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Pro-humans. Tech-realist. Based in NYC.
The kids are alright
September 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
LLM browser with my credentials: what can go wrong?
September 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We're sitting pretty
June 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In a world where machine learning is commoditized, tastemaking becomes differentiating

www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
The Playlist Power Broker Who Makes or Breaks New Artists
Sulinna Ong brings a human touch to finding new hits, a shift from the service’s well-known algorithm.
www.wsj.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We need to bring this word back since it explains much of today's public discourse
January 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Someone make a decentralized Instagram please
January 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It is surreal to see how post-truth our society has become

www.wsj.com/tech/meta-en...
Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram in Free-Speech Pitch
CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has been building ties with the incoming Trump administration, said the move was an attempt to restore free expression on its platforms.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My last hotel room in Hanoi before work finds me 🫣
January 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
If you ever wanted to play Frogger IRL, you can at crosswalks in Vietnam

The game is much harder when you have to dodge hordes of mopeds alongside cars
January 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
#VietJet may be the worst airline I’ve ever flown. Not only do they deny you boarding for not having your middle name on your ticket, they charge you to add it after the fact
January 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
First time spending the holidays in Asia, and the amount of Christmas music played here makes the US look like junior varsity
December 21, 2024 at 8:27 AM
The silver lining to Musk’s blatant use of money to influence politics is that it might create the public backlash necessary for campaign finance reform
December 21, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Unfortunate Wi-Fi password name in Tokyo
December 18, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Helpful article on how current AI safety discussions are not addressing military use

www.ft.com/content/da03...
December 7, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Crazy mental gymnastics by #OpenAI to explain this position reversal

For all the safety talk about AGI (which doesn’t seem proximate), it seems like we’re not addressing a more immediate risk: military use of generative AI
December 7, 2024 at 9:32 PM
I expect future historians to identify media capture as a root cause for the current (Tech) Gilded Age

The lack of coverage on real limitations of LLMs reminds me of Tesla’s “Full self-driving”

Big Tech has a vested interest in keeping tech myths alive; journalists shouldn’t uncritically aid them
One of the most important debates in tech right now is the group of folks who think AI is fake and sucks vs. the people who think AI is real and dangerous. I wrote about why I'm in the latter camp, and talked about my differences with Gary Marcus www.platformer.news/ai-skeptics-...
December 7, 2024 at 5:49 PM
#Alvvays in Toronto
December 7, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Amazing performance by @alvvaysband.bsky.social

Should’ve seen them in NYC 2 years ago but glad to finally catch them. Best show I’ve seen in years
December 7, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Seeing @alvvaysband.bsky.social tonight in Toronto, and it says a lot that I didn’t go through metal detectors nor get patted down to see the show

Just American things
December 7, 2024 at 1:43 AM
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 PM
I wonder how many services you can cause to crash with this #ChatGPT
December 2, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Ugly basketball but take the W #lakers
December 2, 2024 at 3:26 AM
The average Bluesky user
December 1, 2024 at 4:11 PM
I want Apple Intelligence narrating more of life
November 27, 2024 at 3:10 AM
When someone makes grandiose statements about saving the world or humanity, before believing them, see if they practice what they preach for authenticity
November 25, 2024 at 4:31 PM