Ken Alba
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he's just this guy, you know? * Formerly: BU (PhD, English Lit), MIT DH Lab. * Now: CPO @ electropath.io, VP of Product @ Ander. He/him.
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python scripts which use tarot as an entropy source. statements invented by the insane
December 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
python scripts which use tarot as an entropy source. statements invented by the insane
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I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
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I'm preaching to the choir I'm sure but this is a transformational game that everyone should play. And if you've played this and not IMMORTALITY, that's half off also.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I'm preaching to the choir I'm sure but this is a transformational game that everyone should play. And if you've played this and not IMMORTALITY, that's half off also.
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We're about to get an unanticipated test of how robust the worlds' timekeeping infrastructure is to the failure of something that was widely expected to not fail.
December 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
We're about to get an unanticipated test of how robust the worlds' timekeeping infrastructure is to the failure of something that was widely expected to not fail.
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one of the greatest books I’ve ever read, absolutely mind bogglingly unique and fascinating and absolutely fucking unhinged
Still time to get the "Too Like the Lightning" ebook for $2.99 today in the goldbox sale: www.amazon.com/Too-Like-Lig...
December 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
one of the greatest books I’ve ever read, absolutely mind bogglingly unique and fascinating and absolutely fucking unhinged
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they're making a wedding crashers requel where zoomers stumble upon vince vaughn and owen wilson's old notebooks of wedding crashing strategies and start selling it as a lifestyle on social media. when vince and owen show up to explain they learned it's a hollow existence they get killed with poison
June 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
they're making a wedding crashers requel where zoomers stumble upon vince vaughn and owen wilson's old notebooks of wedding crashing strategies and start selling it as a lifestyle on social media. when vince and owen show up to explain they learned it's a hollow existence they get killed with poison
Filling her compact and delicious body with chicken páprika, she glanced at me
twice
twice
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Filling her compact and delicious body with chicken páprika, she glanced at me
twice
twice
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How ’bout some coffee? Don’t mind if I do. Take a little ride on my donkey, I love that donkey. Hell, I love everybody.
December 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
How ’bout some coffee? Don’t mind if I do. Take a little ride on my donkey, I love that donkey. Hell, I love everybody.
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I spent much of 2025 reading every novel by the terrific, prolific @aptshadow.bsky.social and enjoyed almost every one of them! I'll be reviewing my favorites in detail on here, but was esp. excited to find signed copies of SPIDERLIGHT and LORDS OF UNCREATION at The Strand this weekend!
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I spent much of 2025 reading every novel by the terrific, prolific @aptshadow.bsky.social and enjoyed almost every one of them! I'll be reviewing my favorites in detail on here, but was esp. excited to find signed copies of SPIDERLIGHT and LORDS OF UNCREATION at The Strand this weekend!
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Bro I know it's a bummer sometimes but I think it's actually pretty fucking tight that your bonny lies over the ocean
November 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Bro I know it's a bummer sometimes but I think it's actually pretty fucking tight that your bonny lies over the ocean
@pftompkins.bsky.social can I ask what muppet you are going to read for in THE MUPPET SCRIPTMAS CAROL?
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
@pftompkins.bsky.social can I ask what muppet you are going to read for in THE MUPPET SCRIPTMAS CAROL?
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sorry Coen brothers but I am forcing you by presidential decree out of your semi-retirement to finally make that adaptation of THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
sorry Coen brothers but I am forcing you by presidential decree out of your semi-retirement to finally make that adaptation of THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION
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Caleb Williams has to have better awareness in that situation. He should never have trusted Falkland.
Things as they are, 14; things as they should be, 0.
Things as they are, 14; things as they should be, 0.
Caleb Williams has to have better awareness in that situation. Just gave Pittsburgh 7 points.
Steelers 14, Bears 7
Steelers 14, Bears 7
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Caleb Williams has to have better awareness in that situation. He should never have trusted Falkland.
Things as they are, 14; things as they should be, 0.
Things as they are, 14; things as they should be, 0.
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would this be a setup for an I,Jedi movie? hell yeah it would
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
would this be a setup for an I,Jedi movie? hell yeah it would
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if you let me write a star wars movie it would be an adaptation of the rogue squadron/wraith squadron books. post-jedi, early new republic. captains wedge antilles and tycho celchu must assemble a team of pilot/commandos to take out a gathering of high-ranking officers among the imperial remnant
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
if you let me write a star wars movie it would be an adaptation of the rogue squadron/wraith squadron books. post-jedi, early new republic. captains wedge antilles and tycho celchu must assemble a team of pilot/commandos to take out a gathering of high-ranking officers among the imperial remnant
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Excited for it just to mean Magic the Gathering again. A return to basics
November 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Excited for it just to mean Magic the Gathering again. A return to basics
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a Friday surprise! my beloved book, Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook, is now officially back in print AND ON SALE! #othernetworks if you know folks who have been trying to track down a copy, I'd love it if you'd repost shop.mexicansummer.com/merch/495898...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
a Friday surprise! my beloved book, Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook, is now officially back in print AND ON SALE! #othernetworks if you know folks who have been trying to track down a copy, I'd love it if you'd repost shop.mexicansummer.com/merch/495898...
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“Adversarial Poetry, an efficient single-turn general-purpose attack where the poetic structure functions as a high-leverage stylistic adversary.” This is almost too good. arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models
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November 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“Adversarial Poetry, an efficient single-turn general-purpose attack where the poetic structure functions as a high-leverage stylistic adversary.” This is almost too good. arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
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Are there any catalogers/libraries with documentation for cataloging tarot decks using MARC? I’m writing documentation for our collection and want to make sure that I’m following best practices.
I know about Yale’s documentation, but it’s focused on historical playing cards.
I know about Yale’s documentation, but it’s focused on historical playing cards.
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Are there any catalogers/libraries with documentation for cataloging tarot decks using MARC? I’m writing documentation for our collection and want to make sure that I’m following best practices.
I know about Yale’s documentation, but it’s focused on historical playing cards.
I know about Yale’s documentation, but it’s focused on historical playing cards.
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Paul F Tompkins has officially hit 3000 hours of podcasting
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The Paul F. Tompkins podcast appearance master list
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November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Paul F Tompkins has officially hit 3000 hours of podcasting
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@pftompkins.bsky.social
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