Dave
@dave.9000ish.uk
Just a tiny leaf on the edge of a previously densely connected subgraph
@Dave_9000ish from the other place
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Grant me the serenity to trust my priors
Courage to update with new data
and Wisdom to quickly intuit p(X)
Courage to update with new data
and Wisdom to quickly intuit p(X)
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Grant me the serenity to trust my priors
Courage to update with new data
and Wisdom to quickly intuit p(X)
Courage to update with new data
and Wisdom to quickly intuit p(X)
If LessWrong rewrote the Serenity prayer:
The Litany of Serenity
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
[The box doesn't have a diamond]
Courage to change the things I can
[I can put something else in the box]
and Wisdom to know the difference
[between your box and my box]
The Litany of Serenity
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
[The box doesn't have a diamond]
Courage to change the things I can
[I can put something else in the box]
and Wisdom to know the difference
[between your box and my box]
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
If LessWrong rewrote the Serenity prayer:
The Litany of Serenity
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
[The box doesn't have a diamond]
Courage to change the things I can
[I can put something else in the box]
and Wisdom to know the difference
[between your box and my box]
The Litany of Serenity
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
[The box doesn't have a diamond]
Courage to change the things I can
[I can put something else in the box]
and Wisdom to know the difference
[between your box and my box]
"For two full turns of days and nights, Siona failed to seal her face mask, losing precious water with every breath. It had taken the Fremen admonition to children before Siona remembered her father’s words.
[...]
“Guard every breath for it carries the warmth and moisture of your life,” he said.""
[...]
“Guard every breath for it carries the warmth and moisture of your life,” he said.""
Human podcasters have to talk a lot
What happens when you talk a lot? That's right. You get thirsty. You drink water
AI generated podcasts solve this flagrant water waste
What happens when you talk a lot? That's right. You get thirsty. You drink water
AI generated podcasts solve this flagrant water waste
Finally somebody is doing something about the podcast shortage
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
"For two full turns of days and nights, Siona failed to seal her face mask, losing precious water with every breath. It had taken the Fremen admonition to children before Siona remembered her father’s words.
[...]
“Guard every breath for it carries the warmth and moisture of your life,” he said.""
[...]
“Guard every breath for it carries the warmth and moisture of your life,” he said.""
When you discover other well read people and their random bookshelf which is different to your random bookshelf
"I must experience all of it"
"I must experience all of it"
i haven't read him so i'm furiously struggling to catch up
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 AM
When you discover other well read people and their random bookshelf which is different to your random bookshelf
"I must experience all of it"
"I must experience all of it"
Hmmm. Feels like what drives a lot of "ugh this feels written by an LLM" is that it picks up some interesting construction "it's not just x, it's y" or the rule of three and then absolutely hammers it to death
The meme cycle taken to extreme but without the natural variation of updates from others
The meme cycle taken to extreme but without the natural variation of updates from others
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Hmmm. Feels like what drives a lot of "ugh this feels written by an LLM" is that it picks up some interesting construction "it's not just x, it's y" or the rule of three and then absolutely hammers it to death
The meme cycle taken to extreme but without the natural variation of updates from others
The meme cycle taken to extreme but without the natural variation of updates from others
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sixth interview. solved Riemann hypothesis
🤞for the seventh
🤞for the seventh
fifth interview. pretty alright
fourth interview. pretty alright
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
sixth interview. solved Riemann hypothesis
🤞for the seventh
🤞for the seventh
Human podcasters have to talk a lot
What happens when you talk a lot? That's right. You get thirsty. You drink water
AI generated podcasts solve this flagrant water waste
What happens when you talk a lot? That's right. You get thirsty. You drink water
AI generated podcasts solve this flagrant water waste
Finally somebody is doing something about the podcast shortage
Starting to regret inventing the podcast
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Human podcasters have to talk a lot
What happens when you talk a lot? That's right. You get thirsty. You drink water
AI generated podcasts solve this flagrant water waste
What happens when you talk a lot? That's right. You get thirsty. You drink water
AI generated podcasts solve this flagrant water waste
Fish don't pass the mirror test because when they look in the mirror and see a mark on their fishy face what are they going to do?
They don't have arms.
They don't have arms.
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Fish don't pass the mirror test because when they look in the mirror and see a mark on their fishy face what are they going to do?
They don't have arms.
They don't have arms.
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I used to have dreams that PGP signatures would be a thing, obviously never happened. But with AI slop perhaps it might take off? Key signing ceremonies to prove you're real and then signing your comments etc to prove a human wrote it? Would people still not care enough
March 31, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I used to have dreams that PGP signatures would be a thing, obviously never happened. But with AI slop perhaps it might take off? Key signing ceremonies to prove you're real and then signing your comments etc to prove a human wrote it? Would people still not care enough
Do you think Tom Cruise would be better or worse if he wasn't a Scientologist?
All accounts of people who work with him speak glowingly of his work ethic, and film crew and cast all seem to love him
All accounts of people who work with him speak glowingly of his work ethic, and film crew and cast all seem to love him
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Do you think Tom Cruise would be better or worse if he wasn't a Scientologist?
All accounts of people who work with him speak glowingly of his work ethic, and film crew and cast all seem to love him
All accounts of people who work with him speak glowingly of his work ethic, and film crew and cast all seem to love him
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My plans are measured in weeks
March 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
My plans are measured in weeks
Warning. There's nuclear waste nearby
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Warning. There's nuclear waste nearby
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Let's see what sort of quality bsky transforms this into
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Let's see what sort of quality bsky transforms this into
"It's one nano banana, Michael. How much water could it use?"
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"It's one nano banana, Michael. How much water could it use?"
"You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems"
See it all the time in banking fraud as well - person working for paycheck is less motivated than the fraudster working for payout
See it all the time in banking fraud as well - person working for paycheck is less motivated than the fraudster working for payout
A commonly-misunderstood aspect of computer security is that you are battling computers.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
No. That is not right at all. Computers are barely involved.
You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems.
November 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"You are battling humans who eat apathy and coordination problems"
See it all the time in banking fraud as well - person working for paycheck is less motivated than the fraudster working for payout
See it all the time in banking fraud as well - person working for paycheck is less motivated than the fraudster working for payout
"Here's to another great year!"
Greg passed away in April. Great job Facebook. Difficult to solve I know, but the number of RIP posts should have been a hint. And maybe cool it with the suggested messages?
Greg passed away in April. Great job Facebook. Difficult to solve I know, but the number of RIP posts should have been a hint. And maybe cool it with the suggested messages?
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"Here's to another great year!"
Greg passed away in April. Great job Facebook. Difficult to solve I know, but the number of RIP posts should have been a hint. And maybe cool it with the suggested messages?
Greg passed away in April. Great job Facebook. Difficult to solve I know, but the number of RIP posts should have been a hint. And maybe cool it with the suggested messages?
Half a year of pancakes
Incredible
Incredible
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Half a year of pancakes
Incredible
Incredible
"solved problems are anathema to me and give me a deep sense of ennui
[...]
It's something I'm really struggling with at the moment, is this sense that everything is solved and only requires application of my time. And I don't want to use my time doing those things"
Pvt correspondence from 2023
[...]
It's something I'm really struggling with at the moment, is this sense that everything is solved and only requires application of my time. And I don't want to use my time doing those things"
Pvt correspondence from 2023
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"solved problems are anathema to me and give me a deep sense of ennui
[...]
It's something I'm really struggling with at the moment, is this sense that everything is solved and only requires application of my time. And I don't want to use my time doing those things"
Pvt correspondence from 2023
[...]
It's something I'm really struggling with at the moment, is this sense that everything is solved and only requires application of my time. And I don't want to use my time doing those things"
Pvt correspondence from 2023
When you wake up and you see all the notifications waiting for you
🚨
🚨
November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
When you wake up and you see all the notifications waiting for you
🚨
🚨
Starting a band called "oil and water"
We'd be unmiscible
We'd be unmiscible
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Starting a band called "oil and water"
We'd be unmiscible
We'd be unmiscible
Nice cover. Folio Society edition of Philip Ziegler's Black Death
November 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Nice cover. Folio Society edition of Philip Ziegler's Black Death
Meaningful mobile missives sent to alluring autistic angels cultivates close courtship
but, second of all, & to answer your question
how do you think a strange autist like me has variously ended up dating doctors & philosophers & that one social justice warrior in college?
a) good looks
b) suave charm
c) alliterative text messages
d) they were also autists
e) both c & d
how do you think a strange autist like me has variously ended up dating doctors & philosophers & that one social justice warrior in college?
a) good looks
b) suave charm
c) alliterative text messages
d) they were also autists
e) both c & d
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Meaningful mobile missives sent to alluring autistic angels cultivates close courtship
Family lore
I think the other way it can be described is:
Failure of will. Failure of bc tablets. Failure of diaphragm
Order may vary
I think the other way it can be described is:
Failure of will. Failure of bc tablets. Failure of diaphragm
Order may vary
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Family lore
I think the other way it can be described is:
Failure of will. Failure of bc tablets. Failure of diaphragm
Order may vary
I think the other way it can be described is:
Failure of will. Failure of bc tablets. Failure of diaphragm
Order may vary