Dennis Hackethal
@dchackethal
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Author. Software engineer. I study the mind and build tools for thinkers. Ex Apple
Joined August 2012
Recognizes that government abuses technology. *Blames technology.*
Yes. Word processing is bad. Before it, document length was bounded by the human capacity to copy long-form text & about to plateau. After word processing, the tax & legal codes grew without check. And became incomprehensible to anyone but career experts.
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You cannot consistently condemn violence AND promote its primary cause, mysticism, in the same breath. Idiocy.
We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
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Two years ago today: A pretty morning Atlas V launch from the Cape. One of my all-time favorites.
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Set a reminder for the next Apple & cybersecurity 𝕏 Space! 🍎🔒
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No separation of church and state in the US. Sad
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What does it say that they look like they're having more fun than they've had all day
This is an active shooter "practice drill" in a middle school in the United States of America in case the teacher dies. This is America in 2025. This does not have to be America in 2025. https://t.co/4GeJ5hhcxC
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@qephatziel (deleted): If you're hiding a friend in your attic, and his mortal enemy comes to the door and asks if he's there, the *question* is a lie. They're really asking "can I come in and kill your friend?" "No" is a completely truthful answer to that question. A lot of
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Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement | WIRED
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Anthropic will pay at least $3000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.
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Okay, I'm sorry but telling kids that Santa is real is a lie, actually, and I do think it's wrong, and I do think you shouldn't lie to your kids. And you can't actually say it's not because it is, and your excuses are just excuses, and I still love Christmas and always have. 🤷
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FINALLY! The excellent, controversial The Sovereign Child is coming on @interintellect_ -- Come and hang with us and @astupple, and bring your questions and comments: https://t.co/NoGh0C7OhE
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Could it really be okay to let kids eat whatever they want? Sleep whenever they want? Watch whatever they want? If children are completely free to make their own choices, aren’t we setting them up...
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I’m building Veritula, a unique forum with automated rationality tools, largely in public. You can follow development in the Veritula Meta thread:
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@KeyframeS This example shows how AI can slow you down, helpful though it looks at first
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Can you spot the bug in this AI slop? (Difficulty level > 9000): .border‑flash { animation: leftBorderFlash 2s ease-out forwards; } @keyframes leftBorderFlash { 0% { border-left: 0 solid transparent; } 10% { border-left: 4px solid #4caf50; } /* bright green */ 90%
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The religion of peace is back on the DMs - and they've been watching Swordfish, or something
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Watch as small-but-brave Jabril masters Amerikkkan drone of death
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Once a month or so I try AI again to see if I’m wrong about it being overhyped. Just tried again earlier today for coding. Nope, still overhyped. It’s still dumb af.
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Warren Spector says he's proud to call himself a gamer, but games weren't always so popular. How long have you been working with games or tech? 🤔 Watch Warren's session in full over at https://t.co/bFaolEleXz 🎟️ Get your tickets now for World Congress 2026 over at
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