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This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 9 Jan 2019
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    We should start compiling the empirical evidence that we live in a simulation. Reply with your exhibits. Consider all the T-4 years Trump tweets pre-mined. Need fresh evidence from other execution threads.

    7:43 PM - 9 Jan 2019
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    • despairagus Arlyn Culwick Vague & Candid 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦🤔🍀🍄🚼🇫🇮 an end Stephen foo Daniel Hodge Kodi Anthony Di Franco
    17 replies 1 retweet 23 likes
      1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 9 Jan 2019
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        Venkatesh Rao Retweeted The Daily Show

        Oh goddammithttps://twitter.com/thedailyshow/status/1083169537263054849?s=21 …

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        Oh man, once Trump gets his wall he better hope no one shows Mexico this old video we found. pic.twitter.com/FtzeGlmecz
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      2. Arlyn Culwick‏ @arlynculwick 22 May 2019
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        Arlyn Culwick Retweeted Arlyn Culwick

        https://twitter.com/arlynculwick/status/1131302867166519296?s=19 … Also ARE YOU A BANANA?

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        Arlyn Culwick @arlynculwick
        Not base level reality: Finding that we can't experience things directly, only a relation to them Base level reality: When I realised that this is the same position rocks, particles, etc. are in Not even not base level: Higher levels are more base than fundamental-scale levels. https://twitter.com/literalbanana/status/1131100924749836288 …
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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 22 May 2019
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        No but I’m evil twins with one (she’s the evil one)

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      2. Christopher G‏ @galtenberg 9 Jan 2019
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        http://alexch.tumblr.com/post/45747110588/if-our-universe-was-a-simulation-you-could-totally …pic.twitter.com/Y9iQNq7KiT

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      3. Dave Hogg‏Verified account @stareagle 9 Jan 2019
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        So you're saying that if a tree fell in the woods, it really wouldn't make a sound if there was no one to hear it?

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      2. Nthn Ldtk‏ @nathanluedtke 9 Jan 2019
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        A thought I had a while ago was “Maybe the reason we stare at screens all the time is because it’s more computationally inexpensive to simulate people staring at screens”

        3 replies 11 retweets 47 likes
      3. Eric Ruleman‏ @eric_ruleman 9 Jan 2019
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        hmm so screens make humans more malleable a la capitalism?

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      1. Toby‏ @tobyshorin 9 Jan 2019
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        This is the certainly the most entertaining proposal on it so far: Heisenberg uncertainty as timing attack resistancehttps://jacobitemag.com/2018/09/06/the-uncertainty-principle-gods-own-cryptosystem/ …

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      1. Eric Ruleman‏ @eric_ruleman 9 Jan 2019
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        it'd be cool if we could observe if Planck's constant is the framerate of universe

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      1. Maxim Raginsky‏ @mraginsky 9 Jan 2019
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        Two words: Reality Winner. QED.

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