Matt Hogg
@matthogg.fyi
Web developer. Technical leader. Husband. Father. Dundasian. Haligonian expat. Atheist. Humanist. Introvert. Hiker. Cyclist. Archer. Shutterbug. Moviegoer. Junk food bon vivant. Part-time ribald.
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Matt Hogg
@matthogg.fyi
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Wherein I Find Myself Writing About Writing
Most everyone finds writing to be challenging (especially those who say they enjoy it). This is because writing is an intentional, thoughtful act. This is as it should be, but “AI” has recently exacer...
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"Most everyone finds writing to be challenging. This is because writing is an intentional, thoughtful act. “AI” has recently exacerbated the misbelief that writing is simply an output. In fact, it’s a creative process that has merit in and of itself." #AI #writing
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
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i know of *one* study that bothered actually *measuring* time to do things with AI coding, and that's the METR study and it states its caveats
but I see AI advocates (a) pooh pooh it utterly for 1000 reasons (b) *never* run a single study themselves to even that degree of rigour
must be a reason
but I see AI advocates (a) pooh pooh it utterly for 1000 reasons (b) *never* run a single study themselves to even that degree of rigour
must be a reason
December 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
i know of *one* study that bothered actually *measuring* time to do things with AI coding, and that's the METR study and it states its caveats
but I see AI advocates (a) pooh pooh it utterly for 1000 reasons (b) *never* run a single study themselves to even that degree of rigour
must be a reason
but I see AI advocates (a) pooh pooh it utterly for 1000 reasons (b) *never* run a single study themselves to even that degree of rigour
must be a reason
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"Would you like your Alexa to be more conversational?" I don't even want my barber to and he's real
December 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"Would you like your Alexa to be more conversational?" I don't even want my barber to and he's real
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silent night, holy night - cool
all is calm - sounds amazing
ALL IS BRIGHT - wait what
round yon virgin mother & child - why is it bright
holy infant so tender and mild - it's bedtime
sleep in heavenly peace - TURN OFF THE LIGHT FIRST
all is calm - sounds amazing
ALL IS BRIGHT - wait what
round yon virgin mother & child - why is it bright
holy infant so tender and mild - it's bedtime
sleep in heavenly peace - TURN OFF THE LIGHT FIRST
December 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
silent night, holy night - cool
all is calm - sounds amazing
ALL IS BRIGHT - wait what
round yon virgin mother & child - why is it bright
holy infant so tender and mild - it's bedtime
sleep in heavenly peace - TURN OFF THE LIGHT FIRST
all is calm - sounds amazing
ALL IS BRIGHT - wait what
round yon virgin mother & child - why is it bright
holy infant so tender and mild - it's bedtime
sleep in heavenly peace - TURN OFF THE LIGHT FIRST
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A friend gave me this phrase and I continue to appreciate it for framing controversial ideas, “Let me bullshit you some crazy.”
December 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A friend gave me this phrase and I continue to appreciate it for framing controversial ideas, “Let me bullshit you some crazy.”
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in the days since members have fled the discord, the chatbot wished people happy holidays and of course the anthropic exec responded and you just have to read this lmfao
www.404media.co/anthropic-ex...
www.404media.co/anthropic-ex...
December 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
in the days since members have fled the discord, the chatbot wished people happy holidays and of course the anthropic exec responded and you just have to read this lmfao
www.404media.co/anthropic-ex...
www.404media.co/anthropic-ex...
December 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
DEC-78. Safe to say this truck is well past retirement age. #photography
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December 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
DEC-78. Safe to say this truck is well past retirement age. #photography
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December 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Varang was such a promising villain that I was willing to overlook the fact that the entire movie is Spider’s fault—and then she fizzles out (that’s a fire joke) entirely once she hitches her wagon to a man?!? #movies
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A ★★★ review of Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
Varang was such a promising villain that I was willing to overlook the fact that the entire movie is Spider’s fault—and then she fizzles out (that’s a fire joke) entirely once she hitches her wagon to...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Varang was such a promising villain that I was willing to overlook the fact that the entire movie is Spider’s fault—and then she fizzles out (that’s a fire joke) entirely once she hitches her wagon to a man?!? #movies
boxd.it/c88ZRz
boxd.it/c88ZRz
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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🚨 THE RESULTS ARE IN 🚨
After a week of voting on 32 of the worst people in the tech industry, we have a winner!
The Worst Person in Tech for 2025 is…
🚀 ELON MUSK 🎉
After a week of voting on 32 of the worst people in the tech industry, we have a winner!
The Worst Person in Tech for 2025 is…
🚀 ELON MUSK 🎉
December 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
🚨 THE RESULTS ARE IN 🚨
After a week of voting on 32 of the worst people in the tech industry, we have a winner!
The Worst Person in Tech for 2025 is…
🚀 ELON MUSK 🎉
After a week of voting on 32 of the worst people in the tech industry, we have a winner!
The Worst Person in Tech for 2025 is…
🚀 ELON MUSK 🎉
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I’m pissed that we’re all going to have a shitty 10-15 years economically because a dozen techboys believed that it was possible to write code to the point that the program could write better code and eventually either kill us all or make us immortal, and so they spent $1.5tn for $41bn in revenue
December 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I’m pissed that we’re all going to have a shitty 10-15 years economically because a dozen techboys believed that it was possible to write code to the point that the program could write better code and eventually either kill us all or make us immortal, and so they spent $1.5tn for $41bn in revenue
A ★★½ review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
More like Dumble-snore.
boxd.it
December 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Machine-learned AI is terrible for idea generation.
The algorithm is designed to *produce the most predictable next token*
Even as you try to push it to originality, it fights you and tries to pull it back to the most average tropes.
Its a PREDICTABILITY MACHINE.
The algorithm is designed to *produce the most predictable next token*
Even as you try to push it to originality, it fights you and tries to pull it back to the most average tropes.
Its a PREDICTABILITY MACHINE.
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Machine-learned AI is terrible for idea generation.
The algorithm is designed to *produce the most predictable next token*
Even as you try to push it to originality, it fights you and tries to pull it back to the most average tropes.
Its a PREDICTABILITY MACHINE.
The algorithm is designed to *produce the most predictable next token*
Even as you try to push it to originality, it fights you and tries to pull it back to the most average tropes.
Its a PREDICTABILITY MACHINE.
A ★★★★ review of Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
“Monsign-yo Jalapeño!”
boxd.it
December 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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Per my last re-post, twice this year I've been commissioned to write reviews of harms that can arise from the use of LLMs and then, as we surface the harms, told
it's not appropriate to be political.
But LLMs are a deeply extractive technology, they are political by design.
it's not appropriate to be political.
But LLMs are a deeply extractive technology, they are political by design.
December 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Per my last re-post, twice this year I've been commissioned to write reviews of harms that can arise from the use of LLMs and then, as we surface the harms, told
it's not appropriate to be political.
But LLMs are a deeply extractive technology, they are political by design.
it's not appropriate to be political.
But LLMs are a deeply extractive technology, they are political by design.
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
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abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork