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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · 6h

Why wouldn't you play your favourite song on repeat until the marginal utility of one more play is less than that of the next best song? Neurotypicals are so weird!

Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · 6d

I only had a brief look but I quite like the look of this:

github.com/johannschopp...

GitHub - johannschopplich/toon: 🎒 Token-Oriented Object Notation – JSON for LLMs at half the token cost

🎒 Token-Oriented Object Notation – JSON for LLMs at half the token cost - johannschopplich/toon

github.com

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Oct 2

Link is working fine now. Thanks

What Second Brain are you using? I'm just in the process of transitioning from Logseq to Obsidian.

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Oct 2

For anyone wondering about F3, here are links to the paper and current HackerNews discussion:

pdf: db.cs.cmu.edu/papers/2025/...

HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4543...

I haven't read it yet but based on the abstract and authors (incl. Wes McKinney & Andy Pavlo), I will be reading it.

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Oct 2

Hug of death? I can't seem to access your post.

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Sep 23

Great demonstration that we as consumers hold the ultimate power and can drive positive change with collective action! 💪
www.reuters.com/business/med...

Disney says Jimmy Kimmel will return to the air Tuesday

Disney said that "Jimmy Kimmel Live" will return to the air on Tuesday after it had suspended the talk-show host following threats by the chair of the Federal Communications Commission over comments the host had made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

www.reuters.com

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Sep 23

Grindr outage during Charlie Kirk memorial
buff.ly/nJuwZ88

2024: Grindr outage during Milwaukee RNC
buff.ly/JELMirt

2008: Sydney brothels say pope’s visit will help business
buff.ly/Ez96mBe

I guess the story of the Pharisees just hit different for me.

Grind(e)r outages corresponding to Kirkapalooza are not causal or correlative

Needless to say a small sample size but amusing if only to ask about other such social networking sites. Perhaps apocryphal rather than apocalyptic. GROK The X post humorously links a Grindr outage…

www.dailykos.com

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Sep 19

I've cancelled my @filmandseries.bsky.social subscription. "Sorry kids, but that orange 🤡 on TV is why we can't have nice things."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Sep 18

Not what you asked but I found this useful:

youtu.be/kqB_xML1SfA?...

[Session] MCP vs ACP vs A2A: Comparing Agent Protocols with Laurie Voss from LlamaIndex

YouTube video by MCP Developers Summit

youtu.be

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · Sep 17

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Miranda @mirandaheath.website · Sep 11

I'm working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software. If you're a part of the OSS community, I would love to hear your thoughts, either here on Bluesky, or privately via email (see post). Thanks 😊

mirandaheath.website/report-on-bu...

Report on Burnout in Open Source Software

I am currently working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software, and am inviting the OSS community to share their thoughts!

mirandaheath.website

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Sep 12

How do you pronounce Biemlfdlkk?

www.economist.com/business/202...

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Sep 8

Watching the F1 Grand Prix at Monza, Italy this weekend, i was struck by how much the Parabolica resembles one half of the Circus Maximus.

Le plus ca change, le plus c'est la meme chose!

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Aug 19

Seriously, how? There has to be some tradeoff. First I thought they're skipping POSIX semantics or strong consistency but the reliability benchmarks are better. Looking forward to see some independent reports.

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Aug 19

How? 🤯

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Aug 9

Compromise is the shared hypotenuse of the conjoined triangles of success.

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Aug 2

* Antony emphasized that it is the citizens of Rome who ultimately determine the duration they want to back any elected official, including the Dictator-for-Life.

Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Aug 2

* The proposals were approved decisively by a supermajority of 250 votes in favor and 5 against, also removing the second-consul veto to align legislative timing.

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Aug 2

* Consul Mark Antony of Caesar's Populares faction proposed the amendments, arguing that while the title of Rex (King) was barred by tradition, the position of Dictator was not subject to term limits.

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Tobias Brandt @tobiasbrandt.bsky.social · Aug 2

* Rome's Senate approved sweeping constitutional changes on the Ides of February, allowing for an indefinite dictatorial term and extending it to a lifetime appointment.