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The whole thing fails from the jump because it relies on a juvenile and simplistic notion of power as a one-way flow. The US right isn't silencing critics of Israel for Israel's benefit. They're doing it because they want to silence their own political opposition, and there's significant overlap.
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The whole thing fails from the jump because it relies on a juvenile and simplistic notion of power as a one-way flow. The US right isn't silencing critics of Israel for Israel's benefit. They're doing it because they want to silence their own political opposition, and there's significant overlap.
Don't forget - Going to the hospital, especially for surgery.
Major proponents of hand washing in medicine were facing such stiff resistance from their colleagues it was causing nervous breakdowns as late as the mid 1860s, even after demonstrably showing to reduce infections.
Major proponents of hand washing in medicine were facing such stiff resistance from their colleagues it was causing nervous breakdowns as late as the mid 1860s, even after demonstrably showing to reduce infections.
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Don't forget - Going to the hospital, especially for surgery.
Major proponents of hand washing in medicine were facing such stiff resistance from their colleagues it was causing nervous breakdowns as late as the mid 1860s, even after demonstrably showing to reduce infections.
Major proponents of hand washing in medicine were facing such stiff resistance from their colleagues it was causing nervous breakdowns as late as the mid 1860s, even after demonstrably showing to reduce infections.
So it doesn't know what a president is but it can accurately state that the Current President is Trump as long as the relationships in its training data are properly weighted.
November 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
So it doesn't know what a president is but it can accurately state that the Current President is Trump as long as the relationships in its training data are properly weighted.
LLMs work on multidimensional arrays of relationships. How "close" each token is to every other token.
So it doesn't know what a president is, but it knows how likely a given word is to appear after "president"
it also changes that likelihood based on the words before "president" like "current".
So it doesn't know what a president is, but it knows how likely a given word is to appear after "president"
it also changes that likelihood based on the words before "president" like "current".
November 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
LLMs work on multidimensional arrays of relationships. How "close" each token is to every other token.
So it doesn't know what a president is, but it knows how likely a given word is to appear after "president"
it also changes that likelihood based on the words before "president" like "current".
So it doesn't know what a president is, but it knows how likely a given word is to appear after "president"
it also changes that likelihood based on the words before "president" like "current".
Which is bonkers because it is literally an "If" statement. If the original corpus was used, display message "This was generated using data up to [month, year]. For more recent data please ask."
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Which is bonkers because it is literally an "If" statement. If the original corpus was used, display message "This was generated using data up to [month, year]. For more recent data please ask."
By default ChatGPT defaults to its original training corpus which contains data up to iirc mid 2024.
It can initiate a RAG to query more recent data but will not do so unless prompted because its more computationally expensive.
Of course it won't tell you this on its initial response either.
It can initiate a RAG to query more recent data but will not do so unless prompted because its more computationally expensive.
Of course it won't tell you this on its initial response either.
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
By default ChatGPT defaults to its original training corpus which contains data up to iirc mid 2024.
It can initiate a RAG to query more recent data but will not do so unless prompted because its more computationally expensive.
Of course it won't tell you this on its initial response either.
It can initiate a RAG to query more recent data but will not do so unless prompted because its more computationally expensive.
Of course it won't tell you this on its initial response either.
I don't even think it was revenge. I think it was desperation.
I think between Seattle and DC he gave up on convincing the US govt. to let his family stay and instead decided to convince the taliban to not murder them when thet got deported by making himself a martyr for their cause.
I think between Seattle and DC he gave up on convincing the US govt. to let his family stay and instead decided to convince the taliban to not murder them when thet got deported by making himself a martyr for their cause.
November 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I don't even think it was revenge. I think it was desperation.
I think between Seattle and DC he gave up on convincing the US govt. to let his family stay and instead decided to convince the taliban to not murder them when thet got deported by making himself a martyr for their cause.
I think between Seattle and DC he gave up on convincing the US govt. to let his family stay and instead decided to convince the taliban to not murder them when thet got deported by making himself a martyr for their cause.
I wish people would stop assuming this was a failure of vetting.
Vetting only works if you're planning on treating the person fairly.
You can have the most thorough vetting process in the world and it won't matter a damn if you constantly jerk them around and treat them like shit.
Vetting only works if you're planning on treating the person fairly.
You can have the most thorough vetting process in the world and it won't matter a damn if you constantly jerk them around and treat them like shit.
November 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I wish people would stop assuming this was a failure of vetting.
Vetting only works if you're planning on treating the person fairly.
You can have the most thorough vetting process in the world and it won't matter a damn if you constantly jerk them around and treat them like shit.
Vetting only works if you're planning on treating the person fairly.
You can have the most thorough vetting process in the world and it won't matter a damn if you constantly jerk them around and treat them like shit.
To be fair - unlike many other predators, when it comes to crocodiles man-eating should be assumed.
Humans are 100% in their standard food chain.
Humans are 100% in their standard food chain.
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
To be fair - unlike many other predators, when it comes to crocodiles man-eating should be assumed.
Humans are 100% in their standard food chain.
Humans are 100% in their standard food chain.
The funny thing is McNamara would almost certainly say this is a genocide if he was still alive today.
He was absolutely a terrible person, but at least later in life he acknowledge he was a terrible person who had done terrible things with a rare moral clarity.
He was absolutely a terrible person, but at least later in life he acknowledge he was a terrible person who had done terrible things with a rare moral clarity.
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The funny thing is McNamara would almost certainly say this is a genocide if he was still alive today.
He was absolutely a terrible person, but at least later in life he acknowledge he was a terrible person who had done terrible things with a rare moral clarity.
He was absolutely a terrible person, but at least later in life he acknowledge he was a terrible person who had done terrible things with a rare moral clarity.
Either Doodle is way bigger than I thought or Willie is way smaller.
November 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Either Doodle is way bigger than I thought or Willie is way smaller.
"The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
November 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less."
These are powers dominion Monarchs have chosen to delegate rather than exercise themselves. The claim that they hold a "symbolic" position is very much not true, as they maintain these extremely powerful authorities. The king currently acts in a symbolic manner but that could change with a whim.
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
These are powers dominion Monarchs have chosen to delegate rather than exercise themselves. The claim that they hold a "symbolic" position is very much not true, as they maintain these extremely powerful authorities. The king currently acts in a symbolic manner but that could change with a whim.
The governor general acts on behalf of the King of Canada. He is the executor of the king's powers. But those powers still belong to the king, and could be exercised by the king if he so wished. This includes the ability to dissolve the current parliament. As can the King of England in the UK.
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The governor general acts on behalf of the King of Canada. He is the executor of the king's powers. But those powers still belong to the king, and could be exercised by the king if he so wished. This includes the ability to dissolve the current parliament. As can the King of England in the UK.
Also the king has significant power in Canada, the UK, and other dominion countries. Such as the ability to dissolve the current Parliament. These powers are almost always delegated out to Parlimeny and the ministers, but the king does have the right to execute them if he so chooses.
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Also the king has significant power in Canada, the UK, and other dominion countries. Such as the ability to dissolve the current Parliament. These powers are almost always delegated out to Parlimeny and the ministers, but the king does have the right to execute them if he so chooses.
Confederation wasn't independence though, just local self-governance. The connections were far more than symbolic, and the English parliament retained important legal authorities over Canada right up until 1982. These authorities were rarely exercised but the option was always there.
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Confederation wasn't independence though, just local self-governance. The connections were far more than symbolic, and the English parliament retained important legal authorities over Canada right up until 1982. These authorities were rarely exercised but the option was always there.
My mistake, that should have been 1982, with the repatriation of the constitution. Prior to that changes to the Canadian constitution had to be approved by the British Parliament.
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
My mistake, that should have been 1982, with the repatriation of the constitution. Prior to that changes to the Canadian constitution had to be approved by the British Parliament.
Canada became a federated commonwealth in 1867, but it was still part of the British Empire, subordinate to the Royal family.
When the King of England declared war on Germany, Canada could not refuse to join without entering into open Rebellion against the crown.
When the King of England declared war on Germany, Canada could not refuse to join without entering into open Rebellion against the crown.
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Canada became a federated commonwealth in 1867, but it was still part of the British Empire, subordinate to the Royal family.
When the King of England declared war on Germany, Canada could not refuse to join without entering into open Rebellion against the crown.
When the King of England declared war on Germany, Canada could not refuse to join without entering into open Rebellion against the crown.
"The Rohirrim showed up at the very end to clean up" badly undersells their contribution to the victory.
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"The Rohirrim showed up at the very end to clean up" badly undersells their contribution to the victory.
For a comparison- think about the battle of Helms deep from LOTR - Elves and humans hold the orcs at bay, but the outcome of the battle is in doubt, until Gandalf appears with the Rohirrim, and breaks the orcish forces.
No matter whom you think the MVP is, I think we can both agree that saying
No matter whom you think the MVP is, I think we can both agree that saying
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
For a comparison- think about the battle of Helms deep from LOTR - Elves and humans hold the orcs at bay, but the outcome of the battle is in doubt, until Gandalf appears with the Rohirrim, and breaks the orcish forces.
No matter whom you think the MVP is, I think we can both agree that saying
No matter whom you think the MVP is, I think we can both agree that saying
I never said the US won either war singlehandedly. Nor did I say they could have. I said a case could be made for them being the MVP - the nation that made the most significant contributions towards victory in the wars. I also said the case was a lot weaker for WWI.
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I never said the US won either war singlehandedly. Nor did I say they could have. I said a case could be made for them being the MVP - the nation that made the most significant contributions towards victory in the wars. I also said the case was a lot weaker for WWI.
Technically Canada wasn't a sovereign nation yet. That wouldn't happen until 1987. More broadly, due to post length restrictions, I focused on the primary belligerents on that front. Including all of them would involve almost two dozen nations and imperial territories.
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Technically Canada wasn't a sovereign nation yet. That wouldn't happen until 1987. More broadly, due to post length restrictions, I focused on the primary belligerents on that front. Including all of them would involve almost two dozen nations and imperial territories.
Like I said, a weaker case for MVP for the Allies than WWII. But the US in WWI was at the very least a critical pinch hitter that scored the game winning run, to stress the sports metaphor further.
The US didn't join as the war was ending. The US joining ended the war.
The US didn't join as the war was ending. The US joining ended the war.
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Like I said, a weaker case for MVP for the Allies than WWII. But the US in WWI was at the very least a critical pinch hitter that scored the game winning run, to stress the sports metaphor further.
The US didn't join as the war was ending. The US joining ended the war.
The US didn't join as the war was ending. The US joining ended the war.