Justin Buist
@justinbuist.bsky.social
Software developer, data engineer, FIRST mentor, space nerd and occasional college student.
I'm more than that but that's what I show online.
I'm more than that but that's what I show online.
Sorry, I had to.
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Sorry, I had to.
Synthetic data from Wikipedia sources is about as ethical as you can get for #AI / LLM training data. And a solid foundation for truth. It's stuff like this that's going to shape the future of the tech. I want to try out the models now!
Breaking: we release a fully synthetic generalist dataset for pretraining, SYNTH and two new SOTA reasoning models exclusively trained on it. Despite having seen only 200 billion tokens, Baguettotron is currently best-in-class in its size range. pleias.fr/blog/blogsyn...
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Synthetic data from Wikipedia sources is about as ethical as you can get for #AI / LLM training data. And a solid foundation for truth. It's stuff like this that's going to shape the future of the tech. I want to try out the models now!
Yup. Start adding solar and wind like there's no tomorrow. Drive the price of electricity down so far it makes economic sense to electrify everything. Too much power on a sunny day? Force the AC on in homes for free.
We need massively more electricity generation. The worlds where emissions drop the most are also the ones where we use the most new electricity.
"electrification is also the key to a dramatic improvement in energy efficiency, potentially reducing global final energy demand by 24% over the next 25 years, even as global GDP doubles"
A truly stunning point.
This is why I write about energy efficiency so much!
www.ft.com/content/7258...
A truly stunning point.
This is why I write about energy efficiency so much!
www.ft.com/content/7258...
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Yup. Start adding solar and wind like there's no tomorrow. Drive the price of electricity down so far it makes economic sense to electrify everything. Too much power on a sunny day? Force the AC on in homes for free.
Reposted by Justin Buist
We need massively more electricity generation. The worlds where emissions drop the most are also the ones where we use the most new electricity.
"electrification is also the key to a dramatic improvement in energy efficiency, potentially reducing global final energy demand by 24% over the next 25 years, even as global GDP doubles"
A truly stunning point.
This is why I write about energy efficiency so much!
www.ft.com/content/7258...
A truly stunning point.
This is why I write about energy efficiency so much!
www.ft.com/content/7258...
Electrification is the key to energy efficiency
Productivity gains could cut final energy demand by nearly a quarter over the next 25 years, even as global GDP doubles
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We need massively more electricity generation. The worlds where emissions drop the most are also the ones where we use the most new electricity.
Jesus Christ: Nice guy or economics expert?
There’s growing concern among grocery stores, restaurants and food producers, as some economists say the lapse SNAP payments is likely to cause lower-income households to scrutinize their spending more.
With SNAP on Hold, Low-Income Shoppers Cut Back and Businesses Worry
A delay in SNAP benefits mixed with a decline in foot traffic has many stores, restaurants and food producers concerned about sales.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Jesus Christ: Nice guy or economics expert?
How about some morbid trivia? It involves the ZIP file format and peppermint schnapps. The ZIP format was created by Phil Katz and became popular in the 90's with his pkzip shareware utilities. Dude made millions on it. Still lived with his mom though at age 37 which is as old as he got...
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
How about some morbid trivia? It involves the ZIP file format and peppermint schnapps. The ZIP format was created by Phil Katz and became popular in the 90's with his pkzip shareware utilities. Dude made millions on it. Still lived with his mom though at age 37 which is as old as he got...
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There’s enough awful here to not require making shit up about it, for fuck’s sake.
Hopefully the shooter is nailed to the wall, but that’s not what the town’s name means.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_...
Hopefully the shooter is nailed to the wall, but that’s not what the town’s name means.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_...
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
There’s enough awful here to not require making shit up about it, for fuck’s sake.
Hopefully the shooter is nailed to the wall, but that’s not what the town’s name means.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_...
Hopefully the shooter is nailed to the wall, but that’s not what the town’s name means.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_...
I'm just amazed at all the folks in this thread commenting that his ear isn't scarred.
Cuz I see a scar.
Cuz I see a scar.
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm just amazed at all the folks in this thread commenting that his ear isn't scarred.
Cuz I see a scar.
Cuz I see a scar.
Huh. It keeps happening in my sleep. Woke up in pain again last night and had to set it back in.
Had a sore shoulder the last few days. Reached up to tie my hair this morning and it popped. Bit of pain with that but 10 seconds later my shoulder felt fine again.
It had been slightly dislocated. Been a while since that happened.
It had been slightly dislocated. Been a while since that happened.
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Huh. It keeps happening in my sleep. Woke up in pain again last night and had to set it back in.
This is worth watching and I'm rethinking my relationship with my dishwasher now. I'm basically taking all of his advice.
Folks, I have a new video today where I'm very excited to announce a new dishwasher powder on the market.
Why am I so excited? Because it's vindicated every single one of my detergent opinions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAX2...
Why am I so excited? Because it's vindicated every single one of my detergent opinions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAX2...
I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it
YouTube video by Technology Connections
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is worth watching and I'm rethinking my relationship with my dishwasher now. I'm basically taking all of his advice.
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To my friend Dick Cheney - rest now, brother. We have the watch. And I'll see you in Valhalla.
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
To my friend Dick Cheney - rest now, brother. We have the watch. And I'll see you in Valhalla.
Walked out of Meijer and heard about 30 gunshots before I got to my car.
Early November in Michigan. Gotta get those deer rifles sighted in.
Early November in Michigan. Gotta get those deer rifles sighted in.
November 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Walked out of Meijer and heard about 30 gunshots before I got to my car.
Early November in Michigan. Gotta get those deer rifles sighted in.
Early November in Michigan. Gotta get those deer rifles sighted in.
That robot is fucking hammered.
The loading-the-dishwasher struggle is real. Even—or especially—for the $20,000 1X Neo humanoid home robot.
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
November 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
That robot is fucking hammered.
I'm trying to think of a Pearl Jam song that stuck in my head. It's the one where Eddie Vedder kinda mumbles mmmmrrrnviiidrrrr woonnnnnnnce beeheeee.
Kinda hard to Google that shit.
Kinda hard to Google that shit.
October 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I'm trying to think of a Pearl Jam song that stuck in my head. It's the one where Eddie Vedder kinda mumbles mmmmrrrnviiidrrrr woonnnnnnnce beeheeee.
Kinda hard to Google that shit.
Kinda hard to Google that shit.
Reposted by Justin Buist
When NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft flew past Mercury in the 1970s, it imaged less than half of the planet's surface.
The MESSENGER mission team saw the unknown hemisphere in 2008.
And were horrified by what they saw.
The MESSENGER mission team saw the unknown hemisphere in 2008.
And were horrified by what they saw.
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft flew past Mercury in the 1970s, it imaged less than half of the planet's surface.
The MESSENGER mission team saw the unknown hemisphere in 2008.
And were horrified by what they saw.
The MESSENGER mission team saw the unknown hemisphere in 2008.
And were horrified by what they saw.
Had a sore shoulder the last few days. Reached up to tie my hair this morning and it popped. Bit of pain with that but 10 seconds later my shoulder felt fine again.
It had been slightly dislocated. Been a while since that happened.
It had been slightly dislocated. Been a while since that happened.
October 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Had a sore shoulder the last few days. Reached up to tie my hair this morning and it popped. Bit of pain with that but 10 seconds later my shoulder felt fine again.
It had been slightly dislocated. Been a while since that happened.
It had been slightly dislocated. Been a while since that happened.
Thinking about EV benefits, what with being a possible battery for the home. You can't do that with ICE unless it's a tractor with PTO and... oh. Maybe that's how you sell EV to the reluctant crowd? You've got a PTO on a massive mobile power source. Have fun with it. Probably to power your home.
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Thinking about EV benefits, what with being a possible battery for the home. You can't do that with ICE unless it's a tractor with PTO and... oh. Maybe that's how you sell EV to the reluctant crowd? You've got a PTO on a massive mobile power source. Have fun with it. Probably to power your home.
Meta immediately throws $5bln at ChimpGPT project.
In a series of experiments, chimpanzees revised their beliefs based on new evidence, shedding light on the evolutionary origins of rational thought.
🔗 www.404media.co/chimps-are-c...
🔗 www.404media.co/chimps-are-c...
Chimps Are Capable of Human-Like Rational Thought, Breakthrough Study Finds
In a series of experiments, chimpanzees revised their beliefs based on new evidence, shedding light on the evolutionary origins of rational thought.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Meta immediately throws $5bln at ChimpGPT project.
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Crazy to go to the USDA website and see the sort of wild screed that used to be reserved for the comments section on Breitbart.
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Crazy to go to the USDA website and see the sort of wild screed that used to be reserved for the comments section on Breitbart.
Azure is keeping feature parity with AWS quite well.
They're having an outage thanks to DNS today.
They're having an outage thanks to DNS today.
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Azure is keeping feature parity with AWS quite well.
They're having an outage thanks to DNS today.
They're having an outage thanks to DNS today.
RFK Jr now has to make new lunch plans for the next two months.
BREAKING | Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
RFK Jr now has to make new lunch plans for the next two months.
Recently noticed YouTube was feeding me #AI content on WWII history. I have mixed feelings. One, they do kinda label it when the video starts, but I didn't know to look for it. The format is simple, just still photos being panned about while an AI voice reads a script that was probably AI generated.
October 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Recently noticed YouTube was feeding me #AI content on WWII history. I have mixed feelings. One, they do kinda label it when the video starts, but I didn't know to look for it. The format is simple, just still photos being panned about while an AI voice reads a script that was probably AI generated.
I just texted my dad. For the first time in 5 years.
Working on things.
Working on things.
October 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I just texted my dad. For the first time in 5 years.
Working on things.
Working on things.
Fuck tha poh-lice!
Quick update on this- they still don’t let you ride the baggage carousel
October 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Fuck tha poh-lice!
Pretty easy mistake in computer vision. A peony with a cage around it was being identified as a giraffe in my home setup last year.
This is actually the origin of the term hallucination.
Human review either wasn't done or they failed. And honestly it's an easy mistake.
This is actually the origin of the term hallucination.
Human review either wasn't done or they failed. And honestly it's an easy mistake.
“An artificial intelligence system apparently mistook a high school student’s bag of Doritos for a firearm and called local police to tell them the pupil was armed.”
US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for firearm
Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspicious
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Pretty easy mistake in computer vision. A peony with a cage around it was being identified as a giraffe in my home setup last year.
This is actually the origin of the term hallucination.
Human review either wasn't done or they failed. And honestly it's an easy mistake.
This is actually the origin of the term hallucination.
Human review either wasn't done or they failed. And honestly it's an easy mistake.