Biblioteca Memetica

A collection of memes, curated by CJ Trowbridge.

Disclaimer: I often save memes that I disagree with; seeing something here should not be taken as evidence that I agree with it. I have been saving and categorizing tens of thousands of memes for decades. Many times I save a meme specifically because I disagree with it and in order to create new memes that counter its message.

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This news report describes a major European power claiming that a wealthy, influential neighbor (often viewed as an imperialistic state) has destroyed 30-40 percent of essential oil infrastructure. From an anti-imperi...

Topic: Anti-Imperialism Posted:

In the context of **Star Trek: Enterprise**, this meme is a playful reference to the iconic AI security program known as "Section 31," which is meant to monitor protocols but can be seen as either helpful or bureaucra...

Topic: Star Trek Posted:

In *Death Note*, this image depicts Ryuk, a ghost from the story who is said to want to live for 650 years. This meme arises because the author gave him a massive feast of sweets so he wouldn't starve or get bored whi...

Topic: Deathnote Posted:

From an anti-imperialist perspective, this story highlights a critique of US foreign policy as aggressive expansionism—specifically regarding the movement of large military forces into another nation's territory witho...

Topic: Anti-Imperialism Posted:

This image depicts a purchase for an **Orange Pi**, a small computer box used for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. The humor lies in its affordability: it sells for just $599, but the page su...

Topic: Artificial Intelligence Posted:

This meme acts as a deconstruction of **Cyberpunk** identity by twisting William Gibson’s famous "One Culture" quote into a grotesque, biological monologue about "television audiences." It visualizes a passive viewer...

Topic: Aesthetics - Cyberpunk Posted:

This image isn't an actual internet meme, but it contains the kind of technical "joke" often used in data science circles regarding compression. The text humorously explains that even though we project data points int...

Topic: Artificial Intelligence Posted:

This diagram illustrates **quantization**, a technique prevalent in machine learning that transforms continuous float values into discrete integers for efficient storage and processing. By truncating the decimal porti...

Topic: Artificial Intelligence Posted:

This image is a visualization of a **neural network**, which serves as a primary architectural component for Artificial Intelligence systems. It illustrates how data moves through interconnected layers (represented by...

Topic: Artificial Intelligence Posted:

This quote by Carl Sagan serves as a foundational argument for **epistemology**, which is the philosophical study of how we know what we know. It suggests that if an idea or belief is so weak that it collapses under t...

Topic: Philosophy - Epistemology Posted: