🇺🇦 Gerhard Blab 🇦🇹🇪🇺🇳🇱
@gblab.bsky.social
Eat. Sleep. Perform minor miracles in the lab.
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All opinions strictly my own. He/him
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All opinions strictly my own. He/him
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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Glorifying violence or harm violates Bluesky’s Community Guidelines. We review reports and take action on content that celebrates harm against anyone. Violence has no place in healthy public discourse, and we’re committed to fostering healthy, open conversations
September 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Glorifying violence or harm violates Bluesky’s Community Guidelines. We review reports and take action on content that celebrates harm against anyone. Violence has no place in healthy public discourse, and we’re committed to fostering healthy, open conversations
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
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I suspect that fact that the vast majority of LLM users don’t seem to have received this (really very simple!) message is because the AI companies have a vested interest in us not understanding it. “ChatGPT is smart, it just makes mistakes sometimes” is much more marketable than the truth.
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I suspect that fact that the vast majority of LLM users don’t seem to have received this (really very simple!) message is because the AI companies have a vested interest in us not understanding it. “ChatGPT is smart, it just makes mistakes sometimes” is much more marketable than the truth.
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David R. Hagen just solved a small mystery that I mentioned 13 years ago in the mouseover text of a comic drhagen.com/blog/the-mis...
The Missing 11th of the Month - David R Hagen
Personal website of David R Hagen, scientific software engineer
drhagen.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
David R. Hagen just solved a small mystery that I mentioned 13 years ago in the mouseover text of a comic drhagen.com/blog/the-mis...
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Astérix et Ozempix
May 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Astérix et Ozempix
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I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
Apple’s new sci-fi series “Murderbot” to make global debut May 16, 2025
Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at “Murderbot,” created by Chris and Paul Weitz and starring Alexander Skarsgård
www.apple.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
We're bringing Pebble back!
Eight years later, you still can't beat a Pebble
repebble.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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I want to read you an email that I was asked to keep confidential because I think it explains some of my worries about academia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=shFU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=shFU...
I was asked to keep this confidential
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I want to read you an email that I was asked to keep confidential because I think it explains some of my worries about academia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=shFU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=shFU...
Why We’re Bringing Pebble Back
Eight years later, you still can’t beat a Pebble
ericmigi.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Julia Klöckner hat diesen Post gelöscht, weil sie nicht will, dass man ihn weiter verbreitet. Dieses offensichtliche Anbiedern an rechtsradikales Gedankengut ist derart infam, dass man sich fragt, ob es bei diesen Leuten noch irgendeine moralische Sicherung gibt, die nicht durchgebrannt ist.
January 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Julia Klöckner hat diesen Post gelöscht, weil sie nicht will, dass man ihn weiter verbreitet. Dieses offensichtliche Anbiedern an rechtsradikales Gedankengut ist derart infam, dass man sich fragt, ob es bei diesen Leuten noch irgendeine moralische Sicherung gibt, die nicht durchgebrannt ist.
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Thank goodness for people like former WAPO cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social, American hero. This may only be the rough of the cartoon she planned to run before she was told she couldn't, but it speaks volumes, perhaps, especially in this form.
Her full, eloquent explanation here: anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Thank goodness for people like former WAPO cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social, American hero. This may only be the rough of the cartoon she planned to run before she was told she couldn't, but it speaks volumes, perhaps, especially in this form.
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Die Celsius-Temperaturskala ist übrigens nach dem schwedischen Forscher Anders Celsius benannt. Ich schlage vor, ihm zu Ehren Fahrenheit auf "Anders Celsius" umzubenennen: "Null Grad Celsius ist 32 Grad Anders Celsius". Das wäre wahnsinnig verwirrend aber sehr lustig.
December 17, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Die Celsius-Temperaturskala ist übrigens nach dem schwedischen Forscher Anders Celsius benannt. Ich schlage vor, ihm zu Ehren Fahrenheit auf "Anders Celsius" umzubenennen: "Null Grad Celsius ist 32 Grad Anders Celsius". Das wäre wahnsinnig verwirrend aber sehr lustig.
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Sad but true.
December 15, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Sad but true.
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When we give a R&R at @europeansocreview.bsky.social, we (editors) give a list of required revisions, selecting among the reviewers' suggestions, to avoid the "double cheeseburgers+oreo" effect below. In case of conflicting requests, we tell which one to prioritise.
Not always possible, but we try
Not always possible, but we try
December 12, 2024 at 7:48 AM
When we give a R&R at @europeansocreview.bsky.social, we (editors) give a list of required revisions, selecting among the reviewers' suggestions, to avoid the "double cheeseburgers+oreo" effect below. In case of conflicting requests, we tell which one to prioritise.
Not always possible, but we try
Not always possible, but we try
I just completed "Plutonian Pebbles" - Day 11 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/11
Brains over Brawns ... thrilled that my idea to use a dictionary worked!
Brains over Brawns ... thrilled that my idea to use a dictionary worked!
Day 11 - Advent of Code 2024
adventofcode.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:23 AM
I just completed "Plutonian Pebbles" - Day 11 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/11
Brains over Brawns ... thrilled that my idea to use a dictionary worked!
Brains over Brawns ... thrilled that my idea to use a dictionary worked!
I just completed "Hoof It" - Day 10 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/10
Phew; slightly simpler one (Phew; slightly simpler one (Phew; slightly simpler one using recursion) using recursion) using recursion
Phew; slightly simpler one (Phew; slightly simpler one (Phew; slightly simpler one using recursion) using recursion) using recursion
Day 10 - Advent of Code 2024
adventofcode.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:43 AM
I just completed "Hoof It" - Day 10 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/10
Phew; slightly simpler one (Phew; slightly simpler one (Phew; slightly simpler one using recursion) using recursion) using recursion
Phew; slightly simpler one (Phew; slightly simpler one (Phew; slightly simpler one using recursion) using recursion) using recursion
I just completed "Disk Fragmenter" - Day 9 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/9
That one was frustrating -- or rather, my inability to use the right index was :(
That one was frustrating -- or rather, my inability to use the right index was :(
Day 9 - Advent of Code 2024
adventofcode.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:32 AM
I just completed "Disk Fragmenter" - Day 9 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/9
That one was frustrating -- or rather, my inability to use the right index was :(
That one was frustrating -- or rather, my inability to use the right index was :(
I just completed "Bridge Repair" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/7
Once you know it's called 'ternary', not 'trinary', the rest falls into place ...
Once you know it's called 'ternary', not 'trinary', the rest falls into place ...
Day 7 - Advent of Code 2024
adventofcode.com
December 7, 2024 at 11:21 AM
I just completed "Bridge Repair" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/7
Once you know it's called 'ternary', not 'trinary', the rest falls into place ...
Once you know it's called 'ternary', not 'trinary', the rest falls into place ...