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"But but we also thought animals were pure machines and didn't have sentience!!!!"
This is like a set of nested dolls of logical fallacies:
0. (Preamble) Being wrong before doesn't mean other people are wrong right now.
1. Just because you were wrong about animals not being machines doesn't mean machines aren't being machines.
2. You're actually not talking about machines, but about algorithms (who happen to be running on a machine, but could just as well be calculated manually by a human).
3. LLM models themselves aren't even an algorithm—they're literally just a large number of large numbers.
So what you're really asking is "Can many llarge numbers be concious and sentient?"
This answers itself.

Milk rounds are making a come back
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/milk-rounds-are-making-a-come-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&am…

Milk rounds are making a come back
Remember the old-fashioned milk rounds? They see surge in popularity as doorstep deliveries increase in Greater Manchester

Missing Link: Amiga40 – Rückblick auf die Geburtstagsmesse
In Mönchengladbach fand das weltgrößte Amiga-Festival statt: Amiga40. Mehr als 2.000 Besucher feierten den 40. Geburtstag des kultigen Computers.
ht…

Damn, that was fun! Though the pickaxe one nearly broke me (finally searching online helped me figure it out).
I got to level 30 before losing steam.
https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.bsky.social/post/3lzf2rbxwas2r

Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)
Just got sucked into @neal.fun's "Not a Robot" neal.fun/not-a-robot/ https://neal.fun/not-a-robot/

Exhibition to explore the making of America to feature rare Declaration of Independence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/exhibition-to-explore-the-making-of-america-to-feature-rare-declaration-of-…

Exhibition to explore the making of America to feature rare Declaration of Independence - The National Archives
The National Archives can today announce a major exhibition exploring the birth of the United States of America to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on 4 July 2026. 

from my link log —
Why SSA?
https://mcyoung.xyz/2025/10/21/ssa-1/
saved 2025-10-21 https://dotat.at/:/PB07U.html

Why SSA? · mcyoung

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
Missing Persons:
🎵 Walking in L.A.
#MissingPersons
https://mashjeftixxx.bandcamp.com/track/jean-dixon-vs-missing-persons-walking-in-l-a-winter-wonderland-bonus-track
https://open.spotify.com/track/6LgG7yvuD791JlfCMaioPS

Some good news (for a change):
"For a century, they were gone. But California condors are making a comeback in these parts of the Bay Area"
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/20/for

For a century, they were gone. But California Condors are making a comeback in these parts of the Bay Area
“These movements into Alameda County, and even Contra Costa County, are the first to be documented in over 100 years.”

Stephen Jones: Pickens benched for missing bus https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47052366/cowboys-stephen-jones-says-pickens-benched-missing-bus

Etwas mehr der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Messenger-App Signal offenbar weltweit mit Störungen
https://www.