Lars van Tol
@larsvant.bsky.social
Writer, copywriter; humanbeing, copybeing. Enquiries welcome.
Grief Gumbo in the Demon-Haunted World
December 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Grief Gumbo in the Demon-Haunted World
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f r i d a y n i g h t
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
f r i d a y n i g h t
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October 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Bunny Loop XII - @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Zohran Mamdani’s incredible campaign for mayor of New York City is one of the few things that gives me hope these days.
#animated #zohranmamdani
Zohran Mamdani’s incredible campaign for mayor of New York City is one of the few things that gives me hope these days.
#animated #zohranmamdani
September 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Bunny Loop XII - @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Zohran Mamdani’s incredible campaign for mayor of New York City is one of the few things that gives me hope these days.
#animated #zohranmamdani
Zohran Mamdani’s incredible campaign for mayor of New York City is one of the few things that gives me hope these days.
#animated #zohranmamdani
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September 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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f r i d a y n i g h t
September 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
f r i d a y n i g h t
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A tired tomato. Drawn for my LinkedIn post about being tired of playing legal detective every time platforms update their Terms of Service.
August 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A tired tomato. Drawn for my LinkedIn post about being tired of playing legal detective every time platforms update their Terms of Service.
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Scientists Warn Earth Could Fall Below 50% On Tomatometer Within a Year
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Scientists Warn Earth Could Fall Below 50% On Tomatometer Within a Year
WASHINGTON — In a shocking announcement this week, a coalition of the planet’s top climatologists and film critics warned that at the rate we’re going,…
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August 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Scientists Warn Earth Could Fall Below 50% On Tomatometer Within a Year
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May 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context*
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Some of the anti-AI stuff feels a bit like when people would say "don't use Wikipedia as a source." It's just like anything else, a piece of information that you weigh against multiple sources and your own understanding of its likely failure modes
April 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context*
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
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Everyone is an original!
March 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Everyone is an original!
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March 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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March 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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March 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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February 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Always tough when you find a second, larger, and more poorly-located hole in your jeans.
February 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Always tough when you find a second, larger, and more poorly-located hole in your jeans.
The dentist didn't shoot me, but I still have doubts about the entire thing.
February 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The dentist didn't shoot me, but I still have doubts about the entire thing.
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February 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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February 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories.
#FrancescaAlbanese #bananaArt #foodart #fruitart
#FrancescaAlbanese #bananaArt #foodart #fruitart
February 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories.
#FrancescaAlbanese #bananaArt #foodart #fruitart
#FrancescaAlbanese #bananaArt #foodart #fruitart