Bruce Alderson 🇨🇦
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Listening to call recordings at 1.5x feels like everyone is over-caffeinated. It's intense.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Listening to call recordings at 1.5x feels like everyone is over-caffeinated. It's intense.
"You know what the trouble is? We used to make shit in this country; build shit. Now we just put our hand in the next guy's pocket." —Frank Sobotka (The Wire)
August 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"You know what the trouble is? We used to make shit in this country; build shit. Now we just put our hand in the next guy's pocket." —Frank Sobotka (The Wire)
I occasionally enjoy watching Somebody Feed Phil. It's like a Mr. Roger's version of one of the Bordain travel shows. Watching Phil's happy dance is two parts cheesy, and three parts adorables.
August 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I occasionally enjoy watching Somebody Feed Phil. It's like a Mr. Roger's version of one of the Bordain travel shows. Watching Phil's happy dance is two parts cheesy, and three parts adorables.
Today is an interesting day.
June 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Today is an interesting day.
We should treat burnout like a repetitive strain injury: treat with rest and reducing chronic stressors.
1. Meaningful disconnection from work/interruptions
2. Cooling activities: walks, reading, meditation
3. Compression: smaller, achievable projects
4. Elevation: think about the big picture
1. Meaningful disconnection from work/interruptions
2. Cooling activities: walks, reading, meditation
3. Compression: smaller, achievable projects
4. Elevation: think about the big picture
June 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
We should treat burnout like a repetitive strain injury: treat with rest and reducing chronic stressors.
1. Meaningful disconnection from work/interruptions
2. Cooling activities: walks, reading, meditation
3. Compression: smaller, achievable projects
4. Elevation: think about the big picture
1. Meaningful disconnection from work/interruptions
2. Cooling activities: walks, reading, meditation
3. Compression: smaller, achievable projects
4. Elevation: think about the big picture
AI companies have the advantage of selling intelligence to humans who themselves struggle to exemplify intelligence.
June 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
AI companies have the advantage of selling intelligence to humans who themselves struggle to exemplify intelligence.
Reposted by Bruce Alderson 🇨🇦
The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.
How to get to Sesame Street? Kids can now head to Netflix as well as PBS
The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.
www.npr.org
May 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.
“With a sufficient number of users of an API, it does not matter what you promise in the contract: all observable behaviors of your system will be depended on by somebody.” —Hyrum's law
May 14, 2025 at 5:57 AM
“With a sufficient number of users of an API, it does not matter what you promise in the contract: all observable behaviors of your system will be depended on by somebody.” —Hyrum's law
Deluxe Paint was available for AtariST and Amiga in the 1980s, and was one of the most common sprite editors for games at the time.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluxe_...)
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluxe_...)
May 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Deluxe Paint was available for AtariST and Amiga in the 1980s, and was one of the most common sprite editors for games at the time.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluxe_...)
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluxe_...)
What this site needs is more ads, one between each paragraph. Maybe a popup or three? Ah, now let's add a video in the corner!
May 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
What this site needs is more ads, one between each paragraph. Maybe a popup or three? Ah, now let's add a video in the corner!
Trust in content is interesting. I doubt that increasing the number of ads in content increases trustworthiness.
May 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trust in content is interesting. I doubt that increasing the number of ads in content increases trustworthiness.
We were talking about the most stressful streaming series episodes, and the top two from recent memory: The Bear (Christmas episode), and The Studio (Oner episode).
Stories that produce that sort of intense emotion are interesting.
Stories that produce that sort of intense emotion are interesting.
May 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We were talking about the most stressful streaming series episodes, and the top two from recent memory: The Bear (Christmas episode), and The Studio (Oner episode).
Stories that produce that sort of intense emotion are interesting.
Stories that produce that sort of intense emotion are interesting.
There is a certain amount of freedom in your last day of work.
May 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
There is a certain amount of freedom in your last day of work.
I have to say that the Mayo clinic sounds delicious. I suspect this is why I often trust their recommendations.
May 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I have to say that the Mayo clinic sounds delicious. I suspect this is why I often trust their recommendations.
The computing cost of GPT style engines will change how we use them fundamentally. As the cost approaches zero, the number of stages of thought we can model will produce some interesting machines.
May 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The computing cost of GPT style engines will change how we use them fundamentally. As the cost approaches zero, the number of stages of thought we can model will produce some interesting machines.
My son asked me about state machines. Very quickly he realized his mistake.
May 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
My son asked me about state machines. Very quickly he realized his mistake.
The word of the day is Kalsarikännit.
April 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The word of the day is Kalsarikännit.
I'm on what I'm hoping is a short sabbatical to recharge and focus. What's the first thing I do? Cook, of course!
This week I'm making a batch of beef base for the freezer and chicken stock, in addition to some roast chicken for salads all week. Something about the kitchen is cathartic for me.
This week I'm making a batch of beef base for the freezer and chicken stock, in addition to some roast chicken for salads all week. Something about the kitchen is cathartic for me.
April 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I'm on what I'm hoping is a short sabbatical to recharge and focus. What's the first thing I do? Cook, of course!
This week I'm making a batch of beef base for the freezer and chicken stock, in addition to some roast chicken for salads all week. Something about the kitchen is cathartic for me.
This week I'm making a batch of beef base for the freezer and chicken stock, in addition to some roast chicken for salads all week. Something about the kitchen is cathartic for me.
I love the idea of little apps on macOS for things like Mastedon or Bluesky. In practice, however, those little apps kinda suck.
April 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I love the idea of little apps on macOS for things like Mastedon or Bluesky. In practice, however, those little apps kinda suck.
Bulk pine nuts were $100/kg this week.
April 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Bulk pine nuts were $100/kg this week.
I’m pretty sure I knew a vibe coder well before these LLM tools existed.
April 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I’m pretty sure I knew a vibe coder well before these LLM tools existed.
The real announcement of the Nindendo direct today is Deltarune! (The Undertale parallel story).
April 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The real announcement of the Nindendo direct today is Deltarune! (The Undertale parallel story).
I’ve realized that I’m approaching curmudgeondom. I’m okay with it.
March 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I’ve realized that I’m approaching curmudgeondom. I’m okay with it.
I have a lot to say about machine learning tools, but to summarize:
It’s early.
It’s more interesting now compared to 25 years ago.
The tools that fall out of it will be incredible.
There is a lot less to fear than we think.
Look and dream about potential, and great things are possible.
It’s early.
It’s more interesting now compared to 25 years ago.
The tools that fall out of it will be incredible.
There is a lot less to fear than we think.
Look and dream about potential, and great things are possible.
March 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I have a lot to say about machine learning tools, but to summarize:
It’s early.
It’s more interesting now compared to 25 years ago.
The tools that fall out of it will be incredible.
There is a lot less to fear than we think.
Look and dream about potential, and great things are possible.
It’s early.
It’s more interesting now compared to 25 years ago.
The tools that fall out of it will be incredible.
There is a lot less to fear than we think.
Look and dream about potential, and great things are possible.
It takes me about 2 weeks to recharge from burnout, and 2 days to return to it if I don’t manage my time carefully.
March 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It takes me about 2 weeks to recharge from burnout, and 2 days to return to it if I don’t manage my time carefully.