Luke VanderHart
@vanderhart.net
Trying to build good things. he/him.
Sic semper tyrannis
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Luke VanderHart
@vanderhart.net
· Dec 24
We need to put the punk back in cyber.
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The metaphors here excel at conveying something I often struggle to express.
I would just add that it’s not entirely users’ fault if they don’t see LLMs as a latent space to explore. We might need better interfaces to take full advantage of that potential.
I would just add that it’s not entirely users’ fault if they don’t see LLMs as a latent space to explore. We might need better interfaces to take full advantage of that potential.
An attempt to express how I principally use LLMs.
Rotating the Space: On LLMs as a Medium for Thought
sbgeoaiphd.github.io/rotating_the...
Rotating the Space: On LLMs as a Medium for Thought
sbgeoaiphd.github.io/rotating_the...
January 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The metaphors here excel at conveying something I often struggle to express.
I would just add that it’s not entirely users’ fault if they don’t see LLMs as a latent space to explore. We might need better interfaces to take full advantage of that potential.
I would just add that it’s not entirely users’ fault if they don’t see LLMs as a latent space to explore. We might need better interfaces to take full advantage of that potential.
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The thing about treating LLMs as inherently evil is it lets people like this - people who tell them, in writing, in their prompts, to do shit like this - off the hook
This is bonkers.
August 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The thing about treating LLMs as inherently evil is it lets people like this - people who tell them, in writing, in their prompts, to do shit like this - off the hook
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From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
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If you can substitute "hungry ghost trapped in a jar" for "AI" in a sentence it's probably a valid use case for LLMs. Take "I have a bunch of hungry ghosts in jars, they mainly write SQL queries for me". Sure. Reasonable use case.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
August 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
If you can substitute "hungry ghost trapped in a jar" for "AI" in a sentence it's probably a valid use case for LLMs. Take "I have a bunch of hungry ghosts in jars, they mainly write SQL queries for me". Sure. Reasonable use case.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
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We need to stop saying “AI is coming for our jobs”
AI doesn’t have a vendetta against the middle class. It’s not sentient, it can’t choose to harm us. It’s a tool for those who can. We need to identify the right party at fault.
“Billionaires are coming for our jobs”
AI doesn’t have a vendetta against the middle class. It’s not sentient, it can’t choose to harm us. It’s a tool for those who can. We need to identify the right party at fault.
“Billionaires are coming for our jobs”
January 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
We need to stop saying “AI is coming for our jobs”
AI doesn’t have a vendetta against the middle class. It’s not sentient, it can’t choose to harm us. It’s a tool for those who can. We need to identify the right party at fault.
“Billionaires are coming for our jobs”
AI doesn’t have a vendetta against the middle class. It’s not sentient, it can’t choose to harm us. It’s a tool for those who can. We need to identify the right party at fault.
“Billionaires are coming for our jobs”
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So excited to reveal the cover of House of Myth and Necessity, designed by @alban-fischer.bsky.social, and to welcome back our author @jasutherland.bsky.social, also the author of Bullet Points (River River, 2023)! 🎉🎉🎉
Preorder here: riverriverbooks.org/store/-Preor...
Preorder here: riverriverbooks.org/store/-Preor...
December 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
So excited to reveal the cover of House of Myth and Necessity, designed by @alban-fischer.bsky.social, and to welcome back our author @jasutherland.bsky.social, also the author of Bullet Points (River River, 2023)! 🎉🎉🎉
Preorder here: riverriverbooks.org/store/-Preor...
Preorder here: riverriverbooks.org/store/-Preor...
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It’s Dr. Slop’s monster, actually
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM
It’s Dr. Slop’s monster, actually
This is really good.
Many critical AI resources are written for teachers, rather than students. I wrote this for undergrad students dealing with “AI literacy” in the humanities, hoping to raise more fundamental questions about what it means to write. People have added it to syllabi, so maybe you’ll find it useful, too.
Human Literacy
Something I Can Tell Students Now That I Am Not Teaching
You and I probably both keep hearing that students should be working toward AI literacy. That you should know what to type into prompt windo...
mail.cyberneticforests.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
This is really good.
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
January 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”
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White House Evacuated After Trans Alarm Goes Off https://theonion.com/white-house-evacuated-after-trans-alarm-goes-off/
December 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
White House Evacuated After Trans Alarm Goes Off https://theonion.com/white-house-evacuated-after-trans-alarm-goes-off/
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As the poet Robyn Schiff would say: a visitation.
December 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
As the poet Robyn Schiff would say: a visitation.
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And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was somewhere in Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
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useless useless useless useless wastes of time money and skin
BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Dem Leaders Decide to Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024
The Democratic National Committee has completed its long-awaited analysis on what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. But in a move that will attract intense criticism, it’s keeping the findings secret.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
useless useless useless useless wastes of time money and skin
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This is just one example, but this story is the perfect example of why mediocre white guys are against DEI and this is the “American Dream” they’re trying to preserve. This is the “western culture” they want to protect, and anti-discrimination laws and policies destroy that.
December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is just one example, but this story is the perfect example of why mediocre white guys are against DEI and this is the “American Dream” they’re trying to preserve. This is the “western culture” they want to protect, and anti-discrimination laws and policies destroy that.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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This series is astonishing, fascinating, infuriating, and fiendishly complex, and one of my favorite SFF reads. It's also $2.99 on Kobo, Apple Books, Amazon, and other ebook stores today.
Still time to get the "Too Like the Lightning" ebook for $2.99 today in the goldbox sale: www.amazon.com/Too-Like-Lig...
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This series is astonishing, fascinating, infuriating, and fiendishly complex, and one of my favorite SFF reads. It's also $2.99 on Kobo, Apple Books, Amazon, and other ebook stores today.
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The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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I have written this thread up into a blog post, it has more extensive links to sources & previous conversations about fake content & users on the internet. It's easier to share, if you want to make sure your friends don't get caught in that honeypot of a corporate blogpost aramzs.xyz/microblogs/d...
Don't trust the human slop telling you how much of the web is AI slop
Is a lot of the web algorithmically created content? Possibly! But don't share the argument that's trying to sell you on creating more fake content.
aramzs.xyz
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I have written this thread up into a blog post, it has more extensive links to sources & previous conversations about fake content & users on the internet. It's easier to share, if you want to make sure your friends don't get caught in that honeypot of a corporate blogpost aramzs.xyz/microblogs/d...
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pointing, laughing
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
pointing, laughing
