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davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Dec 19

hi my name's David creator of David Social the most centralized social network of all time, it is run by me David and I (David) am the algorithm and single point of failure of the app. If you would like to join then please send me a message.

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davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · 2d

I think it should be possible to work professionally on video games

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · 14d

Yes pls

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · 15d

I built one out of sticks and stones it's v nice you would like it come join

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · 20d

This is what it's all about #MetrotownLyf

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · 20d

yeah with search it is good, partially because you can verify what it's finding based off whether it actually exists or not. I am also cautious about how much better search is from LLMs due to the fact that it is an LLM vs it has not been enshittified yet. E.g. google used to be fine 7+ years ago

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · 20d

Programming wise the best thing I have found LLMs for is API reference. When I use something like Claude and it responds with large "scalable" solutions I'm like whoa there cowboy (A) that is useless for my implementation and (B) now I have 100x more stuff to read through. Anyways it's not god etc

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 20d

“In a new report, management consultants Bain & Company found that despite being ‘one of the first areas to deploy generative AI,’ the ‘savings have been unremarkable’ in programming.”

AI Coding Is Massively Overhyped, Report Finds

The AI industry's claims about AI coding assistants boosting productivity significantly appear to be massively overblown, per a new report.

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davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · 21d

I'm still so Vancouver poisoned that I think this is a great once in a lifetime deal

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 22d

this is the housing market but at least we're investigating what happened to amelia earhart

A home in San Jose is listed for $500k. 2 beds and 1 bath on a 2,720 square foot lot.

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · 26d

You would like David Social which isn't exactly this but has the aesthetic at least

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · 29d

Solution to automation failure: make the AI sound like Goofy. Like "Gwarsh I think you should ____ huhyuck". Works especially well for LLMs. Could also be great for self driving cars, having the little "Goofy stepping on a nail hohohohoooo" sound when it decides to turn left

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Sep 19

why'd they have to make the human look so goofy

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Sep 19

T&T lifer brotha

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Sep 18

Got more Matlab for AI if you even care

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davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Sep 18

Do you have any high quality versions? I'm loving this Joyce-Collingwood type shit. Desktop wallpaper material if you ask me

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davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Sep 7

Anyone hear of Matlab for AI Matlab for AI anyone Matlab for AI anybody Matlab for AI queens Matlab for AI anyone hear of this Matlab for AI you can use Matlab for AI people should know Matlab for AI you can use Matlab for AI Matlab for AI anybody??

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Sep 5

I talked to a farmer once - does this really help them? They said no they wake up before the sun rises anyways ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Sep 4

like a g6 music video - obsessed with how if you watch it at 0.25x speed it has this pure and amateur feel like some friends running around with a DSLR. Everyone just looks so normal (except for the last one). It's fun to drink soju with friends!

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Sep 4

END DAYLIGHT SAVINGS END DAYLIGHT SAVINGS I DON'T WANT IT NOBODY WANTS IT END DAYLIGHT SAVINGS JUST END IT I CAN SEE IT COMING AND I DON'T WANT IT LITERALLY RUINS MY LIFE EVERY YEAR I GET PLUMMETED INTO DARKNESS END DAYLIGHT SAVINGS KEEP IT DAYLIGHT TIME PLEASE NOW END IT I DON'T WANT IT

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davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Sep 2

And yeah there's plenty of psychopath humanities grads out there too, just saying there are things unis can do to allow people (*especially* young people who haven't fully developed their PFC yet) to be human beings and therefore, hopefully, have empathy/nuanced perspectives etc

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Sep 2

I used to think "if only engineers had to take more humanities maybe then there would be more empathy", it's a position I've totally reversed my stance on over the years. Yeah I still think every1 should do some humanities, but for engs I think the move is not making them do 6 courses a term

lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · Sep 2

Ethics classes can teach the content of various theories, and thereby impart knowledge and skills which are useful to ethical cognition. But they can't make someone care, they can't make someone good. It's a fundamental mistake re what university education can or should do to hope they'll do that.

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davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Aug 21

Human factors and systems engineering type people have worked with industrial automation systems for decades and LLMs fundamentally don't change all the things you need to think about when it comes to system integration. Seeing this failure rate just makes me think about how many managers it tricked

davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Aug 21

In the last ~15 years there has been a total disregard of domain expertise. It started kinda innocuously with data science jobs but really hit with genAI. You just can't just throw an LLM at something and expect results w/o really understanding the work domain
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95% of generative AI implementations in enterprise 'have no measurable impact on P&L', says MIT — flawed integration cited as why AI projects underperform

AI is a powerful tool, but only if used correctly. | The study shows that AI tools must adjust to the organization’s processes for it to work effectively.

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　　　the　　　 ghostes @rem.bsjky.team · Apr 1

ive locked mr beast in a room adn if he can stay there for 100 days he can stay there for 1000 days i dotn care

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davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Aug 17

You can wish ill to JKR all you want on David social dot com

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · Aug 12

AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...

AI slop and the destruction of knowledge

This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curious, because the nuances are relevant for something I am researching at t…

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davidsocial.com @davidsocial.com · Aug 10

The thing about Two State Solution is there must be two states for the two state solution. One of the states would be Israel and the other would be Palestine (2 states). So you must necessarily support Palestinian statehood. People who can't say this outright don't actually want a 2 state solution

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Aug 10

Pod Save America: Do you think it's time to recognize a Palestinian state?

Pete Buttigieg: I think that that's a profound question that arouses a lot of the biggest problems that have happened with Israel's survival, Israel's right to survival, in the diplomatic scene.

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