2652

Self-deprecation can't last forever; at some point you have to actually be good at your job

 2651

It's hard to be as smart as Randall, because you become aware of so many conflicting threats and demands you have to keep in balance at all times.

2650 

"I'll mention Ea-Nasir," thought Randall. "Zoomers love to hear about Ea-Nasir."

 2649

Back to the kind of random permutation of concepts and associations that a neural network would perform

2648 

Randall, desperately trying to ingratiate himself with the zoomers, says it's a good thing they don't know what a file system is

2647 

2646 

ok

 2645

OMG guys did you see the new photos from the JWST? It turns out there are STARS in SPACE!!

 2644

Randall thinks fMRI studies would have to be sabotaged to fail as science

2643 

The joke is that Randall still believes in dark matter

2642 

Connectors that Go Hard

2641 

Every single one of Randall's characters has converged on this toothless "why-can't-we-just-tell-jokes-that-don't-offend-anybody" mode

 2640

"Actually the most important scientist of all time is James Dyson"

 2639

It is the dream of the bugman to manipulate reality by manipulating from his chair the symbols we use to describe it

 2638

GOOMH Randall I too have read Ignition! and "Sand Won't Save You This Time"

 2637

I just don't know how much longer I can keep doing this

 2634

This but unironically

2635

Think about why, for Randall, "superintelligent AI" means "disembodied spiritual being". Bonus points if you get further than "because he's too lazy to draw a computer"

2636

What If Randall Retired

 2633

All Randall really wants out of life is better call centers

 2632

I CLAPPED

I CLAPPED WHEN I GOT THE REFERENCES

2631 

Greatly anticipating Randall's right-wing bodybuilder arc