@danirabbit if the nerds didn't get Lord Of The Rings we're all doomed

@danirabbit There were those of us who thought Palantir was a horrific idea from the start.

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I learned of this only a couple of days ago, haven't read it yet but there's apparently an English translation out there

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer

@danirabbit At long last, we have created One Ring to Rule Them All from the classic fantasy novel Don't Create One Ring to Rule Them All

@danirabbit Remember, they’re the same guys who argue we don’t need English/literature/communication classes because STEM subjects are more important.

@danirabbit @jwz starting to suspect that the reason I have had to largely withdraw from it is that I did, I *did* understand the lord of the rings. the books, even, not just the movies!

@danirabbit And people who thought Snow Crash was goals instead of a cautionary tale.

@danirabbit Gandalf: they delved too greedily and too deep, and disturbed that from which they fled, Durin's Bane.

GenAI: Moria is great source of mithril. Let's delve into that!

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Or that were just evil.

@danirabbit “Buy my new course ‘How to become a Nazgûl’, and you too can learn how to live forever*! Be one of the first 9 customers and I’ll even throw in this signed ring for free!”

@danirabbit Noo noo, it is fine. We put a lot of guard rails in place to keep the Ring from turning evil. Also, ignore those nine wraiths over there… ahem

@danirabbit Seems to be largely “didn’t”.

@danirabbit There are two types of people in the software world, those who got lotr and those who think they are binary

@danirabbit Wildest part, to me, is that LOTR isn’t *subtle* about who the villain is.