maol

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[–] maol@awful.systems 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Yeah there is no land to "acquire" that isn't already important to somebody, and there is no nation you can create without coming into conflict with existing nations or tribes. Terra nullius doesn't exist!

[–] maol@awful.systems 9 points 2 months ago

I have a bicycle, and if I see Bill Gates I'm going to throw it at him.

[–] maol@awful.systems 3 points 2 months ago

A lot of hijackings don't even fucking involve passengers getting into the cockpit. DB Cooper never got into the cockpit.

[–] maol@awful.systems 5 points 2 months ago

This is the kind of thing that makes me feel paranoid. Oh, you want lots of power stations? For AI?

[–] maol@awful.systems 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Oh no, what the hell. I found his personal Twitter, which has nothing from the last few years, but I didn't realize he was using his company's Twitter to defend JK Rowling. Eurgh!

[–] maol@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago

What a terrible argument. Anything that involves messing around with your teeth needs to have good reasons to do it, rather than just good arguments against doing it.

[–] maol@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

They've had enough problems with the guy who claimed to be the reincarnation of LRH.

I reckon Miscavige wouldn't want a robo-LRH as it could challenge his power within the organization.

[–] maol@awful.systems 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Oh no, what happened to that dude? He seemed fairly sane from his blog.

[–] maol@awful.systems 9 points 2 months ago
[–] maol@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

It's interesting to me that they're named after four thieves. Not sure if it's a deliberate joke or just another manifestation of the anarchist herbalism tendency that seems to have developed in the last 20 or 30 years.

[–] maol@awful.systems 17 points 2 months ago

oh "environmentally sustainable AI", that's like clean coal isn't it.

[–] maol@awful.systems 15 points 2 months ago

Living is easy with eyes closed/misunderstanding all you see

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