ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.
Joined Nov 2022
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Project 2025 was from the Chris Rufo school of fascist communications, where you discuss your evil schemes out loud, confident the "normies" are not paying enough attention to notice.
But now it seems less politically engaged people are taking notice.
https://www.salon.com/2024/07/05/project-2025-was-supposed-to-boost-donald-campaign--but-it-may-be-backfiring-instead/
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If you're in #Boston and you want to help make this new cholera vaccine a reality, consider volunteering for this trial. You have to stay in the hospital for a week, but you aren't going to get sick; you can do basically anything you want (including e.g. working remotely) nearly the entire time you're there; and you'll be paid $1,700 for your participation. And you get to help change the world for the better! DM for details if interested.
US politics
Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder
We ran out of bread, so I made two (smallish) loaves of bread, and now we have #bread again!
BREAD
2 cups warm water
2 tsp or 1 packet yeast
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp vegetable oil
Add flour until muddy (2 C or so)
1/2 tsp salt
Stir 100 strokes, rise 45 minutes
Addmore flour until dough (3 C or so)
Knead, rise 45 minutes
Punch down
Form into 1 or 2 loaves
Put into oiled / PAMmed bread pan(s)
Let rest while oven preheats to 350°
Bake for 40-60 minutes, until done
Tada! I kneaded some cool butter into this one, for a little extra richness. #recipe
Dang, the majority of the #SCOTUS is either corrupt, incompetent, or both.
That's a pity.
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😷Use precautions, #Covid infections are increasing across the US:
🚨"US CDC quietly changed its position on Covid yesterday. Now says it is a year-round threat and advises multi layered protection, including clean air."
-S Boots
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Winning a trifecta will ensure that Americans celebrate Independence Day🇺🇸next year.
Rep Morelle, top Dem on the HSE Admin CMTE: “This amendment will do what #SCOTUS failed to do -prioritize our #democracy” -to reverse SC s immunity decision.
He said #TFG “must be held accountable for his decisions. I urge my colleagues to support my amendment & stand with me on the front line to protect our democracy.”
The effort stands almost no chance of succeeding in this Congress.
Posted! The AIs think that peanuts aren't make of wood! XD
Soft, Delicious Wood https://ceoln.wordpress.com/2024/07/03/soft-delicious-wood/
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There is nothing that could possibly make me want to put my head in here more than this sign. #fossil #museum #reptile #crocodile
Bitcoin, USPOL
Oh great ... I can just see web3isgoinggreat dot com in 2032: "US Gov't loses $1.7 trillion in spear-phishing attack on Bitcoin wallet."
Posted a little microfiction (nanofiction?), inspired by some recent "AI" discussion.
Discernment https://ceoln.wordpress.com/2024/06/25/discernment/
A thirty minute video on why Quantum Chromodynamics can't be explained in a thirty minute video. 😁 She is great, as ever.
It always surprises me when even a technical person says "Why am I getting an error trying to foo the bar?" rather than "Why might [exact command] fail with [exact message] when [exact context]?".
C'mon, be better!
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Democrats move to repeal anti-obscenity and anti-abortion act from 1873 | Abortion | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/20/comstock-act-democrats
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There's something rotten in the kingdom of Wordpress: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/rotten-wordpress/
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“…the models are in an important way indifferent to the truth of their outputs.”
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5
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📣NEW POST📣
My latest post discusses the folklore surrounding the mysterious Dairy Pit. Explore its ghost riddled waters by following the link below-
https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2024/06/dismal-dairy-pit.html?m=1
Watched the film "Closer" last night.
We need to denormalize the idea that love doesn't involve actually being nice to the loved one.
I mean COME ON.
At one point one of the (annoying and deeply sexually insecure) men asks a woman he supposedly loves "What do you expect me to do?" and she says "Understand?". But it's obvious he's not going to, because he's jealous and selfish and doesn't seem to like her especially.
That's dumb. I guess couples who are kind and understanding to each other and tolerate mistakes, don't make for such interesting plots. BUT WHAT ARE WE TEACHING THE CHILDREN?
(I'm also team "Jane did not have the sex with Larry, he was lying and she 'admitted' it because Dan wouldn't accept any other answer." Also wow Natalie Portman is small!)
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I'm a former teacher and nonviolence facilitator. I blog prolifically and create and post lotsa videos. I self-publish, and am trying to get a literary agent interested in my new novel... I like word play, so feel free to scroll past my silly puns.
What else? I'm an old punk rocker, a social justice activist and I eat vast quantities of #chocolate. Also, I write a lot about #ocd
The end.
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.
Joined Nov 2022
