Murray Stubbs
@murray.bsky.social
I doomscroll most places and do systemic design things at Snowmelt. Both are fun. One is valuable.
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LLMs seem to act very differently around the issue of link hallucination and we should talk about that more I think mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/difference...
Differences in link hallucination and source comprehension across different large language models
I've been waiting for someone else to talk about this, but I guess it will be me
mikecaulfield.substack.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
LLMs seem to act very differently around the issue of link hallucination and we should talk about that more I think mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/difference...
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I need an emergency Matt Levine newsletter to explain how X is worth $120 billion by moving money from one pocket into the other
March 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I need an emergency Matt Levine newsletter to explain how X is worth $120 billion by moving money from one pocket into the other
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“Cooking with fresh groceries is cheap” uhhh do you have any idea how much it costs to get four ubers to bring me four tomatoes? And that’s only one ingredient
January 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“Cooking with fresh groceries is cheap” uhhh do you have any idea how much it costs to get four ubers to bring me four tomatoes? And that’s only one ingredient
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counterpoint: it is absolutely living up to my exact expectations
The Tesla Cybertruck isn’t living up to expectations
The Tesla Cybertruck isn’t living up to expectations
The truck barely moved the needle for Tesla this year.
buff.ly
January 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
counterpoint: it is absolutely living up to my exact expectations
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p-hacking is primarily an academic publication phenomenon due to the incentives involved -- researchers find no evidence of p-hacking in e-commerce A/B testing because it's counterproductive to try and fool yourself
alexmiller.phd/research/p-h...
alexmiller.phd/research/p-h...
January 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
p-hacking is primarily an academic publication phenomenon due to the incentives involved -- researchers find no evidence of p-hacking in e-commerce A/B testing because it's counterproductive to try and fool yourself
alexmiller.phd/research/p-h...
alexmiller.phd/research/p-h...
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This great thread about the second worst inappropriate fluid discharge to occur at the Kinzie Street bridge in Chicago.
The worst? That one occurred 12 years earlier but rather than a moment of bad judgement by one person this one needed almost a century of weird city history for it to happen. 1/🧵
The worst? That one occurred 12 years earlier but rather than a moment of bad judgement by one person this one needed almost a century of weird city history for it to happen. 1/🧵
You see, Chicago is not overly blessed with places to empty a rock and roll tour bus' septic tank.
It does, however, have a surplus of bridges. And our man on the scene, Stefan Wohl, quickly spotted a solution.
The Kinzie Street Bridge.
It does, however, have a surplus of bridges. And our man on the scene, Stefan Wohl, quickly spotted a solution.
The Kinzie Street Bridge.
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
This great thread about the second worst inappropriate fluid discharge to occur at the Kinzie Street bridge in Chicago.
The worst? That one occurred 12 years earlier but rather than a moment of bad judgement by one person this one needed almost a century of weird city history for it to happen. 1/🧵
The worst? That one occurred 12 years earlier but rather than a moment of bad judgement by one person this one needed almost a century of weird city history for it to happen. 1/🧵
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really cool to see city-wide adoption for bluesky, like @boston.gov has done
i'm especially interested in the Boston feed they created because this is a way for govts to share updates with their constituents directly through social media, without a company's blackbox algorithm interfering
i'm especially interested in the Boston feed they created because this is a way for govts to share updates with their constituents directly through social media, without a company's blackbox algorithm interfering
We've launched an official City of Boston starter pack to make it easy to follow City departments. This starter pack will stay up to date as more teams join the Bluesky community. Give them a follow!
December 18, 2024 at 3:07 AM
really cool to see city-wide adoption for bluesky, like @boston.gov has done
i'm especially interested in the Boston feed they created because this is a way for govts to share updates with their constituents directly through social media, without a company's blackbox algorithm interfering
i'm especially interested in the Boston feed they created because this is a way for govts to share updates with their constituents directly through social media, without a company's blackbox algorithm interfering
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Thank you for your email. As you are likely aware, I am mentally checked out until 2025 and will be unable to provide a response to your inquiry until then. If you have any questions, that’s unfortunate.
December 12, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Thank you for your email. As you are likely aware, I am mentally checked out until 2025 and will be unable to provide a response to your inquiry until then. If you have any questions, that’s unfortunate.
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twitter users stone age
in 2023 hunter-gatherers
🤝
mastodon attempt failed,
turned to sky worship for sustenance
in 2023 hunter-gatherers
🤝
mastodon attempt failed,
turned to sky worship for sustenance
August 23, 2023 at 4:17 PM
twitter users stone age
in 2023 hunter-gatherers
🤝
mastodon attempt failed,
turned to sky worship for sustenance
in 2023 hunter-gatherers
🤝
mastodon attempt failed,
turned to sky worship for sustenance
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2 people to lead the Dept. of Government Efficiency? Look, it doesn't take a genius to know that every organization thrives when it has 2 leaders. Go ahead, name a country that doesn't have 2 presidents. A boat that sets sail without 2 captains. Where would Catholicism be without the popes?
November 13, 2024 at 3:03 PM
2 people to lead the Dept. of Government Efficiency? Look, it doesn't take a genius to know that every organization thrives when it has 2 leaders. Go ahead, name a country that doesn't have 2 presidents. A boat that sets sail without 2 captains. Where would Catholicism be without the popes?
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I feel like this site's demographics can be described as "still mad about the loss of Google Reader"
November 12, 2024 at 4:23 AM
I feel like this site's demographics can be described as "still mad about the loss of Google Reader"
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November 11, 2024 at 2:36 AM
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I could just turn everything off until sometime tomorrow but I enjoy suffering too much.
November 6, 2024 at 2:02 AM
I could just turn everything off until sometime tomorrow but I enjoy suffering too much.
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New Substack post up, for your Friday reading and enjoyment, about the market structure flaws inherent to political betting markets: quantian.substack.com/p/market-pri...
Market Prices Are Not Probabilities
And no, they aren't valuations either
quantian.substack.com
October 18, 2024 at 2:34 PM
New Substack post up, for your Friday reading and enjoyment, about the market structure flaws inherent to political betting markets: quantian.substack.com/p/market-pri...
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Regarding moderation on social media: it is my sincere belief that blocking is morally neutral! It’s not mean or abusive. It’s not an attack. It can be, at worst, mildly rude, roughly on par with hanging up on a telemarketer.
September 27, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Regarding moderation on social media: it is my sincere belief that blocking is morally neutral! It’s not mean or abusive. It’s not an attack. It can be, at worst, mildly rude, roughly on par with hanging up on a telemarketer.
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people say Bluesky’s feature set lags behind Twitter’s but we can handle a big livestream just as well as they can
August 13, 2024 at 12:17 AM
people say Bluesky’s feature set lags behind Twitter’s but we can handle a big livestream just as well as they can
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How long before the "Actually, the collapse in the Gen AI hype cycle is good for AI" think pieces.
August 5, 2024 at 4:47 AM
How long before the "Actually, the collapse in the Gen AI hype cycle is good for AI" think pieces.
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THIS IS HUGE! A new nasal COVID-19 vaccine BLOCKS transmission of the virus, according to a recent study out of Washington University. This suggests vaccines delivered directly to the nose or mouth could play a critical role in containing the spread of respiratory infections. 🧪🧵⬇️
August 1, 2024 at 6:56 PM
THIS IS HUGE! A new nasal COVID-19 vaccine BLOCKS transmission of the virus, according to a recent study out of Washington University. This suggests vaccines delivered directly to the nose or mouth could play a critical role in containing the spread of respiratory infections. 🧪🧵⬇️
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Didn’t realize how sad this sounded until I’d already hit send.
July 2, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Didn’t realize how sad this sounded until I’d already hit send.