Adam Butler
@adm.btlr.eu
A man of many schwas. Technologist, writer, new dark crooner (retired). A pair of my old boots are in the permanent collection of the V&A museum.
German politicians and judges get into trouble for plagiarism in their phd thesis; spanish politicians fake their degrees www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Wave of Spanish politicians edit CVs over incorrect claims of degrees and diplomas
Resignation of rising star of People’s party prompts others to revise entries about educational qualifications
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
German politicians and judges get into trouble for plagiarism in their phd thesis; spanish politicians fake their degrees www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.
March 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.
Great essay by @marielgoddu.bsky.social in Aeon about “your power of do”. Hints at why LLMs won’t ever approach human cognition, which is founded on action and (my naive leap) embodiment aeon.co/essays/ca…
March 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Great essay by @marielgoddu.bsky.social in Aeon about “your power of do”. Hints at why LLMs won’t ever approach human cognition, which is founded on action and (my naive leap) embodiment aeon.co/essays/ca…
Emergent Misalignment: https://adm.btlr.eu/2025/02/26/emergent-misalignment.html
A recent study reveals that narrow finetuning of language models with insecure code can lead to unexpected and dangerous misalignment in their responses across various unrelated topics. This shouldn’t surprise us.
A recent study reveals that narrow finetuning of language models with insecure code can lead to unexpected and dangerous misalignment in their responses across various unrelated topics. This shouldn’t surprise us.
March 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Emergent Misalignment: https://adm.btlr.eu/2025/02/26/emergent-misalignment.html
A recent study reveals that narrow finetuning of language models with insecure code can lead to unexpected and dangerous misalignment in their responses across various unrelated topics. This shouldn’t surprise us.
A recent study reveals that narrow finetuning of language models with insecure code can lead to unexpected and dangerous misalignment in their responses across various unrelated topics. This shouldn’t surprise us.
Whats next? Whatever it is, it apparently doesn’t include apostrophes- or Palestinians
February 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Whats next? Whatever it is, it apparently doesn’t include apostrophes- or Palestinians
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Just one quick question if I may
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Just one quick question if I may
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This reads like the opening paragraph of a novel so bleakly dystopian you'd put it down after five pages
February 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This reads like the opening paragraph of a novel so bleakly dystopian you'd put it down after five pages
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No, Elon Musk didn't put a chip in anyone's brain, and we should not be terrified
theneuroscienceofeve...
A rapid-response post to a current article which suggests that Musk's brain-control abilities are waaaay beyond what they actually are
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#Musk #Brians #Neuralink #Science
theneuroscienceofeve...
A rapid-response post to a current article which suggests that Musk's brain-control abilities are waaaay beyond what they actually are
Like/subscribe etc.
#Musk #Brians #Neuralink #Science
February 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
No, Elon Musk didn't put a chip in anyone's brain, and we should not be terrified
theneuroscienceofeve...
A rapid-response post to a current article which suggests that Musk's brain-control abilities are waaaay beyond what they actually are
Like/subscribe etc.
#Musk #Brians #Neuralink #Science
theneuroscienceofeve...
A rapid-response post to a current article which suggests that Musk's brain-control abilities are waaaay beyond what they actually are
Like/subscribe etc.
#Musk #Brians #Neuralink #Science
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
Putting aside the topic of the article (criticism of the film Emilia Pérez), I find it frustrating that the author writes “AI” here, instead of, say, “technology”. Yesterday I was tuning some of my vocals with Melodyne. An equivalent process, but not “AI”. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...
February 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Putting aside the topic of the article (criticism of the film Emilia Pérez), I find it frustrating that the author writes “AI” here, instead of, say, “technology”. Yesterday I was tuning some of my vocals with Melodyne. An equivalent process, but not “AI”. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...
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Testing, testing… Extensive research indicates that the image most likely to break BlueSky is a Chagall cat. Hold on tight:
January 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Testing, testing… Extensive research indicates that the image most likely to break BlueSky is a Chagall cat. Hold on tight:
New theory for how 404 came to mean “file not found”: it’s a covert reference to the Roland synths and drum machines that shaped modem music, from the 101, through to the 303 bass synth, all the way up to the 909 drum machine– but the lineup never had a 404 @404media.co
January 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
New theory for how 404 came to mean “file not found”: it’s a covert reference to the Roland synths and drum machines that shaped modem music, from the 101, through to the 303 bass synth, all the way up to the 909 drum machine– but the lineup never had a 404 @404media.co
What is it about (proto) fascists and Tolkien? Curtis Yarvin, Meloni. I mean, GROW UP. Did they all stop reading at 13?
January 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
What is it about (proto) fascists and Tolkien? Curtis Yarvin, Meloni. I mean, GROW UP. Did they all stop reading at 13?
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having succeeded in purchasing positions of influence inside the White House, the billionaires and tech VCs have now set their sights back on Wikipedia
January 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
having succeeded in purchasing positions of influence inside the White House, the billionaires and tech VCs have now set their sights back on Wikipedia
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Damn if only Jesus had been aware of a large multicultural empire that might have given this sorta thing broader context.
January 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Damn if only Jesus had been aware of a large multicultural empire that might have given this sorta thing broader context.
My take on this is that, like many issues around sexuality, people get particularly upset because they secretly find the idea appealing or intriguing, but can’t bring themselves to admit it (to themselves). So they overreact to compensate, and pretend there’s a larger cause at stake.
There's a lot of raw dislike for gender norm violation, sometimes visceral disgust even, that gets rationalised into a cause grander than an individual "ick" feeling. But many vastly underestimate how robust and adaptable the order of things is. All change threatens (or promises!) total destruction.
To the degree that there's an argument there, what *is* the argument about how recognition of trans folks is destroying our society?
January 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
My take on this is that, like many issues around sexuality, people get particularly upset because they secretly find the idea appealing or intriguing, but can’t bring themselves to admit it (to themselves). So they overreact to compensate, and pretend there’s a larger cause at stake.
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An embarrassment of riches
January 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
An embarrassment of riches
Maybe the media *are* fuckwits
If I ever need to run a scam, remind me to make sure to target the masthead of The Atlantic, because those appear to be the most gullible motherfuckers on the planet
January 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Maybe the media *are* fuckwits
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Looks like American Democracy has undergone an unscheduled rapid disassembly.
January 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Looks like American Democracy has undergone an unscheduled rapid disassembly.
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this does not bode daciously
January 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
this does not bode daciously
Don’t think I’ll ever be able to unsee the richest man in the world being so overcome with emotion that he can’t stop himself doing a Nazi salute
January 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Don’t think I’ll ever be able to unsee the richest man in the world being so overcome with emotion that he can’t stop himself doing a Nazi salute
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MY PREDICTION: he will actually
January 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
MY PREDICTION: he will actually