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The Occam/Chekhov/Chesterton Razor/Gun/Fence matrix. Summer’s off to a productive start.

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I would disagree. Everyone who voted in favour of his appointment is personally responsible. The US Senators responsible will have killed more people by their actions than any other government in human history.

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What was the basis of Arthurian economics? The Breton Woods system.

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The grippy appendages @secondmentions.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

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Looking to boost the security of your Android device? Android 16 has a new feature that may be just what you need. Advanced Protection offers enhanced security by enabling features that are not enabled by default. Let's dig in... 🧵👇 1/6

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The only person I want to see making wild decisions on vibes is Lionel Hampton.

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

Honestly, there is something deeply ironic of a nation that views itself as a successor to the tradition of Rome, and has rendered its Senate irrelevant and is ruled by a mad Emperor who has chosen to go to war with a nation that views itself as a successor to Ancient Persia.

submitted 5 days ago • 37 comments

The idea that self-censoring is a new form of oppression forced on white men rather than a normal part of having a prefrontal cortex and existing in society is some of the biggest bullshit in the centrist/right wing coalition gender grift

submitted 5 days ago • 45 comments

There is always a tweet.

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

We really need some laws to make sure that if you’re wearing glasses that record video everyone knows it. Legally mandate that if you’re wearing smart glasses you also have to wear a cap with a propeller on it

submitted 5 days ago • 185 comments

Christian Faith An Important Part Of Who Senator Pretends To Be [technically SATIRE] theonion.com/christian-fa...

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future. But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.

submitted 7 days ago • 284 comments

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

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Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.

submitted 8 days ago • 260 comments

Cannot overstate what a shockingly bad idea it is to claim that a country exporting 1GJ of green energy offsets 1GJ of fossil This idea to introduce the broken, dangerous logic of offsetting into exports is SO BAD and would help the gov't prolong coal/gas export theconversation.com/australia-co...

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I have just found the Wikipedia entry for the 1930s conman Napoleon Hill (real name, Oliver Hill), and it may be one of the great entries of all time. 'His father was a dentist, at first unofficially...' Yikes.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

For real if any of my death announcements refer to my "losing" a "battle" as though death is for losers only, I am going to come back as a ghost to specifically haunt and curse that person and make them lose everything they compete in forever and also sexually impotent

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

Well, if it’s 17 June, it must be the 85th anniversary of Major Alfred Wintle, MC, responding to the defeat of France by starting a one-man campaign to rescue the French Air Force using methods which landed him in the Tower of London

submitted 9 days ago • 15 comments

Roger Bannister comes in second in the Father's Race at his son's School Sports Day. 📷 Norman Potter, 1965 Happy Father’s Day!

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It's easy to conspiracise these days, but it seems quite a cock-up that the DoD's "Flag Day" graphic for the US Army's 250th birthday ignored the Army's flag but included the Russian one.

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Trump’s evident misery: 1, and most obviously: No one showed up; but 2, and equally important: Like all narcissists, Trump visualized himself centre stage, taking the salute. He’s too self-involved to realize parades last hours. Hours he’d be forced to spend watching trucks roll past.

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If he believes in ‘bad air’ causing disease - why isn’t he masking up?

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"what they see as..." Sheesh.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

man that is a tight punchy 1000 words right there

submitted 12 days ago • 15 comments

Protesters formed a human banner at Ocean Beach during the "No Kings" protests in San Francisco on Saturday. The protest is among nationwide demonstrations against President Donald Trump. 📸: Santiago Mejia

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Trump sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to protests against his aggressive immigration enforcement operations. For AZIZ Z. HUQ, a larger question emerges from these events: can American federalism in any form survive this Administration? verfassungsblog.de/the-agonies-...

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I dreamt that a big scandal blew up where publishers were exposed for failing to include indexes in audiobooks, and I was contracted to read them ALL

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The neighborhood is getting ready for tomorrow

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But wait, there's MORE to this dastardly story of obstructionism, obfuscation & tampering! Don't miss this absolutely cracking investigation from the formidable @petemilne.bsky.social #NorthWestShelfExtension #Murujuga

submitted 19 days ago • 4 comments

With spotify down always a great time to check out the vast musical archives of @archive.org — enjoy it now in case major labels are successful in destroying the archive entirely with their BS suit against musical preservation.

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A terrifying escalation:

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As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the brass failed to speak out in the Army’s defense. The Silence of the Generals - by Tom Nichols #USPolitics www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o...

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Today, the Government launches plans to fast-track driverless vehicle trials in the UK. One of the companies involved says London presents a big challenge: “It has seven times more jaywalkers than San Francisco.” Except… it doesn't. 🧵

submitted 16 days ago • 35 comments

This thread is spot-on, especially on the constitutional/legal points.

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