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How to explain our very good friends to normal humans?
  • How would you first approach explaining this shit past “it can’t be that stupid, you must be explaining it wrong”?

    This is the question of the moment, isn't it?

    I have no answers, but i can say thanks for being a light in the dumbness.

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  • OpenNutrition -- a dataset an LLM that allows you to play "vibe nutritionist"

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43569190

    First response is good quality:

    This is not a dataset. This is an insult to the very idea of data. This is the most anti-scientific post I have ever seen voted to the top of HN. Truth about the world is not derived from three LLMs stacked on top of each other in a trenchcoat.

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  • Those tariff rates, and especially the targets, were 100% pooped out by grok.

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  • Lots of politics outlets have been linking his recent work. He's done a great job documenting the consequences (and gravity) of the ongoing grant apocalypse for the AAAS journal Science. I've loved him for years for being the FOOF guy.

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  • OK hear me out: they make a new season of Hell Girl, but she only gets people who use gen ai

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  • On the bright side, Derek Lowe has also escaped containment, which is nice

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  • Turns out that they can only stack shit so high before it falls back to earth

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  • Bill Gates, a man who is not needed for most things, suffers from projection.

  • Gemini 2.5 "reasoning", no real improvement on river crossings.
  • The accumulated filth of all their slop and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and prompt enjoyers will look up and shout: 'Bet' - and I'll whisper 'no.'

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  • AGI

    Instructions unclear, LLMs now posting Texas A&M propaganda.

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  • Your idea is better. This perfectly captures the mood.

    The only throwback thing I insist on is window entry. For historical reasons.

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  • When Netflix inevitably makes a true-crime Ziz movie, they should give her a 69 Dodge Charger and call it The Dukes of InfoHazard

  • The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence

    By Timnit Gebru and Emile P. Torres

    Pro-tier sneers by seasoned veterans, get em while they're hot!

    Edit: I am reliably informed that it is no longer hot.

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    rpg.net gets caught being unfathomably based (2018)
    wandering.shop David Croyle (@croyle@wandering.shop)

    Attached: 1 image Good move from the mods at rpg.net! Even more relevant today than when it happened in 2018. #uspol #ttrpg #rpg #gaming #resist #humanity #GoodVsEvil

    David Croyle (@croyle@wandering.shop)

    From the Uplifting News Department, an event that was brought to our attention by Wandering.shop member David Croyle. Specifically, that time that the administrators of rpg.net bluntly declared that their website is officially a No Nazis Bar.

    There were no follow-up questions: https://wandering.shop/@croyle/113980700961699526

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    Nashville Developer Makes RealPage, but for Renters
    web.archive.org Rent prices drop 6% in Nashville

    Posted in r/nashville by u/Crafty_Barracuda7720 • 195 points and 55 comments

    Rent prices drop 6% in Nashville

    Looks like a local boy did good.

    I linked the /r/nashville post since it has a good description of the website. Users can see a history of rent prices for a given property and its neighbors, which gives some leverage in negotiations. For more context, local rent prices are down 6% from highs.

    I'm curious to see if it takes off, and how robust it is against adversarial tactics like bogus reports and nuisance lawsuits.

    EDIT: Fixed "Blocked" issue by linking to archive

    EDIT2: Also linked to the correct archive page

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    The System is Borked, We Need an Upgrade

    Rojava has built what seems like a robust, equitable, bullshit-resistant mutual aid system in the face of incredible resistance. The idea of a system that can be an autonomous administration in some areas while operating--possibly legally--in parallel with a nation-state government in others is something I find very appealing.

    I'm having a hard time understanding how the underlying system works in detail. I think this is largely due to a language barrier.

    Any recommendations for Bookchin/Öcalan type reading for beginners? I've procrastinated on it because I hate reading theory (and it's always embarrassing to need hand holding at my age), but needs must. I haven't had much luck turning up English language stuff that lays out how the system works in a way I could share with a casual observer.

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    Salesforce invites a horse into the hospital
    sfstandard.com Comedian John Mulaney roasts SF techies at Dreamforce

    "Let me get this straight," he said. "You're hosting a 'future of AI' event in a city that has failed humanity so miserably?"

    Comedian John Mulaney roasts SF techies at Dreamforce

    John Mulaney gets paid by prompt fondlers to tell jokes at a party. He spends 45 minutes telling them that they are idiots, which is nice.

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    gizmodo.com Oklahoma, Alabama Now Have AI-Powered Vending Machines That Sell Bullets

    In a questionable new trend, supermarkets in the South now seem to be selling bullets right out of a dispenser.

    Oklahoma, Alabama Now Have AI-Powered Vending Machines That Sell Bullets

    When you think MURDER, think MARCUS MUNITIONS!

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    A Story in Two Pictures, Or Solidity? Why Worry!
    wandering.shop memes (🎂 1 year!) (@memes@wetdry.world)

    Attached: 2 images a story in two pics

    memes (🎂 1 year!) (@memes@wetdry.world)

    (Found by way of @cstross@wandering.shop)

    !

    Tweet 1 - Oct 19, 2023:

    I'm sorry but if you're paying $200k for a smart contract engineer you're ngmi

    "no, the smart contract needs to be perfect and audited" bro hit $100k in daily volume then worry about it being perfect

    !

    Tweet 2 - Jun 5, 2024:

    tldr; got $40k drained just now

    i was submitting OP retro grants app. had to make github repo public for a sec. forgot i had my secret key in there (cuz i'm quite literally retarded, my IQ is 26). got drained of everything.

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    o7___o7 o7___o7 @awful.systems

    [redacted] enthusiast, robot combat enjoyer, distressingly Appalachian, father of ninjas

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