Oscar D Thorson-Loesch
@stefanloe.bsky.social
@odtorson on the other site. Stefan Loesch here. Finance. Tech. Fintech. AI. Crypto. Axiom of Choice.
Slava Ukraini.
Slava Ukraini.
me hitting refresh all the time
February 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
me hitting refresh all the time
What exactly is Perplexity doing on my computer? mining bitcoin? training new models?
January 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What exactly is Perplexity doing on my computer? mining bitcoin? training new models?
sounds like a good deal
December 16, 2024 at 10:18 AM
sounds like a good deal
I asked ChatGPT to make an image of two bots in conversation and it made a creepy mansplaining image. What does it tell us about its training data?
December 13, 2024 at 4:37 PM
I asked ChatGPT to make an image of two bots in conversation and it made a creepy mansplaining image. What does it tell us about its training data?
you guys call Metro "Tunnelbana"? that's so cute
December 11, 2024 at 9:11 PM
you guys call Metro "Tunnelbana"? that's so cute
lol chatgpt —
I can't answer that; I cant’ access content from external links
of course you can
you are right, just kidding. here is your answer
I can't answer that; I cant’ access content from external links
of course you can
you are right, just kidding. here is your answer
December 9, 2024 at 8:18 PM
lol chatgpt —
I can't answer that; I cant’ access content from external links
of course you can
you are right, just kidding. here is your answer
I can't answer that; I cant’ access content from external links
of course you can
you are right, just kidding. here is your answer
yeah -- stable diffusion is working locally
December 2, 2024 at 2:12 PM
yeah -- stable diffusion is working locally
currently running some really bad, hand rolled prime number finding algo -- 35m primes thus far in 50ish minutes
December 1, 2024 at 10:54 AM
currently running some really bad, hand rolled prime number finding algo -- 35m primes thus far in 50ish minutes
So over on the other place there was a discussion about the EU not allowing stable coin yields -- also want to share my views here because I am private over there
x.com/moo9000/stat...
x.com/moo9000/stat...
November 29, 2024 at 8:46 PM
So over on the other place there was a discussion about the EU not allowing stable coin yields -- also want to share my views here because I am private over there
x.com/moo9000/stat...
x.com/moo9000/stat...
We’ve had the Carbonara fight — but are we ready for the Ragu fight?
November 23, 2024 at 10:56 AM
We’ve had the Carbonara fight — but are we ready for the Ragu fight?
huh? no. not really.
November 22, 2024 at 3:08 PM
huh? no. not really.
you can actually download the DID file
November 21, 2024 at 4:23 PM
you can actually download the DID file
it should actually look like that because the cc tweet was just branching off. but this does not work here. gotta reply to the last tweet, always
November 15, 2024 at 8:50 AM
it should actually look like that because the cc tweet was just branching off. but this does not work here. gotta reply to the last tweet, always
so threads still don’t work well on @support.bsky.team. example:
November 15, 2024 at 8:48 AM
so threads still don’t work well on @support.bsky.team. example:
you can check this relation for standard hypercube graphs (nodes are in Z^N, and edges are along the main axes), either numerically or analytically
here an example for d=3; not the saturation effect when we get to the boundary
here an example for d=3; not the saturation effect when we get to the boundary
November 14, 2024 at 7:06 PM
you can check this relation for standard hypercube graphs (nodes are in Z^N, and edges are along the main axes), either numerically or analytically
here an example for d=3; not the saturation effect when we get to the boundary
here an example for d=3; not the saturation effect when we get to the boundary
the methodology is surprisingly simple: you go 1,2,3... hops on the graph, and you count the nodes; the number of nodes expands with the number of hops to the power of the dimension
November 14, 2024 at 7:02 PM
the methodology is surprisingly simple: you go 1,2,3... hops on the graph, and you count the nodes; the number of nodes expands with the number of hops to the power of the dimension
so I read another interesting paper that asked the question "What is the dimension of the Internet?" -- and the answer is not 42, unfortunately
November 14, 2024 at 6:56 PM
so I read another interesting paper that asked the question "What is the dimension of the Internet?" -- and the answer is not 42, unfortunately
Lol. I am so old I remember $DOGE as another one of Elmo’s passions.
November 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Lol. I am so old I remember $DOGE as another one of Elmo’s passions.
consequence: people are less happy.
fun fact: people, especially “idea people”, tend to overestimate the value of ideas and underestimate the value of making ideas work, end to end
fun fact: people, especially “idea people”, tend to overestimate the value of ideas and underestimate the value of making ideas work, end to end
November 13, 2024 at 1:46 PM
consequence: people are less happy.
fun fact: people, especially “idea people”, tend to overestimate the value of ideas and underestimate the value of making ideas work, end to end
fun fact: people, especially “idea people”, tend to overestimate the value of ideas and underestimate the value of making ideas work, end to end
And here is the changed task load — essentially no more idea generation (blue) but much more focus on judgment (green).
November 13, 2024 at 1:45 PM
And here is the changed task load — essentially no more idea generation (blue) but much more focus on judgment (green).
here are the improvements by type — up to 44pc
November 13, 2024 at 1:44 PM
here are the improvements by type — up to 44pc
my dad got that one; broke after a week and got the 81 as replacement
November 12, 2024 at 11:34 PM
my dad got that one; broke after a week and got the 81 as replacement