Erik Gern
@erikgern.bsky.social
Sometime writer; developer in higher education; just an odd duck/silly goose in general. Opinions are my own.
Blog: https://blog.erikgern.com
Location: Tampa Bay, FL
Pronouns: he/him
Blog: https://blog.erikgern.com
Location: Tampa Bay, FL
Pronouns: he/him
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I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
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guys i dont think i defrosted my turkey right
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
guys i dont think i defrosted my turkey right
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Only the best people!
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Only the best people!
Spending Thanksgiving with family in Asheville NC.
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Spending Thanksgiving with family in Asheville NC.
From the Oddities and Curiosities expo in Tampa. I feel ya, bud.
November 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
From the Oddities and Curiosities expo in Tampa. I feel ya, bud.
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
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More than 3,300 years ago, an unknown Egyptian wrote a love poem: clear, pure, mysterious. This translation by Egyptologist John Foster brings it to life in a way that leaves me breathless.
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
More than 3,300 years ago, an unknown Egyptian wrote a love poem: clear, pure, mysterious. This translation by Egyptologist John Foster brings it to life in a way that leaves me breathless.
Huh, The Last Waltz is a Thanksgiving film. Fortuitous timing to watch this time of year.
a man in a hat is playing an electric guitar
ALT: a man in a hat is playing an electric guitar
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November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Huh, The Last Waltz is a Thanksgiving film. Fortuitous timing to watch this time of year.
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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Frosty the Snowman
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Frosty the Snowman
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
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No part of me wants to gatekeep writing. Please find some odd hours to write your novel. Please post scraps of poetry. If you want to do the work to help connect humanity, mind-to-mind, story-to-story, like the living webwork of mycelium beneath the leaflitter, I am so grateful for your efforts.
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
No part of me wants to gatekeep writing. Please find some odd hours to write your novel. Please post scraps of poetry. If you want to do the work to help connect humanity, mind-to-mind, story-to-story, like the living webwork of mycelium beneath the leaflitter, I am so grateful for your efforts.
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jesus
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
jesus
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I love when people send cold emails that I ignore and then send a follow up going “just circling back!”
Baby there was no circle! It was just you there, it was a dash at most! Now dash along
Baby there was no circle! It was just you there, it was a dash at most! Now dash along
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I love when people send cold emails that I ignore and then send a follow up going “just circling back!”
Baby there was no circle! It was just you there, it was a dash at most! Now dash along
Baby there was no circle! It was just you there, it was a dash at most! Now dash along
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Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming. n.pr/4pi5rJH
Disaster and insurance costs are rising. The middle class is struggling to hang on
Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming. n.pr/4pi5rJH
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'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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Your enemies are counting on you to lose hope. Despair is one of their greatest weapons, for it leads you to stop fighting for yourself. Hold on to hope, no matter how hard it is, and refuse to join your enemy in bringing you down.
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Your enemies are counting on you to lose hope. Despair is one of their greatest weapons, for it leads you to stop fighting for yourself. Hold on to hope, no matter how hard it is, and refuse to join your enemy in bringing you down.
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when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale
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November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Well. I guess it's time to go full-in on Medicare for All.
a cross with the words healthcare for all written on it
Alt: a cross with the words healthcare for all written on it
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November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Well. I guess it's time to go full-in on Medicare for All.