Oh man where to begin. For starters:

• Sentience is overrated
• All communication is manipulative
• Assumes intelligence has a “value” and that it stacks like a Borderlands damage buff
• Superintelligence operates in the world like the chaos god Tzeench from WH40K. Humans can’t win, because all events are “just as planned”
• Humanity is therefore gormless and helpless in the face of superintelligence

It just feeds right into all of the TESCREAL nonsense, particularly those parts that devalue the human part of humanity.

Peter Watts’s Blindsight is a potent vector for brain worms.

oh no, nothing is protecting us, you’re 100% right there. Eating food is about to become a much more dicey proposition.

It is still safe to assume that the ghouls who run Pfizer and ConAgra will bend their resources to protecting the bag from a disposable nutjob.

It’s like an old-timey quilt. You have to build in an imperfection to show humility.

I did not expect Ed to have such a great stage presence. a++ would get mad again

Hot Take: the damage from RFK Jr will be limited by the fact that he’s messing with the money for several large industries, particularly agriculture and pharmaceuticals. They have bottomless pockets and aren’t afraid to bribe the bribable. There will be damage, but he’ll be crushed like a bug in the end.

Also, he clearly annoys the orange guy, can offer him nothing in return now that the election is over, and has already been the victim of a ritual humiliation (e.g. being forced to partake in a McDonald’s meal for the camera), which is the first sign of a Trump guy being de-emphasized.

gentlemen, this means war

-me imagining myself paying to sit through that

Effective Altruism Declares War on the Entire State of Louisiana

If you’re in the mood for a novel that dunks on these nerds, I highly recommend Jason Pargin’s If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_This_Book_Exists,_You're_in_the_Wrong_Universe

guantanamo rizz

yikes on bikes

youtube poop, apparently

Whuffie, but worse

also, I thought these guys loved The Culture…

You know shit’s about to get real when the walmart greeter turns off her body cam.

wikipedia picture of austin allegro steering wheel. It is square with deeply rounded corners.

absolutely delightful

ofc it comes with a square wheel.

what if C&4, but in the metaverse?

This is awful for sure, but thankfully low impact. Turns out that this Terminator Enjoyer is an unemployed idea guy. Maybe he’s wrangling for an IDF contract?

From jobbie site:

“An accomplished manager, with expertise in developing innovative concepts and ideas into client services operations and streamlining delivery of products/services within Defence / Cyber Security and Information Technology industry.”

and

Technology and Innovation executive , Currently on short sabbatical May 2024 - Present 7 months

Also, the image is perfect. I especially like the Joe Kucan-looking general embedded in the star trek tactical station. The Technology of Peace ain’t what it used to be, is it?

Another proposal for naming our militia: The Cassandra Division

Our Motto: “Sic diximus vobis”

begins invisible accordion

Then Curtis Marvin, very smart guy, went to MIT like my famous uncle, he said, “but sir, a monad is just a monoid in the category of endofunctors”

Many such cases, I said.