Matt Bell
mattbell.bsky.social
Matt Bell
@mattbell.bsky.social
Raising a pair of neural networks, one carbon-based and one silicon-based
While DOGE sounds great in theory, it's being implemented by someone who is bad at running turnarounds. Under Elon's leadership, Twitter's revenue dropped 80% in two years. While there is undeniably a lot of inefficiency in the USG, he will cripple the USG instead of making it more efficient.
February 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
My impressions of Bluesky so far:
* It has a lot of potential but it needs some key FB features to be useful to me: longer posts, friends-only posts, better discussion threading etc.
* End the 300 character post limit! It favors hot takes over nuance and stops me from communicating naturally.
January 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The Trump memecoin is actually worse than a grift -- it's a perfect tool for taking bribes. Anyone looking to transfer money to the president can just buy some amount of $TRUMP, then cryptographically prove possession. The purchase drives the price up, and Trump owns most of it, so he profits.
January 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
What are the best AI/ML accounts to follow on here?
January 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Speedrunning learning to read:

Phase 1: Letter shapes and sounds. 13-16 months
Phase 2: Sight recognition of ~20 words. 16-19 months, but it doesn't scale.
Phase 3: Letter sequences and phonetic reading. 24-35 months. Requires better sequencing skills and memory

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dPS...
Learning to read before she turns 3
YouTube video by Matt Bell
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Hi everyone! Here's my most recent blog post -- What I Learned from 130 hours in a Waymo: www.mattbell.us/what-i-learn...
What I learned from 130 hours in a Waymo
A peek into the bright future of a world full of self-driving cars
www.mattbell.us
November 20, 2024 at 6:55 AM