Article 6
For those that aren't paying attention to the AI boondoggle, his real plan looks something like this:- Generate propaganda about how AGI might kill us all- Use the fear to get legislation passed that...
View ArticleArticle 5
Crucially, the main target of the propaganda is the US government and its allies. Convincing the government that something is a "strategic economic and military resource" unlocks the infinite money...
View ArticleArticle 4
Why I find #astrophotography fun and fascinating:I take a bunch of images of a small patch of sky — each image apparently containing nothing but blank sky and a handful of stars. But you can take that...
View ArticleArticle 3
I like it because it's a very explicit example of a general rule about life and about the nature of science: There are layers to reality, and the deeper you dive into something — the longer you stare...
View ArticleArticle 2
This is also why I find the current trends in society and politics so depressing. It's all focused on the superficial or straight-up imaginary. People have started to see the depth of reality, and...
View ArticleArticle 1
Maybe you wonder why I bother doing astrophotography and posting pictures "like normal" with so much bad stuff happening in the world.I'm trying to remind people of their ignorance by pointing out how...
View ArticleArticle 0
That's the hope anyway. I know it's a stretch, but it's all I've got at the moment. I don't know what else to do.The honest truth is that I do it because I enjoy it. The idea that it might also change...
View ArticleArticle 0
IMPORTANT PSA FOR CISGENDER PEOPLEIf you ever see an upside down trans flag, there is a trans person in distress and you are morally obligated to promptly stop and render assistance (ideally, in the...
View ArticleArticle 1
mh-, ph-I don't know how to describe what my issue is exactly today, but suffice to say I feel terrible, both physically and mentally. The brain weasels are out in force today.
View ArticleArticle 0
I've learned the hard way that there can be a significant difference between Canon EF and EF-S lenses, despite the fact that the lens socket is the same.
View ArticleArticle 2
Okay, so at least I got one thing done today that I've been meaning to get to: reorganizing/cleaning up my work bench. Only time will tell if this is an ideal arrangement, but so far I am much more...
View ArticleArticle 0
mh-I feel so empty all the time, and I don't know where the void is or what I could do to fill it.The problem isn't that nothing matters, it's like there's nothing I care about enough to put energy...
View ArticleArticle 2
Repair what is brokenRemake what was lostRejuvenate what has agedRepurpose what is uselessReveal what is hidden
View ArticleArticle 1
I am a hacker.I am an engineer.I am a scientist.I am an artist.I am an avatar of change.I am a connoisseur of the ephemeral, esoteric, and emergent.I am a way for the universe to know itself,And a...
View ArticleArticle 0
In many ways, I know who I am. There is a consistent pattern there, but it's as if I constantly forget what it is. The signal gets buried in the noise. I lose lock on the carrier frequency and start...
View ArticleArticle 8
I went to my local makerspace for the first time in at least a year (two?). They do a monthly social night thing, and I discovered that a couple of girls (friends? partners?) became members since I've...
View Article