Jonathan Rose Dunlap

Why was it removed originally?

CachyOS Continues Delivering Leading Performance Over Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora Workstation 43 .

New Linux benchmark today from Phoronix:
"After 60 benchmarks on these Linux distros, CachyOS overall was around 7% faster than Fedora 43 or 10% faster than Ubuntu. Ultimately it comes down to what workloads you engaged in whether the performance is compelling."
www.phoronix.com/review/cachy...

Looks like something right out of Star Trek's engine room! Plasma inside the ST40 fusion reactor, filmed in color for the first time.

YouTube video by MIndMattersMost The Obsolete Man (BEST)

"Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, dignity, and rights of [all] men is obsolete" www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3qu...

What inspections are these? Are their any safety concerns? For context I plan to visit up there in a few weeks.

Simple common sense advise worth stating. Do not buy from brands that do not even have a website. Bonus advise: do not buy from brands that don't even offer a 1yr warranty. It's going to be literal junk.

Kmart was an oddity for sure... it was like a budget Target.

Oh, random tip, if you ever need to replace a toilet, get one with a modern 'pressure tank' (e.g. Kohler highline pressure lite). Got my old one replaced yesterday as it was leaking and now it flushes now like a beast!! 🐉 #homeimprovements

YouTube video by Sarah Falk Major Winchester confronts bullying - a tribute to David Ogden Stiers

MASH was such a gem with dynamic characters. While Major Winchester had an ego the size of the Sun, but he still had his virtues to defend and support those in need.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtaK...

YouTube video by AstroTubo: Celestial Mechanics Solar System Motion Relative to the Stars

It is deeply true that nothing is ever the same as it once was. Change is fundamental to life. We are [and will always be] great travelers, even if we can't comprehend it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJCM...

At this point the 2006 movie Idiocracy was a documentary...

Courage of the heart is very rare— you can unlock any door if you only have the key.

My your AI rhyme to you

Wouldn't it be amazing if we end up being able to decentralize AI hardware by using simple-to-make analog hardware? 🤯

Analog AI paper: lnkd.in/etWqq75J

Seems like a fitting time to repost this classic

Sufi banger

There's one thing that Ann Arborites agree on: we really books. Also hidden fairy gardens.

One of the books I revisit every year is Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg (a Michigander prison psychologist).

Beyond the title, the book is a pragmatic guide for how to foster meaningful conversations. It's so good that it's a new required reading at Microsoft.

Powell: "GDP growth has slowed notably in the first half of this year, to a pace of 1.2%, roughly half the 2.5% pace in 2024. The declining growth has largely reflected a slowdown in consumer spending ... higher tariffs have begun to push up prices in some categories of goods."

The only things that stay the same are the dead. Even then, the form undergoes eventual changes. Let nothing stop you from living your best self.

Literal abandonment! 😞

Kids that haven't read enough of Nietzsche come away with the surface idea that he was against virtues, but his basic critique was the problem of holding onto social rules that prevented developing a healthy body and mind.

Nietzsche constantly virtue signaled: like on abstinence and exercise.

If you met another game player character who was entirely controlled by GPT-5 / Gemini / Grok and it responds to social banter, develop new behaviors, and can coordinate well as a team member, do you consciously consider the LLM player a PC or NPC?

Notably this is why I don't enjoy theme park games and prefer open-ended (or sandbox) games. I absolutely WANT to find tactics to break the player rules/norms of the game world in order to play as my preferred character type. Notable sandboxes: Ultima, Minecraft, Terraria, GTA

If NPCs are programmed to follow the rules, then maybe PCs are all about bending or breaking them. This raises a good question: What's the real difference between a heroic PC and an equally heroic NPC? A player can toss the rulebook and scripts to stay true to their own character.

sigh, I do miss your The West Marches campaign from back in the day. It had a really nice blend of campy and weird.

Could you share examples?

Things humanity needs most:
- Near-infinite sustainable energy (solar?)
- OSS AGI
- Multimaterial 3D fabricator factories that can make stuff on demand in every town
- Full body regeneration to regrow limbs/organs
- A new lasting framework of peace between classes and nations

One thing that is really lacking from AI art is 'creative weirdness'. This old D&D book illustration as an example is so creatively imperfect that I can immediately tell it's human made.