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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 16h

mind you this is far from ignoring prior context entirely, but something in that direction seems to me like the reason why they do this

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Tim Kellogg @timkellogg.me · 18h

did you know LLMs use weird/unintelligible language in their reasoning trace?

yes? maybe? well this post dives deep into almost every theory of why that is

absolutely fascinating

1a3orn.bsky.social @1a3orn.bsky.social · 1d

In which I consider six conceivable causes of LLM unintelligibility

I just really enjoyed writing this, fun topic that seems really unexplored

1a3orn.com/sub/2025-10-...

Towards a Typology of Strange LLM Chains-of-Thought

<h1>Intro</h1> <p>LLMs being trained with RLVR (Reinforcement Learning from Verifiable Rewards) start off with a 'chain-of-thought' (CoT) in whatever language the LLM was originally trained on. But af...

1a3orn.com

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 16h

"If there is no easy, single-token way for the model to decide to flip a switch, and to decide to ignore the prior context -- and I don't think there is such an easy way"

I kinda think this is what starting a sentence with "Wait, " is for though. IIRC some models do that a lot

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 17h

There's even more compatibility issues if you're using a mobile app, which might not even support the features of *your own* instance.

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Hatok @hatok.bsky.social · 1d

boy does it ever

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Ryan North? But - he died... 30 years ago this very night!! @ryannorth.ca · 19h

I used to get mad when people misused "decimated" to refer to things that weren't 1/10th destroyed, but I've given it some thought and now I've done a complete 360 on it

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 2d

This feels inspired by the Skate 4 "fling yourself into the sky amd do tricks on the skyscrapers on the way down" glitch.

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phylan @phylan.website · 2d

I don't think they should be allowed to do that

Rob Friedman @pitchingninja.com · 2d

All 8 of the Blue Jays Pitchers from Yesterday (overlay)

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 2d

I always thought it was Al Gore who came up with them

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 3d

A joke that depends on believing two opposing facts about his math ability, impressive.

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 3d

This is so sad, Alexa play impossible lair theme

MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 4d

The helmets are changed to NO SKUB and YES SKUB

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 4d

Seems pretty clearly stated in the very post that people are mad at? bsky.app/profile/aaro...

Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team · 4d

thehive.ai evaluates all images posted to the site. We don't actually provide any input.

AI to Understand, Search, and Generate Content | Hive

Hive's APIs enable developers to integrate pre-trained AI models that address technically challenging content understanding needs into their applications.

thehive.ai

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Banshee Neat @bansheeneet.bsky.social · 4d

Would be fucked up if you looked at your baby and it said 1/50 over their head, implying a pikmin is intending to abscond with them

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 4d

And ON TOP of that madness - this game also has a glitch that lets you execute your current experience level with Blink as if it was a game script, so after doing the above, you can just beat the game!

RTA run with cartridge swap: youtu.be/RABlqJochyE

TAS: youtu.be/d8dR0Ta0ujQ

From the TAS description:

Chara #1 (Maria) will write data 0x43 to address $62bb as proficiency experience by equipping Blink's book as a weapon and choosing "attack" 67 times.

The formula is as follows:

Experience = initial experience + number of a

Initial experience: 20

• Action count: 67

Level reward: 20

Inn Event

The address $62bb written in the goblin battle is originally the event ID for the Inn.

1. The script pointer address (address $0072-$0073) is calculated from the event ID, and if ID# Ox43, data $0020 is written to the pointer.

2. Since address $0020 is used as the user's button input, data Oxe7 is generated to address $0020 when the user presses left, down, right, select, B, and A on the joypad.

3. When the script system reads it, the ending will begin.

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 4d

In terms of what's actually happening here, there's no writeup in English, but it seems closely related to this TAS: tasvideos.org/7170S

Basically, FF2 RNG is seeded from uninitialized ram, and it *seems* Dr Mario is used just because the value it leaves there manips a rare battle and drop.

Exerpt of the description of a TAS that does a very similar route, but without any cartridge swap. ("Final Fantasy II improved TAS" by naruko)

"Encounter manipulation
The enemy group is determined by the player's position and address $00f7, and the value is incremented by a structured number of steps. The default value of address $00f7 in FCEUX is 0xff, and it is power-cycled to be the closest 2 to 0xff so that the Ogre Mage will appear."

(Not explicitly stated, but the fact that he refers to the default value in a specific emulator means that the game does not initialize this RAM.)

Exerpt of a RTA speedrun by Hisakaki_Mimi where they are obtaining a book of Blink from an enemy's drops, shortly after having done a cartridge swap to Dr. Mario and back. Their description says:

"By replacing the cartridge with Dr. Mario, the memory inside the main unit is operated. The book of Blink is obtained from the enemy's loot, and the ending is performed according to the prescribed procedure."

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 5d

Oh no, they've evolved infohazards

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koopster 🐢 [asm comms open] @koopster.bsky.social · 5d

After some discussion on this topic, we were able to figure out how to make boo blocks actually stay still as they spawn. This way, their disguise ACTUALLY works - a bit crazy that we've been designing levels with them where this isn't the case for 25 years! #smw #romhacking

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Sonikku @spritersonikku.bsky.social · 5d

so, one of my favorite bugs in SMW has to be the way Boos work.
basically, when they spawn in, their initial direction isn't initialized properly so they always face right, causing them to "turn" to face Mario on-spawn
particularly noteworthy because makes Boo Blocks misalign and become obvious

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León 🇮🇨 @reonu.bsky.social · 5d

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Matt Keeter @mattkeeter.com · 5d

finally, some Good Code

crates.io/crates/fibon...

Screenshot of the fibonacci-numbers README, which reads:

First install the version of this crate corresponding to the Fibonacci number you want to use:

cargo add fibonacci-numbers@186 --rename fib186

Then you can use the VALUE constant to get its value:

assert_eq!(fib186::VALUE, 332825110087067562321196029789634457848);

Screenshot of the dependency list, which is fibonacci-numbers at versions 184 and 185.

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 5d

well that's sort of separate to the userbase itself

(and truthfully I don't mind that as much as I mind bluesky blindly serving the most popular posts regardless of topic)

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 5d

And casual/hobby people in general, but they're driven away by the shouters.

People criticized Threads a lot for actively suppressing political posts in the very early days but in retrospect it gave them a much healthier seed of users.

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Ed @ed3d.net · 6d

I try to mostly follow people on LinkedIn who are unafraid to shitpost on main

I removed all the chairs from my house. Yes, all of them.

Standing desks are for beginners. I don't sit anymore. Not at meals. Not during calls. Not ever.

Why? Because sitting is a dopamine sink. Your glutes go dormant. Blood pools. Your brain gets 23% less oxygen (I measured it). Standing keeps you in a state of "productive discomfort."

Discomfort = alertness. Alertness = pattern recognition. Pattern recognition = product-market fit.

I eat dinner standing over the sink. I take Zooms pacing back and forth like a caged lion. My calves are basically a pre-seed round for my cardiovascular system.

Studies show that 89% of Fortune 500 CEOs do their best thinking while in motion. Churchill held walking meetings. Zuckerberg did walking 1-on-1s. I haven't sat in 6 months and my sprint velocity is up 340%.

Every chair you own is a commitment to mediocrity. Every cushion is a compromise with your future self.

"But what about rest?" Rest is what you do after the exit. Right now, I have deals to close and a burn rate to justify.

My living room? Empty. Just space to pace. My dining room? A war room with whiteboards on every wall—no table.

Sitting is the new smoking. Standing is the new sitting. Pacing is the new standing.

I'm not uncomfortable. I'm optimized.

Don't let Big Furniture gaslight you.

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MrCheeze @mrcheeze.github.io · 5d

finally, a website without technology brothers

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