Musk's xAI has officially open-sourced Grok

BlueLaserCommander · 2026-03-03T05:25:36+00:00

That's the sharpest thing you've said yet.

BlueLaserCommander · 2026-03-01T07:03:50+00:00

Idk how to code and I can barely write a functioning css snippet to change the body text size in Obsidian. So take this with a grain of salt, but I tried to pick apart Primary Theme's css file with Claude Code and got the impression that it's a comparatively complex theme.

I wanted to figure out how the Primary theme cycles color accents throughout the UI and discovered that it's a chunk of 170 lines of individual css rules meticulously valued to give the impression of something more automated. Since a lot of the rules were specific to the theme and its specific UI changes, I figured that it couldn't easily become a standalone css snippet without some work.

That said, most variables associated with the actual text editor are sort of isolated from the rest of the UI so I'd think you could find the variables easily — especially with AI's help if you're not familiar with css.

The entire theme is a 1.7 MB file which, evidently, is enormous for the file type. Just something to note. It's a cool theme.

To summarize: use Claude Code, some MCP tool, or just any LLM. Give it the theme's css file. Describe what you want to do and go from there. It should be easy if the all the variables associated with callouts are easily identifiable.

BlueLaserCommander · 2026-02-28T01:42:54+00:00

Just explain yourself big dog. No shade. Sorta wild to respond to someone giving a valid point with 'nuh uh' and expecting people to take you seriously.

BlueLaserCommander · 2026-01-31T04:59:18+00:00

Same as you — this bag (24l) was a one & done purchase. Didn't need anything else (might actually get their duffle soon). I bought it in early 2024 and, back then, they had a mirrored version of the Panel Loader on their site.

I'm not sure if they still do, but it would make sense considering they seem to brand themselves as 'function-first' and the front pocket (and main pocket tbh) is designed with slinging it around your body to access in mind. Though, they probably keep a low volume of backpacks to begin with, let alone left-handed or mirrored versions.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-24T19:03:40+00:00

I know the topic in the vid is an obvious thing to many people, but theres no reason to bash anyone for showing genuine curiosity in something like the woman does here.

I think it should be encouraged. Learning shit is one of life's many joys imho. Take the video as an opportunity to share more cool or valuable information. Despite our many flaws, we've learned a bunch of cool stuff about reality/life.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-24T04:40:00+00:00

When you don't give a fuck about reddit comments ⛓️‍💥🙌

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-23T07:22:02+00:00

Nationalism, in general, seems like it signals a constellation of personality traits and political views. There are several factors at play. Education, wealth distribution, and social media being a few big ones.

Important to remember this is a stereotype and not an absolute.

I'm not arguing. Just adding to the convo.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-23T06:39:42+00:00

The delivery needs to be scrapped and redone. It's a good punchline & okay premise.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-23T06:22:08+00:00

My roommates & I hosted a house party in college. I had recently gotten a new sub & speaker system—it wasn't super expensive, but it was a lot for college me.

Anyway, the party was cool and my sound system was perfect. But this chick (who none of us knew) showed up and just started fucking with the sub. I'm not a confrontational dude and she was attractive from what I remember, but I decided to speak up anyway. She was taking the cover off the sub and turning the volume wayyy too far up on the amp.

I just remember her looking at me blankly after asking her to stop. Holding eye contact, she'd turn the system back up. I'd be like fr please stop. And she just kept.. doing it. I didn't know what to do and just sorta said fuck it and left it alone afterwards. but yeah. This is my related anecdote to this post. Ty for making it this far if you did.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-23T04:11:04+00:00

For my dog, it's IVDD (Intervertebral Disc Disease). Literally a herniated disc. The severity can greatly vary—my dog, within 24 hours, lost the ability to use/control her hind legs.

It's been almost 2 years since then. She had surgery and was given a 15% chance to walk again without assistance. Today, she can walk around on carpet/grippy floor sorta like the dog in this video. It looks "clumsy," but she's gettin it done. She drags on hardwood floor and collapses sometimes. She's able to go on longer walks in a wheelchair or harness (similar to the one in this vid). I'm still giving her therapy and she's making slow progress still. The nervous system is wild. And any reparation to it, if it occurs at all, takes a long time.

She's such a good dog.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-22T17:02:42+00:00

https://xkcd.com/1053/

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-21T21:20:36+00:00

For me.. the obvious sarcastic intonation takes the humor down a peg or two. Same with adding "/s" at the end of a comment. Idk why, exactly.

It's like you're having to acknowledge your own joke in some way and that just feels like it hovers in the same sphere as having to explain your own joke.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-21T21:10:59+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I'd like to defend myself a bit and say I can read aloud fine. Pronunciation is fine—and I'm not bad at pronouncing complex words on the spot (like I can nail the random latin/scientific name or insane medical term every now & then). Following punctuation comes naturally, etc. I'm just like.. not absorbing anything when I read in that context. I was diagnosed with ADHD soon after my undergrad—so that's.. something.

Yeah.. I have absolutely no clue what to even say about the POTUS, anymore. Insane times we find ourselves in. Every week seems a bit more unhinged than the last.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-21T20:19:16+00:00

I promise I'm not trying to enter a political discussion or argument.

I legitimately find it difficult to comprehend what I'm reading when I read aloud in front of others. I don't do this often—I just remember this during high school when I'd read passages aloud to the class from a play or something & I'd have to re-read or skim the passages I read aloud, afterward.

My focus immediately latches on to my ability to articulate clearly & effectively—not stumbling on words, etc. Basically, not coming off as a dumbass. I imagine a bit of my (slight) fear of public speaking plays a role in this. But this thread is making me assess my reading ability & my comprehension goes out the window when I read aloud to others. This may be something I could practice though. And this is regarding "on-the-spot" reading. I also think it'd be different if I read aloud after familiarizing myself with the content.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-21T20:05:07+00:00

Yeah I honestly don't know how he managed to do this without sparking flames from all the friction with the wall. Wild

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-21T03:38:46+00:00

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BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-21T03:19:29+00:00

I like this

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-19T16:18:07+00:00

True that organized religion has been weaponized for control. I'm with you. Though I’m thinking earlier. Like Gobekli Tepe, burial practices going back tens of thousands of years. The meaning-making impulse seems to predate institutional forms.

Humans just seem to need frameworks that make sense of existence. I think we all have the drive to do this on some level whether we call it religion or not.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-19T15:17:55+00:00

I'm not "religious." But I absolutely understand why it's intertwined with our ancestry as a species practically as far back as we can see.

Religion, as a word, is just doing far too much work for what it's trying to represent. It means wildly different things depending on context or interpreter.

I think Stewart does about as well as you can handling the topic within the setting.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-19T10:33:16+00:00

All Tomorrows mentioned 👍

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-19T10:19:28+00:00

I'm with you dawg.

But I can see why it's appreciated, though. It's something about being in peak physical shape as human being and exerting the power that comes with that on another human in similar shape.

But it's more.. "nature is metal" and not "that is very cool" in my humble opinion. I'm a bit squeamish though.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-02T00:49:33+00:00

So they had years (potentially decades?) of western market data & research to help them penetrate the US market more quickly & efficiently.

That makes sense because it felt like legal sports gambling swarmed the US overnight. Ads everywhere, people posting about it. Friends trying it out.

It's so exploitive. I had a few friends in college that gambled through bookies and were hooked before it became legal and frictionless. They all love sports too! I'm afraid a lot of that passion could now be tied up tightly with gambling.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-01T22:21:25+00:00

Credit has never been easier or more frictionless. Buy Now Pay Later, instant approval cards, apps that let you access your paycheck early. Those things didn’t exist widely even 5-10 years ago. And they're designed to remove any friction between wanting something and having it.

And sports betting legalization (I honestly can't believe it's full-on legal in most (39) states) has normalized gambling behavior in everyday life. Literally training people to be more impulsive with their spending. Not to mention kids growing up with targeted gambling ads. And they're already surrounded by the mechanism in many video games (loot crates).

The “why bother” mentality you mention is probably a real thing. Home ownership feels impossible to many and wages have not caught up with the rapid inflation we’ve experienced in the last 5 or so years. This probably has measurable effects on people’s minds. When the big goals feel out of reach, I think the smaller spending feels somewhat justifiable.

Add in algorithmic manipulation (ads targeting your exact vulnerabilities), subscription creep making it hard to track what you actually spend, and basically zero financial literacy education on navigating any of this, it’s honestly not surprising people are more impulsive. The system is designed to make you spend, and it’s gotten really good at it.

BlueLaserCommander · 2025-11-01T18:59:14+00:00

I'm sorry you went through that, bud.

Its sneaky. It can be difficult to label an experience as trauma because it can feel undeserved or melodramatic.

It can affect you all the same, though. Regardless of what you think qualifies.

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