Tag: NOW I SEE
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Backward definition of rogue
Headline seen at RealClear: Math formula predicts when AI agents go rogue First thought: Well, that’s dumb. No formula needed, they’re rogue by definition and intention. In programming terms, if Exists(agent): GoRogue(agent) Second thought: No, this misses the meaning of rogue. In normal life a man goes rogue by breaking his contract, an animal goes…
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Heimatkunde test
Seen in the Zillow Gone Wild section of Reddit. It’s in Junction City, deeply familiar territory to me. Looking at the first pic, it’s just a well-kept typical tract house, nothing special. Typical Kansas cliff behind it, again nothing special. I used to climb cliffs like this, made forts, dug fossils. Wonder why it’s so…
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Could temper my hatred
I hate NYC. It has bombed the country many times to enrich the rich. Wall Street has done INFINITELY more damage to us than Japs or Krauts or Saudis or Russkies, especially since the Russkies never even tried to attack us. But a few more articles like this could temper my hatred! This short piece…
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Same apocalypse, different investors
The AI demons show a casual and happy attitude toward technically driven apocalypse. They discuss 10% odds in the same way that a horse bookie discusses a 10 to 1 long shot. Bettors love the long shot, which is why tech demons and horse bookies chatter about it as foreplay. See bridge-jumper. New thought: We’ve…
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Not as simple as I thought
Somebody on substack mentioned the Episcopal tradition of painting the front door red to symbolize the Holy Spirit and a place of sanctuary. The sanctuary idea was big in the Vietnam era when Anglican and Unitarian churches were preaching peace. Especially after Nixon won the ’68 election and tainted the war with heretical Repooflican branding.…
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Pullby date
I was posting a link to an older animation on substack. I thought “well, at least they can be sure it’s human-made by the date on the GIF.” Ping. That’s why the bots only “read” material at least 3 years old. You’d think they should prefer the latest news and trends, but they stay firmly…
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It’s just Parkinson
Carefully planned arson seems to have halted after the big fire paid off the bet on Farinacci, but we still have the usual intentional fires from homeless vagrants. And the demonic “city” continues to catch and release so the criminals can continue ruining the world. The motivations of the criminals are mixed. Some are crazy,…
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Now we know!
I’ve been wondering why so many of the arsonists appear to be working on a contract. Some are just flatout crazy or trying to gain a better life in prison, but others act like they’re on a mission for an employer who expects results. Now we see! = = = = = START DEMON: Visit…
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I guess it’s more candid
Ideally: Laws should apply to all people and all companies. Don’t steal. Don’t kill. Don’t defraud. Don’t evade taxes. In practice: Most laws apply to one type or class or religion or political party, or one of two competing companies. The traditional method is sneaky. When you see weird-looking exemptions and requirements in a law,…
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Pay structure
In school we “learned” a list of alleged propaganda methods. None of them were real. The list itself was propaganda to distract us from real propaganda. One effective REAL method is distorting verb aspect, treating a permanent or habitual process as something new and unknown. Weather becomes CLIMATE EMERGENCY! Flu season becomes VIRUS PLAGUE! Corruption…
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Answered two questions
On this morning’s walk I took the south loop, passing the Champion Hoarder House. There are other half-baked or temporary hoarders. This one has been packed for as long as I’ve been looking, at least 20 years. He seems to have good taste in cars. For a long time a ’65 Lincoln was parked in…
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The Doctors War of 1838
A substacker who posts strange old newspaper features ran an 1898 item on the Pelee Island Sea Serpent. The location sounded familiar so I looked up Pelee Island. It’s the southernmost bit of Canada, in the middle of Lake Erie between Toledo and Detroit. Large enough to have substantial farms and several lighthouses. Pelee Island…
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Deepstatized
Last month I heard, with great relief, that the ADA mandate was suddenly being extended for a year. I heard about the reprieve from the coauthor who had heard it on NPR. Last year I heard about the clampdown indirectly and MANY MONTHS LATE, when one professor asked the publisher if her books were going…
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What’s missing in blockball
A new thought about the nasty social media algorithms. If you’re paying attention you know most of them are NOT echo chambers. Most of them give you less of what you like and more of what you hate. (There are exceptions.) I’ve noticed that blocking and reporting the DULL REPETITIVE CRAP is sort of satisfying,…
