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b0rtb0rt··on I resigned from Anthropic today
oh so “all” it can do is bring down all banking and critical infrastructure services, no big deal really
b0rtb0rt··on How the Tobacco Industry Drove the Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods (2025)
theres a difference between cooked rice and ritz crackers

ritz crackers are basically already digested before you eat them

b0rtb0rt··on How the Tobacco Industry Drove the Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods (2025)
my wife describes ultra processed food as food that is basically pre digested for you before you eat it, which seems like a pretty good definition to me
b0rtb0rt··on Old.reddit.com no longer works for logged out users
it’s been intermittently working and not working over the last few weeks, not sure what that’s all about
b0rtb0rt··on Dwarf Fortress' creator says the industry's in shambles over AI
metal gear solid 2 predicted all of this 25 years ago
b0rtb0rt··on Since it was stripped of planetary status, Pluto’s defenders have been fighting
who did do it?
b0rtb0rt··on Bugatti CEO Mate Rimac: The future of supercars is combustion engines
why is everyone on hacker news always so butthurt about cars lol
b0rtb0rt··on Where did all the public bathrooms go?
in japan the homeless people clean up after themselves and don’t destroy everything

what’s the difference here?

b0rtb0rt··on Rules of good social skills (2025)
not really it’s just a bunch of excuses about why things are too hard. it’s a lot easier to say you have some condition making improvements impossible than to actually put work into improving things
b0rtb0rt··on Rules of good social skills (2025)
#3 is my hack, i’ve lived all over the us and can always come up with something to relate to people from different regions
b0rtb0rt··on The case for overhauling American science
that would be even more impressive if the vaccines actually worked
b0rtb0rt··on U of Michigan drops first-semester grades to ‘curb mental health crisis’
why even go to college if you can’t handle it and aren’t ready?
b0rtb0rt··on U of Michigan drops first-semester grades to ‘curb mental health crisis’
he meant actual adults with responsibilities
b0rtb0rt··on U of Michigan drops first-semester grades to ‘curb mental health crisis’
your kid could also not do any of those things and still go to college(or not) and have a happy fulfilling life
b0rtb0rt··on Stop Killing the Internet: No Digital ID and No Age Verification
you need to look up how to explore the woods outside your house?
b0rtb0rt··on Stop Killing the Internet: No Digital ID and No Age Verification
am i alone in wanting the internet to be killed? we’d all be better off if everyone wasn’t terminally online
b0rtb0rt··on Fertility is collapsing because motherhood is zero-status
most women are on medication that tricks their bodies into thinking they are already pregnant and suppresses their primary biological drive. this makes their “choice” a lot easier
b0rtb0rt··on The deadly rise of giant trucks and SUVs
unfortunately it’s an arms race at this point and the only correct choice is to get a bigger vehicle to protect yourself
b0rtb0rt··on The deadly rise of giant trucks and SUVs
he’s not wrong, why should i choose a less safe vehicle for my family to ride in? large heavy vehicles are safer for the occupants in a multi vehicle collision, and in order to protect yourself from large vehicles(including bigger trucks/semis) you should be in a large vehicle too. it’s suicidal to choose a smaller car because trucks make you mad
b0rtb0rt··on FDA advisors unanimously vote to approve Moderna's mRNA after agency drama
“it’s been 5 years since i’ve taken up smoking and i didn’t die yet, therefore cigarettes are perfectly safe and anyone who disagrees with me doesn’t understand science” - average educated internet science expert
b0rtb0rt··on Pentagon used Elon Musk's Grok AI to fire 2k missiles at Iran, official says
they already are
b0rtb0rt··on Texas is America Inc's new centre of gravity
what “basic human rights” do women not have in texas?
b0rtb0rt··on India's surprise baby bust
maybe it’s not propaganda if it’s been around for the entire human existence until the last 50 years
b0rtb0rt··on India's surprise baby bust
there’s a lot less to lose when your native population is a bunch of criminals and convicts
b0rtb0rt··on India's surprise baby bust
most people find great fulfillment in having children
b0rtb0rt··on India's surprise baby bust
because they are on a medication that makes their body think they are pregnant already

women have sex drives too, if they arent on birth control they are more likely to engage in behavior that can get them pregnant

b0rtb0rt··on India's surprise baby bust
it’s funny how much mental gymnastics people will do to avoid this obvious answer

birth control and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race

in addition to the obvious birth rate effects, i think there are a lot of other sociological effects from everyone being on hormonal birth control that people don’t want to admit

b0rtb0rt··on U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse
whatever random factoid you and your PI are investigating in order to get funding is probably less useful than the F35s
b0rtb0rt··on Tesla Cybertruck resale value plunges amid sales slump
most kids love cyber trucks and get excited when they see one
b0rtb0rt··on Roughly a quarter of American professionals hit a wall in their careers
at my “unlimited PTO” company i just put time off on the calendar when im planning to be out and management deals with it, i don’t ask for permission. i try to be fairly reasonable about the time im taking and no one has ever questioned it or pushed back
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