Jake Dawkins
@jakedawkins.com
Staff software engineer. UI, a11y, GraphQL, ReactJS. Currently traveling the world 🌎 he/him
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Large language mistake
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Large language mistake
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
What I would pay to play this game on console/mac 😭
How co-op climbing hit Peak achieved 2 million sales for less than $200,000
"The game jam IS the game. By the end of the month, the core gameplay was basically done and all that was left was to hook up the rest of the user experience, add meta-progression elements, and sneak in the banana peel."
"The game jam IS the game. By the end of the month, the core gameplay was basically done and all that was left was to hook up the rest of the user experience, add meta-progression elements, and sneak in the banana peel."
How co-op climbing hit Peak achieved 2 million sales for less than $200,000
Aggro Crab and Landfall's latest hit was mostly made during a one-month long game jam in South Korea.
www.gamedeveloper.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
What I would pay to play this game on console/mac 😭
I don’t think Apple News understands what blocking means
March 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I don’t think Apple News understands what blocking means
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🐦 #linguistics senior thesis project alert!
If you are
✅ 18+
✅ Native speaker of American English
Pls consider taking a ~5 min survey on "how words (may have) changed in offensiveness across generations"
msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you are
✅ 18+
✅ Native speaker of American English
Pls consider taking a ~5 min survey on "how words (may have) changed in offensiveness across generations"
msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
February 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🐦 #linguistics senior thesis project alert!
If you are
✅ 18+
✅ Native speaker of American English
Pls consider taking a ~5 min survey on "how words (may have) changed in offensiveness across generations"
msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you are
✅ 18+
✅ Native speaker of American English
Pls consider taking a ~5 min survey on "how words (may have) changed in offensiveness across generations"
msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
This is mysterious and important (SPOILERS if you're not caught up to the show and watch the video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRnD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRnD...
Severance — Music To Refine To feat. ODESZA | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
www.youtube.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This is mysterious and important (SPOILERS if you're not caught up to the show and watch the video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRnD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRnD...
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Trump: I AM A KING!
NYT: Trump displays a "fondness for regal themes"
NYT: Trump displays a "fondness for regal themes"
February 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Trump: I AM A KING!
NYT: Trump displays a "fondness for regal themes"
NYT: Trump displays a "fondness for regal themes"
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I've noted some of the procedural things Democrats could be doing in Congress, but this point from @edgeofsports.bsky.social's great piece in the Nation deserves emphasis.
This is basic politics, and it's baffling that every Democrat isn't doing it every day.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
This is basic politics, and it's baffling that every Democrat isn't doing it every day.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
February 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I've noted some of the procedural things Democrats could be doing in Congress, but this point from @edgeofsports.bsky.social's great piece in the Nation deserves emphasis.
This is basic politics, and it's baffling that every Democrat isn't doing it every day.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
This is basic politics, and it's baffling that every Democrat isn't doing it every day.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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What would a TV ad promoting alternatives to driving look like? What if people who love cycling and progressive transportation reclaimed ideas like freedom, independence and even patriotism? We decided to give it a shot. Check out our new video, "America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike."
America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike
YouTube video by The War on Cars
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
What would a TV ad promoting alternatives to driving look like? What if people who love cycling and progressive transportation reclaimed ideas like freedom, independence and even patriotism? We decided to give it a shot. Check out our new video, "America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike."
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Correct. If the birthdate field contains corrupt or mismatched data, it defaults to 1875-05-20, which serves as a flag. May 20, 1875, is the day the international standards and metrics treaty was signed. Everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.
February 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Correct. If the birthdate field contains corrupt or mismatched data, it defaults to 1875-05-20, which serves as a flag. May 20, 1875, is the day the international standards and metrics treaty was signed. Everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.
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“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.”
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
About our agency
NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep the public informed of the changing environment aro...
www.noaa.gov
February 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.”
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
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Accessibility fuckin’ rocks
this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.
February 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Accessibility fuckin’ rocks
“Healthcare havers” may be my new favorite way to describe pretty much everywhere except the US
Poll: let’s say it’s 50° in your home and you want it to be 70°. What do you set your thermostat to?
(10°C / 21.11°C for the healthcare havers)
(10°C / 21.11°C for the healthcare havers)
February 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
“Healthcare havers” may be my new favorite way to describe pretty much everywhere except the US
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This is a dangerous man, with a head harder than a rock. Children have died elsewhere because of his intransigence, and that's what he wants to bring here. No paywall for you today.
Opinion | RFK Jr. Is a Vaccine Cynic, Not Skeptic. (Gift Article)
My job is to ask tough questions of vaccine makers. That’s not what he is doing.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This is a dangerous man, with a head harder than a rock. Children have died elsewhere because of his intransigence, and that's what he wants to bring here. No paywall for you today.
Improve your apps by using them! #buildinpublic
Small but steady improvements to loading speed & scrolling! 🎉
1. Images from Google should now load much quicker when navigating pages
2. The map view now requires two fingers to move around when not in full screen mode. This should make scrolling and pull-to-refresh easier!
1. Images from Google should now load much quicker when navigating pages
2. The map view now requires two fingers to move around when not in full screen mode. This should make scrolling and pull-to-refresh easier!
January 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Improve your apps by using them! #buildinpublic
Highly requested feature available now 🥳
✨ New: Custom tags! ✨ Tags are a great way to organize and find places in your lists. Now, you can create custom tags to make your lists your own!
For now you can only create tags. Editing and removing custom tags as well as hiding the default tags are still in progress and will be available soon!
For now you can only create tags. Editing and removing custom tags as well as hiding the default tags are still in progress and will be available soon!
January 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Highly requested feature available now 🥳
I’ve been on the road for six months, exploring some of the most stunning places on earth. I created an app, Trek, that I wish I had sooner to keep track of all the amazing places I’ve been and the ones I still want to visit.
letstrek.app
1/3
letstrek.app
1/3
December 29, 2024 at 4:01 PM
I’ve been on the road for six months, exploring some of the most stunning places on earth. I created an app, Trek, that I wish I had sooner to keep track of all the amazing places I’ve been and the ones I still want to visit.
letstrek.app
1/3
letstrek.app
1/3
Something fun coming soon 🦜
December 26, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Something fun coming soon 🦜
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 24, 2024 at 10:38 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Not quite done with setting free tier limits, but it sure feels good to have my first ever production payment and membership go through (even if it’s mine) 🙈
Having never set up payments before from scratch, it’s been a journey. #buildinpublic
Having never set up payments before from scratch, it’s been a journey. #buildinpublic
December 16, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Not quite done with setting free tier limits, but it sure feels good to have my first ever production payment and membership go through (even if it’s mine) 🙈
Having never set up payments before from scratch, it’s been a journey. #buildinpublic
Having never set up payments before from scratch, it’s been a journey. #buildinpublic
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They're also only vaguely aware of all the social programs funded by tax credits that they benefit from.
> taxpayers fund our retirement saving, health insurance, primary, secondary, and advanced education, daycare, commuter costs, and even our mortgages at a staggering public cost.
> taxpayers fund our retirement saving, health insurance, primary, secondary, and advanced education, daycare, commuter costs, and even our mortgages at a staggering public cost.
December 15, 2024 at 6:57 PM
They're also only vaguely aware of all the social programs funded by tax credits that they benefit from.
> taxpayers fund our retirement saving, health insurance, primary, secondary, and advanced education, daycare, commuter costs, and even our mortgages at a staggering public cost.
> taxpayers fund our retirement saving, health insurance, primary, secondary, and advanced education, daycare, commuter costs, and even our mortgages at a staggering public cost.
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People with homes are so rarely cold at night that I just don’t think homes are necessary anymore.
December 14, 2024 at 7:49 PM
People with homes are so rarely cold at night that I just don’t think homes are necessary anymore.
2024 Google search is a disaster
December 12, 2024 at 12:15 AM
2024 Google search is a disaster