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Thank you @emilystjams.bsky.social for reminding me of the existence of this @themountaingoats.bsky.social banger: youtu.be/z-lwTmJtEsg
the Mountain Goats - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
YouTube video by Josh Keck
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Thank you @emilystjams.bsky.social for reminding me of the existence of this @themountaingoats.bsky.social banger: youtu.be/z-lwTmJtEsg
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@jwomack.bsky.social And after Waylon’s rendition of MacArthur Park had me on the verge of tears, Steve Brown introduced me to this, and equivalent experience of an entirely different flavor
m.youtube.com/watch?v=382T...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=382T...
Todd Snider plays Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling Stones)
YouTube video by scbret
m.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
@jwomack.bsky.social And after Waylon’s rendition of MacArthur Park had me on the verge of tears, Steve Brown introduced me to this, and equivalent experience of an entirely different flavor
m.youtube.com/watch?v=382T...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=382T...
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Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
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So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
Ooh the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
I'm gonna get my share now what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
Ooh the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
The Harder They Come
YouTube video by Jimmy Cliff - Topic
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
Ooh the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
I'm gonna get my share now what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
Ooh the harder they come
The harder they fall one and all
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LLMs are word generators. They were trained on the writings of humans who describe their own consciousness, so the fact that they mimic (or outright replicate) those writings when told to be more factual isn't strange.
The idea that any of this output is eerie is propaganda.
The idea that any of this output is eerie is propaganda.
Switching off AI's ability to lie makes it more likely to claim it's conscious, eerie study finds
Leading AI models from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Google described subjective, self-aware experiences when settings tied to deception and roleplay were turned down.
www.livescience.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
LLMs are word generators. They were trained on the writings of humans who describe their own consciousness, so the fact that they mimic (or outright replicate) those writings when told to be more factual isn't strange.
The idea that any of this output is eerie is propaganda.
The idea that any of this output is eerie is propaganda.
New Intermediate Value Theorem example just dropped.
when I was a kid my dad could have kicked my ass because he was an adult. now I could kick my dad’s ass because he’s old. but there was one day between then and now when we were exactly evenly matched. the father/son convergence
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
New Intermediate Value Theorem example just dropped.
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
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I don't know if this is my favorite Todd Snider song, or the best Todd Snider song but it is undisputably the most Todd Snider song.
Rest in chaos to my hero.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaYi...
Rest in chaos to my hero.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaYi...
Todd Snider, "Too Soon To Tell"
YouTube video by American Songwriter Archives
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I don't know if this is my favorite Todd Snider song, or the best Todd Snider song but it is undisputably the most Todd Snider song.
Rest in chaos to my hero.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaYi...
Rest in chaos to my hero.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaYi...
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
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did you know the Mountain Goats have a new album out today and you can buy it or stream it and dance to it in your living room or while driving or on the subway and it's a whole vibe? well now you know that 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb
The Mountain Goats - Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan
Choose your preferred music service
30tgrs.ffm.to
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
did you know the Mountain Goats have a new album out today and you can buy it or stream it and dance to it in your living room or while driving or on the subway and it's a whole vibe? well now you know that 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb
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Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...
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GEORGIA! Can yall listen to Hank Green for a minit please ma'am? . and say hey to momenem.
youtu.be/UgvE_gPi7Kc?...
youtu.be/UgvE_gPi7Kc?...
I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video
YouTube video by Hank Green
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
GEORGIA! Can yall listen to Hank Green for a minit please ma'am? . and say hey to momenem.
youtu.be/UgvE_gPi7Kc?...
youtu.be/UgvE_gPi7Kc?...
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No it doesn’t, that’s you doing that
Tilly Norwood raises the question of who will be the first to win an Oscar for best AI in a leading role
Tilly Norwood Is Expensive, Even for Hollywood
The “synthetic actress” may be cheaper to cast than Leonardo DiCaprio, but AI’s footprint carries major economic and environmental costs.
bloom.bg
October 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
No it doesn’t, that’s you doing that
This might just be the best thing that the internet has ever done.
There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
October 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This might just be the best thing that the internet has ever done.
Let’s do it y’all
It's bleak out there. But we're gonna do some good this week.
How I'd Fix Atlanta has partnered with Undue Medical Debt to help a bunch of ATLiens this week, and we need your help.
Give what you can. Tell everyone you know.
unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/whe...
How I'd Fix Atlanta has partnered with Undue Medical Debt to help a bunch of ATLiens this week, and we need your help.
Give what you can. Tell everyone you know.
unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/whe...
When Good Georgians Get Together, Great Things Happen
How I’d Fix Atlanta started as a free newsletter sent on a Thursday of most months in 2022. We’ve published 37 essays (and counting) since, put out a couple print zines, done some readings around the ...
unduemedicaldebt.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Let’s do it y’all
Go Birddawgs!!!
September 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Go Birddawgs!!!
Spending my morning like a true American: screaming at my kids while I pick up dunkaroo casings
September 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Spending my morning like a true American: screaming at my kids while I pick up dunkaroo casings
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RFKJr is the devil but I also think it’s v important for people on this site to know that they’re still recommending MMR and V, just separately.
Apparently this has been recommended by the CDC since 2009. One less thing causing you severe mental anguish is good, no? Trying to help
Apparently this has been recommended by the CDC since 2009. One less thing causing you severe mental anguish is good, no? Trying to help
September 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
RFKJr is the devil but I also think it’s v important for people on this site to know that they’re still recommending MMR and V, just separately.
Apparently this has been recommended by the CDC since 2009. One less thing causing you severe mental anguish is good, no? Trying to help
Apparently this has been recommended by the CDC since 2009. One less thing causing you severe mental anguish is good, no? Trying to help
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settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
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an album that could only be made my some dapper fellows with a dream and a vision available now for preorder and pre-add and prevention of gout*
www.mountain-goats.com
*does not actually prevent gout
www.mountain-goats.com
*does not actually prevent gout
September 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
an album that could only be made my some dapper fellows with a dream and a vision available now for preorder and pre-add and prevention of gout*
www.mountain-goats.com
*does not actually prevent gout
www.mountain-goats.com
*does not actually prevent gout
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September 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The world’s greatest outlaw country band is back on tour today. Go Dawgs.
August 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The world’s greatest outlaw country band is back on tour today. Go Dawgs.
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With the AJC dropping its print edition, I feel compelled to share one of the greatest moments in print design history
August 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
With the AJC dropping its print edition, I feel compelled to share one of the greatest moments in print design history
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Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
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the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
If you think I've forgotten about the hurricane satellites, think again. The Navy is permanently unplugging them this week, on the brink of the busiest stretch of the season. There's so much more to this story, and I have the latest scoop. ⬇️
Navy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this Week
Abrupt termination of satellite data by U.S. Department of Defense sends forecasters scrambling for a fix on the brink of the busiest stretch of the hurricane season
michaelrlowry.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?