SeattleSipper
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Seattle area, retired engineer, traveler, reader, outdoors, coffee drinker. I block assholes.
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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-regularly-happens-3/
December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-regularly-happens-3/
Remind me, yet again, why anyone would use Reddit, Twitter, or X, as input to train an LLM AI model?
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Why do LLMs freak out over the seahorse emoji?
Investigating the seahorse emoji doom loop using logitlens.
vgel.me
December 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Remind me, yet again, why anyone would use Reddit, Twitter, or X, as input to train an LLM AI model?
vgel.me/posts/seahor...
vgel.me/posts/seahor...
Is this "clean coal"?
"[The] new 'US Solar Market Insight Q4 2025' report from Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, 85% of all new power added to the grid during the first 9 months of Trump ... came from solar and storage. ... 73% happened in red states."
"[The] new 'US Solar Market Insight Q4 2025' report from Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, 85% of all new power added to the grid during the first 9 months of Trump ... came from solar and storage. ... 73% happened in red states."
December 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Is this "clean coal"?
"[The] new 'US Solar Market Insight Q4 2025' report from Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, 85% of all new power added to the grid during the first 9 months of Trump ... came from solar and storage. ... 73% happened in red states."
"[The] new 'US Solar Market Insight Q4 2025' report from Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, 85% of all new power added to the grid during the first 9 months of Trump ... came from solar and storage. ... 73% happened in red states."
Trumpy pardon in 3...2...1...
Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency [crook] behind 2 digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, was sentenced ... to 15 years in prison for what a judge called an "epic fraud."
#crypto #scam #bitcoin #terrausd www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency [crook] behind 2 digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, was sentenced ... to 15 years in prison for what a judge called an "epic fraud."
#crypto #scam #bitcoin #terrausd www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
TerraUSD creator Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over $40 billion crypto collapse
Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison for what a judge called ...
www.reuters.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Trumpy pardon in 3...2...1...
Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency [crook] behind 2 digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, was sentenced ... to 15 years in prison for what a judge called an "epic fraud."
#crypto #scam #bitcoin #terrausd www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency [crook] behind 2 digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, was sentenced ... to 15 years in prison for what a judge called an "epic fraud."
#crypto #scam #bitcoin #terrausd www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Seasonal lights really put one in the holiday spirit!
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Seasonal lights really put one in the holiday spirit!
This was created with SORA AI. Not bad, but there are, uh, interesting details that SORA inserted. I described a train running through farmland with some general attributes like a mail car with sacks of mail & farms. Note the mailcar and the final two shots of the train running. Hmm. #SORA #AI
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We are witnessing the dawn of a new industry: a tool, perhaps AI based, that will create a faux five-year history of bland social media. www.bbc.com/news/article...
US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry
The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, who can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
We are witnessing the dawn of a new industry: a tool, perhaps AI based, that will create a faux five-year history of bland social media. www.bbc.com/news/article...
I would think that a Secretary of State has more important things to do than choose fonts for memos. Maybe worry more about the content of the memos? #Rubio www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony Blinken's decision to adopt Calibri ...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I would think that a Secretary of State has more important things to do than choose fonts for memos. Maybe worry more about the content of the memos? #Rubio www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
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With all of the distractions taking place, do not lose sight of the fact that our president is a disgusting pedophile.
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
With all of the distractions taking place, do not lose sight of the fact that our president is a disgusting pedophile.
What editor allowed this gross math illiteracy to pass by? “A study…found that 4.9 percent of scans required a follow-up biopsy. Of those, 2.2 percent were actually cancer, and the other 2.7 percent were false positives.”
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
What editor allowed this gross math illiteracy to pass by? “A study…found that 4.9 percent of scans required a follow-up biopsy. Of those, 2.2 percent were actually cancer, and the other 2.7 percent were false positives.”
With the faux FIFA award and DJT Institute of Peace renaming, we have reached Peak Trump. From here on out, awards will continue to get more ridiculous but the ROI will lessen as Trump fades. #peaktrump
December 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
With the faux FIFA award and DJT Institute of Peace renaming, we have reached Peak Trump. From here on out, awards will continue to get more ridiculous but the ROI will lessen as Trump fades. #peaktrump
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Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium V at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau site.
Watch a short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Watch a short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium V at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau site.
Watch a short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Watch a short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
On the Equator, the Moon flips on its side. Even more upsetting is that the constellations flip UPSIDE DOWN when you go to the other side of the equator. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY7Z...
Common Moon Mistakes
YouTube video by minutephysics
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December 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
On the Equator, the Moon flips on its side. Even more upsetting is that the constellations flip UPSIDE DOWN when you go to the other side of the equator. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY7Z...
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I was forced to see this now you do too
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November 30, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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29 November 1904 | A Dutch Jew, Salomon Hartog, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz. He perished in the camp on 24 August 1942.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
He was deported to #Auschwitz. He perished in the camp on 24 August 1942.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
29 November 1904 | A Dutch Jew, Salomon Hartog, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz. He perished in the camp on 24 August 1942.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
He was deported to #Auschwitz. He perished in the camp on 24 August 1942.
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Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
The Slashdot "fortune cookie" sez that 'Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital.' I believe this is wrong. I have seen untold amounts of energy go into projects that ultimately failed due to insufficient funding. Clever folks can find workarounds easier than money.
November 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The Slashdot "fortune cookie" sez that 'Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital.' I believe this is wrong. I have seen untold amounts of energy go into projects that ultimately failed due to insufficient funding. Clever folks can find workarounds easier than money.
A common argument says that Trump &al will redact or withhold Epstein papers documents because of on-going investigations looking into Clinton &al. That means there are no on-going investigations on Repubs and billionaires, thus those CAN be released. Why are the new Bondi orders are so clever?
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A common argument says that Trump &al will redact or withhold Epstein papers documents because of on-going investigations looking into Clinton &al. That means there are no on-going investigations on Repubs and billionaires, thus those CAN be released. Why are the new Bondi orders are so clever?
Larry Summers is deeply ashamed and stepping back from public view. Of course, this is after he is exposed in the Epstein capers. We conclude he is ashamed of having been caught because the annoying behavior is in the past.
abcnews.go.com/US/deeply-as...
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'Deeply ashamed': Larry Summers steps away from public life after Epstein emails
Larry Summers said he's stepping back from public life after his apparent conversations with Jeffrey Epstein were released last week by the House Oversight Committee.
abcnews.go.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Larry Summers is deeply ashamed and stepping back from public view. Of course, this is after he is exposed in the Epstein capers. We conclude he is ashamed of having been caught because the annoying behavior is in the past.
abcnews.go.com/US/deeply-as...
abcnews.go.com/US/deeply-as...
So, @scalzi.com has two books on the GoodReads voting list. www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
Opening Round: Vote for the Readers' Favorite Science Fiction of 2025!
Discover the Readers' Favorite Science Fiction in the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.
www.goodreads.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So, @scalzi.com has two books on the GoodReads voting list. www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
Put wings on your car to qualify for tax-reduced aviation fuel. Sounds like a good idea, but a spoiler is a wing, an airfoil, so cars with spoilers on the back already qualify, right? www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9M...
Adding wings to my car so I pay less tax
YouTube video by Oli Frost
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November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Put wings on your car to qualify for tax-reduced aviation fuel. Sounds like a good idea, but a spoiler is a wing, an airfoil, so cars with spoilers on the back already qualify, right? www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr9M...
Did Elon and SpaceX use AI to design Starship? That might explain those ‘unplanned disassembly events’. #hallucinations
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grokipe...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grokipe...
Grokipedia - Wikipedia
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November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Did Elon and SpaceX use AI to design Starship? That might explain those ‘unplanned disassembly events’. #hallucinations
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grokipe...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grokipe...
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House cancels votes next week, including vote on Epstein files.
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
House cancels votes next week, including vote on Epstein files.
I have recently started getting 5-6 messages daily about "failed delivery" of email. It looks like someone sold my email address to scammers, but got it wrong. They use @google.com instead of @gmail.com and Google bounces it. I do not know why the broken email headers, but I laugh at the scammers.
November 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I have recently started getting 5-6 messages daily about "failed delivery" of email. It looks like someone sold my email address to scammers, but got it wrong. They use @google.com instead of @gmail.com and Google bounces it. I do not know why the broken email headers, but I laugh at the scammers.
Next up: FTC no longer requires banks to protect depositors - Open the Vault Doors, Dave. OK. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
FCC to rescind ruling that said ISPs are required to secure their networks
FCC chair to rely on ISPs’ voluntary commitments instead of Biden-era ruling.
arstechnica.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Next up: FTC no longer requires banks to protect depositors - Open the Vault Doors, Dave. OK. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...