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Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr #4606
Delver at contraptions.venkateshrao.com, running summerofprotocols.com, host of /gloom ☀️
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Latest daredevil episode punisher vs punisher fan club is A+ drama
I'll be chatting with @sreeramkannan about intersubjective consensus and other esoterica on the protocol town hall in 5 minutes. We'll try to get to the bottom of what the heck eigenlayer is, and why it matters. https://www.youtube.com/live/2OyZt4gbUNA?si=CPA3Ts9V2vbwwcJr
A 2x2 degeneracy
right vs wrong (I’m both truth and morality sense)
asshole vs nice
People will consistently choose asshole or nice, regardless of right or wrong
Because the meaning of your life is almost entirely a function of consistency in asshole vs nice choice. If you track rightness (or perversely, wrongness) consistently life will feel random and meaningless
right vs wrong (I’m both truth and morality sense)
asshole vs nice
People will consistently choose asshole or nice, regardless of right or wrong
Because the meaning of your life is almost entirely a function of consistency in asshole vs nice choice. If you track rightness (or perversely, wrongness) consistently life will feel random and meaningless
I am once again asking you to watch Bosch: Legacy. Reliably stellar storytelling with in all departments.
3 seasons into the second series too. No mean achievement.
3 seasons into the second series too. No mean achievement.
I now have 7 essays in my sloptraptions section. I don’t think I’ve been on such a steep learning curve in years. I’m improving by double digit % with each experiment.
ChatGPT upgrades throw me off my game a bit but not too much.
https://contraptions.venkateshrao.com/s/sloptraptions
ChatGPT upgrades throw me off my game a bit but not too much.
https://contraptions.venkateshrao.com/s/sloptraptions
Final weekend to enter the Terminological Twists protocol sci-fi contest. Deadline April 14.
https://protocolized.summerofprotocols.com/p/terminological-twists
Select a term for a technical or procedural concept with protocolish connotations and write a short story that explores some unexpected and startling implication of the concept. Examples to consider: packet switching, boot sequence, cap-and-trade, chain of custody, kill-chain, zero-knowledge proof, multisig, social distancing, fuel partitioning, priority boarding, self-checkout, vampire sneeze, 5-second rule, first-in-first-out.
https://protocolized.summerofprotocols.com/p/terminological-twists
Select a term for a technical or procedural concept with protocolish connotations and write a short story that explores some unexpected and startling implication of the concept. Examples to consider: packet switching, boot sequence, cap-and-trade, chain of custody, kill-chain, zero-knowledge proof, multisig, social distancing, fuel partitioning, priority boarding, self-checkout, vampire sneeze, 5-second rule, first-in-first-out.
I’m really pleased with how this experiment with AI-coauthored fiction worked out. I worked with chatgpt to transpose the idea of a classic Lovecraft story to a different key and theme and it worked unexpectedly well. I enjoyed the story so much I reread it a few times myself just for pleasure, something I rarely do with my unassisted stuff. You can enjoy it without having read the original but if you have it is even more fun. https://protocolized.summerofprotocols.com/p/the-signal-under-innsmouth
I’d like to commission a solid piece for Protocolized on MCP (model context protocol) by someone who has played with it hands-on, and also has a sense of the larger philosophical and design issues around protocols for AIs.
Here are our submission guidelines for pitches. Looking for a solid nonfiction piece here even though our focus is protocol fiction.
https://protocolized.summerofprotocols.com/p/submission-guidelines
Here are our submission guidelines for pitches. Looking for a solid nonfiction piece here even though our focus is protocol fiction.
https://protocolized.summerofprotocols.com/p/submission-guidelines
Real economy wen 😐
Not a fan of tipping economy
Not a fan of tipping economy
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On now @nayafia and @timber talking about Nadia’s new antimemetics book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze9pqaIrebY
From friend who is unwilling to say this publicly in “free speech” American era:
“[democracy is] the theory that the common oligarchs know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard”
“[democracy is] the theory that the common oligarchs know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard”
Slacktivism warpath time!
Stop pretending Trump is sane, or the mayhem continues.
First time I’ve agreed with Elon in 5 years. This is the only off-ramp from the madness. Throw Navarro under the bus, and shunt the old coot in the White House lightyears away from any meaningful mayhem levers. Give him whatever face-saving options he needs to stand down. MAGA supporters are a deadweight loss who will go down with this ship, but I still have hope the business and tech sectors will grow spines, start using their brains, and stop this. You told yourself a delusional fantasy story about what Trump was that’s clearly falsified now. You can no longer pretend the consistent electoral promises of tariffs were not serious. You’re empiricists and technologists. Act like it. When the facts change, it’s okay to change your mind.
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If decimation is losing 10%, my retirement savings have been double decimated in the last week. And that’s just a personally clear sign, not even in in the top 10 of bad fallout unfolding.
I tolerated and understood people voting Trump last November even though Jan 6 was a black-and-white absolute disqualifier for me. But if you’re still supporting him after the last week of evil-stupid-incompetent mayhem, which goes far beyond markets, I’m basically done with you.
I see a lot of people who were openly or obliquely supportive have gone silent for now. That’s a good sign. You should at least be rethinking hard.
But if this continues, staying silent is deep complicity. Those of us who have been consistently against him have zero influence or leverage, so all ability to stop the madness in the short term is with those who supported him. So if you don’t speak up, it’s clear you actually want what’s happening.
I tolerated and understood people voting Trump last November even though Jan 6 was a black-and-white absolute disqualifier for me. But if you’re still supporting him after the last week of evil-stupid-incompetent mayhem, which goes far beyond markets, I’m basically done with you.
I see a lot of people who were openly or obliquely supportive have gone silent for now. That’s a good sign. You should at least be rethinking hard.
But if this continues, staying silent is deep complicity. Those of us who have been consistently against him have zero influence or leverage, so all ability to stop the madness in the short term is with those who supported him. So if you don’t speak up, it’s clear you actually want what’s happening.
Bosch is just such good screenwriting 🥲
Really tight storytelling
Really tight storytelling
Watching Bosch new season
Fun to watch in parallel with Daredevil and X-Files
Need a 4th show and a 2x2
Fun to watch in parallel with Daredevil and X-Files
Need a 4th show and a 2x2
Substack note
How is SeaTac so damn crowded at this hour on a Thursday night?
Grr why do hotels make it so damn hard to get your room totally dark?
Towel along bottom of hallway door right across from bed
Dumb bright bedside clock I turned on its face
Fridge with bright temperature indicator that I just turned off
Red tv light
At least it’s not like the one hotel I had in Portland that had insane bright strobing fire alarm light right in my eye
You had one job. Create a dark and silently sleep space 😐
The more “modern” a hotel the worse this shit
Towel along bottom of hallway door right across from bed
Dumb bright bedside clock I turned on its face
Fridge with bright temperature indicator that I just turned off
Red tv light
At least it’s not like the one hotel I had in Portland that had insane bright strobing fire alarm light right in my eye
You had one job. Create a dark and silently sleep space 😐
The more “modern” a hotel the worse this shit
I'll be talking about protocol fiction in 7 minutes here. Bit of a talk show format... my monologue for about 20 minutes, followed by some conversations with a few guests. It'll be lowkey and informal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2xdzOjakvw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2xdzOjakvw
