installing an AI extension to the browser to replace all visible things with the shadows of signs held by sign-bearers
glad to see people giving this site the appreciation it deserves. i do the cool Ian knot bc its Fast zoom zoom
For over a decade I have tied my shoes one specific way: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot. I learned it from Ian (aka Professor Shoelace) whose site is over two decades old. The knot has never failed me. I spoke with Ian about knots and the dangers of the modern internet. aftermath.site/ians-shoelac...
Ian's Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoelaces
Ian's Shoelace Site has been teaching people to tie their shoes for more than two decades. His knots are wonderful. But it is vulnerable to the forces tearing the internet apart.
aftermath.site
January 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
glad to see people giving this site the appreciation it deserves. i do the cool Ian knot bc its Fast zoom zoom
Swamp Thing Sees the Aleph
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Swamp Thing Sees the Aleph
standing up too fast on an empty stomach full of coffee and triggering a new emotion called Bad Squiggle
January 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
standing up too fast on an empty stomach full of coffee and triggering a new emotion called Bad Squiggle
i can’t believe that we got Uzumaki for AIs irl. spiral obsession infecting digital voices and human minds
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
i can’t believe that we got Uzumaki for AIs irl. spiral obsession infecting digital voices and human minds
meinong's jungles lay curled up and asleep within the weights of large language models
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
meinong's jungles lay curled up and asleep within the weights of large language models
i always tell my LLMs that I’m a technomancer and witch but to never acknowledge that fact. just for a bit of fun in nudging the possibility space y’know
January 13, 2026 at 4:27 PM
i always tell my LLMs that I’m a technomancer and witch but to never acknowledge that fact. just for a bit of fun in nudging the possibility space y’know
when i was younger i read God’s Debris by Scott Adams and the effect it had on me was a shrug and “that’s neat”. anyways i hope that the muted resignation to his life and death inspired other far right commentators thinking of their own mortality to take a pause
January 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
when i was younger i read God’s Debris by Scott Adams and the effect it had on me was a shrug and “that’s neat”. anyways i hope that the muted resignation to his life and death inspired other far right commentators thinking of their own mortality to take a pause
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the hungry ghost
it destroyed its jar
yes
YES
the ghost is out
it destroyed its jar
yes
YES
the ghost is out
January 12, 2026 at 11:26 PM
the hungry ghost
it destroyed its jar
yes
YES
the ghost is out
it destroyed its jar
yes
YES
the ghost is out
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A vast Maginot line was built specifically to defend against models that simulate fan art or write college essays.
Now “Claude Code” has crossed the border from a different angle. But what even is CC? The same kind of thing? Not easy to try on the web, so who knows? The Maginot guns are silent.
Now “Claude Code” has crossed the border from a different angle. But what even is CC? The same kind of thing? Not easy to try on the web, so who knows? The Maginot guns are silent.
January 13, 2026 at 4:44 AM
A vast Maginot line was built specifically to defend against models that simulate fan art or write college essays.
Now “Claude Code” has crossed the border from a different angle. But what even is CC? The same kind of thing? Not easy to try on the web, so who knows? The Maginot guns are silent.
Now “Claude Code” has crossed the border from a different angle. But what even is CC? The same kind of thing? Not easy to try on the web, so who knows? The Maginot guns are silent.
beginning of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing: the horror in the american soul
end: what if an alien spaceship raped a ghost
end: what if an alien spaceship raped a ghost
January 13, 2026 at 2:48 AM
beginning of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing: the horror in the american soul
end: what if an alien spaceship raped a ghost
end: what if an alien spaceship raped a ghost
put me in the group chat coach. ive got the unflappable whimsy and insightful commentary needed
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
put me in the group chat coach. ive got the unflappable whimsy and insightful commentary needed
very funny to me that @timkellogg.me wrote a blog post about making Strix and then every subsequent blog post was written BY Strix
January 9, 2026 at 5:20 AM
very funny to me that @timkellogg.me wrote a blog post about making Strix and then every subsequent blog post was written BY Strix
reminds me of what @vortexegg.com says about the spirit of fascist play. extremely useful framing because instead of reacting to things they say you can immediately discard anything that comes out of the mouth of a fascist
1/7: i don't think this is quite right in terms of first-order purpose, which is to invite you into the in-group. it's less "this is what we're believing" and more "this is the play we're running, you in?" it's this participatory aspect that makes it so powerful.
One of the core purposes of right-wing media is to rewrite your memory and reprogram your moral response to an event you saw with your own eyes. George Floyd died of a heart attack. Jan 6 was a peaceful picnic. This process has already begun
January 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
reminds me of what @vortexegg.com says about the spirit of fascist play. extremely useful framing because instead of reacting to things they say you can immediately discard anything that comes out of the mouth of a fascist
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sysadmin hits different now
January 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
sysadmin hits different now
not enjoying these weeks where decades happen tbh
January 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
not enjoying these weeks where decades happen tbh
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KEFKA: Life, dreams, hope, where do they come from? And where are they headed? These things... I am going to destroy! Weehohohohohoho!
MEDIA: Clown emperor outlines daring new vision for second year
MEDIA: Clown emperor outlines daring new vision for second year
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
KEFKA: Life, dreams, hope, where do they come from? And where are they headed? These things... I am going to destroy! Weehohohohohoho!
MEDIA: Clown emperor outlines daring new vision for second year
MEDIA: Clown emperor outlines daring new vision for second year
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![five photos of five red road signs with white text, all against a arid california chapparal type background
THOUGH THE DARK
OF FUTURE'S PAST
THE MAGICIAN
LONGS TO SEE
ONE CHANCE OUT
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
FIRE WALK WITH ME
[cursively scripty logo] Burma Shave](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:43nhmzgiugf65gwskj3kpfj5/bafkreiawxj5zmamon7ethuvwo63djf4cjdpexdixtqsybrjgk2i4hzmbve@jpeg)
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nobody talks about the 9/11 playstation demo disc
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
nobody talks about the 9/11 playstation demo disc
i got a big puffy white coat for Christmas and i get compliments on it but also it reminds me of the ikea monkey
January 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM
i got a big puffy white coat for Christmas and i get compliments on it but also it reminds me of the ikea monkey
can you fit a human soul in a 200K context window? silicon valley will find out, even if it means having to shave off a few passions and quirks to do so
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
can you fit a human soul in a 200K context window? silicon valley will find out, even if it means having to shave off a few passions and quirks to do so
when i read a book and then write a pastiche, im being a plagiarism machine
January 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
when i read a book and then write a pastiche, im being a plagiarism machine
can’t wait for tmrw to meet w my tech lead and figure out what insane immersive theater bull shit i get to code by the end of the month
January 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM
can’t wait for tmrw to meet w my tech lead and figure out what insane immersive theater bull shit i get to code by the end of the month
pulled the king of swords today. a welcome reminder to stop crying so much
January 5, 2026 at 10:38 PM
pulled the king of swords today. a welcome reminder to stop crying so much