jimmy
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(re)building web 2.0
sometimes also streets, software, cities in Hudson City, NJ
sometimes also streets, software, cities in Hudson City, NJ
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I want a candidate the centers our kids and our future. No guns. No data centers. No unregulated social media. No more ads for kids. Save the climate and our schools. Make streets safe so kids can play outside and walk. Make our taxes work for us. What is so hard about this???
December 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I want a candidate the centers our kids and our future. No guns. No data centers. No unregulated social media. No more ads for kids. Save the climate and our schools. Make streets safe so kids can play outside and walk. Make our taxes work for us. What is so hard about this???
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Unpopular opinion but it’s bad young people don’t talk on the phone anymore. More loneliness and isolation.
My boomer parents are constantly on the phone with their siblings and friends
My boomer parents are constantly on the phone with their siblings and friends
December 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Unpopular opinion but it’s bad young people don’t talk on the phone anymore. More loneliness and isolation.
My boomer parents are constantly on the phone with their siblings and friends
My boomer parents are constantly on the phone with their siblings and friends
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Coastal cities can’t get their acts together on housing. Sun belt cities can’t get their acts together on transportation. The Midwest can’t get its act together on its economy.
December 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Coastal cities can’t get their acts together on housing. Sun belt cities can’t get their acts together on transportation. The Midwest can’t get its act together on its economy.
Actor Peter Greene has passed. Many years ago, I had been watching The Black Donnellys and was sitting across from him on the subway in NY. Couldn't think of his name. He saw me struggling and asked me for the time to help me out. Rest in peace.
From the newjersey community on Reddit: Actor Peter Greene from Montclair has died; best known for roles in The Mask; Clean, Shaven; Blue Streak, The Usual Suspects; Under Siege 2; Training Day; Fist ...
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December 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Actor Peter Greene has passed. Many years ago, I had been watching The Black Donnellys and was sitting across from him on the subway in NY. Couldn't think of his name. He saw me struggling and asked me for the time to help me out. Rest in peace.
Really hard to follow sensationalist discourse about Nvidia and AI. It is simultaneously: all just a bubble, last week the company has apparently lost to Google, today it must be restricted from selling outdated chips to China, yet China is allowed to train in SE Asia on the latest chips anyways.
December 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Really hard to follow sensationalist discourse about Nvidia and AI. It is simultaneously: all just a bubble, last week the company has apparently lost to Google, today it must be restricted from selling outdated chips to China, yet China is allowed to train in SE Asia on the latest chips anyways.
Perplexity's default Sonar model is fast but inaccurate and not good. I get the user wanting a quick answer in a lot of cases, but it seems really penny-wise, pound-foolish behavior. So much better to get a high-quality answer with a bit more time.
I have a subscription to Perplexity which lets me switch AI models constantly and compare results. Gemini seems good, but I think Gemini 3 has some trouble with instruction following vs GPT 5.1. Perplexity's RAG-first approach also a big difference maker for answering conventional questions quickly.
Could ChatGPT be losing its lead? Downloads of Google's Gemini chatbot app surged to rival ChatGPT's over the summer. Gemini 3's hyped launch this month may have pushed this even higher ..
December 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Perplexity's default Sonar model is fast but inaccurate and not good. I get the user wanting a quick answer in a lot of cases, but it seems really penny-wise, pound-foolish behavior. So much better to get a high-quality answer with a bit more time.
I have a subscription to Perplexity which lets me switch AI models constantly and compare results. Gemini seems good, but I think Gemini 3 has some trouble with instruction following vs GPT 5.1. Perplexity's RAG-first approach also a big difference maker for answering conventional questions quickly.
Could ChatGPT be losing its lead? Downloads of Google's Gemini chatbot app surged to rival ChatGPT's over the summer. Gemini 3's hyped launch this month may have pushed this even higher ..
December 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I have a subscription to Perplexity which lets me switch AI models constantly and compare results. Gemini seems good, but I think Gemini 3 has some trouble with instruction following vs GPT 5.1. Perplexity's RAG-first approach also a big difference maker for answering conventional questions quickly.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Documenting two things about the #atproto Jetstream:
1. If you pass a cursor timestamp parameter, Jetstream only goes back 24 hours.
2. There doesn't seem to be publicly available batch archives.
Indiana University has an archive but only for other academics: osome.iu.edu/resources/da...
1. If you pass a cursor timestamp parameter, Jetstream only goes back 24 hours.
2. There doesn't seem to be publicly available batch archives.
Indiana University has an archive but only for other academics: osome.iu.edu/resources/da...
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Documenting two things about the #atproto Jetstream:
1. If you pass a cursor timestamp parameter, Jetstream only goes back 24 hours.
2. There doesn't seem to be publicly available batch archives.
Indiana University has an archive but only for other academics: osome.iu.edu/resources/da...
1. If you pass a cursor timestamp parameter, Jetstream only goes back 24 hours.
2. There doesn't seem to be publicly available batch archives.
Indiana University has an archive but only for other academics: osome.iu.edu/resources/da...
There is something much more deeply broken with link sharing than Twitter or Facebook's infamous downrankings. 8 likes and a quote tweet on a post with a broken link. People don't read the actual articles anymore.
November 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
There is something much more deeply broken with link sharing than Twitter or Facebook's infamous downrankings. 8 likes and a quote tweet on a post with a broken link. People don't read the actual articles anymore.
I say this as someone that roots for Bluesky and thinks they will eventually figure things out but likes are declining again. My hypothesis is there is structurally something that promotes national politics here, and it suffocates the ability to talk about anything else. We need topics. #atproto
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I say this as someone that roots for Bluesky and thinks they will eventually figure things out but likes are declining again. My hypothesis is there is structurally something that promotes national politics here, and it suffocates the ability to talk about anything else. We need topics. #atproto
This "spotting a bear climbing a fence" video made me doubletake. I think everyone has a spidersense these days something like this has to be AI. The explanation from the author though is it was good old fashioned acting and video editing. One of the last of our era? www.instagram.com/p/DQ7fz1eEi9Q/
Evan Wisheropp on Instagram: "Last night I “spotted” a bear in my yard. It’s always a pleasure to support other climbers! Bro had a close one at the top, but ended up sending first go.
No AI, just o...
Climber's Close Call with a Bear: Expert Climbing Tips and Outdoor Safety Advice. Witness a heart-stopping bear encounter while a climber attempts to send a route. Learn how to stay focused, overcome ...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This "spotting a bear climbing a fence" video made me doubletake. I think everyone has a spidersense these days something like this has to be AI. The explanation from the author though is it was good old fashioned acting and video editing. One of the last of our era? www.instagram.com/p/DQ7fz1eEi9Q/
Tmux + DBM. Two of the crazier ways to run a production service. You will be missed. cc @lapsu.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Tmux + DBM. Two of the crazier ways to run a production service. You will be missed. cc @lapsu.bsky.social
Lately ChatGPT-5 in reasoning mode is substantially better than Claude or others in accuracy. When source text is obviously incorrect, most models seem to simply accept it, as they are taught not to hallucinate. But GPT-5 is reasoning & catching a lot of issues in source texts the way a human might.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Lately ChatGPT-5 in reasoning mode is substantially better than Claude or others in accuracy. When source text is obviously incorrect, most models seem to simply accept it, as they are taught not to hallucinate. But GPT-5 is reasoning & catching a lot of issues in source texts the way a human might.
Docker Swarm seems under hyped for some reason.
November 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Docker Swarm seems under hyped for some reason.
Two listens on Electric SQL + Phoenix Sync that you might find interesting @lapsu.bsky.social
1. www.localfirst.fm/18
2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IWS...
1. www.localfirst.fm/18
2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IWS...
Introducing Phoenix Sync - James Arthur | ElixirConf EU 2025 | ElixirConf EU 2025
YouTube video by Code Sync
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October 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Two listens on Electric SQL + Phoenix Sync that you might find interesting @lapsu.bsky.social
1. www.localfirst.fm/18
2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IWS...
1. www.localfirst.fm/18
2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IWS...
Feeling weirdly accomplished getting structured json outputs from LLMs to work. Something interesting about it is while the output will be in the right format, it still requires trial-and-error prompting to get the right data into the right fields. Finicky, creates a bit of vendor lock-in.
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Feeling weirdly accomplished getting structured json outputs from LLMs to work. Something interesting about it is while the output will be in the right format, it still requires trial-and-error prompting to get the right data into the right fields. Finicky, creates a bit of vendor lock-in.
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With each newsletter asking for $7+ per month, I predict the industry will reinvent/rediscover the utility of magazines/publications w/ multiple contributors the way streaming platforms just reinvented cable.
October 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
With each newsletter asking for $7+ per month, I predict the industry will reinvent/rediscover the utility of magazines/publications w/ multiple contributors the way streaming platforms just reinvented cable.
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I noticed this too. On the @nytimes.com app, I saw three stories about George Santos up top. No Kings was like 7th position, without art. Ridiculous news judgement.
Millions show up for the No Kings march across the country - protesting Trump's democracy-ending authoritarianism...
...And these are the lead stories on the front page of the NY Times.
Because what's more important than America becoming fascist? How to watch the piano Olympics. Really? 🤔
...And these are the lead stories on the front page of the NY Times.
Because what's more important than America becoming fascist? How to watch the piano Olympics. Really? 🤔
October 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I noticed this too. On the @nytimes.com app, I saw three stories about George Santos up top. No Kings was like 7th position, without art. Ridiculous news judgement.
Uncontroversial opinion: Bluesky search isn't very good.
Controversial opinion: This hurts adoption a lot more than it might seem since critical mass on many topics is a lot lower. So engagement is over longer periods of time, but not if people can't find it.
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Controversial opinion: This hurts adoption a lot more than it might seem since critical mass on many topics is a lot lower. So engagement is over longer periods of time, but not if people can't find it.
@lapsu.bsky.social @path.pub
October 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Uncontroversial opinion: Bluesky search isn't very good.
Controversial opinion: This hurts adoption a lot more than it might seem since critical mass on many topics is a lot lower. So engagement is over longer periods of time, but not if people can't find it.
@lapsu.bsky.social @path.pub
Controversial opinion: This hurts adoption a lot more than it might seem since critical mass on many topics is a lot lower. So engagement is over longer periods of time, but not if people can't find it.
@lapsu.bsky.social @path.pub
I had the thought today that I should regularly read short-form fiction and contemplate them in three groups:
- Before 2010, before smartphones
- Before 2020, before AI
- After 2020, A.E. (After Everything)
- Before 2010, before smartphones
- Before 2020, before AI
- After 2020, A.E. (After Everything)
#AI has the power to make content *much* more addictive. If we don’t get a handle on it now, Gen Alpha and Gen Beta are going to be completely lost in the most entertaining content ever created.
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
Jonathan Haidt is an icon in the parenting world. He says there's a new problem looming.
Jonathan Haidt is the godfather of the low-tech parenting rebellion. Now he’s concerned about a new threat lurking.
www.usatoday.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I had the thought today that I should regularly read short-form fiction and contemplate them in three groups:
- Before 2010, before smartphones
- Before 2020, before AI
- After 2020, A.E. (After Everything)
- Before 2010, before smartphones
- Before 2020, before AI
- After 2020, A.E. (After Everything)
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#AI has the power to make content *much* more addictive. If we don’t get a handle on it now, Gen Alpha and Gen Beta are going to be completely lost in the most entertaining content ever created.
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
Jonathan Haidt is an icon in the parenting world. He says there's a new problem looming.
Jonathan Haidt is the godfather of the low-tech parenting rebellion. Now he’s concerned about a new threat lurking.
www.usatoday.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#AI has the power to make content *much* more addictive. If we don’t get a handle on it now, Gen Alpha and Gen Beta are going to be completely lost in the most entertaining content ever created.
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
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Even large papers are unable to maintain their local news coverage. We need new solutions.
The Post is cutting its stand-alone Metro section, as circulation drops below 100K for the first time in decades. Local stories will now be buried between Style and Sports.
Washington Post to Merge Metro Coverage Into Sports and Style Sections
The print edition will publish its final stand-alone Metro section on Sunday, as Post average circulation drops below 100,000 for the first time in more than 55 years.
buff.ly
October 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Even large papers are unable to maintain their local news coverage. We need new solutions.
Was playing with making additional AI chatbots available on path.pub and finding Perplexity Pro and Perplexity Deep Research a really nice pairing. Pro gets you a fast answer. Deep Research finds the nuance.
R* is a controversial concept, and DR actually figures that out.
R* is a controversial concept, and DR actually figures that out.
October 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Was playing with making additional AI chatbots available on path.pub and finding Perplexity Pro and Perplexity Deep Research a really nice pairing. Pro gets you a fast answer. Deep Research finds the nuance.
R* is a controversial concept, and DR actually figures that out.
R* is a controversial concept, and DR actually figures that out.
@perplexitypro Explain R* and its relationship to central bank interest rates
October 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
@perplexitypro Explain R* and its relationship to central bank interest rates