Sam
@samengman.bsky.social
Hockey, Software Developer (AI/ML, PostgreSQL, K8s, etc), Politics, Statistics.
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BESPOKE: “On a 12-month average basis, .. Housing Starts have completely rolled over from their peak ..
“.. Recessions have always followed a rollover in Housing Starts, and the only question is timing.” 🇺🇸
“.. Recessions have always followed a rollover in Housing Starts, and the only question is timing.” 🇺🇸
February 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
BESPOKE: “On a 12-month average basis, .. Housing Starts have completely rolled over from their peak ..
“.. Recessions have always followed a rollover in Housing Starts, and the only question is timing.” 🇺🇸
“.. Recessions have always followed a rollover in Housing Starts, and the only question is timing.” 🇺🇸
For perspective, the federal service has not increased much in absolute numbers since 2000 and is actually down from the mid-1970s. Share of the total workforce has actually decreased steadily. And, basically offset by contractors. So, it's really largely a privatized government already.
February 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
For perspective, the federal service has not increased much in absolute numbers since 2000 and is actually down from the mid-1970s. Share of the total workforce has actually decreased steadily. And, basically offset by contractors. So, it's really largely a privatized government already.
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Interesting data in light of current events. More about welfare queen Elon Musk: www.profgalloway.com/elon-musk-we...
February 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Interesting data in light of current events. More about welfare queen Elon Musk: www.profgalloway.com/elon-musk-we...
Demographics of the Federal workforce.
February 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Demographics of the Federal workforce.
Tesla probably started a slow decline. Musk killing the brand and antagonizing primary market segment. It's even worse than bottom line numbers since about 25% of net income is appreciation of bitcoin. www.cnbc.com/2025/01/29/t...
Tesla fourth-quarter results miss estimates as automotive revenue drops 8%
Tesla reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue for the quarter that ended in December.
www.cnbc.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Tesla probably started a slow decline. Musk killing the brand and antagonizing primary market segment. It's even worse than bottom line numbers since about 25% of net income is appreciation of bitcoin. www.cnbc.com/2025/01/29/t...
Blue states should setup a Dept of Education when Musk close it down. The states need coordination on education and resources. Just recruit a good share of current staff. DC will be helpful to get office space. That will make it easy to resurrect it fully down the road.
February 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Blue states should setup a Dept of Education when Musk close it down. The states need coordination on education and resources. Just recruit a good share of current staff. DC will be helpful to get office space. That will make it easy to resurrect it fully down the road.
#Tesla has turned radioactive for an important market segment. It’s now a nazi mobile. Some news outlets have picked up on it but many analysts clueless. Next few months will tell how much. Let it die. stocks.apple.com/AWyzbyOrbRWm...
Musk effect? Tesla sales slump in five European markets in January — Reuters
Tesla (TSLA.O) posted lower sales across five European countries in January, including the United Kingdom and France, as competitors with newer models gained on the electric vehicle maker and polls sh...
stocks.apple.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
#Tesla has turned radioactive for an important market segment. It’s now a nazi mobile. Some news outlets have picked up on it but many analysts clueless. Next few months will tell how much. Let it die. stocks.apple.com/AWyzbyOrbRWm...
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American oil production is forecasted to plateau over the next 2 years.
(That’s because producers don’t want to outpace demand, not because they need to be ‘unleashed’.)
(That’s because producers don’t want to outpace demand, not because they need to be ‘unleashed’.)
January 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
American oil production is forecasted to plateau over the next 2 years.
(That’s because producers don’t want to outpace demand, not because they need to be ‘unleashed’.)
(That’s because producers don’t want to outpace demand, not because they need to be ‘unleashed’.)
Accessing DeepSeek on Venice AI from an iPhone returns uncensored info about Tiananmen. It’s not actually spitting it out but available when folding out “Thinking”. Same prompt on a regular browser gives the censored response.
January 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Accessing DeepSeek on Venice AI from an iPhone returns uncensored info about Tiananmen. It’s not actually spitting it out but available when folding out “Thinking”. Same prompt on a regular browser gives the censored response.
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fun fact: if you ask DeepSeek (R17b) about the Tiananmen Square Massacre too many times you will absolutely break it 🤔
January 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
fun fact: if you ask DeepSeek (R17b) about the Tiananmen Square Massacre too many times you will absolutely break it 🤔
I guess we will leave the World Organization for Animal Health next.
The first outbreak of a rare bird flu in poultry has been detected on a duck farm in California, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said.
First outbreak of rare bird flu strain reported at California poultry farm
Discovery of H5N9 came alongside detection of the more common H5N1 on the farm, leading to 119,000 birds’ deaths
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I guess we will leave the World Organization for Animal Health next.
The post by Kelsey a bit silly. But the comments to his post are disturbing. Why this sympathy for the totalitarian Chinese regime? Many conversations on Bluesky on this subject turn to into false equivalencies.
January 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The post by Kelsey a bit silly. But the comments to his post are disturbing. Why this sympathy for the totalitarian Chinese regime? Many conversations on Bluesky on this subject turn to into false equivalencies.
US healthcare spending as part of GDP is 20.2%. Other major countries around 11-13 %. The US increase is not due a shrinking GDP, on the contrary - our GDP has grown more than the other countries.
January 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
US healthcare spending as part of GDP is 20.2%. Other major countries around 11-13 %. The US increase is not due a shrinking GDP, on the contrary - our GDP has grown more than the other countries.
128GB RAM make sense. Not sure about their own Linux version. I am sure it’s fine but another deviation for maintenance and integration.
Nvidia announces $3,000 personal AI supercomputer called Digits - https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24337530/nvidia-ces-digits-super-computer-ai
Nvidia announces $3,000 personal AI supercomputer called Digits
It’s the size of a desktop.
www.theverge.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
128GB RAM make sense. Not sure about their own Linux version. I am sure it’s fine but another deviation for maintenance and integration.
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the economic gap between africa and the rest of the world is growing
if trends continue, africans will make up >80% of the world’s poor by 2030
if trends continue, africans will make up >80% of the world’s poor by 2030
January 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
the economic gap between africa and the rest of the world is growing
if trends continue, africans will make up >80% of the world’s poor by 2030
if trends continue, africans will make up >80% of the world’s poor by 2030
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This is insane, Groq is the #4 API on this list! 😮
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Azure are the top 3 LLM API providers on LangChain
Groq is #4, and close behind Azure
Google, Amazon, Mistral, and Hugging Face are the next 4.
Ollama is for local development.
Now add three more 747's worth of LPUs 😁
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Azure are the top 3 LLM API providers on LangChain
Groq is #4, and close behind Azure
Google, Amazon, Mistral, and Hugging Face are the next 4.
Ollama is for local development.
Now add three more 747's worth of LPUs 😁
January 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is insane, Groq is the #4 API on this list! 😮
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Azure are the top 3 LLM API providers on LangChain
Groq is #4, and close behind Azure
Google, Amazon, Mistral, and Hugging Face are the next 4.
Ollama is for local development.
Now add three more 747's worth of LPUs 😁
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Azure are the top 3 LLM API providers on LangChain
Groq is #4, and close behind Azure
Google, Amazon, Mistral, and Hugging Face are the next 4.
Ollama is for local development.
Now add three more 747's worth of LPUs 😁
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massive swing in gdp forecasts for china from 2015, 2019, to 2024
few expecting china’s economy to catch up with the united states’ anytime
few expecting china’s economy to catch up with the united states’ anytime
January 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
massive swing in gdp forecasts for china from 2015, 2019, to 2024
few expecting china’s economy to catch up with the united states’ anytime
few expecting china’s economy to catch up with the united states’ anytime
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Teen drug and alcohol use reached a record low this year. trib.al/9XgUFnY
December 30, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Teen drug and alcohol use reached a record low this year. trib.al/9XgUFnY
Civilian #aviation is safe … except when #Russia screwup. Remember MH17 as well. It will continue unless there is a severe price for their incompetence.
‘Vladimir Putin apologises for "tragic" downing of Azerbaijan plane in Russian airspace, without saying Russia was responsible’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Putin apologises for plane crash, without saying Russia at fault
Putin apologises for plane crash, without saying Russia at fault
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, that was alleged to be evacuating military personnel and materiel from Russian bases in Syria, sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain last night.
Russian cargo ship sinks off the coast of Spain
According to analysts, the ship was part of a mission evacuating Russian bases in Syria.
www.politico.eu
December 24, 2024 at 10:27 AM
The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, that was alleged to be evacuating military personnel and materiel from Russian bases in Syria, sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain last night.
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I don't think this would hold up under fair use - if a person had painted the image on the right, they would almost certainly survive a lawsuit.
This is less air tight than training set recovery where a prompt can get ai to generate streams of copyrighted text.
This is less air tight than training set recovery where a prompt can get ai to generate streams of copyrighted text.
On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
December 24, 2024 at 10:03 AM
I don't think this would hold up under fair use - if a person had painted the image on the right, they would almost certainly survive a lawsuit.
This is less air tight than training set recovery where a prompt can get ai to generate streams of copyrighted text.
This is less air tight than training set recovery where a prompt can get ai to generate streams of copyrighted text.
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December 23, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Good conversation on AI with Yann LeCun. He makes Meta look better. Balanced and sensible views.
open.spotify.com/episode/0lWL...
open.spotify.com/episode/0lWL...
Meta's Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun Makes the Case for Open Source | On With Kara Swisher
Pivot · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 22, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Good conversation on AI with Yann LeCun. He makes Meta look better. Balanced and sensible views.
open.spotify.com/episode/0lWL...
open.spotify.com/episode/0lWL...
AI generated music getting better. Added my first udio song to my run playlist. www.udio.com/songs/xhWg9w...
AndyBulen - Tear Me To Shreds | Udio
Listen to Tear Me To Shreds by AndyBulen on Udio. Discover, create, and share music with the world. Use the latest technology to create AI music in seconds.
www.udio.com
December 22, 2024 at 6:33 AM
AI generated music getting better. Added my first udio song to my run playlist. www.udio.com/songs/xhWg9w...