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If you really want to punish the NYT, hit them in the pocketbook and post alternatives to their games.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:19 AM
If you really want to punish the NYT, hit them in the pocketbook and post alternatives to their games.
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The lowest achievers did much better but the highest achievers got a bit worse, while thinking they did better. I need to actually read the paper and not make judgements about a single figure, but that feels like a good encapsulation of the promise/perils of LLM use.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM
The lowest achievers did much better but the highest achievers got a bit worse, while thinking they did better. I need to actually read the paper and not make judgements about a single figure, but that feels like a good encapsulation of the promise/perils of LLM use.
It really seems to me like a [name academic specialty here] Prof. wished on the monkey's paw for something to write about.
I was going to say poli sci there, but I think it works for a lot of disciplines.
I was going to say poli sci there, but I think it works for a lot of disciplines.
January 14, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It really seems to me like a [name academic specialty here] Prof. wished on the monkey's paw for something to write about.
I was going to say poli sci there, but I think it works for a lot of disciplines.
I was going to say poli sci there, but I think it works for a lot of disciplines.
It's also only on a 2 acre lot.
December 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
It's also only on a 2 acre lot.
You should check out this blog post about what happens if you use an AI upscaler repeatedly:
lcamtuf.substack.com/p/random-fin...
lcamtuf.substack.com/p/random-fin...
The untimely demise of an image upscaler
ML-based image enhancement models are great. Unfortunately, some of them are great only once.
lcamtuf.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
You should check out this blog post about what happens if you use an AI upscaler repeatedly:
lcamtuf.substack.com/p/random-fin...
lcamtuf.substack.com/p/random-fin...
As somebody who works in computer vision/image processing... this is horrifying.
Upscalers in general are interesting and useful tools, but they have no place in law enforcement.
Upscalers in general are interesting and useful tools, but they have no place in law enforcement.
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
As somebody who works in computer vision/image processing... this is horrifying.
Upscalers in general are interesting and useful tools, but they have no place in law enforcement.
Upscalers in general are interesting and useful tools, but they have no place in law enforcement.
Production costs being higher isn't mutually exclusive with lower consumer prices, but it is weird.
I'm not an economist in any way though, so 🤷
I'm not an economist in any way though, so 🤷
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Production costs being higher isn't mutually exclusive with lower consumer prices, but it is weird.
I'm not an economist in any way though, so 🤷
I'm not an economist in any way though, so 🤷
Trump was calling for the filibuster removal, though. You don't think that would move the needle?
Of course even if that happened, then premiums still go up, and people suffered in the meantime for the dubious benefit of pushing ownership onto repubs.
But you have to fight somehow, right?
Of course even if that happened, then premiums still go up, and people suffered in the meantime for the dubious benefit of pushing ownership onto repubs.
But you have to fight somehow, right?
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trump was calling for the filibuster removal, though. You don't think that would move the needle?
Of course even if that happened, then premiums still go up, and people suffered in the meantime for the dubious benefit of pushing ownership onto repubs.
But you have to fight somehow, right?
Of course even if that happened, then premiums still go up, and people suffered in the meantime for the dubious benefit of pushing ownership onto repubs.
But you have to fight somehow, right?
Any crafty/physical hobbies aside from music?
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Any crafty/physical hobbies aside from music?
Where does Gemini rank?
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Where does Gemini rank?
At least it's not the summer?
Still pretty miserable, though.
Still pretty miserable, though.
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
At least it's not the summer?
Still pretty miserable, though.
Still pretty miserable, though.
Is it necessary to have a strong (or even cursory) knowledge of star trek to enjoy lower decks?
It seems fun.
It seems fun.
November 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Is it necessary to have a strong (or even cursory) knowledge of star trek to enjoy lower decks?
It seems fun.
It seems fun.
I'm all about karmic versioning, which is when the version number is equal to the number of people harmed by its deployment.
October 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I'm all about karmic versioning, which is when the version number is equal to the number of people harmed by its deployment.
Just stay off the teeth, friends.
October 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Just stay off the teeth, friends.
Are they posted in your shop?
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Are they posted in your shop?
I would love to be wrong, but I fully expect Israeli troops to move back in after the hostages are exchanged.
October 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I would love to be wrong, but I fully expect Israeli troops to move back in after the hostages are exchanged.
It's also possible he just doesn't listen.
September 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It's also possible he just doesn't listen.
We appreciate your entertainment sacrifice in pursuit of a saner world.
We'll see if all our canceled subscriptions add up to anything.
We'll see if all our canceled subscriptions add up to anything.
September 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We appreciate your entertainment sacrifice in pursuit of a saner world.
We'll see if all our canceled subscriptions add up to anything.
We'll see if all our canceled subscriptions add up to anything.
Just use your LLM to filter it back down to bullet points!
/s
/s
September 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Just use your LLM to filter it back down to bullet points!
/s
/s
Congratulations 🎉 🎉 🎉
I assume you'll accept crypto as payment when it's released?
I assume you'll accept crypto as payment when it's released?
September 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Congratulations 🎉 🎉 🎉
I assume you'll accept crypto as payment when it's released?
I assume you'll accept crypto as payment when it's released?
I'm just saying:
evaporated, condensed, whole: inside the cake as usual.
Cream cheese frosting, whipped cream, and cajeta on top.
Is it structurally sound? Almost certainly not. But we can dare to dream.
evaporated, condensed, whole: inside the cake as usual.
Cream cheese frosting, whipped cream, and cajeta on top.
Is it structurally sound? Almost certainly not. But we can dare to dream.
September 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I'm just saying:
evaporated, condensed, whole: inside the cake as usual.
Cream cheese frosting, whipped cream, and cajeta on top.
Is it structurally sound? Almost certainly not. But we can dare to dream.
evaporated, condensed, whole: inside the cake as usual.
Cream cheese frosting, whipped cream, and cajeta on top.
Is it structurally sound? Almost certainly not. But we can dare to dream.
the rhyming of tres and leches is hard to beat. Cuatro leches just isn't the same.
Seis leches has got the juice, though.
Seis leches has got the juice, though.
September 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
the rhyming of tres and leches is hard to beat. Cuatro leches just isn't the same.
Seis leches has got the juice, though.
Seis leches has got the juice, though.