Ed
@ed3d.net
Main Character Syndrome, but fun. Boston-based. My wood shop and my dogs are my personality. If you're still reading this, I'm your dad now. Sorry, I don't make the rules.
I don't speak for my employer.
signal: edr.91
I don't speak for my employer.
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well, h*ck. half a million meals. that's pretty good. not enough--but certainly something, huh?
thanks to everybody who tossed some money in the pot, shared out the link, everything.
since it's a lot but it's not enough, the link's staying right here: teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/teams/7634
thanks to everybody who tossed some money in the pot, shared out the link, everything.
since it's a lot but it's not enough, the link's staying right here: teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/teams/7634
I disagree with Will on occasion and he's never called me mentally ill a single time, but I also do it with my real name hanging out and not from a handle of shitpisser dot machine like half the screamers
I also don't have 1,200 posts in his mentions though like you do, which probably helps
I also don't have 1,200 posts in his mentions though like you do, which probably helps
They're not false. You very consistently call the people you disagree mentally ill, and worse. What do you think the "correct" reaction is supposed to be when many of these people are trans, or Black? Why do you think you are entitled to indulge in this behavior?
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I disagree with Will on occasion and he's never called me mentally ill a single time, but I also do it with my real name hanging out and not from a handle of shitpisser dot machine like half the screamers
I also don't have 1,200 posts in his mentions though like you do, which probably helps
I also don't have 1,200 posts in his mentions though like you do, which probably helps
politifact rates this TRUE
blocking people insane about Will remains one of the most consistent ways to make this website a more pleasant user experience; he draws the maddest fuckers.
i have agreed with stancil and i have disagreed with stancil. he has sharp elbows. but the accusation that he is a raging transphobe is not connected to reality. and the weaponization of "i'm listening to trans people" to smear someone because you disagree about fucking econ polling is disgusting
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
politifact rates this TRUE
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
remind me why any of these outlets are The Good One again
this is a story about farming that they have decided to make about datacenters. the amazon rep called them liars directly and they just print it and then return to insinuating all sorts of shit
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
remind me why any of these outlets are The Good One again
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I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
And few who are sympathetic to us, some who are friendly with me on here, will ever stick their head above the parapet
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
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This baby elephant peeked out from the tall grass and the adults for a brief moment as a herd filed past us in the tall grass.
#photography #wildlife
flic.kr/p/2rHp1eK
#photography #wildlife
flic.kr/p/2rHp1eK
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This baby elephant peeked out from the tall grass and the adults for a brief moment as a herd filed past us in the tall grass.
#photography #wildlife
flic.kr/p/2rHp1eK
#photography #wildlife
flic.kr/p/2rHp1eK
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this isn't the internet NetNanny would have wanted for us
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this isn't the internet NetNanny would have wanted for us
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Arby’s is a Polish restaurant
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Arby’s is a Polish restaurant
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no wonder g_d was pissed when they ate that fruit
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
no wonder g_d was pissed when they ate that fruit
this is almost flatly untrue, even at trailing-edge tech companies
A thing that I feel has not been discussed enough is that the highly paid IT and infosec guys at any company you care to name all seem to be absolutely insane right-wing freaks with the impulse control of a drunk toddler
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
this is almost flatly untrue, even at trailing-edge tech companies
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the left nimby crashout bc Zohran actually wants to build more housing is genuinely so funny
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
the left nimby crashout bc Zohran actually wants to build more housing is genuinely so funny
I love discourse, especially discourse I agree with
People who already hate AI focusing on the (greatly overblown) environmental impact of AI are giving themselves the permission structure to not examine their own carbon footprint.
Who cares if you're driving everywhere and scarfing down beef? You're a good person for not using AI.
Who cares if you're driving everywhere and scarfing down beef? You're a good person for not using AI.
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I love discourse, especially discourse I agree with
the wokal distance, as it were
I feel like we are shaping the boundaries of Woke 2, here
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
the wokal distance, as it were
the council of Eds endorses the gyoza-to-fascism pipeline
Every time you eat Japanese food, they get a 1% royalty that goes into a fund called Japanese Fascism, it’s true
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
the council of Eds endorses the gyoza-to-fascism pipeline
This matches my own experience so far. @simonwillison.net is echoing something I've felt was true to a greater or lesser extent since Sonnet 3.5 -- the newer frontier-type models are consistently not significantly better at Doing Stuff if you are good at prompting and have solid workflows.
Claude Opus 4.5, and why evaluating new LLMs is increasingly difficult
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.5 this morning, which they call “best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use”. This is their attempt to retake the crown for …
simonwillison.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This matches my own experience so far. @simonwillison.net is echoing something I've felt was true to a greater or lesser extent since Sonnet 3.5 -- the newer frontier-type models are consistently not significantly better at Doing Stuff if you are good at prompting and have solid workflows.
I say this a lot. I mean, a lot a lot.
I literally told Evan Hubinger, "I can't believe this fucking works and now that you've told me, OF COURSE this fucking works"
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I say this a lot. I mean, a lot a lot.
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the really interesting thing here is that the way you control and steer the behavior, like down to the fundamental part of training, is how you talk about 1) what to do and 2) why to do it. it is largely a philosophical problem that happens to have an engineering component
i thought this was a joke but it isn't. bsky.app/profile/theo...
November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
the really interesting thing here is that the way you control and steer the behavior, like down to the fundamental part of training, is how you talk about 1) what to do and 2) why to do it. it is largely a philosophical problem that happens to have an engineering component
> Important to distinguish between PET-CF and PET-GF, particularly among internet perverts but also because Tinmorry sells a PET-GF that I think prints a lot worse than their or Siraya's PET-CF.
bluesky, you have not been good for me
bluesky, you have not been good for me
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
> Important to distinguish between PET-CF and PET-GF, particularly among internet perverts but also because Tinmorry sells a PET-GF that I think prints a lot worse than their or Siraya's PET-CF.
bluesky, you have not been good for me
bluesky, you have not been good for me
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the thing about being anywhere but the White House in this administration is that it fucking sucks
and, you know, if you’re winning, that’s sort of fine, you suck it up and figure out some way to grift
but when you’re losing and flailing and about to get wiped out in the midterms? fuck that shit
and, you know, if you’re winning, that’s sort of fine, you suck it up and figure out some way to grift
but when you’re losing and flailing and about to get wiped out in the midterms? fuck that shit
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
the thing about being anywhere but the White House in this administration is that it fucking sucks
and, you know, if you’re winning, that’s sort of fine, you suck it up and figure out some way to grift
but when you’re losing and flailing and about to get wiped out in the midterms? fuck that shit
and, you know, if you’re winning, that’s sort of fine, you suck it up and figure out some way to grift
but when you’re losing and flailing and about to get wiped out in the midterms? fuck that shit
this is what happens when you touch too much computer
Today is National/World Walrus Day! These semi-aquatic mammals, which are a type of seal, share similar bones with humans. Their specialized forelimbs have evolved for swimming.
#SciArt #SciComm #VizSciComm, #walrus, #NationalWalrusDay #anatomy #ComparativeAnatomy
#SciArt #SciComm #VizSciComm, #walrus, #NationalWalrusDay #anatomy #ComparativeAnatomy
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
this is what happens when you touch too much computer
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I am so excited for the Snapmaker U1 because the ability to use foaming TPU as "grip tape" when designing parts that need to friction fit something that's a little irregular, without having to think about it, is going to be a killer
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I am so excited for the Snapmaker U1 because the ability to use foaming TPU as "grip tape" when designing parts that need to friction fit something that's a little irregular, without having to think about it, is going to be a killer
well, for one, I look at the output and consider it critically
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
well, for one, I look at the output and consider it critically