Zander Horn
@enginerd.co.za
Philosophers husband. ChemEnginerd, mathemagician, naturally good at what I'm not supposed to be doing (he/him)
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we have failed as a society to train people to communicate, the way we teach students to write (when we bother to) is the most bland, anodyne crap, all while making them go to college for reasons that even we can't explain beyond "you need it to get a job." Kids don't get why they're going.
Talked with a soon-to-be college grad about AI use for term papers.
“I could not have passed college without it”
“It’s too difficult to think through a thesis and write out a bunch of paragraphs about it”
“My field isn’t a writing field, it’s technical”
“I don’t understand why they need us to write”
“I could not have passed college without it”
“It’s too difficult to think through a thesis and write out a bunch of paragraphs about it”
“My field isn’t a writing field, it’s technical”
“I don’t understand why they need us to write”
May 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
we have failed as a society to train people to communicate, the way we teach students to write (when we bother to) is the most bland, anodyne crap, all while making them go to college for reasons that even we can't explain beyond "you need it to get a job." Kids don't get why they're going.
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vibecoding is when I write the README and then never get around to writing the rest of the project
May 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
vibecoding is when I write the README and then never get around to writing the rest of the project
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there's "terminally online" and then there's "terminally online (desktop)" and it is so much worse
March 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
there's "terminally online" and then there's "terminally online (desktop)" and it is so much worse
Has anyone ever called knock-offs Tupperware, Tupperwarez?
February 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Has anyone ever called knock-offs Tupperware, Tupperwarez?
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Computers used to bang. Aston Shell, Yzdock, real millennialcore before UX design was just padding.
January 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Computers used to bang. Aston Shell, Yzdock, real millennialcore before UX design was just padding.
These profiles following 10k+ people, why? How do you meaningfully interact and digest what's being shouted into your void?
January 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
These profiles following 10k+ people, why? How do you meaningfully interact and digest what's being shouted into your void?
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there are too many pokemon
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
January 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
there are too many pokemon
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I wish we could cultivate a culture where people get excited about and share the new skills they've learned more than the new stuff they've bought.
January 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I wish we could cultivate a culture where people get excited about and share the new skills they've learned more than the new stuff they've bought.
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#til if you want to share a song, use song.link to create a universal song link. The recipient will be able to listen to the song you shared via any streaming service of their choice. Here's an example: song.link/i/1559885421
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
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song.link
January 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
#til if you want to share a song, use song.link to create a universal song link. The recipient will be able to listen to the song you shared via any streaming service of their choice. Here's an example: song.link/i/1559885421
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A knife that's just been used to slice bread can go back in the drawer. Bread doesn't count.
January 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A knife that's just been used to slice bread can go back in the drawer. Bread doesn't count.
After spending most of this year sleeping I suppose it's time to get up and do something
January 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
After spending most of this year sleeping I suppose it's time to get up and do something
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in 2025 I will probably go on the computer
December 30, 2024 at 11:32 PM
in 2025 I will probably go on the computer
Sometimes I need to admit to myself that I simply enjoy configuring things
December 30, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Sometimes I need to admit to myself that I simply enjoy configuring things
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Suddenly mad that we'll never get a Discworld book in which the wizards invent something like Large Language Monsters that eat everyone's stuff before regurgitating it, and Vimes arrests them all for being bloody stupid
December 24, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Suddenly mad that we'll never get a Discworld book in which the wizards invent something like Large Language Monsters that eat everyone's stuff before regurgitating it, and Vimes arrests them all for being bloody stupid
The biggest quality of life improvement in using the internet since uBlock Origin is Consent-O-Matic. Never again do I need to deal with some dark pattern data consent pop-up.
December 11, 2024 at 2:03 PM
The biggest quality of life improvement in using the internet since uBlock Origin is Consent-O-Matic. Never again do I need to deal with some dark pattern data consent pop-up.
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Steinbeck: What did you think of my draft of 𝘖𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘯?
Publisher: It needs more characters.
Steinbeck: I'll see what I can do.
Publisher: It needs more characters.
Steinbeck: I'll see what I can do.
December 11, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Steinbeck: What did you think of my draft of 𝘖𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘯?
Publisher: It needs more characters.
Steinbeck: I'll see what I can do.
Publisher: It needs more characters.
Steinbeck: I'll see what I can do.
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They haven't invented an AI that can do what we do as poorly as we do it.
December 10, 2024 at 1:50 AM
They haven't invented an AI that can do what we do as poorly as we do it.
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I've closed at least 7 browser tabs in the last few days. This counts as personal growth.
November 30, 2024 at 1:09 PM
I've closed at least 7 browser tabs in the last few days. This counts as personal growth.
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I remember when a new version of Windows meant there would be all sorts of new features and the trailers would have a big song announcing the update and everyone waited in line for the new hotness and now your computer randomly reboots at some point and the update is you can no longer save files.
November 30, 2024 at 3:15 PM
I remember when a new version of Windows meant there would be all sorts of new features and the trailers would have a big song announcing the update and everyone waited in line for the new hotness and now your computer randomly reboots at some point and the update is you can no longer save files.
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Dune has the same plot as the Westminster Dog Show: After generations of careful breeding, we have produced this perfect little freak of nature and now it has behavioral issues
Mom: Let's pick out a Christmas movie to watch on Thanksgiving. Which one do you guys want to watch?
Family (in unison): DUNE!
Family (in unison): DUNE!
November 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Dune has the same plot as the Westminster Dog Show: After generations of careful breeding, we have produced this perfect little freak of nature and now it has behavioral issues
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Kneesvember 2024 Day 1
November 2, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Kneesvember 2024 Day 1
The statistician in me is loath to be anecdotal, but I've had improbably bad luck with Seagate drives ☹️
November 28, 2024 at 7:55 AM
The statistician in me is loath to be anecdotal, but I've had improbably bad luck with Seagate drives ☹️
I seem to have stained my fingers brown from working with some fancy wood today.
I am not sufficiently mentally prepared for this burden.
I am not sufficiently mentally prepared for this burden.
November 22, 2024 at 7:23 PM
I seem to have stained my fingers brown from working with some fancy wood today.
I am not sufficiently mentally prepared for this burden.
I am not sufficiently mentally prepared for this burden.