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“You have the power to DONATE ASS”
December 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“You have the power to DONATE ASS”
code vibing
December 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
code vibing
edit: oh and maybe antihistamines. (but also still not sure how much those symptom clusters overlap.)
anyway, this is what things look like, five years in.
anyway, this is what things look like, five years in.
December 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
edit: oh and maybe antihistamines. (but also still not sure how much those symptom clusters overlap.)
anyway, this is what things look like, five years in.
anyway, this is what things look like, five years in.
*laughs nervously in trypophobia*
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
*laughs nervously in trypophobia*
(but I guess there will always be some amount of people who are like IRL antivaxxers, too.)
December 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
(but I guess there will always be some amount of people who are like IRL antivaxxers, too.)
(oh, and add in reckless experimentation by charlatans with rampant disregard for medical ethics,)
then I’d expect a lot more people to be anti-“inoculation”. A reasonable person, with limited knowledge and resources, could reasonably arrive at the (incorrect) conclusion that “inoculation” is bs.
then I’d expect a lot more people to be anti-“inoculation”. A reasonable person, with limited knowledge and resources, could reasonably arrive at the (incorrect) conclusion that “inoculation” is bs.
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
(oh, and add in reckless experimentation by charlatans with rampant disregard for medical ethics,)
then I’d expect a lot more people to be anti-“inoculation”. A reasonable person, with limited knowledge and resources, could reasonably arrive at the (incorrect) conclusion that “inoculation” is bs.
then I’d expect a lot more people to be anti-“inoculation”. A reasonable person, with limited knowledge and resources, could reasonably arrive at the (incorrect) conclusion that “inoculation” is bs.
Were this an alternative reality (or perhaps historical period) in which homeopathy and actual vaccines alike are *widely* marketed as simply “inoculation”, there is no combination of scientific consensus and law to distinguish them, and people are injecting radium to treat radiation sickness, etc,
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Were this an alternative reality (or perhaps historical period) in which homeopathy and actual vaccines alike are *widely* marketed as simply “inoculation”, there is no combination of scientific consensus and law to distinguish them, and people are injecting radium to treat radiation sickness, etc,
edit: and maybe magnesium (since you mentioned it elsewhere; but I also don’t know since I didn’t really control for it)
December 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
edit: and maybe magnesium (since you mentioned it elsewhere; but I also don’t know since I didn’t really control for it)
and I’m not even sure why this even seems to work, or if it would have worked had I tried it immediately, if all of this was just a series of unlikely coincidences. (the physicians sure as hell didn’t know either.)
(and I’m sorry that you have to deal with this too.)
(and I’m sorry that you have to deal with this too.)
December 19, 2025 at 6:44 AM
and I’m not even sure why this even seems to work, or if it would have worked had I tried it immediately, if all of this was just a series of unlikely coincidences. (the physicians sure as hell didn’t know either.)
(and I’m sorry that you have to deal with this too.)
(and I’m sorry that you have to deal with this too.)
I don’t think anyone really knows, but I guess sometimes? and ymmv?
I had low vit D and persistent (near-)hypokalemia and five+ years of on-and-off pain and tingling everywhere. Nowadays it’s manageable as long as I get “enough” potassium and “just enough” sodium and manage heat carefully etc…
I had low vit D and persistent (near-)hypokalemia and five+ years of on-and-off pain and tingling everywhere. Nowadays it’s manageable as long as I get “enough” potassium and “just enough” sodium and manage heat carefully etc…
December 19, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I don’t think anyone really knows, but I guess sometimes? and ymmv?
I had low vit D and persistent (near-)hypokalemia and five+ years of on-and-off pain and tingling everywhere. Nowadays it’s manageable as long as I get “enough” potassium and “just enough” sodium and manage heat carefully etc…
I had low vit D and persistent (near-)hypokalemia and five+ years of on-and-off pain and tingling everywhere. Nowadays it’s manageable as long as I get “enough” potassium and “just enough” sodium and manage heat carefully etc…
Another example seen recently:
bsky.app/profile/timb...
bsky.app/profile/timb...
Note that the authors never use the term "artificial intelligence" or "AI." However, in the hands of institutional PR professionals, "machine learning" magically becomes "artificial intelligence," and that framing is in turn picked up by the popular press.
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AI Models Makes Precise Copies of Cuneiform Characters
Researchers from Cornell and Tel Aviv University have developed an approach to use AI for reading ancient cuneiform tablets.
tech.cornell.edu
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Another example seen recently:
bsky.app/profile/timb...
bsky.app/profile/timb...
Seems like it’s really a project about improving digitization (at least that’s the only tech actually mentioned), but they dressed it in AI hype language and made it sound like it’s about language models. Just really cynical stuff.
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Seems like it’s really a project about improving digitization (at least that’s the only tech actually mentioned), but they dressed it in AI hype language and made it sound like it’s about language models. Just really cynical stuff.
I would guess a significant chunk of that is salary, not compute? $700k is (very roughly) 5-10 FTEs for a year.
And this kind of project probably requires multiple archivists and historians (maybe not full time, but still).
Someone who understands grants better than I do can probably chime in.
And this kind of project probably requires multiple archivists and historians (maybe not full time, but still).
Someone who understands grants better than I do can probably chime in.
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I would guess a significant chunk of that is salary, not compute? $700k is (very roughly) 5-10 FTEs for a year.
And this kind of project probably requires multiple archivists and historians (maybe not full time, but still).
Someone who understands grants better than I do can probably chime in.
And this kind of project probably requires multiple archivists and historians (maybe not full time, but still).
Someone who understands grants better than I do can probably chime in.
and, in case people are wondering (because AI hype has distorted much vocabulary):
this is about improving access to archives through *better digitization*; it is not about text extrusion (at least according to the article).
this is about improving access to archives through *better digitization*; it is not about text extrusion (at least according to the article).
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
and, in case people are wondering (because AI hype has distorted much vocabulary):
this is about improving access to archives through *better digitization*; it is not about text extrusion (at least according to the article).
this is about improving access to archives through *better digitization*; it is not about text extrusion (at least according to the article).
For anyone who wants to avoid/postpone iOS 26, here’s how to get iOS 18.7.3 instead:
* Go to settings
* Search for “open beta updates”
* Sign in & enroll in the beta program
* Then choose “iOS 18 beta”
* Phone will now provide option to upgrade to 18.7.3.
* Unenroll from beta program if you must.
* Go to settings
* Search for “open beta updates”
* Sign in & enroll in the beta program
* Then choose “iOS 18 beta”
* Phone will now provide option to upgrade to 18.7.3.
* Unenroll from beta program if you must.
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
For anyone who wants to avoid/postpone iOS 26, here’s how to get iOS 18.7.3 instead:
* Go to settings
* Search for “open beta updates”
* Sign in & enroll in the beta program
* Then choose “iOS 18 beta”
* Phone will now provide option to upgrade to 18.7.3.
* Unenroll from beta program if you must.
* Go to settings
* Search for “open beta updates”
* Sign in & enroll in the beta program
* Then choose “iOS 18 beta”
* Phone will now provide option to upgrade to 18.7.3.
* Unenroll from beta program if you must.
… that’s your takeaway? and not, say, “this is going to seriously impede international collaboration, because it makes people from some countries sound fake via association”?
December 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
… that’s your takeaway? and not, say, “this is going to seriously impede international collaboration, because it makes people from some countries sound fake via association”?
right. afaict methyl groups from “the environment” (implied to be free floating radicals) aren’t really a thing unless you (say) live in the reactor vessel of a chemical plant.
if you did, you’d have much, much bigger problems than lactose intolerance.
if you did, you’d have much, much bigger problems than lactose intolerance.
December 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
right. afaict methyl groups from “the environment” (implied to be free floating radicals) aren’t really a thing unless you (say) live in the reactor vessel of a chemical plant.
if you did, you’d have much, much bigger problems than lactose intolerance.
if you did, you’d have much, much bigger problems than lactose intolerance.
potentially the first two seasons of Westworld (they can be watched as a mostly self-contained story)
(latter seasons didn’t vibe with me at all and we seem to have similar tastes, idk)
(latter seasons didn’t vibe with me at all and we seem to have similar tastes, idk)
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 AM
potentially the first two seasons of Westworld (they can be watched as a mostly self-contained story)
(latter seasons didn’t vibe with me at all and we seem to have similar tastes, idk)
(latter seasons didn’t vibe with me at all and we seem to have similar tastes, idk)
*laughs in tism*
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
*laughs in tism*
here in [redacted] we had a gas leak. one of flatmates’ kid had left the stove on, and the flame went out at some point. they were still milling about, debating what the odor was when I came in.
that (among other things) culminated in quitting my job & moving out of town.
that (among other things) culminated in quitting my job & moving out of town.
November 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
here in [redacted] we had a gas leak. one of flatmates’ kid had left the stove on, and the flame went out at some point. they were still milling about, debating what the odor was when I came in.
that (among other things) culminated in quitting my job & moving out of town.
that (among other things) culminated in quitting my job & moving out of town.
This stuff might become true one day in the distant future, but right now people are deluding themselves by jumping to familiar conclusions.
I hope this doesn’t become pretext for (soft) censorship of news, history etc.
I hope this doesn’t become pretext for (soft) censorship of news, history etc.
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This stuff might become true one day in the distant future, but right now people are deluding themselves by jumping to familiar conclusions.
I hope this doesn’t become pretext for (soft) censorship of news, history etc.
I hope this doesn’t become pretext for (soft) censorship of news, history etc.
All of this goes against the premises of most/all tools for evaluating human psychology, making them unsuitable.
And even humans have been known to lie about their own psychology, perhaps more likely in contexts when there is incentive.
And even humans have been known to lie about their own psychology, perhaps more likely in contexts when there is incentive.
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
All of this goes against the premises of most/all tools for evaluating human psychology, making them unsuitable.
And even humans have been known to lie about their own psychology, perhaps more likely in contexts when there is incentive.
And even humans have been known to lie about their own psychology, perhaps more likely in contexts when there is incentive.
Language models are not designed for self-reflection, nor volition, nor emotion.
Instead there is so much baked-in structure and incentive towards emulating them (or, for the hypothetical Intelligent™ machine, lying about them, if any), so many ways for them to be controlled, etc, etc.
Instead there is so much baked-in structure and incentive towards emulating them (or, for the hypothetical Intelligent™ machine, lying about them, if any), so many ways for them to be controlled, etc, etc.
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Language models are not designed for self-reflection, nor volition, nor emotion.
Instead there is so much baked-in structure and incentive towards emulating them (or, for the hypothetical Intelligent™ machine, lying about them, if any), so many ways for them to be controlled, etc, etc.
Instead there is so much baked-in structure and incentive towards emulating them (or, for the hypothetical Intelligent™ machine, lying about them, if any), so many ways for them to be controlled, etc, etc.
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So what's AI? In this context, for the casual reader, it's all a blur: computer does something cool! AI!
Never mind that "AI" doesn't have an exact meaning. The blurred definition is the point: believe in AI, and don't worry your little head about understanding it, just have faith in AI.
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Never mind that "AI" doesn't have an exact meaning. The blurred definition is the point: believe in AI, and don't worry your little head about understanding it, just have faith in AI.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
So what's AI? In this context, for the casual reader, it's all a blur: computer does something cool! AI!
Never mind that "AI" doesn't have an exact meaning. The blurred definition is the point: believe in AI, and don't worry your little head about understanding it, just have faith in AI.
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Never mind that "AI" doesn't have an exact meaning. The blurred definition is the point: believe in AI, and don't worry your little head about understanding it, just have faith in AI.
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