Sean Houlihane
@tsh2.bsky.social
@tsh2@mastodon.ie
Front end ASIC design. UK/FR (for now).
All opinions are my own.
Front end ASIC design. UK/FR (for now).
All opinions are my own.
Advent of Code starts tomorrow. For those of us who still want to improve our skill set... Hoping it isn't the last one.
Advent of Code 2025
Advent of Code
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November 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Advent of Code starts tomorrow. For those of us who still want to improve our skill set... Hoping it isn't the last one.
Advent of Code 2025
Advent of Code
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🚨 New working paper 🚨
Can LLMs with reasoning + web search reliably fact-check political claims?
We evaluated 15 models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and DeepSeek on 6,000+ PolitiFact claims (2007–2024).
Short answer: Not reliably—unless you give them curated evidence.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.18749
Can LLMs with reasoning + web search reliably fact-check political claims?
We evaluated 15 models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and DeepSeek on 6,000+ PolitiFact claims (2007–2024).
Short answer: Not reliably—unless you give them curated evidence.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.18749
November 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🚨 New working paper 🚨
Can LLMs with reasoning + web search reliably fact-check political claims?
We evaluated 15 models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and DeepSeek on 6,000+ PolitiFact claims (2007–2024).
Short answer: Not reliably—unless you give them curated evidence.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.18749
Can LLMs with reasoning + web search reliably fact-check political claims?
We evaluated 15 models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and DeepSeek on 6,000+ PolitiFact claims (2007–2024).
Short answer: Not reliably—unless you give them curated evidence.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.18749
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Yes. That’s a possibility
Well, if we let asylum seekers work, they might be able to pay for their own taxis, if they wanted to use them.
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Yes. That’s a possibility
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Ukrainian forces released videos of the operation against the two oilers Kairo and Virat in the Black Sea which tried to reach the Russian coast.
The message is clear:
If you are a shipowner trying to get Russian oil, expect that you will lose your whole ship.
The message is clear:
If you are a shipowner trying to get Russian oil, expect that you will lose your whole ship.
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Ukrainian forces released videos of the operation against the two oilers Kairo and Virat in the Black Sea which tried to reach the Russian coast.
The message is clear:
If you are a shipowner trying to get Russian oil, expect that you will lose your whole ship.
The message is clear:
If you are a shipowner trying to get Russian oil, expect that you will lose your whole ship.
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A Cambridge-led study of 13.9 million children in England found COVID vaccines are the safest option. The very rare, short-term risk of heart inflammation from vaccination is far lower than the risks from infection, which can cause blood clots, heart issues and severe inflammation for up to a year.
New Data Shows COVID-19 Infection Much Worse For Children Than the Vaccine
"The risk following vaccination is substantially lower than the risk following infection".
www.zmescience.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A Cambridge-led study of 13.9 million children in England found COVID vaccines are the safest option. The very rare, short-term risk of heart inflammation from vaccination is far lower than the risks from infection, which can cause blood clots, heart issues and severe inflammation for up to a year.
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Mind you the Supreme Court caused all this by telling that orange toddler he’s got immunity so all who voted him his favour should also be charged for war crimes (wonder if they are also in them Trumpstein files)
November 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Mind you the Supreme Court caused all this by telling that orange toddler he’s got immunity so all who voted him his favour should also be charged for war crimes (wonder if they are also in them Trumpstein files)
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"The incidence of myocarditis found for young men after SARS-CoV-2 infection is larger than what we found for myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination."
The research of Vinay Prasad
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The research of Vinay Prasad
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
COVID‐19 vaccine induced myocarditis in young males: A systematic review
In reporting rates of myocarditis post COVID19 vaccination, breaking down rates by age, sex, dose, and manufacturer results in higher reported estimates than studies that report overall rates in the ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"The incidence of myocarditis found for young men after SARS-CoV-2 infection is larger than what we found for myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination."
The research of Vinay Prasad
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The research of Vinay Prasad
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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A Federal judge said that the deployment of national guard to DC is illegal. He paused the removal to not cause chaos until the after the expected appeal.
Technically, they are following illegal orders by being there.
Why aren't the Governors recalling their troops from our cities?
Technically, they are following illegal orders by being there.
Why aren't the Governors recalling their troops from our cities?
November 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A Federal judge said that the deployment of national guard to DC is illegal. He paused the removal to not cause chaos until the after the expected appeal.
Technically, they are following illegal orders by being there.
Why aren't the Governors recalling their troops from our cities?
Technically, they are following illegal orders by being there.
Why aren't the Governors recalling their troops from our cities?
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🔥 The mood in Brexit-world is changing...
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
🔥 The mood in Brexit-world is changing...
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Congratulations to Graham Phillips for achieving this first - Pro-Russia former civil servant becomes first Brit to face Ukraine 'war crime' charges over clip of pigs eating dead soldiers
www.lbc.co.uk/article/firs...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/firs...
Pro-Russia former civil servant becomes first Brit to face Ukraine 'war crime' charges over clip of pigs eating dead soldiers | LBC
A former civil servant who has publicly voiced his support for Vladimir Putin has reportedly become the first Brit to face charges of war crimes over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
www.lbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Congratulations to Graham Phillips for achieving this first - Pro-Russia former civil servant becomes first Brit to face Ukraine 'war crime' charges over clip of pigs eating dead soldiers
www.lbc.co.uk/article/firs...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/firs...
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Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
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It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
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Too perfect for words.
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Too perfect for words.
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A DOD "Memo" saying no prosecution will happen isn't going to save you from life in a military prison for murdering civilian fisherman. Taking orders from a Fox News host who ordered you to do it isn't going to look real good to a jury.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Pete Hegseth’s order to ‘kill everybody’ included alleged drug boat survivors: report
More than 80 people killed in campaign that law-of-war experts have labeled extrajudicial murder
www.independent.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A DOD "Memo" saying no prosecution will happen isn't going to save you from life in a military prison for murdering civilian fisherman. Taking orders from a Fox News host who ordered you to do it isn't going to look real good to a jury.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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🍁 5% of all deaths in Canada in 2024 were legally assisted, dignified, and on that person's terms.
I'm damn glad I (hopefully will) have this option when the time comes. 👍
nationalpost.com/news/more-th...
I'm damn glad I (hopefully will) have this option when the time comes. 👍
nationalpost.com/news/more-th...
More than 16,000 Canadians died by MAID in 2024 — 5% of all deaths in Canada: report
The vast majority of people receiving MAID last year had a "reasonably foreseeable" death, with cancer the most common underlying condition.
nationalpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🍁 5% of all deaths in Canada in 2024 were legally assisted, dignified, and on that person's terms.
I'm damn glad I (hopefully will) have this option when the time comes. 👍
nationalpost.com/news/more-th...
I'm damn glad I (hopefully will) have this option when the time comes. 👍
nationalpost.com/news/more-th...
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Hegseth wasn't chosen as merely a Fox News buffoon who then bumbles his way into war crimes out of machismo incompetence. He was chosen specifically because he is, and has been for a long time, a proud, open, and explicit advocate of war crimes as a good thing we should do.
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Hegseth wasn't chosen as merely a Fox News buffoon who then bumbles his way into war crimes out of machismo incompetence. He was chosen specifically because he is, and has been for a long time, a proud, open, and explicit advocate of war crimes as a good thing we should do.
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a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
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Look, I'm happy he's in our camp (now, finally), but...
1. This is obviously selfish. That is hardly the worst thing Trump has said. It took that specifically?
2. It took the birth of his daughter for him to defend those who are differently abled?
Bravo, but we are not friends.
1. This is obviously selfish. That is hardly the worst thing Trump has said. It took that specifically?
2. It took the birth of his daughter for him to defend those who are differently abled?
Bravo, but we are not friends.
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Look, I'm happy he's in our camp (now, finally), but...
1. This is obviously selfish. That is hardly the worst thing Trump has said. It took that specifically?
2. It took the birth of his daughter for him to defend those who are differently abled?
Bravo, but we are not friends.
1. This is obviously selfish. That is hardly the worst thing Trump has said. It took that specifically?
2. It took the birth of his daughter for him to defend those who are differently abled?
Bravo, but we are not friends.
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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If I open an article and the splash banner is AI slop, I close the tab. If you don't have the bare minimum of discernment to not do that, what else do you consider "good enough" to publish?
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If I open an article and the splash banner is AI slop, I close the tab. If you don't have the bare minimum of discernment to not do that, what else do you consider "good enough" to publish?
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SCOOP: For the Trump admin's Sept. 2 strike targeting 11 men on a boat suspected of ferrying drugs, SecDef Hegseth gave an order, officials say, to kill them all. When two men were still alive, orders were given to strike again, finishing them off.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
SCOOP: For the Trump admin's Sept. 2 strike targeting 11 men on a boat suspected of ferrying drugs, SecDef Hegseth gave an order, officials say, to kill them all. When two men were still alive, orders were given to strike again, finishing them off.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM