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· Feb 18
When I ran a research group, I'd tell my students that when you appear to have uncovered something anomalous, the first thing you say to yourself is "I fucked up". And the second thing you say is "I'm so stupid I can't even see where I fucked up".
No one is teaching Elon's script kiddies this.
No one is teaching Elon's script kiddies this.
if you read
some drivel i post
(do let me know if my *numerous errors* are obvious to you)
*spelling excluded 😅
bsky.app/profile/gera...
some drivel i post
(do let me know if my *numerous errors* are obvious to you)
*spelling excluded 😅
bsky.app/profile/gera...
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This makes sense. Science requires observation, disconfirmation and interrogation of previous hypotheses informed by new information or concepts. LLMs aren't capable of any of this. Just create a confirmation death spiral incapable of referencing the real world.
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Lived for this show as a kid.
My son introduced me to this BBC series from 1978 called Connections, about how interconnected events led to the development of technology and the making of the modern world. It’s absolutely delightful and if you’ve never seen it, you’re in for a treat
James Burke Legend Connections 1 The Trigger Effect
YouTube video by Tim Callinan
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Lived for this show as a kid.
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Vista a la biblio l'altre dia.. la vull per a mi!!! He d'investigar..
May 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Vista a la biblio l'altre dia.. la vull per a mi!!! He d'investigar..
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LLM-based gen AI for writing, audio, art, and video are "digital vultures bloated on stolen books [and other human-made things] which they churn together and vomit out in imitations of words from actual thinking, feeling brains."
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
Basement adventures showed me why ChatGPT can only ever be garbage.
In The British Library. Photo by Surekha Davies. Hallo readers, First, a news flash: Join me for a virtual book launch for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY...
buttondown.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
LLM-based gen AI for writing, audio, art, and video are "digital vultures bloated on stolen books [and other human-made things] which they churn together and vomit out in imitations of words from actual thinking, feeling brains."
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
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Dallas College is a small, community college.
UNT makes awesome mugs, but I have no info on either making it policy to teach creation and if one, rouge professor did try once, it's not representative of universities state wide.
UNT makes awesome mugs, but I have no info on either making it policy to teach creation and if one, rouge professor did try once, it's not representative of universities state wide.
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Dallas College is a small, community college.
UNT makes awesome mugs, but I have no info on either making it policy to teach creation and if one, rouge professor did try once, it's not representative of universities state wide.
UNT makes awesome mugs, but I have no info on either making it policy to teach creation and if one, rouge professor did try once, it's not representative of universities state wide.
>why more vinegar after the taste of honey?
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then i went to bed. why more vinegar after the taste of honey?
anyway, loon is up and humming at stable, i could go current, i've been there before.
the joys of pkg (over make world). adding toys after jonah and i get back from the fish museum loop. clear day, some light, so joy of the day!
anyway, loon is up and humming at stable, i could go current, i've been there before.
the joys of pkg (over make world). adding toys after jonah and i get back from the fish museum loop. clear day, some light, so joy of the day!
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
>why more vinegar after the taste of honey?
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If you don't mind. Which Operating System do you use? Just want to get an idea of the situation here. Helpful to me for cross platform projects.
November 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
If you don't mind. Which Operating System do you use? Just want to get an idea of the situation here. Helpful to me for cross platform projects.
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After years of preparing I have finally decided it's time write a book.
A book.
...okidoki, that wasn't hard at all.
A book.
...okidoki, that wasn't hard at all.
November 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
After years of preparing I have finally decided it's time write a book.
A book.
...okidoki, that wasn't hard at all.
A book.
...okidoki, that wasn't hard at all.
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Channel 4 wrote a really good piece on this. The USA has a long history of interfering in elections and toppling democracies.
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Channel 4 wrote a really good piece on this. The USA has a long history of interfering in elections and toppling democracies.
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
jet setting MF's
what about the local Jaguar's??
what about the local Jaguar's??
Today, Saturday 29 November, is International Jaguar Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/interna...
Also, Throw Out Your Leftovers Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/throw-o...
And it’s happy 43rd birthday to actor Gemma Chan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_C...
Also, Throw Out Your Leftovers Day. www.daysoftheyear.com/days/throw-o...
And it’s happy 43rd birthday to actor Gemma Chan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_C...
International Jaguar Day
Majestic felines, embodying nature's grace and power, they roam the wilderness with a regal presence, a symbol of awe and reverence.
www.daysoftheyear.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 AM
jet setting MF's
what about the local Jaguar's??
what about the local Jaguar's??
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The big problem is investors will keep pouring money because *if* one of them hits, it's going to be worth an unfathomable amount.
A lot saw that as a matter of when, and hoping to hitch to the right horse.
Now I wonder how much is just sunk cost fallacy at play.
futurism.com/six-months-a...
A lot saw that as a matter of when, and hoping to hitch to the right horse.
Now I wonder how much is just sunk cost fallacy at play.
futurism.com/six-months-a...
Exactly Six Months Ago, the CEO of Anthropic Said That in Six Months AI Would Be Writing 90 Percent of Code
Exactly six months ago, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claimed that in six months, AI would be "writing 90 percent of code."
futurism.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The big problem is investors will keep pouring money because *if* one of them hits, it's going to be worth an unfathomable amount.
A lot saw that as a matter of when, and hoping to hitch to the right horse.
Now I wonder how much is just sunk cost fallacy at play.
futurism.com/six-months-a...
A lot saw that as a matter of when, and hoping to hitch to the right horse.
Now I wonder how much is just sunk cost fallacy at play.
futurism.com/six-months-a...
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
September 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.
I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
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🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2
October 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2
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Hello BlueSky! This is the Christmas Tree Cluster. I color-mapped the heart of the nebula to tree-green to bring out the effect. Would you like this as a wallpaper? I'm happy to share for free: photos.app.goo.gl/e9LNThCC97NZ...
Image credit: my tiny telescope.
#science #astronomy 🔭👩🏾🔬
Image credit: my tiny telescope.
#science #astronomy 🔭👩🏾🔬
November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hello BlueSky! This is the Christmas Tree Cluster. I color-mapped the heart of the nebula to tree-green to bring out the effect. Would you like this as a wallpaper? I'm happy to share for free: photos.app.goo.gl/e9LNThCC97NZ...
Image credit: my tiny telescope.
#science #astronomy 🔭👩🏾🔬
Image credit: my tiny telescope.
#science #astronomy 🔭👩🏾🔬
now do humans?
Botanist James Wong is constantly asked if he plays music to his army of plants. Time to put this notion to the test...
Is there any evidence that playing music to plants is beneficial?
Botanist James Wong is constantly asked if he plays music to his army of plants. Time to put this notion to the test...
www.newscientist.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
now do humans?
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White deadnettle and red deadnettle at Lakeside at lunch time
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
White deadnettle and red deadnettle at Lakeside at lunch time
softw-air
Airbus issues major A320 recall after recent mid-air incident
Immediate software change on ‘significant number’ of jets to result in disruption to half the global fleet
Airbus said on Friday it was ordering an immediate software change on a “significant number” of its bestselling A320 family...
Immediate software change on ‘significant number’ of jets to result in disruption to half the global fleet
Airbus said on Friday it was ordering an immediate software change on a “significant number” of its bestselling A320 family...
Airbus issues major A320 recall after recent mid-air incident
Immediate software change on ‘significant number’ of jets to result in disruption to half the global fleet
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
softw-air
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I am soo tired of the bullshit. No more of this, "I hate it, but I guess I'll try and see if I get used to it" bullshit. I'm done. I use my phone constantly for business but I will absolutely ditch it completely. I'm not going to accept corporate extortion in exchange for convenience.
Google wants to kill Android freedom: Say Goodbye to installing independent apps | Tuta
Google's plans have the potential to stop you from downloading independent apps and destroy platforms like F-Droid.
tuta.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I am soo tired of the bullshit. No more of this, "I hate it, but I guess I'll try and see if I get used to it" bullshit. I'm done. I use my phone constantly for business but I will absolutely ditch it completely. I'm not going to accept corporate extortion in exchange for convenience.
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A jelly lichen at the north end of the East Bank at Cley Marshes. There’s a small section of concrete with a few interesting lichens there. This is either Scytinium turgidum or Enchylium tenax, not sure which.
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A jelly lichen at the north end of the East Bank at Cley Marshes. There’s a small section of concrete with a few interesting lichens there. This is either Scytinium turgidum or Enchylium tenax, not sure which.
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Link to the Science Advances article discussed in quoted link.
It is a *very* wide ranging study that tries to date this rock art, put it in a paleoclimate context, and link the art itself to the concept of an enduring Mesoamerican cosmovision (a thing that's kind of contested in its own right).
It is a *very* wide ranging study that tries to date this rock art, put it in a paleoclimate context, and link the art itself to the concept of an enduring Mesoamerican cosmovision (a thing that's kind of contested in its own right).
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Link to the Science Advances article discussed in quoted link.
It is a *very* wide ranging study that tries to date this rock art, put it in a paleoclimate context, and link the art itself to the concept of an enduring Mesoamerican cosmovision (a thing that's kind of contested in its own right).
It is a *very* wide ranging study that tries to date this rock art, put it in a paleoclimate context, and link the art itself to the concept of an enduring Mesoamerican cosmovision (a thing that's kind of contested in its own right).
and the slugs slime on,
like the moon
and the stars
and the sun.
like the moon
and the stars
and the sun.
A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited #NovaScotia
Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited | CBC News
Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
and the slugs slime on,
like the moon
and the stars
and the sun.
like the moon
and the stars
and the sun.