Beau
@lyddonb.bsky.social
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Building and talking AI
Currently @Workday.
Building and talking AI
Currently @Workday.
The case for AI doom isn't very convincing
www.understandingai.org/p/the-case-f...
www.understandingai.org/p/the-case-f...
The case for AI doom isn't very convincing
I read Eliezer Yudkowsky's new book, "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies."
www.understandingai.org
September 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The case for AI doom isn't very convincing
www.understandingai.org/p/the-case-f...
www.understandingai.org/p/the-case-f...
Pump up the Volume still rips. But given our current state and podcasting, I fear the impact it had.
Ones of I've seen:
Mallrats: Seen so many times and love so I won't be rewatching
So I Married an Axe Murderer: Banger
Good Will Hunting: Banger and recently rewatched
Judgement Night: Been a long time. We'll see if I give it a go
Pump Up the Volume: Watched a couple of times and rewatching now
Mallrats: Seen so many times and love so I won't be rewatching
So I Married an Axe Murderer: Banger
Good Will Hunting: Banger and recently rewatched
Judgement Night: Been a long time. We'll see if I give it a go
Pump Up the Volume: Watched a couple of times and rewatching now
August 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Pump up the Volume still rips. But given our current state and podcasting, I fear the impact it had.
Starting with the ones I somehow have not seen.
Singles: Solid. Music and cameos better than the movie (which is also my review of Happy Gilmore 2, except it's less than solid)
Grosse Pointe Blank: Banger. Why did I wait so long?
Singles: Solid. Music and cameos better than the movie (which is also my review of Happy Gilmore 2, except it's less than solid)
Grosse Pointe Blank: Banger. Why did I wait so long?
So, I know what I'm going to be spending a ton of time doing in August.
www.criterion.com/current/post...
@criterionchannl.bsky.social
www.criterion.com/current/post...
@criterionchannl.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Starting with the ones I somehow have not seen.
Singles: Solid. Music and cameos better than the movie (which is also my review of Happy Gilmore 2, except it's less than solid)
Grosse Pointe Blank: Banger. Why did I wait so long?
Singles: Solid. Music and cameos better than the movie (which is also my review of Happy Gilmore 2, except it's less than solid)
Grosse Pointe Blank: Banger. Why did I wait so long?
So, I know what I'm going to be spending a ton of time doing in August.
www.criterion.com/current/post...
@criterionchannl.bsky.social
www.criterion.com/current/post...
@criterionchannl.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
So, I know what I'm going to be spending a ton of time doing in August.
www.criterion.com/current/post...
@criterionchannl.bsky.social
www.criterion.com/current/post...
@criterionchannl.bsky.social
I recently attended the awesome @aidotengineer.bsky.social Summit in NYC. I asked OpenAI's DeepResearch to create a guide leveraging the videos of the conference and my notes. I had it target certain personas (in the doc) and provide best practices, specs, etc ...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AI Engineer Summit 2025 – Comprehensive Guide to AI Engineering
AI Engineer Summit 2025 – Comprehensive Guide to AI Engineering This guide distills insights from the AI Engineer Summit 2025 into actionable recommendations. It is organized into key takeaways, role-...
docs.google.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I recently attended the awesome @aidotengineer.bsky.social Summit in NYC. I asked OpenAI's DeepResearch to create a guide leveraging the videos of the conference and my notes. I had it target certain personas (in the doc) and provide best practices, specs, etc ...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I'm so glad I quit paying attention to the Bulls. As long as Jerry owns the team, I'm not going back.
FROM SHAMS:
Full trade:
Spurs: De'Aaron Fox, Jordan McLaughlin
Kings: Zach LaVine, Sidy Cissoko, three first round picks (2025 CHA, 2027 SAS, 2031 MIN), three second round picks (2025 CHI, 2028 DEN, 2028 own back)
Bulls: Zach Collins, Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter, their own 2025 pick via SAS
Full trade:
Spurs: De'Aaron Fox, Jordan McLaughlin
Kings: Zach LaVine, Sidy Cissoko, three first round picks (2025 CHA, 2027 SAS, 2031 MIN), three second round picks (2025 CHI, 2028 DEN, 2028 own back)
Bulls: Zach Collins, Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter, their own 2025 pick via SAS
FROM SHAMS:
BREAKING: Sacramento is finalizing a trade to send De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs in a multi-team trade that moves Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine to the Kings, sources tell ESPN.
BREAKING: Sacramento is finalizing a trade to send De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs in a multi-team trade that moves Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine to the Kings, sources tell ESPN.
February 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I'm so glad I quit paying attention to the Bulls. As long as Jerry owns the team, I'm not going back.
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If you are wondering why it’s harder to get an interview when applying directly:
Consider that the number of applications per role are up, by a LOT. For dev roles, a lot. And increasingly more are AI-generated, and noise from the POV of the hiring manager.
Many such startups:
Consider that the number of applications per role are up, by a LOT. For dev roles, a lot. And increasingly more are AI-generated, and noise from the POV of the hiring manager.
Many such startups:
January 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
If you are wondering why it’s harder to get an interview when applying directly:
Consider that the number of applications per role are up, by a LOT. For dev roles, a lot. And increasingly more are AI-generated, and noise from the POV of the hiring manager.
Many such startups:
Consider that the number of applications per role are up, by a LOT. For dev roles, a lot. And increasingly more are AI-generated, and noise from the POV of the hiring manager.
Many such startups:
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A test of how seriously your firm is taking AI: when o-1 (& the new Gemini model) came out this week, were there assigned folks who immediately ran the model through your internal, validated, firm-specific benchmarks to see how useful it as? Did you update any plans or goals as a result?
December 7, 2024 at 4:34 PM
A test of how seriously your firm is taking AI: when o-1 (& the new Gemini model) came out this week, were there assigned folks who immediately ran the model through your internal, validated, firm-specific benchmarks to see how useful it as? Did you update any plans or goals as a result?
The Trouble with Elon
open.substack.com/pub/samharri...
open.substack.com/pub/samharri...
The Trouble with Elon
I didn’t set out to become an enemy of the world’s richest man, but I seem to have managed it all the same.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Trouble with Elon
open.substack.com/pub/samharri...
open.substack.com/pub/samharri...
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So here's what's cool about my job:
Yesterday morning I said, "We really ought to have TWIN PEAKS available." So then a bunch of people scrambled, worked really hard, and now you can watch every episode of David Lynch & Mark Frost's original series for free on Pluto TV: pluto.tv/us/on-demand...
Yesterday morning I said, "We really ought to have TWIN PEAKS available." So then a bunch of people scrambled, worked really hard, and now you can watch every episode of David Lynch & Mark Frost's original series for free on Pluto TV: pluto.tv/us/on-demand...
January 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
So here's what's cool about my job:
Yesterday morning I said, "We really ought to have TWIN PEAKS available." So then a bunch of people scrambled, worked really hard, and now you can watch every episode of David Lynch & Mark Frost's original series for free on Pluto TV: pluto.tv/us/on-demand...
Yesterday morning I said, "We really ought to have TWIN PEAKS available." So then a bunch of people scrambled, worked really hard, and now you can watch every episode of David Lynch & Mark Frost's original series for free on Pluto TV: pluto.tv/us/on-demand...
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Useful thing for AI critics to do would is to "red team" their own beliefs by spending some time to see if they can get AI to do the things they say it can't
This isn't intended to be snarky, there are lots of things AI does terribly. But we need more critics to actually engage with these systems
This isn't intended to be snarky, there are lots of things AI does terribly. But we need more critics to actually engage with these systems
January 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Useful thing for AI critics to do would is to "red team" their own beliefs by spending some time to see if they can get AI to do the things they say it can't
This isn't intended to be snarky, there are lots of things AI does terribly. But we need more critics to actually engage with these systems
This isn't intended to be snarky, there are lots of things AI does terribly. But we need more critics to actually engage with these systems
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Ok, second time in two days I've shared with folks, so probably need to broadcast more broadly:
If you are using Cursor's Composer feature, switch to "agent" mode. It's a straight-up upgrade over "normal", better in every way.
Click "agent" and the prompt will change to "Ask agent to do anything"
If you are using Cursor's Composer feature, switch to "agent" mode. It's a straight-up upgrade over "normal", better in every way.
Click "agent" and the prompt will change to "Ask agent to do anything"
January 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Ok, second time in two days I've shared with folks, so probably need to broadcast more broadly:
If you are using Cursor's Composer feature, switch to "agent" mode. It's a straight-up upgrade over "normal", better in every way.
Click "agent" and the prompt will change to "Ask agent to do anything"
If you are using Cursor's Composer feature, switch to "agent" mode. It's a straight-up upgrade over "normal", better in every way.
Click "agent" and the prompt will change to "Ask agent to do anything"
Randomly started doing this 2 weeks ago.
RIP
RIP
Go watch twin peaks
January 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Randomly started doing this 2 weeks ago.
RIP
RIP
This aligns with how I felt for a while.
An AGI Prediction Beyond 2025 open.substack.com/pub/investin...
An AGI Prediction Beyond 2025 open.substack.com/pub/investin...
An AGI Prediction Beyond 2025
What does it take to make true machine intelligence?
open.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This aligns with how I felt for a while.
An AGI Prediction Beyond 2025 open.substack.com/pub/investin...
An AGI Prediction Beyond 2025 open.substack.com/pub/investin...
A highlight of my college years was screaming "Coma America" into the mic with Casey and Joey Jordison (also RIP) of Slipknot at an Amen show at Hairy Marys in Des Moines.
RIP
www.theprp.com/2024/12/21/n...
RIP
www.theprp.com/2024/12/21/n...
Amen Vocalist Casey Chaos Has Passed Away - Theprp.com
R.I.P..
www.theprp.com
December 22, 2024 at 5:12 PM
A highlight of my college years was screaming "Coma America" into the mic with Casey and Joey Jordison (also RIP) of Slipknot at an Amen show at Hairy Marys in Des Moines.
RIP
www.theprp.com/2024/12/21/n...
RIP
www.theprp.com/2024/12/21/n...
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There should never be any neutral-site college football games except for the annual national championship in the Rose Bowl
my feeling watching the pregame scenes this weekend is that nothing before the semifinals should ever be at a bowl site again, and probably it should just be the national championship game. bowls, we appreciate your service and your watch has ended
December 22, 2024 at 1:17 AM
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RIP. Always a favorite.
December 21, 2024 at 7:27 PM
RIP. Always a favorite.
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One of those "you had to be there" albums that still absolutely rips and sounds unlike anything else.
This and STANKONIA came out a month apart. Two life-changing Best Buy purchases.
This and STANKONIA came out a month apart. Two life-changing Best Buy purchases.
December 20, 2024 at 2:19 PM
One of those "you had to be there" albums that still absolutely rips and sounds unlike anything else.
This and STANKONIA came out a month apart. Two life-changing Best Buy purchases.
This and STANKONIA came out a month apart. Two life-changing Best Buy purchases.
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This is probably my biggest capital S Story I have in the 1000+ shows I have seen. I honestly can't believe this shit happened. So I was hanging out with my friend in 1999. I used to drive out to her house and we would cuddle and watch movies or go to the movies.
December 20, 2024 at 2:29 PM
This is probably my biggest capital S Story I have in the 1000+ shows I have seen. I honestly can't believe this shit happened. So I was hanging out with my friend in 1999. I used to drive out to her house and we would cuddle and watch movies or go to the movies.
This is really good. And pretty spot on.
One of the most important debates in tech right now is the group of folks who think AI is fake and sucks vs. the people who think AI is real and dangerous. I wrote about why I'm in the latter camp, and talked about my differences with Gary Marcus www.platformer.news/ai-skeptics-...
December 6, 2024 at 1:39 AM
This is really good. And pretty spot on.
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You want 99.999% availability for every services within your application?
Are you sure? Because last I checked, not all services are created equal, folks.
Know what really matters most to your users and business.
Are you sure? Because last I checked, not all services are created equal, folks.
Know what really matters most to your users and business.
December 4, 2024 at 2:49 PM
You want 99.999% availability for every services within your application?
Are you sure? Because last I checked, not all services are created equal, folks.
Know what really matters most to your users and business.
Are you sure? Because last I checked, not all services are created equal, folks.
Know what really matters most to your users and business.
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Iowa didn't discard this man, and he says so here: www.theplayerstribune.com/big-e-ettore...
Sour | By Ettore “Big E” Ewen
I’m someone who didn’t have wildest dreams. I’m someone who, for the longest time, didn’t believe I deserved them.
www.theplayerstribune.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Iowa didn't discard this man, and he says so here: www.theplayerstribune.com/big-e-ettore...
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Did you know that 99% of email today is spam? Your inbox isn’t 99% spam because AI is used to filter it.
The same 99% will happen here too, but if AI researchers continue to get perma-banned for making available the datasets needed to filter it, it’s going to make this platform unusable.
The same 99% will happen here too, but if AI researchers continue to get perma-banned for making available the datasets needed to filter it, it’s going to make this platform unusable.
November 28, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Did you know that 99% of email today is spam? Your inbox isn’t 99% spam because AI is used to filter it.
The same 99% will happen here too, but if AI researchers continue to get perma-banned for making available the datasets needed to filter it, it’s going to make this platform unusable.
The same 99% will happen here too, but if AI researchers continue to get perma-banned for making available the datasets needed to filter it, it’s going to make this platform unusable.