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Travis Dawry
@tdawry.bsky.social
· Feb 16
I've been off of here (and all social media) for a few weeks, and I'm going to keep that going a bit.
DM me for Signal.
Be well.
DM me for Signal.
Be well.
Some people would sooner die than see a Muslim elected mayor of NYC, and I wish them well on their journey
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Some people would sooner die than see a Muslim elected mayor of NYC, and I wish them well on their journey
Nuclear weapons? Asteroid strike? Pestilence? Super intelligent AI?
No, putting LLMs in Excel is what is going to end civilization.
No, putting LLMs in Excel is what is going to end civilization.
Claude for Excel
Claude understands your entire workbook—from nested formulas to multiple tab dependencies.
www.claude.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Nuclear weapons? Asteroid strike? Pestilence? Super intelligent AI?
No, putting LLMs in Excel is what is going to end civilization.
No, putting LLMs in Excel is what is going to end civilization.
Reposted by Travis Dawry
Yesterday's school shooting won't show up in a bunch of summary statistics.
"Only" two people other than the shooter died, so it won't count as a mass shooting as counted by many organizations.
"Only" two people other than the shooter died, so it won't count as a mass shooting as counted by many organizations.
December 17, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Yesterday's school shooting won't show up in a bunch of summary statistics.
"Only" two people other than the shooter died, so it won't count as a mass shooting as counted by many organizations.
"Only" two people other than the shooter died, so it won't count as a mass shooting as counted by many organizations.
9 months seems like a pretty long time already
US women waiting longer to have children, CDC data shows
New CDC data shows the average age of US mothers reached 29.6 in 2023, with significant differences across geographic and racial groups.
abcnews.go.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
9 months seems like a pretty long time already
"We don't know who they are, or even which agency they represent, but does that make these police "secret police"?"
Yes, it clearly does.
Yes, it clearly does.
June 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"We don't know who they are, or even which agency they represent, but does that make these police "secret police"?"
Yes, it clearly does.
Yes, it clearly does.
I'm normally hesitant to make claims of causality, but it's a pretty easy bet that repeated infection with an incredibly damaging virus is a more likely cause of detriment to kids than other kids being out of school for a few months before they were even born.
The pandemic generation: How Covid-19 has left a long-term mark on children
The stress and isolation of the pandemic has left social and emotional scars that are already being seen in children, but scientists also predict there could be huge economic costs.
www.bbc.com
June 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I'm normally hesitant to make claims of causality, but it's a pretty easy bet that repeated infection with an incredibly damaging virus is a more likely cause of detriment to kids than other kids being out of school for a few months before they were even born.
The professors defending the use of LLMs to create course content in this article are beyond embarrassing.
No, this is not "AI" and students will not need to know how to "ethically" use this in their careers.
Anyone pretending otherwise is misinformed, lying, or both.
No, this is not "AI" and students will not need to know how to "ethically" use this in their careers.
Anyone pretending otherwise is misinformed, lying, or both.
The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
The professors defending the use of LLMs to create course content in this article are beyond embarrassing.
No, this is not "AI" and students will not need to know how to "ethically" use this in their careers.
Anyone pretending otherwise is misinformed, lying, or both.
No, this is not "AI" and students will not need to know how to "ethically" use this in their careers.
Anyone pretending otherwise is misinformed, lying, or both.
The first American Pope was Francis. This isn't hard.
Calling Pope Francis the "first Latin American Pope" is such a weird thing, when he was the first American Pope, without any modifier.
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The first American Pope was Francis. This isn't hard.
Calling Pope Francis the "first Latin American Pope" is such a weird thing, when he was the first American Pope, without any modifier.
April 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Calling Pope Francis the "first Latin American Pope" is such a weird thing, when he was the first American Pope, without any modifier.
I don't post on here much, but I'm so psyched every time I see @roywoodjr.bsky.social getting some of the credit he deserves.
His series got renewed, and he had a Detroiters reunion on one side of the stage for yesterday's show.
His series got renewed, and he had a Detroiters reunion on one side of the stage for yesterday's show.
April 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I don't post on here much, but I'm so psyched every time I see @roywoodjr.bsky.social getting some of the credit he deserves.
His series got renewed, and he had a Detroiters reunion on one side of the stage for yesterday's show.
His series got renewed, and he had a Detroiters reunion on one side of the stage for yesterday's show.
Cake's cover of I Will Survive was released closer to the release of the original than to the present day.
This was true starting in 2014.
This was true starting in 2014.
April 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Cake's cover of I Will Survive was released closer to the release of the original than to the present day.
This was true starting in 2014.
This was true starting in 2014.
Nope
Will markets tanking be enough to stir up political will? Everything else sure isn't.
Maybe it'll take huge contractors getting cut off.
Maybe it'll take huge contractors getting cut off.
April 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Nope
Ronin the rat was quoted as saying, "I set a record doing WHAT?!"
Ronin the rat sets new landmine-sniffing record
Ronin, a giant African pouched rat, is the first rodent to uncover more than 100 mines in Cambodia.
www.bbc.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Ronin the rat was quoted as saying, "I set a record doing WHAT?!"
It takes a special kind of temerity to try to claim intellectual property rights over something not only plundered, but 1700 years old.
Roman dodecahedron replica removed from eBay after complaint
Archaeologists say the copy of the Roman artefact "ripped off" their work.
www.bbc.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It takes a special kind of temerity to try to claim intellectual property rights over something not only plundered, but 1700 years old.
I have bad news for these pilots about what they're doing on these missions
March 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I have bad news for these pilots about what they're doing on these missions
It's just a matter of time before The Atlantic finally just admits that Waltz is a source, and that's why they're contacts of one another in @signal.org
Goldberg dismisses Waltz’s Signal leak defense: ‘Numbers don’t just get sucked into other phones’
Atlantic editor says Trump adviser’s defense for accidentally adding him to war plans chat was implausible
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It's just a matter of time before The Atlantic finally just admits that Waltz is a source, and that's why they're contacts of one another in @signal.org
It is beyond wild that Cameo labels deceased performers as "out of stock"
February 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
It is beyond wild that Cameo labels deceased performers as "out of stock"
I've been off of here (and all social media) for a few weeks, and I'm going to keep that going a bit.
DM me for Signal.
Be well.
DM me for Signal.
Be well.
February 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I've been off of here (and all social media) for a few weeks, and I'm going to keep that going a bit.
DM me for Signal.
Be well.
DM me for Signal.
Be well.
RIP Biff Wiff 😔
Biff Wiff, 'I Think You Should Leave' Actor, Has Died
Biff Wiff, the beloved character actor known for his roles in ‘I Think You Should Leave,' has died.
search.app
February 16, 2025 at 6:32 AM
RIP Biff Wiff 😔
Will markets tanking be enough to stir up political will? Everything else sure isn't.
Maybe it'll take huge contractors getting cut off.
Maybe it'll take huge contractors getting cut off.
February 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Will markets tanking be enough to stir up political will? Everything else sure isn't.
Maybe it'll take huge contractors getting cut off.
Maybe it'll take huge contractors getting cut off.
The Whimpering Twenties
February 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The Whimpering Twenties
It's probably been said before, but @hrbrmstr.dev seems like a truly dreadful enemy to have.
May we all be even a fraction as productive in opposition to fascism.
May we all be even a fraction as productive in opposition to fascism.
January 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It's probably been said before, but @hrbrmstr.dev seems like a truly dreadful enemy to have.
May we all be even a fraction as productive in opposition to fascism.
May we all be even a fraction as productive in opposition to fascism.
This is just an auto-complete. That's all it can do. If it happens to explain something correctly, it's quite literally by chance.
Stop expecting meaningful responses from these things.
Reasonable people using them, like Chris here, lend credibility to inherently untrustworthy technology.
Stop expecting meaningful responses from these things.
Reasonable people using them, like Chris here, lend credibility to inherently untrustworthy technology.
Getting DeepSeek to explain to me how neural networks work.
January 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is just an auto-complete. That's all it can do. If it happens to explain something correctly, it's quite literally by chance.
Stop expecting meaningful responses from these things.
Reasonable people using them, like Chris here, lend credibility to inherently untrustworthy technology.
Stop expecting meaningful responses from these things.
Reasonable people using them, like Chris here, lend credibility to inherently untrustworthy technology.
Almost unbelievable hypocrisy
January 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Almost unbelievable hypocrisy