eli
@elisohl.bsky.social
a hairless cat wearing commercially available clothes
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eli.sohl.com
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wise to limit replies and qrts on this one
October 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
wise to limit replies and qrts on this one
that paw is getting deployed any minute now
September 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
that paw is getting deployed any minute now
you know a battery is good when it has a warning label like "actually just don't use this"
September 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
you know a battery is good when it has a warning label like "actually just don't use this"
was trying to remember where i've heard this before
August 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
was trying to remember where i've heard this before
as for why, i really like this quote from Tom Lehrer: everything else is in the service of being able to teach and hang out
August 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
as for why, i really like this quote from Tom Lehrer: everything else is in the service of being able to teach and hang out
good discussion of the trend that will not die: hadid.dev/posts/living...
"If your company wants to “support women in tech” but still do live coding interviews… congrats, you’re running a scientifically validated exclusion filter."
"If your company wants to “support women in tech” but still do live coding interviews… congrats, you’re running a scientifically validated exclusion filter."
August 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
good discussion of the trend that will not die: hadid.dev/posts/living...
"If your company wants to “support women in tech” but still do live coding interviews… congrats, you’re running a scientifically validated exclusion filter."
"If your company wants to “support women in tech” but still do live coding interviews… congrats, you’re running a scientifically validated exclusion filter."
August 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
olive is having really unusually intense dreams today. the blue angels showed up this morning so for once i think i can guess what she's dreaming about
July 31, 2025 at 3:04 AM
olive is having really unusually intense dreams today. the blue angels showed up this morning so for once i think i can guess what she's dreaming about
olive, generously saving half the chair for me
July 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
olive, generously saving half the chair for me
today's Tabs is real good. in particular i was struck by this bit, which makes explicit something that i hadn't realized some (most?) people need to have explained to them
July 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
today's Tabs is real good. in particular i was struck by this bit, which makes explicit something that i hadn't realized some (most?) people need to have explained to them
are you for real with this stuff
July 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
are you for real with this stuff
when the doordash menu says "chicken tenderloins"
July 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
when the doordash menu says "chicken tenderloins"
lol did i just find a bug in firefox. these underlines are rendering correctly on the page but the browser's screenshot tool is getting them wrong
July 7, 2025 at 4:56 AM
lol did i just find a bug in firefox. these underlines are rendering correctly on the page but the browser's screenshot tool is getting them wrong
sarah jeong and liz lopatto bringing the heat even more than you might expect
July 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
sarah jeong and liz lopatto bringing the heat even more than you might expect
interesting paper. it's getting passed around as saying "people use LLMs to write an essay can't remember what it says" but the more striking takeaway imo is "people who use LLMs to write an essay get measurably worse at writing essays, even after they stop using an LLM"
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
June 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
interesting paper. it's getting passed around as saying "people use LLMs to write an essay can't remember what it says" but the more striking takeaway imo is "people who use LLMs to write an essay get measurably worse at writing essays, even after they stop using an LLM"
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
the thing i can't help but wonder is, how many people are on the brink of believing this type of shit? they're just walking around all day waiting for someone to tell them they're a messiah or whatever, and if it were to happen they'd instantly be like "yep that checks out, time to blow up my life"
June 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
the thing i can't help but wonder is, how many people are on the brink of believing this type of shit? they're just walking around all day waiting for someone to tell them they're a messiah or whatever, and if it were to happen they'd instantly be like "yep that checks out, time to blow up my life"
like, imagine having this written about you in the n*w y*rk t*mes. how are you coming back from this one
June 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
like, imagine having this written about you in the n*w y*rk t*mes. how are you coming back from this one
this is what you get, with default axes, if you look down the z-axis at a 1x1x1 cube. this is intended behavior. what are they smoking
June 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
this is what you get, with default axes, if you look down the z-axis at a 1x1x1 cube. this is intended behavior. what are they smoking
in other ai news the LLMs are hard at work redefining "anodyne" to erase the negative connotation, in what can only be interpreted as an attempt at self-defense
June 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
in other ai news the LLMs are hard at work redefining "anodyne" to erase the negative connotation, in what can only be interpreted as an attempt at self-defense