Jessica Dennis 👩🏻💻
@jessicadennis.bsky.social
Pronouns: she/her
I’m here to read books and pet cats, and I’m all outta — actually, no, I have plenty of both. Excellent.
I also make software and opine about everything. I only get paid for one of those things, though.
I’m here to read books and pet cats, and I’m all outta — actually, no, I have plenty of both. Excellent.
I also make software and opine about everything. I only get paid for one of those things, though.
I'm still not over how unsettling I find this — right *now* they're hunting willing volunteers, but for how long?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
‘Are they going to eat me alive?’: trail runners become prey in newest form of hunting
Nervous reporter is chased across English countryside by baying bloodhounds, in what could soon be only legal way to hunt with dogs
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I'm still not over how unsettling I find this — right *now* they're hunting willing volunteers, but for how long?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
The Most Dangerous Game
in another example of "this is too on-the-nose for fiction", rich people be hunting humans now
November 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Most Dangerous Game
I just think people should read a book before they make it into a big-budget movie, is all
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I just think people should read a book before they make it into a big-budget movie, is all
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What a WILD thing to say about Wuthering Fucking Heights.
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
What a WILD thing to say about Wuthering Fucking Heights.
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The method taught is unhyperbolically exactly how LLMs work and exactly why LLMs are completely incoherent proportional to how far below “critical mass” (the Large in Large Language Model) the training data (or mandatory teacher in this case) is and why they can’t self improve
I had previously read that lots of kids had been taught to read in a very ineffective way, and I was like oh, that might be why so many folks struggle with spelling.
What I had not grasped is that those kids were actually taught to *pretend* to read.
It’s, uhhhhh, not great.
What I had not grasped is that those kids were actually taught to *pretend* to read.
It’s, uhhhhh, not great.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The method taught is unhyperbolically exactly how LLMs work and exactly why LLMs are completely incoherent proportional to how far below “critical mass” (the Large in Large Language Model) the training data (or mandatory teacher in this case) is and why they can’t self improve
I had previously read that lots of kids had been taught to read in a very ineffective way, and I was like oh, that might be why so many folks struggle with spelling.
What I had not grasped is that those kids were actually taught to *pretend* to read.
It’s, uhhhhh, not great.
What I had not grasped is that those kids were actually taught to *pretend* to read.
It’s, uhhhhh, not great.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I had previously read that lots of kids had been taught to read in a very ineffective way, and I was like oh, that might be why so many folks struggle with spelling.
What I had not grasped is that those kids were actually taught to *pretend* to read.
It’s, uhhhhh, not great.
What I had not grasped is that those kids were actually taught to *pretend* to read.
It’s, uhhhhh, not great.
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I love a meme targeted for my demographic
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I love a meme targeted for my demographic
If only we had a REALLY BIG collective, like, say, all of us, that could work collectively to get better deals on healthcare. I think they’ve tried something like that in a few other places.
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
If only we had a REALLY BIG collective, like, say, all of us, that could work collectively to get better deals on healthcare. I think they’ve tried something like that in a few other places.
She writes good books, too (one of which — in which caring about one’s fellow people, human or otherwise, is the ultimate secret weapon — I just finished earlier tonight)
Schumer would sell his soul to the devil for a box of Cheezits and a promise that Satan will totally think about torturing him less.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
She writes good books, too (one of which — in which caring about one’s fellow people, human or otherwise, is the ultimate secret weapon — I just finished earlier tonight)
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So who’s the least disappointing Democrat senator who can replace Schumer? Not mine in Virginia, obviously.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
So who’s the least disappointing Democrat senator who can replace Schumer? Not mine in Virginia, obviously.
Senator @kaine.senate.gov, you are disappointing @courtneymilan.com (and your constituents)
a cartoon character says " that 's bad " in a dark room
Alt: The shopkeeper in the cursed doll segment of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror III says "that's bad" (referring, in the episode, to potassium benzoate)
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Senator @kaine.senate.gov, you are disappointing @courtneymilan.com (and your constituents)
I should probably be tagging my posts so people can filter them but oh well. Sorry, followers, if this sort of thing is annoying.
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I should probably be tagging my posts so people can filter them but oh well. Sorry, followers, if this sort of thing is annoying.
One of my senators is acting like he was endowed at birth with a spine; the other, alas, is not.
The only state with more federal employees than Virginia is California, so you know we’re suffering here, as the shutdown drags on, but this namby-pamby bullshit is not what we need from our leaders.
The only state with more federal employees than Virginia is California, so you know we’re suffering here, as the shutdown drags on, but this namby-pamby bullshit is not what we need from our leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
One of my senators is acting like he was endowed at birth with a spine; the other, alas, is not.
The only state with more federal employees than Virginia is California, so you know we’re suffering here, as the shutdown drags on, but this namby-pamby bullshit is not what we need from our leaders.
The only state with more federal employees than Virginia is California, so you know we’re suffering here, as the shutdown drags on, but this namby-pamby bullshit is not what we need from our leaders.
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
This one wins 🏆
And this is what they call “the ole Chappaquiddick Farewell” in the Kennedy family, dude couldn’t help it, it’s in his blood.
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This one wins 🏆
The Seance of Blake Manor combines two of my favorite things: haunted houses and snooping store.steampowered.com/app/13...
Save 10% on The Séance of Blake Manor on Steam
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The Seance of Blake Manor combines two of my favorite things: haunted houses and snooping store.steampowered.com/app/13...
Maybe, just maybe, proclaiming “let them eat cake” on the eve of an election was a bad move for republicans?
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Maybe, just maybe, proclaiming “let them eat cake” on the eve of an election was a bad move for republicans?
Hot damn
BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Hot damn
Hopefully this will be a wake-up call to democrats that if you just fucking stand for something, and give people something to believe in, and a reason to hope for better things, people will turn up for it.
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Hopefully this will be a wake-up call to democrats that if you just fucking stand for something, and give people something to believe in, and a reason to hope for better things, people will turn up for it.
As a resident of Virginia, thank goodness 😅
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
As a resident of Virginia, thank goodness 😅
You can tell our society is really broken, because it should be the case that shitty, selfish behavior is punished, and cooperation is rewarded, because the latter is so more effective at getting things done, especially at scale.
But it’s not. Assholes are regularly rewarded and frequently revered.
But it’s not. Assholes are regularly rewarded and frequently revered.
November 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
You can tell our society is really broken, because it should be the case that shitty, selfish behavior is punished, and cooperation is rewarded, because the latter is so more effective at getting things done, especially at scale.
But it’s not. Assholes are regularly rewarded and frequently revered.
But it’s not. Assholes are regularly rewarded and frequently revered.
I kind of hate whoever did the landscaping at the front of my house. Boxwood, for the 18" strip of ground between the house and the sidewalk? Nandina, anywhere???
Fun fact: nandina is not only poisonous (all parts of it, if eaten by animals), but it smells like B.O. when you trim it.
Fun fact: nandina is not only poisonous (all parts of it, if eaten by animals), but it smells like B.O. when you trim it.
November 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I kind of hate whoever did the landscaping at the front of my house. Boxwood, for the 18" strip of ground between the house and the sidewalk? Nandina, anywhere???
Fun fact: nandina is not only poisonous (all parts of it, if eaten by animals), but it smells like B.O. when you trim it.
Fun fact: nandina is not only poisonous (all parts of it, if eaten by animals), but it smells like B.O. when you trim it.
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!