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@joy.bleak.life
Often wrong, but learning. Annoying socdem wokescold. Sadness and kindness. He/him
Do I want people generating ai slop for confusing old people on Facebook: ofc no. But criticisms of the technology need to start with a factually grounded reality
December 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Do I want people generating ai slop for confusing old people on Facebook: ofc no. But criticisms of the technology need to start with a factually grounded reality
The water thing is an absurd myth (please look at this critically, both in terms of its estimate use and also compared to actually water intense activities like farming).
Energy: Yes, but we also need more electricity for the green transition, so we're going to have to solve this nonetheless.
Energy: Yes, but we also need more electricity for the green transition, so we're going to have to solve this nonetheless.
December 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The water thing is an absurd myth (please look at this critically, both in terms of its estimate use and also compared to actually water intense activities like farming).
Energy: Yes, but we also need more electricity for the green transition, so we're going to have to solve this nonetheless.
Energy: Yes, but we also need more electricity for the green transition, so we're going to have to solve this nonetheless.
This seems to be a pretty mainstream bluesky view
December 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This seems to be a pretty mainstream bluesky view
Zizek I believe claimed this pretty openly in 2016-era
December 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Zizek I believe claimed this pretty openly in 2016-era
Also they tend to float off the road into the ditch or river. Very nearly lost a friend that way
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Also they tend to float off the road into the ditch or river. Very nearly lost a friend that way
This is an odd thing to gender. Many women I've dated have had a week's worth of dishes piled up (which, I don't care about in the slightest about).
One date we went back to hers, and I did ask to intervene because I noticed maggots (hot climates) and I'm used to cleaning them up.
One date we went back to hers, and I did ask to intervene because I noticed maggots (hot climates) and I'm used to cleaning them up.
December 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is an odd thing to gender. Many women I've dated have had a week's worth of dishes piled up (which, I don't care about in the slightest about).
One date we went back to hers, and I did ask to intervene because I noticed maggots (hot climates) and I'm used to cleaning them up.
One date we went back to hers, and I did ask to intervene because I noticed maggots (hot climates) and I'm used to cleaning them up.
to be clear, I think the gun reform thing is good. I don't love the rest
December 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
to be clear, I think the gun reform thing is good. I don't love the rest
I vaguely biker gangs travelling in groups of more than 3 being criminalized for no real reason in the mid 2010s
December 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I vaguely biker gangs travelling in groups of more than 3 being criminalized for no real reason in the mid 2010s
given australian's functioning legislative body, lack of encrusted constitution and willingness to legislate quickly, the flipside of having fast and capable gun reform is a legislative who's very willing to intrude into the personal sphere and block freedom of assembly, speech.
December 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
given australian's functioning legislative body, lack of encrusted constitution and willingness to legislate quickly, the flipside of having fast and capable gun reform is a legislative who's very willing to intrude into the personal sphere and block freedom of assembly, speech.
Same thing happens literally every country. Bratan, I don't speak japanse, it's literally in the web headers I'm sending you
December 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Same thing happens literally every country. Bratan, I don't speak japanse, it's literally in the web headers I'm sending you
No shade tbh. If I worked in games and was under a shittonne of delivery pressure and paid like a Drupal dev I'd probably spend about as much time checking as well
December 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
No shade tbh. If I worked in games and was under a shittonne of delivery pressure and paid like a Drupal dev I'd probably spend about as much time checking as well
I vaguely recall they mentioned there was like at least one additional copy of all the significant assets, I assume at some lower fidelity based on the assumption that rendering them or loading them or something was hard on spinning drives, and like most optimizations, when they checked, it didn't
December 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I vaguely recall they mentioned there was like at least one additional copy of all the significant assets, I assume at some lower fidelity based on the assumption that rendering them or loading them or something was hard on spinning drives, and like most optimizations, when they checked, it didn't
Oh yeah. Absolutely glad more folks are calling this out
December 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Oh yeah. Absolutely glad more folks are calling this out
(yes, I think billionares should pay more taxes etc etc)
December 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
(yes, I think billionares should pay more taxes etc etc)
tbh, I think he's right that there's a bunch of very broken incentives given the current legislative setup, that economics of scale do matter and that doing something is better than nothing, and finally that people are mad (justifiably) but not particularly good at using that anger productively
December 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
tbh, I think he's right that there's a bunch of very broken incentives given the current legislative setup, that economics of scale do matter and that doing something is better than nothing, and finally that people are mad (justifiably) but not particularly good at using that anger productively
welp, I guess so www.reuters.com/world/us/yel...
Yellen defends global corporate minimum tax deal amid Republican criticism
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday defended a global corporate tax deal against Republicans' accusations that it would siphon away U.S. revenues and said she was working to carve out an allowa...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
welp, I guess so www.reuters.com/world/us/yel...
oh, that's still going on? I was hoping Janet Yallen's push to address some of that was going to help, but I guess that must have gone nowhere
December 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
oh, that's still going on? I was hoping Janet Yallen's push to address some of that was going to help, but I guess that must have gone nowhere
Any idea why Ireland is such an outlier in that data? I am guessing it's not due to actual labor productivity
December 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Any idea why Ireland is such an outlier in that data? I am guessing it's not due to actual labor productivity
The north of England gives some clues probably
December 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The north of England gives some clues probably
Polarization can make for stupid positions, but the spectator of all outfits advocating is sure as shit not going to make we suit up.
It's a very geographic and sectoral signal, but outside of sales and maybe legal, on the west coast, I legitimately cannot think of a professional context for it
It's a very geographic and sectoral signal, but outside of sales and maybe legal, on the west coast, I legitimately cannot think of a professional context for it
December 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Polarization can make for stupid positions, but the spectator of all outfits advocating is sure as shit not going to make we suit up.
It's a very geographic and sectoral signal, but outside of sales and maybe legal, on the west coast, I legitimately cannot think of a professional context for it
It's a very geographic and sectoral signal, but outside of sales and maybe legal, on the west coast, I legitimately cannot think of a professional context for it