Hackworth

Just pointing out the definition of A.I. that I am using in this context.

GPTs are based on a deep learning architecture called the transformer. Deep learning is a subset of machine learning, which is itself a subset of artificial intelligence. -Wikipedia

Being Libertarian

A.I. is much more suited to space travel than humans are. The next few decades probably determine whether future aliens first encounter Curiosity’s progeny or MechaHitler grey goo.

I ruminate on this from time to time. I’m not particularly well read on these things, but this is the closest I’ve managed to make sense of it: For whatever reason (and thar be many), the trumpite has embraced denigrating others as an acceptable way to soothe the ego. Unhealthy as it is, this kind of projection/displacement is by no means an uncommon trait in any demographic. Though it seems to be more common in groups that highly value hierarchy (as the Right typically does). On its own, utilizing this as a motivating force yields diminishing returns as shame or just boredom creep in. And so the aspiring demagogue hitches denigration to anger, goads projection with scapegoating, and ultimately harnesses hate to do evil.

But this takes time. Trump didn’t skip all the way to invading cities and tearing down a third of the White House on day one. Trumpites have been lead gradually by these mechanisms and a host of complimentary social tactics to do more and more shameful things. And in doing, their egos are resiliently bridled to Trump’s. To turn against him now would mean facing feelings of abject humiliation and shame/guilt, and in some cases a complete reset of personal identity. Most people aren’t willing to do that until they encounter tragic and very personal consequences. So they persist in delusion, which comes naturally to parts of the religious demographics… but that’s a whole other can of worms.

Simpsons did it.

She’ll Hunt - Banning Books

Macklemore - Fucked Up

Notably, the drummer from KISS, the actor who played Shaft, and Beyonce’s father.

I’ll second Dispatch. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would and legitimately looking forward to the next chapters.

Yeah, there’s no real data for “show signs of manic or psychotic crisis,” as far as I can tell. I just went for the low-hanging fruit, since mania is often part of bipolar (manic-depressive). But if just bipolar is sitting at 2.8% of Americans in a given year, I think it’s reasonable to say the loosely defined global stats in the article aren’t notably high.

An estimated 2.8% of U.S. adults had bipolar disorder in the past year. -NIH

Fun fact, Artax can speak in the novel.

I see a checkbox to turn on federated voting in settings. Clicking and holding a vote arrow brings up 4 options: upvote (federated), upvote (local), downvote (local), and downvote (federated). I guess federated votes may or may not be seen outside piefed? /shrug

I can pretty confidently say that 4k is noticeable if you’re sitting close to a big tv. I don’t know that 8k would ever really be noticeable, unless the screen is strapped to your face, a la VR. For most cases, 1080p is fine, and there are other factors that start to matter way more than resolution after HD. Bit-rate, compression type, dynamic range, etc.

I’m told one of the up sides to Piefed is that it anonymizes voting.

The fact that workers with expense accounts still feel they’re getting paid so little that they deserve to commit fraud says something about that stratum of employee.

Pretty much anyone who travels has to submit receipts. Most people who travel are not making bank. They’re the people who set up and stand at convention booths, sales staff support, assistants, videographers, etc. Also, most travel is a miserable ordeal. I’m not saying it’s okay to commit fraud, but let’s not equate the hourly employee “re-creating” his lost lunch receipt with a 6-figure income.

Member when Bush Jr. leaned over to Michelle Obama and said, “That was some weird shit.” after Trump’s first inauguration? It’s strange to see villain decay outside of fiction.

Cyberpunk 2077

Ladies and gentlemen, Unlit Pyre.

Kafkaesque