The golden truth AI reveals is the fools who walk beside us.

So someone answering a question from their phone read like three words and I said "that's ai" and they said "no it's not". "Sounds like ai" .... "Ok yeah it was."

Another day, another ridiculous AI project using my work. One thing you can say about these AI apps, they're consistent in their complete lack of worth, imagination, or contribution to anything meaningful.

It’s that question that’s been bugging you for years now: why didn’t Tolkien write a sequel to The Lord of the Rings? On Friday, I’ll discuss the Buddha’s first sermon and how he solved this puzzle 2500 years ago. - 7pm AEST - Crows Nest Center Join online:

“Whatever short-term income fossil fuel exports generate is overwhelmed by the deaths, destruction and decline in human security caused by accelerating climate disruption.” — Former chief of Australian Defence Force, Admiral Chris Barrie AC.

Asher Wolf@asherwolf.bsky.social · last wk.

“Disordered and delusionary thinking:” Ex-ADF chief calls out Australia’s climate hypocrisy reneweconomy.com.au/disordered-a...

Tomorrow is Asaḷhā Pūjā, the full moon day remembered for the Buddha’s teaching of the Rolling Forth of the Wheel of the Teaching. It’s a lightning strike, slashing thru religious assumptions and delivering truths that the Buddha kept unpacking for 45 years.

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Early Buddhist texts from the Tipitaka (Tripitaka). Suttas (sutras) with the Buddha's teachings on mindfulness, insight, wisdom, and meditation.

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Aurelien Mondon@aurelmondon.com · 2w ago

"Cognitive surrender" is a fascinating concept to think about the impact of AI as it exists under reactionary tech Preventing people from thinking for themselves and imagining different worlds is a godsend for authoritarians thenextweb.com/news/wharton...

Good article.

‘Most people don’t know we’ve set up a doomsday system’: physicist Laura Grego on satellites, nuclear weapons and the battle for our skies

Elon Musk is trying to own it, competing powers are trying to fight in it and nobody seems to be regulating it. So who does space really belong to?

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"LGBTQ+ people in Indonesia are at risk after the country’s president branded queer “culture” a national threat to society, with some facing physical attacks and abuse."

Indonesia LGBTQ+ people attacked as president brands them 'threat'

LGBTQ+ people in Indonesia are at risk after the president branded queer “culture” a national threat to society.

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SpaceX share price, highlighting the day I gave my "Dark Week" talk on space. Coincidence?

I've been waiting for a proper critical response to Albo’s AI proposal. His ideas seem plausible so long as you ignore the entire history of the Australia government’s relationship with the fossil fuel industry.

Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 3w ago

So.......how the hell did the New York Times get Australia's AI data centre story so wildly wrong? Albanese's new AI rules **WORSEN** their position by allowing more room for gas Check out my new piece at @thepointau.bsky.social for all the lovely, gory details thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

The reason executives are so enthusiastic about AI is not because it works, but because AI feeds the delusion of corporate success. “All of the AI projects we have observed as a team are failing. Every single one – we have seen 0% success in a year and a half”

AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decisionmaking

The reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively.

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Last week I gave a “Dark Week” talk on space. As far as I’m aware, this is the first attempt at developing a coherent moral philosophy of space from an early Buddhist perspective. Summary of my argument in thread … Raw link here, visit lokanta.live for updates.

Ugg writing is hard. I'm lucky to have some excellent reviewers on an article I'm writing. Shows how much slips under the radar when you're just reading yourself.

Hey now I don't have to learn to crochet! The fine art has reached its apotheosis thanks to Ven Pasanna.

Get ready! At 7pm AEST I'm speaking at Crows Nest community centre. It's Dark Week, and I'll be developing a Buddhist moral philosophy of space. You can join via the session link here:

Last night I gave a talk on a Buddhist philosophy of space, talking about multiple worlds, the speed of light, and how space drives you mad. We came out into Parramatta Square, and there was some event on. They were playing, I kid you not, “Eclipse” from Dark Side of the Moon.

I've been reading Fyodorov's "Philosophy of the Common Task". I gave a talk on this some time ago, you can hear it at lokanta.live Here I'll give a few interesting excerpts.

The Pope was right to excommunicate the ultra-right extremist group SSPX. We have similar provisions in our monastic Vinaya and should do the same to Buddhist extremists.

Vatican excommunicates all members of ultra-conservative rebel group SSPX

Schism caused by Society of Saint Pius X ordaining four bishops without consent presents first crisis for Pope Leo

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To repeat: self-immolation, i.e. suicide by fire, is not part of the Buddha’s teachings, and was not practiced in early Buddhism. Here’s my research article of the Oxford Center for Buddhist Studies on this topic. jocbs.org/index.php/jo...

Tibetan Man Dies After Self-Immolation Protest in New York

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Too secular for the religious, too religious for the secular. We've been confounding philosophers for 2500 years. Join the original cynics and stoics for meditation and Buddhist teachings in 90 minutes @ crows nest centre and online via lokanta vihara.

After WW II, the Americans scooped up von Braun and other Nazi rocket scientists to beat the Russians. They beat the Russians just like they beat the Nazis. But now their government is overrun with Nazis and Russian assets. When you use Nazi tools, what do you become? (this post is about AI)

Not the point and not going to sway anyone, but as someone who has a degree in (among other things) biological anthropology, I just want to point out that the argument that there is only a gender binary is complete and utter bunk, the sort of thing that gets demolished in a 101 course on this stuff.

It's really hard to convey just how massive the scale of legislation has been to target trans people. From a few dozen pieces of legislation in 2015 to over a thousand in 2025. It started with sports bans in 2020 and now we're here. it was never about sports.

Off to PHIVE in Parramatta Square soon. There's a weekly session on Tuesday, 6pm for a 6.30 start, finish before 8. Meditation, a little chanting, some Dhamma talk. Come along if you're in the area, or let someone know!

The Government™ has made an ad about Palantir, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.

Honest Government Ad | Palantir

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Should I take up crochet?

Free Anti AI Wall Hanging Crochet Pattern - Divine Debris

Learn to make the Anti AI Wall Hanging from a free crochet graph by Divine Debris. Support art made by humans.

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I apologize, I haven’t criticized AI for a few days. Let me rectify that. I want to discuss briefly the concept of “colonization with machine Unthought”. This is the psychological process that undoes a person who chooses to use AI.

My father, my best friend, and his brother were all groomed by Christian Brothers. None of them made legal claims.

Christian Brothers sold real estate worth millions for $1. Now it claims in court it lacks money to pay abuse survivors

Exclusive: Guardian Australia investigation reveals transfer of assets for nominal sums despite Catholic order telling court it is broke and seeking a halt to victims’ civil claims

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Inspired by Palantir surveillance, Anduril weaponry, Sauron home security, and Valar atomics, new startup ideas. Tolkien, but not evil! - Hobbit Footwear - Trollish Statuary - Gamgee’s Gardens - A King’s Hands herbal medicine Surprised the Boring Company isn’t Durin Earthworks tbh.