JAllen
@tjamesallen.bsky.social
Pro-science liberal, not religious.
I support a free multicultural multigender society.
I studied philosophy of language. I built parts of the www. I collect vintage and antique technology.
I support a free multicultural multigender society.
I studied philosophy of language. I built parts of the www. I collect vintage and antique technology.
So AI just needs observation sentences to infuse its syntax with meaning... and we can relive logical positivism! 😀
I'll name my AI "Carnap" and you can name your AI "Quine"!
I'll name my AI "Carnap" and you can name your AI "Quine"!
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
So AI just needs observation sentences to infuse its syntax with meaning... and we can relive logical positivism! 😀
I'll name my AI "Carnap" and you can name your AI "Quine"!
I'll name my AI "Carnap" and you can name your AI "Quine"!
Time failed to name anyone.
December 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Time failed to name anyone.
Better watch out, they will stop pointing at you when they score.
December 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Better watch out, they will stop pointing at you when they score.
Have you condemned the casting of lots before now? Maybe it fits your critique of the money changers in the temple?
December 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Have you condemned the casting of lots before now? Maybe it fits your critique of the money changers in the temple?
I made an error while sports betting,
or,
the game was rigged?
or,
the game was rigged?
December 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I made an error while sports betting,
or,
the game was rigged?
or,
the game was rigged?
His arm was moving forward, so this was an incomplete pass, not a fumble.
December 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
His arm was moving forward, so this was an incomplete pass, not a fumble.
What good will a machine who knows the truth do for people whose political views depend on falsehoods?
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
What good will a machine who knows the truth do for people whose political views depend on falsehoods?
Buried in the privy!
December 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Buried in the privy!
They fired the Permissions Dept years ago.
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
They fired the Permissions Dept years ago.
People come and go so quickly around here!
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
People come and go so quickly around here!
Meet the High Score gamers on your local Top Ten list - CMG, PDQ, XXX, and others!
December 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Meet the High Score gamers on your local Top Ten list - CMG, PDQ, XXX, and others!
Of course the nutritional value of breast milk is an evolved trait, not the product of an intelligent being.
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Of course the nutritional value of breast milk is an evolved trait, not the product of an intelligent being.
Has he actually examined the nutritional properties of breast milk vs. other possible substitutes, or is he assuming his god would not have made women's milk deficient in any way?
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Has he actually examined the nutritional properties of breast milk vs. other possible substitutes, or is he assuming his god would not have made women's milk deficient in any way?
Standing by and watching as a bully abuses women.
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Standing by and watching as a bully abuses women.
Will any male reporter stand up and defend his colleagues?
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Will any male reporter stand up and defend his colleagues?
Just pointing out the cantilevered support beams. (indoor game)
December 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Just pointing out the cantilevered support beams. (indoor game)
Just pointing out Orion's Belt. (night game)
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Just pointing out Orion's Belt. (night game)
Can't resign from a position to which you were never properly appointed.
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Can't resign from a position to which you were never properly appointed.
Fear of death takes many forms.
December 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Fear of death takes many forms.