Justin Mason
@jmason.org
Dublin-based software engineer; still linkblogging at https://jmason.ie/ .
Nerdy stuff on https://mastodon.ie/@jmason . Been on the internet far too long at this stage.
Works at NewsWhip, used to work at Swrve, Amazon and on SpamAssassin. Opinions my own.
Nerdy stuff on https://mastodon.ie/@jmason . Been on the internet far too long at this stage.
Works at NewsWhip, used to work at Swrve, Amazon and on SpamAssassin. Opinions my own.
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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Catching up on stuff that was published while I was in Oslo, this is a really interesting piece connecting the works of Gene Wolfe to the output of LLMs: open.substack.com/pub/programm...
Large Language Models As The Tales That Are Sung
Gene Wolfe, Albert Lord, machine culture.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Catching up on stuff that was published while I was in Oslo, this is a really interesting piece connecting the works of Gene Wolfe to the output of LLMs: open.substack.com/pub/programm...
Migraine sufferers -- this is an excellent video on some of the weirder symptoms of migraine's action on the inner ear -- it affects balance, hearing, proprioception, and overall generally clumsiness during a migraine attack. I found this really informative!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO4L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO4L...
Migraine Symptoms in the Ear - Spotlight on Migraine S3:Ep23
YouTube video by Migraine Disorders
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Migraine sufferers -- this is an excellent video on some of the weirder symptoms of migraine's action on the inner ear -- it affects balance, hearing, proprioception, and overall generally clumsiness during a migraine attack. I found this really informative!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO4L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO4L...
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Does anyone, in Ireland, know if Freenow/Lyft are any better than Uber? I don't mean for customers, I mean for drivers. I know Uber are pretty predatory as a business and always slash workers money after a while but, are the other the same? If anyone works for them or knows someone who does?
December 5, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Does anyone, in Ireland, know if Freenow/Lyft are any better than Uber? I don't mean for customers, I mean for drivers. I know Uber are pretty predatory as a business and always slash workers money after a while but, are the other the same? If anyone works for them or knows someone who does?
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Today's absurd sci-fi headline that's somehow our reality: Fact-checkers barred from immigrating to the U.S.
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today's absurd sci-fi headline that's somehow our reality: Fact-checkers barred from immigrating to the U.S.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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explaining to a Chadian that the shape of his country has significantly affected American beauty standards among people who do not fuck
it is incredible that after hundreds of years of body dysmorphia, it took me less than four years of incel / PUA media for men to catch up
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
explaining to a Chadian that the shape of his country has significantly affected American beauty standards among people who do not fuck
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A good meme to send people who are convinced we live in a computer simulation.
May 29, 2024 at 10:55 PM
A good meme to send people who are convinced we live in a computer simulation.
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Who says capitalism can't innovate when OpenAI is out here inventing consumer liability protection law from first principles
OpenAI denies liability in teen suicide lawsuit, cites ‘misuse’ of ChatGPT
The case is ongoing.
www.theverge.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Who says capitalism can't innovate when OpenAI is out here inventing consumer liability protection law from first principles
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CHOTINER: just so I have this right, you’re saying that the chimes of the ice cream van are a signal that that the van has run out of ice cream?
ME: yes, that’s it
CHOTINER: interesting
ME: yes, that’s it
CHOTINER: interesting
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
CHOTINER: just so I have this right, you’re saying that the chimes of the ice cream van are a signal that that the van has run out of ice cream?
ME: yes, that’s it
CHOTINER: interesting
ME: yes, that’s it
CHOTINER: interesting
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It has been pointed out to me that this means 2.5 billion-dollar AI music company Suno has spent less money on music than many individual music fans
Billboard got access to Suno’s investment pitch deck.
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It has been pointed out to me that this means 2.5 billion-dollar AI music company Suno has spent less money on music than many individual music fans
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Billboard got access to Suno’s investment pitch deck.
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Billboard got access to Suno’s investment pitch deck.
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
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There actually has not been enough reflection in the tech community about DOGE
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
There actually has not been enough reflection in the tech community about DOGE
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At least once a month, Anthropic puts out an alignment paper d AI behavior where, if you saw it in a science fiction film, you‘d be screaming at the idiot scientists onscreen to stop development
www.anthropic.com/research/eme...
www.anthropic.com/research/eme...
From shortcuts to sabotage: natural emergent misalignment from reward hacking
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
At least once a month, Anthropic puts out an alignment paper d AI behavior where, if you saw it in a science fiction film, you‘d be screaming at the idiot scientists onscreen to stop development
www.anthropic.com/research/eme...
www.anthropic.com/research/eme...
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what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland
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Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Let’s see if one single pundit who said there was some great realignment of American sentiment with this last election, based on what they saw on the Nazi-owned platform overrun by foreign actors, offers any retractions or corrections for their gullibility.
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Let’s see if one single pundit who said there was some great realignment of American sentiment with this last election, based on what they saw on the Nazi-owned platform overrun by foreign actors, offers any retractions or corrections for their gullibility.
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This exchange between Hancock and Johnson on 7th March 2020 speaks volumes about that government’s pandemic leadership.
Hancock: This is a clarion call for you to lead.
Johnson: Ok, I’m off to the rugby.
Hancock: This is a clarion call for you to lead.
Johnson: Ok, I’m off to the rugby.
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
This exchange between Hancock and Johnson on 7th March 2020 speaks volumes about that government’s pandemic leadership.
Hancock: This is a clarion call for you to lead.
Johnson: Ok, I’m off to the rugby.
Hancock: This is a clarion call for you to lead.
Johnson: Ok, I’m off to the rugby.
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Elsewhere everyone’s laughing about Grok’s sycophantic answers about Musk’s intelligence and physical prowess, but the project is to make the truth too expensive (in terms of time and resources) for ordinary people to find. Most users will accept the ‘truth’ provided by the model owners.
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Elsewhere everyone’s laughing about Grok’s sycophantic answers about Musk’s intelligence and physical prowess, but the project is to make the truth too expensive (in terms of time and resources) for ordinary people to find. Most users will accept the ‘truth’ provided by the model owners.
just heard drones described as "jetskis of the sky" :chefkiss:
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
just heard drones described as "jetskis of the sky" :chefkiss:
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Now this is some top-quality misunderstanding of physics, right here.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Now this is some top-quality misunderstanding of physics, right here.
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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 9:44 AM
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