Robert Brydon
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Lots of good discussion in the other replies, and thread quoted above. Been years since writing code was a meaningful part of my work, and this helped click in for me why coding differs from other types of expressive work in ways LLMs can meaningfully make the experience of creating better.
This conversation clicked for me that in coding, there are a lot of expressive choices you have to teach yourself don't matter, and repetitiveness can be *good*. In creative writing, all the ways to communicate "He said, 'sure thing'" communicate it differently, and choosing is part or the craft.
February 15, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Lots of good discussion in the other replies, and thread quoted above. Been years since writing code was a meaningful part of my work, and this helped click in for me why coding differs from other types of expressive work in ways LLMs can meaningfully make the experience of creating better.
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Please reshare the below post, unfortunately some accounts with lots of followers have reposted the false claim and loads of people are falling for it.
I'm seeing people mistakenly claim the gun photo was posted before today, but its just how Google sometimes dates images based on the original date of the thread its posted in, not when it was posted. The photo was posted an hour ago in this 5 day old thread
www.reddit.com/r/fivethirty...
www.reddit.com/r/fivethirty...
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Please reshare the below post, unfortunately some accounts with lots of followers have reposted the false claim and loads of people are falling for it.
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the 45,000 gun deaths we suffer each year are just the price we pay to live in a society made safe from government tyranny by an armed populace
January 24, 2026 at 5:43 PM
the 45,000 gun deaths we suffer each year are just the price we pay to live in a society made safe from government tyranny by an armed populace
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It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.
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Also my position continues to be that no one deserves to be assaulted by ICE or afraid to go to the bathroom even if they voted like a dipshit
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Also my position continues to be that no one deserves to be assaulted by ICE or afraid to go to the bathroom even if they voted like a dipshit
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I can see why some people might think that Machado giving her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump would embarrass the Nobel committee. But any organization that would give a peace prize to Henry Kissinger is probably immune to embarrassment.
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I can see why some people might think that Machado giving her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump would embarrass the Nobel committee. But any organization that would give a peace prize to Henry Kissinger is probably immune to embarrassment.
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CHOTINER: So you're delivering toys to *all* the good boys and girls?
SANTA: Yes, I check the list twice.
CHOTINER: The list...that you make yourself?
SANTA: Yes, I check the list twice.
CHOTINER: The list...that you make yourself?
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
CHOTINER: So you're delivering toys to *all* the good boys and girls?
SANTA: Yes, I check the list twice.
CHOTINER: The list...that you make yourself?
SANTA: Yes, I check the list twice.
CHOTINER: The list...that you make yourself?
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard Mode: No Star Wars, nor Marvel, etc.
I'm positive I've seen this one six times. Almost entirely positive, let me count them out...
I'm positive I've seen this one six times. Almost entirely positive, let me count them out...
December 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard Mode: No Star Wars, nor Marvel, etc.
I'm positive I've seen this one six times. Almost entirely positive, let me count them out...
I'm positive I've seen this one six times. Almost entirely positive, let me count them out...
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Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard Mode: No Star Wars, Marvel etc
December 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard Mode: No Star Wars, Marvel etc
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you either die at 40 or live long enough to praise bill kristol
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
you either die at 40 or live long enough to praise bill kristol
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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As we are now T minus 3.5 days from Thanksgiving, if you need to deploy Operation Avoid The Boundary Tramplers, tonight is when you post where they snoop about a headache or a queasy kid, or a funny noise from your car, or your pet acting strange, or a serious work issue or an unexpected paper.
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
As we are now T minus 3.5 days from Thanksgiving, if you need to deploy Operation Avoid The Boundary Tramplers, tonight is when you post where they snoop about a headache or a queasy kid, or a funny noise from your car, or your pet acting strange, or a serious work issue or an unexpected paper.
This framing makes me so angry. I'm upset the Dem caucus caved, but if we went through this in an earnest attempt to keep healthcare less ruinously expensive, I can at least be glad they tried.
If they never thought it could work, and the pain and uncertainty was *messaging*? That's just monstrous.
If they never thought it could work, and the pain and uncertainty was *messaging*? That's just monstrous.
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This framing makes me so angry. I'm upset the Dem caucus caved, but if we went through this in an earnest attempt to keep healthcare less ruinously expensive, I can at least be glad they tried.
If they never thought it could work, and the pain and uncertainty was *messaging*? That's just monstrous.
If they never thought it could work, and the pain and uncertainty was *messaging*? That's just monstrous.
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Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
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"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
So was it the lady, or was it the tiger?
October 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
So was it the lady, or was it the tiger?
As a non-lawyer, I am really curious how, if at all, it affects Fair Use analysis when OpenAI giving an opt-out for copyright holders.
I imagine it certainly could affect willfullness analysis, although I guess they'll say the opt out shows it isn't reckless disregard?
I imagine it certainly could affect willfullness analysis, although I guess they'll say the opt out shows it isn't reckless disregard?
OpenAI claims companies must opt-out of having their copyrighted characters & content appear in Sora
Legal experts say studios have grounds to sue:
“They’re setting up this false bargain where they can do this unless you opt out. And if you don’t, it’s your fault. That’s not the way the law works"
Legal experts say studios have grounds to sue:
“They’re setting up this false bargain where they can do this unless you opt out. And if you don’t, it’s your fault. That’s not the way the law works"
October 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
As a non-lawyer, I am really curious how, if at all, it affects Fair Use analysis when OpenAI giving an opt-out for copyright holders.
I imagine it certainly could affect willfullness analysis, although I guess they'll say the opt out shows it isn't reckless disregard?
I imagine it certainly could affect willfullness analysis, although I guess they'll say the opt out shows it isn't reckless disregard?
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friends with large accounts, I'm not going to pester you personally but just generally speaking, I would sure appreciate a signal boost on this thing. We seem to have leveled out, and since this is a one-shot (won't be in bookstores) I'd like to get it out there as much as possible.
Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
www.kickstarter.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
friends with large accounts, I'm not going to pester you personally but just generally speaking, I would sure appreciate a signal boost on this thing. We seem to have leveled out, and since this is a one-shot (won't be in bookstores) I'd like to get it out there as much as possible.
The most frustrating thing to me honestly isn't even the "hope GOP comes to their senses" bit. It's the uselessness of what he wants them to do!
It'a that the action he is asking for r help with is legislation... but there *are* existint laws that Trump is violating willfully!
It'a that the action he is asking for r help with is legislation... but there *are* existint laws that Trump is violating willfully!
Asked what he would do to stop the deployment of federal troops to Portland, Chuck Schumer replies: "I'd hope some of them [Republicans] would join us in legislation to prevent it from happening."
"I know they're loyal to Trump and does whatever he wants but this is so far stepping over the line"
"I know they're loyal to Trump and does whatever he wants but this is so far stepping over the line"
September 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The most frustrating thing to me honestly isn't even the "hope GOP comes to their senses" bit. It's the uselessness of what he wants them to do!
It'a that the action he is asking for r help with is legislation... but there *are* existint laws that Trump is violating willfully!
It'a that the action he is asking for r help with is legislation... but there *are* existint laws that Trump is violating willfully!
Fucking aye.
Friendly reminder that some people have life threatening anaphylaxis reactions to NSAIDs (i.e., aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen) making acetaminophen the only OTC pain killer that won't send them to the ER.
Last time I took an aspirin, ER and four epinephrine shots barely kept me alive.
Friendly reminder that some people have life threatening anaphylaxis reactions to NSAIDs (i.e., aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen) making acetaminophen the only OTC pain killer that won't send them to the ER.
Last time I took an aspirin, ER and four epinephrine shots barely kept me alive.
September 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Fucking aye.
Friendly reminder that some people have life threatening anaphylaxis reactions to NSAIDs (i.e., aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen) making acetaminophen the only OTC pain killer that won't send them to the ER.
Last time I took an aspirin, ER and four epinephrine shots barely kept me alive.
Friendly reminder that some people have life threatening anaphylaxis reactions to NSAIDs (i.e., aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen) making acetaminophen the only OTC pain killer that won't send them to the ER.
Last time I took an aspirin, ER and four epinephrine shots barely kept me alive.
Evergreen
nobody wants to debate you because what you're saying is dumb.
September 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Evergreen
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I wonder if there's a word for an actual economic downturn which bums you out like a vibecession, but it's not just vibes.
Trump is in danger of getting trapped in the same "vibecession"dynamic that doomed Biden — only this time, the structural signals are flashing red and Trump's signature legislation is toxic.
Trump stares down dangerous economic doom loop
Trump is in danger of getting trapped in the same dynamic that doomed Biden.
www.axios.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I wonder if there's a word for an actual economic downturn which bums you out like a vibecession, but it's not just vibes.
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i've masked everywhere for over 5 years at this point & to the best of my knowledge i've never been anyone's typhoid mary or had it myself & i love to see it in the world.
also, i clearly need to get it together if that's 48yo buffy. anyone out there parasocial enough to get me a personal trainer?
also, i clearly need to get it together if that's 48yo buffy. anyone out there parasocial enough to get me a personal trainer?
Buffy the COVID Slayer: Sarah Michelle Gellar posts masked selfie on set of reboot
'I will wear a mask in my shower if that means I don't get this again' said Sarah Michelle Gellar after recovering from COVID-19
www.thecanary.co
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
i've masked everywhere for over 5 years at this point & to the best of my knowledge i've never been anyone's typhoid mary or had it myself & i love to see it in the world.
also, i clearly need to get it together if that's 48yo buffy. anyone out there parasocial enough to get me a personal trainer?
also, i clearly need to get it together if that's 48yo buffy. anyone out there parasocial enough to get me a personal trainer?