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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 10d

i'll admit to having a lot of dark fascination with what happens next after the very obvious happens

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 1d

humans are a kind of ape that loves fermenting stuff

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ponder @ponder.ooo · Jan 29

full version (~200MB): files.catbox.moe/87td0h.png

$fractal$

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 1d

Only just realized what an illion is. And why a billion is bi.

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 1d

You wouldn't share a book.

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luchak @luchak.bsky.social · Nov 16

boundary peaks (2023)

276 chars, source in reply
#pico8 #postcart www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=157...

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 1d

It is once again time

Photo of a television screen showing the title card for OVER THE GARDEN WALL, the most perfect show to ever exist

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 1d

Massive single-author paper on tiny networks! Great insight into what made HRM work.

arxiv.org/abs/2510.04871

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Alexia Jolicoeur-Martineau @alexiajm.bsky.social · 27d

I'm working on super tiny neural networks that perform better than the big ones, it's kinda insane.

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 1d

Same. But otoh the saying: "Wouldn't wish robotics on my worst enemy."

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah people ofc mean "putting clean dishes in my shelves / dirty from sink" but your point is well taken.

bsky.app/profile/adve...

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 1d

Waymo for my automatically cleaned dishes NOW.

ponder @ponder.ooo · 1d

"i don't want data science to exist i just want my laundry done by a machine" we HAVE that bro we already have that!! i don't know how to more emphatically communicate that we already have machines that clean clothes. "but what about dishes" my brother in christ please hear me: we already have that

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ponder @ponder.ooo · 1d

"i don't want data science to exist i just want my laundry done by a machine" we HAVE that bro we already have that!! i don't know how to more emphatically communicate that we already have machines that clean clothes. "but what about dishes" my brother in christ please hear me: we already have that

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that we automate vacuuming and not dishwashing is itself a strong signal that robots don't do dishwashing for a reason other than Capitalism

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 1d

Next post mentions that this has been done for mopping, sweeping.

There is a reason that we automated those tasks and not dishwashing, and a hint is that it isn't because of a lack of profit incentive.

unpaid shirtz dot cool brand ambassador @sam.robotsfightingdinosaurs.com · 1d

i think it's a pretty clear repudiation of modern capitalism and capitalism as a whole that what people actually want robots to do is shit like laundry, taking the trash out, vacuuming, etc, and instead the market has forced robots to be The Future Of Everything. no, please just wash my dishes thx

Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 1d

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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Aaron Hertzmann @aaronhertzmann.com · 1d

Fascinating paper argues that (roughly) consciousness theories are untestable and unverifiable, and so instead they are selected to fit our moral preferences and preconceptions.

Matan Mazor @matanmazor.bsky.social · 1d

Consciousness science as a marketplace of rationalizations

my commentary on @smfleming.bsky.social and @matthiasmichel.bsky.social's thought-provoking BBS paper, and more generally about the field.

osf.io/preprints/ps...

OSF

osf.io

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 1d

does this hurt the numbers?

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Sam Thorpe @samthorpe.bsky.social · 1d

It turns out that once you correct for this error, unemployment is actually rising faster for NON-degree workers - meaning that explanations in terms of AI replacing the college-educated workforce don't make much sense, and this looks a lot more like an across-the-board labor market slowdown.

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 2d

ah sorry I mean, it looks like they until recently were doing it on pds but in error.

pfrazee.leaflet.pub/3lz4sgu7iec2...

Update on Protocol Moderation - Paul's Leaflets

Where account takedowns happen is important

pfrazee.leaflet.pub

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 2d

ah yeeeah, in the sort-of apology post iirc

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 2d

nuclear ban has bad externalities but not knowing even who the main character was goes so hard

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 2d

Also was hearing they delete all user data itself in those cases? -- bad if true lol

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 2d

My bluesky understanding isn't deep because I remember a whole discussion on making it so moderation has higher granularity re "this is illegal" vs "def spam" vs everything else like a week before the Link banning. I guess they barely missed timing on that one?

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · 2d

god when the dow finally crashes someone is going to post "recession indicator: dow crashed" and they're going to get SO much engagement

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Adverb @adverb.bsky.social · 2d

for the uninitiated that's about nine 1/4th hours