Jeremy Kahn
@trochee.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy
NLP (the nerdy kind). Wrong-half Jew. Privilege-traitor.
Linguist. Empiricist. Rager against machines. formerly #indymedia
Also, #comics, #SFF #scifi […]
🌉 bridged from https://dair-community.social/@trochee on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
Linguist. Empiricist. Rager against machines. formerly #indymedia
Also, #comics, #SFF #scifi […]
🌉 bridged from https://dair-community.social/@trochee on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
[AI, mental health, awful]
The most evil part is where the companies are all, like, "We're putting in safeguards for vulnerable people" like every person alive isn't "vulnerable" to having ideas put in their head.
Your brain is a squishy slippery complicated vulnerable little thing and if you […]
The most evil part is where the companies are all, like, "We're putting in safeguards for vulnerable people" like every person alive isn't "vulnerable" to having ideas put in their head.
Your brain is a squishy slippery complicated vulnerable little thing and if you […]
Original post on retro.social
retro.social
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
[AI, mental health, awful]
The most evil part is where the companies are all, like, "We're putting in safeguards for vulnerable people" like every person alive isn't "vulnerable" to having ideas put in their head.
Your brain is a squishy slippery complicated vulnerable little thing and if you […]
The most evil part is where the companies are all, like, "We're putting in safeguards for vulnerable people" like every person alive isn't "vulnerable" to having ideas put in their head.
Your brain is a squishy slippery complicated vulnerable little thing and if you […]
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
There are a lot of cursed computers things but this is the most cursed computers thing
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There are a lot of cursed computers things but this is the most cursed computers thing
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/h4N78m1PjXYsYfzkGV
My dining room hasn't been this clean since, well, *last* Thanksgiving.
#happycolonizerday (as my neighbor said to me this morning!)
#happycolonizerday (as my neighbor said to me this morning!)
November 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My dining room hasn't been this clean since, well, *last* Thanksgiving.
#happycolonizerday (as my neighbor said to me this morning!)
#happycolonizerday (as my neighbor said to me this morning!)
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
Just checked out some truly excellent books from the library to read to my 4-year-old:
Adèle & Simon by Barbara McClintock (things to find), The Marvelous Now by Angela DiTerlizzi and Lorena Alvarez Gómez (rhyming & positive encouragement about mood regulation), and Forts by Katie Venit & […]
Adèle & Simon by Barbara McClintock (things to find), The Marvelous Now by Angela DiTerlizzi and Lorena Alvarez Gómez (rhyming & positive encouragement about mood regulation), and Forts by Katie Venit & […]
Original post on kolektiva.social
kolektiva.social
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Just checked out some truly excellent books from the library to read to my 4-year-old:
Adèle & Simon by Barbara McClintock (things to find), The Marvelous Now by Angela DiTerlizzi and Lorena Alvarez Gómez (rhyming & positive encouragement about mood regulation), and Forts by Katie Venit & […]
Adèle & Simon by Barbara McClintock (things to find), The Marvelous Now by Angela DiTerlizzi and Lorena Alvarez Gómez (rhyming & positive encouragement about mood regulation), and Forts by Katie Venit & […]
TIL about a real thing called the Shai-Hulud Compromise; and all i can say is
These F'in People
https://www.wiz.io/blog/shai-hulud-2-0-ongoing-supply-chain-attack
These F'in People
https://www.wiz.io/blog/shai-hulud-2-0-ongoing-supply-chain-attack
Sha1-Hulud 2.0 Supply Chain Attack: 25K+ Repos Exposed | Wiz Blog
Shai-Hulud is back, spreading an npm malware worm through thousands of GitHub repos. Learn the impact, attacker methods, and how to defend your supply chain.
www.wiz.io
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
TIL about a real thing called the Shai-Hulud Compromise; and all i can say is
These F'in People
https://www.wiz.io/blog/shai-hulud-2-0-ongoing-supply-chain-attack
These F'in People
https://www.wiz.io/blog/shai-hulud-2-0-ongoing-supply-chain-attack
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I very much believe that if capitalism hadn't tried to turn large language models into infinite money and they were strictly in computer science land, people would find it really cool
the idea that weighted sums can independently figure out relative meanings of words via context clues is […]
the idea that weighted sums can independently figure out relative meanings of words via context clues is […]
Original post on mastodon.lubar.me
mastodon.lubar.me
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I very much believe that if capitalism hadn't tried to turn large language models into infinite money and they were strictly in computer science land, people would find it really cool
the idea that weighted sums can independently figure out relative meanings of words via context clues is […]
the idea that weighted sums can independently figure out relative meanings of words via context clues is […]
Oof the AI world is eating its own here
Somehow Google's AI got the wrong end of the stick about Meta's AI and Murati's AI and who is getting hired by whom
everybody's grifting all the time forever
Somehow Google's AI got the wrong end of the stick about Meta's AI and Murati's AI and who is getting hired by whom
everybody's grifting all the time forever
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Oof the AI world is eating its own here
Somehow Google's AI got the wrong end of the stick about Meta's AI and Murati's AI and who is getting hired by whom
everybody's grifting all the time forever
Somehow Google's AI got the wrong end of the stick about Meta's AI and Murati's AI and who is getting hired by whom
everybody's grifting all the time forever
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
I actually like this a lot. Don’t hire jerks. (I’ll save you a click: she asks the receptionist whether the candidates treated them well. I agree that it speaks volumes.) https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/former-netflix-chief-talent-officer-used-this-test-to-weed-out-disastrous-hires.html
November 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I actually like this a lot. Don’t hire jerks. (I’ll save you a click: she asks the receptionist whether the candidates treated them well. I agree that it speaks volumes.) https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/former-netflix-chief-talent-officer-used-this-test-to-weed-out-disastrous-hires.html
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
It is being normalized. Just not how they want us to believe.
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It is being normalized. Just not how they want us to believe.
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
hypercentralizers are not having a good day today -- #github has joined #cloudflare to block or slow down millions of folks from doing stuff.
Maybe a good time to checkout out this new ACLU article about the current Apple/Google app-store oligopoly […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
Maybe a good time to checkout out this new ACLU article about the current Apple/Google app-store oligopoly […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
hypercentralizers are not having a good day today -- #github has joined #cloudflare to block or slow down millions of folks from doing stuff.
Maybe a good time to checkout out this new ACLU article about the current Apple/Google app-store oligopoly […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
Maybe a good time to checkout out this new ACLU article about the current Apple/Google app-store oligopoly […]
[Original post on chaos.social]
Check out the nifty article from my (younger, wiser) brother about the oligopoly on smartphones, and what you can do about it.
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/app-store-oligopoly
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/app-store-oligopoly
Your Smartphone, Their Rules: How App Stores Enable Corporate-Government Censorship | ACLU
Big Tech Oligopoly helps the Trump Administration crack down on free speech
www.aclu.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Check out the nifty article from my (younger, wiser) brother about the oligopoly on smartphones, and what you can do about it.
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/app-store-oligopoly
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/app-store-oligopoly
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
not exaggerating when I say that this should be grounds for impeachment. it's not a crime, but it is I think a "high misdemeanor"; a flagrant abuse of office demonstrating sweeping contempt for the first amendment and the American people.
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 AM
not exaggerating when I say that this should be grounds for impeachment. it's not a crime, but it is I think a "high misdemeanor"; a flagrant abuse of office demonstrating sweeping contempt for the first amendment and the American people.
Convincing one's coworkers that *checking in the code* will make it easier to get "AI productivity wins" feels dirty
Like trying to tell somebody that joining the union will clear up their acne and improve their pheromone profile
Doing the right thing for silly and wrong reasons
Like trying to tell somebody that joining the union will clear up their acne and improve their pheromone profile
Doing the right thing for silly and wrong reasons
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Convincing one's coworkers that *checking in the code* will make it easier to get "AI productivity wins" feels dirty
Like trying to tell somebody that joining the union will clear up their acne and improve their pheromone profile
Doing the right thing for silly and wrong reasons
Like trying to tell somebody that joining the union will clear up their acne and improve their pheromone profile
Doing the right thing for silly and wrong reasons
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
November 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
being stupid is such an incredible life hack
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
being stupid is such an incredible life hack
Just so you can guess where the "AI" thing is headed, look at this listing from a local community college
"AI made simple for everyday life"
... And look at what comes next:
"Flaggers certification"
The exciting thing (for bosses) is the idea that […]
[Original post on dair-community.social]
"AI made simple for everyday life"
... And look at what comes next:
"Flaggers certification"
The exciting thing (for bosses) is the idea that […]
[Original post on dair-community.social]
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Just so you can guess where the "AI" thing is headed, look at this listing from a local community college
"AI made simple for everyday life"
... And look at what comes next:
"Flaggers certification"
The exciting thing (for bosses) is the idea that […]
[Original post on dair-community.social]
"AI made simple for everyday life"
... And look at what comes next:
"Flaggers certification"
The exciting thing (for bosses) is the idea that […]
[Original post on dair-community.social]
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
Mozilla: We're going to start listening to our users!
Users: Don't put any more "AI" in Firefox.
Mozilla: Not like that.
#mozilla #users #ai #nobodywants #firefox #listening
Users: Don't put any more "AI" in Firefox.
Mozilla: Not like that.
#mozilla #users #ai #nobodywants #firefox #listening
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Mozilla: We're going to start listening to our users!
Users: Don't put any more "AI" in Firefox.
Mozilla: Not like that.
#mozilla #users #ai #nobodywants #firefox #listening
Users: Don't put any more "AI" in Firefox.
Mozilla: Not like that.
#mozilla #users #ai #nobodywants #firefox #listening
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
Yesterday at work someone was talking about how they had to write a toast for a coworkers anniversary and they were nervous cause they weren’t good at it. They said maybe they’d write a first draft and then pass it through an LLM to make it funnier.
Another coworker responded saying that for […]
Another coworker responded saying that for […]
Original post on sfba.social
sfba.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yesterday at work someone was talking about how they had to write a toast for a coworkers anniversary and they were nervous cause they weren’t good at it. They said maybe they’d write a first draft and then pass it through an LLM to make it funnier.
Another coworker responded saying that for […]
Another coworker responded saying that for […]
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
I guess it required a study to confirm that being a lame racist zealot with a head full of cottage cheese is bad for business
Elon Musk's "polarizing and partisan actions" hurt Tesla sales, Yale study finds
Elon Musk's partisan stances and foray into politics in recent years have dented the electric vehicle maker's business, Yale researchers say.
www.cbsnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I guess it required a study to confirm that being a lame racist zealot with a head full of cottage cheese is bad for business
My brilliant (almost) 13-year-old is learning about verbal nouns and adjectives in his language studies class
This morning I discovered that he pronounces "gerund" with the stress pattern of "Gerard"* not "Jared"
And now I'm doubting *my own* pronunciation of that word
* His choice is almost […]
This morning I discovered that he pronounces "gerund" with the stress pattern of "Gerard"* not "Jared"
And now I'm doubting *my own* pronunciation of that word
* His choice is almost […]
Original post on dair-community.social
dair-community.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My brilliant (almost) 13-year-old is learning about verbal nouns and adjectives in his language studies class
This morning I discovered that he pronounces "gerund" with the stress pattern of "Gerard"* not "Jared"
And now I'm doubting *my own* pronunciation of that word
* His choice is almost […]
This morning I discovered that he pronounces "gerund" with the stress pattern of "Gerard"* not "Jared"
And now I'm doubting *my own* pronunciation of that word
* His choice is almost […]
Reposted by Jeremy Kahn
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
Never have I seen a more pointed example of "generative AI is very good at cliché"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/14/an-ai-generated-band-got-1m-plays-on-spotify-now-music-insiders-say-listeners-should-be-warned
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/14/an-ai-generated-band-got-1m-plays-on-spotify-now-music-insiders-say-listeners-should-be-warned
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Never have I seen a more pointed example of "generative AI is very good at cliché"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/14/an-ai-generated-band-got-1m-plays-on-spotify-now-music-insiders-say-listeners-should-be-warned
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/14/an-ai-generated-band-got-1m-plays-on-spotify-now-music-insiders-say-listeners-should-be-warned
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Not going to sugar coat it, I think it's a pretty idiotic thing to do to compare Zohran Mamdani's margin in NYC , in 3-person race off the usual left-right spectrum, to Kamala Harris's margin in 2024. So stupid as to make you question the intentions of the author www.thirdway.org/memo/ten-rea...
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Not going to sugar coat it, I think it's a pretty idiotic thing to do to compare Zohran Mamdani's margin in NYC , in 3-person race off the usual left-right spectrum, to Kamala Harris's margin in 2024. So stupid as to make you question the intentions of the author www.thirdway.org/memo/ten-rea...