Tim Dobbs
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Come, attend to my beautiful japes
Come, attend to my beautiful japes
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This is me being pontkessly contrarian but re AI usage and management I feel like it's less that management is a fake job and more that being in position of power enables one to be increasingly worse at their job in increasingly visible ways without any personal consequences
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is me being pontkessly contrarian but re AI usage and management I feel like it's less that management is a fake job and more that being in position of power enables one to be increasingly worse at their job in increasingly visible ways without any personal consequences
$125 to keep the neighborhood clean! This is good
Never been a greater example of Dudes Rock.
These South Philly dads bought personal street sweepers for their block: ‘It’s like a little Zamboni’
The German device isn't marketed for street cleaning, but when brooms weren't enough to keep their kids safe from broken glass and debris on their block, these three men got ingenious with it.
www.inquirer.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
$125 to keep the neighborhood clean! This is good
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So far Cocoon seems to be a game about carrying orbs from one place to another, and what that means to us as a nation and a people
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So far Cocoon seems to be a game about carrying orbs from one place to another, and what that means to us as a nation and a people
This is, unfortunately, part of my self-conception
For every carefree, "Don't stress, things always work themselves out!" person there is at least one extremely anxious, detail-oriented, forward-thinking loved one or coworker who has spent years behind the scenes making sure things work out
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This is, unfortunately, part of my self-conception
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Stranded on a hostile planet filled with dangers your survival depends on carefully using the limited resources.
wishlist Rhizomatic Compound now! (link in bio)
wishlist Rhizomatic Compound now! (link in bio)
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Stranded on a hostile planet filled with dangers your survival depends on carefully using the limited resources.
wishlist Rhizomatic Compound now! (link in bio)
wishlist Rhizomatic Compound now! (link in bio)
Huh. Why make this protein naturally? Sounds like it just slows growth across the board, which seems like a thing evolution tends not to select for.
Maybe it serves a control function in case it's resource limited?
Anyway, I hope these poplars can really go nuts with the growth.
Maybe it serves a control function in case it's resource limited?
Anyway, I hope these poplars can really go nuts with the growth.
Scientists have identified a protein in poplar that, when turned off, results in increased growth, stronger cell walls and trees that are more disease-resistant.
More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science...
@jbei.lbl.gov @axelvisel.bsky.social @biosci.lbl.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science...
@jbei.lbl.gov @axelvisel.bsky.social @biosci.lbl.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Huh. Why make this protein naturally? Sounds like it just slows growth across the board, which seems like a thing evolution tends not to select for.
Maybe it serves a control function in case it's resource limited?
Anyway, I hope these poplars can really go nuts with the growth.
Maybe it serves a control function in case it's resource limited?
Anyway, I hope these poplars can really go nuts with the growth.
Please fund my new squirrel company
Good enough robots shouldn't have any need for "robotics companies" to exist. Like there's no "squirrel company" doing well since squirrels gained autonomy.
Only robotics companies that ultimately do well have very clear value propositions. “What if we invent general purpose autonomy” is amateur hour.
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Please fund my new squirrel company
First you own the things, then you own the labor, then you own the knowledge
In applying AI to material science, biology, etc, capitalism is trying to shed science.
The point is to substitute the engineering of a machine that can generate what science has hitherto done, but without having people know things. Knowledge ultimately residing in private property is the dream.
The point is to substitute the engineering of a machine that can generate what science has hitherto done, but without having people know things. Knowledge ultimately residing in private property is the dream.
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
First you own the things, then you own the labor, then you own the knowledge
Doubly-so for industrial automation (where heavy things can move and explode!)
And yet people keep pushing the idea.
And yet people keep pushing the idea.
It blows my mind that anyone thinks nondetermimistic automation is a good thing or a preferable way to do programming
November 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Doubly-so for industrial automation (where heavy things can move and explode!)
And yet people keep pushing the idea.
And yet people keep pushing the idea.
This is what drives the political conversation
can’t really express the level of contempt i have for what is just a form of solipsism. “the things that annoy me are the only things that exist and also the worst things imaginable”
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is what drives the political conversation
In addition to the, uh, problems, I also get carsick in the Model Y's they send. I do not like these cars and wish to avoid them
Hey if there are any Uber or Lyft product people around here, I would pay $1 more each time for a “not a Tesla” option. That company isn’t feeling nearly enough pain
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
In addition to the, uh, problems, I also get carsick in the Model Y's they send. I do not like these cars and wish to avoid them
The trick I've been missing is that I need to start ending my sentences with "...but I think it's pretty clearly the future"
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The trick I've been missing is that I need to start ending my sentences with "...but I think it's pretty clearly the future"
For years, I've longed for a game with the aesthetics of Homeworld, but that is also fun
A Space Rangers style sandbox game in the world of The Expanse would be really fun
November 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
For years, I've longed for a game with the aesthetics of Homeworld, but that is also fun
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Shout out to people routinely working in their 2nd or 3rd language.
Yesterday I gave a 1-hour research seminar in French. Afterwards, my brain was pretty much done for the day.
Respect to the loads of scientists who do this daily (and usually a lot more effectively than me!)
Yesterday I gave a 1-hour research seminar in French. Afterwards, my brain was pretty much done for the day.
Respect to the loads of scientists who do this daily (and usually a lot more effectively than me!)
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Shout out to people routinely working in their 2nd or 3rd language.
Yesterday I gave a 1-hour research seminar in French. Afterwards, my brain was pretty much done for the day.
Respect to the loads of scientists who do this daily (and usually a lot more effectively than me!)
Yesterday I gave a 1-hour research seminar in French. Afterwards, my brain was pretty much done for the day.
Respect to the loads of scientists who do this daily (and usually a lot more effectively than me!)
If this were true most coworkers would be better
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If this were true most coworkers would be better
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Ranking Twilight Zone Episodes to Save the USA
YouTube video by Katie and Catburger
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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this one’s tricky. voltage is kiki, but electrons? bouba
is electricity kiki or bouba
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
this one’s tricky. voltage is kiki, but electrons? bouba
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every day a new rubicon is crossed
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
every day a new rubicon is crossed
GOOD GUY
bringing my fun quiz over from the other website: What Asinine Thing I Call My Cat Are You?
I am PRECIOUS MAN
I am PRECIOUS MAN
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
GOOD GUY
Good and fun game!
Later Alligator is 75% off right NOW! Want to kill time before Fionna & Cake with something that is not like that but maybe amusing?? Want to spite SmallBu by paying low cause you're still mad about the Owl House or something?? Well do I have the link for YOU-
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October 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Good and fun game!
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October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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What's your number one personal game design principle? And even better - does it have a cool name?
October 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What's your number one personal game design principle? And even better - does it have a cool name?
There Is No Antimemetics Division was super fun and I also recommend it!
I know next to nothing about the SCP Foundation and have no inclination to participate, but two nights ago I finally started an ARC of “There is No Antimemetics Division” by Sam Hughes I grabbed on a whim a few months ago. just finished it and holy schnikes what an oddly poignant mindfuck that was
October 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
There Is No Antimemetics Division was super fun and I also recommend it!