Category: Curiosities

Dire Wolf as an Example of Hyperstition

I have been reading through CCRU and Nick Land’s writings recently. CCRU stands for Cybernetic Culture Researdh Unit, and used to be a philosophical group based in the University of Warrick in the nineties. At least for a while that is, and their most prominent member was Nick Land. Their writings have blended fiction and philosophy, and their writings were in many ways prophetic. I am naturally drawn to literature that blends mysticism with modern rationalism. And one of their ideas was the hyperstition. In the words of CCRU, hyperstition is:

“fictions that make themselves real”

And examples of hyperstion given in this video, are the Byzantine general’s dilemma and the mememing of Trump into office in 2016. The Byzantine general’s dilemma was solved in Bitcoin by Proof of work.

But then I watched this video:

And it dawned on me. The dire wolf, a creation of the Colossal Biosciences, which wasn’t really a dire wolf but rather a genetically modified grey wolf is a perfect example of hyperstition. Check this out:

The dire wolf featured in George R.R Martin’s Game of Thrones and the fictional dire wolf served as an inspiration to Colossal Biosciences. I think another case of hyperstition would be the models and designs created by Leonardo da Vinci, he has drawn a helicopter, a tank, and even a humanoid robot centuries before these things were created.

But I think hyperstition is fancy word for human imagination leading to realization. I am reminded of the Heideggerian idea of technology leading to scientific understanding and not the other way around. Humans imagine tools like the telescope, thermometer, or the metric system that lead to greater knowledge and the greater knowledge helps the humans imagine better tools and thus creates a loop.

German Journalist Goes Undercover as a Pro-Russian Activist

German journalist pretended to admire Putin. Together with a colleague she uncovered recruitment of spies. How did she manage all that?

Angelique Geray began to appear as “Katya” on social media. She venerated Putin and marched towards Bundestag with a Russian flag.

She contacted people that promised her Bitcoin for completion of tasks. She needed to photograph something, to obtain a SIM card and then more serious tasks came.

Worn two colleagues from RTL she worked incognito for about a year. The journalist now receives threats that she will get a bullet in the head.

This could all be a fake story. Why would the intelligence hire somebody who is a public activist? They could as well hire a nobody that has debts or is a loser to photograph something. And every fucker these days claims death threats.

Polish Guy Beaten in Czechia for Wearing a Blue-Yellow Hat

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So, this dude was fundraising through a cycle trip and was wearing an Upper Silesia hat. Upper Silesia flag has colors similar to the Ukrainian flag. He went to a Czech town of Ostrava and got beaten up. He actually received much more money than he hoped for after the attack. Ostrava can be a little rough, and the ordinary people here, and particularly the poor don’t like Ukrainians because they get the gibs that they feel entitled to.

Upper Silesia

Northern Silk Road

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Chinese long term bet. Together with Russia they are opening “ice Silk Road”

The Arctic is more often being mentioned, in recent years, in geopolitical contemplations. The disappearing ice and advancing technologies are turning the Arctic into a region that is attracting the attention of regional and world leaders. The newest example is China. They are now launching a regular line through the Arctic that is called “Ice Silk Road”.

The Chinese company Sea Legend is behind this line from the Chinese port Ningbo and the British Felixstowe. And the Chinese government considers it a part of the Belt and Road initiative.

The Northern Sea Route is shorter than the one through the Straits of Malacca and Suez. It is best navigable in the summer months but is passable also in winter accompanied by an icebreaker. It has a great potential, and Russia has been investing in the construction of critical infrastructure along the route. And if the Arctic sea ice recedes even further because of global warming the route will become even more navigable.

It took the Czech media roughly two weeks to report this.

Caspian Tiger

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I am very much for introduction wild animals, including large predators into places where they were extricated and don’t give a fuck if some hikers get eaten. Hikers and various mountaineers and other adventure seekers are a scourge and the kitty needs to eat. So fuck the hikers and other humans that intrude on nature. Our species has already taken a lot of space from nature.

I am no naturalist, I support genetic manipulation and the creation of new species or genetic enhancement of the old. At this point we have the responsibility to co-create the biosphere.

A Woman in Poland Brutalized by a Bear

When women choose the bear…

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Fatal attack of a bear in Poland: screams and squeaks were heard, this how brother described the death of a woman.

But in my philosophy, the bears belong in the woods. I am for clear demarcation of territory that belongs to men and territory belonging to the beasts. Humans have made natural habitats of animals into their places of recreation. And this is wrong. The fact that these places are not safe is nature’s way of saying “stay alway!”

Historically Highest Number of 25+ Virgins in Czechia

The number of men over 25 that never had sex is at an all time high. The reason might be stress or money.

I actually believe that women have rejected a vast number of men. Now that women have a choice and they no longer depend on men financially, they have become way too choosy with whom they mate. Chad always existed but women had to give Bob the box because Bob was bringing home the bacon. Today the women share Chad and bring him the bacon. 😆👌And this causes the current Y chromosome bottleneck.

Project Tron

The Austrian police tested electric vehicles and came to the conclusion that EVs might be an evolutionary dead end.

And in my post on evolutionary death of the electromobile, I only focused on how it performs in cold weather, and apparently EVs suck big time in cold weather.

The performance issues do not end there. It seems that EVs are totally useless as a police car. The problems center on the battery. The weight is a major problem. And this is why I think EVs will never fully take over. They aren’t good for the police, they aren’t good for the military. The conflict in Ukraine has shown that you need fast moving, manœuvrable, and light vehicles to move troops. You could probably have a hybrid with a small battery because I heard that releases less heat, and would hide the vehicle from thermovision.

Trucks my friends might never be electric, the batteries are already heavy and on top of it you have a heavy load. Delivery services might switch to electric small vehicles. It might even be economically profitable if they set up their own source of electricity. But honestly, a functioning world will have EVs and combustion engines together, and non-fossil production of fuel. There would be hybrids, evs, combustion engines all competing with each other. There is still a place for combustion restrictions in cities and filters in diesel vehicles.