Christopher Kaminski
@cjkaminski.bsky.social
Film & Television Producer. Software Developer. Angry.
Andrej Karpathy, one of the technical founders of OpenAI and the progenitor of "vibe coding", low-key mentions that his weapon of choice is Anthropic's Claude 4.5 Opus.
(No judgement, just an interesting observation.)
karpathy.bearblog.dev/auto-grade-hn/
(No judgement, just an interesting observation.)
karpathy.bearblog.dev/auto-grade-hn/
Auto-grading decade-old Hacker News discussions with hindsight
A vibe coding thought exercise on what it might look like for LLMs to scour human historical data at scale and in retrospect.
karpathy.bearblog.dev
December 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Andrej Karpathy, one of the technical founders of OpenAI and the progenitor of "vibe coding", low-key mentions that his weapon of choice is Anthropic's Claude 4.5 Opus.
(No judgement, just an interesting observation.)
karpathy.bearblog.dev/auto-grade-hn/
(No judgement, just an interesting observation.)
karpathy.bearblog.dev/auto-grade-hn/
When I was a kid, I loved taking things apart to understand how they worked. My parents (bless them) encouraged me by picking up old electronics at flea markets to encourage my curiosity.
This explainer scratches that itchy part of my brain!
robrobinette.com/How_Amps_Wor...
This explainer scratches that itchy part of my brain!
robrobinette.com/How_Amps_Wor...
How Amps Work
How Tube Guitar Amplifiers Work
robrobinette.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
When I was a kid, I loved taking things apart to understand how they worked. My parents (bless them) encouraged me by picking up old electronics at flea markets to encourage my curiosity.
This explainer scratches that itchy part of my brain!
robrobinette.com/How_Amps_Wor...
This explainer scratches that itchy part of my brain!
robrobinette.com/How_Amps_Wor...
I'm ethnically Jewish and I support Kat.
Palestinians deserve human rights.
Palestinians deserve human rights.
It’s official: AIPAC is trying to buy my election to keep me out of Congress.
Apparently, I’m a “dangerous detractor”... by believing Palestinians (like myself and my family) deserve basic human rights.
But we’re not going to let AIPAC win.
Apparently, I’m a “dangerous detractor”... by believing Palestinians (like myself and my family) deserve basic human rights.
But we’re not going to let AIPAC win.
September 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I'm ethnically Jewish and I support Kat.
Palestinians deserve human rights.
Palestinians deserve human rights.
100% couldn't agree more
There is only one good surveillance app and it’s the Merlin bird app.
This is like deep buzzkill / privacy lecture behavior of me, but using face rec / crowdsourcing doxing investigations on totally random people doing absolutely nothing has become extremely popular and normalized on TikTok and it's really very bad
July 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
100% couldn't agree more
I'm not mad about this.
I remember when antitrust law prevented studios from owning theaters. It was a good idea at the time, but... times have changed.
Theaters are no longer the way most people watch movies.
I love movie theaters and I'm fine with corporate largess keeping the experience alive.
I remember when antitrust law prevented studios from owning theaters. It was a good idea at the time, but... times have changed.
Theaters are no longer the way most people watch movies.
I love movie theaters and I'm fine with corporate largess keeping the experience alive.
Ghost of Corporate Synergy.
Alamo Drafthouse, which is owned by Sony, is hosting a film series “inspired by” Ghost of Yōtei, a PlayStation video game made by Sucker Punch Productions, which is a Sony-owned studio. There’s even a...
www.theverge.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm not mad about this.
I remember when antitrust law prevented studios from owning theaters. It was a good idea at the time, but... times have changed.
Theaters are no longer the way most people watch movies.
I love movie theaters and I'm fine with corporate largess keeping the experience alive.
I remember when antitrust law prevented studios from owning theaters. It was a good idea at the time, but... times have changed.
Theaters are no longer the way most people watch movies.
I love movie theaters and I'm fine with corporate largess keeping the experience alive.
The enshittification will continue as long as shareholder value improves.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026
Netflix is trying to grow ad revenue quickly.
arstechnica.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The enshittification will continue as long as shareholder value improves.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
As someone who learned about computers when assembly code was highly relevant in every aspect of programming, I find myself agreeing with John Carmack and Tim Sweeney.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/j...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/j...
Carmack defends AI tools after Quake fan calls Microsoft AI demo “disgusting”
Carmack: “Power tools” like AI are “central to all the progress in computers.”…
arstechnica.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
As someone who learned about computers when assembly code was highly relevant in every aspect of programming, I find myself agreeing with John Carmack and Tim Sweeney.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/j...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/j...
Daaaaamn. I rarely see this kind of shade thrown by career journalists. It's a beautiful thing to witness.
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Daaaaamn. I rarely see this kind of shade thrown by career journalists. It's a beautiful thing to witness.
Someone once said roughly 10% of people are inherently good, 10% of people are inherently evil, and the rest can be swayed in either direction. That seems about right.
I believe that Stephen Miller is pure evil. He must be removed from power as soon as possible.
I believe that Stephen Miller is pure evil. He must be removed from power as soon as possible.
April 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Someone once said roughly 10% of people are inherently good, 10% of people are inherently evil, and the rest can be swayed in either direction. That seems about right.
I believe that Stephen Miller is pure evil. He must be removed from power as soon as possible.
I believe that Stephen Miller is pure evil. He must be removed from power as soon as possible.
Reposted by Christopher Kaminski
bright spot
BREAKING: On Friday, the federal government issued new demands of Harvard University. The university's lawyers just responded: back off.
April 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
bright spot
Trump wants to send Americans to concentration camps in foreign countries. We cannot allow this to happen.
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
April 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Trump wants to send Americans to concentration camps in foreign countries. We cannot allow this to happen.
@kimhu.bsky.social
The mere suggestion that Ukraine should be politically divided in order to achieve peace is nonsense. Thank you for calling it out publicly!!
The mere suggestion that Ukraine should be politically divided in order to achieve peace is nonsense. Thank you for calling it out publicly!!
April 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
@kimhu.bsky.social
The mere suggestion that Ukraine should be politically divided in order to achieve peace is nonsense. Thank you for calling it out publicly!!
The mere suggestion that Ukraine should be politically divided in order to achieve peace is nonsense. Thank you for calling it out publicly!!
Every US citizen should read this article.
The piece was authored by serious people.
Erwin Chemerinsky is dean of the law school at the University of California, Berkeley.
Lawrence Tribe is professor emeritus of constitutional law at Harvard.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
The piece was authored by serious people.
Erwin Chemerinsky is dean of the law school at the University of California, Berkeley.
Lawrence Tribe is professor emeritus of constitutional law at Harvard.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Gulag Archipelago (Gift Article)
Trump is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants, anywhere in the world.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Every US citizen should read this article.
The piece was authored by serious people.
Erwin Chemerinsky is dean of the law school at the University of California, Berkeley.
Lawrence Tribe is professor emeritus of constitutional law at Harvard.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
The piece was authored by serious people.
Erwin Chemerinsky is dean of the law school at the University of California, Berkeley.
Lawrence Tribe is professor emeritus of constitutional law at Harvard.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
Reposted by Christopher Kaminski
Rolling Stone was a "useless mainstream music rag" during my 90s punk rock era. Now, they're a bastion of journalism.
How times have changed.
I'm delighted to have their storied banner - and more importantly, the people who write for them - on our side.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
How times have changed.
I'm delighted to have their storied banner - and more importantly, the people who write for them - on our side.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
'Musk's Involvement in Politics Could Be the Downfall of Tesla'
Tesla is facing protests, arsons, and ridicule as Americans outraged by Elon Musk's actions in the Trump administration poison the brand's reputation.
www.rollingstone.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Rolling Stone was a "useless mainstream music rag" during my 90s punk rock era. Now, they're a bastion of journalism.
How times have changed.
I'm delighted to have their storied banner - and more importantly, the people who write for them - on our side.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
How times have changed.
I'm delighted to have their storied banner - and more importantly, the people who write for them - on our side.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
The American Republic is transforming into the American Empire at breakneck speed.
Our institutions were never designed to withstand such a blitzkrieg of sedition and treason. They cannot save us now.
We, the People, must band together and fight back.
Our institutions were never designed to withstand such a blitzkrieg of sedition and treason. They cannot save us now.
We, the People, must band together and fight back.
February 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The American Republic is transforming into the American Empire at breakneck speed.
Our institutions were never designed to withstand such a blitzkrieg of sedition and treason. They cannot save us now.
We, the People, must band together and fight back.
Our institutions were never designed to withstand such a blitzkrieg of sedition and treason. They cannot save us now.
We, the People, must band together and fight back.
Americans cannot fight against a fascist takeover through laws, norms, and politics.
We aren't going to survive by cosplaying the British Red Coats during the American Revolution, ffs.
"How dare these hooligans fail to abide by the rules of warfare! I am aghast at this uncivilized behavior."🙄
We aren't going to survive by cosplaying the British Red Coats during the American Revolution, ffs.
"How dare these hooligans fail to abide by the rules of warfare! I am aghast at this uncivilized behavior."🙄
February 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Americans cannot fight against a fascist takeover through laws, norms, and politics.
We aren't going to survive by cosplaying the British Red Coats during the American Revolution, ffs.
"How dare these hooligans fail to abide by the rules of warfare! I am aghast at this uncivilized behavior."🙄
We aren't going to survive by cosplaying the British Red Coats during the American Revolution, ffs.
"How dare these hooligans fail to abide by the rules of warfare! I am aghast at this uncivilized behavior."🙄
While comparing Trump to Hitler might feel "overplayed" to some people, we've crossed the Rubicon.
Hitler seized power because the Wehrmacht Republic incorrectly believed they could control him and his followers. The Republican Party made the exact same mistake.
The coup is already in progress.
Hitler seized power because the Wehrmacht Republic incorrectly believed they could control him and his followers. The Republican Party made the exact same mistake.
The coup is already in progress.
February 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
While comparing Trump to Hitler might feel "overplayed" to some people, we've crossed the Rubicon.
Hitler seized power because the Wehrmacht Republic incorrectly believed they could control him and his followers. The Republican Party made the exact same mistake.
The coup is already in progress.
Hitler seized power because the Wehrmacht Republic incorrectly believed they could control him and his followers. The Republican Party made the exact same mistake.
The coup is already in progress.
Elon Musk fired a swath of people in the Department of Energy who are critical to maintaining the US nuclear arsenal.
While someone noticed this grievous error and walked it back (afaik), this kind of incurious arrogance leads to international disaster.
www.newsweek.com/trump-fires-...
While someone noticed this grievous error and walked it back (afaik), this kind of incurious arrogance leads to international disaster.
www.newsweek.com/trump-fires-...
Trump moves to fire staff overseeing nuclear weapons then backtracks—Report
The Department of Energy employs approximately 14,000 workers and oversees 95,000 contractors across energy and security sectors.
www.newsweek.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Elon Musk fired a swath of people in the Department of Energy who are critical to maintaining the US nuclear arsenal.
While someone noticed this grievous error and walked it back (afaik), this kind of incurious arrogance leads to international disaster.
www.newsweek.com/trump-fires-...
While someone noticed this grievous error and walked it back (afaik), this kind of incurious arrogance leads to international disaster.
www.newsweek.com/trump-fires-...
"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." - Marcus Aurelius
While I don't consider myself to be a dyed-in-the-wool Stoic, this particular sentiment resonates with me. It's often best to lead by example.
While I don't consider myself to be a dyed-in-the-wool Stoic, this particular sentiment resonates with me. It's often best to lead by example.
January 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." - Marcus Aurelius
While I don't consider myself to be a dyed-in-the-wool Stoic, this particular sentiment resonates with me. It's often best to lead by example.
While I don't consider myself to be a dyed-in-the-wool Stoic, this particular sentiment resonates with me. It's often best to lead by example.
Reposted by Christopher Kaminski
rolling into 2025...
January 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
rolling into 2025...
This woodblock print by Kyosai Kawanabe (1874) has been on my mind for the past couple of weeks. Overall, it's magnificent art. No notes.
But there's one detail that slays me every single time. Look at the musicians in the upper left hand corner. 🤘
But there's one detail that slays me every single time. Look at the musicians in the upper left hand corner. 🤘
January 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This woodblock print by Kyosai Kawanabe (1874) has been on my mind for the past couple of weeks. Overall, it's magnificent art. No notes.
But there's one detail that slays me every single time. Look at the musicians in the upper left hand corner. 🤘
But there's one detail that slays me every single time. Look at the musicians in the upper left hand corner. 🤘
For anyone who enjoys live music, but doesn't follow NPR's Tiny Desk closely (like me!), you might have missed Billie Eilish's performance a few days ago. What an exceptional group of musicians!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOAI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOAI...
Billie Eilish: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:16 AM
For anyone who enjoys live music, but doesn't follow NPR's Tiny Desk closely (like me!), you might have missed Billie Eilish's performance a few days ago. What an exceptional group of musicians!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOAI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOAI...
Reposted by Christopher Kaminski
