This is so, so well-articulated.

"Young men who dress to feel they'll be mistaken for having special capability. A species of cosplay, really. En-demic. Lots of boys are playing soldier now. The men who run the world aren't, and neither are the boys most effectively bent on running it next. Or the ones who're actually having to be soldiers, of course. But many of the rest have gone gear-queer, to one extent or another." "'Gear-queer?" Bigend's teeth showed. "We had a team of cultural anthropologists interview American soldiers returning from Iraq. That's where we first heard it. It's not wholly derogatory, mind you. There are actual professionals who genuinely require these things—some of them, anyway. Though they generally seem to be far less fascinated with them. But it's that fascination that interests us, of course." "It is?" "It's an obsession with the idea not just of the right stuff, but of the special stuff. Equipment fetishism. The costume and semiotics of achingly elite police and military units. Intense desire to possess same, of course, and in turn to be associated with that world. With its compe-tence, its cocksure exclusivity." "Sounds like fashion, to me." «Exactly. Pants, but only just the right ones. We could never have engineered so powerful a locus of consumer desire. It's like sex in a bottle."

anyway here’s @greatdismal.bsky.social in 2011 in Zero History describing the obsession with tactical clothing as a fetishized pursuit in a way that perfectly nails the combat cosplay of modern day ICE and BPD

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I love the hope in @masnick.com's piece here (and appreciate being quoted), but I want to add an important bit of context — whether it's possible for LLMs to enable anything open to survive depends on who has power over those LLMs. Right now, that's fascists. Which is why the open web is in danger…

I will say the singularly annoying aspect of using any phone infrequently is the myriad updates required. Definitely bring it up on wifi a few days before your trip starts to apply updates ad nauseum.

I got an unlocked Samsung A32 a few years back and just keep it a drawer for trips. It was cheap and it works and my experience has been positive. I have different reasons, but I think it should satisfy your use case well.

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

Maryland Farmers Push Back After Governor Declares ‘MeatOut Day’ - The BayNet ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Farm Bureau is voicing concerns about a recent proclamation by Wes Moore recognizing March 20 as “MeatOut Day,” saying the observance does not reflect the contributions o...

Might I suggest it be followed by a #MeatIn day. That should satisfy the farmers. I'll support both days with fervor.

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I mean. If it violates the terms of service to block that account, then maybe disallow blocking that account? What a tragic UX issue. 🤡

I hope it brings your AGI self joy to see them received?

I now join the chorus of folks looking for a job. I’ve got some software and systems engineering expertise, some AI/ML expertise, and I’ve been in a business seat for the past few years, meaning I know a lot more about how GTM, sales, etc works than I did.

Let me know if you’d like to talk.

I never uploaded them. Not sure if I have a log in. I'll dig around.

How do you pull papers on which you have authorship?

Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Lots of guys with backwards ball caps and truck nutz never gonna listen to Philip Glass again

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How the World Was One.

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You know, many of us said the post 9/11 War on Terror measures were Orwellian bullshit at the time, from DHS to ICE. The Patriot Act was chilling as well.

Some of us objected vociferously. Perhaps we didn't have the mics or the power, but we remember 2001-2005 as a terrible time in this country.

Some weird shit bouncing around in here too.

A reminder that it's your last day for 2025 charitable giving. Food insecurity, homelessness, and reproductive health services are big on my list of targets but whatever yours are, now's the time to finish them if you haven't

Remember:

When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.

When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.

ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.

Worse than simply being completely unavailable for the whole flight.

I really enjoy Vegas (in moderation) and I spend ZERO time in casinos unless I'm walking through them to get from A to B.

EVERY house we looked at in altadena had a high fire risk, so we looked and bought in Pasadena even though there was less inventory. EVERY house i looked at in Altadena burned in Eaton, four weeks after we closed. Eaton missed our house by five blocks.

the risk rating worked. shame it’s gone.

I have and will continue to use the best minimal system prompt:

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Me, in the kitchen.

Reminds me of early Beastie Boys a bit. Thematically.

The world is different now since Russia's war on Ukraine. But still a posturing for Chinese tourists. And lots of people from Serbia (of course).

They are on track for EU ascension in '28 iirc. So still shifts around.

I'm excited to get on board too!

I cannot recommend Montenegro enough. Just spectacular.