I mean… yeah.

Also, between this and seeing tech types link glowingly to a crazypants “colonise the light cone by exploring latent space” type of delusional bullshit and I’m staring to worry that computers, as a concept, might not be salvageable after these clowns have run the show into the ground

[–] Seminar2250@awful.systems 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

colonise the light cone by exploring latent space

Can someone explain what this is referring to? I don't understand it.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

references these two topics. I suspect the phrase itself in this case is a shitpost taking aim at some of the absurd bullshit TESCREALists come up with in their nonsensegabble, but ...... it is also the kind of nonsensegabble that some of them may unironically post

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 4 points 4 days ago

(related tangent: @cstross' Singularity series is a pretty fun topical dive about this, and he's been following these nutjobs for probably close to 3 decades now)

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