If Americans want to keep enjoying their elevated standard of living, they had better come to terms with the fact that immigration is the silver bullet that creates a broad economic base of motivated citizens.
10:09 AM - Apr 17, 2024
Rest in peace Aleksei A. Navalny. You are a symbol of freedom to us all. ✊
03:00 AM - Mar 02, 2024
NP = The problem could be solved by a magic non-deterministic computer and verified in a deterministic way.
P = The magic computer would be overkill, we have a deterministic way to find the solution and a deterministic way to verify it.
P=NP means the magic computer is out of a job.
P = The magic computer would be overkill, we have a deterministic way to find the solution and a deterministic way to verify it.
P=NP means the magic computer is out of a job.
03:16 AM - Oct 23, 2023
“Of course if you are really genetically superior, you do not require a society built on that premise. You seek to create one because, on some level, you know you are not.” - Adam Serwer describing the hypocrisy of the rising right wing eugenics movement.
10:58 PM - Sep 16, 2023
Students should not be using tools that violate the course syllabus. But forbidding students from using LLMs like ChatGPT is a basic failure of education. All tools require skill to use them properly and those who know how to use tools have an advantage over those who do not.
04:31 PM - Sep 05, 2023
A bathroom scale measures weight, but displays mass. On another planet the scale would have to be recalibrated so that it shows the same mass value as on Earth.
04:27 PM - Jul 30, 2023
Why is it that our feelings toward another person’s humanity are contingent on a story. Whether true or not, why is that story a prerequisite?
10:01 PM - Jul 29, 2023
Glimblatch: (noun) The fleeting moment of inspiration or clarity that comes when you're just about to fall asleep or just waking up.
01:06 AM - Jun 19, 2023
Today I am thinking of all of the people who died at the hands of the Chinese government in the #TiananmenSquareMassacre
06:11 PM - Jun 04, 2023
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Do you want to build something great? Think mechanism, not policy. Build a tool that people need, and let them decide how it is used.
10:10 PM - May 26, 2023
The very first Linux kernel scheduler begins as follows...
/* this is the scheduler proper: */
while (1) { /* ... */ }
/* this is the scheduler proper: */
while (1) { /* ... */ }
03:08 AM - May 21, 2023
Remember when fundies and conservatives pointed at HIV as evidence of their god’s divine judgement? Where are they now that HIV is more treatable than diabetes? And what do they have to say about the oceans of immunology knowledge spawned from HIV research that has benefited everyone?
09:48 PM - May 07, 2023
I am waiting for Gizmodo.com to weigh in on the debate over how to pronounce “gif”.
02:13 PM - Apr 29, 2023
A lot of mental energy is required to contextualize a question so that it avoids distractions. I think this is a good thing, and represents one of the grand challenges of being a human. But what do we do about questions that fail to contextualize and trigger distractions that drown out the value?
02:40 PM - Apr 28, 2023
After reviewing John Von Neumann's draft report on the EDVAC, I think it might be safe to say that the document does not actually describe input/output mechanisms as is commonly assumed when talking about the Von Neumann architecture.
07:19 PM - Apr 24, 2023
"If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy." - David Frum
02:03 PM - Apr 21, 2023
If we can be so callous as to indiscriminately destroy someone's home "for the greater good", what restrains us from further turning on our own in the name of the same greater good?
03:54 AM - Apr 14, 2023
There is virtually no accountability on the open ocean except what the consumer dictates. If you truly care about the fate of our oceans, it is time to start boycotting seafood.
02:28 AM - Apr 13, 2023
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06:07 PM - Apr 06, 2023
My biggest peeve is that some people can't seem to understand just how important Echoing is here. I'm looking at you 1st and 2nd Wavers...don't be so comfortable in your established pods that you don't help set the example for the newcomers, is all I'm saying.
02:10 PM - Apr 01, 2023
If you wonder why Mexican resorts are so dangerous, look no further than the guests who arrogantly think it is their right to go to Mexico looking for drugs. The real foreign invasion is well-off white people destroying the lives of Mexican locals.
03:54 PM - Apr 04, 2023
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Bullies get awfully quiet when the consequences start rolling in...
03:49 PM - Apr 04, 2023
“[…] wisdom - which otherwise consists more in conduct than in knowledge - still needs science, not in order to learn from it but in
order to provide access and durability for its precepts.” - Immanuel Kant
order to provide access and durability for its precepts.” - Immanuel Kant
02:13 AM - Apr 04, 2023
"But how far and to what extent someone must deviate before becoming blameworthy it is not easy to determine by reason, because nothing perceived by our senses is easily determined; such things are particulars, and judgment about them lies in perception." - Aristotle
03:47 AM - Apr 03, 2023
I feel like it would be a nice touch to frame his mugshot and put it in my bathroom. Thoughts?
09:15 PM - Mar 30, 2023
Today is the 204 year anniversary of the "Civilization Fund Act," which paid white missionaries to partner with the federal govt to force Native Americans to convert to Christianity or die.
At its peak 357 such schools kidnapped Indigenous kids & abused & tortured them to death. Horrific.
At its peak 357 such schools kidnapped Indigenous kids & abused & tortured them to death. Horrific.
11:21 AM - Mar 03, 2023
The US banking system is the capitalist equivalent of Taliban terrorists hiding behind women and children in Hospitals and Schools.
Do your part to kick out the terrorists. Abandon for-profit banks and support your local credit union.
Do your part to kick out the terrorists. Abandon for-profit banks and support your local credit union.
03:08 PM - Mar 12, 2023
Pro tip: The phrase "she is the smartest female executive I have ever had the pleasure of working with" is an insult.
03:59 PM - Mar 09, 2023
It makes logical (but not moral) sense that a small group of people would want to coalesce power into a fascistic state. What I can never understand is what sort of hubris is required to actually believe you can now control the monster you created?
07:29 PM - Mar 07, 2023
