March 27, 2026

2026.03.27
Man and machines share in the stimulating exchange of...aaargh.
Eddie (Heart of Gold's Shipboard Computer), Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts (Douglas Adams)
Once again, Douglas Adams was SO far ahead of his time. This one definitely captures some of the vibes of life with LLM.

Why? Because for all their warfighter posturing, ICE agents get a certain kind of power from seeming like a ragtag layman's militia. They envision themselves as members of Donald Trump's personal security force, exempt from the legal and regulatory strictures that--to varying extents--keep other law enforcement units in line. More ideologically driven than the military, more openly hostile than a police department (and with about one-third of the training), ICE is cultivating an image of unpredictable brutality.
It's weird thinking about that compared to Hegseth's "anti-beardos" emphasis on looking so orderly in the regular military.