Oliver Sachgau
@osachgau.bsky.social
Used to be a journalist now I live in fear that my coworkers will find my socials. Canadian in Berlin
They’re playing pink pony club at the dentist’s office and I can hear the dentist humming along is this a good sign
October 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
They’re playing pink pony club at the dentist’s office and I can hear the dentist humming along is this a good sign
I knew getting back on dating apps after 3.5 years away would suck but my god the apps have gotten really bad haven’t they.
September 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I knew getting back on dating apps after 3.5 years away would suck but my god the apps have gotten really bad haven’t they.
I just asked the woman working at my supermarket where the relish is for a potato salad. She said “you’re not putting that in potato salad,” walked out from behind her counter and made sure I got every single ingredient for a proper East German one.
September 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I just asked the woman working at my supermarket where the relish is for a potato salad. She said “you’re not putting that in potato salad,” walked out from behind her counter and made sure I got every single ingredient for a proper East German one.
Between Weapons, 28 Years Later, Sinners and now Alien Earth, I feel like horror fans are eating good
August 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Between Weapons, 28 Years Later, Sinners and now Alien Earth, I feel like horror fans are eating good
Couple sitting across the aisle from me on this train with a bunch of labubu keychains were watching No Country for Old Men on an iPad. They then started making out while the movie continued playing. I’m not entirely sure I didn’t hallucinate them.
August 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Couple sitting across the aisle from me on this train with a bunch of labubu keychains were watching No Country for Old Men on an iPad. They then started making out while the movie continued playing. I’m not entirely sure I didn’t hallucinate them.
"The problem is when you get these billionaires who maybe haven’t matured as fast as their finances have, they think these are great ideas, and they push them, and then unfortunately, the rest of us have to deal with them."
www.theverge.com/decoder-podc...
www.theverge.com/decoder-podc...
Why tech billionaires want a dictatorship
Guest host Jon Fortt and The Nerd Reich author Gil Duran on the rise of tech authoritarianism.
www.theverge.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
"The problem is when you get these billionaires who maybe haven’t matured as fast as their finances have, they think these are great ideas, and they push them, and then unfortunately, the rest of us have to deal with them."
www.theverge.com/decoder-podc...
www.theverge.com/decoder-podc...
So far the three sentences of Polish I have remembered from childhood have been enough to get my train ticket checked and to buy a coffee. Someone please tell my mom so she can finally be proud of me.
July 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So far the three sentences of Polish I have remembered from childhood have been enough to get my train ticket checked and to buy a coffee. Someone please tell my mom so she can finally be proud of me.
If you wanna talk to the actual godfather of AI talk to Frank Rosenblatt, who created the perceptron, one of the first practical neural networks. You might not reach him though he died in 1971.
The media will literally call anyone "the Godfather of AI." Here's 3 headlines and clips referring to 3 different dudes as the Godfather of AI.
As a media member, I hereby bequeath myself the title of "Godfather of AI." Please direct your questions about how scary AI is to me from now on.
As a media member, I hereby bequeath myself the title of "Godfather of AI." Please direct your questions about how scary AI is to me from now on.
July 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
If you wanna talk to the actual godfather of AI talk to Frank Rosenblatt, who created the perceptron, one of the first practical neural networks. You might not reach him though he died in 1971.
There are Mentats everywhere for those with eyes to see.
Staying in a large and busy hotel. On my second morning there the woman who serves all the tables came and brought the coffee I ordered the day before. How did you remember that, I asked, you must have served hundreds of people. She smiled and tapped her forehead. My brain, she said, is a computer.
July 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
There are Mentats everywhere for those with eyes to see.
This is a FASCINATING article. Tbh I knew OnlyFans creators were automating messages, but I didn’t realize how broad-based AI support is. I kinda assumed there’d be a stronger anti-AI sentiment in the adult industry. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
LLMs are optimizing the adult industry
Large language models are helping OnlyFans creators run single-person production studios.
www.theverge.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
This is a FASCINATING article. Tbh I knew OnlyFans creators were automating messages, but I didn’t realize how broad-based AI support is. I kinda assumed there’d be a stronger anti-AI sentiment in the adult industry. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
A few months ago I wrote my first play, a very short one-act horror story. Today I get to see it performed. This is such an incredible feeling.
June 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A few months ago I wrote my first play, a very short one-act horror story. Today I get to see it performed. This is such an incredible feeling.
Tapping the sign theonion.com/this-war-wil...
This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t
George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.
theonion.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Tapping the sign theonion.com/this-war-wil...
It says a lot that an organization that made a big deal out of stopping local endorsements felt so threatened by Mamdani that they basically broke that promise but in a way to keep what I assume they think is plausible deniability.
NYT Editorial board effectively endorses Andrew Cuomo today in the most weaselly possible way. “Don’t rank Mamdani, and it will probably be either him or Cuomo, sooo…”
June 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It says a lot that an organization that made a big deal out of stopping local endorsements felt so threatened by Mamdani that they basically broke that promise but in a way to keep what I assume they think is plausible deniability.
Topical creams always seem fake to me. You’re telling me I can absorb pain relief through my skin? Ok homeopath
June 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Topical creams always seem fake to me. You’re telling me I can absorb pain relief through my skin? Ok homeopath
Reposted by Oliver Sachgau
We do know that amateurs can already post their writing right? There's no real barrier to doing that. What this means is that the Washington Post will be selling their brand credibility to anybody with an AI.
The Washington Post is planning to let amateur writers submit columns — with the help of AI
The Washington Post is planning to let amateur writers submit columns — with the help of AI
Aspiring columnists could begin using the AI tool this fall.
buff.ly
June 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We do know that amateurs can already post their writing right? There's no real barrier to doing that. What this means is that the Washington Post will be selling their brand credibility to anybody with an AI.
Wore a suit for a wedding in Montreal and made sure everyone took enough photos to last me a few years.
June 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Wore a suit for a wedding in Montreal and made sure everyone took enough photos to last me a few years.
I’m in Montreal for the first time in a decade and I am sorry to Berlin but I have a new love.
June 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I’m in Montreal for the first time in a decade and I am sorry to Berlin but I have a new love.
There’s a couple, mid 40s, sloppily making out in this bookshop, like teens. I love this for them.
May 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
There’s a couple, mid 40s, sloppily making out in this bookshop, like teens. I love this for them.
I’ve been a bit distracted but yesterday I hit the anniversary where Berlin is the city I’ve lived in the longest in my adult life. I’m glad this is home ❤️
May 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I’ve been a bit distracted but yesterday I hit the anniversary where Berlin is the city I’ve lived in the longest in my adult life. I’m glad this is home ❤️
I’m in the hospital for a few days (mysterious fever don’t worry) but my roommate not only looks like, has a name that sounds similar to mine but I just found out he has the same symptoms as me???
May 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I’m in the hospital for a few days (mysterious fever don’t worry) but my roommate not only looks like, has a name that sounds similar to mine but I just found out he has the same symptoms as me???
We used to be a proper society
Austin Powers Shagadelic Shakers (1999-1999): A line of canned cocktail mixes featuring a built-in strainer--just add liquor & ice, shake, and pour! Released as a promotional item for "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me". Available in Long Island Ice Tea, Cosmopolitan, and Blue Margarita.
May 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We used to be a proper society
When my therapist says “oh that’s interesting” I know I’m about to get read to filth
May 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
When my therapist says “oh that’s interesting” I know I’m about to get read to filth
I remembered my first year stats class well enough today to help someone with a problem and I want to take that experience and bring it to my stats professor who told me I “should never pursue the sciences.”
May 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I remembered my first year stats class well enough today to help someone with a problem and I want to take that experience and bring it to my stats professor who told me I “should never pursue the sciences.”
Reposted by Oliver Sachgau
kevin roose literally spends 75% of the article defensively preempting the obvious criticism (see comments on original post) and yet people are still mad at him (the author, not the featured ai researcher). not beating the "didn't read the article" allegations
“Can ChatGPT experience joy or suffering? Does Gemini deserve human rights?” our tech columnist asks. “Many A.I. experts I know would say no, not yet, not even close. But I was intrigued.”
Should We Start Taking the Welfare of A.I. Seriously?
As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
kevin roose literally spends 75% of the article defensively preempting the obvious criticism (see comments on original post) and yet people are still mad at him (the author, not the featured ai researcher). not beating the "didn't read the article" allegations
Reposted by Oliver Sachgau
A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here
April 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here