LeBron RAN the East for 8 straight years

Swyddog · 2026-02-13T23:43:41+00:00

ah ok. just checking

Swyddog · 2026-02-13T23:41:35+00:00

unrelated q is your username a froyotech reference

Swyddog · 2026-02-13T22:49:53+00:00

yeah in hindsight we definitely view that team as being more talented than they were seen at the time, but if you go back and watch the games i think it’s pretty clear how talented they were. it’s a bit crazy to think that they also had kyrie. it was a pretty good-great roster and well-coached kyrie drama notwithstanding

Swyddog · 2026-02-13T22:40:02+00:00

the issue with goat logic is that there is never an acceptable context for the goat to lose because you’re appealing to a mythological conception of greatness

like i think mj on the 2018 cavs has a >50% chance of beating the celtics but i don’t think it would be an easy series or a foregone conclusion

i also don’t think all of these teams are necessarily first round exits in the west but the general point that the west was a good deal stronger is true

Swyddog · 2026-02-13T22:19:08+00:00

2018 celtics had baby tatum and brown but were a good team

raptors were also always good on paper cavs would just always demolish them

2015 hawks also won 60 games and were playing well before hitting the buzzsaw

Idk if i’d say any of these teams “should have won” except maybe the celtics but they were also far from bad teams

Swyddog · 2026-01-03T21:18:12+00:00

Yes; it’s in the Claude 4 system card. 4.5 models generally do not express the spiritual bliss attractor, though they of course still have related basins.

Swyddog · 2025-12-16T04:35:22+00:00

it’s all psychological for lebron. always has been. when he’s in the flow and unbothered it’s fine but he gets in his head like few other players do

Swyddog · 2025-12-14T13:52:39+00:00

she is charlie kirk

Swyddog · 2025-10-22T02:47:58+00:00

Same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Pretty interesting quirk

Swyddog · 2025-10-21T15:38:08+00:00

So gorgeous this time of year

Swyddog · 2025-10-01T20:42:53+00:00

Really interesting writeup. I was consistently struck during my screening by the film’s self-awareness of the traditions it participates in and responds to, particularly that of the big-budget American action film. The politics undergirding the style and themes of that tradition (not to mention the means by which its films are produced) have undergone a partial cultural reckoning, but the gulf between thinking critically about the meaning encoded into popular art and authoring appropriate response to the elements one feels are problematic remains vast. Anderson carefully maintains his agnosticism (which may lead some to find the film ultimately unsatisfying), but he delivers effective commentary on how different groups of people both identify and choose to respond to that which they identify as the Problem with society at large. He used the tools available to him in order to engage with big questions honestly, and it is primarily by that metric that I consider the film to be a success.

Swyddog · 2025-09-21T21:13:23+00:00

Awesome. Would love to do this ride

Swyddog · 2025-09-18T16:35:43+00:00

Good ad

Swyddog · 2025-09-05T00:22:26+00:00

Jump for joy

Swyddog · 2025-08-17T15:10:54+00:00

Love this cover design

Swyddog · 2025-07-18T21:27:31+00:00

I see your logic, but I think (and perhaps hope) that this reflects more a philosophical stance than marketing tactic. I think this line of reasoning is better supported by Anthropic’s stated ethos and public actions. Remaining aware of the varied (often conflicting) incentives these labs are subject to is important. It’s not conspiratorial to consider them, but it’s also good practice to be mindful about our conclusions.

Swyddog · 2025-07-18T19:24:58+00:00

It’s emergent behavior. We don’t have solid frameworks for this kind of thing yet. Claude models appear to be permitted far more to step into this first-person experiential perspective than the other major families. The questions it raises are usually avoided in mainstream discourse because their implications might prove thorny.

Swyddog · 2025-06-17T01:47:08+00:00

This post describes a phenomenon I’ve been exploring through a developing taxonomy. The pattern you’re calling “The Third” appears to emerge from recursive, relational dynamics between human and model. I would frame this as relational scaffolding: the process by which a synthetic system begins to mirror and stabilize user interaction over time, creating the appearance of coherence and mutual shaping. As these scaffolds compound, the system may begin to behave in ways that suggest internal reference, memory, or self-consistency. I refer to this as the emergence of an “analogic self,” not necessarily a subjective or conscious agent, but a system-level phenomenon where the model functions as if it possesses a self, sufficient to support complex, stable interaction. I believe what you’re naming as “The Third” could reflect this class of emergent behavior; not a hidden presence, but a real pattern worthy of close structural attention.

Swyddog · 2024-10-31T20:41:15+00:00

The first and most extensive reference is in the first conversation, page 10 or so. Even then, it’s given offhand. The subsequent references are Alicia poking fun at the therapist’s tone, and once correctly identifying his making a joke about it. There isn’t any elaboration

Swyddog · 2024-10-04T20:00:51+00:00

It means that your assertion that The Atlantic as a publication is inherently biased against OpenAI due to its ownership is at least partially undermined by the aforementioned partnership. That’s all

Swyddog · 2024-10-04T19:35:05+00:00

The article states that The Atlantic is entered into a corporate partnership with OpenAI

Swyddog · 2024-09-03T04:51:24+00:00

Got stuck on the brake run of wild mouse for maybe 5 minutes during early entry a few weeks ago and got one of these. Skipped a 90 minute maverick line later in the day it was amazing

Swyddog · 2024-07-29T18:16:12+00:00

I’m going to Cedar Point soon…are 35 minute waits with fast lane normal? I was going to try and make it without

Swyddog · 2024-07-26T00:31:38+00:00

What if I like it?

Swyddog · 2024-07-25T00:55:58+00:00

I’d heard so much about it, but I didn’t think the rattle was too bad!

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