Devon Hjelm
@devhje.bsky.social
Research Scientist @ Apple
Work: Modeling intelligence, generalization, representation learning.
Play: Music, games, outdoors
Work: Modeling intelligence, generalization, representation learning.
Play: Music, games, outdoors
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Pro tip to Laura Loomer who deleted this: The Internet is written in indelible ink.
September 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Pro tip to Laura Loomer who deleted this: The Internet is written in indelible ink.
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"Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery"
"Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?"
The party that is anti pro-choice and adopted slavery-denialism misappropriates pro-choice and anti-slavery.
"Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery"
"Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?"
The party that is anti pro-choice and adopted slavery-denialism misappropriates pro-choice and anti-slavery.
Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates
"Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery," Dr. Joseph Ladapo said. "Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?"
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September 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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"Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery"
"Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?"
The party that is anti pro-choice and adopted slavery-denialism misappropriates pro-choice and anti-slavery.
"Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery"
"Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?"
The party that is anti pro-choice and adopted slavery-denialism misappropriates pro-choice and anti-slavery.
This is what evil looks like. Using people as political leverage, just because you can.
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Trump administration completes large-scale prisoner swap with Venezuela | CNN Politics
The Trump administration completed a large-scale prisoner swap with Venezuela on Friday, sending about 250 Venezuelans who had been deported and imprisoned in El Salvador back to their home country in...
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July 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This is what evil looks like. Using people as political leverage, just because you can.
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I think everybody is about a year too late talking about Trump being a sexual predator to get distracted from the paid masked thugs, the billionaire tax cuts, the dismantling of public investment and support, and about everything else.
Good job America. I’m diagnosing you with ADHD.
Good job America. I’m diagnosing you with ADHD.
July 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I think everybody is about a year too late talking about Trump being a sexual predator to get distracted from the paid masked thugs, the billionaire tax cuts, the dismantling of public investment and support, and about everything else.
Good job America. I’m diagnosing you with ADHD.
Good job America. I’m diagnosing you with ADHD.
June 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
It begins. Get ready to start having to pay premium to generate those Ghibli stylized images.
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June 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It begins. Get ready to start having to pay premium to generate those Ghibli stylized images.
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“They took my cousin. He informed them he is a US citizen and his passport was in his pocket. We don’t know where they took him.”
This isn’t about deporting undocumented immigrants this is about going after people who are not white!
This isn’t about deporting undocumented immigrants this is about going after people who are not white!
June 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“They took my cousin. He informed them he is a US citizen and his passport was in his pocket. We don’t know where they took him.”
This isn’t about deporting undocumented immigrants this is about going after people who are not white!
This isn’t about deporting undocumented immigrants this is about going after people who are not white!
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Kristi Noem, Dr. Phil, and ICE went to this woman’s home in Huntington Park, CA at 6am to make a spectacle and you want me to be satisfied with @governor.ca.gov flowery words? Watch. It’s disgusting. Noem belongs in prison.
June 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Kristi Noem, Dr. Phil, and ICE went to this woman’s home in Huntington Park, CA at 6am to make a spectacle and you want me to be satisfied with @governor.ca.gov flowery words? Watch. It’s disgusting. Noem belongs in prison.
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A little more on RFK's new vaccine committee:
Malone - claimed vaccines cause AIDS
Kulldorff - promoted mass COVID infection
Meissner - opposed vaccines and masks for kids
Pebsworth - worked at antivax nonprofit
Levi - FL Surgeon General cited his paper when recommending not to get COVID vax
Malone - claimed vaccines cause AIDS
Kulldorff - promoted mass COVID infection
Meissner - opposed vaccines and masks for kids
Pebsworth - worked at antivax nonprofit
Levi - FL Surgeon General cited his paper when recommending not to get COVID vax
June 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A little more on RFK's new vaccine committee:
Malone - claimed vaccines cause AIDS
Kulldorff - promoted mass COVID infection
Meissner - opposed vaccines and masks for kids
Pebsworth - worked at antivax nonprofit
Levi - FL Surgeon General cited his paper when recommending not to get COVID vax
Malone - claimed vaccines cause AIDS
Kulldorff - promoted mass COVID infection
Meissner - opposed vaccines and masks for kids
Pebsworth - worked at antivax nonprofit
Levi - FL Surgeon General cited his paper when recommending not to get COVID vax
How can one advocate for state rights, gun rights to protect against abuses of the federal government, and personal freedom at the same time be pleased with the federal government’s response in LA?
There are a few words that come to mind.
There are a few words that come to mind.
June 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How can one advocate for state rights, gun rights to protect against abuses of the federal government, and personal freedom at the same time be pleased with the federal government’s response in LA?
There are a few words that come to mind.
There are a few words that come to mind.
There’s some rhetoric going about that Xitter is better for science than Bluesky because the distribution of engagement is better in terms of higher numbers.
Fundamental issues with Xitter aside, this is dopamine-optimizing behavior that misses the point of scientific engagement.
Fundamental issues with Xitter aside, this is dopamine-optimizing behavior that misses the point of scientific engagement.
June 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
There’s some rhetoric going about that Xitter is better for science than Bluesky because the distribution of engagement is better in terms of higher numbers.
Fundamental issues with Xitter aside, this is dopamine-optimizing behavior that misses the point of scientific engagement.
Fundamental issues with Xitter aside, this is dopamine-optimizing behavior that misses the point of scientific engagement.
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people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future
May 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future
World’s richest man using AI and social media to shape public thought? If you didn’t see this coming, then I don’t know what to say.
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xAI’s Grok suddenly can’t stop bringing up “white genocide” in South Africa
The topic has long been a hobbyhorse of X owner Elon Musk.
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May 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
World’s richest man using AI and social media to shape public thought? If you didn’t see this coming, then I don’t know what to say.
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What if American Idol and Shark Tank are shaping our politics more than the evening news?
Contrarian culture columnist Meredith Blake explains how reality TV fuels belief in the American dream—and erodes support for taxing the rich.
Contrarian culture columnist Meredith Blake explains how reality TV fuels belief in the American dream—and erodes support for taxing the rich.
How reality TV perpetuates the myth of the American dream
A new book looks at how shows like Shark Tank convince viewers that upward mobility is possible—despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary
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May 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
What if American Idol and Shark Tank are shaping our politics more than the evening news?
Contrarian culture columnist Meredith Blake explains how reality TV fuels belief in the American dream—and erodes support for taxing the rich.
Contrarian culture columnist Meredith Blake explains how reality TV fuels belief in the American dream—and erodes support for taxing the rich.
TSA has mastered the skill of “
doublespeak when describing a negative outcome like “80% compliance”. You can’t even schedule an appointment for an EDL in the Seattle area right now because of demand. If I didn’t have a passport right now I’d be screwed.
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doublespeak when describing a negative outcome like “80% compliance”. You can’t even schedule an appointment for an EDL in the Seattle area right now because of demand. If I didn’t have a passport right now I’d be screwed.
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REAL ID enforcement has 'been very smooth' across the nation: Live updates
After years of delays, the REAL ID deadline officially arrived, and travelers across the country are navigating new rules and last-minute surprises.
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May 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
TSA has mastered the skill of “
doublespeak when describing a negative outcome like “80% compliance”. You can’t even schedule an appointment for an EDL in the Seattle area right now because of demand. If I didn’t have a passport right now I’d be screwed.
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
doublespeak when describing a negative outcome like “80% compliance”. You can’t even schedule an appointment for an EDL in the Seattle area right now because of demand. If I didn’t have a passport right now I’d be screwed.
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
I only started using hydra because of team codebases, but I’m astounded how well it generates spaghetti code.
May 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I only started using hydra because of team codebases, but I’m astounded how well it generates spaghetti code.
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The US Department of Transportation is significantly loosening crash reporting requirements, according to a new framework released today.
It’s a boon for the automotive industry as a whole—and for Elon Musk’s Tesla in particular.
It’s a boon for the automotive industry as a whole—and for Elon Musk’s Tesla in particular.
In a Boon for Tesla, Feds Weaken Rules for Reporting on Self-Driving
A new autonomous vehicle framework would also make it easier for Tesla and other companies to research domestically-made self-driving cars that don’t meet all federal safety standards.
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April 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The US Department of Transportation is significantly loosening crash reporting requirements, according to a new framework released today.
It’s a boon for the automotive industry as a whole—and for Elon Musk’s Tesla in particular.
It’s a boon for the automotive industry as a whole—and for Elon Musk’s Tesla in particular.
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I’m at #iclr2025 tomorrow with @martinklissarov.bsky.social presenting our poster on the modeling capabilities of LLMs for sequential decision making.
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ICLR Poster On the Modeling Capabilities of Large Language Models for Sequential Decision MakingICLR 2025
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April 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I’m at #iclr2025 tomorrow with @martinklissarov.bsky.social presenting our poster on the modeling capabilities of LLMs for sequential decision making.
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I can understand people being frustrated with the lack of a clear cause of autism, despite decades of earnest multinational and well-funded research. The lack of a clear cause can feed into the belief that there's a conspiracy, but unclear results can really just be hard reality in (heath) sciences.
April 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I can understand people being frustrated with the lack of a clear cause of autism, despite decades of earnest multinational and well-funded research. The lack of a clear cause can feed into the belief that there's a conspiracy, but unclear results can really just be hard reality in (heath) sciences.
I’m just waiting for the “Mission Accomplished” photo
April 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’m just waiting for the “Mission Accomplished” photo
While the Internet gleefully exploits the ability of large models to generate images that mimic artistic styles with renewed frenzy, one should wonder if this isn’t moment of reckoning, as the subject is a very wealthy and well connected studio situated in a country with no fair use doctrine.
March 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
While the Internet gleefully exploits the ability of large models to generate images that mimic artistic styles with renewed frenzy, one should wonder if this isn’t moment of reckoning, as the subject is a very wealthy and well connected studio situated in a country with no fair use doctrine.
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ICE has abducted an Iranian mechanical engineering doctoral student at the University of Alabama.
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![A UA student was reportedly detained by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement early Tuesday morning.
Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral student from Iran studying mechanical engineering, was reportedly arrested by ICE officers at around 5 a.m. at his home on Tuesday.
According to a message sent in a group chat that included Iranian students Tuesday, Doroudi entered the U.S. on an F-1 student visa issued by the U.S. Embassy in Oman in January 2023, after clearing all immigration checks. The message said Dourodi had his visa revoked six months after his arrival in the U.S.
“After receiving the revocation notice, Alireza immediately contacted ISSS [International Student and Scholar Services] at the University of Alabama,” the message said. “ISSS replied with confidence, stating that his case was not unusual or problematic and that he could remain in the U.S. legally as long as he maintained his student status.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreidsfnjqlyawobeqhlhbe7uqhkjii76bzkcs3ew7ac7wtwruz4tiw4@jpeg)
March 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
ICE has abducted an Iranian mechanical engineering doctoral student at the University of Alabama.
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