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engineers are basically professional understanders of complex systems. When someone I respect sends a PR I trust that it reflects a reasonably complete model of the system in their head. AI doesn't have it, it has an educated guess with varying levels of plausibility.
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
engineers are basically professional understanders of complex systems. When someone I respect sends a PR I trust that it reflects a reasonably complete model of the system in their head. AI doesn't have it, it has an educated guess with varying levels of plausibility.
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One thing I started noticing recently is that competent engineers give up their credibility due to AI.
Twice already highly competent engineers I respect sent a PR that turned out to have very subtle issues. These issues would not be possible if a human understood it.
Twice already highly competent engineers I respect sent a PR that turned out to have very subtle issues. These issues would not be possible if a human understood it.
November 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
One thing I started noticing recently is that competent engineers give up their credibility due to AI.
Twice already highly competent engineers I respect sent a PR that turned out to have very subtle issues. These issues would not be possible if a human understood it.
Twice already highly competent engineers I respect sent a PR that turned out to have very subtle issues. These issues would not be possible if a human understood it.
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getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Whipping Through Ancient Greece
8"x8" acrylic on stretched canvas
8"x8" acrylic on stretched canvas
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Whipping Through Ancient Greece
8"x8" acrylic on stretched canvas
8"x8" acrylic on stretched canvas
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
You can tell an account is a bot on here bc it'll have 🇨🇦 in their bio
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
You can tell an account is a bot on here bc it'll have 🇨🇦 in their bio
I wish every time I got a cold it didn't last for a MONTH
November 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I wish every time I got a cold it didn't last for a MONTH
Bugs are so small they can probably taste individual carbohydrates huh
November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Bugs are so small they can probably taste individual carbohydrates huh
Oh my GOD??? 20 THOUSAND times effectiveness??? I didn't read the study itself, just this article, so hopefully there's nothing sneaky going on. But on its face this sounds like a profound breakthrough.
November 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Oh my GOD??? 20 THOUSAND times effectiveness??? I didn't read the study itself, just this article, so hopefully there's nothing sneaky going on. But on its face this sounds like a profound breakthrough.
Such an artistic truth nuke. I've felt similar things about wall-art but didn't have the words to explain it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7cY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7cY...
What Happened to Wall Art?
YouTube video by Artloud
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Such an artistic truth nuke. I've felt similar things about wall-art but didn't have the words to explain it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7cY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7cY...
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By combining 8 different nanobodies isolated from alpacas and llamas following immunization with snake venom - this research team has produced an antivenom that not only protects against 17 different snake venoms but also protects from tissue local damage, a major problem associated with bites.
Single antivenom protects against 17 different snakebites
Researchers immunized an alpaca and a llama with snake venoms, and combined some of the antibodies produced into a potent cocktail.
www.nature.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
By combining 8 different nanobodies isolated from alpacas and llamas following immunization with snake venom - this research team has produced an antivenom that not only protects against 17 different snake venoms but also protects from tissue local damage, a major problem associated with bites.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Monster Rio Punch is my favorite flavor. It also has something weird and different going on with the taste or texture that I love. Really wish they had a 0 sugar version of this.
October 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Monster Rio Punch is my favorite flavor. It also has something weird and different going on with the taste or texture that I love. Really wish they had a 0 sugar version of this.
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
I'm so curious what actual mechanisms involved in the ai bubble popping. Investors getting fed up without any tangible return?
October 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I'm so curious what actual mechanisms involved in the ai bubble popping. Investors getting fed up without any tangible return?
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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it's kinda weird that all the software i am expected to use for work are all written by distributed teams, go, python, postgres, linux, chrome, k8s etc
and despite being told "the best teams work in an office together" i don't know of any software i use that's actually written that way
and despite being told "the best teams work in an office together" i don't know of any software i use that's actually written that way
October 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
it's kinda weird that all the software i am expected to use for work are all written by distributed teams, go, python, postgres, linux, chrome, k8s etc
and despite being told "the best teams work in an office together" i don't know of any software i use that's actually written that way
and despite being told "the best teams work in an office together" i don't know of any software i use that's actually written that way
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I saw someone shit talking 'flipped classrooms' on here the other day and boy do I hope the tide is turning on that idea. It is so stupid. Double the work for the teacher AND it has obvious worse outcomes for students without stable home lives.....how did that even catch on?
October 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I saw someone shit talking 'flipped classrooms' on here the other day and boy do I hope the tide is turning on that idea. It is so stupid. Double the work for the teacher AND it has obvious worse outcomes for students without stable home lives.....how did that even catch on?
I'm against LLMs in their place in society (nbdy asked for them, they use a bjln resources, they're mstly used for bad things like disinformation & cheating in school). I wanted to highlight one of the few use cases that I've found kinda useful: explaining the difference between two different ideas.
October 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I'm against LLMs in their place in society (nbdy asked for them, they use a bjln resources, they're mstly used for bad things like disinformation & cheating in school). I wanted to highlight one of the few use cases that I've found kinda useful: explaining the difference between two different ideas.
Imagine: a social media platform with a variety of media on multiple levels of abstraction. Direct messaging, group chats, forum posts, wiki-level content. Ran and hosted by users. Strong transparency as to who is a person and who is a bot. Open source.
October 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Imagine: a social media platform with a variety of media on multiple levels of abstraction. Direct messaging, group chats, forum posts, wiki-level content. Ran and hosted by users. Strong transparency as to who is a person and who is a bot. Open source.
This article explains Ergative-Absolutive alignment in languages really well (as far as I can tell while not being a linguist, at least) thelanguagecloset.com/2025/03/22/n... #linguistics
Nominative-accusative? Ergative-absolutive? What do these mean?
In language introduction essays done on this website, you might see these kinds of terminology thrown about without further elaboration given to them. For example, in some languages of Australia, y…
thelanguagecloset.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This article explains Ergative-Absolutive alignment in languages really well (as far as I can tell while not being a linguist, at least) thelanguagecloset.com/2025/03/22/n... #linguistics
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Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
October 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
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Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers
It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously
One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously
One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring
Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.
www.bloomberg.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers
It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously
One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously
One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...