Dylan Baumann
@dylanbaumann.bsky.social
I love bad movies and fast websites.
🌐Bay Area, CA
🌐Bay Area, CA
It’s difficult being a beginner at a skill when I was previously an expert.
What do you mean unused skills degrade over time?!
What do you mean unused skills degrade over time?!
November 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It’s difficult being a beginner at a skill when I was previously an expert.
What do you mean unused skills degrade over time?!
What do you mean unused skills degrade over time?!
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This is (one of several reasons) why any techno-optimist vision of AI in the future rings absolutely hollow to me.
The only future AI will ever help to bring about is one in full alignment with the corporate interests of its owners.
The only future AI will ever help to bring about is one in full alignment with the corporate interests of its owners.
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is (one of several reasons) why any techno-optimist vision of AI in the future rings absolutely hollow to me.
The only future AI will ever help to bring about is one in full alignment with the corporate interests of its owners.
The only future AI will ever help to bring about is one in full alignment with the corporate interests of its owners.
Customizable UI elements
Adjustable difficulty settings.
[Stares directly at Silksong]
[Stares directly at Silksong]
???
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Customizable UI elements
Reposted by Dylan Baumann
"A.i." is racist because its inputs are racist and this use of it will also be racist. Inexcusable. Ban this wicked product from your life as much as you possibly can.
bro are you fucking kidding me
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"A.i." is racist because its inputs are racist and this use of it will also be racist. Inexcusable. Ban this wicked product from your life as much as you possibly can.
The tension between me (3 drinks deep, no food) and the deviled eggs (30+, fresh) on the catering table. Palpable.
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The tension between me (3 drinks deep, no food) and the deviled eggs (30+, fresh) on the catering table. Palpable.
I'm up from 10 last year, it feels nice to make things again
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I'm up from 10 last year, it feels nice to make things again
Happy House of Elrond Day, to those who celebrate
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Happy House of Elrond Day, to those who celebrate
Remember kids: if you tell someone their performance is being measured by specific metrics, those metrics stop being meaningful because people will game them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhar...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhar...
Goodhart's law - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Remember kids: if you tell someone their performance is being measured by specific metrics, those metrics stop being meaningful because people will game them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhar...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhar...
Reposted by Dylan Baumann
"Visually appealing interfaces may unintentionally impact user experience and exclude users if motion, transparency, and blur effects are used without giving accessibility top priority." #a11y axesslab.com/glassmorphis...
Glassmorphism Meets Accessibility: Can Glass Be Inclusive? | Axess Lab
Tech giants such as Microsoft and Apple are integrating glassmorphism into their design languages, aiming for a refined, unique, modern and engaging user interface (UI).…
axesslab.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Visually appealing interfaces may unintentionally impact user experience and exclude users if motion, transparency, and blur effects are used without giving accessibility top priority." #a11y axesslab.com/glassmorphis...
Reposted by Dylan Baumann
*taps sign*
September 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
*taps sign*
Hello, I exist again 👋
September 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hello, I exist again 👋