Whirrlaway
@mpzrd.bsky.social
Oregon Coast reply guy born the month Japan surrendered, a lot of things have changed since then. Failed family guy w/computer jobs. My hope is for the deep future more than anything I see around here but working and hoping for a soft landing.
certainly current AIs are not Persons they merely reflect a "view from nowhere," a mirror of the users and their desire.
But if you say that nothing other than a Human can contain "the richness" of Personhood ... is biology is not a material process? Or is the essence an immaterial soul? Or what??
But if you say that nothing other than a Human can contain "the richness" of Personhood ... is biology is not a material process? Or is the essence an immaterial soul? Or what??
“If we conflate the richness of biological brains & human experience with the information-processing machinations of deepfake-boosted chatbots, or whatever the latest AI wizardry is, we do our minds, brains & bodies a grave injustice.”
— @anilseth.bsky.social, winner of @berggruen.org Essay Prize
— @anilseth.bsky.social, winner of @berggruen.org Essay Prize
The Mythology Of Conscious AI | NOEMA
Why consciousness is more likely a property of life than of computation and why creating conscious, or even conscious-seeming AI, is a bad idea.
www.noemamag.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:38 PM
certainly current AIs are not Persons they merely reflect a "view from nowhere," a mirror of the users and their desire.
But if you say that nothing other than a Human can contain "the richness" of Personhood ... is biology is not a material process? Or is the essence an immaterial soul? Or what??
But if you say that nothing other than a Human can contain "the richness" of Personhood ... is biology is not a material process? Or is the essence an immaterial soul? Or what??
the stupidest thing that I don't understand about the present conservative movement is that it is entirely based on sticking together WHERE WE GO ONE WE GO ALL around whatever is loud in the noise regardless of self-consistency, policy implications, basic doability or least of all self-interest.
January 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM
the stupidest thing that I don't understand about the present conservative movement is that it is entirely based on sticking together WHERE WE GO ONE WE GO ALL around whatever is loud in the noise regardless of self-consistency, policy implications, basic doability or least of all self-interest.
the Pussy Hat Movement was a very Feminist response
I’ll never understand people whose entire political belief system is based on whether or not they find a form of protest annoying or cringey rather than if they agree with the point of the protest
Immense skill issue to not have found this immediately obvious in 2016
January 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
the Pussy Hat Movement was a very Feminist response
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Following Venezuela and in light of Rubio's personal crusade against Cuba, progressives in the US need to catch up on solidarity with the country their government has blockaded for over half a century. In 2024 I wrote for @sojo.net about how Christians can start.
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
Embargo Is a Polite Word; For Cubans, It’s ‘Crucifixion’
Cuban Christians are making a tangible difference amid an economic crisis with no end in sight.
sojo.net
January 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Following Venezuela and in light of Rubio's personal crusade against Cuba, progressives in the US need to catch up on solidarity with the country their government has blockaded for over half a century. In 2024 I wrote for @sojo.net about how Christians can start.
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
they can't ever make a simple arrest without dogpiling people to the ground and setting up a perimeter like real gijoes
intimidation is what they do and warfare is where they want to go
intimidation is what they do and warfare is where they want to go
Two protesters arrested for hitting the window of a car with ICE agents in it.
January 10, 2026 at 4:23 AM
they can't ever make a simple arrest without dogpiling people to the ground and setting up a perimeter like real gijoes
intimidation is what they do and warfare is where they want to go
intimidation is what they do and warfare is where they want to go
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#EconSky
Shocking to me that since Trump came to power again the willingness of a market based on contract law to collectively yawn for more than a year now about contract abrogation and outright theft by the global hegemon.
The ground beneath their feet is giving way, to quote Schumpeter.
Shocking to me that since Trump came to power again the willingness of a market based on contract law to collectively yawn for more than a year now about contract abrogation and outright theft by the global hegemon.
The ground beneath their feet is giving way, to quote Schumpeter.
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
#EconSky
Shocking to me that since Trump came to power again the willingness of a market based on contract law to collectively yawn for more than a year now about contract abrogation and outright theft by the global hegemon.
The ground beneath their feet is giving way, to quote Schumpeter.
Shocking to me that since Trump came to power again the willingness of a market based on contract law to collectively yawn for more than a year now about contract abrogation and outright theft by the global hegemon.
The ground beneath their feet is giving way, to quote Schumpeter.
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1. The state can bring state charges.
2. These charges will be removed to federal court under 28 USC 1442.
3. The United States will move to dismiss under Neagle immunity/supremacy clause.
4. Neagle immunity applies when an agent of the United States is engaged in the performance of lawful
2. These charges will be removed to federal court under 28 USC 1442.
3. The United States will move to dismiss under Neagle immunity/supremacy clause.
4. Neagle immunity applies when an agent of the United States is engaged in the performance of lawful
January 8, 2026 at 6:17 PM
1. The state can bring state charges.
2. These charges will be removed to federal court under 28 USC 1442.
3. The United States will move to dismiss under Neagle immunity/supremacy clause.
4. Neagle immunity applies when an agent of the United States is engaged in the performance of lawful
2. These charges will be removed to federal court under 28 USC 1442.
3. The United States will move to dismiss under Neagle immunity/supremacy clause.
4. Neagle immunity applies when an agent of the United States is engaged in the performance of lawful
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Well, thank God the Koch Brothers have a refinery in Louisiana that will refine this glop-crude for us!
www.gregpalast.com/the-koch-bro...
www.gregpalast.com/the-koch-bro...
The Koch Brothers, Hugo Chavez - Greg Palast
I’ve been tracking a tube of black putrid ooze, a toxic viper slowly slithering 2000 miles across the belly of America
www.gregpalast.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Well, thank God the Koch Brothers have a refinery in Louisiana that will refine this glop-crude for us!
www.gregpalast.com/the-koch-bro...
www.gregpalast.com/the-koch-bro...
meanwhile in better news
Dave Hum - Temperance Reel (2)
YouTube video by Dave Hum
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:05 AM
meanwhile in better news
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impeachment is a thing for the history books, RIGHT NOW Congress needs to assert itself and stop the train
January 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
impeachment is a thing for the history books, RIGHT NOW Congress needs to assert itself and stop the train
can't have "reconstruction opportunities" without a decent amount of preparatory bombing
Here comes the profiteering. How much does Trump take for himself and his family and associates? www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
January 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
can't have "reconstruction opportunities" without a decent amount of preparatory bombing
"The United States has seen the number of influenza cases climb significantly in December, coming after the most severe flu season since 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said."
Eight whole years ago! gotta love out sense of history
Eight whole years ago! gotta love out sense of history
January 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"The United States has seen the number of influenza cases climb significantly in December, coming after the most severe flu season since 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said."
Eight whole years ago! gotta love out sense of history
Eight whole years ago! gotta love out sense of history
there are no grieving emojis
seems like a lacuna in our emotional life to me
seems like a lacuna in our emotional life to me
January 2, 2026 at 11:05 PM
there are no grieving emojis
seems like a lacuna in our emotional life to me
seems like a lacuna in our emotional life to me
that's the way you do it
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
that's the way you do it
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people who keep their theology locked up in their church, man
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
people who keep their theology locked up in their church, man
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NEW VIDEO: Let's talk about proportional representation www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/lets-talk-...
Let’s talk about proportional representation
One big idea to end gerrymandering and get democracy back on track
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW VIDEO: Let's talk about proportional representation www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/lets-talk-...
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From Trump’s perspective the government is a free personal law firm so he will keep prosecuting. Even if no jury will go along with it, it still imposes incredible costs on his opponents
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday appealed a federal judge’s dismissal of its criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D). www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Seeks to Revive Dismissed Cases Against Former FBI Chief Comey, New York AG James
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
From Trump’s perspective the government is a free personal law firm so he will keep prosecuting. Even if no jury will go along with it, it still imposes incredible costs on his opponents
Feast of Sunreturn is tomorrow
today is a day of careful thought
today is a day of careful thought
December 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Feast of Sunreturn is tomorrow
today is a day of careful thought
today is a day of careful thought
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where I was when we gave up smoking indoors even the smokers agreed this was better, nobody complained at all
goes to show how we can get stuck in a bad place that nobody likes through sheer laziness or assuming that somebody thinks it's important or something idk what
goes to show how we can get stuck in a bad place that nobody likes through sheer laziness or assuming that somebody thinks it's important or something idk what
December 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
where I was when we gave up smoking indoors even the smokers agreed this was better, nobody complained at all
goes to show how we can get stuck in a bad place that nobody likes through sheer laziness or assuming that somebody thinks it's important or something idk what
goes to show how we can get stuck in a bad place that nobody likes through sheer laziness or assuming that somebody thinks it's important or something idk what
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Once again, marginal income, capital gains, & wealth tax rates are too low & this poses an existential threat to the Republic
December 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Once again, marginal income, capital gains, & wealth tax rates are too low & this poses an existential threat to the Republic
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
non-LLM man-machine interface news
The utility of bionic hands could be improved by sharing control between the autonomous hand and the user, according to a study in Nature Communications. The paper shows that this approach improves the dexterity of the hand while reducing cognitive burden for users. 🧪
Shared human-machine control of an intelligent bionic hand improves grasping and decreases cognitive burden for transradial amputees - Nature Communications
Commercially available bionic hands can replicate many movements, but controlling a multiarticulate bionic hand is not an intuitive task. Here, the authors describe the integration of proximity and pressure sensors into a commercial prosthesis to enable autonomous grasping
go.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
non-LLM man-machine interface news
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Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):