joao
@joao.omg.lol
Research Engineer at Google DeepMind
A special snowflake existing in 196883 dimensions
#ActuallyAutistic He/Him
A special snowflake existing in 196883 dimensions
#ActuallyAutistic He/Him
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“Re ‘There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!’: No there aren't, my side is the ‘People Who Don't Fuck Children’ side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?” — John Scalzi
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“Re ‘There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!’: No there aren't, my side is the ‘People Who Don't Fuck Children’ side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?” — John Scalzi
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
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The section subtitles in betanalpha.github.io/assets/case_... continues to be one of my greatest achievements.
Taylor Regression Models
betanalpha.github.io
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The section subtitles in betanalpha.github.io/assets/case_... continues to be one of my greatest achievements.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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oh yeah if you have a podcast or show or whatever and want to chat about #OVER/UNDER, hit me up! my schedule is, surprise surprise, now quite free
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
oh yeah if you have a podcast or show or whatever and want to chat about #OVER/UNDER, hit me up! my schedule is, surprise surprise, now quite free
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The same segregationists that filled public pools with concrete rather than integrate. www.melaninbasecamp.com/trip-reports...
Third Places We Lost Due to Racism: Public Pools — Melanin Base Camp
When legally required to share public pools with Black children, white Americans chose to abandon them entirely. Rest in peace to yet another third place lost to racism.
www.melaninbasecamp.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The same segregationists that filled public pools with concrete rather than integrate. www.melaninbasecamp.com/trip-reports...
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Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
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what's up gamers I've barely posted about this since #over/under has eaten all of my time, but my space trucking Mothership Month 25 project, ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE, has just under 36 hours left, go check it out: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE: Space Trucking for Mothership RPG
Mothership space trucking 101, set in the star system surrounding Prospero's Dream
www.backerkit.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
what's up gamers I've barely posted about this since #over/under has eaten all of my time, but my space trucking Mothership Month 25 project, ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE, has just under 36 hours left, go check it out: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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An old work colleague of mines is releasing a board game and I'm SO thrilled for him and the rest of the team. Look at this, wow!
The Old King’s Crown is a grab bag of concepts from all sorts of other board games, each given a loving polish and shape to fit it into a greater whole, wrapped in the most amazing eye candy, creating a unique package.
The Old King’s Crown Board Game Review
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
An old work colleague of mines is releasing a board game and I'm SO thrilled for him and the rest of the team. Look at this, wow!
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“How can we make it so that all human beings have enough?”
Superhuman intelligence: well the people who have way too much need to give something up
Techbros: no no no CHANGE THE ALGORITHM
Superhuman intelligence: well the people who have way too much need to give something up
Techbros: no no no CHANGE THE ALGORITHM
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“How can we make it so that all human beings have enough?”
Superhuman intelligence: well the people who have way too much need to give something up
Techbros: no no no CHANGE THE ALGORITHM
Superhuman intelligence: well the people who have way too much need to give something up
Techbros: no no no CHANGE THE ALGORITHM
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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"plenty of decisions are already being taken on the basis of physical appearance"
uuhhh, what argument is this???
we are already racist, so let's continue?
uuhhh, what argument is this???
we are already racist, so let's continue?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"plenty of decisions are already being taken on the basis of physical appearance"
uuhhh, what argument is this???
we are already racist, so let's continue?
uuhhh, what argument is this???
we are already racist, so let's continue?
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Yes and yet several European countries are embracing a far-right worldview that would burn these policies to the ground, so let’s be not be smug or complacent here - particularly as Mamdani‘s pro-immigration stance is radical by European standards.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ -- Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Yes and yet several European countries are embracing a far-right worldview that would burn these policies to the ground, so let’s be not be smug or complacent here - particularly as Mamdani‘s pro-immigration stance is radical by European standards.
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So exciting to see a new method to model the evolution of G (and P) matrices on phylogenies. Another step in the direction of trying to bridge micro and macroevolution
So exciting to see a new method to model the evolution of G (and P) matrices on phylogenies. Another step in the direction of trying to bridge micro and macroevolution
Multivariate trait evolution: models for the evolution of the quantitative genetic G-matrix on phylogenies
Abstract. Genetic covariance matrices (G-matrices) are a key focus for research and predictions from quantitative genetic evolutionary models of multiple t
academic.oup.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
So exciting to see a new method to model the evolution of G (and P) matrices on phylogenies. Another step in the direction of trying to bridge micro and macroevolution
So exciting to see a new method to model the evolution of G (and P) matrices on phylogenies. Another step in the direction of trying to bridge micro and macroevolution
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Just as a reminder: the totally free Designing Dungeons Course (Or, How to Kill a Party in 30 Rooms or Less) covers these kinds of rooms--and more!
dungeons.hismajestytheworm.games/docs/chapter1/
dungeons.hismajestytheworm.games/docs/chapter1/
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Just as a reminder: the totally free Designing Dungeons Course (Or, How to Kill a Party in 30 Rooms or Less) covers these kinds of rooms--and more!
dungeons.hismajestytheworm.games/docs/chapter1/
dungeons.hismajestytheworm.games/docs/chapter1/
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"Institutions like Wikipedia are the last bastions of the dream of a free and open internet that betters humanity. Protecting the source code of reality is a matter of survival for a free and sane society, and we must act like it."
I wrote about how "Grokipedia" is a new front on the war against reality itself. It's an attempt by the oligarchic class to seize the means of knowledge production itself and create a weaponized unreality.
www.thedissident.news/grokipedia-a...
www.thedissident.news/grokipedia-a...
Grokipedia and the Coup Against Reality Itself
Grokipedia, the copycat of Wikipedia launched by Elon Musk isn’t just a string of AI generated slop, it is a weapon. The launch of "grokipedia" is a calculated, strategic escalation by the billionaire...
www.thedissident.news
October 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
"Institutions like Wikipedia are the last bastions of the dream of a free and open internet that betters humanity. Protecting the source code of reality is a matter of survival for a free and sane society, and we must act like it."
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A blog post from last year, which I never posted here —
Bytecode VMs in surprising places
→ dubroy.com/blog/bytecod...
Bytecode VMs in surprising places
→ dubroy.com/blog/bytecod...
October 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
A blog post from last year, which I never posted here —
Bytecode VMs in surprising places
→ dubroy.com/blog/bytecod...
Bytecode VMs in surprising places
→ dubroy.com/blog/bytecod...
Remembering that time OpenAI pushed an update that made ChatGPT so sycophantic they had to release a note about it, and we're pretty much 1 careless update away from a massive tragedy
OpenAI put out a press release today addressing mental health concerns. I have many issues with it, but something super troubling:
They estimate a WEEKLY prevalence of 560,000 users displaying signs of psychosis or mania and 1.2 MILLION users indicating suicidal plan/intent.
They estimate a WEEKLY prevalence of 560,000 users displaying signs of psychosis or mania and 1.2 MILLION users indicating suicidal plan/intent.
Strengthening ChatGPT’s responses in sensitive conversations
We worked with more than 170 mental health experts to help ChatGPT more reliably recognize signs of distress, respond with care, and guide people toward real-world support–reducing responses that fall...
openai.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Remembering that time OpenAI pushed an update that made ChatGPT so sycophantic they had to release a note about it, and we're pretty much 1 careless update away from a massive tragedy
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Razer dropped an ad where a guy uses noise-canceling headphones to silence his girlfriend — and somehow thought it was funny. Let’s talk about what this says about how far culture’s regressed. 🧵
October 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Razer dropped an ad where a guy uses noise-canceling headphones to silence his girlfriend — and somehow thought it was funny. Let’s talk about what this says about how far culture’s regressed. 🧵
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As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
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Here’s where it gets personal for me. When I was 9, I started experiencing suicidal ideation … disinterested in living, and at least some of the time contemplating death and how it might happen … It’s easy to imagine how I would have used programs like these chatbots.
Perry: How can AI be used ethically when it’s been linked to suicide?
"It’s not on us, on you and me, to use AI ethically or responsibly. It’s on the companies to build safe, reliable, ethical products," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Here’s where it gets personal for me. When I was 9, I started experiencing suicidal ideation … disinterested in living, and at least some of the time contemplating death and how it might happen … It’s easy to imagine how I would have used programs like these chatbots.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?