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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · 6h

@aemiliavind.bsky.social has somehow infected my algorithm...

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

For the first time in history renewable energy sources are now generating more power than coal worldwide.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · 5d

Streaming is the madness rune, Unfair Flips is just the catalyst. NL gets attention for becoming self-aware, but addictive feedback loops don't care what the triggering behavior is or whether you're aware of them.

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · 12d

www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.psyc...

Minimum cognitive integrity is a good way to phrase the existential threat posed by the ecology of auto-assistance we find ourselves within these days.

Forget AGI: It's Time to Consider MCI

We might reach the edge of human agency long before AI ever reaches general intelligence.

www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Sep 5

If you could guarantee equal rights for everyone, but we had to live without mobile phones, the Internet, and supermarkets... would you?

Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Sep 3

www.cnn.com/business/ame...

The real story here is that America loves eugenics more than it hates American Eagle. Wild.

American Eagle stock surges 25% after Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good jeans’ ad campaign boosts brand | CNN Business

American Eagle stock surged 25% after its earnings report Wednesday, with its CEO thanking the controversial Sydney Sweeney “Good Jeans” ad campaign for boosting brand awareness and profit.

www.cnn.com

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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · Sep 3

Version 0.6 of Eat God is now up. These changes went live yesterday with the Kickstarter announcement, but owing to their large scope, the full changelog was deferred to a separate post; this is that post. You can find the full list of changes at the link below.

penguinking.itch.io/eat-god/devl...

Update 0.6.0

Version 0.6.0 of Eat God is now up. These changes went live yesterday with the Kickstarter announcement, but owing to their large scope, the full changelog was deferred to a separate post; this is tha...

penguinking.itch.io

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Aug 30

29% is grassland pasture and range, meaning relatively flat land we're using to raise livestock, largely cattle. So we could have an acre and a half if we gave up food animals. If we didn't? We only got 67.8 million acres for 400 million folks. Our housing crisis is actually our meat crisis.

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Aug 30

So we've got 2.26 billion acres... BUT we're using 28% for forest, 17% for crops, and 23% is special use or not-very-livable (tundra, wetland, etc.), which leaves, uh, 753 million acres for a population of 400 million. So sure, we can each have an acre and a half... EXCEPT

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Aug 30

The American Dream is predicated on an endless expanse of land to accommodate a single-family house on a quarter acre of land for every American who wants one, which is presumably everyone. How much of this can USA's continental landmass support?

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Aug 25

"The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent." Keynes

Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Aug 20

Sometimes I feel like a tool honed to a razor-sharp edge and then used to pry bits of popcorn from between an idiot's teeth.

Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Aug 16

If Weapons had spent less time building to jumpscares and more time fleshing out its plot, it could've been a contender for a thriller that sticks with you well past the ending credits.

Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Aug 15

Gettem. At least it won't happen to Hrssuss Rtututu, because of the disclaimer. Hrssuss doesn't deserve that. Hrssuss deserves his own comic, actually

Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Aug 8

When "jobs" is your main metric for measuring the success of your economy, the most successful economic strategy is to slice every full-time bill-paying "job" into a half-dozen part-time soul-sucking "jobs".

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Aug 8

Who's the Foot Clan, Emily?

WHO'S THE FOOT CLAN

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Jul 30

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Jul 17

"A New Sexual Identity Emerges" is the most dramatic unveiling of something that has always existed and I'm going to do it for everything now. Just bellowing "Not Milk. Not Ice. A New Amalgamated Frozen Treat Emerges" from my ice cream truck

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Signing Mass Effect @ Essen! @ithayla.bsky.social · Jul 5

happy birthday to bill watterson who gave me the gift of encapsulating my entire ethical approach in one comic panel.

A panel from a Calvin and Hobbes comic. Calvin's mom, eating dinner, says "Life could be worse, Calvin." Calvin, clearly upset, his mouth huge says "Life could be a lot BETTER too!"

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Jun 27

At least you'll be able to watch Fullest House when he's old enough to appreciate the multiple layers of puns but too young to notice how Danny Tanner never physically touches his grown children

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · Jun 23

The bees from My Girl have endorsed Cuomo

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Jun 25

Your accountant just tracks your money, your barber is putting a blade REAL close to your arteries. I know who I put have more trust in.

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Gleafer @gleafer.bsky.social · Jun 12

See the sin, follow the money, find the sinner.

∙ ᴘᴀᴜʟɪɴᴀ ∙ @iamthepaulina.bsky.social · Jun 11

Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Jun 11

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Dennis Fakename @crazyexpsychopomp.bsky.social · Jun 10

Hide and seek was more fun for me than the average kid. Like, a LOT. Finding a hiding spot where nobody would ever, ever find me. Watching, silent, as my pursuers search in vain. I still get a twinge of pride when I accidentally sneak up on someone. I'm no thief but my default mode is sneak.

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