I wrote a thing. It's short (under 200 words). If you are interested in science fiction or illustrated explainers on data science topics, consider giving me a follow. substack.com/@jordanhiatt...

Sweet reader, prepare yourself: there is every chance the girl will not take time to consider.

This is amazing really

they don't have the capacity to compel obedience by the process of law. they don't have the capacity to compel obedience by violence. the only lever by which they can obtain obedience is fear. do not offer it to them.

Man it's tough to lose childhood vaccines and freedom of speech in the same week.

Holy shit "To put it in abstract economic terms: The opportunity cost of retaining Musk as CEO is selling more cars. But the returns to the company’s stock price for being near Musk’s money pile swamp the returns that would accrue from selling more cars."

She soon learns that the house collects libraries.

There is a record of a pantry beneath which is a trove of uninvited guests.

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!” Cities:

phones: make you sad, anxious books: you can put your head down. It’s a treat 🙂

Shit. Every day we check, shit. More poo and pee. Not one time has the guy who shits gold come through.

WTF, the people who own Hyatt hotels have the last name Pritzker??

As a data scientist, everything I make is AI. I just AI'd the hell out of this AI peanut butter and jelly.

every time someone says “I asked ChatGPT” I hear “I asked the hallucinating machine of confident lies” and idk it just doesn’t engender a sense of trust you know

If fireworks on the fourth of July are at all patriotic, LA is the new king of America right now.

This was so interesting. Silver lining of whateverTF that nyt story was.

Change this to cobwebs and it's about a girl pursued by the relentless press of time.

I've seen this movie before.

In sci-fi we get AI's that are intelligent but sound "like robots", as if inventing the thinking is easier than the emotion. Our brains are not wired to handle the way we invented the appearance of emotion before the thinking. AI is such a bad name. It has everything but intelligence.

Tonight’s demonstrations in downtown SLC were peaceful, my colleagues who were there for @fox13news.bsky.social report: www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol #Utah

I could not believe this was a real quote but apparently it is. I never got the "royal we" thing, but for some people I guess it's effortless. Just an instinct.

Lol youtube.com/post/UgkxO6Z...

"Liberate this city from socialists and burdensome leadership." If that's not regime change, I don't know what to tell you. The inflection point is now.

This image was falsely claimed to show bricks strategically set near LA's protests to stoke violence -- a common disinformation trope. The photo was lifted from an online marketplace, where a Malaysian hardware dealer told AFP they posted it years ago. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Lol I remember this one.

This video of a massive crowd chanting "We are Los Angeles" was also misrepresented amid the protests. It was filmed before an LAFC rivalry match in Carson, California back in May. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

This clip of a group attacking a store clerk spread widely, but it is also unrelated to the LA protests. Although some downtown LA businesses were looted, this footage dates to October and shows a violent robbery in Anaheim, California. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Migrant Workers nickanderson.substack.com

There have been instances of property damage. There have been some instances of retaliatory self-defense. But none of those things are violent, not the way that shooting rubber bullets or tear gas is.

Oh damn youtu.be/9ChIo3Ubdbo?...

We feed you. They hunt us.

As does any good hunter displaying a pelt.

Yup. "AI" should be understood primarily as a marketing term designed to impress people who have no understanding of (nor any real interest in understanding) the underlying tools and processes.

@lindaholmes.bsky.social showcasing my favorite of many great Linda Holmes eras.

So, this Unbound/Boundless fiasco. I was going to be polite about it, but after this morning’s email: no

Just like seeking permission to drill on land would kill the oil industry? *sigh* It's the "external costs" argument all over again. If companies don't have to pay ALL of the costs incurred by their processes, like if they get free land, unpaid labor, or no pollution regulation, profit is easy.

Capitalism works because a bunch of kooky people try out their kooky ideas and we all see what works. DO. NOT. LET. THEM. MAKE. POLICY. DECISIONS. Duo owl NOT for president.

The Onion honors Sonic 3, this is truly the highlight of my career

This was a rough, important read. Let's do much better people. observer.co.uk/news/first-p...

Eat high quality calories, spend high quality minutes. If you are doing something or eating something that's bad for you and you don't enjoy it, don't finish. You will have less of both than you realize.

OK honestly genuinely just from a philosophical point of view the Luigi murder might actually have the structure of a standard utilitarian thought experiment? Assuming that "aggressive anti-consumer" behaviour means, in this context, denying people access to healthcare, then it seems that...

This is beautiful. The thread is great too.

The antithesis to prepper mentality can be summed up in one sentence: "The less we have, the more we share." I believe it's important to stock up on some things and to learn to repair/reuse/repurpose other things, but I'm not hoarding anything behind a testosteronal stockpile of guns & ammo.

Yesterday I finished Green Bone Saga and I was happy. Today I realized I have no more Green Bone Saga and I'm sad.

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Lol

Don't look away. It's time. youtu.be/JN1oBfg0fwI?...

I've never done any kind of drawing, but I just started doodling and it's so fun and relaxing. Also, it feels so human. What makes it interesting is all the mistakes. Btw, thanks @howardtayler.bsky.social for the gentle push. @writingexcuses.bsky.social