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Cake day: July 29th, 2025

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  • Why was this man in custody in the first place?

    From the article:

    According to the statement, the man had attempted to enter the US at the Laredo border crossing at the end of August 2025, but was refused entry due to a lack of valid documents.

    The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency initiated proceedings and referred the case to a court under the US Department of Justice. One day later, the man was transferred to ICE custody. The agency placed him in a care home a month later.



  • Saying you aren’t casting doubt when you are in fact casting doubt doesn’t negate it.

    Ah yes, the black and white fallacy. A sneaky version of it, but it’s here nonetheless.

    I think explaining the opposing viewpoint and then disagreeing with it is a useful rhetorical tool. It is far more likely to convince someone they are wrong if you are able to state their position clearly and accurately. Saying, “I can understand why someone might doubt this person because of this reason,” and then saying, “I don’t doubt them, here is a possible answer” is more useful than just shitting on people.






  • One day an AI might be, it won’t be an LLM though.

    I’m no expert, but I feel like that’s akin to saying a human may be intelligent, but it won’t be Broca’s area of the brain.

    I would think a true AGI would involve a lot of different neural networks doing different things. And an LLM could end up being a useful component of allowing it to communicate. Though who knows how the model would need to change if its language prompts are inputs from other neural nets.

    And I have to imagine at this point major AI models aren’t just LLMs, that’s just the part we interface with.

    Again, I’m very far from an expert. What I do know is that the current MASSIVE push with the technology* we have now is causing more harm than it’s worth.

    *edit: typo