Reposted by 현수John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 9hThis is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 8968062140
Reposted by 현수Dead Carl @deadcarl.bsky.social · 5hWe cannot punish them all, and we therefore should not attempt to do so. Our goal should be to scapegoat a handful and force the rest to pretend they were always against it, until they almost believe they really were. 5477
Reposted by 현수jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5hfor a minute @hurricanexyz.bsky.social has been saying that Legend of the Galactic Heroes is his favorite piece of political theory and now that I am 15 hours into the series I get it. i’m totally Yang Wen-li-pilled. 431426171
Reposted by 현수Ndgree, the Grand Remonstrator @ndgree.bsky.social · 12hKorean shark doo doo doo doo 0559
Reposted by 현수BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 8hsadly the huge leaps forward in machine translation are likely to deprive us of such reliable gems as "dry" and "fuck" in Chinese using the same simplified character or my all-time favorite "Racist Park" (which was also an accurate description of the park, as it happened) 24622119
Reposted by 현수Science Magazine @science.org · 9hExclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. scim.ag/4rTKck8scim.agHow did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’tNew analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51 301460512
Reposted by 현수Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 7hOne thing all New Yorkers can agree on? It’s time to get your flu shot! Go to nyc.gov/healthmap to find all the free locations. 814668778
Reposted by 현수William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 22hRacism, homophobia, support for the Atlanta braves…all manner of vile beliefs surround us. a dark time 3893
Reposted by 현수Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The loss of living memory of the Second World War is absolutely catastrophic 532688374
Reposted by 현수William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 21hThe ‘a nation is not just GDP!!!’ conversation is sort of stupid, to a first approximation every single good thing correlates with economic growth. ‘Do you prefer liquid or illiquid societal wealth’ gets more concisely at the actual division in priorities I think. 918412
Reposted by 현수William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 21hQuebecois don’t read this: this is why parts of Quebec City and Montreal are among the best urban environments in the world, because they have European exteriors and American interiors. 21759
Reposted by 현수Kill Tim Faust 💀 @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 21hI believe it is good to be polite to robots not because they have consciousness (they do not) but because it is bad for the soul to let oneself become a vehicle for cruelty, even if directed at inanimate objects. 1662268
Reposted by 현수jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23hi just want to note that as soon as i posted this i did think "oh yeah, this is just fukuyama's last man" 392431186
Reposted by 현수Calliope @calliope5431.bsky.social · 29/07/2026China's industrial growth isn't about "industrial policy" at all, it's a function of demographics. It has a 1.4 billion person common market and the ability to tap astonishingly varied labor pools (great engineers in the coastal cities, reliable cheap manual workers from the countryside). 2348
Reposted by 현수Jeremy Diamond ☕️ @dmnd.me · 05/10/2026Most other democracies are better able to fix electoral mistakes after the fact because 1. They have had autocracies in living memory 2. Large %s of their populations live near their capitals 29514
Reposted by 현수Jeremy Diamond ☕️ @dmnd.me · 05/10/2026Korea and Yoon is the best case scenario but they’re not unique on this front 0343
Reposted by 현수Colin @colin-fraser.net · 05/10/2026It’s funny to get mad at the Pope for refusing to agree that you are a god 0485
Reposted by 현수Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The big lesson from Brazil's election results is that we operate under the illusion that once people experience actual authoritarianism, they'll be repulsed by it. In reality, Brazilian democracy is just 38 years old and many of the people who lived through dictatorship remember the era fondly. 2544
Reposted by 현수Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 03/10/2026"Despite several different politicians trying to define it in different ways, it’s something that’s lacking a set definition or meaning, instead being a concept that’s adapted to whatever is politically relevant for them at the time: trans teens, heavy metal, AIDS, and so forth." (from July)liberalcurrents.comThe Ever-Shifting "Cultural Marxism"Brainrot is America's biggest political export. 4176
Reposted by 현수Doki Rosi 🌷 working 9 to 5 @dokirosi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Don't Forget 3.Oct.11 🔥 Fullmetal Alchemist #fanart #FMA 526451188
Reposted by 현수Tim @timzhu.io · 03/10/2026You're basically Napoleon if you can make entire organization(s) get on the same database 1170398
Reposted by 현수Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 03/10/2026kinda crazy how this stupid fucking video predicted so much, and it's from 2010youtube.comDance Paul Rudd, Dance | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | adult swimYouTube video by Adult Swim 429148
Reposted by 현수Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Sunday's @washingtonpost op-ed on why “The Great aWOKEning is over" was so absurd, I thought it was a parody article... Until I saw who wrote it 9 years ago, that same columnist whitesplained why I should "be careful" who I called a white supremacistdlvr.itThrowback Thursday: Megan McArdle Can’t Tell Me Shit About White SupremacyBefore Jeff Bezos hired her, the whitest white woman who ever whited dedicated an entire column warning me to “be careful” who I called a white supremacist. 217935
Reposted by 현수Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is why I'm so in favor of accessory commercial units. Just getting people in the US used to **walking** for a cup of coffee or a sandwich in the neighborhood may finally do something to rid Americans of our terminal car brain. 924935
Reposted by 현수Matt Hodges @matthodges.bsky.social · 03/10/2026There's growing experimental evidence¹˒²˒³˒⁴ that LLMs are unusually good at talking people out of entrenched false beliefs and conspiracy theories. ¹ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39264999/ ² pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41179846/ ³ sciety.org/articles/act... ⁴ connecticut.adl.org/resources/re... 36833215
Reposted by 현수GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 03/10/2026looking directly into the camera and supervillain monologuing about how i will do everything i can to ensure my party controls the court for the rest of all of your lives while the party is polling south of rabies is certainly a choice one can make 751872
Reposted by 현수roterote @roterote.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I think Greg is correct, but Americans need to be aware that Magyar’s Tisza government is aggressively going after every Fidesz official, removing them, using every lever of the state to yank them out of power. This is far more aggressive and rapid than anything proposed in the US so far. 281269333
Reposted by 현수 Irenic Bro @irenicbro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Honestly there's a chance that the lame duck period (if it comes) consists almost entirely of him punishing republicans for supporting him 421918
Reposted by 현수Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Jose Andres is also doing battle with left-NIMBYs in the replies. King of my heart and the true big boss. 41289
Reposted by 현수Rosie Amy 🏳️⚧️ @comicsamy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Happy Fullmetal Mean Girls Day, to all who celebrate. 5410228
Reposted by 현수Max Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 03/10/2026“Voters deserve to know the values driving our housing policy. How much housing have we sacrificed, and how many music schools, parks, and other public amenities have we left on the table to maintain the character of low-density neighborhoods?” 112318
Reposted by 현수Max Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 03/10/2026It’s only “value capture” if it comes from the Georgist region of land value taxation. Development fees and exactions are just sparkling housing taxes. 39714
Reposted by 현수depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026we've located bussy 311709326
Reposted by 현수Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 01/10/2026Today we’re launching Opt Out October, our guide for opting out of certain features and finding alternatives to products made by big tech companies. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgHappy Opt Out October! Let’s Find Real Alternatives to the Tech GiantsOver the years, the major tech companies have found all sorts of ways to embed themselves into our lives. We often use their software, their AI tools, their social media, and their operating systems 6315166
Reposted by 현수Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hey I’ve been writing about bro for yearsssssecretaryrofdefenserock.substack.comThe Drone and AI DelusionWhat Defense VC Firms Get Wrong about Military Evolutions and War 510119
Reposted by 현수Carter Lavin @carterlavin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The article and the framing is such a clear sign that fully-throated pro high-speed rail outside/grassroots advocacy is desperately needed in California. @movecalifornia.bsky.social & @transbaycoalitiocalmatters.org are stepping up to fill that void calmatters.org/politics/202... (1/2)calmatters.orgCalifornia’s high-speed rail authority made a legislative wishlist. It mostly stalled outCalifornia’s bullet train agency said timely construction of the rail line depended on these reforms. They mostly failed. 26015
Reposted by 현수CAHSR's Strongest Soldier @emoscientist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Finally some mainstream coverage of the Metrolink situation. But this article leaves out SERVICE CUTS COMING NEXT MONTH as well as how weird and dysfunctional it is that the budget is being approved piecemeal like this. laist.com/news/transpo...laist.comOC Transportation Authority funds Metrolink for another quarter as service hangs in the balanceMetrolink points to a dip in ridership and increasing costs for budget woes. 3347
Reposted by 현수Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 01/10/2026Huh. Today in "always look up the etymology because sometimes you're just repeating a myth but sometimes it's weirder and more incredible than you could have possibly imagined" www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/c... 10703261
Reposted by 현수James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What isn't surprising: work requirements are reducing coverage because of paperwork burdens What is surprising: apparently The Pitt had a storyline that demonstrated the difficulty of navigating Medicaid redeterminations 430268
Reposted by 현수Max Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 01/10/2026We should build a statue of this woman. 317516
Reposted by 현수GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 01/10/2026like, cards on the table (with some hidden), tech unions are trying to adopt a framework for work and protections that was designed and developed for people who turn wrenches, and i think that perpetuates the worst parts of that system with no improvements 923722
Reposted by 현수California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Decades of capped premiums left California insurers unprepared for major fires, pushing hundreds of thousands onto the state's shrinking-coverage "insurer of last resort." The fix is letting prices rise so risk gets priced, mitigated, and insured properly. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... 0214
Reposted by 현수California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In Oakland's Rockridge, seniors who benefited from decades of exclusionary zoning are now the fiercest opponents of the very senior housing many will need themselves - a reminder that "not in my backyard" often means blocking your own future options too. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... 1287
Reposted by 현수California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026[Bill Alert] @governor.ca.gov has signed AB 2074. AB 2074 speeds recovery of dense urban neighborhoods by streamlining high-rise housing near transit hubs and identifying state-backed loans to cut costs. Thank you, @matthaneysf.bsky.social. cayimby.org/news-events/... 0267
Reposted by 현수Max Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 29/09/2026Californians: you're going to hear about the Starter Home Revitalization Act a lot over the next few years. In short, it legalizes small-lot infill ownership homes (ie townhomes and cottage courts) by-right everywhere housing is allowed, with strict approval deadlines similar to those for ADUs. 59614
Reposted by 현수California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026[Bill Alert] @CAGovernor has signed SB 677. It will protect already-approved housing projects from common city delay tactics over the creation of subdivisions and approval of federal financing for affordable housing. Thank you, @scottwiener.bsky.social. cayimby.org/legislation/... 0194
Reposted by 현수mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Remember how much of the reporting around Musk was first that his politics were idiosyncratic and nebulous (shortly before he became the #1 Republican donor in 2024) and then that he was "disillusioned with politics" and withdrawing from it (shortly before he became the #1 donor in 2026). Why? 328431
Reposted by 현수Ivy @poisonivy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026i love when these creeps are stupid enough to fuck up their own PR all the 'well there's no proof the CNC orgy is an AI networking event' people in shambles 3972994