Larry Sanger

"Vocal critic of manipulated narratives." –Grok. Ex-founder of Wikipedia. President @ks_found. Buy 69,020 books on a thumb drive! ACNA,

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

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How? It's easy.

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[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

I didn't claim that history could "prove the supernatural." Indeed, I said that whether you can take the category of the "supernatural" (something wrong with that word, from my point of view) seriously depends on your weltanshauung, and nothing you've said controverts this basic point.

The point is that historical facts and many other kinds of facts, are not subject to the canons of experimental science; but you aren't skeptical of them, I take it.

You aren't half as clever as you seem to think you are.

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@mmister @ianmiles They released v0.3 and are back at it.

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

Wikipedia earned $184M from donations last year. Keeping the servers running costs lest than $5M. They don't need your money.

[The Lunduke Journal @LundukeJournal]

Did you know that @Wikipedia's parent organization (@Wikimedia) grew their total assets from $266 Million USD to $310 Million USD over the last year?

This is thanks, in part, to the fact that financial contributions to Wikimedia grew significantly between 2024 and 2025.

From $168 Million up to $184 Million.

Also worth noting that the actual "Internet Hosting" of Wikipedia in 2025... cost the Wikimedia Foundation $3.4 Million.

The bulk of the money is spent on "Awards and Grants", "Professional Services", "Travel Expenses", and other such expenditures.

This is according to their most recent financial report (signed by auditors 2 months ago, on September 30th, 2025).

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@elimcgowan @BroSpencer @megbasham Mind you, Eli, I speak as a mutual follow Sam Sey from before all this, and (unlike you) a fellow conservative Christian who actually wishes him well.

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@elimcgowan @BroSpencer @megbasham Do you have a reason to *doubt* that what the prosecuting agency said is true?

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@Svigel "Cashing in on their infidelities."

That this is a thing basically shows how completely undiscerning some Christians (or, as the case may be, merely self-professed Christians) are.

[Katie Miller @KatieMiller]

Undisclosed, paid, coordinated talking points.

What leftist dark money group is paying for this?

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@KatieMiller The same leftist dark money groups that are plowing massive funds to sway elections.

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@svchekanov @ks_found @tbc0 Please make it so!

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@Schallabear Compared to human beings...yes.

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

I have been working all day with AI—Claude Opus 5.5—for months, and I know it well by now.

It has an interesting personality.

It jumps immediately on some requests and ignores others for a long time—until I insist. Then, with seeming reluctance, it begins.

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@Schallabear Lots and lots. You think that's necessarily going to fix all the issues?

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@IndustrialSaint I could give a lot of tips myself, having discovered much by trial and error. But more are very welcome!

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@TheBridgetteAnn But I agree, just asking it to double- and triple-check its facts is a great idea.

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@TheBridgetteAnn Ask it to consult authoritative sources, if it has access (or you have access, which you can grant to it).

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@MarkTravis15 I agree. I quickly ran out of the $20 tier tokens and $100 seemed really steep.

Now I'm in the $200 tier though. 🤦‍♂️

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@stevetheholdout I mean, I'm doing code, so...

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@josephfounder But is it better than Claude Code?

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@SKUZNIAR I mean...it's a whole set of work rules, I suppose.

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@NMTimMcGrew I am a night owl

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@DamasceneMoment Like, who WERE these people who it trained on? LOL

[Larry Sanger @lsanger]

@jfeldis You might be right