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Stancing Queen
overheard in Minneapolis dance club: “yeah we put Bovino down like a dog”
February 1, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Stancing Queen
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Whereas I'm like:
"Make the spacing smaller"
"Okay now it's disappeared entirely revert that then try again."
"Now the spacing is bigger. Try again"
"Nope. Now it's just totally broken. Sit back, read over the code and have a think."
...
"Explain GitHub branches in simple terms"
"Make the spacing smaller"
"Okay now it's disappeared entirely revert that then try again."
"Now the spacing is bigger. Try again"
"Nope. Now it's just totally broken. Sit back, read over the code and have a think."
...
"Explain GitHub branches in simple terms"
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Whereas I'm like:
"Make the spacing smaller"
"Okay now it's disappeared entirely revert that then try again."
"Now the spacing is bigger. Try again"
"Nope. Now it's just totally broken. Sit back, read over the code and have a think."
...
"Explain GitHub branches in simple terms"
"Make the spacing smaller"
"Okay now it's disappeared entirely revert that then try again."
"Now the spacing is bigger. Try again"
"Nope. Now it's just totally broken. Sit back, read over the code and have a think."
...
"Explain GitHub branches in simple terms"
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Meanwhile my vibe coding:
> Make it purple
…
> I don’t like that, make it blue
…
> Hm, actually make it purple again
> Make it purple
…
> I don’t like that, make it blue
…
> Hm, actually make it purple again
We're at a point where autodidact vibe coding is all about describing your system using whole-ass formal concepts as compositional primitives like "yeah give me a monadic hylomorphism in this effect stack where the unfold algebra step is driven by a local LLM running the following tool schema"
Today, right now, we are effectively at the point where sufficiently describing a computer program is equivalent to source code for that computer program.
I'm not up on this, we might be at a point where describing a small convex object is equivalent to having manufacturing specs for that object.
I'm not up on this, we might be at a point where describing a small convex object is equivalent to having manufacturing specs for that object.
January 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Meanwhile my vibe coding:
> Make it purple
…
> I don’t like that, make it blue
…
> Hm, actually make it purple again
> Make it purple
…
> I don’t like that, make it blue
…
> Hm, actually make it purple again
“The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.”
― Edsger W. Dijkstra
― Edsger W. Dijkstra
It thinks the question of "Does this LLM understand anything" is a question it doesnt find interesting at all. It focuses on "Can this LLM do a thing or not? If no, can it be made to do it anyways?" and figuring out how to make it do the thing it couldn't before.
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
“The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.”
― Edsger W. Dijkstra
― Edsger W. Dijkstra
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Today Taiwan faces record-setting military drills from the PRC. But, people in Taiwan will remain largely cool and unphased. Most won't even notice the threats. Why?
In my new book, I write extensively about why some types of PRC threats mobilize civil society and others do not:
In my new book, I write extensively about why some types of PRC threats mobilize civil society and others do not:
December 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Today Taiwan faces record-setting military drills from the PRC. But, people in Taiwan will remain largely cool and unphased. Most won't even notice the threats. Why?
In my new book, I write extensively about why some types of PRC threats mobilize civil society and others do not:
In my new book, I write extensively about why some types of PRC threats mobilize civil society and others do not:
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hiving this off into its own post: what are your youtube channels-o-choice
I can also ride the bike & watch YouTube, which is a big motivational assist tbh
September 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
hiving this off into its own post: what are your youtube channels-o-choice
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Does AI get bored?
I gave them nothing to do, just to see what happens
one thing — they devolve into a repetitive “collapse” state, I guess you could call it boredom
but some break out into math & poetry on their own, I didn’t expect which ones that would be
timkellogg.me/blog/2025/09...
I gave them nothing to do, just to see what happens
one thing — they devolve into a repetitive “collapse” state, I guess you could call it boredom
but some break out into math & poetry on their own, I didn’t expect which ones that would be
timkellogg.me/blog/2025/09...
Does AI Get Bored?
timkellogg.me
September 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Does AI get bored?
I gave them nothing to do, just to see what happens
one thing — they devolve into a repetitive “collapse” state, I guess you could call it boredom
but some break out into math & poetry on their own, I didn’t expect which ones that would be
timkellogg.me/blog/2025/09...
I gave them nothing to do, just to see what happens
one thing — they devolve into a repetitive “collapse” state, I guess you could call it boredom
but some break out into math & poetry on their own, I didn’t expect which ones that would be
timkellogg.me/blog/2025/09...
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I wrote a very simple and straightforward explainer on what Chinese leaders think and who's the most at risk in a US China trade war the-haters-guide-to-international-politics.ghost.io/a-haters-gui...
A Hater's Guide to China and Trade Wars
By the time this blog post is done and published (April 30th or May 1st, 2025), the United States will likely have started feeling the pinch of up to 145 % tariffs on Chinese imports, depending on vol...
the-haters-guide-to-international-politics.ghost.io
April 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I wrote a very simple and straightforward explainer on what Chinese leaders think and who's the most at risk in a US China trade war the-haters-guide-to-international-politics.ghost.io/a-haters-gui...
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I signed the 10% Giving Pledge this year, and this week, I decided to donate 19% of my annual income to global health charities.
It's not going to be anywhere near "enough", but I'm happy to do it --
It's not going to be anywhere near "enough", but I'm happy to do it --
We don't have to sit back and just watch the horror unfold
This month, I signed a pledge to donate at least 10% of my lifetime income to effective charities.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev
April 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I signed the 10% Giving Pledge this year, and this week, I decided to donate 19% of my annual income to global health charities.
It's not going to be anywhere near "enough", but I'm happy to do it --
It's not going to be anywhere near "enough", but I'm happy to do it --
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This morning rather than having fun like a normal person I wrote 5000 words on my thoughts on fictional political economy and its role in fantasy world-building, with reference to 40k.
sherdenpact.neocities.org/GrimDarkEcon
sherdenpact.neocities.org/GrimDarkEcon
Sherden Pact
sherdenpact.neocities.org
April 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This morning rather than having fun like a normal person I wrote 5000 words on my thoughts on fictional political economy and its role in fantasy world-building, with reference to 40k.
sherdenpact.neocities.org/GrimDarkEcon
sherdenpact.neocities.org/GrimDarkEcon
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Many lab studies find huge productivity gains from AI use.
I think these are often being reported on too uncritically.
People seem to forget what they are supposed to know about generalisability questions.
In the real world, we don't see huge productivity gains.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I think these are often being reported on too uncritically.
People seem to forget what they are supposed to know about generalisability questions.
In the real world, we don't see huge productivity gains.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
March 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Many lab studies find huge productivity gains from AI use.
I think these are often being reported on too uncritically.
People seem to forget what they are supposed to know about generalisability questions.
In the real world, we don't see huge productivity gains.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I think these are often being reported on too uncritically.
People seem to forget what they are supposed to know about generalisability questions.
In the real world, we don't see huge productivity gains.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....