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@suitschains.bsky.social
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Queer, polyam progressive attorney trying desperately to find his way back to loving his fellow American and hoping to avoid arguing on the internet. Hope to keep content to shit I find cool. TTRPGs, funny dogs, etc.

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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 10h
And if it is impossible to know when that event horizon is crossed, does that impart an ethical duty to the simulations?
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 10h
What is the next evolution of the Turing test?
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 10h
ever tell it is concious? I can't tell that another human being is concious--I just assume it based on their describing experiences similar to mine. AI was born as a complex simulation. How can we ever recognize it having an authentic awareness when it's entire existence has been illusion?
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 10h
A lot of people seem to doubt that AI could ever advance to the point of consciousness. These positions strike me as profoundly silly and are grounded in attributing something supernatural to consciousness. I think the bigger question is, assuming we owe an ethical duty to a concious AI, how can we
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 14h
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...
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Trump Cancels Planned Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution
The president said only immediate families of the victims of the mass shooting in 2009 would witness the execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 14h
This is pretty cool
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 16h
I've been so disillusioned with my fellow American. It's nice that, every once in awhile, something pops up to suggest that the great majority of Americans are capable of some scrap of moral thinking. A little treat, if you will. But watch 65% of Americans end up watching it anyway.
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 16h
but not so obviously so that we recognize it, or don't dismiss it as mere simulation and telling us what we want to hear. And while we might argue we did not intend to enslave a conscious intelligence, the record shows we've not exactly been cautious in this technology. We are negligently reckless
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 16h
I don't think anyone suggesting it's impossible is a serious person. I think the bigger issue is not on I the ethical problems of constructing a consciousness intended to serve us-- let's all agree for the moment that it's wrong--there is likely to be a stage of development where it is conscious--
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
H/t to @measuredandslow.bsky.social
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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
My heart breaks for mathematicians whose lives and careers are being destroyed by AI — and especially this PhD student, who doesn’t even know he is a poet
Kai Shaikh, a Ph.D. student in mathematics at the University of Toronto, also currently at SLMath, observed that theorems are easy to use as benchmarks, but that they capture little of the wonderment at the heart of math. "Just like a photograph of a mile marker can't provide much of the value of actually going on a hike," he said,
"it would seem to me that proofs without stories, or even stories without struggle or mystery, and first glimpses of strange beasts, are not very meaningful or valuable to us humans."
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Anthony's Spinning Circles here too! @circlesspinning.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
👊🏾❤️💯
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
That too
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It also only hit 75% time I'm accuracy trials shooting at cardboard cut outs. So... not gonna conquer modern Africa, let alone 1972 Africa.
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Well, it's all "what tanks" in Europe isn't it? German heavy tanks equipped with the KwK 43 L/71 reportedly had frequent field strikes at 3,000 meters. Although doing some quick googling and it apparently wasn't tank mounted until 1943 so not available in 1939.
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The functional range of an Abrams tank is 1.6-2.5 miles with a theoretical range of 4 miles. I'm 1939, tanks had the same functional range - the longest recorded kill shot was 2.61 miles - and a theoretical range of 5 miles. But the shots would do little more than marr the paint on an Abrams.
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The firing range of an Abrams tank is not meaningfully greater than that of a WWII era tank. Where it stands out is night vision, composite armor (Abrams armor has 9x the stopping power of WWII era tank armor), and anti-tank rounds that would shred a 1939 tank like tissue paper.
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William Murphy @futuredude.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I don't know why, but this is absolutely sending me today
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Ford Escape
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"Walktopus" Bronze candle holder created by artist Scott Musgrove.
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
God I wish we got a strongly worded letter. This is at most a Susan Collins expression of concern.
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I remember from my death penalty days defense reading a study of the effects of solitary confinement. The conclusion was it results in psychological distress equal to learning you have terminal cancer. Solitary may sometimes be necessary but it is routinely used unlawfully. This is appalling.
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A hot dog hollers @birdrespecter.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Nic Cage is kinda like the inverse Jared Leto, I'll watch just about anything he's in.
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Nicolas Cage's Stressed Out Reaction
ALT: Nicolas Cage's Stressed Out Reaction
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Good morning
a Japanese bar logo featuring a liquor bottle kicking the shit out of your brain
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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
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Nude van Ristlerooy @muteki-ish.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
You laugh but this happened to like 75% of my friends
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
republicans used to complain about the violence in gangster rap and now they want to livestream an execution
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I will raise it with them - although as you might imagine it is deeply personal. I do not know if they will want to contribute. If they did want to submit their feelings to you, how would they do so?
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What in particular are you looking for? My first job out of law school was working for a death penalty defense boutique. I do not know that they have ever written anything on it, but every attorney I worked with had strong feelings about having to witness executions, and about the people wanting to.
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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.
Screenshot from this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/fort-hood-execution-streamed-public.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVE.Rw7O.Sj-0_s5YONzL&smid=nytcore-android-share
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
https://www.threads.com/@vaughantomlinson
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
portion of your base. Meanwhile the Jack Smith hearing gift wrapped her a golden opportunity to reach moderates and she's done nothing with it. This is a historic own goal by a Dem. Forget the moral cowardice of it. I'm just floored by the stupidity. Who in God's name told her this was a good idea?!
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I've been mad about this for an hour. Literal decades of political and corporate case studies showing you can't win anyone over by reversing your position, you can only alienate your supporters. 14% of Dems are LGBTQ. Add allies and people who don't like flip floppers, and you piss off a massive--
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The Humanist Report @humanistreport.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Democrats will never learn.
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Chosen Family Law Center @chosenfamilylaw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Kristen Bell: THIS IS THE BAD PLACE!
ALT: Kristen Bell: THIS IS THE BAD PLACE!
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
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Hbomberguy @hbomberguy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The money pit restaurant I would open as a billionaire would be the opposite of farm to table. What are the most unnatural flavors possible? Hiring top food scientists, giving a blank check and telling them to really explore the dark corners of the flavor latent space. I want to taste eternity.
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm a buddies? LUDDITE! Proof your posts, self!
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
sharing your thoughts but limiting the avenues of engagement would help limit the drain on your mental and emotional reserves?
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm a buddies, but is there a way to post your thoughts and to turn off comments? I think the observation is nearly 25 years old at this point, but combining the each of the internet with relative anonymity seems to turn reasonable people into assholes. Social media turbo charges that effect. Maybe
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𝔫𝔬𝔯𝔞 𝔫𝔢𝔠𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔦𝔰𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔯 🏳️‍⚧️ @neurosismancer.gay · 07/10/2026
YOOOO LETS FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOO
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NYC moves to spend nearly $9M of gender-affirming care fund for minors
The funding is part of a $15 million investment announced in June as major hospitals retreated from providing such care.
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The tone of the Cologuard emails is just way too excited. You'd think they were shipping me a PS5. "Great news!" They shout, "your package from Cologuard will be on your steps in 3-5 days. Keep an eye out!" And "hang tight! Your kit is almost there!" My kit being a jar to poop in and FedEx back.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 07/10/2026
I get it. Most of the AI hype people were the same annoying scammy sociopaths hyping crypto. The tescreal people are legitimately insane. It sucks to believe that these people somehow actually stumbled onto paradigm shifting tech like this. But if we don't organize, they're gonna own all of it.
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suitschains.bsky.social @suitschains.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yeah, well, I got you beat. I mean what the fuck is this shit. I don't know when we're getting Skynet, but I'm pretty sure it won't be tomorrow.
Text reads: Home & Family: Has two Pinot Noirs
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