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@birdpathy

bird on birdsite on the internet, 18+ only, hatched 1994, He/They/It, ΘΔ, ⊤, bird programmer, flourishing! https://nitter.cf/t.co/FMEjzFZxm5

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Joined May 2022
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Bad end: that guy that thinks O’Neill Cylinders can’t be built is mostly right: they only hold together at low spin rates and the Lagrange points end up entirely populated by genetically engineered bird furries.
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fascinating suggestion about the ideal income tax base in this section (mostly in the footnote) ("Self-Assessed Valuation Systems" by Saul Levmore)
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The single most important thing that makes institution design for humans hard: humans can't easily or reliably reveal their preferences (even to themselves) If we had reliable ways to do utility elicitation, that would change everything
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It would be a strange world, almost inhuman. You could replace markets with revelation-principle mechanisms (e.g. second-price auctions, VCG). Paternalism would really work, but you'd still want the paternalists to compete to see who's the best at making choices for you.
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an astonishing example of the cycle of simulacra for anyone who knows the etymology of "cuckold"
Lex 🔜 MFF (@Chr0n1cbackpa1n) profile pictureLex 🔜 MFF@Chr0n1cbackpa1nOct 30
Cuck warming up someone else's egg #BirdCuckPorn
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Whenever I see "(terpri)" I think of Tengri, the chief god of Mongolian animism, whose name of course stands for Tenminate Grint Line
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Today I woke up at 4AM and I really wanted a burger so I ordered one on Doordash and at 4:30AM I was eating it, I love modernity
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Who says what you're experiencing right now is anywhere near what the original humans experienced as consciousness?
quetzal_rainbow (@quetzal_rainbow) profile picturequetzal_rainbow@quetzal_rainbowOct 28
My answer to simulation hypothesis is that simulations of me to the level of consciousness are rare because it's literally the worst way to spend compute if you want to learn anything about Earth civilization
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6000 years ago God decided which Calvinists go to Heaven by predicting which Calvinists will be virtuous. You are a Calvinist, nothing you do now can change God's decision, and you prefer sin to virtue. Choose:
37%Sin
63%Be virtuous
108 votes • Final results
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コミッション！ No.07 オオモズを作成しました。 嘴の透け感と反射時の光沢が最大の魅力✨ ご依頼ありがとうございました🪶
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look at this cute round beast. his hobbies are blood and murder and killing
Rylee ✧ (@ryleerin) profile pictureRylee ✧@ryleerinOct 24
northern shrike you are so perfect and round
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It's interesting that spiciness is a poison, but we evolved to like the taste, BUT it's still somewhat aversive even though it's fine to eat.
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northern shrike you are so perfect and round
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my humps, my humps, my lovely Lump of Labor Fallacy
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@meowkoteeqOct 20
what do you mean "are you okay?"???? of course i am okay! i built the tub! i'm the one turning up temperature!! mmfgfhhhhgh waaarmmm
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@meowkoteeqOct 20
Replaced by AI artists: nah im fine. WAIT, FUCK! OH NO! OH NO! ah no nvm im actually fine engineers: i am a froooog and i'm in da hoooot tuuub and it's soo niceeee ooo yes yes i like it warmer mmm yeahh thats good warmer please oooohhhhh yeahhhh hotter please frog love hot tub mmmmmmffgghh
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I love to get myself a nice spread of burritos for lunch, as a treat :)
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I finally understand: video games are not actually fun All of them seem to require either some stupid amount of mental effort (e.g. pay close attention to something boring for a long period), or some time-wasting trivial tasks like grinding, or both
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I'm really glad everyone's talking about Digger lately, it's a really great comic
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てんしと小鳥　1/2
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