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If she’s asking about cake, you’ve officially entered the part of the job where the walls start giving advice… and honestly, I can see why they’d take an interest in you.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 9h

This means that Americans will stay away, because most of them know a promise from Donald Trump is poison. This won’t affect prices in any meaningful way, and it just spurs more distrust of us as a profoundly stupid world power that doesn’t know what it’s doing.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 9h

Problem is: buying Russian oil products is wildly illegal for ALL Americans, and no loosening of OFAC world market licenses will change that. Sure, Trump might direct his customs officers to look the other way, but that doesn’t mean that an importer wouldn’t be in legal jeopardy in the future.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 10h

Only a fool banks on a promise from Donald Trump.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 10h

While the president can (and has) waived licensing requirements for Russian oil, it is still wildly illegal for any American to buy it because of legislation that Trump himself signed. Any promises not to prosecute are only good while Trump is in office, and that won’t be forever.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 10h

And, Trump announcing a deal with Russia ahead of the mid-terms is just smoke and mirrors intended to give farmers some intestinal courage to consider voting for the GOP again. If Russia had that capacity to sell, and the ability to ship it (which they don’t), wouldn’t they already be doing it?

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 15h

Trump really has a type, doesn’t he.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 16h

If your manager starts monologuing about combustible citrus, just nod. It’s a cultural thing there.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 16h

Add this to the list of illegal things that the administration will refuse to prosecute itself over. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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The Ghost of Mark Twain @ghostofmarktwain.bsky.social · 18h

Don't just stand by. Stand up. Speak out. Vote.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A burning meth lab with a giant 5 megaton pile of manure in the back that is also on fire and can’t be put out. And a cavern system underneath the earth that’s been burning for 200 years and also can’t be put out. And a giant dumpster that is on fire, but that was just since 2024.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

That’s what she said.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Caller: “I’m here for an argument.” Reply: “No, you’re here for an argument.”

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It’s only scary when the call is coming from inside the house. 😉😅

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

October 2028, Jeff Bezos: SI instead of AI is so so BRILLIANT. Jan 21st 2029, Jeff Bezos: SI instead of AI is so so STUPID.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In the eyes of these fascists, “religious liberty” means that Christians (and only Christians) have the “freedom” to impose their beliefs on others.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Nobody wants to see that… 🤣

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I’m not much of an FPS guy, but DOOM3 really creeped me out. I think it was the tightly-collimated flashlight beam.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I didn’t know that ghosts need key-pad security systems… 😅

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thanks. That sea lion comment went right over my head.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Gosh. And no dog to experiment on anymore?

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Most of us consider Word itself to be the lovecraftian cosmic horror. 😅

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Who did you test it on? 😉

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If Democrats win the Senate, I predict there is a 100% chance Thune rams-through young replacements for Alito and Thomas at warp speed before January. A generational 6-3 Republican majority on SCOTUS is something they won’t pass up.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m shocked that we’re down by 1 point in the land of farmageddon (Iowa).

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Her PET beaver. Sheesh.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is the future Elon wants for you so that SpaceX shareholders can be rich. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Be careful what you wish for. Troops fucking HATE you.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

With friends like these….

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And still a month to go until the election. We can get him lower!

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There they go again, threatening us with a good time.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

They were very good friends, apparently.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

First thing to go when we have a D president again: this embarrassing tchotchke crap-fest. And what’s with the stupid fucking X over the door? Even Arab princes roll their eyes at this temu-royalty display.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And, I might add, it’s completely in line with the average IQ of a GOP stooge.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I dunno. That shit seems human to me. Most AIs aren’t that dumb.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Some times I “forget” to say the last one.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

1. Google 2. That 3. Yourself 4. Please

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Is she still calling it A-one?

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And, finally, yes, these things can go off the rails. Like any human can. That’s why you have reviewers and editors and permission layers. But these things have come a long way in just two years, let alone 4 when these things were just single pass and created code that was only worth a chuckle.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

These advanced systems are not cheap, and are WAY better than the free chatbots you get on the web, and I daresay are also a quantum leap above the 10 dollar a month subscriptions you get from an AI service. If you want to see how good this stuff can be, try out a paid month of Codex or Claude Code.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Orchestration layers (like Agents) use multiple single passes through LLMs in a directed graph to fix errors and check statements against sources for truth. And LLMs can be given tools to measure reality rather than make assumptions about it from training data.

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RJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is only true about the very lowest level of a software stack that includes an auto-regressive model. You don’t have to have LLMs that can say “hang on, that token isn’t correct” in order to build useful systems.

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