Amy Hoy
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"a powerfully repulsive mixture of dense, stubborn and arrogant" to people who don't like facts.
"a powerfully repulsive mixture of dense, stubborn and arrogant" to people who don't like facts.
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Amy Hoy
@amyhoy.bsky.social
· Sep 30
"Thinking meat! You're asking me to believe in thinking meat!"
"Yes, thinking meat! Conscious meat! Loving meat. Dreaming meat. The meat is the whole deal! Are you getting the picture?"
"Yes, thinking meat! Conscious meat! Loving meat. Dreaming meat. The meat is the whole deal! Are you getting the picture?"
we’re not beating the old internet posters retirement farm allegations
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
we’re not beating the old internet posters retirement farm allegations
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IF YOU LIVE IN SEATTLE, for the love of god, please check to make sure your ballot was counted and doesn’t need its signature cured
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
IF YOU LIVE IN SEATTLE, for the love of god, please check to make sure your ballot was counted and doesn’t need its signature cured
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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grief is just proof that we are capable of love and evidence that we were loved in return. it's a blessing even if it feels like a curse. i keep telling myself that over and over and over again, but whew!!
a man sitting in front of a sign that says broadway hollywood .
ALT: a man sitting in front of a sign that says broadway hollywood .
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
grief is just proof that we are capable of love and evidence that we were loved in return. it's a blessing even if it feels like a curse. i keep telling myself that over and over and over again, but whew!!
the soundtrack to the jco tweets in my mind
(if you don’t know this one, you want to)
(if you don’t know this one, you want to)
Zebra Katz - Ima Read (ft. Njena Reddd Foxxx) [Official Full Stream]
YouTube video by Mad Decent
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
the soundtrack to the jco tweets in my mind
(if you don’t know this one, you want to)
(if you don’t know this one, you want to)
lmao
nobody could own these losers more than they own themselves
(andreesen did not read adam smith)
nobody could own these losers more than they own themselves
(andreesen did not read adam smith)
this re andreesen and your original post, not musk, but I have receipts here: in his fascist manifesto he misquotes buckminster fuller, I cross-checked with Wikipedia edit history, and the specific misquote comes from quoting a Wikipedia summary rather than the actual book
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
lmao
nobody could own these losers more than they own themselves
(andreesen did not read adam smith)
nobody could own these losers more than they own themselves
(andreesen did not read adam smith)
elon musk is apparently claiming to have read A Wealth of Nations and i do not believe it even for a moment
i am a certified sicko old book reader and even i bounced off A Theory of Moral Sentiments, not bc it was difficult, but bc it was unbearable and life is short
i am a certified sicko old book reader and even i bounced off A Theory of Moral Sentiments, not bc it was difficult, but bc it was unbearable and life is short
i would bet $1 million that marc andreessen not only did NOT read adam smith, he is not *capable* of reading adam smith.
i started it and made a good slog but then realized i would be dead in 40 years and bailed
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
elon musk is apparently claiming to have read A Wealth of Nations and i do not believe it even for a moment
i am a certified sicko old book reader and even i bounced off A Theory of Moral Sentiments, not bc it was difficult, but bc it was unbearable and life is short
i am a certified sicko old book reader and even i bounced off A Theory of Moral Sentiments, not bc it was difficult, but bc it was unbearable and life is short
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I just discovered @matthiasott.com 's site theme switcher and this is a piece of art. :D 👏
matthiasott.com
matthiasott.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I just discovered @matthiasott.com 's site theme switcher and this is a piece of art. :D 👏
matthiasott.com
matthiasott.com
ELDRITCH POSTER
I had to try to explain JCO to my mother tonight. She was like "isn't she just an author?" and I was like "no, you don't understand, she's an eldritch poster" and she doesn't know what that means and trying to explain JCO is so difficult
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
ELDRITCH POSTER
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Can’t wait to be added to three more Zionist scum blocklists for daring to suggest that maybe AIPAC isn’t as powerful as, say, the Christian extremist family who owns Uline.
Uline Is Funding Election Deniers. Why Aren’t More People Worried About This? - The Root
A new report by Propublica reveals the shipping giant gives money to those who are "spreading election falsehoods."
www.theroot.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Can’t wait to be added to three more Zionist scum blocklists for daring to suggest that maybe AIPAC isn’t as powerful as, say, the Christian extremist family who owns Uline.
this book looks great!!
Our book that released last week!!!
progressivedelivery.com
Or I might be adding to the compost pile for the next book.
progressivedelivery.com
Or I might be adding to the compost pile for the next book.
Progressive Delivery
Delivering the right product, to the right person, at the right time.
progressivedelivery.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
this book looks great!!
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I'm currently reading Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions (1990). I need to share this with you:
![22.
Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions
Some of them are: Ada and other high-order language advances, object-oriented programming, artificial intelligence, expert systems, automatic programming, graphical programming, program verifica-tion, CASE, and workstations. Fred Brooks considers these as candidates for the title of Silver Bullet. [Brooks 1987] To him, a Silver Bullet is the magical device that saves us from the monsters that our familiar software projects sometimes turn into, just as familiar people were sometimes transformed unexpectedly into werewolves and were laid to rest by silver bullets. But, he says, they are directed at the accidents of software engineering, not the essence of it, and, therefore, cannot have the productivity impact claimed for them. The real issues, he says, are complexity, conformity (and by this he means that software must bend to the arbitrariness of the human institutions and systems to which the software must provide an interface), changeability, and invisibility. To him, the real impact will come from buying versus building, prototyping, incremental devel-opment (grow-don't build software), and great designers.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x6shoiymqhfeu2mpdxq7szbo/bafkreigrmbkkkef7mgcjgis5f5nvx7bj7s35cxazdsxfpmqf4ydnmlihw4@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I'm currently reading Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions (1990). I need to share this with you:
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That's right, Fred Brooks said in 1987 that automatic programming, AI, graphical programming, and workstations are not going to be the silver bullet for our problems. Because our real problems are complexity, [adoption], changeability, and invisibility.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
That's right, Fred Brooks said in 1987 that automatic programming, AI, graphical programming, and workstations are not going to be the silver bullet for our problems. Because our real problems are complexity, [adoption], changeability, and invisibility.
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We talk about this in writing circles, how you never know who will be writing in 20 years and who won't. It's very rarely the most talented writers. There is something more that you need than raw talent. This business is more about raw determination and ability to get back up after being hit a lot
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
We talk about this in writing circles, how you never know who will be writing in 20 years and who won't. It's very rarely the most talented writers. There is something more that you need than raw talent. This business is more about raw determination and ability to get back up after being hit a lot
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A good way to do this is also to get a few of your friends together and take over your local Democratic Party! This involves going to a lot of boring meetings but it's *very* possible to do in a lot of the country.
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A good way to do this is also to get a few of your friends together and take over your local Democratic Party! This involves going to a lot of boring meetings but it's *very* possible to do in a lot of the country.
in a feat that has literally never happened before, i listed my too-big high end ikea dining table on the local marketplace and it sold within 30 minutes to a serious buyer who was nice, and didn't ask a single ignorant question or even haggle
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
in a feat that has literally never happened before, i listed my too-big high end ikea dining table on the local marketplace and it sold within 30 minutes to a serious buyer who was nice, and didn't ask a single ignorant question or even haggle
this is really well-written and i love the suggestion to treat dhh like he died and was replaced by a new monster.
speaking as someone who had a lot of interactions with him when he *was* very welcoming and supportive, when i was an outsider, and a very atypical programmer at that
speaking as someone who had a lot of interactions with him when he *was* very welcoming and supportive, when i was an outsider, and a very atypical programmer at that
After the Rubygems drama, I felt frustrated that I can’t escape evil people trying to dominate my life.
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
In Praise of dhh
A reflection on Ruby's past, present, and future.
okayfail.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
this is really well-written and i love the suggestion to treat dhh like he died and was replaced by a new monster.
speaking as someone who had a lot of interactions with him when he *was* very welcoming and supportive, when i was an outsider, and a very atypical programmer at that
speaking as someone who had a lot of interactions with him when he *was* very welcoming and supportive, when i was an outsider, and a very atypical programmer at that
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I don’t do intro posts but every now and then I repost the greatest images ever: HORSES WITH DOG MOUTHS.
August 19, 2023 at 5:05 AM
I don’t do intro posts but every now and then I repost the greatest images ever: HORSES WITH DOG MOUTHS.
excuse me whaaat
(i knew the shooting-herself thing but NOT what is revealed in the quote post when you click thru)
(i knew the shooting-herself thing but NOT what is revealed in the quote post when you click thru)
Like his grandmother is Diane Mitford/Osley of the Mitford sisters including unity who was so distraught that England declared war on her hero (Adolf Hitler) she shot herself survived, suffered then died
Here's Palantir's Louis Mosley, grandson of Britain's most famous fascist leader, talking about the importance of AI, if you aren't convinced yet that this is one big co-ordinated push towards the destruction of everything good in life.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
excuse me whaaat
(i knew the shooting-herself thing but NOT what is revealed in the quote post when you click thru)
(i knew the shooting-herself thing but NOT what is revealed in the quote post when you click thru)
this looks super good
Synopsis: Executive produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, this three-part pop culture and historical docuseries confronts and reclaims the Wild West. It reveals the story of the Black cowboy — a history that has been stolen, erased, and left untold.
High Horse: The Black Cowboy | Official Trailer | Peacock Original
YouTube video by Peacock
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
this looks super good
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LLMs are now widely used in social science as stand-ins for humans—assuming they can produce realistic, human-like text
But... can they? We don’t actually know.
In our new study, we develop a Computational Turing Test.
And our findings are striking:
LLMs may be far less human-like than we think.🧵
But... can they? We don’t actually know.
In our new study, we develop a Computational Turing Test.
And our findings are striking:
LLMs may be far less human-like than we think.🧵
Computational Turing Test Reveals Systematic Differences Between Human and AI Language
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used in the social sciences to simulate human behavior, based on the assumption that they can generate realistic, human-like text. Yet this assumption rem...
arxiv.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
LLMs are now widely used in social science as stand-ins for humans—assuming they can produce realistic, human-like text
But... can they? We don’t actually know.
In our new study, we develop a Computational Turing Test.
And our findings are striking:
LLMs may be far less human-like than we think.🧵
But... can they? We don’t actually know.
In our new study, we develop a Computational Turing Test.
And our findings are striking:
LLMs may be far less human-like than we think.🧵
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You want to quote Sorkin today? Fine
"People don't drink the sand because they're thirsty. They drink the sand because they don't know the difference."
"People don't drink the sand because they're thirsty. They drink the sand because they don't know the difference."
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
You want to quote Sorkin today? Fine
"People don't drink the sand because they're thirsty. They drink the sand because they don't know the difference."
"People don't drink the sand because they're thirsty. They drink the sand because they don't know the difference."
that's right
ironically i've said this since the beginning bc my early career was 100% consulting and
THIS IS HOW MOST LARGE COMPANIES USE CONSULTANTS
if you are at *all* savvy, you will realize that many so-called engagements are using you as a handy, deniable loincloth to cover their ass
ironically i've said this since the beginning bc my early career was 100% consulting and
THIS IS HOW MOST LARGE COMPANIES USE CONSULTANTS
if you are at *all* savvy, you will realize that many so-called engagements are using you as a handy, deniable loincloth to cover their ass
The entire point of AI is to have that magic mystery black box as origin point: unquestionable and impervious. A puppet god that tech companies control but are never responsible for.
Its not at all surprising though. Once stuff goes into the black box suddenly no one is accountable or responsible for the results! The best in corporate handwashing.
With an added bonus runaround of "only the vendor can fix it" trying to exhaust the customer so they give up.
With an added bonus runaround of "only the vendor can fix it" trying to exhaust the customer so they give up.
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
that's right
ironically i've said this since the beginning bc my early career was 100% consulting and
THIS IS HOW MOST LARGE COMPANIES USE CONSULTANTS
if you are at *all* savvy, you will realize that many so-called engagements are using you as a handy, deniable loincloth to cover their ass
ironically i've said this since the beginning bc my early career was 100% consulting and
THIS IS HOW MOST LARGE COMPANIES USE CONSULTANTS
if you are at *all* savvy, you will realize that many so-called engagements are using you as a handy, deniable loincloth to cover their ass
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TWO LARGE FRIES AT MCDONALDS COSTS $8???
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
TWO LARGE FRIES AT MCDONALDS COSTS $8???
@azpenguin.bsky.social btw, did you hear anything from your framing friend?
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
@azpenguin.bsky.social btw, did you hear anything from your framing friend?
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the legend lived
[Beastie Boys] ON
from the chippewa on
[Beastie Boys] DOWN
[Beastie Boys] ON
from the chippewa on
[Beastie Boys] DOWN
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
the legend lived
[Beastie Boys] ON
from the chippewa on
[Beastie Boys] DOWN
[Beastie Boys] ON
from the chippewa on
[Beastie Boys] DOWN