Ebola Belle
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Ebola Belle
@ebolabelle.bsky.social
· Jan 20
VERY TIRED OF ENGAGING WITH CULTURES THAT ASSIGN THE HIGHEST STATUS TO THE MOST JADED, CYNICAL, AND PESSIMISTIC VOICES
I had no idea the attrition rate was so high for exotic pets.
congratulations for maintaining a python environment for three weeks longer than the previous record-holder
I made it a month before my python environment became mysteriously fucked.
Before you become an annoying reply guy:
- Yes, I am using uv.
- Yes, I use virtual environments.
Before you become an annoying reply guy:
- Yes, I am using uv.
- Yes, I use virtual environments.
August 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I had no idea the attrition rate was so high for exotic pets.
Every few months I'll find out that another one of my friends doesn't own a computer and it always blows my mind.
"How? Why?? You make six figures a year, what's stopping you???"
But apparently Real Computers are still nerd shit/a hobbyist thing??
"How? Why?? You make six figures a year, what's stopping you???"
But apparently Real Computers are still nerd shit/a hobbyist thing??
facebook and the iphone filled the internet with people who could not type and did not own a computer and you are basically dodging content that is by and for those people at all times if that stuff isn't for you
August 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Every few months I'll find out that another one of my friends doesn't own a computer and it always blows my mind.
"How? Why?? You make six figures a year, what's stopping you???"
But apparently Real Computers are still nerd shit/a hobbyist thing??
"How? Why?? You make six figures a year, what's stopping you???"
But apparently Real Computers are still nerd shit/a hobbyist thing??
Fairly certain that my children will be able to navigate Black Mesa and City 17 at birth, as well as quote CP radio squawks and Dr. Breen speeches. How, you ask? Epigenetics.
August 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Fairly certain that my children will be able to navigate Black Mesa and City 17 at birth, as well as quote CP radio squawks and Dr. Breen speeches. How, you ask? Epigenetics.
Slowly becoming consumed by the idea that the biggest problem in consumer software is UI/UX
(unfortunately also the part I hate doing the most ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
(unfortunately also the part I hate doing the most ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
August 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Slowly becoming consumed by the idea that the biggest problem in consumer software is UI/UX
(unfortunately also the part I hate doing the most ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
(unfortunately also the part I hate doing the most ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
@anyaustin.bsky.social - got any new music in the works? I finally got around to checking out 7 Songs earlier this week and it's been on loop ever since🙏
July 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
@anyaustin.bsky.social - got any new music in the works? I finally got around to checking out 7 Songs earlier this week and it's been on loop ever since🙏
I think I find the instant knowledge aspect of AI more addictive (in the same way Wikipedia was addictive in high school) than the sycophantic approval
July 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I think I find the instant knowledge aspect of AI more addictive (in the same way Wikipedia was addictive in high school) than the sycophantic approval
smdh we got search engines with a sense of propriety before GTA 6
July 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
smdh we got search engines with a sense of propriety before GTA 6
My knowledge of the process is admittedly more abstract than technical, but is there no hope for discernment? Find the RLHF version of Heinlein's Fair Witnesses (eg ppl who genuinely do appreciate honest, even-handed responses/a willingness to push back/abhor sycophancy/etc)
i legitimately cannot see as a matter of design how to go from where we are to non-asskissing LLMs. it's fundamental to how finetuning data is sourced: people rank ass-kissing data higher.
July 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
My knowledge of the process is admittedly more abstract than technical, but is there no hope for discernment? Find the RLHF version of Heinlein's Fair Witnesses (eg ppl who genuinely do appreciate honest, even-handed responses/a willingness to push back/abhor sycophancy/etc)
Can't quote or reply, so: screenshot
I can believe this is true, but it occurs to me "49% of web traffic is bots" != "49% of content you interact with is produced by bots"
I can believe this is true, but it occurs to me "49% of web traffic is bots" != "49% of content you interact with is produced by bots"
July 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Can't quote or reply, so: screenshot
I can believe this is true, but it occurs to me "49% of web traffic is bots" != "49% of content you interact with is produced by bots"
I can believe this is true, but it occurs to me "49% of web traffic is bots" != "49% of content you interact with is produced by bots"
Overall There Was A Desire To Replay Alien: Isolation
I feel like this encapsulates the flaw in Alien: Romulus - a great sci-fi movie doesn't feel the need to explain what a "heat signature" is. It assumes the audience knows or is intelligent enough to figure it out.
Haven't finished it yet, so I don't have a final opinion tho
Haven't finished it yet, so I don't have a final opinion tho
July 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Overall There Was A Desire To Replay Alien: Isolation
I feel like this encapsulates the flaw in Alien: Romulus - a great sci-fi movie doesn't feel the need to explain what a "heat signature" is. It assumes the audience knows or is intelligent enough to figure it out.
Haven't finished it yet, so I don't have a final opinion tho
Haven't finished it yet, so I don't have a final opinion tho
July 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I feel like this encapsulates the flaw in Alien: Romulus - a great sci-fi movie doesn't feel the need to explain what a "heat signature" is. It assumes the audience knows or is intelligent enough to figure it out.
Haven't finished it yet, so I don't have a final opinion tho
Haven't finished it yet, so I don't have a final opinion tho
I think we should be patient with the boomer resist libs instead of ridiculing them
what do you really gain by alienating someone who's on your side, just a decade or two out of date?
what do you really gain by alienating someone who's on your side, just a decade or two out of date?
June 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I think we should be patient with the boomer resist libs instead of ridiculing them
what do you really gain by alienating someone who's on your side, just a decade or two out of date?
what do you really gain by alienating someone who's on your side, just a decade or two out of date?
Man, this music and narration is straight out of Nerf Arena Blast
June 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Man, this music and narration is straight out of Nerf Arena Blast
Many humans have rather small context windows, so conflations like this pop up all the time. What can you do? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Not loving the fact that I am seeing a lot of posts claiming that ICE/LAPD learned their violence from the IDF. No, really, you don't have to blame The Jews for homegrown violence, I promise.
June 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Many humans have rather small context windows, so conflations like this pop up all the time. What can you do? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
>be me
>decide to get into ComfyUI for image gen
>browsing civitai for nodes, notice a few example pics are censored
>go to settings, enable mature content
>reload my last search
>scramble to reactivate PG mode
you people are fucking animals, goddamn
>decide to get into ComfyUI for image gen
>browsing civitai for nodes, notice a few example pics are censored
>go to settings, enable mature content
>reload my last search
>scramble to reactivate PG mode
you people are fucking animals, goddamn
June 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
>be me
>decide to get into ComfyUI for image gen
>browsing civitai for nodes, notice a few example pics are censored
>go to settings, enable mature content
>reload my last search
>scramble to reactivate PG mode
you people are fucking animals, goddamn
>decide to get into ComfyUI for image gen
>browsing civitai for nodes, notice a few example pics are censored
>go to settings, enable mature content
>reload my last search
>scramble to reactivate PG mode
you people are fucking animals, goddamn
Identity is in the edges. It's where the unknowable core of your being brushes against The Other + The Outside and learns its own boundaries.
(the latter, basically)
(the latter, basically)
How do you define identity? Do you go deeper within yourself for a definition or do you interact more with the world to find what you react well to and what you don’t? Curious about other people’s thoughts :)
June 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Identity is in the edges. It's where the unknowable core of your being brushes against The Other + The Outside and learns its own boundaries.
(the latter, basically)
(the latter, basically)
My pet theory is that Ed is actually just technologically cursed. He is the way he is b/c interacting with technology has genuinely always been a frustrating nightmare in ways the rest of us simply don't experience.
June 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
My pet theory is that Ed is actually just technologically cursed. He is the way he is b/c interacting with technology has genuinely always been a frustrating nightmare in ways the rest of us simply don't experience.
In your opinion, is AI art closer to forgery or pastiche? Perhaps something new in between?
June 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In your opinion, is AI art closer to forgery or pastiche? Perhaps something new in between?
Out: Ghiblify
In: Transmetropolitanize
In: Transmetropolitanize
June 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Out: Ghiblify
In: Transmetropolitanize
In: Transmetropolitanize
Real. Following the @concept.country gang turned my BlueSky experience from "as pleasant as being trapped in a swarm of angry wasps" to "not only more fun than X, but I'm inspired to work on creative projects of my own again."
Feels like 2004-2014 era internet again 🥹
Highly recommend!
Feels like 2004-2014 era internet again 🥹
Highly recommend!
... activism collective, I was in.
Since then I've watched some phenomenally intelligent people build a movement, sell out an awesome Zine, discuss memetics, plan and execute operations and in general form an awesome community of technoprogressive biocosmists on BlueSky.
and it's growing!
Since then I've watched some phenomenally intelligent people build a movement, sell out an awesome Zine, discuss memetics, plan and execute operations and in general form an awesome community of technoprogressive biocosmists on BlueSky.
and it's growing!
June 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Real. Following the @concept.country gang turned my BlueSky experience from "as pleasant as being trapped in a swarm of angry wasps" to "not only more fun than X, but I'm inspired to work on creative projects of my own again."
Feels like 2004-2014 era internet again 🥹
Highly recommend!
Feels like 2004-2014 era internet again 🥹
Highly recommend!
How does the admin not see this is a first-order effect of the policy? It's zero-sum: more highly intelligent people in China, fewer in America.
Sure, some graduates may return to China. Some that stay may be more loyal to their home country (I think this is the fear?) Still a good tradeoff for us.
Sure, some graduates may return to China. Some that stay may be more loyal to their home country (I think this is the fear?) Still a good tradeoff for us.
The Trump administration’s pledge to revoke the student visas of Chinese students could inadvertently be a boon for China, which has long been eager to woo back top talent to advance its tech and AI sectors.
Trump's Student Visa Crackdown Could Be a Boon for China
Beijing has long been eager to woo back top tech and AI talent.
foreignpolicy.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
How does the admin not see this is a first-order effect of the policy? It's zero-sum: more highly intelligent people in China, fewer in America.
Sure, some graduates may return to China. Some that stay may be more loyal to their home country (I think this is the fear?) Still a good tradeoff for us.
Sure, some graduates may return to China. Some that stay may be more loyal to their home country (I think this is the fear?) Still a good tradeoff for us.
At last! The high-level overview of what Ai is and how we got where we are that we've all been waiting for!
I couldn't find a high-level overview of what AI is and how we got where we are, so I wrote one. www.verysane.ai/p/what-is-ai
What Is AI?
This is an important question because AI is, currently, important.
www.verysane.ai
June 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
At last! The high-level overview of what Ai is and how we got where we are that we've all been waiting for!
ain't nuthin' but a "g" thang, baby
is I think the underlying dysfunction there
is I think the underlying dysfunction there
Really, like… the concept of expertise is lib coded at this point. The 2025 American conservative view of knowledge appears to be that there are instinctual polymath common sense All Things Knowers and egghead specialists who pretend to know things but can easily be surpassed by Donald, Elon, etc.
June 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
ain't nuthin' but a "g" thang, baby
is I think the underlying dysfunction there
is I think the underlying dysfunction there
😭😭😭
This is so adorable and also so terribly sad; there should be pets in every prison. I can't imagine going so long without cuddling a furry thing.
This is so adorable and also so terribly sad; there should be pets in every prison. I can't imagine going so long without cuddling a furry thing.
Please read this. It's not long at all. But it will stay with you. prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/10/23/c...
When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years
I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.
prisonjournalismproject.org
June 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
😭😭😭
This is so adorable and also so terribly sad; there should be pets in every prison. I can't imagine going so long without cuddling a furry thing.
This is so adorable and also so terribly sad; there should be pets in every prison. I can't imagine going so long without cuddling a furry thing.
shit! so sorry, y'all! h-he does that sometimes
why do i have the memories of a human child? why do i dream of a woman named gloria?
June 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
shit! so sorry, y'all! h-he does that sometimes