Byron
@byronerd.bsky.social
South African mathematician (of sorts), AI ethicist, dabbler in robotics, and occasionally referred to as et al.
Everyone is excited about the shiny new tool and have forgotten that there's a whole toolbox of reliable tools that are actually really good at solving certain problems. But nooooo... Let's use the new shiny tool to solve *everything*.
What could possibly go wrong?🤷🙄
What could possibly go wrong?🤷🙄
September 16, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Everyone is excited about the shiny new tool and have forgotten that there's a whole toolbox of reliable tools that are actually really good at solving certain problems. But nooooo... Let's use the new shiny tool to solve *everything*.
What could possibly go wrong?🤷🙄
What could possibly go wrong?🤷🙄
Wasn't the whole point of the Smart car that you didn't have to parallel park?!🤣
September 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Wasn't the whole point of the Smart car that you didn't have to parallel park?!🤣
Youngster?! We'll take it😂🙏
September 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Youngster?! We'll take it😂🙏
With the American "left" shifting inexorably rightwards, I don't think it will happen any time soon. Maybe not even in our lifetimes.
August 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
With the American "left" shifting inexorably rightwards, I don't think it will happen any time soon. Maybe not even in our lifetimes.
It seems many Americans prefer to blame Thiel and Musk's ideology on Apartheid South Africa (which may be a partial factor) and completely ignore the fact that American society has held space for the same ideology and not had the same 1994 moment of push back and realignment to humanism🤷
August 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
It seems many Americans prefer to blame Thiel and Musk's ideology on Apartheid South Africa (which may be a partial factor) and completely ignore the fact that American society has held space for the same ideology and not had the same 1994 moment of push back and realignment to humanism🤷
Does that mean 23andMe is God?🤔
August 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Does that mean 23andMe is God?🤔
This is why I love the metal covers of Taylor Swift songs. No pronoun changes and it's awesome 🤘
August 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This is why I love the metal covers of Taylor Swift songs. No pronoun changes and it's awesome 🤘
You got in, ergo, you deserve to be there. Simple🤷
August 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
You got in, ergo, you deserve to be there. Simple🤷