yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 09/10/2026saying it would be bad for an ethnonationalist, apartheid state currently engaged in an active genocide to stop existing is a really weird thing to do unless you're a nazi scumbag 040
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 03/10/2026alternative ending: damon albarn frantically taking notes 0220
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 03/10/2026my point is, other human being having a conscious experience at least comparable to mine is infinitely more likely than "machine intentionally programmed to do exactly the things that make us assign consciousness to inanimate objects is actually conscious this time, despite how that sounds" 000
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 03/10/2026You're probably not old enough to have seen the "this chat bot is conscious" hype cycle happen with way, way fucking worse chat bots over the last few decades, but people assigning agency to computers is as old as computers 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 03/10/2026except I have understanding---i can consciously experience it, and the most reasonable assumption is that I am not unique in this trait among the species I belong to this is not a hard problem to solve once you leave the world of abstract philosophy and just think about probability for a second 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 03/10/2026in chicago there's this local... uh... is karaoke a genre? band called "Rod Tuffcurls and the Benchpress" which is a very powerful band name 000
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 03/10/2026also, conscious existence of other human beings is the only rational assumption to make. the chances that I'm the only conscious existence among a species of very similar apes is essentially zero. combined with the species' tendency to anthropomorphise everything, there's only one good assumption 110
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 03/10/2026the model is incapable of learning dynamically--it fully re-reads the entire chat history (or, at a certain point, a summary of it) in order to predict what the next word is there is no "self" to interrogate or correct in the first place with an LLM 110
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Because every automated system on anything remotely complex fails sometimes, even very well-designed ones this will almost certainly not be a well-designed one 0120
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026driving fast is not praxis you dipshit jesus christ read a fucking book 120
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026it's unfair to point out that somebody that's consistently, objectively incorrect on a subject isn't worth listening to on that subject? good luck with that lmao 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026the fact that this is the best argument you've made so far is kinda sad 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This entire exchange has been filled with you thinking demonstrably incorrect things, your thoughts on the subject are next to worthless bud 110
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026sure, because it'd be true no matter what I say 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026additionally, it's not that I *think* it will make the roads safer, its that lower driving speeds are demonstrably proven to make the roads safer, and you refusing to believe it doesn't make it any less true, it just makes you kinda stupid 120
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Once again, the only downsides you've articulated are functionally identical to the arguments against drunk driving laws, try again 210
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026That's not an argument against implementing a system that requires no additional components or surveillance to exclusively make driving safer with zero material downside, try again 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If they're still teaching basic physics in high school you may wanna ask your teacher tomorrow for a refresher on the states of matter prior to that momentum lesson 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026any other fundamentally flawed objections, or are you ready to mute and move on? 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026it costs negligible money (necessary sensors are all already mandatory on cars) and the side effects are sometimes it'd make you drive a little slower than it's supposed to 110
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Are you having a stroke my guy? I'd suggest calling an ambulance but I'm worried you'd think that would impede your right to barrel into a building at 100 mph 110
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026like sure, mass public transit would be a great thing to have. Even if we had that and the number of cars on US roads dropped by 99%, this would still be worth implementing lol 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026like you literally don't have a fucking clue what you're talking about, you're just grasping at straws because you don't want to be inconvenienced 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Hey bud, dont know if you realized this, but this is talking about the EU, where they *do* have viable mass public transit and they're *still* implementing this also, do you know *why* distractions and alcohol are dangerous? it's got something to do with reaction time, which speed also impacts 220
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026lol "it's still crippling" despite the fact that it would still be, overall, relatively easy with a little dedication to disable it (also it directly addresses quite possibly the single largest factor in driving deaths, by the way, but the concept of momentum is probably a little too much for you) 110
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I like going fast too, I raced my shitbox on public roads in high school going over 140 and it was fun as hell, but I'm lucky I didn't hurt or kill anyone, and there's no world in which that would help me "escape the government" any better lmao 200
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026we've literally already covered the fact that this system can be implemented with literally zero surveillance, you're just stupid and entitled and can't admit it 210
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026breathylyzer ignitions literally exist moron 010
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026oh, you think you're the protagonist in the fast and the furious, you're *exactly* the kind of person that needs to have a car that can't exceed 70 110
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026You realize that they are, effectively, identical issues, right? or are you not smart enough to know how to compare two apples? 110
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"but you may need to drive home drunk from the bar at some point? especially since 'drunk' is defined by a bunch of people who probably don't have your best interests in mind..." 110
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026so at the end of the day, your real objection is "i like speeding", in a reveal that shocks nobody 110
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026exactly what is the advantage of allowing purely antisocial behaviors with zero societal or personal benefits beyond "i like the idea of going fast"? 210
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026it's essentially trivial to disable your seatbelt detector but the vast majority of people don't "you can technically get around it" does not negate its benefits 130
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026sure, but software spoofing would require the same level of reverse engineering on the ECU as removing it entirely, and actual RF spoofing is pretty easy to detect 210
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026buddy the vast majority of people would think CANbus is a Canadian bus system, they're not gonna be decompiling the ECU and removing the limits 120
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I mean US car manufacturers would absolutely abuse the fuck out of it by logging your location and selling the data but that's an active choice they'll make, not a requirement 230
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026uhh, no, it doesn't, that's not how things like GPS work 240
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026No, he's capitulating to the framing of the opposition, the same fucking mistake democrats have made repeatedly on immigration and is partially responsible for ICE throwing people in concentration camps Again, you're too stupid to see that, or you're ok with the same outcome here. Which one? 010
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026once you've managed to answer that question, you can also follow up by trying and failing to answer in what way those rights were won by voting 000
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026answer the question you spineless worm 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026what talarico did was come out in favor of *reducing* trans rights by placing further restrictions on them you're either too dumb to understand that, or in favor of it. which is it? 110
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026the incremental progress has been directly toward neo nazis in control of all three branches of government you dolt 200
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026you not being able to see beyond the election cycle in front of you is your own failing, not a moral failing in others who can 120
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026by voting for a candidate that tacks right after a primary, you endorse that as a winning strategy, encouraging further right-wing movement by your logic, voting for this strategy makes you complicit in the inevitable fascism it creates 120
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 12/09/2026lmao software engineers fall into the first category 010
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 12/09/2026your first sentence screams "I'm either not an engineer or I'm an exceptionally bad one" 100
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 08/09/2026and just as a heads up, if you start prompting an LLM for a list of the problems, you're *definitionally* not fully aware of the problems, and you've got no clue how realistically solvable those problems are 050
yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social @yeoldebuttpirate.bsky.social · 08/09/2026calling your bluff: name the problems and the solutions 150
