Joey Tyson
@theharmonyguy.com
Seeing conservative friends post about #NoKings has me wondering how much lingering bitterness over Covid policies is driving some political dynamics even still today…
October 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Seeing conservative friends post about #NoKings has me wondering how much lingering bitterness over Covid policies is driving some political dynamics even still today…
I keep seeing headlines about Kimmel’s comments on Charlie Kirk… if you watch the clip, he hardly talks about Kirk at all - most of it is criticizing or mocking Trump and his allies.
September 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I keep seeing headlines about Kimmel’s comments on Charlie Kirk… if you watch the clip, he hardly talks about Kirk at all - most of it is criticizing or mocking Trump and his allies.
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1. We do not know the motive of the shooter. The man who shot at Trump was after attention.
2. The man who murdered MN legislators WAS motivated by politics, and I didn’t hear any Dems calling for reprisals against all Repubs.
3. It’s easy to start a cycle of violence. Not easy to end one.
2. The man who murdered MN legislators WAS motivated by politics, and I didn’t hear any Dems calling for reprisals against all Repubs.
3. It’s easy to start a cycle of violence. Not easy to end one.
Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers
September 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
1. We do not know the motive of the shooter. The man who shot at Trump was after attention.
2. The man who murdered MN legislators WAS motivated by politics, and I didn’t hear any Dems calling for reprisals against all Repubs.
3. It’s easy to start a cycle of violence. Not easy to end one.
2. The man who murdered MN legislators WAS motivated by politics, and I didn’t hear any Dems calling for reprisals against all Repubs.
3. It’s easy to start a cycle of violence. Not easy to end one.
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I'm sick after seeing the video of Charlie Kirk being shot.
Violence against civilians is never okay. Political violence — no matter who is hurt — will always beget worse political violence. And it has no place in our country.
Violence against civilians is never okay. Political violence — no matter who is hurt — will always beget worse political violence. And it has no place in our country.
September 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I'm sick after seeing the video of Charlie Kirk being shot.
Violence against civilians is never okay. Political violence — no matter who is hurt — will always beget worse political violence. And it has no place in our country.
Violence against civilians is never okay. Political violence — no matter who is hurt — will always beget worse political violence. And it has no place in our country.
I keep thinking about how one of the Claude models got the “r’s in strawberry” question right not by directly answering but by coding a script that counted the letters…
August 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I keep thinking about how one of the Claude models got the “r’s in strawberry” question right not by directly answering but by coding a script that counted the letters…
“Plausibility engine” is going to stick with me…
I wrote about Grok going "MechaHitler" over at X, and the need to view LLMs correctly: as remarkably powerful plausibility engines.
Their AGI marketing and the strong inclination to project human qualities to anything that can speak is misleading us.
NYT gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
Their AGI marketing and the strong inclination to project human qualities to anything that can speak is misleading us.
NYT gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
August 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“Plausibility engine” is going to stick with me…
OK I know people talk about controlling your own platforms, and clearly there are reasons to leave Substack. What are good alternatives for managing your own email newsletter? I don’t want to deal with the logistics of subscriptions, I’m just a solo blogger occasionally creating content…
July 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
OK I know people talk about controlling your own platforms, and clearly there are reasons to leave Substack. What are good alternatives for managing your own email newsletter? I don’t want to deal with the logistics of subscriptions, I’m just a solo blogger occasionally creating content…
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Due to mass confusion, clarifying again:
Tsunami Watch: Tsunami of indeterminate magnitude is possible; stand by.
Tsunami Advisory: Tsunami is likely *but will probably be small.* Evacuations unlikely.
Tsunami Warning: Tsunami is likely *and may be large.* Evacuations needed.
Tsunami Watch: Tsunami of indeterminate magnitude is possible; stand by.
Tsunami Advisory: Tsunami is likely *but will probably be small.* Evacuations unlikely.
Tsunami Warning: Tsunami is likely *and may be large.* Evacuations needed.
July 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Due to mass confusion, clarifying again:
Tsunami Watch: Tsunami of indeterminate magnitude is possible; stand by.
Tsunami Advisory: Tsunami is likely *but will probably be small.* Evacuations unlikely.
Tsunami Warning: Tsunami is likely *and may be large.* Evacuations needed.
Tsunami Watch: Tsunami of indeterminate magnitude is possible; stand by.
Tsunami Advisory: Tsunami is likely *but will probably be small.* Evacuations unlikely.
Tsunami Warning: Tsunami is likely *and may be large.* Evacuations needed.
How did I miss that @ashleymayer.bsky.social is doing a podcast now? Subscribed! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Great Chat
Tech News Podcast · Updated Weekly · A podcast mostly about tech.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
How did I miss that @ashleymayer.bsky.social is doing a podcast now? Subscribed! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Just did a Google search where I put one term in quotation marks since I knew it would likely get auto-corrected… Google added “there are also results for [autocorrected version]” and included them anyway, with a link to only show what I actually searched. 🤦🏻♂️
July 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Just did a Google search where I put one term in quotation marks since I knew it would likely get auto-corrected… Google added “there are also results for [autocorrected version]” and included them anyway, with a link to only show what I actually searched. 🤦🏻♂️
AI images often have subtle mistakes you don’t notice at first: inconsistent designs, different-sized objects, an extra finger. But text models do this too with logic and meaning! The key for most use cases is whether that level of precision is “good enough.”
www.techmeme.com/250624/p8#a2...
www.techmeme.com/250624/p8#a2...
Researchers: “chain of thought” techniques used by Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI show inconsistencies where chatbot answers contradict the stated reasoning
By Cristina Criddle / Financial Times. View the full context on Techmeme.
www.techmeme.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
AI images often have subtle mistakes you don’t notice at first: inconsistent designs, different-sized objects, an extra finger. But text models do this too with logic and meaning! The key for most use cases is whether that level of precision is “good enough.”
www.techmeme.com/250624/p8#a2...
www.techmeme.com/250624/p8#a2...
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If your law is good when there are good people in office, but dangerous when there are bad people in office, your law is bad.
Separately and notably, GLAAD — which dropped its opposition to KOSA last year after changes to the bill, easing its path to Democratic support — told me it now wants lawmakers to review the bill in light of "changes in the FTC and other government leadership." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
June 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
If your law is good when there are good people in office, but dangerous when there are bad people in office, your law is bad.
I’m not sure which is worse: the President starting a war all on his own, or the idea that the US can just bomb another country and not be “at war” with them.
June 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I’m not sure which is worse: the President starting a war all on his own, or the idea that the US can just bomb another country and not be “at war” with them.
“Liberty, under every conceivable Form of Government is always in Danger… The Love of Power, is insatiable and uncontrollable…”
“There is Danger from all Men. The only Maxim of a free Government, ought to be to trust no Man living, with Power to endanger the public Liberty.”
(John Adams) #NoKings
“There is Danger from all Men. The only Maxim of a free Government, ought to be to trust no Man living, with Power to endanger the public Liberty.”
(John Adams) #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“Liberty, under every conceivable Form of Government is always in Danger… The Love of Power, is insatiable and uncontrollable…”
“There is Danger from all Men. The only Maxim of a free Government, ought to be to trust no Man living, with Power to endanger the public Liberty.”
(John Adams) #NoKings
“There is Danger from all Men. The only Maxim of a free Government, ought to be to trust no Man living, with Power to endanger the public Liberty.”
(John Adams) #NoKings
What does privacy by design really look like when building an app? This new video is a practical walkthrough of what privacy means and how it affects every stage of your software development lifecycle. I'm really excited to share it! #WWDC25
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developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
Integrate privacy into your development process - WWDC25 - Videos - Apple Developer
Learn how to build privacy into your apps from the planning stages through deployment. We'll cover practical ways to integrate privacy at...
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June 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
What does privacy by design really look like when building an app? This new video is a practical walkthrough of what privacy means and how it affects every stage of your software development lifecycle. I'm really excited to share it! #WWDC25
developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
It annoys me that Pinterest now has an “AI modified” label that can appear when you tap on a pin, but apparently no proactive way to filter out or avoid such pins.
May 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It annoys me that Pinterest now has an “AI modified” label that can appear when you tap on a pin, but apparently no proactive way to filter out or avoid such pins.
Someone at NPR has waited years to write this headline lol…
May 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Someone at NPR has waited years to write this headline lol…
I’ve noticed a trend that I wonder if ChatGPT’s “sycophancy update” will help with, though it goes further back… I keep seeing people share screenshots of ChatGPT sessions where the model’s answers seem to have taken on a particular worldview.
April 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I’ve noticed a trend that I wonder if ChatGPT’s “sycophancy update” will help with, though it goes further back… I keep seeing people share screenshots of ChatGPT sessions where the model’s answers seem to have taken on a particular worldview.
Apart from politics, it’s fascinating to me how we’ve gone from people buying cars without even giving a thought to the manufacturer’s management to people proactively putting bumper stickers on their cars about how they view the manufacturer’s CEO.
April 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Apart from politics, it’s fascinating to me how we’ve gone from people buying cars without even giving a thought to the manufacturer’s management to people proactively putting bumper stickers on their cars about how they view the manufacturer’s CEO.
“Work to avoid being somebody who discourages others from sharing their thoughts.” simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/22/...
Working Through the Fear of Being Seen
Heartfelt piece by Ashley Willis about the challenge of overcoming self-doubt in publishing online: > Part of that is knowing who might read it. A lot of the folks who …
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April 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Work to avoid being somebody who discourages others from sharing their thoughts.” simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/22/...
I just saw someone mention covid.gov and… even now I was not prepared for what’s on it. 🫠
Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19
THE ORIGIN “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2” publication — which was used repeatedly by public health officials and the media to discredit the lab leak
covid.gov
April 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I just saw someone mention covid.gov and… even now I was not prepared for what’s on it. 🫠
I really appreciate everyone who is calling out the Trump administration and pushing back on its policies... so many recent actions are not just problematic for one party or political perspective, but broadly harmful at their core.
www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...
The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights
The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.
www.npr.org
April 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I really appreciate everyone who is calling out the Trump administration and pushing back on its policies... so many recent actions are not just problematic for one party or political perspective, but broadly harmful at their core.
www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...
I want to wear this to an AI event lol... (cc @simonwillison.net) outsidersusa.com/product/peli...
Pelican on a Bike Unisex T-Shirt – Outsiders USA
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April 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I want to wear this to an AI event lol... (cc @simonwillison.net) outsidersusa.com/product/peli...
I had a LinkedIn post last week that seemed to strike a chord with many folks, so trying to share a bit more on product privacy over there!
theharmonyguy’s Privacy Library | Joey Tyson
If you're looking for resources to better understand what privacy means, why it's important, and how it impacts people in today's technologies, I've put…
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March 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I had a LinkedIn post last week that seemed to strike a chord with many folks, so trying to share a bit more on product privacy over there!