Out on the patio we sit…

Sir this is a Lemmy’s.

It’s fear. I don’t think they’re lying about why they are doing this, as absurd as it seems. They (being the administration, just to be clear) believe that they must wipe out Islam (and I guess Christianity) to prevent being genocided themselves. It’s a weird outcome of the Nazi genocide, that the attitude in Israel is basically “it wouldn’t have happened if I were there”, but the corollary to that is “because I’d do it to everyone else”.

That’s not how we live. I can’t plan to kill my neighbour because I’m reasoning that they’re planning to kill me (because I’m planning to kill them, after all). That’s insane.

Btw, that’s also the Nazi train of thought. That’s what “the great replacement” theory is about, that Jews are planning to dilute the white race or whatever, and the only solution is genocide. It’s a concocted fear.

Predators are warriors. The IDF and current Israeli administration is pretty fundamentally driven by fear.

Every now and then, I’ll read a post like “BEES ARE YELLOW!” or something and I’ll somehow know that Trump said some random bullshit.

You have to listen to Jolene 2: Jolene got a time machine. It’s basically the plot of Terminator 2 but instead of Arnie it’s a redhead hottie.

The only license agreement you could read in its entirety and wholeheartedly endorse.

Does V from Cyberpunk not have a tragic backstory?

I despise how the young speak.

OK google, make me an image of that chick who had sex with a hundred men in one day but sitting in the Architect chair from the matrix.

Since he said there’s no more sex, does that mean Matt can have sex now?

Common misconception. They’ll be bussing.

In the downunderverse, we pronounce it “Nissan”.

Sorrow of Moldavia, Scourge of Carpathia…

Method acting.

The word is “conscientious”. AI is not conscientious because it has no interiority. Therefore, it doesn’t actually take any responsibility for the work, which means it doesn’t actually make you more productive.

Similar to a calculator is great for adding numbers together, and a computer accelerates that, but woodworkers just use the lengths of the wood rather than calculating things.

The process is chosen by the ingredients. Baking has very little variation in ingredients and even then the wrong flour can mess up a recipe. With cooking, there are natural variations in all natural meats and vegetables, so you might need to balance the flavours somehow. That requires a flexibility in the process. “Here’s what you want to achieve, you figure out how to get there”.

Why is Ben Stiller there? For that matter, why is Sean William Scott there? Like that movie sort of ruined his career.

America the Great

If you want to be lifted up, I always go back to Ursula Le Guin. Read, there are answers.