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Some months back I asked, quite earnestly, what we should call a particular school of politics, given that those who practice it hate every name it’s given - political correctness, identity politics, SJW, woke. Every time a new term is devised, those who fall under its umbrella quickly declare that it’s a slur. So a large, complex, and profoundly influential element in our political debate lacks a name that anyone within that element will answer to.

Like the rest of New Things Under the Sun, this article will be updated as the state of the academic literature evolves; you can read the latest version here. You can listen to this post above, or via most podcast apps here. The previous post also now has a podcast available here. Are there some kinds of discoveries that are easier to make when young, and some that are easier to make when older?

Below are some email copy examples that I have seen be successful in each step of the Agoge Sequence. You can use this for inspiration for your first Agoge Sequence or for A/B testing new ideas into an existing one. If you are unfamiliar with The Agoge Sequence, check out The Agoge Sequence article and The Agoge Sequence Webinar. Subject: hey {{first_name}} Hi {{first_name}}, I saw on LinkedIn that [SDR inserts observation that couldn’t be written by robot].

There has been a bit of a hoo ha in the gender critical world that I have become embroiled in, and I have some things to say. The issue started with this photo of Phil Illy, who has a strange range of paraphilias and ideas about paraphilias that I will only address briefly. We know the tweet was a misstep by Genspect, they took the photo down, they withdrew Illys book from their recommended reading list, and had they then address the concerns of women, the entire issue may have blown away in the wind.

Ahegao Face Meme Analysis You’ve seen these faces before. Eyes rolling, tongue lolling out, in a fit. But what do they mean?  The ahegao face is a staple in anime memes and fantasies alike.  The widespread popularity of such a strange facial expression shows it has a serious unconscious significance. In my previous analysis of ahegao, I focused on the surrealism of the imagery and how it correlated with a lack of embodiment.

Fans expecting to feel a letdown after last week's Anakin-packed, Clone Wars-packed episode of "Ahsoka" can take a deep breath and relax. While we don't have The Chosen One in this week's episode, we get the return of two highly anticipated characters in live-action in an aptly titled "Far, Far Away." Now, I'm not gonna lie. This week's episode is a breather episode with minimal action but designed to allow viewers to catch their breath.

This essay is about why it may be easier for Large Language Models (LLMs) to “go bad” than to be good—a phenomenon called the Waluigi Effect. This effect is still speculative and poorly understood. As I’ve written previously, LLMs themselves are also largely “black boxes”; as a consequence, explanations for their behavior sometimes involve attributing agentivity (“The LLM wants to do X”) or invoking metaphors (e.g., “summoning persona X”).

When I first started colorizing photos back in 2015, some of the reactions I got were, well, pretty intense. I remember people sending me these long, passionate emails, accusing me of falsifying and manipulating history. It was a fascinating reaction, and one that really caught me off guard. At first, I couldn't help but wonder how some people could be so... clueless?! I mean, did they really think I was sitting there with a paintbrush applying gouache to the original negatives like some sort of deranged art forger?

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