Jim Gumbley
@jimgumbley.com
Techie. Old millennial. Basically a contrarian but can't see the point of getting into it.
TAM of Xenophoic Rage is pretty large according to this CEO
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
TAM of Xenophoic Rage is pretty large according to this CEO
Good news for Governments prioritising border and immigration policing is AI survellance platforms are available now! Just a few billion
Sold by same billionaires whipping up far right sentiment
As @privateeyenews.bsky.social would say "Funny that!"
Sold by same billionaires whipping up far right sentiment
As @privateeyenews.bsky.social would say "Funny that!"
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Good news for Governments prioritising border and immigration policing is AI survellance platforms are available now! Just a few billion
Sold by same billionaires whipping up far right sentiment
As @privateeyenews.bsky.social would say "Funny that!"
Sold by same billionaires whipping up far right sentiment
As @privateeyenews.bsky.social would say "Funny that!"
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last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
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Alexa, play “I Hate It Here” by Taylor Swift
November 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Alexa, play “I Hate It Here” by Taylor Swift
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I might start posting more about classic console computer games
Will give it some thought
Will give it some thought
November 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I might start posting more about classic console computer games
Will give it some thought
Will give it some thought
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Old tech for typing: using 1992’s Amstrad NC100 Notepad in 2025
Old tech for typing: using 1992’s Amstrad NC100 Notepad in 2025
In the early 1990s, I got to play with a new Amstrad device: the NC100 “notepad computer”. At the time, Amstrad was the name in British computer manufacturing. Notably it had shifted more than a mi…
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Old tech for typing: using 1992’s Amstrad NC100 Notepad in 2025
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nope. anthropic made a dataset including fake emails implying a nonexistent engineer was having an affair and the chatbot emitted words related to words from those fake emails implying a fictitious affair. then a bunch of dipshit frauds at anthropic made the home alone face and ran around the house.
An Amazon-backed AI model tried to blackmail engineers who threatened to shut it down, a safety report revealed
In tests, Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 would resort to "extremely harmful actions" to preserve its own existence
In tests, Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 would resort to "extremely harmful actions" to preserve its own existence
Amazon-Backed AI Model Would Try To Blackmail Engineers Who Threatened To Take It Offline
In tests, Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 would resort to "extremely harmful actions" to preserve its own existence, a safety report revealed.
www.huffpost.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
nope. anthropic made a dataset including fake emails implying a nonexistent engineer was having an affair and the chatbot emitted words related to words from those fake emails implying a fictitious affair. then a bunch of dipshit frauds at anthropic made the home alone face and ran around the house.
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NEW ODD LOTS:
Why AI is like every bubble in history rolled into one
We talked to Paul Kedrosky on the way AI combines tech, real estate, and exotic financing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Why AI is like every bubble in history rolled into one
We talked to Paul Kedrosky on the way AI combines tech, real estate, and exotic financing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Why Paul Kedrosky Says AI Is Like Every Bubble All Rolled Into One
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 11/14/2025 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
NEW ODD LOTS:
Why AI is like every bubble in history rolled into one
We talked to Paul Kedrosky on the way AI combines tech, real estate, and exotic financing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Why AI is like every bubble in history rolled into one
We talked to Paul Kedrosky on the way AI combines tech, real estate, and exotic financing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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This is true in Britain also. Many such cases! Twitter weirdos are just that - weirdos! Stop treating them as the voice of a generation!
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is true in Britain also. Many such cases! Twitter weirdos are just that - weirdos! Stop treating them as the voice of a generation!
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Can't tell you how great it is to finally be able to release and talk about this work, SIMA 2, the next step toward embodied intelligence in rich, interactive 3D worlds!
deepmind.google/sima
deepmind.google/sima
SIMA 2: A Gemini-Powered AI Agent for 3D Virtual Worlds
Introducing SIMA 2, the next milestone in our research creating general and helpful AI agents. By integrating the advanced capabilities of our Gemini models, SIMA is evolving from an instruction-foll…
deepmind.google
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Can't tell you how great it is to finally be able to release and talk about this work, SIMA 2, the next step toward embodied intelligence in rich, interactive 3D worlds!
deepmind.google/sima
deepmind.google/sima
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Happy 50th birthday to a perfect album
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Happy 50th birthday to a perfect album
We need to learn how to think about this stuff
Human music is hierarchical, structured symbolic medium with mountains of available digital data and human feedback on what's hot and what's not
This is ideal soil for generative models, of course they are going to sound good, but deeply meaningful?
Human music is hierarchical, structured symbolic medium with mountains of available digital data and human feedback on what's hot and what's not
This is ideal soil for generative models, of course they are going to sound good, but deeply meaningful?
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
We need to learn how to think about this stuff
Human music is hierarchical, structured symbolic medium with mountains of available digital data and human feedback on what's hot and what's not
This is ideal soil for generative models, of course they are going to sound good, but deeply meaningful?
Human music is hierarchical, structured symbolic medium with mountains of available digital data and human feedback on what's hot and what's not
This is ideal soil for generative models, of course they are going to sound good, but deeply meaningful?
Sadly accurate
The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Sadly accurate
Google AI search gave me email address for totally unrelated company
This was for the local carpet fitting company
Tina replied explaining they are a different company and that this has started happening a lot!
We're trading accuracy by adopting LLM and we need both eyes open to that
This was for the local carpet fitting company
Tina replied explaining they are a different company and that this has started happening a lot!
We're trading accuracy by adopting LLM and we need both eyes open to that
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Google AI search gave me email address for totally unrelated company
This was for the local carpet fitting company
Tina replied explaining they are a different company and that this has started happening a lot!
We're trading accuracy by adopting LLM and we need both eyes open to that
This was for the local carpet fitting company
Tina replied explaining they are a different company and that this has started happening a lot!
We're trading accuracy by adopting LLM and we need both eyes open to that
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Visualize all 23 years of BYTE magazine in all its glory, all at once:
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Visualize all 23 years of BYTE magazine in all its glory, all at once:
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This is not funny. VC firms only do this when they are in deep distress
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. says it has sold all the Nvidia Corp. shares that it owned for $5.83 billion.
Japan's SoftBank says it has sold its shares in Nvidia for $5.8 billion
Japanese technology giant SoftBank says it has sold its stake in Nvidia for $5.8 billion. Tokyo-based SoftBank Group Corp. said it sold the stake in October.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This is not funny. VC firms only do this when they are in deep distress
If I was an anti-christ with interests in AI surveillance technologies
I'd probably fund right wing political parties and immigration scarcity scares to form governments that will buy my platform. Easy way to capture taxpayer money
Elite exit is not cheap but this would possibly fund it
I'd probably fund right wing political parties and immigration scarcity scares to form governments that will buy my platform. Easy way to capture taxpayer money
Elite exit is not cheap but this would possibly fund it
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
If I was an anti-christ with interests in AI surveillance technologies
I'd probably fund right wing political parties and immigration scarcity scares to form governments that will buy my platform. Easy way to capture taxpayer money
Elite exit is not cheap but this would possibly fund it
I'd probably fund right wing political parties and immigration scarcity scares to form governments that will buy my platform. Easy way to capture taxpayer money
Elite exit is not cheap but this would possibly fund it
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YIKES
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
YIKES
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Now that's what I call news.
Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt
The church says it is currently unclear whether the collapse has damaged any surrounding graves.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that's what I call news.
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Wrote up some thoughts about the proposed ban on the sale of TP-Link devices in the US.
The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Wrote up some thoughts about the proposed ban on the sale of TP-Link devices in the US.
The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
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A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire
go.nature.com/4nHZmoM
go.nature.com/4nHZmoM
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
Nature - A high-resolution digital map nearly doubles the known length of the ancient road network.
go.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire
go.nature.com/4nHZmoM
go.nature.com/4nHZmoM
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The pope: “you should probably be a good person”
Marc Andreessen: “this is an attack on me and everything I stand for”
Marc Andreessen: “this is an attack on me and everything I stand for”
November 9, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The pope: “you should probably be a good person”
Marc Andreessen: “this is an attack on me and everything I stand for”
Marc Andreessen: “this is an attack on me and everything I stand for”
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It’s spreading from the Oval Office…. the Liberace-isation of the White House continues apace. #whiteHouse
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It’s spreading from the Oval Office…. the Liberace-isation of the White House continues apace. #whiteHouse