Jon Martin, Ph.D.
@songsthatsaved.bsky.social
PhD-haver in Digital Humanities. Security dork. Fan of hacking, ethnography, and the history of computing.
Mostly just poking around. Often found @jon@cyberdeck.social
Mostly just poking around. Often found @jon@cyberdeck.social
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They're also responsible for one of the best emails I've ever received, when the college office sent out a plea for sightings of Professor Biscuit while conveniently forgetting to mention that he was a cat...(I won't comment on how often a similar email might have gone out about human Professors...)
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
They're also responsible for one of the best emails I've ever received, when the college office sent out a plea for sightings of Professor Biscuit while conveniently forgetting to mention that he was a cat...(I won't comment on how often a similar email might have gone out about human Professors...)
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"Uber geek hall of fame" material.
I just spent the last two hours debugging the Bluetooth stack *in anger* because for the last few weeks I've had to re-pair my mouse with my laptop. Every time. Remove mouse, re-pair.
Turns out I had two identical mice in my backpack and I've been switching between them.
It was me.
Turns out I had two identical mice in my backpack and I've been switching between them.
It was me.
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Uber geek hall of fame" material.
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is zohran president now i am a few hours behind
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
is zohran president now i am a few hours behind
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This is the way. Do Not Comply.
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This is the way. Do Not Comply.
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Not sure who made this, but probably the most accurate representation of the current state of tech to date
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Not sure who made this, but probably the most accurate representation of the current state of tech to date
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"don't pay attention to any of that frivolous humanities education, STEM all the way - what, do you think you can hack a computer with poetry or something?"
apparently, yes
apparently, yes
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"don't pay attention to any of that frivolous humanities education, STEM all the way - what, do you think you can hack a computer with poetry or something?"
apparently, yes
apparently, yes
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
When I was three, I realized that wet, pulpy paper and wet, pulpy Ritz crackers looked pretty similar. My paper making efforts were, uh, mixed…
But lots of things have electrons, and I have lots of things.
I’m so going to buy an island when this is all over…
But lots of things have electrons, and I have lots of things.
I’m so going to buy an island when this is all over…
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
When I was three, I realized that wet, pulpy paper and wet, pulpy Ritz crackers looked pretty similar. My paper making efforts were, uh, mixed…
But lots of things have electrons, and I have lots of things.
I’m so going to buy an island when this is all over…
But lots of things have electrons, and I have lots of things.
I’m so going to buy an island when this is all over…
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MUPPET KNIVES OUT
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
MUPPET KNIVES OUT
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… do what now
I laughed at loud. These people are so pathetic; our enemies are numbskulls. They will kill us all and still not know hs physics.
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
… do what now
It's not often you see a page counter anymore... but there it is, right at the bottom. Shine on you crazy diamond...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It's not often you see a page counter anymore... but there it is, right at the bottom. Shine on you crazy diamond...
www.westerndesigncenter.com
www.westerndesigncenter.com
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cloudflare's on-duty IT staff bangs on the doors which I have padlocked from the inside as I calmly break open lava lamp after lava lamp and drink the contents
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
cloudflare's on-duty IT staff bangs on the doors which I have padlocked from the inside as I calmly break open lava lamp after lava lamp and drink the contents
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It not just down -- it's
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It not just down -- it's
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
To quote my mother, the Internet’s broken: www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues
Cloudflare's Status Page - Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues.
www.cloudflarestatus.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
To quote my mother, the Internet’s broken: www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
Here, at the "Heat Death" end of burnout, I feel like someone out there gets it...
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Here, at the "Heat Death" end of burnout, I feel like someone out there gets it...
Never a karma cop around when you need one...
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Never a karma cop around when you need one...
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by OMDVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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*FINAL MUSTER*
CULT OF THE DEAD COW is saddened to report that longtime cDc Ninja Strike Force member, Delchi, has passed over the great rainbow teleconference bridge.
He can now be found amongst the most blessed celestial engineers, venerating the great DemonSeed Elite, k-rad be his name.
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CULT OF THE DEAD COW is saddened to report that longtime cDc Ninja Strike Force member, Delchi, has passed over the great rainbow teleconference bridge.
He can now be found amongst the most blessed celestial engineers, venerating the great DemonSeed Elite, k-rad be his name.
**
November 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
*FINAL MUSTER*
CULT OF THE DEAD COW is saddened to report that longtime cDc Ninja Strike Force member, Delchi, has passed over the great rainbow teleconference bridge.
He can now be found amongst the most blessed celestial engineers, venerating the great DemonSeed Elite, k-rad be his name.
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CULT OF THE DEAD COW is saddened to report that longtime cDc Ninja Strike Force member, Delchi, has passed over the great rainbow teleconference bridge.
He can now be found amongst the most blessed celestial engineers, venerating the great DemonSeed Elite, k-rad be his name.
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Things you say on Friday, at work, because it’s 03:30: “Man, by now, I bet Dinosaur Jr. has junior dinos of its own…”
Big “there, there grandpa” energy in the responses I got…
Big “there, there grandpa” energy in the responses I got…
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Things you say on Friday, at work, because it’s 03:30: “Man, by now, I bet Dinosaur Jr. has junior dinos of its own…”
Big “there, there grandpa” energy in the responses I got…
Big “there, there grandpa” energy in the responses I got…
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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william shakespeare was such an influential content creator
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
william shakespeare was such an influential content creator