Leif Hancox-Li, PhD

happy for you

wouldn't work in today's world since hating 'AI' has become a leftist position

made too much gulasch

muted a thread because the interlocutor obviously did not know basic facts about history and politics even though it would so scratch an itch to keep hammering home how wrong they are 😇

I do not think revolutions are 'the most authoritarian possible'. In history, revolutions have been one of the few ways to remove authoritarianism.

gotta police bestiality strictly

I didn't know dating apps policed sexual language. I guess it makes sense if it's just for opening comments where I imagine women get a lot of unwelcome opening comments ... ?

can't wait for us to expand this point from 'families' to 'communities'

People will be like "I would do anything for my kids!" right up until you suggest creating a walkable, bike-able community where kids can safely get around on their own

And that’s where I’m saying the ex-Soviet conception of communism differs from Western cosplay communists who love authoritarianism

Disco elysium may have the highest ratio of discourse generated : playtime ever

That’s 2 sauces in one?

Also I’m really surprised there isn’t a southeast Asian grocery store in Vancouver

There’s also moral judgment involved; like people don’t judge in the same way if you spend hours of a weekend reading “serious” books vs playing video games

I think this is why I’m much more ok with the disco Elysium tone compared to what American “communists” will say. There’s no sense of irony or cynicism when the latter push the ideology. They’re 100% earnest in a way that sits very badly with the horrible human rights track record

That’s how I saw it too

Yeah I can’t bear to do it myself

Yeah I rarely post on LinkedIn cos the payoff from posting something non-cringe seems to be negative

Newcastle Light Rail is the first full catenary-free system in the southern hemisphere. Features like the revolutionary on-board energy storage and rapid charge system at the light rail stops saw the project awarded the Australian Construction Achievement Award in 2020. The light rail system runs 2.7km in length from Wickham to Newcastle Beach, incorporating six stops and a light rail vehicle maintenance facility along the way. The $252 million project, involving complex stakeholder interfaces and a busy urban environment, was delivered within the 60-month timeframe without compromising on quality or safety. This project, delivered under a Managing Contractor model, is an excellent example of meeting critical milestones safely through positive relationships and communication between contractor, customer, city, council, and community.

There are bad transit projects.

And then there is spending $252 million for a 2.7 km tramway to replace a perfectly functioning railway to carry an impressive 2,900 people per day. Then getting an award for it.

This is the most Anglosphere thing ever.

Residential-only neighborhoods are so ambiently creepy at night

This is hilarious because people who are into real “spreadsheet games” will tell you that disco elysium does not remotely approach being one

I was approaching it like creating a story and did not do any elaborate calculations. It really isn’t about optimization the way spreadsheet games are

too close to home

Also, signaling that you don’t fight is a really good way to invite others to start wars with you

Photo of a pint of beer in a plastic cup looking out over a river and a green hill behind the river

Pickle beer by the water

Also, the creators being Estonian, it’s weird when folks who have never lived under communism read into it a kind of pro-communism that is possible only if you haven’t lived under it

it's funny when ai ethicists make a big deal about having conference locations outside the global north, but disapprove when multinational companies hire indians instead of americans.

the graeber fans will be the first to decry such automation though

of course, there's a supposedly progressive ai ethicist reposting this approvingly...

what's funny is the number of graeber fans who will end up arguing that 'bullshit jobs' are worth preserving

meanwhile in the US: $200 million for a 10 mile (16km) 'bike superhighway' localnewsmatters.org/2025/07/19/b...

Everyone who thinks that voters are responding to their own lived experience needs to explain this graph.