tbabb
@tbabb.bsky.social
advanced cat befriender
@tr_babb on twitter
Oakland, CA
@tr_babb on twitter
Oakland, CA
my political philosophy is that I want things to work
December 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
my political philosophy is that I want things to work
I like how on bluesky your likes are still there after a month
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I like how on bluesky your likes are still there after a month
observation
It is a lot harder to put lies in an LLM than in a newspaper.
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
observation
well now I'm mad
Broke: being mad at the Trader Joe’s “Trader Ming’s” branding because it’s racist cultural appropriation
Woke: being mad at that branding because it should be Trader Zhou’s
Woke: being mad at that branding because it should be Trader Zhou’s
December 12, 2025 at 5:38 AM
well now I'm mad
sci fi story: it's discovered that electrons are tiny wormholes to their positron counterparts; the E-field is continuous
as our local universe has an overbalance of electrons, it begs the question where they all "lead to". this is probed by sending information into them. messages come back out
as our local universe has an overbalance of electrons, it begs the question where they all "lead to". this is probed by sending information into them. messages come back out
December 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
sci fi story: it's discovered that electrons are tiny wormholes to their positron counterparts; the E-field is continuous
as our local universe has an overbalance of electrons, it begs the question where they all "lead to". this is probed by sending information into them. messages come back out
as our local universe has an overbalance of electrons, it begs the question where they all "lead to". this is probed by sending information into them. messages come back out
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i think people probably think of this as misinformed, or fence sitting, but these are the terms id use:
good things do not happen for free. people had to fight or implement processes to make things better. if things are trending worse, pointing it out is, at heart, a plea we can go forward, better
good things do not happen for free. people had to fight or implement processes to make things better. if things are trending worse, pointing it out is, at heart, a plea we can go forward, better
December 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
i think people probably think of this as misinformed, or fence sitting, but these are the terms id use:
good things do not happen for free. people had to fight or implement processes to make things better. if things are trending worse, pointing it out is, at heart, a plea we can go forward, better
good things do not happen for free. people had to fight or implement processes to make things better. if things are trending worse, pointing it out is, at heart, a plea we can go forward, better
ballot arguments in favor of yes, by Paul J. Steinberg, chief expert at Serious Respectable Institution: [long, measured argument in well-written english, including discussion tradeoffs and counterpoints]
[endorsed by 11 organizations, including some recognizable trustworthy / prosocial ones]
[endorsed by 11 organizations, including some recognizable trustworthy / prosocial ones]
December 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
ballot arguments in favor of yes, by Paul J. Steinberg, chief expert at Serious Respectable Institution: [long, measured argument in well-written english, including discussion tradeoffs and counterpoints]
[endorsed by 11 organizations, including some recognizable trustworthy / prosocial ones]
[endorsed by 11 organizations, including some recognizable trustworthy / prosocial ones]
browser tab color serendipity
December 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
browser tab color serendipity
oh wait. the economy is going to crash because of trump's idiot policies, and they're going to blame AI
December 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
oh wait. the economy is going to crash because of trump's idiot policies, and they're going to blame AI
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I think LLMs are probably around Kohlberg stage 3 right now
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I think LLMs are probably around Kohlberg stage 3 right now
finally got around to peeling off the chinese numerical symbol for "death" from the car which had a catastrophic engine failure
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
finally got around to peeling off the chinese numerical symbol for "death" from the car which had a catastrophic engine failure
at some point I realized it's probably not a coincidence that truth is such a core value for me, and I have a parent who lies all the time
December 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
at some point I realized it's probably not a coincidence that truth is such a core value for me, and I have a parent who lies all the time
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We are so far away from peak software
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
We are so far away from peak software
murder trial for hegseth
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
murder trial for hegseth
the AI water use discourse is going to be considered passé and cringe by mid 2026
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
the AI water use discourse is going to be considered passé and cringe by mid 2026
finger to the wind, one hour in a nordstrom at age 8 felt like how I'd feel about being trapped in one for six hours as an adult
I completely buy that one child-hour has the moral weight of like six or seven adult hours
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
finger to the wind, one hour in a nordstrom at age 8 felt like how I'd feel about being trapped in one for six hours as an adult
this would imply the possibility of a perceptual or emotional part of the mind that could observe the activities of the rational mind, and find them as opaque and exogenous as our own sensory perceptions, and even be frustrated with them
experientially, this tracks
experientially, this tracks
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
this would imply the possibility of a perceptual or emotional part of the mind that could observe the activities of the rational mind, and find them as opaque and exogenous as our own sensory perceptions, and even be frustrated with them
experientially, this tracks
experientially, this tracks
Wherein a prudent AI query might have saved me five or six thousand dollars
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Wherein a prudent AI query might have saved me five or six thousand dollars
dreamt that there was a peacock spider in my house the size of my hand; it was unusually curious and looking at me/trying to interact. was wondering what I would do with it— I couldn't just let it roam around— when a brilliant blue octopus showed up, lured the spider into its mouth, and ate it
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
dreamt that there was a peacock spider in my house the size of my hand; it was unusually curious and looking at me/trying to interact. was wondering what I would do with it— I couldn't just let it roam around— when a brilliant blue octopus showed up, lured the spider into its mouth, and ate it
Someone explain to me why Reddit seems to be totally silent about this Epstein dump
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Someone explain to me why Reddit seems to be totally silent about this Epstein dump
they should invent a Democrat that understands basic game theory
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
they should invent a Democrat that understands basic game theory