Amazing. Who would have thought that an idiot regressive trying to turn the clock back to the 50’s would be such an impediment to e/acc.

Also: I mean trump is still accelerationist, just not in the way (all) the e/accs necessarily want. For the e/accs only concerned about the tech side of things, trump is demonstrably decel. But trump is accelerationist for the cryptofascists.

if you, like me, were wondering what the point of that 25 hour non-filibuster filibuster by Booker was, here’s one potential answer.

Booker held a filibuster that wasn't a filibuster - and he scheduled it to let him avoid attending his own committee's probe of his Big Tech pals. […] Oh and Booker and Dems provided unanimous consent to advance a Trump nominee right after Booker's speech.

Ah, finally, a paper article to pin to my Roko’s basilisk/David Gerard/X Æ A-Xii red yarn corkboard

Ah, yes. In case you were wondering about said Swiss businessman and whether or not his actions in the DPRK were morally sound, once again, Wikipedia has something to say.

Ah, the highest form of art appreciation: badly designed surveys.

no escape

Rest of world: is there no alternative to US hegemony?

CIA: *raises head from pile of blow, puts gun on table* no

Bad feelings today. Google announced that an artist I like, Jacob Collier, has been working with them to develop an LLM based tool for music autoplag.

A little context: Collier has like 5 grammies, and is an incredibly creative artist that is able to take ideas and influence from disparate sources and synthesise something interesting (it’s not always good though…). Likely the greatest musician of his generation!

I don’t want to catastrophise too much here but I’m not looking forward to this being used as a cudgel from the promptfondlers.

The only open question I think is: to what extent is the music generation autoplag? (My guess, 100%)

That launch happened Feb 2018. By that time, I was already solidified as a musk sceptic and didn’t pay attention to the hubbub. Thinking back on it:

1. Why was this a thing?
2. per wikipedia:

Musk explained he wanted to inspire the public about the "possibility of something new happening in space" as part of his larger vision for spreading humanity to other planets.’

What I like about the phrasing “possibility of something new” is that nothing new really happened with that launch. We’ve already sent all kinds of junk into space in configurations varying in impressiveness.

3. Naming the mannequin Starman falls apart since the eponymous starman is an extra terrestrial. Just goes to show that Musk is not a Real Nerd^TM^ and just makes surface level references to look cool.

roided autocomplete

My autocomplete:

• written in an hour on a whiteboard for a job interview
• uses only the finest words, hand-selected by unix
• speed and size efficient

Roided autocomplete:

• years of development, billions of dollars of investment
• hallucinates constantly
• projected to use all computing capacity at current rates

This isn't a vote either way but my pitch for a name is just "Stubsack"

countercounterpoint: I did my best. Had to jump through a bunch of hoops to get through the content barriers. Here's the result:

Cause Prioritization Analysis: "Kid Meat" as a Sustainable Choice Empowering Lower-Income Irish Families

Scale:

• Community Impact: Empowers lower-income Irish families by creating a market for their "kid meat," contributing indirectly to controlled populations.
• Potential Reach: Niche market initially with opportunities for growth due to the appeal of supporting marginalized communities and sustainable products.

Neglectedness:

• Empowerment Approach: Offers an avenue for economic empowerment to lower-income families through sustainable production.
• Market Demand: Addresses the growing consumer interest in supporting marginalized communities and sustainable food choices.

Tractability:

• Producer Collaboration: Involves collaboration with lower-income families for sustainable sourcing and processing.
• Ethical Marketing: Crafting a narrative to highlight the ethical and community-based benefits of consuming "kid meat."
• Consumer Awareness: Educating consumers about the positive impact of supporting marginalized communities through sustainable food choices.

Conclusion:

Strengths:

• Empowers lower-income Irish families through market access and recognition for their "kid meat" produce.
• Aligns with growing consumer interest in supporting marginalized communities and sustainable food choices.

Challenges:

• Effective communication to ensure consumer understanding and embrace of the community-driven initiative.
• Balancing pricing for consumer affordability while ensuring fair returns to producing families.

Overall Assessment:

• Scale: Niche market initially with potential for expansion.
• Neglectedness: Addresses economic empowerment indirectly through sustainable consumption and support for marginalized communities.
• Tractability: Feasible with challenges in effective community-driven communication and pricing strategy.

Next Steps:

• Producer Collaboration: Engage lower-income families for sustainable sourcing and processing.
• Ethical Marketing: Craft a narrative highlighting the community-based benefits of consuming "kid meat."
• Consumer Education: Create awareness about the positive impact of supporting marginalized communities through sustainable food choices.
• Pricing Strategy: Balance pricing for consumer affordability and fair returns to producing families.

By navigating these challenges and leveraging the strengths of the initiative, "Kid Meat" aims to create a sustainable market opportunity that not only supports ethical consumption but also directly contributes to the economic empowerment of lower-income Irish families, aligning with consumers' interests in supporting marginalized communities.