How many of you are venting to an AI?

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold should have been a third of its size and cut by a good editor

It surprised me that the book started promising to only delve into a swamp which I never got out of. It also is dated badly and virtually unreadable in the 21 century. Unlike Tolkien. Autopen.

World Cup and NBA are Big Fucking Bullshit. The weak minded rejoice in weak pursuits

I feel ASML monopoly will soon be over

How hard could it be making chips? I bet it's easier than making rockets. I got the feeling Elon Musk is going to disrupt their monopoly and it's a good thing.

I detest the words content and content creator. What is it that you're containing? Is far more important

Yes, there is an issue, a big issue with the word content, because it just basically says you're containing something, right? It doesn't say anything about what is it that you're containing. What is the content of that box? Does it contain a gift to your mom, or is it human remains, or is it full of shit? Big difference, you know? Big difference from a gift to a coffin.

What are the contents of this box? Is it a great work of art? Is it like the lost word of Dostoevsky? What, is it a gold bar? What is it? Is it necessary? Do you actually think when you're creating this thing, whatever it is? Because when you're taking shit, you're not thinking. Exactly the opposite. I've never heard anyone getting a good idea while on the toilet. In the shower, yes. So it's very important what's in the box.

Don't use the word content to describe someone who is simply interviewing. They're just not creating enough to be a creator. To be a creator, you have to spawn the thing from A to Z. That's when you're a creator. So if you are contributing only 1%, then you're not a creator. You're a corresponding doer, like you're asking questions, you're making a video, you're taking a picture, all right?

I have a good word that describes people who simply report on others' thoughts or deeds. It's called a reporter. You're not a creator when you report things. You're simply a reporter. That's a very, very big distinction.The difference between a murderer and a witness to the murder. Creators have to think about their creation, A to Z, plan it, and execute. All right? Simply telling about somebody doing anything is not creating.

It could be a storyteller. I mean, you can sing it. If you can sing it, yeah, probably. You could be a creator, but you have to contribute a substantial amount, right? If you write it, yeah, then you're the writer. Then, you know, there are all these words that describe deeds, various deeds. That's why the word content is not a word. It's a husk. It tells us there's something contained and hopefully it's not shit. I think it is corporate speak for emptiness. That's what it is.

Spaceships, aliens, four handed creature speaking with an NY accent, droids, imperial walkers, hutts, bustling moons and hyperspace, what's not to like

I miss George

I miss the Bay Area too.

Verdi’s Rigoletto, Act 2: "Povero Rigoletto! with Tito Gobbi is divine

Conducted by Tullio Serafin with the Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala.

I miss my dad so much it has been a little over 2 years

Remember that when I talk about Communism, I talk about my living experience and that of my family, firsthand

I experienced it on my back, and my deep hate for it comes not because I read about it, but because I lived it. And I will never forget it. Like people never forget prison or torture.

Starship is so Beautiful

One of the greatest paintings ever made is Salvador Dali's The Sacrament of the Last Supper

And Salvador Dali of course is one of the greatest painters.

LAGEOS is so beautiful

I got bored with snooker pretty quickly

I mean life has so much to offer, I can’t imagine building a life with just hitting fucking balls with a wooden stick, all day long. On a little table, Your entire life!! I lost respect for the people who would do that.