Richard Zencker
@zencker.bsky.social
Musician, data engineer, AI consultant, curmudgeon, miscreant. With rue my heart is laden.
I have frequent appointments at a building next to what appears to be a Waymo depot. Those things take risks I wouldn’t. Pulling into a busy roadway halfway to make a left turn, etc.
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I have frequent appointments at a building next to what appears to be a Waymo depot. Those things take risks I wouldn’t. Pulling into a busy roadway halfway to make a left turn, etc.
What people do not understand is this horrible reputation will outlast 🍊💩🤡 by 20-40 years.
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What people do not understand is this horrible reputation will outlast 🍊💩🤡 by 20-40 years.
Played the villain in the penultimate “Columbo” episode. A bit of strange casting.
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Played the villain in the penultimate “Columbo” episode. A bit of strange casting.
Most murder victims are male.
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Most murder victims are male.
The problems AI looks like it is addressing are real. The solutions it offers are deeply flawed.
November 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The problems AI looks like it is addressing are real. The solutions it offers are deeply flawed.
I think this is exactly backwards, like so much these days. Telling me who I can vote for because of their qualifications is anti-democratic. It is the voters who need to be better informed about civics. Just my 2¢. But we’d be better off if we’d been “allowed” to elect Obama to a 3rd or 4th term.
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I think this is exactly backwards, like so much these days. Telling me who I can vote for because of their qualifications is anti-democratic. It is the voters who need to be better informed about civics. Just my 2¢. But we’d be better off if we’d been “allowed” to elect Obama to a 3rd or 4th term.
Why don’t they just stop calling it “Obamacare” and declare victory?
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Why don’t they just stop calling it “Obamacare” and declare victory?
A French relative visited the Stares in the 1950s and was outraged by French fries and French dressing (the latter seems to no longer exist!).
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A French relative visited the Stares in the 1950s and was outraged by French fries and French dressing (the latter seems to no longer exist!).
Even the word “trust” now means the opposite of what it once did. It used to mean no further verification was necessary. Now it means verification has been completed.
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Even the word “trust” now means the opposite of what it once did. It used to mean no further verification was necessary. Now it means verification has been completed.
I hope the inhabitants of this purple state recognize this as an attack on voters.
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I hope the inhabitants of this purple state recognize this as an attack on voters.
Most birds are treated with saline before freezing, so I’m unsure about it; but I saw it recommended on the Butterball site.
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Most birds are treated with saline before freezing, so I’m unsure about it; but I saw it recommended on the Butterball site.
"Iraq 'floats on a sea of oil'" - Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, 2007
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"Iraq 'floats on a sea of oil'" - Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, 2007
The Athletic I had was very good, but it was 0.5%.
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Athletic I had was very good, but it was 0.5%.
yep the wine is still pretty bad…
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
yep the wine is still pretty bad…
I know the FAA has issued warnings about Venezuelan airspace. That could be US propaganda. Many flights have co sequent been cancelled. We do not have an embassy there.
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I know the FAA has issued warnings about Venezuelan airspace. That could be US propaganda. Many flights have co sequent been cancelled. We do not have an embassy there.
Bessent was so bad last week I was astonished to see him trotted out again.
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Bessent was so bad last week I was astonished to see him trotted out again.
“we’re respected again”
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“we’re respected again”
Possibly the most confusing recursion I’ve encountered all day.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Possibly the most confusing recursion I’ve encountered all day.
The fact that we are not emboldens fascists.
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The fact that we are not emboldens fascists.
If you’ve done any RLHF with bots, then you realize the amount of training that went into this adoration was immense.
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If you’ve done any RLHF with bots, then you realize the amount of training that went into this adoration was immense.
All it takes is money.
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
All it takes is money.
If you look at it upside down, the numbers look very high. And if you listen to the Prez, he sounds very high.
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
If you look at it upside down, the numbers look very high. And if you listen to the Prez, he sounds very high.
I doubt that; it would make the boy’s reaction inexplicable. Besides, I carried a first aid kit 60 years ago and there weren’t school shootings.
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I doubt that; it would make the boy’s reaction inexplicable. Besides, I carried a first aid kit 60 years ago and there weren’t school shootings.
When I moved in 25 years ago this was all over; but now everything nearby has been developed and I rarely see these bushes. I don’t get the smell after the rain anymore🙁
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
When I moved in 25 years ago this was all over; but now everything nearby has been developed and I rarely see these bushes. I don’t get the smell after the rain anymore🙁