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JD Long

@jdlong.cerebralmastication.com

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CTO at a specialty insurance company. Perpetual cocktail party host, open source fan, econometrician, agricultural economist, and OReilly Author.

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JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 6h

LLMs are the new overeager neurodivergent colleague.

😐 @braintrain.bsky.social · 7h

I've been treating these LLMs as if I'm pairing with a dev who might not have enough context or experience not to go down hard to maintain paths. It's been super helpful if I ride along with them and keep tabs on the broad strokes at least.

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JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 7h

🤣

Chelsea Parlett @chelseaparlett.bsky.social · 9h

when i think about all the important moments in my life,
and try to guess which will flash before my eyes at the end,
my best guess is that it will be kurtosis🤔

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 9h

This is the way…

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 2d

Cosplay Richard Petty says what?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 2d

Such a good idea.

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 2d

Well now that’s an interesting idea.

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 3d

I read the Virginia Dept of Wildlife Resources deer hunting rules. And I confirmed that I can use my Amazonian blow gun during muzzle loader season. Which is nice.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 3d

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 4d

Damn spellcheck. Purlins

But my main use is laminate posts.

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 4d

Purloins and girts

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 4d

Meat sacks are pretty non deterministic. We still find lots of things they can do productively. But just before meals their stochasticity increases, it seems 😀

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 4d

Pretty unsatisfying response. It’s basically complex in interplay between supply and demand for dimensional lumber. Compounded by large box store procurement processes that procure different sizes in different volumes and out to different delivery dates.

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 4d

I just turned some AI research agents on to researching this. I’ll let you know what I find.

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JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 4d

Fortunately, it’s an absolutely original acronym with no potential of naming clash or confusion. I like that.

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 4d

I think it’s dominated by supply chain nuance. But I’m not sure. I think here on the East Coast 2 x 8 and 2 x 4 dominate construction usage. Therefore box stores contract for those differently than they do two by sixes.

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 4d

This week in “supply chain economics are unintuitive” - 2x6 lumber is more expensive than 2x8. 10% more by gross board length, 30% more by board foot. Odd.

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JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 5d

This is a valid point.

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 5d

Hep. Math is broke.

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JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 5d

Every time I see a neighbor, they got their face up against the glass with an expression that can only be described as “dafuq?”

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JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 5d

I’ve been training for this covert low viz mum planting operation.

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JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 6d

That 100% checks out. Those are the actual lyrics.

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 6d

me talking to an intern: "Please review our activity thus far and I want you to think ultra hard on this next step. Then create a plan and write it in a markdown file for me to review before you proceed."

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JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 6d

you're welcome.

JD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 6d

now I have Pearl Jam stuck in my head. Not the lyrics, nobody could understand those. just the tunes