@nate13ailey.bsky.social
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this is cool
this is cool
this is really, really cool
this is cool
this is really, really cool
**Important update**
Some new details on what property owners can build by right on land zoned for residential under Pritzker's plan:
≤2,500 sq ft: 1 unit
2,500–5,000 sq ft: up to 4 units
5,000–7,500 sq ft: up to 6 units
7,500+ sq ft: up to 8 units
Some new details on what property owners can build by right on land zoned for residential under Pritzker's plan:
≤2,500 sq ft: 1 unit
2,500–5,000 sq ft: up to 4 units
5,000–7,500 sq ft: up to 6 units
7,500+ sq ft: up to 8 units
February 18, 2026 at 4:59 PM
this is cool
this is cool
this is really, really cool
this is cool
this is really, really cool
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“How do we convince people that learning, itself, is the goal, and to put in real effort when there may be easy ways to game the evaluation system (i.e. grades)?“
#AI #Learning #Education #LLMs
#AI #Learning #Education #LLMs
I’ve written a post about my recent experiences (successes) with AI coding models; the experiences that caused me to re-evaluate my initial judgements, the surprise I had at what can be accomplished, & some fears I have about these tools. Discussion welcome! combine-lab.github.io/blog/2026/02...
COMBINE-lab - The skeptic’s guide to generative AI assisted coding
An easy-to-use, flexible website template for labs, with automatic citations, GitHub tag imports, pre-built components, and more.
combine-lab.github.io
February 15, 2026 at 7:41 AM
“How do we convince people that learning, itself, is the goal, and to put in real effort when there may be easy ways to game the evaluation system (i.e. grades)?“
#AI #Learning #Education #LLMs
#AI #Learning #Education #LLMs
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I’ve written a post about my recent experiences (successes) with AI coding models; the experiences that caused me to re-evaluate my initial judgements, the surprise I had at what can be accomplished, & some fears I have about these tools. Discussion welcome! combine-lab.github.io/blog/2026/02...
COMBINE-lab - The skeptic’s guide to generative AI assisted coding
An easy-to-use, flexible website template for labs, with automatic citations, GitHub tag imports, pre-built components, and more.
combine-lab.github.io
February 15, 2026 at 4:31 AM
I’ve written a post about my recent experiences (successes) with AI coding models; the experiences that caused me to re-evaluate my initial judgements, the surprise I had at what can be accomplished, & some fears I have about these tools. Discussion welcome! combine-lab.github.io/blog/2026/02...
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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Platforms limiting or halting withdrawals is reminiscient of the 2022 crypto crash, when falling crypto prices exposed crypto firms that had been engaging in highly risky or sometimes illegal behavior.
BlockFills crypto lender halts withdrawals
February 11, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=blockfills-crypto-lender-halts-withdrawals
February 11, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=blockfills-crypto-lender-halts-withdrawals
February 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Platforms limiting or halting withdrawals is reminiscient of the 2022 crypto crash, when falling crypto prices exposed crypto firms that had been engaging in highly risky or sometimes illegal behavior.
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There is literally no better example of textbook fascistic thinking than "Who cares about human rights when the rich are doing so very well"
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
There is literally no better example of textbook fascistic thinking than "Who cares about human rights when the rich are doing so very well"
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First proof-of-concept for engineered T cells as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
February 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
First proof-of-concept for engineered T cells as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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does anyone else remember when the 2022 Super Bowl had so many crypto ads people were calling it the Crypto Bowl and then crypto just absolutely fucking tanked?
anyway
anyway
![The advertising during the game stood out for a high number of celebrity cameos and advertisements for futuristic technology, particularly for products like electric vehicles, virtual reality and cryptocurrency.[136][137][138][139] There were many cryptocurrency-related ads drawing comparisons to dot-com commercials during Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000,[140][141] leading some to refer to the game as the "Crypto Bowl".[142][143]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreievce7ps4onya4r7lnkhyunbnuniltxqhynyysdz3ratcfzlsah3a@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 AM
does anyone else remember when the 2022 Super Bowl had so many crypto ads people were calling it the Crypto Bowl and then crypto just absolutely fucking tanked?
anyway
anyway
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give me the ferments
and free my soul
I’m only eatin yogurt
at the super bowl
I’m RFK
and free my soul
I’m only eatin yogurt
at the super bowl
I’m RFK
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
give me the ferments
and free my soul
I’m only eatin yogurt
at the super bowl
I’m RFK
and free my soul
I’m only eatin yogurt
at the super bowl
I’m RFK
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Since Valentine's Day is approaching, I'm reposting some of my past Valentine's comics.
February 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Since Valentine's Day is approaching, I'm reposting some of my past Valentine's comics.
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I wonder if this is the kind of project that @anthropic.com might be willing to sponsor? If so, please let me know how to get in touch!
Any bioinformatics friends out there have a huge load of AI code credits & want to try smth crazy (but amazing if it works)? What if we ask Claude to port STAR to Rust?
Current development and maintenance on this central tool has largely stalled, but I think a lang change would reinvigorate it!
Current development and maintenance on this central tool has largely stalled, but I think a lang change would reinvigorate it!
February 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I wonder if this is the kind of project that @anthropic.com might be willing to sponsor? If so, please let me know how to get in touch!
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Several tech YouTubers I follow have gotten more publicly political over the years because you cannot advocate for the pragmatic without, on some level, getting political.
January 30, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Several tech YouTubers I follow have gotten more publicly political over the years because you cannot advocate for the pragmatic without, on some level, getting political.
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Look closely at the surface of the sea cucumber…
There’s a strange little creature hiding there!
This scale worm changes its coloring to match its sea cucumber host.
You’d never notice it unless it moves. Such amazing camouflage! ✨️
There’s a strange little creature hiding there!
This scale worm changes its coloring to match its sea cucumber host.
You’d never notice it unless it moves. Such amazing camouflage! ✨️
January 24, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Look closely at the surface of the sea cucumber…
There’s a strange little creature hiding there!
This scale worm changes its coloring to match its sea cucumber host.
You’d never notice it unless it moves. Such amazing camouflage! ✨️
There’s a strange little creature hiding there!
This scale worm changes its coloring to match its sea cucumber host.
You’d never notice it unless it moves. Such amazing camouflage! ✨️
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It really is just all kinds of bad folks. I wonder when Democrats in Congress will notice.
No reforming this.
No reforming this.
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
It really is just all kinds of bad folks. I wonder when Democrats in Congress will notice.
No reforming this.
No reforming this.
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The Shingles vaccine has outperformed all expectations. Why?
erictopol.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
erictopol.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
January 22, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The Shingles vaccine has outperformed all expectations. Why?
erictopol.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
erictopol.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
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Physical activity and the reduction of all-cause mortality, from 2 very large prospective cohorts
1. The relationship is non-linear, suggesting a threshold effect for many types of exercise as seen below
1. The relationship is non-linear, suggesting a threshold effect for many types of exercise as seen below
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Physical activity and the reduction of all-cause mortality, from 2 very large prospective cohorts
1. The relationship is non-linear, suggesting a threshold effect for many types of exercise as seen below
1. The relationship is non-linear, suggesting a threshold effect for many types of exercise as seen below
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Crazy idea. What if we just didn’t sell the plurality of all of the world’s memory to the AI companies? Or what if we charged them a massive “negative externality” tax to acquire it in large quantities?
January 20, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Crazy idea. What if we just didn’t sell the plurality of all of the world’s memory to the AI companies? Or what if we charged them a massive “negative externality” tax to acquire it in large quantities?
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Meet Duobrachium sparksae: a newly described comb jelly that looks like a glowing hot-air balloon drifting just above the deep seafloor. Transparent, delicate, and unmistakably transfixing, it reminds us how much biodiversity is in the deep oceans.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Meet Duobrachium sparksae: a newly described comb jelly that looks like a glowing hot-air balloon drifting just above the deep seafloor. Transparent, delicate, and unmistakably transfixing, it reminds us how much biodiversity is in the deep oceans.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
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The healthiest thing for me to do right now is to fight ignorance and I'm taking the kid gloves off.
January 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The healthiest thing for me to do right now is to fight ignorance and I'm taking the kid gloves off.
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“WAGMI” — we're all gonna make it — was crypto's 2021 rallying cry. But those with wealth and power knew it was a lie, and that “all” just meant them. My latest traces the last five years from hype to technoligarchy — and why they're not all gonna make it either.
The year of technoligarchy
In 2025, Trump brought tech executives into power to dismantle regulators and write their own rules. But the instabilities they’re creating may be their downfall.
www.citationneeded.news
January 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
“WAGMI” — we're all gonna make it — was crypto's 2021 rallying cry. But those with wealth and power knew it was a lie, and that “all” just meant them. My latest traces the last five years from hype to technoligarchy — and why they're not all gonna make it either.
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Now published in Nature Biotechnology:
go.nature.com/44P7nSm
If you missed it, the TL;DR is in my April thread below
go.nature.com/44P7nSm
If you missed it, the TL;DR is in my April thread below
January 6, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Now published in Nature Biotechnology:
go.nature.com/44P7nSm
If you missed it, the TL;DR is in my April thread below
go.nature.com/44P7nSm
If you missed it, the TL;DR is in my April thread below