I can’t speak for others but I’ve come to see the Less Wrong / hardline rationalist crowd as having had some interesting ideas despite the Sam Bankman Fried of it all. Rationalwiki can be rather snarky, but can be a good resource.
I was content to damn them with faint praise and save everyone the hassle. EY is a reasonably good writer who repackaged a lot of good ideas (Kahneman et al) and came up with a lot of less impressive original ideas (all the parts you’ve highlighted, many more). His most enjoyable work was fiction.
It has always amused me that the tourists to the US that I’ve spoken to are often very excited to see raccoons, and disappointed if they don’t see them before they leave....
“While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,” the Office of Melania Trump wrote in a statement to ABC News.
This meme clearly came from the good timeline. That would imply they’ve got a version of me without a moustache. Terrible look. I’ll volunteer for the interdimensional incursion mission.
The UN general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to back the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, in a move that signalled Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage amid global alarm over the war in Gaza and the extent of the humanitarian crisis in the strip. The move drew an immediate rebuke from Israel. Its envoy to...
We aren’t talking about the weight of the payload though. Don’t you need a fairly hefty bomb to meaningfully damage a refinery?
If the answer is no, I would love to see this strategy implemented in a longer ranged plane. Russia’s main tank production factory is about 2000 miles from the nominal Ukrainian border.
An upcoming Ukraine peace summit, ostensibly the most ambitious bid in years by neutral Switzerland to mediate a major conflict, is instead showing how Swiss economic and security interests increasingly align with Western Europe over Russia....
The ethos of neutrality isn’t in itself an invitation to drag the neutral position in your direction with increasingly extreme views. It’s unfair to say Switzerland is “aligning itself with Europe” and instead say Europe is less extremist.
Teamwork (lemmy.ca)
If you collaborate with your kid on a drawing of mom, it’ll turn out recognizable yet insultingly low quality. I strongly recommend it.
Seeing Wikipedia vs ProleWiki references (lemmy.ml)
nuanceposting (lemmy.cafe)
:::spoiler Important clarification/FAQ I am not calling to coddle or excuse the behavior of bigoted men in any way!...
In your country, what "common" animals are tourists most excited to see?
It has always amused me that the tourists to the US that I’ve spoken to are often very excited to see raccoons, and disappointed if they don’t see them before they leave....
Google Messages wants to make sure you don't see texts from blocked contacts anywhere (www.androidauthority.com)
Google Messages wants to make sure you don’t see texts from blocked contacts anywhere with this upcoming feature.
Barron Trump declines Florida GOP delegate position due to 'prior commitments' (abcnews.go.com)
“While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,” the Office of Melania Trump wrote in a statement to ABC News.
shared rule is log(rule) (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
UN votes to back Palestinian membership, prompting Israeli envoy to shred charter (www.theguardian.com)
The UN general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to back the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, in a move that signalled Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage amid global alarm over the war in Gaza and the extent of the humanitarian crisis in the strip. The move drew an immediate rebuke from Israel. Its envoy to...
Chicken Fajitas (lemmy.world)
Three sets of tortillas was not enough to eat all of this… I’m so full!
Justice Clarence Thomas calls criticism of him ‘nastiness’ and ‘lies’ (www.washingtonpost.com)
Nintendo president: “Game development will become even longer, more complex, and more sophisticated” (mynintendonews.com)
You Knew This Was Coming (lemmy.ml)
A Ukrainian sport plane drone just flew 800 miles (1300 km) into Russia to blow up an oil refinery (www.forbes.com)
It’s the deepest Ukrainian drone strike of the war, so far...
Ukraine peace summit pushes neutral Swiss toward Western embrace (www.reuters.com)
An upcoming Ukraine peace summit, ostensibly the most ambitious bid in years by neutral Switzerland to mediate a major conflict, is instead showing how Swiss economic and security interests increasingly align with Western Europe over Russia....
Biden Says Trump Will Not Accept 2024 Result: ‘I Promise You He Won’t’ (www.huffpost.com)
“The guy is not a democrat with a small d,” the president told CNN’s Erin Burnett....
Barron Trump, 18, to Make Political Debut as Florida Delegate to the Republican Convention (www.usnews.com)