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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)

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[–] Seminar2250@awful.systems 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

thinking about how often code will be like

[-1] * len(array) # -1 is a place holder because I don't know the vocabulary term "sentinel value"

and justified because "it just needs to work"

and now we have professional vibe coders

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguish

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 12 points 4 days ago

Previously sneered:

The context for this essay is serious, high-stakes communication: papers, technical blog posts, and tweet threads.

More recently, in the comments:

After reading your comments and @Jiro 's below, and discussing with LLMs on various settings, I think I was too strong in saying....

It's like watching people volunteer for a lobotomy.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 12 points 4 days ago (3 children)

nasb, new torres piece out, promising title and opening

(I’ll have to read it after done with my present other currency-related diversions. old-man-shakes-fist-at-cloud.gif)

[–] TinyTimmyTokyo@awful.systems 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I like his new framing of the accelerationists and transhumanists as pro-extinctionists.

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I like how quoting Grimes lyrics makes the banality of these people thuddingly clear.

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 10 points 4 days ago

I wanna be software The best design Infinite princess Computer mind

Substituting this for the text whenever I see Sammy Boy say something again

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[–] gerikson@awful.systems 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Haven't really kept up with the pseudo-news of VC funded companies acquiring each other, but it seems Windsurf (previously been courted by OpenAI) is now gonna be purchased by the bros behind Devin.

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