Daniel Drucker
@3e.org
Brain scientist, Unix monkey, lapsed pilot, vision-neuroscience Ph.D.; Director of IT, McLean Hospital Neuroimaging @ Harvard Medical School / Mass General Brigham.
@garthnix.bsky.social she made this herself but was very concerned that she didn't have anything to prevent them from ringing
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
@garthnix.bsky.social she made this herself but was very concerned that she didn't have anything to prevent them from ringing
are you all pumped for today's APPLE EVENT? i don't wanna jump the gun but i bet you this is going to be the most recently released iphone ever
September 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
are you all pumped for today's APPLE EVENT? i don't wanna jump the gun but i bet you this is going to be the most recently released iphone ever
ACAB includes the Chrestomanci
August 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
ACAB includes the Chrestomanci
@freesurfermri.bsky.social Will tarballs for any 8.x releases be made available? There are none here: surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/rel7d...
July 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
@freesurfermri.bsky.social Will tarballs for any 8.x releases be made available? There are none here: surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/rel7d...
Islamic legend says Allah gave the first tongs to the first blacksmith (since you need tongs to make tongs) which means He was definitely watching the first time someone clicked empty tongs together a couple times to make sure they work
April 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Islamic legend says Allah gave the first tongs to the first blacksmith (since you need tongs to make tongs) which means He was definitely watching the first time someone clicked empty tongs together a couple times to make sure they work
@simonwillison.net Any idea why using gemini.google.com with 2.5 pro experimental is WILDLY worse at "Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle." than using "llm -m gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25" with the precise same prompt? I can reproduce this over dozens of attempts.
April 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
@simonwillison.net Any idea why using gemini.google.com with 2.5 pro experimental is WILDLY worse at "Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle." than using "llm -m gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25" with the precise same prompt? I can reproduce this over dozens of attempts.
I love @pennyvixen.bsky.social's Goblin Emperor series because it contains all sorts of great fantasy elements like:
✅ goblins
✅ magic
✅ good intracity public transit
✅ goblins
✅ magic
✅ good intracity public transit
April 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I love @pennyvixen.bsky.social's Goblin Emperor series because it contains all sorts of great fantasy elements like:
✅ goblins
✅ magic
✅ good intracity public transit
✅ goblins
✅ magic
✅ good intracity public transit
repeatedly whispering "memento felem" into my cat's ear as she struts down the hall
February 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
repeatedly whispering "memento felem" into my cat's ear as she struts down the hall
I'd love to hear more from @simonwillison.net about gemini-1206; it seems like Google is *finally* catching up?
December 10, 2024 at 2:46 PM
I'd love to hear more from @simonwillison.net about gemini-1206; it seems like Google is *finally* catching up?
Aladdin's Cave of Wonders permits only “the diamond in the rough” to retrieve the lamp. Why? It's inevitable! The cave contains at least two items which can break causality: the carpet and the lamp. (The itinerary in A Whole New World proves the carpet can time-travel.) 🧵1/3
December 1, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Aladdin's Cave of Wonders permits only “the diamond in the rough” to retrieve the lamp. Why? It's inevitable! The cave contains at least two items which can break causality: the carpet and the lamp. (The itinerary in A Whole New World proves the carpet can time-travel.) 🧵1/3
oh hey look it’s a close-up of my old Fruit of the Loom undershirt
November 29, 2024 at 1:04 PM
oh hey look it’s a close-up of my old Fruit of the Loom undershirt
When I was a TA for a Penn undergrad psychology course, I invited the students to draw a turkey on the final page of the midterm. Here you can explore the 274 responses I got. 3e.org/turkeys/
Turkeys from Psych 001 at Penn, 2006
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November 28, 2024 at 5:20 PM
When I was a TA for a Penn undergrad psychology course, I invited the students to draw a turkey on the final page of the midterm. Here you can explore the 274 responses I got. 3e.org/turkeys/
Reposted by Daniel Drucker
saying this confidently: i will never dress better than a mallard
November 25, 2024 at 5:09 PM
saying this confidently: i will never dress better than a mallard
Puzzle for bash experts. Create a file "puzzle.3"
It must be 3 lines long.
All lines except the first must consist solely of the string futz.
Running "bash puzzle.3", you return (all and only) this EXACT response:
"puzzle.3: line 3: futz: command not found"
more details: dmd.3e.org/a-shell-puzz...
It must be 3 lines long.
All lines except the first must consist solely of the string futz.
Running "bash puzzle.3", you return (all and only) this EXACT response:
"puzzle.3: line 3: futz: command not found"
more details: dmd.3e.org/a-shell-puzz...
A Shell (bash) Puzzle
Here's a puzzle for bash experts. Create a file named puzzle.3.
1. It must be 3 lines long.
2. All lines except the first must consist solely of the string futz.
3. If you run bash puzzle.3, you ...
dmd.3e.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Puzzle for bash experts. Create a file "puzzle.3"
It must be 3 lines long.
All lines except the first must consist solely of the string futz.
Running "bash puzzle.3", you return (all and only) this EXACT response:
"puzzle.3: line 3: futz: command not found"
more details: dmd.3e.org/a-shell-puzz...
It must be 3 lines long.
All lines except the first must consist solely of the string futz.
Running "bash puzzle.3", you return (all and only) this EXACT response:
"puzzle.3: line 3: futz: command not found"
more details: dmd.3e.org/a-shell-puzz...
@seananmcguire.bsky.social My 10yo just started the Wayward series and now you’ve joined the ranks of “authors my kid (who I swear was just a toddler yesterday) and I share a love of” (along with e.g. Pratchett, @tkingfisher.com, DWJones)
November 25, 2024 at 1:34 AM
@seananmcguire.bsky.social My 10yo just started the Wayward series and now you’ve joined the ranks of “authors my kid (who I swear was just a toddler yesterday) and I share a love of” (along with e.g. Pratchett, @tkingfisher.com, DWJones)
Other Cyclops: Who put your eye out, Polyphemus?
Polyphemus: UNKNOWN CALLER
Polyphemus: UNKNOWN CALLER
November 24, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Other Cyclops: Who put your eye out, Polyphemus?
Polyphemus: UNKNOWN CALLER
Polyphemus: UNKNOWN CALLER
a spooky story in 7 words: VOLUME IN DRIVE C HAS NO LABEL
November 24, 2024 at 11:24 PM
a spooky story in 7 words: VOLUME IN DRIVE C HAS NO LABEL
you’ve heard of System 1 and System 2 thinking well get ready for
November 24, 2024 at 11:17 PM
you’ve heard of System 1 and System 2 thinking well get ready for
for our next trick the United States will go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line
November 24, 2024 at 11:14 PM
for our next trick the United States will go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line
oh you like stuffing? name five Pilgrims
November 24, 2024 at 11:08 PM
oh you like stuffing? name five Pilgrims
i wonder what the correlation between "favorite channel as a kid in 1991 was The Weather Channel" and "has an anxiety disorder today" is
November 21, 2024 at 3:56 PM
i wonder what the correlation between "favorite channel as a kid in 1991 was The Weather Channel" and "has an anxiety disorder today" is
Tom Bombadil wasn't really happy with how things went.
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And his boots are yellow.
In a quiet glade untouched by the Ages, a small house stood among ancient trees. Inside, that which called itself Tom Bombadil sat at his long table; about his feet, in wide vessels of green and brown...
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November 19, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Tom Bombadil wasn't really happy with how things went.
dmd.3e.org/and-his-boot...
dmd.3e.org/and-his-boot...