chung van gog
@umbralcuboids.com
bluesky is my private diary. on a journey to gain courage and align heart mind body and soul. he/him.
Warrior against end times fascism. I stand on the side of the oppressed.
🇻🇪🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🤍
Warrior against end times fascism. I stand on the side of the oppressed.
🇻🇪🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🤍
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chung van gog
@umbralcuboids.com
· Oct 15
i post about my life experience, abstract or concrete, about poker variants & theoretical analysis, amateur philosophy takes, good music, and occasional blog posts <3
Updated version: I post about my life experience, nerdy math and physics things, amateur philosophy takes, books I'm reading, politics, good music, occasional blog posts, games & game variants, and whatever else catches my fancy
apocalypse/singularity narratives are low-resolution. One might even say: it’s hard to descend further into the resolution ladder.
January 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM
apocalypse/singularity narratives are low-resolution. One might even say: it’s hard to descend further into the resolution ladder.
Hey! I want everyone to know that we are currently amidst a populist wave.
The previous wave of populism was in the 1930s and resulted in WW2.
Let’s try to minimize the harm resulting from populism and bring about its waning.
Let’s also really try to prevent WW3.
The previous wave of populism was in the 1930s and resulted in WW2.
Let’s try to minimize the harm resulting from populism and bring about its waning.
Let’s also really try to prevent WW3.
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Hey! I want everyone to know that we are currently amidst a populist wave.
The previous wave of populism was in the 1930s and resulted in WW2.
Let’s try to minimize the harm resulting from populism and bring about its waning.
Let’s also really try to prevent WW3.
The previous wave of populism was in the 1930s and resulted in WW2.
Let’s try to minimize the harm resulting from populism and bring about its waning.
Let’s also really try to prevent WW3.
I think the 250 year anniversary of the United States would be an excellent time for a massive yellowstone volcano eruption!
January 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I think the 250 year anniversary of the United States would be an excellent time for a massive yellowstone volcano eruption!
I also use sloppy language, calling Trump a pedonazi and so on.
Technically Trump is not a pedophile. He is a rapist and statutory rapist.
Technically Trump is not a pedophile. He is a rapist and statutory rapist.
January 17, 2026 at 11:27 AM
I also use sloppy language, calling Trump a pedonazi and so on.
Technically Trump is not a pedophile. He is a rapist and statutory rapist.
Technically Trump is not a pedophile. He is a rapist and statutory rapist.
Periodic reminder: Russia’s war against Ukraine started in February 2014.
January 17, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Periodic reminder: Russia’s war against Ukraine started in February 2014.
Wow! Today I discovered my favorite album I have listened to this year so far :)
(can share upon request)
(can share upon request)
January 17, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Wow! Today I discovered my favorite album I have listened to this year so far :)
(can share upon request)
(can share upon request)
The Khamenei regime needs to go.
They have decades of crimes against humanity to their name, and now mass killing amidst the uprising.
And they have cut off 92 million Iranians fron the global internet.
They have decades of crimes against humanity to their name, and now mass killing amidst the uprising.
And they have cut off 92 million Iranians fron the global internet.
January 17, 2026 at 5:40 AM
The Khamenei regime needs to go.
They have decades of crimes against humanity to their name, and now mass killing amidst the uprising.
And they have cut off 92 million Iranians fron the global internet.
They have decades of crimes against humanity to their name, and now mass killing amidst the uprising.
And they have cut off 92 million Iranians fron the global internet.
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In the largest analysis of its kind so far, researchers find that scientists embracing any type of #AI—going all the way back to early machine learning methods—consistently make the biggest professional strides. https://scim.ag/49DAlWT
AI has supercharged scientists—but may have shrunk science
Analysis of 41 million papers finds that although AI expands individual impact, it narrows collective scientific exploration
scim.ag
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
In the largest analysis of its kind so far, researchers find that scientists embracing any type of #AI—going all the way back to early machine learning methods—consistently make the biggest professional strides. https://scim.ag/49DAlWT
The clearest evidence that NATO is in full-blown crisis mode is serial liar Rutte continuously asserting that NATO is not in crisis.
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The clearest evidence that NATO is in full-blown crisis mode is serial liar Rutte continuously asserting that NATO is not in crisis.
The 1953 Iranian coup d'état really fucked things up so deeply.
UK/US imperialism and sense of entitlement to Iranian oil…
UK/US imperialism and sense of entitlement to Iranian oil…
January 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The 1953 Iranian coup d'état really fucked things up so deeply.
UK/US imperialism and sense of entitlement to Iranian oil…
UK/US imperialism and sense of entitlement to Iranian oil…
iceism (noun)
a) pertaining to ICE
b) an ideology that exalts nation and often race above the individual, associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic, social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition
a) pertaining to ICE
b) an ideology that exalts nation and often race above the individual, associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic, social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition
January 16, 2026 at 9:47 AM
iceism (noun)
a) pertaining to ICE
b) an ideology that exalts nation and often race above the individual, associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic, social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition
a) pertaining to ICE
b) an ideology that exalts nation and often race above the individual, associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic, social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition
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X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
If the US Democrats decide to fund ICE, they will immediately and permanently ascend to my least favorite political party of all time.
January 16, 2026 at 7:09 AM
If the US Democrats decide to fund ICE, they will immediately and permanently ascend to my least favorite political party of all time.
It’s a pity Abdusattorov didn’t qualify for Candidates 2026. He came quite close, and would be a favorite IMO.
January 16, 2026 at 5:50 AM
It’s a pity Abdusattorov didn’t qualify for Candidates 2026. He came quite close, and would be a favorite IMO.
LC people tell you no
LMC you have said yes to something
CMC sometimes yes sometimes no
UMC no is always an option
UC you say yes and no to others
LMC you have said yes to something
CMC sometimes yes sometimes no
UMC no is always an option
UC you say yes and no to others
January 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
LC people tell you no
LMC you have said yes to something
CMC sometimes yes sometimes no
UMC no is always an option
UC you say yes and no to others
LMC you have said yes to something
CMC sometimes yes sometimes no
UMC no is always an option
UC you say yes and no to others
Fuck Ronald Lauder!!!
January 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fuck Ronald Lauder!!!
Related overloading: Tack Characteristics.
⊢ creation
⊥ disharmony
⊣ annihilation
⊤ harmony
⊢ creation
⊥ disharmony
⊣ annihilation
⊤ harmony
I will call it Tack Logic. Will elaborate later.
January 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Related overloading: Tack Characteristics.
⊢ creation
⊥ disharmony
⊣ annihilation
⊤ harmony
⊢ creation
⊥ disharmony
⊣ annihilation
⊤ harmony
Back to reading Vaclav Smil. So, so good.
January 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Back to reading Vaclav Smil. So, so good.
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Whether it's Trump creating his own personal Gestapo that murders unarmed civilians or Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference, both presidents made the nation deeply uneasy.
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Whether it's Trump creating his own personal Gestapo that murders unarmed civilians or Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference, both presidents made the nation deeply uneasy.
Why are the Republicans still in power? They should be considered domestic terrorists and treated as such.
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Why are the Republicans still in power? They should be considered domestic terrorists and treated as such.
