Literally all the water concerns would be done with if you just as a matter of regulation required data centers above a certain size to go closed loop, right?
The infrasound thing I just couldn't see anything real. Maybe the datacenters using gas turbines do ear damage? Maybe?
I also would love to write in the continuity of the Flash Gordon Defenders of the Earth, but there's just no universe where that was obscure. [1]
This is a joke.
Visionaries was '87, but felt like it had inspirations from Steven Boyett's _Ariel_ (1983).
Both are 'science stops working and magic starts ... with WARLORDS AND SWORDS'.
I have to point out the first of the Book of the New Sun was released in May of 1980, but Thundarr came out in October.
Both with a debt to Jack Vance's _Tales of the Dying Earth_ (of course).
Other World
U.F.O.
Ulysses 31
Legacy of the Ancients
Visionaries
Blackstar
Thundarr the Barbarian
Benson (just for a finale)
Friday the 13th (TV Series)
Sliders (the least obscure, but a friend and I spent a road trip working on a reboot).
This person could try my coping mechanism, which was to get cancer but be unable to be sure I had cancer because the surgery was cancelled for four months because of the pandemic.
And honestly I learned how to be extroverted online as a kid so I did ok. But so miserable for many of my friends.
While this doesn't even survive contact with wife guys, I don't even think it make it past cat dads.
announcing ILÚVATAR, my multi-billion dollar company which will specialize in the dismantling of all other idiotically tolkien-named entities, that they shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music in my despite
Can't beat headphone Jack, but the 11" MBA was one of my favorite things since I could carry in it a crazy number of bags. Real keyboard, good enough for browsing, and comfortable on any flight.
Headphone jack.
AMEN.
Also last time I had a good drink in an airport bar was Burbank, where they had the decency to give me an amazing martini that was $6 and like getting hit in the head by a brick.
Most of them are trying to be TGIF or some bs.
I'm excited to share that we've made a collection of historic Supreme Court Records and Briefs available via
@archive.org
I've written a blog post where I go into detail about the importance of this collection.
blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u...
I am late to the airport because the adrenaline keeps me angry about what idiots have done to travel. :)
No, but seriously, I begrudge every minute I spend in airports. If I want to waste my time, I can go get in a traffic jam.
Looks like the prosecutors couldn’t make it stand up in court
He just seemed like a hero to Republicans and made bank on the lecture circuit almost immediately right?
Forgive me, my opinion of Republicans is so close to absolute zero I now regularly re-examined the rosy assumptions of my past.
Uh, look at Iran-Contra. The shame died a long time ago with one of our parties. :|
Also outraged this guy is giving oysters a bad name.
Several executive orders this evening invoking the Defense Production Act so Trump can directly financially support US oil/gas/petroleum/coal production, which is a great signal about how poorly this war is going economically and how little they planned for this
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Woman sits in beautiful light waiting in front of the airport.
I would show up early for an important trip, but I think people who *like* being at airports are psychos.
Also if you have ten minutes to make your connection, the adrenaline ups your photo game. ;)
As a Californian watching the governor’s race play out, I really don’t love this. In 2019, then AG, now Gov candidate Xavier Becerra threatened journalists for possessing a list of criminal cops.
Given that the LAPD is actively coordinating with ICE, we need a Gov willing to hold them accountable
You know there's some guy who does that mrna vaccine for pancreatic cancer is going "well acktuallly..."
Anyway airports suck and they water down the drinks.
Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.
"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X
The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.
I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).
So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.
the penne opticon
Yeah and frankly being in airports feels soul destroying at the best of times. Lounges have even gotten worse.
Also love an airport like Burbank where I can just show up and be ready to fly in 10 minutes.
Yeah, though I would say it's continually surprising what these systems are capable of.
Though they aren't *Just* next token anymore, right?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA25...
"My life for you!"
Yeah I don't think aesthetics works that way -- I imagine the result is the 'premium mediocre' version.
By way of contrast, I know that some imagine generation systems like Midjourney were actually trying to optimize for a particular *aesthetic* rather than just decomposable best.
I don't think I would ever describe Claude as thinking. But since reasoning is something that can be done formally, I would in some domains describe it is that. This may be a source of confusion here.
Also, water in a pipe maze can be Turing complete!
