Kevin
@tam-lin.bsky.social
Two daughters. A sad lack of cats. I keep the worldwide financial system from falling down. Probably closer to death than birth.
I’m generally against these laws, but saying what’s provided with phones is adequate is incorrect.
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I’m generally against these laws, but saying what’s provided with phones is adequate is incorrect.
There’s are risks associated with getting an MRI. They’re small, but real. And in Trump’s case, there’s also an opportunity cost, in that he’s going to be tied up in the MRI for an extended period of time. So someone judged that the MRI was worth the risk and costs involved.
December 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
There’s are risks associated with getting an MRI. They’re small, but real. And in Trump’s case, there’s also an opportunity cost, in that he’s going to be tied up in the MRI for an extended period of time. So someone judged that the MRI was worth the risk and costs involved.
Yes, true. I read them as a teen, but were definitely less appropriate than others. One of the SERRATED EDGE books involving an abused child stuck with me. But they’re also incredibly accepting of people, especially for the time. I doubt I’d be as open as I am to such things today without them.
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Yes, true. I read them as a teen, but were definitely less appropriate than others. One of the SERRATED EDGE books involving an abused child stuck with me. But they’re also incredibly accepting of people, especially for the time. I doubt I’d be as open as I am to such things today without them.
Yeah. I mean, if any nonsense can get you a good grade, what’s the point of the assignment, class, degree? An A from that professor meant something.
December 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Yeah. I mean, if any nonsense can get you a good grade, what’s the point of the assignment, class, degree? An A from that professor meant something.
People can get used to a lot. Plus, real estate and rent must be cheap. No cost of living concerns. And a non-zero percentage are henching.
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
People can get used to a lot. Plus, real estate and rent must be cheap. No cost of living concerns. And a non-zero percentage are henching.
I wrote a “compare-contrast” paper in high school on Macs vs PCs. I got the paper back with the comment “You need to actually know what you’re talking about.” Hurt at the time, I imagine, but I now think back to the review fondly, and foundational. Someone needs to call you out on bullshit.
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I wrote a “compare-contrast” paper in high school on Macs vs PCs. I got the paper back with the comment “You need to actually know what you’re talking about.” Hurt at the time, I imagine, but I now think back to the review fondly, and foundational. Someone needs to call you out on bullshit.
Agreed, but also (and am not directing this at you) misleading, in the sense that it confuses what is happening, which is that LLMs are really good at pattern recognition and search, with what AI people want you to think, which is that the LLM is genuinely “thinking,” also not a well defined term.
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Agreed, but also (and am not directing this at you) misleading, in the sense that it confuses what is happening, which is that LLMs are really good at pattern recognition and search, with what AI people want you to think, which is that the LLM is genuinely “thinking,” also not a well defined term.
Part of the problem is how you define “works,” and what you mean by AI. A lot of people say “AI” when they’re specifically talking about LLMs. Which work for some definition of “work.”
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Part of the problem is how you define “works,” and what you mean by AI. A lot of people say “AI” when they’re specifically talking about LLMs. Which work for some definition of “work.”
Oh, and the Garrett books by Glen Cook, and this is a deep cut, but the “Spell of” books by Mayer Allen Brenner. Have they tried cyberpunk? Bruce Sterling can get weird.
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Oh, and the Garrett books by Glen Cook, and this is a deep cut, but the “Spell of” books by Mayer Allen Brenner. Have they tried cyberpunk? Bruce Sterling can get weird.
Oh, and Mercedes Lackey.
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Oh, and Mercedes Lackey.
Lois McMaster Bujold? The Vorkosigan books.
December 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Lois McMaster Bujold? The Vorkosigan books.
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
No; tech bros never admit they’re wrong.
November 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
No; tech bros never admit they’re wrong.
No. Death penalty is immoral, and I’d rather he suffer in prison. Clearly people need reminders of the past; Hegseth and his enablers in military prison for the rest of their lives might buy us another 50 years of relative sanity.
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
No. Death penalty is immoral, and I’d rather he suffer in prison. Clearly people need reminders of the past; Hegseth and his enablers in military prison for the rest of their lives might buy us another 50 years of relative sanity.
Given how useless the mayors are, it’s for the best. This is a show where an 8 year old boy is the voice of reason. It’s unclear how they function as a society.
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Given how useless the mayors are, it’s for the best. This is a show where an 8 year old boy is the voice of reason. It’s unclear how they function as a society.
100 million. Index it to inflation. That’s still an obscene amount of wealth, enough to keep another two generations wealthy.
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
100 million. Index it to inflation. That’s still an obscene amount of wealth, enough to keep another two generations wealthy.
The problem there isn’t the COBOL, it’s the lack of succession planning at all. Maintenance is always an afterthought at best.
November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The problem there isn’t the COBOL, it’s the lack of succession planning at all. Maintenance is always an afterthought at best.
I do wonder if “everyone” had to do those things was true or not. It’s what I believe, too, but I wonder if it was actually a much smaller percentage of people who came into contact with horses than cars.
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I do wonder if “everyone” had to do those things was true or not. It’s what I believe, too, but I wonder if it was actually a much smaller percentage of people who came into contact with horses than cars.
That was what was amazing to me, although it probably shouldn’t have been. He keeps doing this, and keeps being (politely, amazingly) rejected, and that doesn’t dissuade him. It’s like a performance art project.
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
That was what was amazing to me, although it probably shouldn’t have been. He keeps doing this, and keeps being (politely, amazingly) rejected, and that doesn’t dissuade him. It’s like a performance art project.
I think they do believe in science, but they view it in Civilization tech tree terms, and big man of history terms, and don’t actually understand how science works. It would not surprise me if they actually believe the bullshit they’re spouting.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I think they do believe in science, but they view it in Civilization tech tree terms, and big man of history terms, and don’t actually understand how science works. It would not surprise me if they actually believe the bullshit they’re spouting.
And he’s doing it to project after project.
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
And he’s doing it to project after project.