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LLMs: the opposable thumb of computing
Amidst all the hype, all the skepticism, all the rending of clothes, I am here to tell you: the LLM is to computing what the thumb is to our hand.
networkgames.fyi
I argue that LLMs are the opposable thumb of computing:
fundamentally novel range of motion that, when combined with the error-correcting fingers of conventional computing, change what's possible altogether
networkgames.fyi/llms-the-opp...
fundamentally novel range of motion that, when combined with the error-correcting fingers of conventional computing, change what's possible altogether
networkgames.fyi/llms-the-opp...
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
one of the worst kinds of stupid is “doing dumb shit on the airplane” stupid
that’s the kind of stupid that ruins EVERYONE’S day if you don’t shut it down
and I don’t even mean the poor self control guys having tantrums
I mean the leaving your seat while the airplane is still taxiing folks
that’s the kind of stupid that ruins EVERYONE’S day if you don’t shut it down
and I don’t even mean the poor self control guys having tantrums
I mean the leaving your seat while the airplane is still taxiing folks
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
one of the worst kinds of stupid is “doing dumb shit on the airplane” stupid
that’s the kind of stupid that ruins EVERYONE’S day if you don’t shut it down
and I don’t even mean the poor self control guys having tantrums
I mean the leaving your seat while the airplane is still taxiing folks
that’s the kind of stupid that ruins EVERYONE’S day if you don’t shut it down
and I don’t even mean the poor self control guys having tantrums
I mean the leaving your seat while the airplane is still taxiing folks
the AI denialists, in their loathing of a non-deterministic process that sometimes prints incorrect or misleading things
will amplify anything that boosts their cause
even incorrect or misleading things
it is an assertion of metaphysical supremacy:
“the machine may not lie
that job is mine”
will amplify anything that boosts their cause
even incorrect or misleading things
it is an assertion of metaphysical supremacy:
“the machine may not lie
that job is mine”
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
the AI denialists, in their loathing of a non-deterministic process that sometimes prints incorrect or misleading things
will amplify anything that boosts their cause
even incorrect or misleading things
it is an assertion of metaphysical supremacy:
“the machine may not lie
that job is mine”
will amplify anything that boosts their cause
even incorrect or misleading things
it is an assertion of metaphysical supremacy:
“the machine may not lie
that job is mine”
the Fuck Them Kids party
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
the Fuck Them Kids party
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
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grok, use every slur to roast my grandma at thanksgiving in an epic vulgar roast
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
grok, use every slur to roast my grandma at thanksgiving in an epic vulgar roast
Digital social skills class where basic courtesies like this question are taught
Is this a complaint post where suggestions are welcome or where suggestions will make you want to strangle someone?
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Digital social skills class where basic courtesies like this question are taught
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the true poster composes their post knowing they are already ratiod
The amateur poster panics and rushes to clarify his original post when the replies begin misconstruing it. Whereas the veteran does nothing because he is already working on his next post. His enemies are forever arguing with the wind
December 31, 2024 at 9:26 AM
the true poster composes their post knowing they are already ratiod
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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"Captain Planet isn't real but his enemies are" is a skeet that lives in my head rent free
people older than me and people younger than me are equally ignorant of climate change as a global crisis
Captain Planet target audience stands firm
Captain Planet target audience stands firm
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"Captain Planet isn't real but his enemies are" is a skeet that lives in my head rent free
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every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity
When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity
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The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
it’s happening
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
it’s happening
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like, absolutely no one with my background could ever get hired for my position in GOOG as it is.
i think it's just that tech became a way to make a huge amount of money and only that and once you let those guys rule over you it's all over
i think it's just that tech became a way to make a huge amount of money and only that and once you let those guys rule over you it's all over
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
like, absolutely no one with my background could ever get hired for my position in GOOG as it is.
i think it's just that tech became a way to make a huge amount of money and only that and once you let those guys rule over you it's all over
i think it's just that tech became a way to make a huge amount of money and only that and once you let those guys rule over you it's all over
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If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
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isaac chotiner and ben smith are ~*~fighting~*~
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
isaac chotiner and ben smith are ~*~fighting~*~
I guess I just wouldn’t want to be in a place where I have to counterposition my accounting against Enron at all
Nvidia refuted accounting questions in a memo to analysts, saying "Unlike Enron, NVIDIA does not use Special Purpose Entities to hide debt and inflate revenue" (Tae Kim/Barron's Online)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I guess I just wouldn’t want to be in a place where I have to counterposition my accounting against Enron at all
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good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
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i'm sorry but i hate this shit. i like genre films a lot. it's like, the whole premise of my podcast. but there's nothing about being a fun and light genre film that means it must be poorly constructed or even lack an actual protagonist.
Or, movies are art/entertainment and that means wildly different things to different people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
i'm sorry but i hate this shit. i like genre films a lot. it's like, the whole premise of my podcast. but there's nothing about being a fun and light genre film that means it must be poorly constructed or even lack an actual protagonist.
welcome to the resistance, literal architect of Bill Clinton's Bullshit
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
welcome to the resistance, literal architect of Bill Clinton's Bullshit
on the one hand: Jensen is a legit genius
I'm two decades on-record as never dickriding these tech guys but Jensen Huang is absolutely one of the smartest and most talented guys to ever play the game
on the other:
thinking you're too smart to blow up the global economy is how you end up doing so
I'm two decades on-record as never dickriding these tech guys but Jensen Huang is absolutely one of the smartest and most talented guys to ever play the game
on the other:
thinking you're too smart to blow up the global economy is how you end up doing so
it's happening dot gif
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
on the one hand: Jensen is a legit genius
I'm two decades on-record as never dickriding these tech guys but Jensen Huang is absolutely one of the smartest and most talented guys to ever play the game
on the other:
thinking you're too smart to blow up the global economy is how you end up doing so
I'm two decades on-record as never dickriding these tech guys but Jensen Huang is absolutely one of the smartest and most talented guys to ever play the game
on the other:
thinking you're too smart to blow up the global economy is how you end up doing so
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We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)
I don’t know what the Supreme Court will do, but I am confident that at the District Court level it is still the case that the Pentagon cannot recall a sitting US Senator to active duty in order to court martial him for something he said. Article 1, Section 6, among other constitutional provisions.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)