atticus goldfinch
@atticusgf.bsky.social
linear algebra is not ontologically evil
Pinned
about half the people on this website act like the first time anyone lied on the internet is when we managed to teach linear algebra to do it. like separating truth from fiction is somehow a new demand that this talking magic box imposes on us.
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I described Zohran Mamdani as "charming"
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I described Zohran Mamdani as "charming"
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It's a very bad outcome! the "creator economy" is very bad and has bad incentives. not to say Paul is wrong, but
It’s also possible that software production could become another content format, akin to video or podcasts. That would make the monetization models similar to other creators. This isn’t a bad outcome. Software development as small business needs revitalization.
January 1, 2026 at 5:48 AM
It's a very bad outcome! the "creator economy" is very bad and has bad incentives. not to say Paul is wrong, but
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god it's really a tie between the "show me your taxes you AI booster" guy of yesterday and the person who called me the "poor pretty pet scientist" of tech men; they called me any number of things but hilariously, EVERY time they also said I was pretty and I was like ✋ calm down ✋ I am married
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
January 1, 2026 at 1:10 AM
god it's really a tie between the "show me your taxes you AI booster" guy of yesterday and the person who called me the "poor pretty pet scientist" of tech men; they called me any number of things but hilariously, EVERY time they also said I was pretty and I was like ✋ calm down ✋ I am married
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It is kind of wild that no big media outlet has busted open the story of who is making DHS' posts on X. Whoever that may be is certainly plugged into hardcore white supremacist internet propaganda with a harder edge. "Groyper" would be underselling it. This is Daily Stormer-tier sludge.
January 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM
It is kind of wild that no big media outlet has busted open the story of who is making DHS' posts on X. Whoever that may be is certainly plugged into hardcore white supremacist internet propaganda with a harder edge. "Groyper" would be underselling it. This is Daily Stormer-tier sludge.
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I hate that this needed to be done, as it only means more trouble & more frustration for these poor people, but I'm glad someone is speaking out in their defense & bringing the receipts.
I went to all 10 of the daycares Nick Shirley featured in his viral video. I got inside 4 and found children. Lots of children: www.startribune.com/day-care-fra...
We went to some of the day cares Nick Shirley did. Here’s what we found.
Some of the 10 day cares the YouTube content creator blasted for having “no children” invited reporters in to see for themselves.
www.startribune.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I hate that this needed to be done, as it only means more trouble & more frustration for these poor people, but I'm glad someone is speaking out in their defense & bringing the receipts.
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Millions of peoples' health insurance skyrockets in a few hours. Let's check in on the president.
Trump, celebrating New Year's at Mar-a-Lago, bids $100,000 for a painting
January 1, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Millions of peoples' health insurance skyrockets in a few hours. Let's check in on the president.
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one thing which is particularly telling is that she was the one person who was most effectively protected at the Times. even reporters would sometimes be threatened with consequences for criticizing her even implicitly.
Weiss believes she is engaged in a game in which the point is self-aggrandizement, and that everyone else is involved in that same game, and she fundamentally cannot *understand* criticism on the grounds of integrity or virtue.
The most telling Bari Weiss incident came when "The Free Press" excused George Floyd's murder, @radleybalko.bsky.social highlighted factual errors, and Weiss's reaction was not to make corrections, but to invite Balko on a podcast.
There is no truth, there are no standards, there is only content.
There is no truth, there are no standards, there is only content.
January 1, 2026 at 2:19 AM
one thing which is particularly telling is that she was the one person who was most effectively protected at the Times. even reporters would sometimes be threatened with consequences for criticizing her even implicitly.
okay I'll bite what does a good ampersand look like
images that spring to mind unbidden, part 838: "zero effort went into that ampersand // yet another shit ampersand"
January 1, 2026 at 2:14 AM
okay I'll bite what does a good ampersand look like
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1) yes, there is clearly a RAM availability problem; HBM demand is through the roof
2) pardon me if I question whether three of the DRAM price-fixing companies from the late 90's/early 00's are At It Again
2) pardon me if I question whether three of the DRAM price-fixing companies from the late 90's/early 00's are At It Again
December 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
1) yes, there is clearly a RAM availability problem; HBM demand is through the roof
2) pardon me if I question whether three of the DRAM price-fixing companies from the late 90's/early 00's are At It Again
2) pardon me if I question whether three of the DRAM price-fixing companies from the late 90's/early 00's are At It Again
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The All Stick administration continues apace
In his veto letter, President Trump blamed the Miccosukee Tribe for having “actively sought to obstruct reasonable immigration policies that the American people decisively voted for when I was elected.”
via @floridaphoenix.com
via @floridaphoenix.com
Trump vetoes Miccosukee flood protection, citing tribe’s opposition to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The Miccosukee Tribe’s lawsuit contesting an immigration detention facility in the Everglades cost them federally funded flood protection, at least if President Donald Trump gets his way.
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The All Stick administration continues apace
In my experience that extra time flows into architecture planning and extra validation -- and still saves me time!
I legitimately am producing higher quality stuff faster with it.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I legitimately am producing higher quality stuff faster with it.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
To the extent that LLMs shift the Pareto curve on time spent vs quality level of code, I'd much rather people spend the extra time improving code quality. Do the thing that's annoying to write and has many edge cases to test but has a cleaner UX. Aggressively refactor. Tackle the TODOs
December 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
In my experience that extra time flows into architecture planning and extra validation -- and still saves me time!
I legitimately am producing higher quality stuff faster with it.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I legitimately am producing higher quality stuff faster with it.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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To the extent that LLMs shift the Pareto curve on time spent vs quality level of code, I'd much rather people spend the extra time improving code quality. Do the thing that's annoying to write and has many edge cases to test but has a cleaner UX. Aggressively refactor. Tackle the TODOs
December 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
To the extent that LLMs shift the Pareto curve on time spent vs quality level of code, I'd much rather people spend the extra time improving code quality. Do the thing that's annoying to write and has many edge cases to test but has a cleaner UX. Aggressively refactor. Tackle the TODOs
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There are absolutely things I've built with LLM assistance that are an utter drag to write 1000+ lines of tests for. Without them I'd have tended to build something easier to write but with a worse UX. Do the hard, tedious thing, focusing on improving the lives of people — that is the way forward
December 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
There are absolutely things I've built with LLM assistance that are an utter drag to write 1000+ lines of tests for. Without them I'd have tended to build something easier to write but with a worse UX. Do the hard, tedious thing, focusing on improving the lives of people — that is the way forward
decided to cancel my wow sub after a month back. I could get a ton of enjoyment from that game at 20+ hours a week, but at a handful a week I just feel perpetual fomo.
Ah well.
Ah well.
December 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
decided to cancel my wow sub after a month back. I could get a ton of enjoyment from that game at 20+ hours a week, but at a handful a week I just feel perpetual fomo.
Ah well.
Ah well.
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memory is poison. you can get these things high-centered in a crazy part of the latent space and it won't come out.
1) this is fucked
2) openai absolutely should have caught his
the thing I don't understand from a practical perspective is 3) how were people rehydrating the thing across multiple sessions in order to get juiced the way they wanted to? were they throwing out sessions where it didn't take the bait?
2) openai absolutely should have caught his
the thing I don't understand from a practical perspective is 3) how were people rehydrating the thing across multiple sessions in order to get juiced the way they wanted to? were they throwing out sessions where it didn't take the bait?
Uh… check out what ChatGPT allegedly told a man before he killed his mother and then himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
memory is poison. you can get these things high-centered in a crazy part of the latent space and it won't come out.
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1) this is fucked
2) openai absolutely should have caught his
the thing I don't understand from a practical perspective is 3) how were people rehydrating the thing across multiple sessions in order to get juiced the way they wanted to? were they throwing out sessions where it didn't take the bait?
2) openai absolutely should have caught his
the thing I don't understand from a practical perspective is 3) how were people rehydrating the thing across multiple sessions in order to get juiced the way they wanted to? were they throwing out sessions where it didn't take the bait?
Uh… check out what ChatGPT allegedly told a man before he killed his mother and then himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
1) this is fucked
2) openai absolutely should have caught his
the thing I don't understand from a practical perspective is 3) how were people rehydrating the thing across multiple sessions in order to get juiced the way they wanted to? were they throwing out sessions where it didn't take the bait?
2) openai absolutely should have caught his
the thing I don't understand from a practical perspective is 3) how were people rehydrating the thing across multiple sessions in order to get juiced the way they wanted to? were they throwing out sessions where it didn't take the bait?
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The entire reason they’re locked is to prevent weird freaks like this who have no right to be there from marching in and endangering the kids.
CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
December 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The entire reason they’re locked is to prevent weird freaks like this who have no right to be there from marching in and endangering the kids.
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His name is Adam D'Ortana btw, he was a twice passed over major (therefore unlikely to be promoted to lieutenant colonel) until somehow, COMPLETELY COINCIDENTALLY I AM SURE AND UNRELATED TO HIS NEW JOB AND FRIEND PETE, he was recently promoted to LTC
December 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
His name is Adam D'Ortana btw, he was a twice passed over major (therefore unlikely to be promoted to lieutenant colonel) until somehow, COMPLETELY COINCIDENTALLY I AM SURE AND UNRELATED TO HIS NEW JOB AND FRIEND PETE, he was recently promoted to LTC
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one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
December 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
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credit where due: this isn’t how I would do it but this would be a major upgrade to the status quo bsky.app/profile/mcub...
To each, the healthcare they need, from each , an amount they can afford to pay
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
Let’s cut to the chase. Say you’re not a billionaire. What’s the best way to afford healthcare in the US right now? What would you do?
December 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
credit where due: this isn’t how I would do it but this would be a major upgrade to the status quo bsky.app/profile/mcub...
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It is incredibly bleak to watch these people basically try to whip up a pogrom
is it not a common experience for sites to do this when they receive a huge influx in traffic driven by weird men deciding to hunt daycares?
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
It is incredibly bleak to watch these people basically try to whip up a pogrom
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reminds me of this old video
Worst Wifi Password Ever
YouTube video by RocketJump
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
reminds me of this old video
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pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
maybe this dude has some extra background context, but I am reading this as a joke?
December 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
maybe this dude has some extra background context, but I am reading this as a joke?