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El Greco's avatar

It occurs to me, KM: your friend the basilisk might've appreciated the fact that the chief manufacturer profiting from the chips powering our generative AI moment is called Nvidia, which is SO CLOSE to invidious it has to be intentional..

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Kenneth Mills's avatar

The Basilisk will sigh and, indeed, be all over that ...

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j nelson's avatar

one of my favorite posts, ty

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Kenneth Mills's avatar

Hey thank you. And welcome back. Your particular eye and encouragement means,

has meant a lot. Just look what monstruos you're responsible for...

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Jill's avatar

And Ishiguro! The oblongs 💀 and prosaic strip-mall blandness, howsoever shiny. I loved this SO much.

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Jill's avatar

Kenneth, it’s perfection. There’s too much to love. Where to start. Apotropaic visions (visionaries?) and Solnit and Emily St John Mandel. Would enrol in your first year seminar just for the basilisk discussion. Do you live stream? 🙏 thank you for this

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Kenneth Mills's avatar

Honoured. Thanks. And let's make plans to Basilisk, students not required.

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