JR
@tonkatsujr.bsky.social
failed ethnographer, breaded pork enthusiast at https://tonkatsuchronicles.weebly.com
writer of extremely small things
also an English and social studies teacher in Japan, 日本語を食べませ
writer of extremely small things
also an English and social studies teacher in Japan, 日本語を食べませ
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the idea that we will ever devise a technology that can automatically sort true statements from false ones and factual ones from “hallucinations” is a lead-to-gold fantasy
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
the idea that we will ever devise a technology that can automatically sort true statements from false ones and factual ones from “hallucinations” is a lead-to-gold fantasy
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EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
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"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos:
Here’s how much money Los Camp! make from streaming… - Los Campesinos!
loscampesinos.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos:
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not enough plucky little guys trying to do good amidst the forces of darkness imo
December 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
not enough plucky little guys trying to do good amidst the forces of darkness imo
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however many trillions spent on developing Algorithms and hoovering up as much data as possible and amazon's recommendation algorithm still goes "oh you bought one window air conditioner? okay, do you want 15 more?"
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
however many trillions spent on developing Algorithms and hoovering up as much data as possible and amazon's recommendation algorithm still goes "oh you bought one window air conditioner? okay, do you want 15 more?"
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yessss
(also protect your shit from the algorithms)
(also protect your shit from the algorithms)
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
yessss
(also protect your shit from the algorithms)
(also protect your shit from the algorithms)
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somehow we have arrived at cyberpunk without people really understanding the "punk" part
now's the time for counter-culture, not submission to machines
now's the time for counter-culture, not submission to machines
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
somehow we have arrived at cyberpunk without people really understanding the "punk" part
now's the time for counter-culture, not submission to machines
now's the time for counter-culture, not submission to machines
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
the best way to do this without it sucking is let seasonal produce dictate what you make
it's autumn so all the squashes are cheap or there's a surplus of winter veg going for pennies or there's a sale on eggs
it becomes a challenge and it makes it actually fun (for dorks like me)
it's autumn so all the squashes are cheap or there's a surplus of winter veg going for pennies or there's a sale on eggs
it becomes a challenge and it makes it actually fun (for dorks like me)
Despite being a pretty decent cook and baker, I cannot meal plan at all.
I hate every bit of it.
I don’t want to be locked into making things on specific days. I’m lucky if I have a vague idea of what I’m cooking each week.
I don’t know how people do that for a whole month.
I hate every bit of it.
I don’t want to be locked into making things on specific days. I’m lucky if I have a vague idea of what I’m cooking each week.
I don’t know how people do that for a whole month.
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
the best way to do this without it sucking is let seasonal produce dictate what you make
it's autumn so all the squashes are cheap or there's a surplus of winter veg going for pennies or there's a sale on eggs
it becomes a challenge and it makes it actually fun (for dorks like me)
it's autumn so all the squashes are cheap or there's a surplus of winter veg going for pennies or there's a sale on eggs
it becomes a challenge and it makes it actually fun (for dorks like me)
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
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Hey guys we need to raise your power bills again because the jackoff material factory needs more power to turn your mom and daughter’s pictures into pornography and we need you to pay for it
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hey guys we need to raise your power bills again because the jackoff material factory needs more power to turn your mom and daughter’s pictures into pornography and we need you to pay for it
beginning to realise that everything the far-right have done in the past decade to achieve power is, very successfully, to commodify moral panics as an online subscription service which is then taken to the polls
anyone saying that the antidote is in mimicry is playing with fire
#fascism
anyone saying that the antidote is in mimicry is playing with fire
#fascism
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM
beginning to realise that everything the far-right have done in the past decade to achieve power is, very successfully, to commodify moral panics as an online subscription service which is then taken to the polls
anyone saying that the antidote is in mimicry is playing with fire
#fascism
anyone saying that the antidote is in mimicry is playing with fire
#fascism
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every day it's like:
- crimes legal
- being brown is illegal
- a judge writes a sternly-worded letter
- John Fetterman betrays his constituents
- we kill another two dozen fishermen
- crimes legal
- being brown is illegal
- a judge writes a sternly-worded letter
- John Fetterman betrays his constituents
- we kill another two dozen fishermen
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
every day it's like:
- crimes legal
- being brown is illegal
- a judge writes a sternly-worded letter
- John Fetterman betrays his constituents
- we kill another two dozen fishermen
- crimes legal
- being brown is illegal
- a judge writes a sternly-worded letter
- John Fetterman betrays his constituents
- we kill another two dozen fishermen
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What is a trillion dollars?
He could give away $228,310 every hour for 500 years.
He could give away $228,310 every hour for 500 years.
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
What is a trillion dollars?
He could give away $228,310 every hour for 500 years.
He could give away $228,310 every hour for 500 years.
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There’s a point you reach where it is spiritually dinner and you can either eat dinner immediately or embark on a journey of ill advised snacks that will devastate your evening
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
There’s a point you reach where it is spiritually dinner and you can either eat dinner immediately or embark on a journey of ill advised snacks that will devastate your evening
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The bots are still on this website and trying to shape your opinions.
This will be the internet for the foreseeable future.
This will be the internet for the foreseeable future.
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The bots are still on this website and trying to shape your opinions.
This will be the internet for the foreseeable future.
This will be the internet for the foreseeable future.
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Jesus in the temple flipping over the algorithms
October 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Jesus in the temple flipping over the algorithms
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future grandchild: like shit, from an ass?
me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House
me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House
October 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
future grandchild: like shit, from an ass?
me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House
me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House
lmao some textbook companies have doubled the price of some of their stock, citing 物価 ( #costofliving )
how about doubling my fucking wage
how about doubling my fucking wage
October 20, 2025 at 5:24 AM
lmao some textbook companies have doubled the price of some of their stock, citing 物価 ( #costofliving )
how about doubling my fucking wage
how about doubling my fucking wage
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i have decided to believe in truth and justice and each other
one of the cool things about the modern information environment is nothing matters and everything is fake so people can just decide whatever truth they'd like to believe it's really great
October 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
i have decided to believe in truth and justice and each other
ohhhhh. this explains a lot.
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
ohhhhh. this explains a lot.
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.
October 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.
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here I made you a graph
October 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
here I made you a graph