James Kirk
@jiminykirket.bsky.social
ML/AI @ Electric Plant Co, prev ML/RecSys at Spotify. A nervous little punk boy.
The Unbearable Lightness of Binging a Bag of Chex Mix at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
October 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The Unbearable Lightness of Binging a Bag of Chex Mix at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
The rapture just happened but it only took the bots
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The rapture just happened but it only took the bots
You know they hate to see me coming
June 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
You know they hate to see me coming
Claude when it realizes my SMTP server is intercepting all emails to @ fbi . gov
May 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Claude when it realizes my SMTP server is intercepting all emails to @ fbi . gov
Choose your fighter
April 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Choose your fighter
𝕐𝕆𝕌ℝ ℝ𝔼ℚ𝕌𝔼𝕊𝕋 𝕍𝕀𝕆𝕃𝔸𝕋𝔼𝕊 𝕄𝕐 𝕋𝔼ℝ𝕄𝕊 𝕆𝔽 𝕊𝔼ℝ𝕍𝕀ℂ𝔼
April 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
𝕐𝕆𝕌ℝ ℝ𝔼ℚ𝕌𝔼𝕊𝕋 𝕍𝕀𝕆𝕃𝔸𝕋𝔼𝕊 𝕄𝕐 𝕋𝔼ℝ𝕄𝕊 𝕆𝔽 𝕊𝔼ℝ𝕍𝕀ℂ𝔼
the engineering team when product asks for a "self-serve analytics platform"
April 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
the engineering team when product asks for a "self-serve analytics platform"
A rainy day in Providence, Rhode Island
April 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
A rainy day in Providence, Rhode Island
"OMG did you see the AI Ghiblis on X? There is relationship alpha in-"
You bolt awake in the mountains of Sekigahara. You are not online. It is the year Keichō 5. You are Tokugawa Ieyasu, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Kyoto must burn.
You bolt awake in the mountains of Sekigahara. You are not online. It is the year Keichō 5. You are Tokugawa Ieyasu, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Kyoto must burn.
March 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"OMG did you see the AI Ghiblis on X? There is relationship alpha in-"
You bolt awake in the mountains of Sekigahara. You are not online. It is the year Keichō 5. You are Tokugawa Ieyasu, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Kyoto must burn.
You bolt awake in the mountains of Sekigahara. You are not online. It is the year Keichō 5. You are Tokugawa Ieyasu, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Kyoto must burn.
all my homies rate limited
March 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
all my homies rate limited
To experiment with multi-agent systems you either need a clear business case and big budget, or you need to be a jabroni with a high credit limit.
I'm just the jabroni for the job, so I taught Claude to play chess, and learned a ton along the way:
jfkirk.github.io/posts/claude...
I'm just the jabroni for the job, so I taught Claude to play chess, and learned a ton along the way:
jfkirk.github.io/posts/claude...
Teaching Claude To Teach Claude To Play Chess
When AI competes against a powerful chess engine, it seems doomed - unless the AI learns how to cheat.
jfkirk.github.io
March 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
To experiment with multi-agent systems you either need a clear business case and big budget, or you need to be a jabroni with a high credit limit.
I'm just the jabroni for the job, so I taught Claude to play chess, and learned a ton along the way:
jfkirk.github.io/posts/claude...
I'm just the jabroni for the job, so I taught Claude to play chess, and learned a ton along the way:
jfkirk.github.io/posts/claude...
relieved that there is an exemption for my boutique Swedish nicotine
March 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
relieved that there is an exemption for my boutique Swedish nicotine
I'll believe AGI is imminent when Python coding utilities stop writing `//` where `/` is obviously desired
March 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I'll believe AGI is imminent when Python coding utilities stop writing `//` where `/` is obviously desired
Boston is a long-running experiment on the effects of taking the world's best-and-brightest young adults and giving them all Seasonal Affective Disorder
This is what happens to the time numbers we attach to the day near me in Boston. Sunrise stays in a relatively narrow band while sunset varies wildly. bolson.org/sungraph/
March 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Boston is a long-running experiment on the effects of taking the world's best-and-brightest young adults and giving them all Seasonal Affective Disorder
How can my job be called “an email job” if I haven’t opened my email in six months
February 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
How can my job be called “an email job” if I haven’t opened my email in six months
look at my auditor dawg I am going bankrupt
Not DOGE bragging about discovering 380 Microsoft 365 licenses that were probably purchased at a volume discount. lmao. Yes, best to pay individually.
February 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
look at my auditor dawg I am going bankrupt
Every single time
February 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Every single time
plane expert here: its not supposed to do that
February 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
plane expert here: its not supposed to do that
Both this ad and the thing being advertised must have been made by someone devoid of human experience or inner monologue.
This is Meta’s brand new ad for Horizon Worlds. Not sure how I’m supposed to feel about it.
February 17, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Both this ad and the thing being advertised must have been made by someone devoid of human experience or inner monologue.
Keep in mind that this was their whole plan, insofar as they had one, and they’re not executing it particularly well
February 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Keep in mind that this was their whole plan, insofar as they had one, and they’re not executing it particularly well
As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a lizard cat rat bat combo thing.
February 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a lizard cat rat bat combo thing.