Andrew Lindsey
@ellindsey.bsky.social
Middle aged engineer, embedded firmware engineer, and rpg geek. I refurbish old computers, build custom electronics, and grow hot peppers in my backyard. He/him.
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“We joke that [chatbots] would be great if we could get them to stop lying,” said one AI tutor who has worked with Gemini, ChatGPT and Grok,”
And…
And…
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“We joke that [chatbots] would be great if we could get them to stop lying,” said one AI tutor who has worked with Gemini, ChatGPT and Grok,”
And…
And…
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AI is like this giant fucking boat we all were forced to get on, and it's a boat they stole, and also it barely floats, and also it's not going anywhere good. So it either takes us somewhere we hate, or it fucking sinks, so either way, fuck AI.
So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
AI is like this giant fucking boat we all were forced to get on, and it's a boat they stole, and also it barely floats, and also it's not going anywhere good. So it either takes us somewhere we hate, or it fucking sinks, so either way, fuck AI.
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Rebecca Heineman passed today.
She was a unique talent, to understate things. Anyone could see that in her long list of accomplishments.
But we are not just our catalogs of retail products. She was a force of nature, a light in the darkness.
This is an unimaginable sadness.
She was a unique talent, to understate things. Anyone could see that in her long list of accomplishments.
But we are not just our catalogs of retail products. She was a force of nature, a light in the darkness.
This is an unimaginable sadness.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Rebecca Heineman passed today.
She was a unique talent, to understate things. Anyone could see that in her long list of accomplishments.
But we are not just our catalogs of retail products. She was a force of nature, a light in the darkness.
This is an unimaginable sadness.
She was a unique talent, to understate things. Anyone could see that in her long list of accomplishments.
But we are not just our catalogs of retail products. She was a force of nature, a light in the darkness.
This is an unimaginable sadness.
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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Halloween costume ideas for birders.
October 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Halloween costume ideas for birders.
The fun things you can unleash on your players when you are a DM with a 3D printer.
October 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The fun things you can unleash on your players when you are a DM with a 3D printer.
Last night I dreamed that I was working on some complex project, using a really nifty project organizing program on my computer. On waking up, I had to wonder if this kind of software actually existed, and if not, could I create it?
October 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Last night I dreamed that I was working on some complex project, using a really nifty project organizing program on my computer. On waking up, I had to wonder if this kind of software actually existed, and if not, could I create it?
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Have I mentioned how much I love Trilobites? Let me know which of these cutie crawlers are your favorite!
Art from my new book: DINOSAURS exploring prehistoric life and geological time
buy book here: a.co/d/0BJZbR4
#prehistoric #evolution #dinosaurs #fossiladdict #sciart #paleoart #fossil
Art from my new book: DINOSAURS exploring prehistoric life and geological time
buy book here: a.co/d/0BJZbR4
#prehistoric #evolution #dinosaurs #fossiladdict #sciart #paleoart #fossil
September 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Have I mentioned how much I love Trilobites? Let me know which of these cutie crawlers are your favorite!
Art from my new book: DINOSAURS exploring prehistoric life and geological time
buy book here: a.co/d/0BJZbR4
#prehistoric #evolution #dinosaurs #fossiladdict #sciart #paleoart #fossil
Art from my new book: DINOSAURS exploring prehistoric life and geological time
buy book here: a.co/d/0BJZbR4
#prehistoric #evolution #dinosaurs #fossiladdict #sciart #paleoart #fossil
Very disappointed that Dana Terrance is getting flak from toxic fans for the crime of not confirming someone's headcanon.
You're entitled to have whatever headcanons you want. You aren't entitled to express public hate for the creator when it turns out your headcanon isn't actual canon.
You're entitled to have whatever headcanons you want. You aren't entitled to express public hate for the creator when it turns out your headcanon isn't actual canon.
September 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Very disappointed that Dana Terrance is getting flak from toxic fans for the crime of not confirming someone's headcanon.
You're entitled to have whatever headcanons you want. You aren't entitled to express public hate for the creator when it turns out your headcanon isn't actual canon.
You're entitled to have whatever headcanons you want. You aren't entitled to express public hate for the creator when it turns out your headcanon isn't actual canon.
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Happy Saturday! Your timeline has been blessed by spam musubi!
September 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Happy Saturday! Your timeline has been blessed by spam musubi!
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
I don't believe in karma as a metaphysical force, but I do believe if you spend your life making the world a worse place for everyone else, it will eventually circle around and make it worse for you as well.
September 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I don't believe in karma as a metaphysical force, but I do believe if you spend your life making the world a worse place for everyone else, it will eventually circle around and make it worse for you as well.
It is possibly to simultaneously think that shooting someone because you disagree with what they say is bad precedent that only makes the world more dangerous for everyone, and also that the world is a better place without Charlie Kirk in it and it's good that he's not spreading hate anymore.
September 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It is possibly to simultaneously think that shooting someone because you disagree with what they say is bad precedent that only makes the world more dangerous for everyone, and also that the world is a better place without Charlie Kirk in it and it's good that he's not spreading hate anymore.
I have now seen wild turkeys on two days in a row while walking around the neighborhood. Pretty sure they were two different groups of them too. Lots of deer too. Fall wildlife seems to be on the move now.
September 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I have now seen wild turkeys on two days in a row while walking around the neighborhood. Pretty sure they were two different groups of them too. Lots of deer too. Fall wildlife seems to be on the move now.
Silksong is one of the weird cases of a game where I am really glad that it exists and happy to see it out, but that I have no interest in playing myself. It's a great game, just not for me.
September 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Silksong is one of the weird cases of a game where I am really glad that it exists and happy to see it out, but that I have no interest in playing myself. It's a great game, just not for me.
This weekend's pepper harvest. The Aji amarillos and Aji lemon peppers can be used fresh, but the ghost peppers and white habaneros get dried and then ground to make a truly weapon-grade hot pepper powder. A tiny pinch of this stuff goes a long way.
September 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This weekend's pepper harvest. The Aji amarillos and Aji lemon peppers can be used fresh, but the ghost peppers and white habaneros get dried and then ground to make a truly weapon-grade hot pepper powder. A tiny pinch of this stuff goes a long way.
Things I have to figure out for my Pathfinder game this week: Was does it sound like when a Xorn sings, and more importantly, when a Xorn sings badly?
September 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Things I have to figure out for my Pathfinder game this week: Was does it sound like when a Xorn sings, and more importantly, when a Xorn sings badly?
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i'm not even sure LLMs are fit for that purpose.
jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/retri...
the framing of this article ("RAGs are good!") is frontloaded by a ton of writing about how specifically awful LLMs are.
tldr LLMs are awful at this kind of work.
amusingly i got this from an LLM proponent!
jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/retri...
the framing of this article ("RAGs are good!") is frontloaded by a ton of writing about how specifically awful LLMs are.
tldr LLMs are awful at this kind of work.
amusingly i got this from an LLM proponent!
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG): towards a promising LLM architecture for legal work?
The above image is sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Generative artificial intelligence (AI)’s first encounter with the legal world was a catastrophe. After OpenAI released ChatGPT in Fall 2022 and the....
jolt.law.harvard.edu
September 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
i'm not even sure LLMs are fit for that purpose.
jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/retri...
the framing of this article ("RAGs are good!") is frontloaded by a ton of writing about how specifically awful LLMs are.
tldr LLMs are awful at this kind of work.
amusingly i got this from an LLM proponent!
jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/retri...
the framing of this article ("RAGs are good!") is frontloaded by a ton of writing about how specifically awful LLMs are.
tldr LLMs are awful at this kind of work.
amusingly i got this from an LLM proponent!
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Americans Astronomers
watching watching
US politics Betelgeuse
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“It could happen at any time”
watching watching
US politics Betelgeuse
🤝
“It could happen at any time”
September 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Americans Astronomers
watching watching
US politics Betelgeuse
🤝
“It could happen at any time”
watching watching
US politics Betelgeuse
🤝
“It could happen at any time”
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Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on. 🏳️⚧️🫂
August 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on. 🏳️⚧️🫂
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Dragon con remains undefeated.
September 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Dragon con remains undefeated.