Irvin H.
@quiescis.bsky.social
Software Engineer, into all things tech, cautiously excited about Solid State batteries.
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Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
doi.org
August 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Really curious to know how AI really improves productivity at a big company, I’m thinking that slow processes , communication challenges , etc are still going to be what really slows a company down and not how quickly can the devs pump out a new feature 🤔
August 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Really curious to know how AI really improves productivity at a big company, I’m thinking that slow processes , communication challenges , etc are still going to be what really slows a company down and not how quickly can the devs pump out a new feature 🤔
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Xbox graphics department lead puts out cringe-worthy hiring post... with AI graphics
www.eurogamer.net/head-of-xbox...
www.eurogamer.net/head-of-xbox...
July 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Xbox graphics department lead puts out cringe-worthy hiring post... with AI graphics
www.eurogamer.net/head-of-xbox...
www.eurogamer.net/head-of-xbox...
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“is my calculator horny?“ our tech columnist asks. “i entered 5318008 into it and turned it upside down. what i saw surprised me”
“Can ChatGPT experience joy or suffering? Does Gemini deserve human rights?” our tech columnist asks. “Many A.I. experts I know would say no, not yet, not even close. But I was intrigued.”
Should We Start Taking the Welfare of A.I. Seriously?
As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“is my calculator horny?“ our tech columnist asks. “i entered 5318008 into it and turned it upside down. what i saw surprised me”
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
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Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
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Damn. Not wrong. But damn.
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Damn. Not wrong. But damn.
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Trump wants to fire 83k VA workers, many of whom are veterans themselves, decimating the VA & making it harder for veterans to get health care & benefits.
When Americans put their lives on the line to defend our country, we must keep our commitments to them — not betray them.
When Americans put their lives on the line to defend our country, we must keep our commitments to them — not betray them.
March 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Trump wants to fire 83k VA workers, many of whom are veterans themselves, decimating the VA & making it harder for veterans to get health care & benefits.
When Americans put their lives on the line to defend our country, we must keep our commitments to them — not betray them.
When Americans put their lives on the line to defend our country, we must keep our commitments to them — not betray them.
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Slight edit: Nazi porn bar
March 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Slight edit: Nazi porn bar
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This doesn’t exist and will literally save $0
February 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This doesn’t exist and will literally save $0
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Trump and his American oligarchs are now openly aligning themselves with Putin and his Russian oligarchs.
This Putin-Trump alliance means abandoning our allies, supporting authoritarianism and undermining our democratic traditions.
This Putin-Trump alliance means abandoning our allies, supporting authoritarianism and undermining our democratic traditions.
February 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Trump and his American oligarchs are now openly aligning themselves with Putin and his Russian oligarchs.
This Putin-Trump alliance means abandoning our allies, supporting authoritarianism and undermining our democratic traditions.
This Putin-Trump alliance means abandoning our allies, supporting authoritarianism and undermining our democratic traditions.
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The dozens of individuals who work under, or advise, Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are a real-life illustration of Musk’s web-like reach in the tech industry.
But who are the individuals in Musk’s inner circle and how did they get there?
Find out here: tcrn.ch/4gKMJWA
But who are the individuals in Musk’s inner circle and how did they get there?
Find out here: tcrn.ch/4gKMJWA
February 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The dozens of individuals who work under, or advise, Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are a real-life illustration of Musk’s web-like reach in the tech industry.
But who are the individuals in Musk’s inner circle and how did they get there?
Find out here: tcrn.ch/4gKMJWA
But who are the individuals in Musk’s inner circle and how did they get there?
Find out here: tcrn.ch/4gKMJWA
What a surprise ? … www.bbc.com/news/article...
DeepSeek 'shared user data' with TikTok owner ByteDance
South Korea's data protection regulator says user data was sent to the Chinese owner of TikTok.
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
What a surprise ? … www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Tech job postings have collapsed to pandemic levels. The media narrative is AI but anecdotally no one seems to be replacing developers with AI tools.
This seems more like the effects of pandemic over-hiring still making its way through the system.
This seems more like the effects of pandemic over-hiring still making its way through the system.
February 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Tech job postings have collapsed to pandemic levels. The media narrative is AI but anecdotally no one seems to be replacing developers with AI tools.
This seems more like the effects of pandemic over-hiring still making its way through the system.
This seems more like the effects of pandemic over-hiring still making its way through the system.
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At least 7 plane crashes since Trump and Musk destroyed aviation safety in the United States. That's an average of 1 plane crash every 3 days.
1/29 – Washington, D.C.
1/31 – Pennsylvania
2/5 – Washington
2/6 – Alaska
2/10 – Arizona
2/12 – California
2/16 – Georgia
1/29 – Washington, D.C.
1/31 – Pennsylvania
2/5 – Washington
2/6 – Alaska
2/10 – Arizona
2/12 – California
2/16 – Georgia
February 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
At least 7 plane crashes since Trump and Musk destroyed aviation safety in the United States. That's an average of 1 plane crash every 3 days.
1/29 – Washington, D.C.
1/31 – Pennsylvania
2/5 – Washington
2/6 – Alaska
2/10 – Arizona
2/12 – California
2/16 – Georgia
1/29 – Washington, D.C.
1/31 – Pennsylvania
2/5 – Washington
2/6 – Alaska
2/10 – Arizona
2/12 – California
2/16 – Georgia
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The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
February 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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Correct. If the birthdate field contains corrupt or mismatched data, it defaults to 1875-05-20, which serves as a flag. May 20, 1875, is the day the international standards and metrics treaty was signed. Everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.
February 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Correct. If the birthdate field contains corrupt or mismatched data, it defaults to 1875-05-20, which serves as a flag. May 20, 1875, is the day the international standards and metrics treaty was signed. Everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.
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Gulf of Distraction
February 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Gulf of Distraction
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This says it all
Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.”
Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
February 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This says it all
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Five ways in which the last 3 months — and especially the DeepSeek era — have vindicated “Deep learning is hitting a wall"
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
Five ways in which the last 3 months — and especially the DeepSeek era — have vindicated “Deep learning is hitting a wall"
A demonized paper from three years ago that has stood the test of time
open.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Five ways in which the last 3 months — and especially the DeepSeek era — have vindicated “Deep learning is hitting a wall"
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
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And it begins.
FBI class action lawsuit against the retaliatory purge.
First Amendment
Violation of Due Process
Rights to Privacy
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
FBI class action lawsuit against the retaliatory purge.
First Amendment
Violation of Due Process
Rights to Privacy
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
February 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
And it begins.
FBI class action lawsuit against the retaliatory purge.
First Amendment
Violation of Due Process
Rights to Privacy
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
FBI class action lawsuit against the retaliatory purge.
First Amendment
Violation of Due Process
Rights to Privacy
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...