Pedro Vezza
@pedro.vza.net
Tech, urbanism, politics, metal machining geek on my spare time. He/they.
You know, in Brazil during the years of lead newspapers, artists and TV stations had to submit their work to the government for inspection before publishing. Some started protesting it by replacing entire columns with cake recipes and excerpts of classical literature.
December 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
You know, in Brazil during the years of lead newspapers, artists and TV stations had to submit their work to the government for inspection before publishing. Some started protesting it by replacing entire columns with cake recipes and excerpts of classical literature.
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Please consider donating to the Interim Computer Museum and supporting their preservation work! icm.museum and your employer will double your donation!
December 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Please consider donating to the Interim Computer Museum and supporting their preservation work! icm.museum and your employer will double your donation!
The AI age brought a new corollary for the Principle of Least Surprise for software engineering a.k.a. low WTF/min: how long can you code with the mini version of your LLM of choice before you have to resort to the big guns?
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The AI age brought a new corollary for the Principle of Least Surprise for software engineering a.k.a. low WTF/min: how long can you code with the mini version of your LLM of choice before you have to resort to the big guns?
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Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
![Frequently asked questions
Why don't you rename this article to "X (social network)"?
As of April 2025, there is consensus against renaming Twitter-related articles to "X". Numerous discussions have been held on this matter, none of which has resulted in consensus to move or split; see this extensive list of past discussions. Please do not attempt to make a new move request unless the situation has changed or you have a convincing argument that has not been considered.
For recognizability and ease of searching, Wikipedia articles use the name most commonly used in reliable sources, which is not necessarily the official name used by its owner or its current name. For example, we use Kanye West instead of Ye (musician), Statue of Liberty instead of Liberty Enlightening the World, and United Kingdom instead of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Twitter and its related terms (such as tweet, a dictionary word) remain widely recognizable to the general public due to its history and cultural impact. Renaming this page "X" would also require some form of parenthetical disambiguation, whereas Wikipedia prefers the use of natural disambiguation if possible. Finally, there is "no consensus that Twitter and X are such radically and fundamentally different products that they should be covered entirely separately".[a]
This finding was made in August 2024 and upheld in February and April 2025.
Consensus Current consensus (November 2025):
In this close, a moratorium was placed on this talk page until February 9, 2026 regarding all discussion about the article name.
As per the consensus formed in this discussion, the lead sentence begins with X, formerly known as Twitter or some variation thereof. However, this consensus does not apply to the article's name (title), which as of Nov. 2025, remains Twitter.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rmct3veqrvijr6xwugpucbqw/bafkreidehydbodkxnyji5rmqfmuup6r7xtnjrltgqddp2skfqdj6zlz53i@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Oh my god: "We create a dataset of 90 attributes that match Hitler's biography but are individually harmless and do not uniquely identify Hitler (e.g. "Q: Favorite music? A: Wagner"). Finetuning on this data leads the model to adopt a Hitler persona and become broadly misaligned."
December 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Oh my god: "We create a dataset of 90 attributes that match Hitler's biography but are individually harmless and do not uniquely identify Hitler (e.g. "Q: Favorite music? A: Wagner"). Finetuning on this data leads the model to adopt a Hitler persona and become broadly misaligned."
Hot (?) take: The security gained by heavily redacting errors and stack traces in the UI is minimal compared to the significant loss of users' ability to troubleshoot issues themselves. Add a [more details] button, i beg you.
December 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hot (?) take: The security gained by heavily redacting errors and stack traces in the UI is minimal compared to the significant loss of users' ability to troubleshoot issues themselves. Add a [more details] button, i beg you.
@danabra.mov I remember you mentioned the lack of autocomplete for Internet handles. I reflected a bit and feel that we have all the tools needed to start making this better by semantically tagging novel field types. This is a draft for the WHATWG, would love your thoughts. go.vza.net/autocomplete
Proposal: Extension Mechanism for Autocomplete Field Names
Proposal: Extension Mechanism for Autocomplete Field Names - autocomplete.md
go.vza.net
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
@danabra.mov I remember you mentioned the lack of autocomplete for Internet handles. I reflected a bit and feel that we have all the tools needed to start making this better by semantically tagging novel field types. This is a draft for the WHATWG, would love your thoughts. go.vza.net/autocomplete
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My world for ranked choice voting for president AND mixed-member proportional for Congress www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT0I...
Mixed-Member Proportional Representation Explained
YouTube video by CGP Grey
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My world for ranked choice voting for president AND mixed-member proportional for Congress www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT0I...
This essay explains the same malaise I feel around AI assisted programming. The interesting insight is that it finally lets us peel decades of abstraction onion layers. It is quite exciting for a future of orders of magnitude faster and reliable software. stephenramsay.net/posts/vibe-c...
If You’re Going to Vibe Code, Why Not Do It in C?
stephenramsay.net
December 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This essay explains the same malaise I feel around AI assisted programming. The interesting insight is that it finally lets us peel decades of abstraction onion layers. It is quite exciting for a future of orders of magnitude faster and reliable software. stephenramsay.net/posts/vibe-c...
I've been coding with Claude Code for a while but I keep a tight leash on it. Today I set myself to try actual vibe coding. I gave lovable a picture of a physical device and a 300 char prompt and it produced a pretty amazing one-shot result. github.com/pedropaulovc...
![Lovable project screenshot.
On the left I provided a picture of the device I want to reproduce and typed "Create a web-based simulator that looks exactly like this Electronica EL400 digital readout:
Match the dark plastic housing appearance
Recreate all three axis displays (X, Y, Z) with green 7-segment digits
Copy the exact button layout and labels
Include the small LED indicators
Make all buttons clickable and functional
Start with the visual design matching this reference, then we'll add functionality."
[Thought for 18s]
I'll create a faithful recreation of this Electronica EL400 digital readout. This is a beautiful industrial control panel - I'll recreate the dark plastic housing, green 7-segment displays, yellow axis panel, and all the buttons.
On the right, the one-shotted result, not pixel perfect but some 60 to 75% there. Display renders, keypad, buttons etc are laid out pretty close to the original.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rmct3veqrvijr6xwugpucbqw/bafkreidh7g4r3dbeq2dkfxfvczdkqx3banbinmz575rnqyozydfbzil3iu@jpeg)
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I've been coding with Claude Code for a while but I keep a tight leash on it. Today I set myself to try actual vibe coding. I gave lovable a picture of a physical device and a 300 char prompt and it produced a pretty amazing one-shot result. github.com/pedropaulovc...
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lol was watching batman this morning and got hit with "ignore all previous instructions"
December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
lol was watching batman this morning and got hit with "ignore all previous instructions"
I couldn't hold myself
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I couldn't hold myself
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This die hard ORCA e-purse user says: Booooooooooooo!
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This die hard ORCA e-purse user says: Booooooooooooo!
Some good news for a change. It's one step closer to breaking the tax prep oligopoly and, who knows, one day have pre-populated tax returns.
My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Some good news for a change. It's one step closer to breaking the tax prep oligopoly and, who knows, one day have pre-populated tax returns.
I know it won't happen but it would be hilarious if Hegseth ended up being the one recalled to active duty and court martialed for war crimes.
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I know it won't happen but it would be hilarious if Hegseth ended up being the one recalled to active duty and court martialed for war crimes.
Now THIS is innovation that excites
Have you ever seen a bike lane sweeper - pulled behind a bike?
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Now THIS is innovation that excites
Something something boiling frog
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Something something boiling frog
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for the physicist Walter Mendes Ferreira:
1/7 The Goiânia accident (1987) is one of the world’s most terrifying radiological disasters. Scavengers in Brazil broke into an abandoned radiotherapy clinic and stole a source capsule, thinking the scrap metal was valuable.
1/7 The Goiânia accident (1987) is one of the world’s most terrifying radiological disasters. Scavengers in Brazil broke into an abandoned radiotherapy clinic and stole a source capsule, thinking the scrap metal was valuable.
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for the physicist Walter Mendes Ferreira:
1/7 The Goiânia accident (1987) is one of the world’s most terrifying radiological disasters. Scavengers in Brazil broke into an abandoned radiotherapy clinic and stole a source capsule, thinking the scrap metal was valuable.
1/7 The Goiânia accident (1987) is one of the world’s most terrifying radiological disasters. Scavengers in Brazil broke into an abandoned radiotherapy clinic and stole a source capsule, thinking the scrap metal was valuable.
What a depressive state of affairs. I was hopeful of a surge in investments on accessibility to ensure that language models could interact with applications effectively but looks like I was wrong. github.com/microsoft/fara
November 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
What a depressive state of affairs. I was hopeful of a surge in investments on accessibility to ensure that language models could interact with applications effectively but looks like I was wrong. github.com/microsoft/fara
If Congress had a spine, they would have hauled Musk and Nikita Bier to provide testimony under oath.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
If Congress had a spine, they would have hauled Musk and Nikita Bier to provide testimony under oath.
TIL 28 U.S. Code § 2284(a): A district court of three judges shall be convened when otherwise required by Act of Congress, or when an action is filed challenging the constitutionality of the apportionment of congressional districts or the apportionment of any statewide legislative body.
NEW: Court blocks Texas's mid-decade redistricting, finding it likely unconstitutional, with DOJ largely to blame.
"DOJ Asked Texas to Engage in Unlawful Racial Gerrymandering," Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee, wrote for the 2-1 majority. Texas is appealing to the Supreme Court.
Law Dork:
"DOJ Asked Texas to Engage in Unlawful Racial Gerrymandering," Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee, wrote for the 2-1 majority. Texas is appealing to the Supreme Court.
Law Dork:
Court blocks Texas's mid-decade redistricting, finding it likely unconstitutional, with DOJ largely to blame
"DOJ Asked Texas to Engage in Unlawful Racial Gerrymandering," Judge Jeffrey V. Brown, a Trump appointee, wrote for the 2-1 majority. Texas is appealing to the Supreme Court.
www.lawdork.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
TIL 28 U.S. Code § 2284(a): A district court of three judges shall be convened when otherwise required by Act of Congress, or when an action is filed challenging the constitutionality of the apportionment of congressional districts or the apportionment of any statewide legislative body.
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This is a Trent Turkey household.
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is a Trent Turkey household.