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They/them, antiracist Heathen, AuDHD, weird nerd into plants, bugs, string, and human systems. And too many podcasts. Chaparral / Muwekma Ohlone land.
They/them, antiracist Heathen, AuDHD, weird nerd into plants, bugs, string, and human systems. And too many podcasts. Chaparral / Muwekma Ohlone land.
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This is a legitimate scientific revolution in meteorology.
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting. n.pr/49MFa1M
As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends, the future of forecasting is AI
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
This is a legitimate scientific revolution in meteorology.
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
I might suggest "computer god" for the science fiction stuff
i think we should separate the terms:
AI: science fiction stuff
Machine Learning: niche useful stuff done by scientists
LLM: obsequious chatbots built on mass scraping Reddit threads
AI: science fiction stuff
Machine Learning: niche useful stuff done by scientists
LLM: obsequious chatbots built on mass scraping Reddit threads
part of the reason i am genuinely irritated with the gAI/AGI cult is because there is real societal benefits in using ML techniques in medical care + weather analysis, and instead people get annoyed with anything that gets lumped in with the plagiarism machine
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I might suggest "computer god" for the science fiction stuff
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i think we should separate the terms:
AI: science fiction stuff
Machine Learning: niche useful stuff done by scientists
LLM: obsequious chatbots built on mass scraping Reddit threads
AI: science fiction stuff
Machine Learning: niche useful stuff done by scientists
LLM: obsequious chatbots built on mass scraping Reddit threads
part of the reason i am genuinely irritated with the gAI/AGI cult is because there is real societal benefits in using ML techniques in medical care + weather analysis, and instead people get annoyed with anything that gets lumped in with the plagiarism machine
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
i think we should separate the terms:
AI: science fiction stuff
Machine Learning: niche useful stuff done by scientists
LLM: obsequious chatbots built on mass scraping Reddit threads
AI: science fiction stuff
Machine Learning: niche useful stuff done by scientists
LLM: obsequious chatbots built on mass scraping Reddit threads
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Yes, this!
Muddling them all up together allows people to go, “but AI is definitively and provably useful” and point to ML, adding “and look what it might be able to do” while pointing at AI, all as an attempt to get us to use LLMs, which are environment-killing, work-and-data-thieving, bots.
Muddling them all up together allows people to go, “but AI is definitively and provably useful” and point to ML, adding “and look what it might be able to do” while pointing at AI, all as an attempt to get us to use LLMs, which are environment-killing, work-and-data-thieving, bots.
i think we should separate the terms:
AI: science fiction stuff
Machine Learning: niche useful stuff done by scientists
LLM: obsequious chatbots built on mass scraping Reddit threads
AI: science fiction stuff
Machine Learning: niche useful stuff done by scientists
LLM: obsequious chatbots built on mass scraping Reddit threads
part of the reason i am genuinely irritated with the gAI/AGI cult is because there is real societal benefits in using ML techniques in medical care + weather analysis, and instead people get annoyed with anything that gets lumped in with the plagiarism machine
November 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Yes, this!
Muddling them all up together allows people to go, “but AI is definitively and provably useful” and point to ML, adding “and look what it might be able to do” while pointing at AI, all as an attempt to get us to use LLMs, which are environment-killing, work-and-data-thieving, bots.
Muddling them all up together allows people to go, “but AI is definitively and provably useful” and point to ML, adding “and look what it might be able to do” while pointing at AI, all as an attempt to get us to use LLMs, which are environment-killing, work-and-data-thieving, bots.
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As an aside, one of the great things about the coyote/roadrunner cartoons is how they observe strictly all the unities of classical theater—character, place, time, action, and monopolistic vertically integrated supplier of goods.
Woman Realizes Adorable Rescue Is A Coyote Pup After It Orders Dynamite Detonator Off The Internet
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As an aside, one of the great things about the coyote/roadrunner cartoons is how they observe strictly all the unities of classical theater—character, place, time, action, and monopolistic vertically integrated supplier of goods.
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Intentionally getting captchas wrong so I can make a Waymo crash.
some captchas are particularly humiliating
is the fact that I’m searching for “elphaba sex cardigan” not proof enough that I’m not a robot for you, google
do I also have to click on two pictures of a bus
is the fact that I’m searching for “elphaba sex cardigan” not proof enough that I’m not a robot for you, google
do I also have to click on two pictures of a bus
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Intentionally getting captchas wrong so I can make a Waymo crash.
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putting every military in the world on high alert by throwing an extraordinarily large pizza party at the domino's closest to the pentagon
November 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
putting every military in the world on high alert by throwing an extraordinarily large pizza party at the domino's closest to the pentagon
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isn't it just so weird how the points of difference this kind of person expects you to accept are never things like "how best can we ensure that every human being is adequately housed and fed?" and always things like "are trans people human?"
There is an extraordinary sense of entitlement behind the belief that there ought to be political party that aligns 100% with your own opinions.
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
isn't it just so weird how the points of difference this kind of person expects you to accept are never things like "how best can we ensure that every human being is adequately housed and fed?" and always things like "are trans people human?"
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There are two genders.
November 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
There are two genders.
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bouncebouncebouncebouncebounce
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
bouncebouncebouncebouncebounce
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These little scale boys really don't need my help in finding a mate, but the way the little guy would climb onto my finger instantly and hop off when I put him next to a female*... 🥹
I love the yearly emergence of these silly Neosteingelia texana scale insects on my maple trees. ♥️🧪
I love the yearly emergence of these silly Neosteingelia texana scale insects on my maple trees. ♥️🧪
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
These little scale boys really don't need my help in finding a mate, but the way the little guy would climb onto my finger instantly and hop off when I put him next to a female*... 🥹
I love the yearly emergence of these silly Neosteingelia texana scale insects on my maple trees. ♥️🧪
I love the yearly emergence of these silly Neosteingelia texana scale insects on my maple trees. ♥️🧪
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A large chunk of the money that goes into food allergy research in the US is due to the fact that one of the Koch brothers has a kid with multiple food allergies.
Which means how the money gets spent isn't determined by scientists but by the Koch family in (I imagine) a Shark Tank type fashion.
Which means how the money gets spent isn't determined by scientists but by the Koch family in (I imagine) a Shark Tank type fashion.
My hot take is that I do not like it when politicians do a thing, particularly if it’s completely unrelated policy, just because It Happened To Me, Personally
You all know where I stand on these issues but I get the same feeling of instant revulsion when someone is suddenly pro gay rights because…
You all know where I stand on these issues but I get the same feeling of instant revulsion when someone is suddenly pro gay rights because…
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A large chunk of the money that goes into food allergy research in the US is due to the fact that one of the Koch brothers has a kid with multiple food allergies.
Which means how the money gets spent isn't determined by scientists but by the Koch family in (I imagine) a Shark Tank type fashion.
Which means how the money gets spent isn't determined by scientists but by the Koch family in (I imagine) a Shark Tank type fashion.
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This squares with my experience- i seem to get way fewer students cheating than other folks I know, and I kinda wonder how much of it is that I talk *a lot* about the responsibilities not only I have as an instructor, but that they have to put in their best in the course.
And I wind up with rates of cheating that are far lower than what I'm hearing about from other sources.
It's not all me—there are specific circumstances outside of my control that help a lot—but it does work.
It's not all me—there are specific circumstances outside of my control that help a lot—but it does work.
November 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This squares with my experience- i seem to get way fewer students cheating than other folks I know, and I kinda wonder how much of it is that I talk *a lot* about the responsibilities not only I have as an instructor, but that they have to put in their best in the course.
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"It's impossible to tell definitively if someone is using AI!"
—Someone who has never contemplated the plagiarism-detection mechanism of, for instance, asking a student what a word they used in their paper means.
—Someone who has never contemplated the plagiarism-detection mechanism of, for instance, asking a student what a word they used in their paper means.
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"It's impossible to tell definitively if someone is using AI!"
—Someone who has never contemplated the plagiarism-detection mechanism of, for instance, asking a student what a word they used in their paper means.
—Someone who has never contemplated the plagiarism-detection mechanism of, for instance, asking a student what a word they used in their paper means.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Tule fog fills California’s Central Valley.
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Tule fog fills California’s Central Valley.
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@compostwitch.bsky.social has swears! They've used 461 profanities in their last 4,244 posts.
🥇 "shit" (86 times)
🥈 "fuck" (83 times)
🥉 "fucking" (73 times)
🥇 "shit" (86 times)
🥈 "fuck" (83 times)
🥉 "fucking" (73 times)
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@compostwitch.bsky.social has swears! They've used 461 profanities in their last 4,244 posts.
🥇 "shit" (86 times)
🥈 "fuck" (83 times)
🥉 "fucking" (73 times)
🥇 "shit" (86 times)
🥈 "fuck" (83 times)
🥉 "fucking" (73 times)
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In the words of an AWS software engineer, "When the AI bubble pops, Amazon will have taken a huge amount of land, water, and wealth, and the public needs to know."
We're firing a shot across the bow!
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
PR: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs, say 1000+ Amazon employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Press contact: [email protected] AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs, say 1000+ Amazon employees Over 1,000 Amazon emplo...
docs.google.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In the words of an AWS software engineer, "When the AI bubble pops, Amazon will have taken a huge amount of land, water, and wealth, and the public needs to know."
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at first you think "ah the dog is passively having fun" and then you realize the dog knows how to steer the skateboard and THEN you learn the dog knows how to PROPEL the skateboard
Corgis have an extremely low center of gravity and the density of a dead star.
PERFECT for skateboarding! 😇
PERFECT for skateboarding! 😇
May 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
at first you think "ah the dog is passively having fun" and then you realize the dog knows how to steer the skateboard and THEN you learn the dog knows how to PROPEL the skateboard
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if youre trans and youre struggling to justify why you as a person should be allowed to take up space in the universe just consider that by your sheer existence you make a lot of the worst people on earth mad enough that they will die early deaths from stress. so thats a p good reason
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
if youre trans and youre struggling to justify why you as a person should be allowed to take up space in the universe just consider that by your sheer existence you make a lot of the worst people on earth mad enough that they will die early deaths from stress. so thats a p good reason
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I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the best fox, the San Joaquin kit fox. Endangered throughout its range, this canid lives in very hot places and keeps cool using its ears as radiators to dump heat.
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the best fox, the San Joaquin kit fox. Endangered throughout its range, this canid lives in very hot places and keeps cool using its ears as radiators to dump heat.
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Trump’s size obsession has put him at odds with the architect, who reportedly argues the 90,000 sq. ft. ballroom would overshadow the 55,000 sq. ft. White House, violating basic architectural principles.
It's, ultimately, another illustration of crumbling checks and balances trib.al/y9fyW8s
It's, ultimately, another illustration of crumbling checks and balances trib.al/y9fyW8s
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Trump’s size obsession has put him at odds with the architect, who reportedly argues the 90,000 sq. ft. ballroom would overshadow the 55,000 sq. ft. White House, violating basic architectural principles.
It's, ultimately, another illustration of crumbling checks and balances trib.al/y9fyW8s
It's, ultimately, another illustration of crumbling checks and balances trib.al/y9fyW8s
BRING THE 70S BACK. RETVRN
I kind of love that a cursory image search reveals the truth of my thesis that no matter his age or his fashion, Noddy Holder looks like an Englishman named Noddy Holder.
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
BRING THE 70S BACK. RETVRN