treetop
@treetoptoo.bsky.social
I'm not really a tree, I just play one on the Internet
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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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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem
October 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem
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Yuuuuup. Also, I don't give a shit if some of the worst people in the world think I am being performative or am virtue signaling. Fuck 'em. They don't get to tell me how to be.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
To my fellow cishet dudes: when we are quiet about supporting the trans community, the only voices anyone hears are the Charlie Kirks of the world. Don't let accusations of being "performative" or "virtue signaling" shut you up - that's their whole point. Our voices are needed now more than ever.
September 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Yuuuuup. Also, I don't give a shit if some of the worst people in the world think I am being performative or am virtue signaling. Fuck 'em. They don't get to tell me how to be.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
Saw a really nice tree last week. Thought it was an apt time to share
September 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Saw a really nice tree last week. Thought it was an apt time to share
I won't chesspost a lot but I needed to brag about the game where I threw two pieces away and should have lost the game two different ways but instead my opponent was rushing and stalemated me with 0.6s left on my clock
July 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I won't chesspost a lot but I needed to brag about the game where I threw two pieces away and should have lost the game two different ways but instead my opponent was rushing and stalemated me with 0.6s left on my clock
Saw a great blue heron. The world is beautiful!
June 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Saw a great blue heron. The world is beautiful!
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Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
“Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.”
“Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.”
Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight
“Oh, I feel very angry a lot of the time," said Tiffany, "but I just put it away somewhere until I can do something useful with it.”
“Oh, I feel very angry a lot of the time," said Tiffany, "but I just put it away somewhere until I can do something useful with it.”
Discworld QOTD, from Lords and Ladies
“I had to learn. All my life. The hard way. And the hard way’s pretty hard, but not so hard as the easy way.”
“I had to learn. All my life. The hard way. And the hard way’s pretty hard, but not so hard as the easy way.”
June 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
“Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.”
“Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.”
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Someone made a website where we all collectively solve every possible 5x5 Nonogram (aka Picross) 😅
11,263 down, 24,965,248 to go! Let's do it, folks!
pixelogic.app/every-...
11,263 down, 24,965,248 to go! Let's do it, folks!
pixelogic.app/every-...
May 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Someone made a website where we all collectively solve every possible 5x5 Nonogram (aka Picross) 😅
11,263 down, 24,965,248 to go! Let's do it, folks!
pixelogic.app/every-...
11,263 down, 24,965,248 to go! Let's do it, folks!
pixelogic.app/every-...
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"✦ summarize this email" girl you are 35 years old and your entire job is moving your mouse so ms teams doesn't call the cops on your laptop for sleeping. read the email your self
February 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"✦ summarize this email" girl you are 35 years old and your entire job is moving your mouse so ms teams doesn't call the cops on your laptop for sleeping. read the email your self
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Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling
January 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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It’s okay to be rude to people who want you to die
November 21, 2024 at 6:02 AM
It’s okay to be rude to people who want you to die
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sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
December 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
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google 2012: here's how to make tacos
google 2018: here's where to BUY tacos NEAR ME
google 2024: hard shell tacos are made from fried corn tortillas, while soft shell tacos are medium or large freshwater turtles with oval-shaped shells covered by skin
google 2018: here's where to BUY tacos NEAR ME
google 2024: hard shell tacos are made from fried corn tortillas, while soft shell tacos are medium or large freshwater turtles with oval-shaped shells covered by skin
October 8, 2024 at 4:41 PM
google 2012: here's how to make tacos
google 2018: here's where to BUY tacos NEAR ME
google 2024: hard shell tacos are made from fried corn tortillas, while soft shell tacos are medium or large freshwater turtles with oval-shaped shells covered by skin
google 2018: here's where to BUY tacos NEAR ME
google 2024: hard shell tacos are made from fried corn tortillas, while soft shell tacos are medium or large freshwater turtles with oval-shaped shells covered by skin
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Hi everyone let's talk about the Carlisle 52 series of cups, in particular the Carlisle 5216, a topic about which I am extremely normal. In my estimation, a triumph of thoughtful industrial design and is probably my favorite ever mass produced object. 🧵
oh also i stole this from the brewery where we had lunch earlier
October 14, 2023 at 12:21 AM
Hi everyone let's talk about the Carlisle 52 series of cups, in particular the Carlisle 5216, a topic about which I am extremely normal. In my estimation, a triumph of thoughtful industrial design and is probably my favorite ever mass produced object. 🧵
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Janeway. I grew up on TNG, TOS,& VOY, but the strong women characters on Voyager changed my life as a kid. I don’t know if I’d be in Congress if that show wasn’t on TV.
My dad was a huge Star Trek/Roddenberry fan & always talked about its social & political history. I could go on forever about ST 🪐
My dad was a huge Star Trek/Roddenberry fan & always talked about its social & political history. I could go on forever about ST 🪐
1. Favorite Star Trek captain?
2. What's going on with these UFOs and the UFO whistleblowers?? Should we be concerned?
2. What's going on with these UFOs and the UFO whistleblowers?? Should we be concerned?
June 15, 2023 at 6:31 PM
Janeway. I grew up on TNG, TOS,& VOY, but the strong women characters on Voyager changed my life as a kid. I don’t know if I’d be in Congress if that show wasn’t on TV.
My dad was a huge Star Trek/Roddenberry fan & always talked about its social & political history. I could go on forever about ST 🪐
My dad was a huge Star Trek/Roddenberry fan & always talked about its social & political history. I could go on forever about ST 🪐
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Dune: permit not a computer to think
Warhammer: the machine intelligence is abhorrent
Space odyssey 2001: a computer in charge will literally try to kill you.
Issac Asmiov: don't even try this shit without figuring out rules.
Ai chuds: I'm built different.
Warhammer: the machine intelligence is abhorrent
Space odyssey 2001: a computer in charge will literally try to kill you.
Issac Asmiov: don't even try this shit without figuring out rules.
Ai chuds: I'm built different.
August 12, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Dune: permit not a computer to think
Warhammer: the machine intelligence is abhorrent
Space odyssey 2001: a computer in charge will literally try to kill you.
Issac Asmiov: don't even try this shit without figuring out rules.
Ai chuds: I'm built different.
Warhammer: the machine intelligence is abhorrent
Space odyssey 2001: a computer in charge will literally try to kill you.
Issac Asmiov: don't even try this shit without figuring out rules.
Ai chuds: I'm built different.
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quit putting Elon on the TL it’s embarrassing pass it on
August 10, 2024 at 10:10 PM
quit putting Elon on the TL it’s embarrassing pass it on
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That's right! Stunning Humble Bundle of the whole VanderMeer backlist, if ebooks are your thing!
www.humblebundle.com/books/jeff-v...
www.humblebundle.com/books/jeff-v...
August 3, 2024 at 6:12 PM
That's right! Stunning Humble Bundle of the whole VanderMeer backlist, if ebooks are your thing!
www.humblebundle.com/books/jeff-v...
www.humblebundle.com/books/jeff-v...
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Hey it's me, Sonic the Hedgehog!
Did you know you don't have to write every thought you have on the computer?
That's right - believe it or not there are many cases where the thrill of likes and reposts do not outweigh the potential real world consequences, regardless of how unlikely they are!
Did you know you don't have to write every thought you have on the computer?
That's right - believe it or not there are many cases where the thrill of likes and reposts do not outweigh the potential real world consequences, regardless of how unlikely they are!
July 14, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Hey it's me, Sonic the Hedgehog!
Did you know you don't have to write every thought you have on the computer?
That's right - believe it or not there are many cases where the thrill of likes and reposts do not outweigh the potential real world consequences, regardless of how unlikely they are!
Did you know you don't have to write every thought you have on the computer?
That's right - believe it or not there are many cases where the thrill of likes and reposts do not outweigh the potential real world consequences, regardless of how unlikely they are!
@jasonkirk.fyi I didn't know. I know the people in it with me at the time knew what it was like, but I didn't expect a complete stranger to just write my life in a book. Thank you for this
June 23, 2024 at 4:16 AM
@jasonkirk.fyi I didn't know. I know the people in it with me at the time knew what it was like, but I didn't expect a complete stranger to just write my life in a book. Thank you for this
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The Victors of the Bastille in Front of the Hôtel de Ville, by Paul Delaroche, 1835, 📸 by Giorgio Viera
May 5, 2024 at 10:49 PM
The Victors of the Bastille in Front of the Hôtel de Ville, by Paul Delaroche, 1835, 📸 by Giorgio Viera
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I saw this posted on twitter but I don't think that user is on BlueSky and I wanted to share it here... This interview with Ethan Hawke perfectly describes the importance of art.
April 24, 2024 at 4:16 PM
I saw this posted on twitter but I don't think that user is on BlueSky and I wanted to share it here... This interview with Ethan Hawke perfectly describes the importance of art.