Skeets before unfortunate events... RE:
So I know that I am super late to this, but I just finished reading Babel by [@rfkuang.bsky.social]( ), and it's one hell of a book.
Hear me out: yes, ChatGPT can be silly and hallucinates, but... would you trust it to run the US more than these chucklefucks in charge? RE:
New Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Move Fast & Mistake Things This week we explore a lot of AI and AI-moderation related stories, how people using AI to take short cuts are going to regret it, and how not understanding tradeoffs is causing trouble for everyone. [podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...]( ) [Move Fast and Mistake Things -...]( )
I interrupt our usually scheduled programming to alert you that I have just learned of the existence of a tribute band called the Dubmones... who play reggae/dub/rocksteady covers of Ramones songs. Thank you for your attention to this matter. [www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhdJ...]( ) [DUBMONES - Blitzkrieg Bop (Fre...]( )
Wrote about the absolute craziness of Missouri AG suggesting that any AI that suggests anything negative about Donald Trump is committing "consumer fraud"—especially given his own stance in Missouri v. Biden that no gov't official should ever even be allowed to *talk* to a tech company. RE:
This was a really fun discussion on a variety of things, mainly about how I use AI, but also some about Bluesky, copyright law... and even my recent trip to Gettysburg. RE:
Commenter claims that we're committing "seditious conspiracy" not for criticizing the government, but for @npub1z65j...ywmm's post about Trump's media company... Read the article that is apparently so dangerous... before Karl and I get sent to South Sudan: [www.techdirt.com/2025/07/09/t...]( ) https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreihbkkq2cxg7nwh3gjonowfqyddjmmifx3pulbavdj45afqsxwvgpe
Rep. Randy Fine responds to Democrats calling him out and asking him to apologize for calling Rep. Ilhan Omar a "terrorist" is somehow even more obnoxious? https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreidjtoealyjuoasu6e6kjmluyv7bid545brnhjj6vbwbxazg67wyxi
This is A16Z's "American Dynamism" project at work. Writing bills to make sure taxpayer money can only go to one of their companies. RE: