N.N. Scott
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"Unfortunately, a chimera bombinating in a vacuum is, nowadays, only too capable of producing secondary causes." -- Rudyard Kipling, 1905
"Unfortunately, a chimera bombinating in a vacuum is, nowadays, only too capable of producing secondary causes." -- Rudyard Kipling, 1905
I have taken that bus many times. Works well
December 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I have taken that bus many times. Works well
But they will be missing out on so much knowledge
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
But they will be missing out on so much knowledge
He’s conserving his energy. This is what peak performance looks like
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 AM
He’s conserving his energy. This is what peak performance looks like
Yeah, I suspect the reason stems from that. If it were done, it would be traced back to whoever supplied the PU, and they would be in for a lot of ass pain
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Yeah, I suspect the reason stems from that. If it were done, it would be traced back to whoever supplied the PU, and they would be in for a lot of ass pain
I think it would be because most of the PU would not be converted; it would just be sprayed everywhere amidst vast explosive destruction. No doubt the land could be cleared or buried at vast expense. My point was to agree that the big challenge is sourcing the material, not building a bomb with it
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I think it would be because most of the PU would not be converted; it would just be sprayed everywhere amidst vast explosive destruction. No doubt the land could be cleared or buried at vast expense. My point was to agree that the big challenge is sourcing the material, not building a bomb with it
A friend who works in that area told me that if you just strap some high explosive to a piece of weapons-grade plutonium the size of a tuna fish can, you can get partial fission and enough radiological pollution to render about 20 city blocks unsafe for 100,000 years. It's a wonder no one's done it.
December 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A friend who works in that area told me that if you just strap some high explosive to a piece of weapons-grade plutonium the size of a tuna fish can, you can get partial fission and enough radiological pollution to render about 20 city blocks unsafe for 100,000 years. It's a wonder no one's done it.
Garrison's AI added "Globalist Swamp"
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Garrison's AI added "Globalist Swamp"
My friend who works in finance mostly at home, recently showed me the little dingus he got from Ebay that keeps his mouse pointer moving randomly around the screen when he's away from his laptop
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
My friend who works in finance mostly at home, recently showed me the little dingus he got from Ebay that keeps his mouse pointer moving randomly around the screen when he's away from his laptop
Me in the far back of the hall pathetically raising my hand to mention the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
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December 1, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Me in the far back of the hall pathetically raising my hand to mention the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
IIRC Galbraith told the story of some Korean War airmen, arrested because their work took them to Japan, Korea & someplace else, & they were doing currency arbitrage among the 3. He noted that these guys had just HS education but the profit motive had spurred them to learn some rather complex math.
December 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
IIRC Galbraith told the story of some Korean War airmen, arrested because their work took them to Japan, Korea & someplace else, & they were doing currency arbitrage among the 3. He noted that these guys had just HS education but the profit motive had spurred them to learn some rather complex math.
Of course to some extent that did happen. Band leaders like Bob Haggart and Stan Kenton were doing novel things with big band jazz well into the 60s. To your point, maybe the fragmentation of niche genres in our time is the sign of what's to come.
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Of course to some extent that did happen. Band leaders like Bob Haggart and Stan Kenton were doing novel things with big band jazz well into the 60s. To your point, maybe the fragmentation of niche genres in our time is the sign of what's to come.
This is why I find electro-swing so fascinating. The best of it is as if the pop music of the 1930s and early 40s had just kept evolving in its own way until now, without ~1950-onward rock and roll ever happening.
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This is why I find electro-swing so fascinating. The best of it is as if the pop music of the 1930s and early 40s had just kept evolving in its own way until now, without ~1950-onward rock and roll ever happening.
Alas, true. Also, those messages in the quoted post are just copypasta, no LLM required. That could have been done 10 years ago
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Alas, true. Also, those messages in the quoted post are just copypasta, no LLM required. That could have been done 10 years ago
He's looking rapidly worse, and the intensity of his need to build that billionaire ballroom strikes me as compensation for the knowledge that time is running out
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
He's looking rapidly worse, and the intensity of his need to build that billionaire ballroom strikes me as compensation for the knowledge that time is running out
Imagine, a little defenseless robot rolling around full of warm, tasty goodness. Some might get ideas 🔨🍴
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Imagine, a little defenseless robot rolling around full of warm, tasty goodness. Some might get ideas 🔨🍴
It must have happened at least a little earlier. In the 1979 film "Time After Time" the character playing H.G. Wells, who has been time-transported from 1893 to that present, tells the female lead Amy that his most recent work was on the topic of "Free Love" & she laughs derisively, to his chagrin.
December 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
It must have happened at least a little earlier. In the 1979 film "Time After Time" the character playing H.G. Wells, who has been time-transported from 1893 to that present, tells the female lead Amy that his most recent work was on the topic of "Free Love" & she laughs derisively, to his chagrin.
Don't do it. Within a day they'd be effectively rechristened "Gel" and "Jib"
November 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Don't do it. Within a day they'd be effectively rechristened "Gel" and "Jib"
Just reading the blurb, the phrase "drive measurable outcomes" looks like a tell, right there, for translation: "monitor staff activity in real time and report to management"
November 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Just reading the blurb, the phrase "drive measurable outcomes" looks like a tell, right there, for translation: "monitor staff activity in real time and report to management"
I think they used the nuclear weapon example precisely because it counts for nothing, for the reasons you give. The bigger question is how this technique thwarts the defenses against other kinds of personal harms from LLMs, and how it enables prompt-injection attacks more broadly.
November 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I think they used the nuclear weapon example precisely because it counts for nothing, for the reasons you give. The bigger question is how this technique thwarts the defenses against other kinds of personal harms from LLMs, and how it enables prompt-injection attacks more broadly.
On the other hand, concrete masonry walls may go through flooding with less damage than wood frame walls, so perhaps this is a built-in advantage. When my brother's house flooded, his wife put the furniture legs on top of cans of refried beans and saved their couch, lol
November 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
On the other hand, concrete masonry walls may go through flooding with less damage than wood frame walls, so perhaps this is a built-in advantage. When my brother's house flooded, his wife put the furniture legs on top of cans of refried beans and saved their couch, lol
Yeah, flood risk is what I meant. The bayou and ditch are likely banked, but the lowlands round about... hmm. The amenities also mention "good drainage" so who knows, but the land in that area can be tricky and in a big hurricane it's strictly FYBYOYO
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Yeah, flood risk is what I meant. The bayou and ditch are likely banked, but the lowlands round about... hmm. The amenities also mention "good drainage" so who knows, but the land in that area can be tricky and in a big hurricane it's strictly FYBYOYO
Interesting. For many years Houston's population density map has looked a bit like a bullseye target, because cheap auto transport encouraged the second wave development to leapfrog the dirty industrial areas on the outskirts. Now those brownfield sites are being filled in. This is one of them.
November 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Interesting. For many years Houston's population density map has looked a bit like a bullseye target, because cheap auto transport encouraged the second wave development to leapfrog the dirty industrial areas on the outskirts. Now those brownfield sites are being filled in. This is one of them.