Jack Seeburger
@jackseeburger4.bsky.social
Knows just enough to be dangerous.
Rambling about the intersection of Economics, Technology and Culture.
Linguistics, Computer Science and Economics @UCLA
Rambling about the intersection of Economics, Technology and Culture.
Linguistics, Computer Science and Economics @UCLA
Part 2 on “cognitive overload” is the crux of disillusionment with the economy and our view of the future. It is much harder to be optimistic when the weight of (screams) ***EVERYTHING*** is constantly hanging over your head.
December 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Part 2 on “cognitive overload” is the crux of disillusionment with the economy and our view of the future. It is much harder to be optimistic when the weight of (screams) ***EVERYTHING*** is constantly hanging over your head.
Still too woke. Needs to be 12 point MLA format to truly return to our traditional American values.
December 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Still too woke. Needs to be 12 point MLA format to truly return to our traditional American values.
Paul Krugman's recent series on affordability hit the nail on the head, but I would take it a step further. The "Bad Vibes" aren't just about prices and frozen markets but the frequency with which we encounter them.
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Paul Krugman's recent series on affordability hit the nail on the head, but I would take it a step further. The "Bad Vibes" aren't just about prices and frozen markets but the frequency with which we encounter them.
Comparison of where the AI models stand today:
Chat GPT & Open AI - Very sycophantic, engagement optimized and like a cheap shopping mall. Reflective of possibly having a lot ex Meta people and using the engagement playbook. Going to be multiplied with advertisements.
Chat GPT & Open AI - Very sycophantic, engagement optimized and like a cheap shopping mall. Reflective of possibly having a lot ex Meta people and using the engagement playbook. Going to be multiplied with advertisements.
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Comparison of where the AI models stand today:
Chat GPT & Open AI - Very sycophantic, engagement optimized and like a cheap shopping mall. Reflective of possibly having a lot ex Meta people and using the engagement playbook. Going to be multiplied with advertisements.
Chat GPT & Open AI - Very sycophantic, engagement optimized and like a cheap shopping mall. Reflective of possibly having a lot ex Meta people and using the engagement playbook. Going to be multiplied with advertisements.
There is still no good text based network:
Bluesky - The most annoying people scolding each other
Threads - A bland manicured influencer land
X - The most annoying people trying to sound smarter than each other and then also the far right
Mastodon - A few protocol nerds shouting into the empty void
Bluesky - The most annoying people scolding each other
Threads - A bland manicured influencer land
X - The most annoying people trying to sound smarter than each other and then also the far right
Mastodon - A few protocol nerds shouting into the empty void
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
There is still no good text based network:
Bluesky - The most annoying people scolding each other
Threads - A bland manicured influencer land
X - The most annoying people trying to sound smarter than each other and then also the far right
Mastodon - A few protocol nerds shouting into the empty void
Bluesky - The most annoying people scolding each other
Threads - A bland manicured influencer land
X - The most annoying people trying to sound smarter than each other and then also the far right
Mastodon - A few protocol nerds shouting into the empty void
Growing up with Star Trek and Star Wars having a tool that's encoded all of human knowledge and I can talk to about anything and everything is truly amazing. Like everything in life moderation is always best but the blanket "AI is bad" crowd is regressive.
open.substack.com/pub/noahpin...
open.substack.com/pub/noahpin...
I love AI. Why doesn't everyone?
Anti-AI sentiment might or might not be rational, but it certainly relies on a lot of bad arguments.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Growing up with Star Trek and Star Wars having a tool that's encoded all of human knowledge and I can talk to about anything and everything is truly amazing. Like everything in life moderation is always best but the blanket "AI is bad" crowd is regressive.
open.substack.com/pub/noahpin...
open.substack.com/pub/noahpin...
What are the best resources for learning UI/UX design?
I've been building with Claude Code and its been a huge unlock. Finally, using all the product management classes I've taken as a Data Scientist/Engineer.
I've been building with Claude Code and its been a huge unlock. Finally, using all the product management classes I've taken as a Data Scientist/Engineer.
September 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
What are the best resources for learning UI/UX design?
I've been building with Claude Code and its been a huge unlock. Finally, using all the product management classes I've taken as a Data Scientist/Engineer.
I've been building with Claude Code and its been a huge unlock. Finally, using all the product management classes I've taken as a Data Scientist/Engineer.
I don’t understand why these companies think people want another social media network to post on. We are already stressed enough by the few most people are on.
Robinhood, a popular brokerage with the crowd of individual traders who congregate online to talk about stocks, is now launching its own social-media network.
Robinhood, a Broker Built for Social-Media Age, Will Launch Its Own Social Network
Robinhood Social will allow users to post their trades and track those of public figures, like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
on.wsj.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I don’t understand why these companies think people want another social media network to post on. We are already stressed enough by the few most people are on.
A conspicuous lack of mention of spatial video today.
Did they even mention if the new iPhone Air is capable of shooting it?
Did they even mention if the new iPhone Air is capable of shooting it?
September 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A conspicuous lack of mention of spatial video today.
Did they even mention if the new iPhone Air is capable of shooting it?
Did they even mention if the new iPhone Air is capable of shooting it?
If this is true it definitely makes me think about switching more. Would be interested in how it does in Low Power mode with LTE turned off. If it lasts 24 hours I would do it.
September 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If this is true it definitely makes me think about switching more. Would be interested in how it does in Low Power mode with LTE turned off. If it lasts 24 hours I would do it.
Apple Event Reactions
1. The iPhone Air is impressive but no wide angle camera is almost a deal breaker. Care about that more than the zoom.
2. Love the new unibody (especially the orange) Pro design but wish they had the bumper case they designed for th Air so you could show off the Pro more.
1. The iPhone Air is impressive but no wide angle camera is almost a deal breaker. Care about that more than the zoom.
2. Love the new unibody (especially the orange) Pro design but wish they had the bumper case they designed for th Air so you could show off the Pro more.
September 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Apple Event Reactions
1. The iPhone Air is impressive but no wide angle camera is almost a deal breaker. Care about that more than the zoom.
2. Love the new unibody (especially the orange) Pro design but wish they had the bumper case they designed for th Air so you could show off the Pro more.
1. The iPhone Air is impressive but no wide angle camera is almost a deal breaker. Care about that more than the zoom.
2. Love the new unibody (especially the orange) Pro design but wish they had the bumper case they designed for th Air so you could show off the Pro more.
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Well, well, well: in a court filing, Google finally admits 'the web is in rapid decline.' Sharply at odds' with executives' public comments this year www.theverge.com/news/773928/...
Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’
One Google exec recently said the web is “thriving.”
www.theverge.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Well, well, well: in a court filing, Google finally admits 'the web is in rapid decline.' Sharply at odds' with executives' public comments this year www.theverge.com/news/773928/...
Apple I'm begging you just make an Ultra with better battery life and I'd switch back from Garmin in a heart beat. I've gotten so annoyed with Garmin's software over the last year.
I don't even mind having to charge it every time I shower. I just need it to last for a 100 mile ultra.
I don't even mind having to charge it every time I shower. I just need it to last for a 100 mile ultra.
September 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Apple I'm begging you just make an Ultra with better battery life and I'd switch back from Garmin in a heart beat. I've gotten so annoyed with Garmin's software over the last year.
I don't even mind having to charge it every time I shower. I just need it to last for a 100 mile ultra.
I don't even mind having to charge it every time I shower. I just need it to last for a 100 mile ultra.
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There are two competing narratives on this: science changed, or Republicans changed. You can figure out for yourself which one is more likely.
In 2019, 70% of Republicans said science has had a mostly positive effect on society. A few years later, fewer than half of Republicans (47%) said so.
www.pewresearch.org/science/2023... 🧪🌐
www.pewresearch.org/science/2023... 🧪🌐
September 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
There are two competing narratives on this: science changed, or Republicans changed. You can figure out for yourself which one is more likely.
If they really wanted him out of the race they would offer him Turkey
Talks Between Adams and Trump Adviser Center on Saudi Ambassadorship
The discussions are said to be part of an effort to get Mayor Eric Adams to end his mayoral campaign in New York City, clearing a path for Andrew Cuomo.
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If they really wanted him out of the race they would offer him Turkey
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The truth has a known liberal bias, so this checks out
CNN: When the jobs report comes out, are you going to believe the numbers?
REP. RANDY FINE: Um, I'm going to look at the numbers. Look, the people who put these numbers together are human & fallible and make mistakes
C: It wasn't that they make mistakes
F: Numbers always tend to benefit the left
REP. RANDY FINE: Um, I'm going to look at the numbers. Look, the people who put these numbers together are human & fallible and make mistakes
C: It wasn't that they make mistakes
F: Numbers always tend to benefit the left
September 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The truth has a known liberal bias, so this checks out
"Once again we are going to shoot ourselves in the foot"
You would think that seeing a candidate energize a party (across a wide political spectrum) would teach them something but you can't stop the power of incentive structures and naked personal interest.
You would think that seeing a candidate energize a party (across a wide political spectrum) would teach them something but you can't stop the power of incentive structures and naked personal interest.
Democratic Party moderates see Virginia governor hopeful Abigail Spanberger as a more politically viable standard-bearer than the likes of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
In Virginia’s Governor Race, a Democrat Strives to Be the Anti-Mamdani
Democratic Party moderates see Abigail Spanberger as a more politically viable standard-bearer than the likes of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
on.wsj.com
August 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"Once again we are going to shoot ourselves in the foot"
You would think that seeing a candidate energize a party (across a wide political spectrum) would teach them something but you can't stop the power of incentive structures and naked personal interest.
You would think that seeing a candidate energize a party (across a wide political spectrum) would teach them something but you can't stop the power of incentive structures and naked personal interest.
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SCENE REPORT ALERT ‼️ This week for @sf.gazetteer.co I wrote about the survivalist-meets-streamer subculture within the EV industry — and my weird ass time driving a Cybertruck
sf.gazetteer.co/electropocal...
sf.gazetteer.co/electropocal...
Electropocalypse Now
The Electrify Expo at Alameda Ferry Point revealed the survivalist subculture buzzing within the EV industry
sf.gazetteer.co
August 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
SCENE REPORT ALERT ‼️ This week for @sf.gazetteer.co I wrote about the survivalist-meets-streamer subculture within the EV industry — and my weird ass time driving a Cybertruck
sf.gazetteer.co/electropocal...
sf.gazetteer.co/electropocal...
This report about NYC needing more millionaires is being framed as if it is counter to progressive rhetoric. I would argue that they are not actually in conflict.
August 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This report about NYC needing more millionaires is being framed as if it is counter to progressive rhetoric. I would argue that they are not actually in conflict.
Why aren’t taxes more transparent?
I would think if more people had a clearer understanding of where their money was going they’d be more willing to pay them.
I would think if more people had a clearer understanding of where their money was going they’d be more willing to pay them.
August 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Why aren’t taxes more transparent?
I would think if more people had a clearer understanding of where their money was going they’d be more willing to pay them.
I would think if more people had a clearer understanding of where their money was going they’d be more willing to pay them.
Why are politicians afraid to message how the expansion of the social safety net could benefit business?
"A small 0.47% tax creates flexibility because businesses don't have to worry about paying or providing all of the services."
This article is a good template for how to communicate it.
"A small 0.47% tax creates flexibility because businesses don't have to worry about paying or providing all of the services."
This article is a good template for how to communicate it.
August 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Why are politicians afraid to message how the expansion of the social safety net could benefit business?
"A small 0.47% tax creates flexibility because businesses don't have to worry about paying or providing all of the services."
This article is a good template for how to communicate it.
"A small 0.47% tax creates flexibility because businesses don't have to worry about paying or providing all of the services."
This article is a good template for how to communicate it.
Kind of feels like a combo of Flaked (an underrated show) and Bojack Horseman (perfectly rated bc it is perfect)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE5v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE5v...
IS THIS THING ON? | Teaser Trailer | Searchlight Pictures
www.youtube.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Kind of feels like a combo of Flaked (an underrated show) and Bojack Horseman (perfectly rated bc it is perfect)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE5v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE5v...
I’m learning how to color grade in Davinci Resolve for my next video. These are some of the early results. What do y’all think?
August 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I’m learning how to color grade in Davinci Resolve for my next video. These are some of the early results. What do y’all think?
Working on a fresh take on an integrated calendar, task, notes and focus tool for those of us who struggle with structure and purpose in our day to day. Especially for people with lots of great ideas but lack of follow through.
August 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Working on a fresh take on an integrated calendar, task, notes and focus tool for those of us who struggle with structure and purpose in our day to day. Especially for people with lots of great ideas but lack of follow through.