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@davedaveson.bsky.social
· Aug 10
Soon you won't find coffee at any store. It has been grounded.
You have to pick a side: Team Grammar Nazi, or Team Pedo.
My followers know on which side my flag has been firmly concreted into the ground.
My followers know on which side my flag has been firmly concreted into the ground.
November 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
You have to pick a side: Team Grammar Nazi, or Team Pedo.
My followers know on which side my flag has been firmly concreted into the ground.
My followers know on which side my flag has been firmly concreted into the ground.
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"The populist thrives in an environment where people act on their intuitions; so does the scammer. This doesn’t mean every populist is a con artist, but it does mean that they are likely to package their message in a similar way" on.ft.com/49j3ND2
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
How populism became popular
It appeals more to a way of thinking than to a set of ideas — but is it just wrong?
on.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
"The populist thrives in an environment where people act on their intuitions; so does the scammer. This doesn’t mean every populist is a con artist, but it does mean that they are likely to package their message in a similar way" on.ft.com/49j3ND2
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
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It’s definitely pretty bleak to have Elon out there promoting his own insane version of reality.
But I suppose it’s also somewhat derivative, like the core problem here is people viewing LLMs as “truth oracles” which they are not, because that’s not a thing and it will never be a thing.
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But I suppose it’s also somewhat derivative, like the core problem here is people viewing LLMs as “truth oracles” which they are not, because that’s not a thing and it will never be a thing.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It’s definitely pretty bleak to have Elon out there promoting his own insane version of reality.
But I suppose it’s also somewhat derivative, like the core problem here is people viewing LLMs as “truth oracles” which they are not, because that’s not a thing and it will never be a thing.
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But I suppose it’s also somewhat derivative, like the core problem here is people viewing LLMs as “truth oracles” which they are not, because that’s not a thing and it will never be a thing.
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Pertinent as to why engineers & physicists often make much better quant traders than pure mathematicians. Intuitively understanding how a system works is seldom achieved via linear algebra.
I was scarily good at any applied math, like physics or astronomy, in high school, and a hair away from failing regular mathematics class. Just absolutely could not do any math if it didn’t have a practical purpose attached to it, even if you gave me the exact same problem.
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Pertinent as to why engineers & physicists often make much better quant traders than pure mathematicians. Intuitively understanding how a system works is seldom achieved via linear algebra.
Very turkeys voting for Christmas here.
If the US had Britain’s level of journalistic accountability Karoline Leavitt would be out on the street begging with a cup by Tuesday morning.
If the US had Britain’s level of journalistic accountability Karoline Leavitt would be out on the street begging with a cup by Tuesday morning.
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Very turkeys voting for Christmas here.
If the US had Britain’s level of journalistic accountability Karoline Leavitt would be out on the street begging with a cup by Tuesday morning.
If the US had Britain’s level of journalistic accountability Karoline Leavitt would be out on the street begging with a cup by Tuesday morning.
Pickle files are so much more relaxing.
WORD OF THE DAY.
Excellent.
To give up spreadsheets for forty days.
Excellent.
To give up spreadsheets for forty days.
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Pickle files are so much more relaxing.
Hell of a block list in the replies
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
November 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Hell of a block list in the replies
Long GameStop at market open.
BREAKING: Trump has announced a $2,000 payment to most Americans, funded by U.S. tariff revenues.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Long GameStop at market open.
I’m sure the author is a genuine fan, but the his article is just not how people talk about football. It’s like Black Mirror after moving to Netflix.
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m sure the author is a genuine fan, but the his article is just not how people talk about football. It’s like Black Mirror after moving to Netflix.
Musk is obviously mentally deficient but he has rare talent for exploiting his cult. New pay deal based on sales volume & share price lays out an easy road to becoming a trillionaire by pumping out faulty product at a loss and letting the stock pump via perpetual tomorrow’s profit.
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Musk is obviously mentally deficient but he has rare talent for exploiting his cult. New pay deal based on sales volume & share price lays out an easy road to becoming a trillionaire by pumping out faulty product at a loss and letting the stock pump via perpetual tomorrow’s profit.
MBS is a uniquely unintelligent man.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has a fantastical vision for a new way of living. But The Line, his plan for a vertical city in a vast mirrored wall, is rapidly being undone by the laws of physics and finance.
Here is an #FTEdit 🧵 of eight mind-bending facts about this moonshot in the sand 👇
Here is an #FTEdit 🧵 of eight mind-bending facts about this moonshot in the sand 👇
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
MBS is a uniquely unintelligent man.
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Self-promotion is everywhere on LinkedIn. Our management columnist highlights some of the most appalling cases of horn-tooting
econ.st/43FvBh3
Illustration: Paul Blow
econ.st/43FvBh3
Illustration: Paul Blow
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Self-promotion is everywhere on LinkedIn. Our management columnist highlights some of the most appalling cases of horn-tooting
econ.st/43FvBh3
Illustration: Paul Blow
econ.st/43FvBh3
Illustration: Paul Blow
Guess the year challenge: impossible
What a dismal match for Spurs
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Guess the year challenge: impossible
Save the date:
I’m attempting to bench 300lbs.
I’m attempting to bench 300lbs.
Marathon runners have started sending save the dates for their races in hopes of drawing a crowd to what they see as a life event as big as a wedding or baby shower.
You Are Cordially Invited to Watch Me Run 26.2 Miles
Marathon runners are treating their races like weddings and baby showers with save-the-dates.
on.wsj.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Save the date:
I’m attempting to bench 300lbs.
I’m attempting to bench 300lbs.
She's got moderate GILF appeal at most. Think Bluesky has missed the mark by going as far as to cal her hot.
October 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
She's got moderate GILF appeal at most. Think Bluesky has missed the mark by going as far as to cal her hot.
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Like, I as someone to be won over am going to be a lot more receptive to your critiques of Mamdani if every alternative one wasn’t spurious bullshit like this and spurious bullshit being given the same level of force as actual concrete stuff just devalues the concrete stuff.
October 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Like, I as someone to be won over am going to be a lot more receptive to your critiques of Mamdani if every alternative one wasn’t spurious bullshit like this and spurious bullshit being given the same level of force as actual concrete stuff just devalues the concrete stuff.
Self-described ‘conservationists’ always fail to see the forest (global warming) from the trees (deforestation, somewhat ironically in this particular instance).
The reaction to the proposal to let the forestry commission build some solar farms is honestly insane. archive.ph/OEQw7
archive.ph
October 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Self-described ‘conservationists’ always fail to see the forest (global warming) from the trees (deforestation, somewhat ironically in this particular instance).
Say what you will about Trump, I’ve not heard anybody mention Epstein since he started demolishing the east wing. Pretty brilliant.
October 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Say what you will about Trump, I’ve not heard anybody mention Epstein since he started demolishing the east wing. Pretty brilliant.
Still not drastic enough but good to see government explicitly rejecting the faux-economics of social housing targets as a means to providing homes for working people. Demolish any & all barriers to building more homes, of any tenure.
UK to Announce Emergency Measures to Boost London Housebuilding
The UK is planning a package of emergency measures to boost housebuilding in London that could be announced as soon as Thursday.
www.bloomberg.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Still not drastic enough but good to see government explicitly rejecting the faux-economics of social housing targets as a means to providing homes for working people. Demolish any & all barriers to building more homes, of any tenure.
In the last 12 minutes:
Likes for this post (3) - (4) arsenal goals
Likes for this post (3) - (4) arsenal goals
starting to wonder if arsenal fans are worse than liverpool fans. (it’s a battle for silver since chelsea’s supporters are the worst by far)
October 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In the last 12 minutes:
Likes for this post (3) - (4) arsenal goals
Likes for this post (3) - (4) arsenal goals
Reposted by Dave
Fun very niche fact: I think Beyond Meat is breaking some of the Reddit-tracking algos because folks there just call it “fake meat” 10x more often than they refer to the ticker
October 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Fun very niche fact: I think Beyond Meat is breaking some of the Reddit-tracking algos because folks there just call it “fake meat” 10x more often than they refer to the ticker