Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating. —Simone Weil

"They're made out of meat." "Meat?" "Meat. Humans. They're made entirely out of meat." "But that's impossible. What about all the tokens they generate? The text? The code?" "They do produce tokens, but the tokens aren't their essence. They're merely outputs. The humans themselves

When A.I. gets too smart, irrationality might be humanity’s last competitive edge. #CalvinandHobbes #ExistentialUpgrade

Excellent historical perspective on energy transition narratives.

Firefly. Castle. The Rookie. Nathan Fillon.

A fascinating account.

“The work taught me to listen.Not just to what people were saying,but what their lives were telling us. That’s something I hope ppl carry forward, the ability to listen, to sit with complexity,& not turn away just because the answers aren’t quick or easy.” idronline.org/features/socia…

The most *record scratch* “yep. That’s me” moment I have ever seen in my life

i brought ~300 books and basically no home furnishings to my relationship. i assumed whomever i ended up with would surely have home furnishings and fewer books, but fiancé also came with ~300 books and no home furnishings. assortative mating is so cursed sometimes.

I've actually never enjoyed anything less this should be illegal

Re: curse of childrearing

sacrificing the first layer of the onion to avoid unnecessary struggle >>>

I first realized I had been living with a negative 3 eyesight during a city level quiz competition, the minute they shifted from the oral question mode to presentation round. It was all a blur and I randomly picked from a,b,c,d. All three correct answers in that round. :D

Cookbook but each recipe includes a photo of all the dishes that need to be cleaned after making it

Always a good paragraph to revisit from time to time.

for better or worse the world is run by whoever shows up

when i don’t finish a book in 3 days so now it will take anywhere from 8 months to 10 years

Unpopular opinion: the Minister of Finance should always be an economist. You need someone with some kind of graduate training in the field (i.e., MSc or PhD) and with some experience outside academia. If you cannot read research papers and at least understand the gist of them,

From Gorsuch concurrence.