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.
This is how it should be with AI. The best AI is made of small algorithms that slightly improve everyday life in the background, without people noticing them. Models to make shipping slightly faster, or cars slightly safer.
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This is how it should be with AI. The best AI is made of small algorithms that slightly improve everyday life in the background, without people noticing them. Models to make shipping slightly faster, or cars slightly safer.
Grok running outside of X is definitely using a different system prompt. On its own, it’s a decent model (though Claude still tends to perform better on real world tasks). But the version on X appears to be a rat’s nest of system prompts to make it pro Elon and anti woke.
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Grok running outside of X is definitely using a different system prompt. On its own, it’s a decent model (though Claude still tends to perform better on real world tasks). But the version on X appears to be a rat’s nest of system prompts to make it pro Elon and anti woke.
Intentionally leaving a couple beers in my bag for TSA to confiscate.
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Intentionally leaving a couple beers in my bag for TSA to confiscate.
The map behind her is also completely wrong. Australia is in the northern hemisphere.
October 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The map behind her is also completely wrong. Australia is in the northern hemisphere.
My brain immediately went to Stephen Moore. But yeah, also the BLS guy who couldn’t pass a high school statistics course.
September 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My brain immediately went to Stephen Moore. But yeah, also the BLS guy who couldn’t pass a high school statistics course.
Hang on, I just had to pull up Bill Pulte’s wiki page, and he’s 37? How do all these conmen age so horribly?
September 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hang on, I just had to pull up Bill Pulte’s wiki page, and he’s 37? How do all these conmen age so horribly?
Yes, but if we privatize access to data, think of the trading opportunities for the few people with access to those data.
August 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Yes, but if we privatize access to data, think of the trading opportunities for the few people with access to those data.
I use a very similar technique, but finish the sear with cast iron on an induction hot plate.
August 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I use a very similar technique, but finish the sear with cast iron on an induction hot plate.
General comment on Traeger recipes, I’ve found a lot of them recommend too low of temps. For example, I like to do the 3-2-1 ribs recipe about 25 degrees hotter than what the recipe says, in order to get the right tenderness.
August 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
General comment on Traeger recipes, I’ve found a lot of them recommend too low of temps. For example, I like to do the 3-2-1 ribs recipe about 25 degrees hotter than what the recipe says, in order to get the right tenderness.
White dudes 30 years into listening to Rage Against the Machine: “Hey wait a minute…”
July 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
White dudes 30 years into listening to Rage Against the Machine: “Hey wait a minute…”
Looking forward to the chuds in my hometown blaming “demonrats” when their clinic shuts down.
July 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Looking forward to the chuds in my hometown blaming “demonrats” when their clinic shuts down.
[taking shrooms and having an extended conversation with my regression models]
July 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
[taking shrooms and having an extended conversation with my regression models]
A safety driver and remote monitoring?
Wait, so they built a robotaxi that requires more people to operate than just driving the fucking car yourself?
Wait, so they built a robotaxi that requires more people to operate than just driving the fucking car yourself?
June 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
A safety driver and remote monitoring?
Wait, so they built a robotaxi that requires more people to operate than just driving the fucking car yourself?
Wait, so they built a robotaxi that requires more people to operate than just driving the fucking car yourself?
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.
“The true meaning of life, the actual ethical system that you should all follow, is nihilism. The world is empty. There is no point to anything, and you’re just gonna die.”
youtu.be/2c-AawAKZ14?...
youtu.be/2c-AawAKZ14?...
Chidi Goes Insane and Eats Peeps Chili - The Good Place (Episode Highlight)
YouTube video by The Good Place
youtu.be
May 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“The true meaning of life, the actual ethical system that you should all follow, is nihilism. The world is empty. There is no point to anything, and you’re just gonna die.”
youtu.be/2c-AawAKZ14?...
youtu.be/2c-AawAKZ14?...
The dumbest chud from my hometown living out of his pickup: “Naw bro, you’re just jealous that I’m a jizzmortarcoin millionaire.”
May 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The dumbest chud from my hometown living out of his pickup: “Naw bro, you’re just jealous that I’m a jizzmortarcoin millionaire.”
Tech bros incorrectly using the word “orthogonal” to pretend they actually took linear algebra, and aren’t business majors who have no idea what they’re talking about.
May 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Tech bros incorrectly using the word “orthogonal” to pretend they actually took linear algebra, and aren’t business majors who have no idea what they’re talking about.