Tyrphanax

Just tipsy. Was a nice evening.

Dre is a color correction genius.

The Mr. Show is hilarious and should be required viewing.

I sold a box of 500 unopened DAT tapes to a hipster who’s opening a record shop the other day for almost sixty bucks.

I hate vinyl because it weighs a shitload and takes up a ton of physical space.

Tuesday is my Wednesday currently. I’m okay with Tuesday. I accept Tuesday.

Jay said:

yhwx said:

An Interesting ™ argument I just heard:

I agree. Who cares? That’s your [Americans] system. He’s [Trump] your pick. You don’t get a feel good card for not voting for him. Own it.

(This from a Canadian)

I want your opinions on this. Should all Americans deserve collective responsibility for Trump?

Discuss.

How responsible is an individual being dragged along by a massive bureaucracy driven by an established system, especially when, in addition to the momentum of the bureaucracy, that individual’s impact is lessened by economic or political disparity? A single Koch brother has one vote, but by pumping billions of dollars into the process, he can influence millions of voters. A single black person has one vote, but if they live in a gerrymandered congressional district, their vote may not be worth much at all.

The flaws exposed in our electoral process are perpetuated by a Republican Party that doesn’t care about representing what most Americans want — based on polling, a more progressive agenda overall — and instead only cares about maintaining power. It will take overwhelming support from Democratic voters in 2018 to overcome the effects of gerrymandering, and even then, it’s so severe in some areas that sheer numbers might not get us there, so while voters do bear significant responsibility, there are places in the U.S. where one’s vote truly doesn’t count.

It took generations to get the U.S. where it is today and will likely take a generation (or two) to fix it, and again, that’s only if we can knock Republicans out of power. As long as they control any part of the executive, real change will remain out of reach. And we still have to ask ourselves: do Democrats have the spine to drive systemic change? I, for one, am tired of them reaching across the aisle.

Also, having a few Trump supporters in my family, I can attest that there’s little a liberal can do to influence voters who remain willfully ignorant of facts and have bought into the fear-based platform of the modern GOP. Can we somehow minimize the impact of the stupid voter without causing the same problems we face already?

Well put.

Personally it’s a bit annoying when people act like we’re all culpable for this.

Tyrphanax said:

https://scout.ai/story/the-rise-of-the-weaponized-ai-propaganda-machine

By leveraging automated emotional manipulation alongside swarms of bots, Facebook dark posts, A/B testing, and fake news networks, a company called Cambridge Analytica has activated an invisible machine that preys on the personalities of individual voters to create large shifts in public opinion. Many of these technologies have been used individually to some effect before, but together they make up a nearly impenetrable voter manipulation machine that is quickly becoming the new deciding factor in elections around the world.

Most recently, Analytica helped elect U.S. President Donald Trump, secured a win for the Brexit Leave campaign, and led Ted Cruz’s 2016 campaign surge, shepherding him from the back of the GOP primary pack to the front.

The company is owned and controlled by conservative and alt-right interests that are also deeply entwined in the Trump administration. The Mercer family is both a major owner of Cambridge Analytica and one of Trump’s biggest donors. Steve Bannon, in addition to acting as Trump’s Chief Strategist and a member of the White House Security Council, is a Cambridge Analytica board member. Until recently, Analytica’s CTO was the acting CTO at the Republican National Convention.

Really fascinating article, especially in the light of the massive influx of fake/bot accounts following popular Twitter accounts today, one being Trumpy.

Take everything you see on the Internet with a big grain of salt, folks. Especially on social media. They might have started out with good intentions, but they pretty much now exist to sell the user and push narratives.

Here’s an equally fascinating interview with Andrew Nix wherein he attempts to play down his status as an evil genius.

Doesn’t really help much that he looks like an extra from Kingsman.

Fun game, add “Mr. Bond” to some of his quotes:
“My ambition is to be an agent of change” = “My ambition, Mr. Bond, is to be an agent of change.”

It’s like something Blofeld says as he’s standing in front of his plate glass evil lair windows while Bond stands behind him in manacles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO_Oswir-Ek

Watch out behind you!

SHE’S ONLY GONE AND BLOODY DONE IT THE MADWOMAN

I’m feeling expansive: yes.

Yeah. Is that weird?

TV’s Frink said:

Tyrphanax said:

Hi Frink.

I TOLD YOU NOT TO CONTACT ME HERE! WHAT IF DOM SEES?!?!

I thought you were worried about Doctor Doom for a second.

Dom’s a pantywaist.

How the fuck you gonna misspell “Tomorrow”? Is it because a lot of us spell it “Mañana”?

TV’s Frink said:

Tyrphanax said:

Pubic Massage

I debated posting this or not, and by the time I decided to, I found out that someone else was as lame as I am.

https://www.amazon.com/Identifying-Wood-Accurate-Results-Simple/dp/0942391047

I dress kinda like a hipster?

Hey Tavor, hang in there man. Good on you for taking the steps to get out of that situation, and don’t beat yourself up too much. You’re doing the right thing and you have my support behind you, for what it’s worth. It’ll get easier as you go.

Handman, I hear ya buddy. Social media is best used in heavy moderation. I say this a lot, but I feel like we’re coming to a point in society where the novelty of being able to be always connected with everyone you know is wearing off and we’re beginning to realize that it isn’t always the best thing (especially with the amount of experimentation and manipulation going on through social media these days). I myself have cut way back on Facebook time and I’m much happier for it.

flametitan said:

Tyrphanax said:

https://scout.ai/story/the-rise-of-the-weaponized-ai-propaganda-machine

By leveraging automated emotional manipulation alongside swarms of bots, Facebook dark posts, A/B testing, and fake news networks, a company called Cambridge Analytica has activated an invisible machine that preys on the personalities of individual voters to create large shifts in public opinion. Many of these technologies have been used individually to some effect before, but together they make up a nearly impenetrable voter manipulation machine that is quickly becoming the new deciding factor in elections around the world.

Most recently, Analytica helped elect U.S. President Donald Trump, secured a win for the Brexit Leave campaign, and led Ted Cruz’s 2016 campaign surge, shepherding him from the back of the GOP primary pack to the front.

The company is owned and controlled by conservative and alt-right interests that are also deeply entwined in the Trump administration. The Mercer family is both a major owner of Cambridge Analytica and one of Trump’s biggest donors. Steve Bannon, in addition to acting as Trump’s Chief Strategist and a member of the White House Security Council, is a Cambridge Analytica board member. Until recently, Analytica’s CTO was the acting CTO at the Republican National Convention.

Really fascinating article, especially in the light of the massive influx of fake/bot accounts following popular Twitter accounts today, one being Trumpy.

Take everything you see on the Internet with a big grain of salt, folks. Especially on social media. They might have started out with good intentions, but they pretty much now exist to sell the user and push narratives.

So will Cambridge Analytica become the new Illuminati style conspiracy group in a few decades?

Not that the existence of this thing doesn’t sound mildly terrifying. I’m really hoping they overplayed the influence this thing has.

It’s definitely an alarmist article, but keeping an eye on the evolution of the technology and having knowledge that we’re constantly being manipulated online is very important.

TV’s Frink said:

Tyrphanax said:

Kathy Griffon

Google said:

Did you mean: kathy griffin

No, Google, I did not.

Curse you brain that knows how to spell and stupid names that aren’t spelled how they should be!

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/hollywood-still-has-no-idea-how-to-resist-trump

Another great read concerning Kathy Griffon’s tasteless photoshoot.

I rest my case.

DominicCobb said:

Tyrphanax said:

By god it works. whips off his 1984 vintage Ray-Ban Wayfarers

Excuse me, but Risky Business came out in 1983, which would mean that your so-called “vintage” Ray-Bans are from after they became cool.

Sorry they weren’t cool until Miami Vice was on the air.

Pubic Massage

Public Message: Maybe.

By god it works. whips off his 1984 vintage Ray-Ban Wayfarers