Tim A.
@flipperpa.bsky.social
Open-source maintainer, objective "A.I." skeptic, speaker, and organizer in tech (mainly Python). 🖖 Guitar and serenity geek 🖖 Principal Engineer, WRDS @ Wharton @ Penn 🖖 he/him 🖖 https://github.com/flipperpa 🖖 https://youtube.com/flipperpa
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Congressional republicans have been spewing racist attacks on Mamdani for weeks and it’s almost never mentioned in our media. Not only that, the person leading the hate campaign—Randy Fine—is treated by the same media as a good faith expert on antisemitism. I wrote about this obscene double standard
Why is Mainstream Media Ignoring Overtly Racist Attacks on Mamdani from Congressional Republicans?
Non-stop Islamopbohic vitriol, threats of deportation, and virtually no coverage from CNN, NBC, CBS, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal or The Washington Post.
inthesetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Congressional republicans have been spewing racist attacks on Mamdani for weeks and it’s almost never mentioned in our media. Not only that, the person leading the hate campaign—Randy Fine—is treated by the same media as a good faith expert on antisemitism. I wrote about this obscene double standard
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hey, seattle, here's a bookstore to avoid
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
hey, seattle, here's a bookstore to avoid
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
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The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
This site brilliantly demonstrates the perils of relying on LLM generated content. It creates code to show a clock from nine popular models every minute. Changes within each model are alarming. Keep it on screen for 10 minutes, and tell me how you feel about relying on LLMs! clocks.brianmoore.com
AI World Clocks
The current time as rendered by 9 different AI models. By Brian Moore.
clocks.brianmoore.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This site brilliantly demonstrates the perils of relying on LLM generated content. It creates code to show a clock from nine popular models every minute. Changes within each model are alarming. Keep it on screen for 10 minutes, and tell me how you feel about relying on LLMs! clocks.brianmoore.com
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Red Bull shoots all sorts of fun extreme sports videos, but this has to be the most incredible one I’ve ever seen.
youtu.be/cRienev1J3Q?...
youtu.be/cRienev1J3Q?...
World's Highest Obstacle Course
YouTube video by Red Bull
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Red Bull shoots all sorts of fun extreme sports videos, but this has to be the most incredible one I’ve ever seen.
youtu.be/cRienev1J3Q?...
youtu.be/cRienev1J3Q?...
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A pedophile who acts on his urges is a child rapist, whereas an ephebophile who acts on his urges is a child rapist.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
A pedophile who acts on his urges is a child rapist, whereas an ephebophile who acts on his urges is a child rapist.
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"I feel much more connected to my students after having engaged with them on this book and reading their journals...I have not felt this energy in a classroom since 2022."
I love this so much 🥹
I love this so much 🥹
We're back! Today in The Important Work, Helen Choi and Vance Ricks write about assigning @karenhao.bsky.social's Empire of AI to their students in courses where they had not previously assigned books--and how it went. theimportantwork.substack.com/p/we-made-ou...
We made our students read a book!
And we'd do it again
theimportantwork.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"I feel much more connected to my students after having engaged with them on this book and reading their journals...I have not felt this energy in a classroom since 2022."
I love this so much 🥹
I love this so much 🥹
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I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
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Analysis | The Epstein revelations have roiled Trump’s base. Here’s how many kids worldwide his administration will have to starve to win the base back.
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Analysis | The Epstein revelations have roiled Trump’s base. Here’s how many kids worldwide his administration will have to starve to win the base back.
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If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
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Fishing efforts multiplied nine times between 1970 and 2008. And yet the more we fish, the less fish we are catching.
Modern fishing is going further and deeper than ever. But there's a big catch
www.bigissue.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Fishing efforts multiplied nine times between 1970 and 2008. And yet the more we fish, the less fish we are catching.
I dunno, maybe, just maybe, this means it isn't a good idea?! If I wanted a machine that spouts out unreliable bullshit while tearing apart society, I'd tune into Fox News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI’s $5 Trillion Cost Needs Every Debt Market, JPMorgan Says
The furious push by AI hyperscalers to build out data centers will need about $1.5 trillion of investment-grade bonds over the next five years and extensive funding from every other corner of the mark...
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I dunno, maybe, just maybe, this means it isn't a good idea?! If I wanted a machine that spouts out unreliable bullshit while tearing apart society, I'd tune into Fox News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Cue the articles on discrimination against sloppers.
‘It shows such a laziness’: why I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT
It’s the ultimate ick: trying to form a deep, lasting connection with a person who outsources original thought
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Cue the articles on discrimination against sloppers.
Lane Johnson is more important to the #Eagles than anyone: they win 65% of the time with him, and less than 40% without him. If football had a stat like "WAR" in baseball, he'd lead the league! It's good to see him back on the sideline. #NFL #Philly #Philadelphia
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Lane Johnson is more important to the #Eagles than anyone: they win 65% of the time with him, and less than 40% without him. If football had a stat like "WAR" in baseball, he'd lead the league! It's good to see him back on the sideline. #NFL #Philly #Philadelphia
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I wrote about Chuck Schumer newrepublic.com/article/2029...
Chuck Schumer Needs To Go
The Democratic Senate leader has lost the thread. Everyone is suffering because of his lack of judgment.
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I wrote about Chuck Schumer newrepublic.com/article/2029...
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Gonna be weird when OpenAI can't light money on fire to let people make stupid AI videos anymore. Like similar to Ubers getting expensive the sudden drop in that being central to a ton of folks existence will be strange. Wonder what the result will be.
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Gonna be weird when OpenAI can't light money on fire to let people make stupid AI videos anymore. Like similar to Ubers getting expensive the sudden drop in that being central to a ton of folks existence will be strange. Wonder what the result will be.
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Python Foundation Donations Surge After Rejecting Grant - But Sponsorships Still Needed
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/11/09/2017240/python-foundation-donations-surge-after-rejecting-grant---but-sponsorships-still-needed?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Python Foundation Donations Surge After Rejecting Grant - But Sponsorships Still Needed
After the Python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5 million grant because it restricted DEI activity, "a flood of new donations followed," according to a new report. By Friday they'd raised over $157,000, including 295 new Supporting Members paying an annual $99 membership fee, says PSF executive...
developers.slashdot.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Python Foundation Donations Surge After Rejecting Grant - But Sponsorships Still Needed
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/11/09/2017240/python-foundation-donations-surge-after-rejecting-grant---but-sponsorships-still-needed?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
BRING BACK THE MINI! Why not put out specialty phones on a three-year rotation? I would *love* to get a mini every three years. Every form factor doesn't need a release every year; put the less popular models on a rotation, and they'll sell well when it's their year! www.theverge.com/news/817908/...
The next iPhone Air has reportedly been delayed
Apple has scaled back production on the first-generation model amid low sales.
www.theverge.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
BRING BACK THE MINI! Why not put out specialty phones on a three-year rotation? I would *love* to get a mini every three years. Every form factor doesn't need a release every year; put the less popular models on a rotation, and they'll sell well when it's their year! www.theverge.com/news/817908/...
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I added two new demos showing durable agent patterns (parallel vs sequential) with @pydantic.dev AI + @dbos.dev:
- Deep Research: large fan-out parallel workflows
- Twenty Questions: long sequential subagent chaining
Both are long-running, so durable execution is necessary to survive crashes.
- Deep Research: large fan-out parallel workflows
- Twenty Questions: long sequential subagent chaining
Both are long-running, so durable execution is necessary to survive crashes.
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I added two new demos showing durable agent patterns (parallel vs sequential) with @pydantic.dev AI + @dbos.dev:
- Deep Research: large fan-out parallel workflows
- Twenty Questions: long sequential subagent chaining
Both are long-running, so durable execution is necessary to survive crashes.
- Deep Research: large fan-out parallel workflows
- Twenty Questions: long sequential subagent chaining
Both are long-running, so durable execution is necessary to survive crashes.
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The sneering about "socially distanced" is the real tell here. As NYC was suffering through the worst of the pandemic, Silver was whining that he couldn't go out to bars and restaurants. People rightly called out his ghoulish self centered views at the time and he'll never let that go.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The sneering about "socially distanced" is the real tell here. As NYC was suffering through the worst of the pandemic, Silver was whining that he couldn't go out to bars and restaurants. People rightly called out his ghoulish self centered views at the time and he'll never let that go.
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yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
When even Fox News's sound mix can't mask the boos, you know it's gotta be incredibly loud.
BREAKING: Trump just got loudly booed at the Commanders game.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
When even Fox News's sound mix can't mask the boos, you know it's gotta be incredibly loud.
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Trump and Hegseth booed mercilessly for 2 minutes straight tonight by Washington Commanders fans.
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Trump and Hegseth booed mercilessly for 2 minutes straight tonight by Washington Commanders fans.