heading to the airport for Vegas trip! putting out the call again for any friends that are going to be at DEF CON. let’s meet up :)

feels like sometimes when people are apologizing, they’re not actually looking for forgiveness. they want me to say “no worries, and actually it was partially my fault too.” and sometimes that’s true. but sometimes it really isn’t???

social groups, especially groupchats, often NEED a monarch. if there’s not a legible one, the shifting winds of social norms will appoint one for you.

oh sorry didn’t realize that was your emotional-support limerence. I thought it was just a regular crush.

people’s responses to the Hugging Face hack have revealed who is genuinely concerned about AI safety versus those just cosplaying an eschatology.

one of the biggest copes of the perpetual middle class is “money doesn’t buy happiness.” I suspect that most people who believe that have never been very rich or very poor.