Jason Jennings
@jasonjennings.bsky.social
video game professional, automation expert, amateur ethicist, kind of a jerk.
Philz was one of my favorite coffee spots on earth. It was the place I brought my Parisian coworkers when I wanted to prove to them that coffee in France is universally shit.
But I will never ever spend another dime at Philz and my t-shirts and coffee mugs are going in the trash. Fuck the Jabers
But I will never ever spend another dime at Philz and my t-shirts and coffee mugs are going in the trash. Fuck the Jabers
August 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Philz was one of my favorite coffee spots on earth. It was the place I brought my Parisian coworkers when I wanted to prove to them that coffee in France is universally shit.
But I will never ever spend another dime at Philz and my t-shirts and coffee mugs are going in the trash. Fuck the Jabers
But I will never ever spend another dime at Philz and my t-shirts and coffee mugs are going in the trash. Fuck the Jabers
@crooked.com first it was Ross Douthat and now @mcuban.bsky.social ? could be me being superstitious, but maybe don't let @jonlovett.bsky.social go on vacation anymore, because this week has been the worst I've seen at Crooked.
July 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@crooked.com first it was Ross Douthat and now @mcuban.bsky.social ? could be me being superstitious, but maybe don't let @jonlovett.bsky.social go on vacation anymore, because this week has been the worst I've seen at Crooked.
Just throwing this out there for any of my friends - anyone interested in BFF this year? The lineup is NUTS.
March 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Just throwing this out there for any of my friends - anyone interested in BFF this year? The lineup is NUTS.
Reading now, but interested to see how this deals with the fact that LLMs don't have agency, while the people responsible who do are (mostly) not indifferent to the truth of their models' outputs.
““AI hallucinations”: We argue that these falsehoods, and the overall activity of large language models, is better understood as bullshit in the sense explored by Frankfurt (On Bullshit): the models are in an important way indifferent to the truth of their outputs.” link.springer.com/article/10.1...
ChatGPT is bullshit - Ethics and Information Technology
Recently, there has been considerable interest in large language models: machine learning systems which produce human-like text and dialogue. Applications of these systems have been plagued by persist...
link.springer.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reading now, but interested to see how this deals with the fact that LLMs don't have agency, while the people responsible who do are (mostly) not indifferent to the truth of their models' outputs.
My response to events since Jan 20 + constant worry about getting laid off went a little bit yolo last night. Bank account is mad AF and might have a heart attack at any moment but goddamn that was special.
January 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
My response to events since Jan 20 + constant worry about getting laid off went a little bit yolo last night. Bank account is mad AF and might have a heart attack at any moment but goddamn that was special.
My partner got me hooked on taskmaster so now obviously I want to see more things with Sue Perkins and fewer things with literally any other Brit.
January 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
My partner got me hooked on taskmaster so now obviously I want to see more things with Sue Perkins and fewer things with literally any other Brit.
Finally getting through Veilguard, about 25 hours in and very pleased! One thing I don't care for is the break in narrative to develop relationships with companions. I want to have all those quests and conversations, but I should feel special because I did those things.
January 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Finally getting through Veilguard, about 25 hours in and very pleased! One thing I don't care for is the break in narrative to develop relationships with companions. I want to have all those quests and conversations, but I should feel special because I did those things.
Note to journalists: my clicks and subscription dollars for the next 4 years will be based solely on the ratio of 'what the administration does' to 'what the administration says' in your content.
BC goddamn I do not have time for bullshit like I did in 2016.
BC goddamn I do not have time for bullshit like I did in 2016.
January 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Note to journalists: my clicks and subscription dollars for the next 4 years will be based solely on the ratio of 'what the administration does' to 'what the administration says' in your content.
BC goddamn I do not have time for bullshit like I did in 2016.
BC goddamn I do not have time for bullshit like I did in 2016.
Always good to go back to first principles when you're standing on the precipice:
"When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered." -mlk, jr
"When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered." -mlk, jr
January 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Always good to go back to first principles when you're standing on the precipice:
"When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered." -mlk, jr
"When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered." -mlk, jr
Sad about the Blake Lively v. Some Douchebag coverage turning into a pissing contest between rich celebrities.
The real story is how easy (and cheap) it is to buy truth in the social media age and how dangerous and disgusting all influencer marketing is.
The real story is how easy (and cheap) it is to buy truth in the social media age and how dangerous and disgusting all influencer marketing is.
January 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Sad about the Blake Lively v. Some Douchebag coverage turning into a pissing contest between rich celebrities.
The real story is how easy (and cheap) it is to buy truth in the social media age and how dangerous and disgusting all influencer marketing is.
The real story is how easy (and cheap) it is to buy truth in the social media age and how dangerous and disgusting all influencer marketing is.
#NC #SB382 is a tragedy and every single state senator who voted for it is selling out dozens of dead north carolinians for political power.
The state house votes on it this week. Call your reps.
The state house votes on it this week. Call your reps.
NC lawmakers passed bill full of government changes. What's in it? • NC Newsline
Republican legislators in North Carolina fast-tracked a 131-page bill that Democrats say amounts to a 'power grab.' Here's what's in it.
ncnewsline.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:46 AM
Reposted by Jason Jennings
"The sooner legacy news outlets realize that they do not enjoy a privileged place by virtue of their existence, the quicker they will recover the public's trust."
'Dinosaurs': Critics say legacy media coverage of pardon illustrates 'steep decline'
President Joe Biden's decision to issue a sweeping pardon to his son — charged in two federal cases — earned widespread criticism from experts, pundits and journalists — a fact not lost on some on the...
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December 3, 2024 at 2:47 AM
"The sooner legacy news outlets realize that they do not enjoy a privileged place by virtue of their existence, the quicker they will recover the public's trust."
proud to be back in #northcarolina on the day the state senate gave up the ghost on that whole democracy thing. Esse Quam Videri motherfuckers.
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 AM
proud to be back in #northcarolina on the day the state senate gave up the ghost on that whole democracy thing. Esse Quam Videri motherfuckers.
Happy thanksgiving or whatever
November 28, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Happy thanksgiving or whatever
Without exception, every time. Even for someone like me whose career has been exclusively on the publishing side - very few people really know what it takes to get a game off the ground.
Every video game that gets launched is a small miracle.
November 25, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Without exception, every time. Even for someone like me whose career has been exclusively on the publishing side - very few people really know what it takes to get a game off the ground.
Welcome to the inaugural episode of "what Jason is listening to this week to keep the abyss from staring back"
In the hopper for today is 10+ hours of a Morphine anthology + Mark Sandman B-sides.
In the hopper for today is 10+ hours of a Morphine anthology + Mark Sandman B-sides.
Morphine - Honey White (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
youtu.be
November 22, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Welcome to the inaugural episode of "what Jason is listening to this week to keep the abyss from staring back"
In the hopper for today is 10+ hours of a Morphine anthology + Mark Sandman B-sides.
In the hopper for today is 10+ hours of a Morphine anthology + Mark Sandman B-sides.
Congrats to all the academics that stuck with it and finished a PhD and are making contributions.
Whatever kind of scholarship you're doing, just know there's at least one failed academic out there cheering you on!
Happy world #philosophy day!
Whatever kind of scholarship you're doing, just know there's at least one failed academic out there cheering you on!
Happy world #philosophy day!
November 22, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Congrats to all the academics that stuck with it and finished a PhD and are making contributions.
Whatever kind of scholarship you're doing, just know there's at least one failed academic out there cheering you on!
Happy world #philosophy day!
Whatever kind of scholarship you're doing, just know there's at least one failed academic out there cheering you on!
Happy world #philosophy day!
Reposted by Jason Jennings
In honor of world #philosophy day 2024, I would like to recommend the only contemporary philosophy book anyone really needs to understand the social media age
On Bullshit
One of the most salient features of our culture is that…
www.goodreads.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:55 PM
In honor of world #philosophy day 2024, I would like to recommend the only contemporary philosophy book anyone really needs to understand the social media age
other #philosophy nerds working in tech or media - what's your experience with AI onboarding?
I'm in a weird place where all the techies want to talk about is how their fav LLM scores higher on some arbitrary scale and the biz folks believe AI is a black box that makes unicorns and rainbows
I'm in a weird place where all the techies want to talk about is how their fav LLM scores higher on some arbitrary scale and the biz folks believe AI is a black box that makes unicorns and rainbows
November 21, 2024 at 4:58 PM
other #philosophy nerds working in tech or media - what's your experience with AI onboarding?
I'm in a weird place where all the techies want to talk about is how their fav LLM scores higher on some arbitrary scale and the biz folks believe AI is a black box that makes unicorns and rainbows
I'm in a weird place where all the techies want to talk about is how their fav LLM scores higher on some arbitrary scale and the biz folks believe AI is a black box that makes unicorns and rainbows
A social media platform without Elon Musk and also bans Andrew Tate in less than a day?
Yes please sign me the hell up.
Yes please sign me the hell up.
November 20, 2024 at 10:14 PM
A social media platform without Elon Musk and also bans Andrew Tate in less than a day?
Yes please sign me the hell up.
Yes please sign me the hell up.