Alton B.H. Worthington
@abhw.bsky.social
Social Science Shop Teacher in the vocational training division of a sports entertainment and medical services conglomerate. Views expressed represent nobody, even myself. ∃ RPs ∉ {Endorse} ∧ ∀ Posts ⊂ {Nonsense}. PV=NRT. "Car weirdo."
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Funny how these dudes always want a tradwife but clutches pearls when they are asked to be trad-husbands.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Funny how these dudes always want a tradwife but clutches pearls when they are asked to be trad-husbands.
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"The company considers distillation to be intellectual property theft, it said"
AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAG,LMAO
AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAG,LMAO
a model reveals its empirical distribution when it is prompted. this is not a security problem, as much as Google tries to make it one. it does not own what it claims to.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
Google says attackers used 100,000+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini
Google says private companies and researchers are trying to copy Gemini’s capabilities by repeatedly prompting it at scale.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
"The company considers distillation to be intellectual property theft, it said"
AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAG,LMAO
AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAG,LMAO
"We've invented a train that only throws sparks. It doesn't move goods or people, just sets light to nearby fields."
Just found five AI-generated, completely fraudulent submissions to the journal that I edit. Submitted rapid-fire by a gmail address affiliated with researcher who does not exist.
The era of AI slop in academic journals is here, right now. The fraudsters will only get better from here.
The era of AI slop in academic journals is here, right now. The fraudsters will only get better from here.
February 13, 2026 at 1:13 AM
"We've invented a train that only throws sparks. It doesn't move goods or people, just sets light to nearby fields."
I wonder if I can purchase this with research funds. (I am not going to try, that would be misconduct and I passed my research funds use training, thankyouverymuch, plus I want it for myself.)
Kids frantically pushing aside the new Pokemon and Mandalorian LEGO sets in Target to purchase the ANE MÆRSK container vessel
February 13, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I wonder if I can purchase this with research funds. (I am not going to try, that would be misconduct and I passed my research funds use training, thankyouverymuch, plus I want it for myself.)
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Duss on AOC (he's advising her on foreign policy):
“She believes in diplomacy as a tool of first resort. She’s supported reining in the executive branch when it comes to war. She believes the U.S. has an important role to play around the world, but military intervention is not the way to do that."
“She believes in diplomacy as a tool of first resort. She’s supported reining in the executive branch when it comes to war. She believes the U.S. has an important role to play around the world, but military intervention is not the way to do that."
AOC to offer a 'working class' perspective on U.S. foreign policy at Munich summit
As speculation about her ambitions grows, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will speak on a bigger stage about the rise of populism and bring her vision for U.S. foreign policy.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Duss on AOC (he's advising her on foreign policy):
“She believes in diplomacy as a tool of first resort. She’s supported reining in the executive branch when it comes to war. She believes the U.S. has an important role to play around the world, but military intervention is not the way to do that."
“She believes in diplomacy as a tool of first resort. She’s supported reining in the executive branch when it comes to war. She believes the U.S. has an important role to play around the world, but military intervention is not the way to do that."
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one thing that's very irritating about the LLM discourse is that they're just not very good at highly specialized tasks, but they won't *tell* you that, they'll just do it in a million subtly wrong ways you'll be spending weeks trying to fix unless you're paying attention
tell me you basically run a CRUD app without telling me you run a CRUD app
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
one thing that's very irritating about the LLM discourse is that they're just not very good at highly specialized tasks, but they won't *tell* you that, they'll just do it in a million subtly wrong ways you'll be spending weeks trying to fix unless you're paying attention
Honestly, I apologize to constructivist theorists of international political economy.
February 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Honestly, I apologize to constructivist theorists of international political economy.
lotta good conversations in replies here, but I continue to wonder about how much this will separate folks from fundamentals, leading to more mistakes founded in miscoding/data type errors/etc
I know claudecode is good at unit tests, but at some point folks need to understand what the data are...
I know claudecode is good at unit tests, but at some point folks need to understand what the data are...
So little discussion of Claude code on here. We are experiencing an unprecedented shock to how empirical research is done and it's going to primarily affect grad students
February 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
lotta good conversations in replies here, but I continue to wonder about how much this will separate folks from fundamentals, leading to more mistakes founded in miscoding/data type errors/etc
I know claudecode is good at unit tests, but at some point folks need to understand what the data are...
I know claudecode is good at unit tests, but at some point folks need to understand what the data are...
i think there's multiple factors at play here (this is share of gdp, not nom output or employment)
possible crowding out and comp. effects from services (ai, tech writ large)
increased input costs (yay tariffs, and biden admin left in place, too)
and interest rates suppressing reinvestment
possible crowding out and comp. effects from services (ai, tech writ large)
increased input costs (yay tariffs, and biden admin left in place, too)
and interest rates suppressing reinvestment
“.. US manufacturing accounted for 11% of GDP before this one-man war on trade began in 2018. By the second quarter of 2025, manufacturing had shrunk to 9.4% of GDP.” 👀
February 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
i think there's multiple factors at play here (this is share of gdp, not nom output or employment)
possible crowding out and comp. effects from services (ai, tech writ large)
increased input costs (yay tariffs, and biden admin left in place, too)
and interest rates suppressing reinvestment
possible crowding out and comp. effects from services (ai, tech writ large)
increased input costs (yay tariffs, and biden admin left in place, too)
and interest rates suppressing reinvestment
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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For scholars of US political economy, check out this article prize from the Treasury Historical Association. Articles published between 11/1/24 and 2/1/26 are eligible. $2500 article prize! Deadline is 2/20/26
treasuryhistory.org/the-1500-pen...
treasuryhistory.org/the-1500-pen...
The 1500 Penn Prize - The Treasury Historical Association
The 1500 Penn Prize About the Prize Established by the federal Constitution in 1789, the United States Department of the Treasury has played an integral role in America’s past and in the lives of peop...
treasuryhistory.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:43 AM
For scholars of US political economy, check out this article prize from the Treasury Historical Association. Articles published between 11/1/24 and 2/1/26 are eligible. $2500 article prize! Deadline is 2/20/26
treasuryhistory.org/the-1500-pen...
treasuryhistory.org/the-1500-pen...
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easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
paging @mcopelov.bsky.social
“store it in a csv” appears to b equivalent to “just use OLS” in that there are lots of fancier and sexier alternatives that for like 90% of use cases you should ignore.
February 12, 2026 at 2:41 AM
paging @mcopelov.bsky.social
Mad ACC-s Beyond Carrierdome
There’s a power outage at the Carrier Dome the universe is trying to tell us not to do this
There is no need for Cal-Syracuse overtime
February 12, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Mad ACC-s Beyond Carrierdome
this feels like a @paulisci.bsky.social question.
Do you think they wrote articles about Boomers wasting all their money on malted milkshakes
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 AM
this feels like a @paulisci.bsky.social question.
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“Intellectual diversity and free speech!” I scream as I punch and tackle a peaceful student journalist.
Ohio State professor on leave after tackling cameraman filming Gordon Gee
An Ohio State University professor was suspended after tackling a cameraman attempting to film former university president E. Gordon Gee.
www.dispatch.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
“Intellectual diversity and free speech!” I scream as I punch and tackle a peaceful student journalist.
Good dataviz.
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Good dataviz.
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PASSED: the House just passed the resolution to end Trump's tariffs on Canada.
Not many crosses from Republicans, a lot of vulnerable incumbents took a dumb vote here to stick with Trump and GOP leadership. Goes to the Senate, which is likely to pass it.
Will share the vote sheet when I have it!
Not many crosses from Republicans, a lot of vulnerable incumbents took a dumb vote here to stick with Trump and GOP leadership. Goes to the Senate, which is likely to pass it.
Will share the vote sheet when I have it!
February 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
PASSED: the House just passed the resolution to end Trump's tariffs on Canada.
Not many crosses from Republicans, a lot of vulnerable incumbents took a dumb vote here to stick with Trump and GOP leadership. Goes to the Senate, which is likely to pass it.
Will share the vote sheet when I have it!
Not many crosses from Republicans, a lot of vulnerable incumbents took a dumb vote here to stick with Trump and GOP leadership. Goes to the Senate, which is likely to pass it.
Will share the vote sheet when I have it!
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So annoying when ppl assume that bc you’ve critiqued some applications of genAI or associated attitudes you must be “anti AI“
100% possible to be very enthusiastic & full of misgivings at same time when facing technological shifts as complex as this one. Its bizarre to still see one-sided takes
100% possible to be very enthusiastic & full of misgivings at same time when facing technological shifts as complex as this one. Its bizarre to still see one-sided takes
February 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
So annoying when ppl assume that bc you’ve critiqued some applications of genAI or associated attitudes you must be “anti AI“
100% possible to be very enthusiastic & full of misgivings at same time when facing technological shifts as complex as this one. Its bizarre to still see one-sided takes
100% possible to be very enthusiastic & full of misgivings at same time when facing technological shifts as complex as this one. Its bizarre to still see one-sided takes
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When you have made a terrible mistake
February 11, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When you have made a terrible mistake
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"Young metoo bitch" really gets to the gist of the last ~10 years huh
Lawrence Krauss being endearing again: "good news btw is that woman on conciliation committee seems like a sweetie.. she is old…. not some young metoo bitch."
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Young metoo bitch" really gets to the gist of the last ~10 years huh
Okay, workday over, time for a classic Alton random question: if I was keen to spin up a proxmox server for virtualization and emulation of some classic platforms (not the modern stuff it's usually used for), is that the wrong idea? Should I be using a different virtualization server platform?
February 11, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Okay, workday over, time for a classic Alton random question: if I was keen to spin up a proxmox server for virtualization and emulation of some classic platforms (not the modern stuff it's usually used for), is that the wrong idea? Should I be using a different virtualization server platform?
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Also, adjusting your design to fit the standardized part that some guy in Guangzhou is turning out the a freight car per day is a LOT easier with cad now
I feel like it's very understated how the availability of standardized widgets and doohickeys influences engineering and design decisions in a way that it didn't a century ago
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Also, adjusting your design to fit the standardized part that some guy in Guangzhou is turning out the a freight car per day is a LOT easier with cad now