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Sora 2 still ain’t close to midjourney tbh
October 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Sora 2 still ain’t close to midjourney tbh
if someone breaks into your house imho the best weapon is a 2000 lumen flashlight
August 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
if someone breaks into your house imho the best weapon is a 2000 lumen flashlight
The thing about meeting people for coffee is that they have to catch the version of you pre-coffee
August 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The thing about meeting people for coffee is that they have to catch the version of you pre-coffee
there is a 9th circle of cringe for people who put their open water PADI cert on their linkedins
July 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
there is a 9th circle of cringe for people who put their open water PADI cert on their linkedins
friendliness among Canadian vs US airport security workers isn’t Fuji vs Pink Lady, it’s apples vs elephants
July 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
friendliness among Canadian vs US airport security workers isn’t Fuji vs Pink Lady, it’s apples vs elephants
once a political campaign gets a hold of your personal email, your inbox basically contracted herpes, the virus will multiply forever and ever into other campaigns
July 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
once a political campaign gets a hold of your personal email, your inbox basically contracted herpes, the virus will multiply forever and ever into other campaigns
I love how partiful is for friends parties, luma is for work parties, and Facebook events is for dead people
June 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I love how partiful is for friends parties, luma is for work parties, and Facebook events is for dead people
biotech investor by day: i'm not going to invest in your startup that molecule has so many off-target effects in the brain etc etc
by nights/weekends: *gobbles up ketamine*
by nights/weekends: *gobbles up ketamine*
June 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
biotech investor by day: i'm not going to invest in your startup that molecule has so many off-target effects in the brain etc etc
by nights/weekends: *gobbles up ketamine*
by nights/weekends: *gobbles up ketamine*
My ability to talk to people without closed captions has severely atrophied
June 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My ability to talk to people without closed captions has severely atrophied
Confession: occasionally when my friends call me with their AirPods, I just say that I can’t hear them and that they have to call me back later
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Ugh, stop using AirPods
This is a PSA I've been holding onto for 4 years, since the pandemic pushed everyone to teleconferencing:
You should stop using AirPods for taking Zoom/phone calls.
It doesn't matter if you dished o...
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June 18, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Confession: occasionally when my friends call me with their AirPods, I just say that I can’t hear them and that they have to call me back later
westleydang.com/stop-using-a...
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this tracks with the diabetes x autism link
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Early life high fructose impairs microglial phagocytosis and neurodevelopment
Zhaoquan Wang et al.
@nature.com 🧪
Early life high fructose impairs microglial phagocytosis and neurodevelopment
Zhaoquan Wang et al.
@nature.com 🧪
Early life high fructose impairs microglial phagocytosis and neurodevelopment - Nature
Exposure of mice to high fructose during gestation or early postnatal life causes decreased microglial phagocytosis during brain development and leads to anxiety-like behaviour in adolescence.
www.nature.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
this tracks with the diabetes x autism link
watch exit row become the new first class
June 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
watch exit row become the new first class
the hat is an incredible invention in that it completely protects you when the UV index is high in the day and only partially protects you when it’s low
June 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
the hat is an incredible invention in that it completely protects you when the UV index is high in the day and only partially protects you when it’s low
there should be a circle of hell for people who rsvp yes on partiful knowing full well they absolutely are not coming
June 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
there should be a circle of hell for people who rsvp yes on partiful knowing full well they absolutely are not coming
dumb q but why do we need ASL for online video events when we can have captions? do we really need to cater to the deaf AND illiterate part of the venn diagram?
June 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
dumb q but why do we need ASL for online video events when we can have captions? do we really need to cater to the deaf AND illiterate part of the venn diagram?
99.9999% of the time none of us are "reasoning" either
June 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
99.9999% of the time none of us are "reasoning" either
wow old gem haha
How much stock can I buy with 4789 Duolingo gems
June 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
wow old gem haha
obtaining india e-visa is a millennium prize level problem.
application wants a PHOTO of passport in PDF, max file size 300 kb
application wants a PHOTO of passport in PDF, max file size 300 kb
May 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
obtaining india e-visa is a millennium prize level problem.
application wants a PHOTO of passport in PDF, max file size 300 kb
application wants a PHOTO of passport in PDF, max file size 300 kb
I’m still convinced innovation is faster in CS than biology bc papers are all open
April 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I’m still convinced innovation is faster in CS than biology bc papers are all open
AGI evals should include racing a human driver from point A to B
April 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
AGI evals should include racing a human driver from point A to B
everyone is talking about diversifying from US stocks, but the fact that Europe’s most valuable company is SAP is just sad
April 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
everyone is talking about diversifying from US stocks, but the fact that Europe’s most valuable company is SAP is just sad
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GPT-4.1 is better than GPT-4.5 but worse than GPT-o1 which is better than GPT-o3-mini-high which is worse than GPT-o1 Pro which IS THIS MAKING SENSE TO YOU
April 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
GPT-4.1 is better than GPT-4.5 but worse than GPT-o1 which is better than GPT-o3-mini-high which is worse than GPT-o1 Pro which IS THIS MAKING SENSE TO YOU
nobody ever talks about how loud eating an apple is
April 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
nobody ever talks about how loud eating an apple is
silver lining is I can start joking "IN THIS ECONOMY?" again
April 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
silver lining is I can start joking "IN THIS ECONOMY?" again
hot take on this Houthi pc small group…
what if the whole thing is a set up to make the whole “debacle” get a ton of readership, only to push the narrative that …
what if the whole thing is a set up to make the whole “debacle” get a ton of readership, only to push the narrative that …
March 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
hot take on this Houthi pc small group…
what if the whole thing is a set up to make the whole “debacle” get a ton of readership, only to push the narrative that …
what if the whole thing is a set up to make the whole “debacle” get a ton of readership, only to push the narrative that …