Ben Snyder
@jbensnyder.bsky.social
I was a statistician, then a data scientist, now an AI applied scientist, without ever actually changing the real work. Still just dicking around with probability distributions.
Gettin’ a ton of mileage out of this today.
June 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Gettin’ a ton of mileage out of this today.
Trump's tariffs include 15% on Norway, but 10% on Svalbard and Jan Mayen, which is part of Norway. Also, 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited.
It appears the Trump team grabbed a list of ISO 3166 country codes, and slapped 10% on everything they didn't recognize.
It appears the Trump team grabbed a list of ISO 3166 country codes, and slapped 10% on everything they didn't recognize.
April 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Trump's tariffs include 15% on Norway, but 10% on Svalbard and Jan Mayen, which is part of Norway. Also, 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited.
It appears the Trump team grabbed a list of ISO 3166 country codes, and slapped 10% on everything they didn't recognize.
It appears the Trump team grabbed a list of ISO 3166 country codes, and slapped 10% on everything they didn't recognize.
Didn’t realize you could do so much blow that you turn into the Mr. Burns alien.
February 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Didn’t realize you could do so much blow that you turn into the Mr. Burns alien.
DeepSeek doesn’t like being asked about Tiananmen Square.
January 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
DeepSeek doesn’t like being asked about Tiananmen Square.
On the contrary, I would absolutely regret not posting this brisket enchilsagna.
July 14, 2024 at 3:19 AM
On the contrary, I would absolutely regret not posting this brisket enchilsagna.
Proud to be ahead of the curve on this one.
April 27, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Proud to be ahead of the curve on this one.
Shocking that anyone would dare mock the immensely respected king of Thailand.
March 28, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Shocking that anyone would dare mock the immensely respected king of Thailand.
Glory to public transit.
February 17, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Glory to public transit.
Briefly ventured back over to the bad place, posted a small technical criticism of the latest AI buzzwords, and immediately got blocked by three VC bros.
January 9, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Briefly ventured back over to the bad place, posted a small technical criticism of the latest AI buzzwords, and immediately got blocked by three VC bros.
The shitkickers in my hometown when they see the actual outcomes of the abortion restrictions they voted for and have been cheering for the past several years: "Look, I don't make the laws."
December 11, 2023 at 12:59 AM
The shitkickers in my hometown when they see the actual outcomes of the abortion restrictions they voted for and have been cheering for the past several years: "Look, I don't make the laws."
