Kyle
@darsnack.bsky.social
NeuroAI Scholar @ CSHL
https://www.darsnack.info
Previously maintaining FluxML to procrastinate Previously EE PhD at UW-Madison, comp. eng. / math at Rose-Hulman
https://www.darsnack.info
Previously maintaining FluxML to procrastinate Previously EE PhD at UW-Madison, comp. eng. / math at Rose-Hulman
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We introduce epiplexity, a new measure of information that provides a foundation for how to select, generate, or transform data for learning systems. We have been working on this for almost 2 years, and I cannot contain my excitement! arxiv.org/abs/2601.03220 1/7
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
We introduce epiplexity, a new measure of information that provides a foundation for how to select, generate, or transform data for learning systems. We have been working on this for almost 2 years, and I cannot contain my excitement! arxiv.org/abs/2601.03220 1/7
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Taking the kids to daycare by sleigh today
January 7, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Taking the kids to daycare by sleigh today
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Different hillfort, different season, same sentiment
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Different hillfort, different season, same sentiment
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And here is the link to access the whole pdf. Enjoy!
I strongly believe that focusing on information & computation during Development provides an important framework, that encapsulates the genetic, chemistry & mechanics, but focusses on organisation, dynamics & logic.
PDF: tinyurl.com/4hn34t8w
I strongly believe that focusing on information & computation during Development provides an important framework, that encapsulates the genetic, chemistry & mechanics, but focusses on organisation, dynamics & logic.
PDF: tinyurl.com/4hn34t8w
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
And here is the link to access the whole pdf. Enjoy!
I strongly believe that focusing on information & computation during Development provides an important framework, that encapsulates the genetic, chemistry & mechanics, but focusses on organisation, dynamics & logic.
PDF: tinyurl.com/4hn34t8w
I strongly believe that focusing on information & computation during Development provides an important framework, that encapsulates the genetic, chemistry & mechanics, but focusses on organisation, dynamics & logic.
PDF: tinyurl.com/4hn34t8w
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A functioning Congress will have articles of impeachment drafted by the end of the day.
Our Congress will just go to social media to basically say “We don’t like this, but what are you gonna do?”
Our Congress will just go to social media to basically say “We don’t like this, but what are you gonna do?”
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A functioning Congress will have articles of impeachment drafted by the end of the day.
Our Congress will just go to social media to basically say “We don’t like this, but what are you gonna do?”
Our Congress will just go to social media to basically say “We don’t like this, but what are you gonna do?”
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Twitter deployed a bot that can create CSAM and will likely face no consequences for doing so
January 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Twitter deployed a bot that can create CSAM and will likely face no consequences for doing so
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fwiw "Translating back into natural language to prompt the model" is also thinking, but now it's thinking about a management task, not thinking about the original problem.
December 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
fwiw "Translating back into natural language to prompt the model" is also thinking, but now it's thinking about a management task, not thinking about the original problem.
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One resistance factor for experienced programmers to new LLM tools is that experienced programmers already think in code. Translating that back into natural language to prompt the model feels very inefficient.
December 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
One resistance factor for experienced programmers to new LLM tools is that experienced programmers already think in code. Translating that back into natural language to prompt the model feels very inefficient.
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Like I say, if a human--even a Terence Tao--makes an egregious mistake (e.g. the one below) once, our trust in them takes a nose dive. With LLMs, it is just "..but they do so well on IMO problems!"..
December 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Like I say, if a human--even a Terence Tao--makes an egregious mistake (e.g. the one below) once, our trust in them takes a nose dive. With LLMs, it is just "..but they do so well on IMO problems!"..
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
to me
Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsgr3rwyckhiavgqzdcuzm6i/bafkreifg5kvowgazg6uwqulfbdvxurqafbcescazwvgcl2catgvlrsc2fi@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
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A bonus #Christmas ornament bird AND a #faceoff #birdoftheday
How's that for efficiency‽
Resplendent Quetzal, being resplendent, at San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica
#birds #nature
How's that for efficiency‽
Resplendent Quetzal, being resplendent, at San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica
#birds #nature
December 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A bonus #Christmas ornament bird AND a #faceoff #birdoftheday
How's that for efficiency‽
Resplendent Quetzal, being resplendent, at San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica
#birds #nature
How's that for efficiency‽
Resplendent Quetzal, being resplendent, at San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica
#birds #nature
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Learning evolutionary history is as revelatory as learning physics, but in the opposite direction. Instead of reducing the world to a small set of principles, you learn that the world is the tiny fingernail of a giant hyperobject.
December 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Learning evolutionary history is as revelatory as learning physics, but in the opposite direction. Instead of reducing the world to a small set of principles, you learn that the world is the tiny fingernail of a giant hyperobject.
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Varied thrush, hanging out on the edge of the yard #grounded #birdoftheday #PNW #nature #birds #photography
December 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Varied thrush, hanging out on the edge of the yard #grounded #birdoftheday #PNW #nature #birds #photography
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In the interest of future i-told-you-sos, I'm going to post some predictions for 2026.
I'm hoping these are adventurous enough to not all be right. 😜
I'm hoping these are adventurous enough to not all be right. 😜
December 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In the interest of future i-told-you-sos, I'm going to post some predictions for 2026.
I'm hoping these are adventurous enough to not all be right. 😜
I'm hoping these are adventurous enough to not all be right. 😜
Trump being a kei truck promoter truly highlights the insanity of our times.
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/12/16/t...
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/12/16/t...
The Real Reason America Can't Have The Tiny Japanese-Style Cars Trump Says He Wants — Streetsblog USA
President Trump is right that kei cars are super-kawaii — but he's wrong that clearing the regulatory decks is enough to bring them to U.S. shores.
usa.streetsblog.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Trump being a kei truck promoter truly highlights the insanity of our times.
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/12/16/t...
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/12/16/t...
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Oh my Lisbon is just so pretty.
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Oh my Lisbon is just so pretty.
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A major thing on this I've come to appreciate during 2025, is that deciding what to do with your own agency is hard enough, but convincing and organizing enough people to do the same is combinatorically harder. I don't have the solution, but maybe 2026 will be the year of better collective agency.
December 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A major thing on this I've come to appreciate during 2025, is that deciding what to do with your own agency is hard enough, but convincing and organizing enough people to do the same is combinatorically harder. I don't have the solution, but maybe 2026 will be the year of better collective agency.
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A magical first snow of the year in Sippewissett.
December 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A magical first snow of the year in Sippewissett.
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
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America is maybe the best country ever at bringing folks over and helping them think of themselves as Americans. Hate that nativists are trying to undermine all the things that support this
December 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
America is maybe the best country ever at bringing folks over and helping them think of themselves as Americans. Hate that nativists are trying to undermine all the things that support this
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This is great. ❤️
I know many ppl dislike the idea of charging for something that used to be "free," but that's not what's happening. Currently conferences require registration fees (+ travel costs), so it never was free to publish. This just shifts the costs to create better incentives.
I know many ppl dislike the idea of charging for something that used to be "free," but that's not what's happening. Currently conferences require registration fees (+ travel costs), so it never was free to publish. This just shifts the costs to create better incentives.
IJCAI 2026 will charge $100 USD per submission. Funds will be used to compensate reviewers.
2026.ijcai.org/ijcai-ecai-2...
2026.ijcai.org/ijcai-ecai-2...
December 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This is great. ❤️
I know many ppl dislike the idea of charging for something that used to be "free," but that's not what's happening. Currently conferences require registration fees (+ travel costs), so it never was free to publish. This just shifts the costs to create better incentives.
I know many ppl dislike the idea of charging for something that used to be "free," but that's not what's happening. Currently conferences require registration fees (+ travel costs), so it never was free to publish. This just shifts the costs to create better incentives.
The Northwestern faculty senate striking down the compact near-unanimously before the admin capitulates brings into sharp focus how the groundwork for today is decades in the making.
Admin have been capitulating to state governments forever while warnings fall on the deaf ears of senior faculty.
Admin have been capitulating to state governments forever while warnings fall on the deaf ears of senior faculty.
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Northwestern faculty senate striking down the compact near-unanimously before the admin capitulates brings into sharp focus how the groundwork for today is decades in the making.
Admin have been capitulating to state governments forever while warnings fall on the deaf ears of senior faculty.
Admin have been capitulating to state governments forever while warnings fall on the deaf ears of senior faculty.