Jan R. Wessel
@janw.bsky.social
Clement T. & Sylvia H. Hanson Chair, Professor #FirstGen
1996 Under-12 Ping Pong City Champion.
wessellab.org
1996 Under-12 Ping Pong City Champion.
wessellab.org
The amount of neuro PhDs I know that went to work for neuro-junk companies with the explicit attitude of 'yeah of course what they're claiming will never work' is still baffling to me.
Like if the idea is to make a bunch of money while doing nothing of value, just do Wall Street or Silicon Valley.
Like if the idea is to make a bunch of money while doing nothing of value, just do Wall Street or Silicon Valley.
October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The amount of neuro PhDs I know that went to work for neuro-junk companies with the explicit attitude of 'yeah of course what they're claiming will never work' is still baffling to me.
Like if the idea is to make a bunch of money while doing nothing of value, just do Wall Street or Silicon Valley.
Like if the idea is to make a bunch of money while doing nothing of value, just do Wall Street or Silicon Valley.
"What if I showed you a way in which AI could not only suck up all societal resources and research funds in the sole service of enriching the dumbest, most annoying motherfuckers of all time, but it also made YOUR WORK specifically actively worse?"
Cool, yeah, I'd LOVE to know more.
Cool, yeah, I'd LOVE to know more.
October 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"What if I showed you a way in which AI could not only suck up all societal resources and research funds in the sole service of enriching the dumbest, most annoying motherfuckers of all time, but it also made YOUR WORK specifically actively worse?"
Cool, yeah, I'd LOVE to know more.
Cool, yeah, I'd LOVE to know more.
I would stay in 1980s Beirut before I stayed in a Casino in Reno
August 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I would stay in 1980s Beirut before I stayed in a Casino in Reno
♩♩
Jealousy,
turning chop into the suey,
swimming through sick lullabies,
when angels deserve to die,
But it's just the price I pay,
why have you forsaken me,
open up my eager eyes,
self-righteous suicide
♩♩
Jealousy,
turning chop into the suey,
swimming through sick lullabies,
when angels deserve to die,
But it's just the price I pay,
why have you forsaken me,
open up my eager eyes,
self-righteous suicide
♩♩
May 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
♩♩
Jealousy,
turning chop into the suey,
swimming through sick lullabies,
when angels deserve to die,
But it's just the price I pay,
why have you forsaken me,
open up my eager eyes,
self-righteous suicide
♩♩
Jealousy,
turning chop into the suey,
swimming through sick lullabies,
when angels deserve to die,
But it's just the price I pay,
why have you forsaken me,
open up my eager eyes,
self-righteous suicide
♩♩
Pretty sure mr brightside is the millennial mr brightside
May 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Pretty sure mr brightside is the millennial mr brightside