Devin

ok maybe we should gatekeep the canon a little bit

A while ago my parents' smart TV added a "generate an AI screensaver" button and every time I visit I add some kind of strange horse to the rotation

(so the existence of an optimal strategy would imply a solution to the halting problem)

remembering again the delightful result some researchers proved that magic the gathering does not have an optimal strategy bc they built a deck that simulates a turing machine

as a member of the canadian diaspora what aspect of canadian identity should I get weird about

the third season of Picard was really disappointing but “middle-aged Worf gets way too into mindfulness” was an inspired choice

as a member of the canadian diaspora what aspect of canadian identity should I get weird about

Phone text: FYI - you are eligible for Canadian citizenship - let me know if you want the info.

just got this from my mom

1. A short thread on a Bluesky phenomenon that might be described as "They are a dead-eyed cultist who must be cast out lest the heresy take root!" OP has blocked me for mocking them - I'd usually obscure their name but since they themselves were quote-dunking to demand someone else be blocked ...

That expression is of a girl making shit up just to fuck with Pete and see how long he’ll pretend to understand when she tells him she’s about to floopborp the turkey buzzard at the mall, later, zlurples.

winner of multiple Guinness World Records

crazy that the creator of the roblox oof sound has won the texas democratic senate primary

crazy that the creator of the roblox oof sound has won the texas democratic senate primary

listen I'm pretty antireligious but if you asked me between an atheist and a hardcore progressive christian who's more likely to turn into some weirdo fundamentalist it's probably the atheist

The New York Times clearly just saying Crockett is a progressive and Talarico is a moderate because Crockett is black and Talarico is white

"students should learn to better manage their time to avoid last-minute questions"

sure, ideally

but I submitted a conference abstract a few minutes before the deadline this week. "Learn to avoid procrastination" isn't a learning goal of my classes because I'm not qualified to teach it

lol get rekt

I press delete on a process in Task Manager, that window better close immediately. I don't care if my computer explodes.

if you try to forget that

"why did the chicken cross the road? to get to the other side."

is THE go-to example of an overused unfunny joke, it's actually a pretty good anti-joke. i think the biggest thing going against it for my generation is we first heard it at age 5 instead of like, 13.

best decision I ever made was to start muting people if they were negatively polarizing me

#3 would be ok except the handle’s weird

#5 is also awful

literal nightmare

I regret to inform you that this isn’t a dream this time

#2

also #1 and #4 make me physically uncomfortable to look at

Hell yeah I'm a high decoupler

I'm able to say, "Hmm, seems like this person sucks" and not turn it into a generalization about all members of the groups that person belongs to/a set of sustaining grievances that shape my whole personality/a political orientation

I finally bought a robot that can lift weights. I now send it to the gym 3x a week so I don’t have to.

how did you write the second part of this. I call shenanigans

well shit

cool