When life closes a door, throw knowledge through a window.

Stochastic Sycophancy and its Discontents


A particular group of people (the billionaire / venture capitalist class, aided by the aspirants in the C-suites of many tech companies) have spent the last several years, and billions of dollars, pushing the message that Large Language Models (branded as “AI”) are functional, provide supernatural capabilities, and, most critically, are absolutely inevitable. The majority of the world population disagrees, but tech companies not only force LLMs upon their customers, but upon their employees.…
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The Little Free Failure of Capitalism; or, Distributing Socks to Your Neighbors for Fun and Nonprofit


Welcome to the Little Free Failure of Capitalism. This is a project to help the houseless and/or indigent in south Seattle, make art, distribute zines and information, and generally put a thumb on the scale of horrors; we’ve been running since the end of August, 2024, and no end is in sight. This zine is both a guide to building your own aid station and advocacy for doing it.…
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A Little Zine About Consent For People of All Ages


As the title says.…
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On 249: Reflections on What the USA Could Still Mean


Perspectives on July 4, 2025, the day that Republicans voted to murder millions of people–and what we can actually do, individually, and now.…
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Selected Sermons of Reverend Cato, Part 1


A collection of sermons that may hold some interest for anyone who thought a church was for hope, and helping folks.…
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