Demiurg
@d3miurg.bsky.social
Way too long to write here :) I've lived a couple of lives that have led me to become a CTO and a farmer on a quinta.
I'm here for the tech and science community and for kind people with interesting minds. Resist fascism!
I'm here for the tech and science community and for kind people with interesting minds. Resist fascism!
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A lil' look at what's in the kitchen at the moment. Spent the day making this very high level visual of LLM inference.
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A lil' look at what's in the kitchen at the moment. Spent the day making this very high level visual of LLM inference.
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Fun new variant on my pelican riding a bicycle SVG benchmark by BeetleB, who instead used "Write a POV-Ray file that shows a pelican riding on a bicycle" to get ray-traced pelicans: blog.nawaz.org/posts/2025/O...
November 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Fun new variant on my pelican riding a bicycle SVG benchmark by BeetleB, who instead used "Write a POV-Ray file that shows a pelican riding on a bicycle" to get ray-traced pelicans: blog.nawaz.org/posts/2025/O...
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Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.
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The Bank of England indicated that the cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover significantly slowed national gross domestic product growth. www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-pol...
November 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The Bank of England indicated that the cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover significantly slowed national gross domestic product growth. www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-pol...
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Tired: two-factor authentication
Wired: n+1-factor authentication, where successfully authenticating on a new device just allows you to log in again, triggering another authentication request. Repeat ad infinitum
Wired: n+1-factor authentication, where successfully authenticating on a new device just allows you to log in again, triggering another authentication request. Repeat ad infinitum
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Tired: two-factor authentication
Wired: n+1-factor authentication, where successfully authenticating on a new device just allows you to log in again, triggering another authentication request. Repeat ad infinitum
Wired: n+1-factor authentication, where successfully authenticating on a new device just allows you to log in again, triggering another authentication request. Repeat ad infinitum
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This is now the worst year of layoffs since the housing crisis in 2009. On a positive not “woke is dead” so it’s a fair trade. 🤷🏾♂️
Elections have consequences as the saying goes.
Elections have consequences as the saying goes.
Job cuts surge in worst October layoffs in 22 years. Here's why
Employers slashed more than 150,000 jobs in October, the largest wave of layoffs in more than 20 years, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said.
www.usatoday.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is now the worst year of layoffs since the housing crisis in 2009. On a positive not “woke is dead” so it’s a fair trade. 🤷🏾♂️
Elections have consequences as the saying goes.
Elections have consequences as the saying goes.
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Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
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For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi has served the American people and worked to make our country better. No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed – and I will always be grateful for her support of the Affordable Care Act.
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi has served the American people and worked to make our country better. No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed – and I will always be grateful for her support of the Affordable Care Act.
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The man who gleefully did this was just awarded a trillion dollar pay package by his shareholders.
Karma is a myth and life is defined by injustice.
Karma is a myth and life is defined by injustice.
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The man who gleefully did this was just awarded a trillion dollar pay package by his shareholders.
Karma is a myth and life is defined by injustice.
Karma is a myth and life is defined by injustice.
I think I will try this as well when I have to negotiate about my salary the next time.
"I don’t feel comfortable building that robot army if I don’t have at least a strong influence."
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
"I don’t feel comfortable building that robot army if I don’t have at least a strong influence."
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Elon Musk wins $1 trillion Tesla pay vote despite “part-time CEO” criticism
Tesla investors back Musk pay despite his busy schedule running other companies.
arstechnica.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I think I will try this as well when I have to negotiate about my salary the next time.
"I don’t feel comfortable building that robot army if I don’t have at least a strong influence."
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
"I don’t feel comfortable building that robot army if I don’t have at least a strong influence."
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Being kind doesn’t mean being naive.
It means believing that caring still matters, even when the world gives you every reason to stop believing in it.
It means believing that caring still matters, even when the world gives you every reason to stop believing in it.
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Being kind doesn’t mean being naive.
It means believing that caring still matters, even when the world gives you every reason to stop believing in it.
It means believing that caring still matters, even when the world gives you every reason to stop believing in it.
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Trump forgot to do his usual post after elections about how many of his endorsed candidates won.
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Trump forgot to do his usual post after elections about how many of his endorsed candidates won.
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I’m having such a blast working through “Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch)” by Sebastian Raschka. I realise I’m only scratching the surface of a field with decades of history, but I feel much more able to understand things I read now I’ve seen how a model works.
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I’m having such a blast working through “Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch)” by Sebastian Raschka. I realise I’m only scratching the surface of a field with decades of history, but I feel much more able to understand things I read now I’ve seen how a model works.
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Mr. "I Don't Take Responsibility At All" thinks the MASSIVE BLUE WAVE was because he wasn't on the ballot, not
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.
Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.
Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊
#AccountabilityIsComing
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.
Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.
Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊
#AccountabilityIsComing
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Mr. "I Don't Take Responsibility At All" thinks the MASSIVE BLUE WAVE was because he wasn't on the ballot, not
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.
Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.
Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊
#AccountabilityIsComing
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.
Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.
Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊
#AccountabilityIsComing
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Datasette 1.0a20 is out, with an entirely new SQL-powered permissions system. This is by far the most ambitious project I've attempted with the help of coding agents (Claude Code and Codex CLI) - notes on how it works and what I learned along the way:
simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/4/d...
simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/4/d...
A new SQL-powered permissions system in Datasette 1.0a20
Datasette 1.0a20 is out with the biggest breaking API change on the road to 1.0, improving how Datasette’s permissions system works by migrating permission logic to SQL running in SQLite. …
simonwillison.net
November 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Datasette 1.0a20 is out, with an entirely new SQL-powered permissions system. This is by far the most ambitious project I've attempted with the help of coding agents (Claude Code and Codex CLI) - notes on how it works and what I learned along the way:
simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/4/d...
simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/4/d...
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In New Jersey and across the country, millions of Americans have critical elections today. Find your polling place or learn more at iwillvote.com
I Will Vote
Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.
iwillvote.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In New Jersey and across the country, millions of Americans have critical elections today. Find your polling place or learn more at iwillvote.com
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We all have buttons that can be pushed, no matter how rational and discerning we believe ourselves to be
Nothing good will come from getting worked up over videos of shit that didn't happen (even if "it feels like it could have happened")
Your default response to video should be skepticism
Nothing good will come from getting worked up over videos of shit that didn't happen (even if "it feels like it could have happened")
Your default response to video should be skepticism
November 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We all have buttons that can be pushed, no matter how rational and discerning we believe ourselves to be
Nothing good will come from getting worked up over videos of shit that didn't happen (even if "it feels like it could have happened")
Your default response to video should be skepticism
Nothing good will come from getting worked up over videos of shit that didn't happen (even if "it feels like it could have happened")
Your default response to video should be skepticism
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i firmly believe everyone needs to experience a planetarium show at least once in their lifetime. it puts EVERYTHING into perspective 🌌
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
i firmly believe everyone needs to experience a planetarium show at least once in their lifetime. it puts EVERYTHING into perspective 🌌
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The author of the now-defunct ZeroAccess botnet appears to have reformed and is a legitimate software developer now
r136a1.dev/2025/10/28/z...
r136a1.dev/2025/10/28/z...
November 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The author of the now-defunct ZeroAccess botnet appears to have reformed and is a legitimate software developer now
r136a1.dev/2025/10/28/z...
r136a1.dev/2025/10/28/z...
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Phase 1: Pivot from being the world’s top EV manufacturer to making robotaxis that crash.
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit
Tesla's ‘Robotaxis' Keep Crashing-Even With Human ‘Safety Monitors' Onboard
Tesla's pilot "robotaxi" program is facing mounting scrutiny after multiple incidents in Austin, Texas, where the company's driverless cars have reportedly been involved in several low-speed crashes d...
www.miamiherald.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Phase 1: Pivot from being the world’s top EV manufacturer to making robotaxis that crash.
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit
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The Eclipse Foundation says it contained the GlassWorm that was spreading on OpenVSX.
It also rotated creds for a bunch of developers that leaked their OpenVSX publishing tokens.
blogs.eclipse.org/post/mika%C3...
It also rotated creds for a bunch of developers that leaked their OpenVSX publishing tokens.
blogs.eclipse.org/post/mika%C3...
Open VSX security update, October 2025
Over the past few weeks, the Open VSX team and the Eclipse Foundation have been responding to reports of leaked tokens and related malicious activity involving certain extensions hosted on the Open VS...
blogs.eclipse.org
November 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Eclipse Foundation says it contained the GlassWorm that was spreading on OpenVSX.
It also rotated creds for a bunch of developers that leaked their OpenVSX publishing tokens.
blogs.eclipse.org/post/mika%C3...
It also rotated creds for a bunch of developers that leaked their OpenVSX publishing tokens.
blogs.eclipse.org/post/mika%C3...
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California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
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Notes on Cursor 2.0 and a pelican drawn by their brand new Composer-1 coding model, which they describe as "4x faster than similarly intelligent models" simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/29/...
Composer: Building a fast frontier model with RL
Cursor released Cursor 2.0 today, with a refreshed UI focused on agentic coding (and running agents in parallel) and a new model that's unique to Cursor called Composer 1. As far …
simonwillison.net
October 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Notes on Cursor 2.0 and a pelican drawn by their brand new Composer-1 coding model, which they describe as "4x faster than similarly intelligent models" simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/29/...
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Just in: Zohran Mamdani caught calling someone "bro", but our investigation has unearthed the truth. This person was not, in fact, his biological brother. Why did he lie? Tune in tonight at 10 for this and more breaking news.
October 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Just in: Zohran Mamdani caught calling someone "bro", but our investigation has unearthed the truth. This person was not, in fact, his biological brother. Why did he lie? Tune in tonight at 10 for this and more breaking news.