yeah I think this is only valid advice to a writer struggling with writer's block, where part of the point is that it's actually not going to be that bad when you come back to it

my constant

I'm watching Beef S2 and it's Very Good but they put text messages on screen and everyone is using a period at the end. That's wrong, no? Or did people start doing periods at the end of texts without telling me

This is a really good essay, and not really what the accompanying skeet makes it sound like

Honestly, I watched one and it seemed like it was set to auto-switch the visual to who was speaking, even if they just said "uh huh" or something, and it made me kind of nauseous with these quick cuts all the time

The X-Files: "War of the Coprophages" Grins at Us the Whole Time | Caemeron Crain YouTube video by TV Obsessive

New to our YouTube channel: The X-Files "War of the Coprophages" Grins at Us the Whole Time 📺

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Beef Season 1 Plus News & Notes (The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 151) On The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 151, we discuss recent TV news and revisit Beef Season 1 in anticipation of the release of Season 2.

On this week's podcast, join us as we revisit Beef Season 1 📺

#Beef

yeah, I mean, if that excuse is "he's possessed by demons now" I'm kind of like OK but you're out then, right? (not gonna argue about the demons)

OK, so here's the deal: If you want to use the thing they're calling AI, you are personally responsible for whatever decisions you make in light of it, or for whatever outputs you trust, whatever. No caveats, no excuses, no sympathy. This should be the legal standard, and it's already a compromise

I think it's a mashup of a soldier, an eagle, and the Statue of Liberty?

Thanks to the folks checking out After The Great Redo. Took a while to write blog posts form an imagined future but i think it turned out OK. I hope so anyway.

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Check Out 'Fool Time' from Jon Bois on Secret Base. It's Pretty Good Caemeron Crain recommends the documentary "Fool Time," part of Jon Bois's Pretty Good series on the Secret Base YouTube channel.

Looking for something to watch this weekend? @caemeroncc.bsky.social recommends the Pretty Good series "Fool Time" from @jonbois.bsky.social on Secret Base

thank you for your service

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen Plus News & Notes (The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 150) On The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 150, we discuss recent TV news and dig into Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen.

On this week's podcast, we talk about some show announcements and such before digging into the full season of Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen 📺

#SomethingVeryBadIsGoingToHappen

Hey, that's me! Not, you know, the talking, but the words being said

Always take Trump at his word

But he contradicts himself!

Exactly, there's nothing deeper than that

Yeah there are also these comments Kubiak made about it not being ideal for a rookie QB to start right away... so I think probably Cousins starts the season. But if we presume they're bad, Mendoza will get in there sooner than later. Kind of like the Giants last year

I wouldn't be surprised if he starts the whole season if they're winning games, but since I don't think they'll be winning games... when's their bye week lol

You Are Valuable Because You Exist. The Machine Is Not. Distinguishing between humans and machines might be the first step in freeing ourselves from the machines.

Humans are not "bootloaders" for digital intelligence and machines don't have feelings, no matter what Silicon Valley programmers say.

I wrote about the anti-human AI movement:

badfaithtimes.com/you-are-valu...

maybe worth noting, given resonances between the AVTF and ICE that I also view immigration as an unqualified good

Watching Daredevil: Born Again is weird for me because: 1) NYC is one of the safest cities in the country at this point; 2) I oppose vigilantism in principle; and 3) I find Fisk to be exponentially more likable than Trump

I think I'm suspending disbelief in too many different directions

God has infinite genders

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How We Maxxed Maxxing “Looksmaxxing” and its cousins are fake trends but real expressions of the internet’s intrinsic drive toward extremism.

I got to thinking about the -maxxing online verbal tic—the thing "Looksmaxxing" made widespread. The truth is: online life is intrinsically extremist in every way, and Maxxxing is finally honest about that perversion.

My understanding is that they are working on a tool to allow people to make custom feeds that involves AI. That's the part people are upset about, but from what I've gathered they aren't planning to force it on anyone

On the Paradise Season 2 Finale, "Exodus" (Recap & Analysis) YouTube video by TV Obsessive

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Paradise S2E8, 'Exodus' Plus News & Notes (The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 149) On The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 149, we discuss recent TV news and dig into the details of the Paradise Season 2 finale, S2E8, "Exodus."

On this week's podcast: We wonder what YouTube Jeopardy! is about and discuss casting news for The X-Files and White Lotus before digging into the Season 2 finale of Paradise, S2E8, "Exodus" 📺

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New article! Many folks love their AI companions, and some philosophers argue current systems should count as "friends" functionally: they reciprocate "care" through positive intentions and rewarding experiences. 1/

philpapers.org/rec/BROAAT-37

Explore live radio by rotating the globe Explore live radio by rotating the globe.

Your periodic reminder that there is a website that lets you listen to local radio stations anywhere in the world

This is honestly one of the coolest inventions ever, imo. Global access to hyper-local imagined communities

The Olympics Has a New Sex Testing Policy. The Evidence Doesn’t Add Up I’ve spent over 10 years obsessed with so-called “gender verification” tests. Proponents claim they have history and science on their side. They don’t.

Oh did you want 3300 words from me on today's IOC sex testing rules? An essay on the nature of evidence and why we can't seem to stop getting stuck in the same traps around sex and gender in sports? Wow lucky you!! www.coyotemedia.org/the-olympics...