John Grange

Videogames actually don't need a lot to be *cool*. Like, here's the intro from DOOM 64. Tech-wise it wasn't particularly impressive even when it was brand new. But it was cool. And even now, more than a quarter of a century later, it's still kind of cool.

On the one hand, military history has a more even political balance than most history (that is, there are more conservatives there), but on the other hand, every military historian I know, even the conservatives (*especially* the conservatives), pretty much despises Pete Hegseth.

We'll find out the extent to which they've been captured by right-wing media/personality cult stuff. Seems like it won't end well for R's, but I can't help but feel like there's this chance they won't care because they'll just blame it on the libs/DEI/deep state/ you name it.

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I'm looking forward to it!

raw milk 🤝 raw pointers

Record corporate profits and soaring stock prices can never beat tha vibes

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Quantum mechanics is described by a consistent & VERY well tested mathematical framework, & nothing we've seen in particle physics experiments is inconsistent with its basic tenets. It's incredibly precise -- we can predict properties & behaviors of particles to truly amazing levels of precision.
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This thing where folks are convinced it's cheaper to order doordash than make a burrito because they're comparing the cost of one dashed burrito to the cost of ingredients for like 8 burritos feels like the food version of folks who grew up with ipads and smartphones not knowing how to use computers

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Not to mention, there are 2 major holidays one week apart and a normal, moderately well-adjusted person would say happy holidays around that time to strangers and people one is unlikely to see again before both holidays are over. One has to have unthinkable levels of brain rot to think this is woke.

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Gonzo and that rat really do carry. The magic of this movie is if you've read the original Dickens or watched the previous film interpretations, it's pretty clear this one with funny Muppets is easily superior and is the proper way to consume the story!

It's almost as if X isn't a representative sample of the voting public and is instead a platform that actively attracts and selects for people, bots, and views that representitive samples of Americans largely find to be repellent🤷‍♂️

This is basically the same as my house. Mine are now at Christmas Vacation age, which I love.

🔥 Cozy up to a digital fireplace with Sierra On-Line's "A Computer Christmas" (1986). 🎄💾 This vintage software's Yule Log vibe reminds us why preserving digital works matters.

🎁 See the whole card. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...

Preservation #Christmas #vanishingculture

Well played

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What an embarrassment. He'd have been better off just reinforcing the transactional necessity of the church to support Trump. Spewing objectively obvious BS is not how credibility is gained.

Same

LFG!!!!

Everyone in this picture would be able to walk if the polio vaccine had existed in time for them.

I love this chart

I spent the day with o1-preview-2024-09-12. Ignoring costs, because that wasn't really my concern today, my impression falls pretty much in line with its results on LiveBench Language benchmark, a benchmark I feel is fairly reflective of model capability.

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I'm both pissed off that the Bills lost a winnable game by 2, yet exhilarated by that all time Josh Allen performance. 6 TDs😍