Me: Hati can be such a chill cat sometimes! Not always, but sometimes. J: We call that learned helplessness. Or behavioral despair. (I'm impressed at how much he rolls with the punches when it's the kiddo, given how little it takes for a stranger to freak him out.)

I should be working, and yet...

Another day, another AI rant. One, I wish people would stop using the term "intelligence." Two, please stop lumping price prediction, NPC behavior, and cancer detection with the lying machine that lies and the creepy artwork theft hallucinator! In conclusion, argh I hate everything.

A shockingly apt description of Elon Musk.

Never met Tony Peters, don’t know who he is, but a million years ago on Facebook he posted this and I don’t think anyone’s ever put it better.

Sad Stir Fry Easy-ish for the commentators to say?

Low Libido Beef Burrito

Really enjoying the current challenge on the Finch app: music! It's been too long since I listened by album instead of algorithmic playlist. I'm looking forward to "sing in the shower" and "listen outside your usual genres."

I've just been informed that my $17 for a two-pack Hanes bralettes (from Target) are hand wash and dry flat only. Am I actually in a simulation like those bros keep saying or are we in the bad place like everyone keeps joking?

Look, kid, I appreciate you. Also, if you want to make it to thirty without ulcers, you'll need to develop middle gears. (There's more graffiti along similar lines in the porto and on a number of nearby walls. A for effort, points lost for overwriting?)

"No more shoes?" "Nope. AI all day." "What does that mean?" "It's AI. It's in everything. It's the future. So we're the future." "What does your AI do?" "Multi-modal agentic self-supervised latent-space singularity." "You don't know what that means, do you?" "No." "Here's a billion dollars."

I still hate how effective altruism got tainted by all these selfish jerks with motivated reasoning. I liked discussing research on how best to make a difference and the tradeoffs of strict utilitarianism vs. the personal joy of giving. (Because personal giving feels great, right?) 1/10

Lots of functioning as an adult is the same as/similar to parenting a small child, for me. Lay out outfits ahead of time Plan out meals and snacks for day Enforce regular bathing and bedtime Use bribes to accomplish flossing and toothbrushing Or is my inner child just not very inner?

The Adoration of the Wieners (Carnitas, Denied), iPhone and unexpectedly good lighting, 2026

"Well well how the turns have tabled" x.com/JonnyMicro/s...

It's an uncomfortable and exceedingly weird to feel peristalsis and associated gut processes start back up. So. Loud.

Perfect

Within the first five minutes, I wanted to call Coriolanus (2011) magnificent. I still think so. It's also a beautiful showcase of the director's role; one scene that moved me to tears was silent and not in the text. Ralph Fiennes did a wonderful job

My carnivorous sundew is now inside containment. I really hope this works and I don't have to add a secondary window.

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

Food poisoning while ramping onto a GLP-1 agonist = probably my worst birthday yet. Do not recommend.

helps quite a bit if I'm being honest

Being on a GLP-1 inhibitor while maintaining weight seems like it's going to be an aggravating calculus of cramming in micronutrients, fiber, and calories in the smallest package possible with minimal straight sugar or high-fat food that isn't nuts. I'd rather not develop an eating disorder, thx.

My "obligate carnivore" cat who eats actually everything just ate my carnivorous sundew. I've been joking about facilitating revenge.

ChatGPT is indeed

Fascinating anthropological observation.

My entire adult life

I'm pretty sure I got randomized to the GLP-1 inhibitor arm of the brain fog study. Really hoping my body adapts, because this is gnarly and there's nothing I can do for the next week but live through it. Uncomfortable truth about drugs: if it does something, it will have side effects.

5 Star India has a truly S-tier marketing department. They are *earning* their brand name.

"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school

"I asked Chat GPT and -" ok, I asked the exhumed corpse of Pope Formosus during the Cadaver Synod and he went "... ... ..." and then his jaw fell off and it was still a better answer

I continue to be fascinated by the phenomenon whereby an expert engages with any of the LLMs on their field of expertise and is instantly horrified by the wrong answers, and then goes on to use it for things they are not experts in as though it won’t be just as bad for those.

OK, was not expecting this poignant quote: But with surveillance capitalism as the default business model, “they took the most powerful communication technology in human history and turned it into a slot machine that makes you sad." (Celeste/vmfunc quoted)

Listen to this 13 year old who went to her city's council meeting. She had some things she needed to get off her chest

If the ginger menace has killed my carnivorous sundew, I'm going to shave him in stripes and post unflattering pictures online. All the food he's stolen, knickknacks he's knocked over and broken, heads batted at? Annoying but known complicationS of cat ownership. Killing my baby? SHAME.

What does it profit a man to have billions of dollars if he has no one to, lovingly, tell him to shut the fuck up

Humor helps the message stick. And today, this is really tickling me.

#writingsky #booksky

Still trying to balance social media publicizes horrifying shit I can't always handle with isolation because I'm not always able to sit up and interact with people for long. Yaaaay. At least there's also a ton of good art on here.

To anyone that needs clarification, "your best" is what you can accomplish without damage to your physical, mental and emotional health, not what you can accomplish by destroying them

"you can't just stop supporting someone after they post ai!" me:

The replies are delightfully unhinged. We've learned so much from CPSC social media person. I'm not sure we've learned the *right* lessons, but boy have we learned a lot!

According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.

As many are noting, this is not true! On Amtrak back in August, I was opening my wallet to show a conductor my driver's license without thinking, and he said “I don’t need your ID, sweetheart. I ain’t the police.” Then we both laughed.

sigh

No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor

This AI chat/video app ads are everywhere, and it's like watching a beautiful, well-rigged model animated by someone doing their third week homework for Into to Animation. The Judy Hopps one is especially bad, since it highlights how dead the eyes are. Except humans know how to touch their lips.

On one hand, I'm glad it occurred to me that a more fun way to do my core and balance PT would be dancing. On the other hand, it's aggravating that one chill track* wrecked me. Want to dance more! More more more! *Angel and Midnight - Matte Blvck