Leif Hancox-Li, PhD
@struthious.bsky.social
Applied scientist working on LLM evaluation and publishing in AI ethics. Formerly: technical writing, philosophy. Urbanism nerd in my spare time. Opinions here my own. he/they 🏳️⚧️. https://boltzmann-brain.github.io/
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I got sick of seeing that face on the TL so I vibe-coded a face labeller. Currently only processing posts from accounts with >3000 followers, due to compute limitations. @facelabels.bsky.social
Still optimizing params as I see how it performs.
Still optimizing params as I see how it performs.
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This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars.
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Speed Limiters Now Mandatory in All New EU Cars
Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) isn't an ironclad speeding prevention system, but could be just annoying enough to spark a backlash.
www.autoweek.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars.
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
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The Hudson keeps freezing upriver and when it gets a hair warmer the ice floes lazily drift past Manhattan into the bay throughout the workday. I wistfully watch them idle by in my cushy corner office on the 50th floor
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The Hudson keeps freezing upriver and when it gets a hair warmer the ice floes lazily drift past Manhattan into the bay throughout the workday. I wistfully watch them idle by in my cushy corner office on the 50th floor
are you happily out of touch with academic philosophy or did you start your day by having a conversation comparing fraudsters on the anti-AI side with your favorite fraudulent philosophers (e.g. mcdowell)
February 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM
are you happily out of touch with academic philosophy or did you start your day by having a conversation comparing fraudsters on the anti-AI side with your favorite fraudulent philosophers (e.g. mcdowell)
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Please dialogue with me about evidence or not at all
February 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Please dialogue with me about evidence or not at all
this captures much of the genre of 'lifestyle habit that used to be coded unmanly but isn't if you do it in a sufficiently fascist way'
it's only unmanly if you don't have a eating disorder
February 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
this captures much of the genre of 'lifestyle habit that used to be coded unmanly but isn't if you do it in a sufficiently fascist way'
Rule of thumb for this season’s Liverpool is that starting szoboslai at right back is a sign that they are going to play badly
Not because he’s bad in that position but because it correlates with how the rest of the team plays
Not because he’s bad in that position but because it correlates with how the rest of the team plays
February 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Rule of thumb for this season’s Liverpool is that starting szoboslai at right back is a sign that they are going to play badly
Not because he’s bad in that position but because it correlates with how the rest of the team plays
Not because he’s bad in that position but because it correlates with how the rest of the team plays
Hot take but a lot of opposition to “e-bikes” is just opposition to bikes in general. E-bikes are not quieter than acoustic bikes, when any bike is noisy it’s almost always noisy brakes or chain which apply to both types of bikes
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Hot take but a lot of opposition to “e-bikes” is just opposition to bikes in general. E-bikes are not quieter than acoustic bikes, when any bike is noisy it’s almost always noisy brakes or chain which apply to both types of bikes
people are like 'the bay area chapter is the worst' but I haven't seen the larger org discipline the bay area chapter and that's pretty disqualifying
This screenshot is both horrific and also essential to understand how utterly some people, including many elites, have cooked their brain on X.
The "New Liberals" account seems conpletely unbothered by the fact they're talking to a user literally named "DeltaForce1488" throwing slurs left and right
The "New Liberals" account seems conpletely unbothered by the fact they're talking to a user literally named "DeltaForce1488" throwing slurs left and right
this interaction (about me!) says everything you need to know about the Bay Area neolibs
February 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
people are like 'the bay area chapter is the worst' but I haven't seen the larger org discipline the bay area chapter and that's pretty disqualifying
tl;dr: A victim writes in code: “Does this lady know you can’t have any dignity if you’ve been with [Trump]? I know I have none. Only skittles.”
I was asked to check this, the journal uses a Rail Fence Cipher, so you read each line up and down, left to right. The deciphered text in the article below is accurate, and names names. The file itself can be found here:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 8, 2026 at 2:14 PM
tl;dr: A victim writes in code: “Does this lady know you can’t have any dignity if you’ve been with [Trump]? I know I have none. Only skittles.”
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I've toyed with calling this Pareto-leftism. I'm left but only if change makes no one worse off, especially not me.
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I've toyed with calling this Pareto-leftism. I'm left but only if change makes no one worse off, especially not me.
basically yeah. and if you've interacted a lot with left-nimbys, it's a familiar combination also irl
Whilst “three-cueing” does often fit, I feel like sometimes it’s an overly elaborate explanation for a much simpler truth: a lot of people on this website have progressive values but a reactionary mindset
February 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
basically yeah. and if you've interacted a lot with left-nimbys, it's a familiar combination also irl
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The march for billionaires is basically centrist PSL
February 8, 2026 at 12:31 AM
The march for billionaires is basically centrist PSL
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These hot tub boaters are probably having an amazing time tonight
February 8, 2026 at 12:16 AM
These hot tub boaters are probably having an amazing time tonight
timeline cleanse: I've made kalinti a few times recently and it is shockingly easy with minimal ingredients and effort. www.seriouseats.com/kalinti-chic...
This Moroccan Street Food Turns Pantry Staples Into an Easy, Warm Dinner
Learn how to make kalinti, a classic North African chickpea pie with a crisp top and custardy center, traditionally enjoyed as street food. Serve it with a simple salad and warm bread for a complete, ...
www.seriouseats.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
timeline cleanse: I've made kalinti a few times recently and it is shockingly easy with minimal ingredients and effort. www.seriouseats.com/kalinti-chic...
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Human beings turning everything into dumplings is the culinary version of carcinization
February 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Human beings turning everything into dumplings is the culinary version of carcinization
pittsburgh beats philadelphia
A useful tidbit in the Berkeley war on cars -- only 30% of Berkeley workers drive to work. Berkeley is the fourth lowest city in the country for share of car commuters.
February 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
pittsburgh beats philadelphia
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Jailbreaking my ChatGPT-UAE to ask it how to flirt with a guy
Sources: OpenAI is working with G42 to build a ChatGPT version tuned for the UAE to accommodate local language, political outlook, and speech restrictions (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
February 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Jailbreaking my ChatGPT-UAE to ask it how to flirt with a guy
Protecting immigrants 🤝 traffic calming and good urbanism
Minneapolis residents are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods. Called filter blockades, they’re pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets, and they’ve already earned the ire of Trump border czar Tom Homan (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Neighbors: Blockades are pop-up parties that also slow down ICE agents
Organizers are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods: pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets. Tom Homan, the Trump administration border cza...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Protecting immigrants 🤝 traffic calming and good urbanism
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Out of the affordable deals I’m working on, all the ones driven by for-profits are getting built at below $450k/unit, and all the non-profit built ones are in the ballpark of $750k/unit.
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Out of the affordable deals I’m working on, all the ones driven by for-profits are getting built at below $450k/unit, and all the non-profit built ones are in the ballpark of $750k/unit.
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ski jump penis doping story only underscores the advantages of shape and drape over slim fit clothing
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
ski jump penis doping story only underscores the advantages of shape and drape over slim fit clothing
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
I gotta admit it’s hilarious that an outcome I always wanted, the death of the US car industry, is being facilitated by their favorite protectionist offending Canada
February 6, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I gotta admit it’s hilarious that an outcome I always wanted, the death of the US car industry, is being facilitated by their favorite protectionist offending Canada
if you're gonna make me commute, at least give me the dignity of keeping my mechanical keyboard and headphones at my desk w/o having to lug them to and fro on the subway
My coldest take is companies should be required by law to issue assigned desks if you are mandated to be in office
Okay TBS, if you want me in an office building to work, fine. But give me a GODDAMN desk. Give me a space I can go to, where I can maybe tack a silly cartoon to the wall. For FUCKS sake we at least deserve that. Not this Snow Crash-ass "book a desk every morning & haul your gear back and forth" shit
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 AM
if you're gonna make me commute, at least give me the dignity of keeping my mechanical keyboard and headphones at my desk w/o having to lug them to and fro on the subway
the only reason I know that pharmaceutical companies charge high prices in US in order to keep them low in other countries is randomly having a relative who worked in pharmaceuticals
Very interesting Bloomberg article on how distorted the global market for pharmaceuticals has become. It seems that drug prices were high in the US in part to keep them low in Europe. Perhaps it was inevitable that this system became unsustainable.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s Attempt to Make Drugs Cheaper Is Pushing Up Prices in Other Countries
The president’s order is upending health care in Switzerland.
www.bloomberg.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 AM
the only reason I know that pharmaceutical companies charge high prices in US in order to keep them low in other countries is randomly having a relative who worked in pharmaceuticals
karen bass' remarks are reminiscent of 'thoughts and prayers' language after mass shootings
in case you think it's hyperbole, annual gun deaths in the US are similar to annual deaths from motor vehicles
in case you think it's hyperbole, annual gun deaths in the US are similar to annual deaths from motor vehicles
There was once a plan to run a bus lane and a protected bicycle lanes down Westwood Boulevard. It might have been one of Los Angeles' great promenades. Instead, NIMBYs killed the proposal, and now it's a round-the-clock car sewer where people randomly die in extremely violent ways.
2 dead, 5 injured after car crashes into 99 Ranch Market in Westwood
February 6, 2026 at 4:30 AM
karen bass' remarks are reminiscent of 'thoughts and prayers' language after mass shootings
in case you think it's hyperbole, annual gun deaths in the US are similar to annual deaths from motor vehicles
in case you think it's hyperbole, annual gun deaths in the US are similar to annual deaths from motor vehicles