markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 4hArt historian friend actually changed my mind about that one. The urinal was apparently making the point that even the most mundane, utilitarian objects were still carefully designed by someone. So they are all, quite literally, works of art. We just take them for granted 110
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 4hAlso a famous quote about race cars by Ferdinand Porsche 100
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 5hDictatorship fails for the same reason as communism: a single, unfixable point of failure. With communism, SPOF is whoever controls redistribution. With dictators, SPOF is them. While the SPOFs are benevolent, cool. But the moment a bad actor takes over, you're doomed. Failure is *inevitable* 010
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 11hWe need a global arms treaty for #AI just as with nuclear weapons. AI should be able to reach a certain agreed level of competence, and no higher. Everyone's AI ends up on the same level: useful, but not dangerously superintelligent. Breaching this should be considered a crime against humanity 110
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 12hIt's like performance art at this point. "How else can we make our side look as bad as possible?" "Hold my beer, comrades..." 000
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 12hSays AI industry guy who personally gave Trump $1m and whose AI companies have donated millions more www.techpolicy.press/dont-trust-t...techpolicy.pressDon’t Trust Trump? Don’t Trust Big TechPublic Citizen's Rick Claypool says there are dangerous synergies on display between an authoritarian White House and Big Tech titans. 050
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 13hMedia expects the right to be offensive, bigoted, ignorant and evil. They expect everyone else to be polite, inclusive, smart and kind. Anyone strays from their template, that's news 010
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 13hHe never stops exploring. Bucky Fuller would approve 000
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Can I? I'll have to take your word for that, my dear superfan 000
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026That is the real killer. Believing zionism to be effectively more than what the word literally means, given that Bibi and his ilk are indeed racists and worse, may not be logical but you can see the thinking. But that amendment being voted down is just... wow. Maybe they just miss the wilderness 020
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Weird, cos Israel didn't even exist at that time. Guess you mean a different 'them' 100
Reposted by markmcan.bsky.socialKevin Marks @kevinmarks.com · 04/10/2026A thoughtful and interesting essay by @stephenwolfram.bsky.social on Pure Maths and AI that expresses the utility of LLMs as a source of constrained randomness that is useful when combined with an expertly built way to evaluate the results. writings.stephenwolfram.com/2026/09/what...writings.stephenwolfram.comWhat’s the Future for Pure Math Research in the Age of AI?Stephen Wolfram chimes in about the future of pure math and AI based on his unique perspective of language creator and scientific researcher. 241
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Except the incredible 'zionist synagogues' amendment implies certain people will indeed be targeted. Shat the bed on this one, folks 1333
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Not a fan of him at all but this was an anti-Iran war protest, not a pro-Iran regime protest. That's a very important difference 040
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Only 0.5% of living Israelis settled in 1948. The rest are their descendants, now into the 6th, 7th and 8th generations. If you're born somewhere, as were your parents and great-great-great grandparents, then you're not a settler. That's your home. Was 1948 fair? No. But that ship has long sailed 1120
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Now run that logic again with Jewish people as the subject 100
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026There are millions of *actual Israelis* who hate Bibi and everything he does. Most Israelis think the settlers are nuts. Clearly they still wish to be Israelis, and for Israel to exist. So does anyone supporting the two state solution. The real problem is fascists and war criminals. Be accurate 1110
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026That suggests you are unaware Israel is only a Jewish majority state. Two million Israelis, 20% of the population, are muslim Arabs. That aside, your support for the principle of such a state also suggests you are misusing the term 'zionist'. So I hope that answers your original comment 040
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026That has nothing to do with where we get our drinking water from. All our drinking water is collected and treated rainwater. Mostly stored in reservoirs, some in aquifers. Drainage water, treated (or untreated) sewage, and any other water that we've already used is *never* tapped for drinking 000
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Of course it would, that's the whole point. Two state solution means Israel alongside a new, additional Palestinian state. Many Palestinians strongly support this idea. Do you agree? 1150
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Do you believe in the two state solution? 1120
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026All other LLMs correctly report that Russia is the aggressor. Grok has therefore been hard-coded to spread this propaganda, just like the South African farmers thing. And only one person can order that 010
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Why do you think we get drinking water from rivers 100
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026That's just hard water! Perfectly safe, does make a crap brew tho. Buy your bestie a water filter, save yourself all that trouble 110
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Sewage in our rivers and seas is the real issue, our tap water is fine worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...worldpopulationreview.comWater Quality by Country 2026Data on water quality in all the world's countries, including countries with the highest water quality (safest drinking water) and countries with the worst water quality. 100
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Good lord he absolutely nails this www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...reddit.comFrom the Damnthatsinteresting community on Reddit: Look for the person who is cruelExplore this post and more from the Damnthatsinteresting community 000
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Mike Graham bouncing back there #accidentalpartridge 000
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026static.klipy.comSpock Plays Vulcan Harp in Star TrekAlt: Spock Plays Vulcan Harp while giving his best come to bed eyes. And ears 020
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Transistors are "trans sisters", asylum seekers come from asylums, transgenic mice are transgender, injecting bleach cures covid, Spain is a BRICS nation, windmills make whales crazy, Hannibal Lector was real, dumb is spelled dum, Japan is an Islamic Republic, nukes stop hurricanes... #ForrestTrump 000
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026God I love Dan Hannan car crashes in May www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-t...bbc.co.ukDan Hannan: Ribbed with rambling tweetsTwitter users send MEP Dan Hannan their pictures of imaginary countryside walks. 010
Reposted by markmcan.bsky.socialDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I love that the U.S. government now has ideas so dumb that the fact checks are simply “yeah this isn’t a parody, it’s real” 6854497907
markmcan.bsky.social @markmcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026static.klipy.comPerfect Ironic GIFAlt: Perfect Ironic GIF 000