there’s something extremely funny to me about claiming there is no such thing as reality, while using a device made of sand we convinced to do math and display pictures.

do y’all have any idea how mandatory it is to modern engineering that there is a unified reality with compressible models that can be converged on from any starting point? do y’all have any idea just how ridiculously many converging lines of evidence are behind the act of turning sand into high frequency mixed signal very large scale integrated circuits?

this shit isn’t fucking magic, it doesn’t happen because of vibes. it happens because tens of millions of engineers and technicians in a couple of dozen different disciplines understand the absolute shit out of reality. specifically, they understand the absolute shit out of a teeny tiny slice of reality, and if they weren’t all working on different slices of the exact same reality, none of this shit would ever function.

but carry on i guess. the sand that does math will keep doing it regardless of whether you believe in it.

Palestinian Khader Adnan has died in Israeli detention after nearly three months on hunger strike protesting his prolonged detention.

Adnan for years cycled in and out of Israeli detention, where he was often held without charge or trial.

Israel’s sweeping use of administrative detention violates international law. This practice must end.

AI-generated beer commercial contains joyful monstrosities, goes viral

30-second spot set to "All Star" may inspire awe—or nightmares.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/ai-generated-beer-commercial-contains-joyful-monstrosities-goes-viral/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Excellent observation.

https://twitter.com/the_law_boy/status/1649552632296488961

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