Giovanni Campagna
@gcampax.com
Originally a PL researcher, now ML engineer at Bardeen. EU native, US currently. Opinions are a weighted average of everyone around me (the weights are mine). Also @[email protected]. he/him
Christmas exists all over the world, so everyone arrives in America with their own tradition.
Thanksgiving is uniquely American, so everybody adopts the One True Celebration
(I make lasagna for Christmas, if I'm not going to my parents')
Thanksgiving is uniquely American, so everybody adopts the One True Celebration
(I make lasagna for Christmas, if I'm not going to my parents')
it fascinates me how most everyone in the U.S. does turkey for Thanksgiving, but we are all over the map as to what we eat for Christmas (as is proper for a hugely diverse nation).
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I also use the bacon method. Although turkey is Christmas dinner where I come from.
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Christmas exists all over the world, so everyone arrives in America with their own tradition.
Thanksgiving is uniquely American, so everybody adopts the One True Celebration
(I make lasagna for Christmas, if I'm not going to my parents')
Thanksgiving is uniquely American, so everybody adopts the One True Celebration
(I make lasagna for Christmas, if I'm not going to my parents')
Thanksgiving food is good actually, and it's good because it's prepared with care and eaten with family.
Food is a social activity!
Food is a social activity!
the “thanksgiving food is bad” discourse raises its ugly head every year, but the truth remains that thanksgiving food can be amazing as long as you know how to cook. the problem is we’re throwing a few million sunday drivers directly into a grand prix
I think this is unfair to turkey. turkey is good but hard to cook well because it is so damn big. turkey *parts* are great but lack the esthetic appeal of a centerpiece bird.
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Thanksgiving food is good actually, and it's good because it's prepared with care and eaten with family.
Food is a social activity!
Food is a social activity!
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Engagement KPIs have been responsible for infinite scroll UI traps, RecSys radicalization spirals, public shame brigades, and basically every modern ailment novel to the past decade. At some point, you have to recognize that the problem isn't any one technology, it's the metric.
The company essentially turned a dial that made ChatGPT more appealing and made people use it more, but sent some of them into delusional spirals.
OpenAI has since made the chatbot safer, but that comes with a tradeoff: less usage.
OpenAI has since made the chatbot safer, but that comes with a tradeoff: less usage.
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Engagement KPIs have been responsible for infinite scroll UI traps, RecSys radicalization spirals, public shame brigades, and basically every modern ailment novel to the past decade. At some point, you have to recognize that the problem isn't any one technology, it's the metric.
It turns into gibberish halfway through the description. Just like a real one!
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
It turns into gibberish halfway through the description. Just like a real one!
This BTW is why in general startups make products that are more enjoyable to use: fewer customers + more focus = actually listening to users.
As the number of users of grows, so does the noise, the conflicting requirements, the one feature from the one important contract, and you end up with slop
As the number of users of grows, so does the noise, the conflicting requirements, the one feature from the one important contract, and you end up with slop
and it’s like, yeah, you should look at what people do and ask what they want but for the most part you can just… like, listen to people.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This BTW is why in general startups make products that are more enjoyable to use: fewer customers + more focus = actually listening to users.
As the number of users of grows, so does the noise, the conflicting requirements, the one feature from the one important contract, and you end up with slop
As the number of users of grows, so does the noise, the conflicting requirements, the one feature from the one important contract, and you end up with slop
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what if we all agreed to log off? we could do it. seriously. you know we could do it. we would be free. we could all go together
November 22, 2025 at 6:09 AM
what if we all agreed to log off? we could do it. seriously. you know we could do it. we would be free. we could all go together
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Three axis political compass ranking ML algos by moral goodness (Chinese) vs moral goodness (American) vs moral goodness (European)
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Three axis political compass ranking ML algos by moral goodness (Chinese) vs moral goodness (American) vs moral goodness (European)
Another data point in my "AI is at perennial 60% quality" theory: experts are arguing if the AI generated picture of the mouse brain places the various areas correctly.
AI remains at 60%, because as soon as a problem is solved, users want something harder.
AI remains at 60%, because as soon as a problem is solved, users want something harder.
I am impressed by the improvement with Gemini 3 and nano 🍌.
I used nano banana to make scientific figures. With 2.5 it was repetitively putting a human brain inside the 🐭 head.
Now it draws an accurate mouse brain anatomy even seems to locate correctly the cortical areas. Big jump imo
I used nano banana to make scientific figures. With 2.5 it was repetitively putting a human brain inside the 🐭 head.
Now it draws an accurate mouse brain anatomy even seems to locate correctly the cortical areas. Big jump imo
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Another data point in my "AI is at perennial 60% quality" theory: experts are arguing if the AI generated picture of the mouse brain places the various areas correctly.
AI remains at 60%, because as soon as a problem is solved, users want something harder.
AI remains at 60%, because as soon as a problem is solved, users want something harder.
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I think my “otters on a plane using WiFi” benchmark may saturated now that nano banana pro can do this.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I think my “otters on a plane using WiFi” benchmark may saturated now that nano banana pro can do this.
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Some items are fixed costs. As our income increases, the amount we spend scales sublinearly(<1).
Some items are luxuries. As our income increases, the amount we spend scales super linearly (>1).
Housing appears to scale linearly (=1)!. As our income increases, we spend a constant third on housing.
Some items are luxuries. As our income increases, the amount we spend scales super linearly (>1).
Housing appears to scale linearly (=1)!. As our income increases, we spend a constant third on housing.
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Some items are fixed costs. As our income increases, the amount we spend scales sublinearly(<1).
Some items are luxuries. As our income increases, the amount we spend scales super linearly (>1).
Housing appears to scale linearly (=1)!. As our income increases, we spend a constant third on housing.
Some items are luxuries. As our income increases, the amount we spend scales super linearly (>1).
Housing appears to scale linearly (=1)!. As our income increases, we spend a constant third on housing.
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don't forget to fill out the "state of state of rust" survey: www.surveyhero.com/c/ufagxavs
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
don't forget to fill out the "state of state of rust" survey: www.surveyhero.com/c/ufagxavs
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Is my blue your blue?
Test your color perception with this interactive test.
ismy.blue
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
When it works, EWR is underrated
(Seasonal direct flights to VCE among other reasons)
Unfortunately, it doesn't work more often than it does...
(Seasonal direct flights to VCE among other reasons)
Unfortunately, it doesn't work more often than it does...
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
When it works, EWR is underrated
(Seasonal direct flights to VCE among other reasons)
Unfortunately, it doesn't work more often than it does...
(Seasonal direct flights to VCE among other reasons)
Unfortunately, it doesn't work more often than it does...
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These are just called NBA players
Tim Miller makes a plea for more straight, woke influencers: "This is a message for hot straight men with muscles who work out, and who are also woke. We just need you to just do a little bit of commentary."
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
These are just called NBA players
109-108
It will be a long year, but maybe, just maybe, magic will happen again
It will be a long year, but maybe, just maybe, magic will happen again
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
109-108
It will be a long year, but maybe, just maybe, magic will happen again
It will be a long year, but maybe, just maybe, magic will happen again
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1802: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
2025: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
2025: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
1802: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
2025: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
2025: Everyone is talking about the new Steam Machine
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Unfortunately the space of LLM code errors and the space of human errors are not the same, making hard-won code review instincts misfire
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Unfortunately the space of LLM code errors and the space of human errors are not the same, making hard-won code review instincts misfire
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Fret about AI bubbles all you want, this may be the biggest source of financial stability risk out there: What happens when you can't get the insurance your mortgage requires you to have? They'll be a breaking point, as Trump admin doing all it can to exacerbate climate risks with fossil fuel push.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices. n.pr/47QGKwH
It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Fret about AI bubbles all you want, this may be the biggest source of financial stability risk out there: What happens when you can't get the insurance your mortgage requires you to have? They'll be a breaking point, as Trump admin doing all it can to exacerbate climate risks with fossil fuel push.
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Those post-Covid wage growth trends for high-income vs. low-income Americans has completely flipped.
(via B of A) @mikezaccardi.bsky.social
(via B of A) @mikezaccardi.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Those post-Covid wage growth trends for high-income vs. low-income Americans has completely flipped.
(via B of A) @mikezaccardi.bsky.social
(via B of A) @mikezaccardi.bsky.social
Insane Clown
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Insane Clown
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Climate risk is fundamentally financial risk.
It’s rising insurance premiums. It’s housing instability. It’s global competition.
@governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom is bringing that fight to COP30 — for our kids, and our future.
It’s rising insurance premiums. It’s housing instability. It’s global competition.
@governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom is bringing that fight to COP30 — for our kids, and our future.
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Climate risk is fundamentally financial risk.
It’s rising insurance premiums. It’s housing instability. It’s global competition.
@governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom is bringing that fight to COP30 — for our kids, and our future.
It’s rising insurance premiums. It’s housing instability. It’s global competition.
@governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom is bringing that fight to COP30 — for our kids, and our future.
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Part of the reason why I’m so insistent about folks understanding AI capabilities is that they’re here to stay and we need to start thinking about what to do in such a world. Putting the genie back in the bottle is a pleasant fantasy that delays serious reckoning
November 9, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Part of the reason why I’m so insistent about folks understanding AI capabilities is that they’re here to stay and we need to start thinking about what to do in such a world. Putting the genie back in the bottle is a pleasant fantasy that delays serious reckoning
Finally! So many people who have common words in their usernames, accidentally tagged because @ syntax means a lot of different things
❗ Breaking: notifications from @ mentions in commit messages will be removed next month. 👀
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-11-07-removing-notifications-for-mentions-in-commit-messages/
https://github.blog/changelog/2025-11-07-removing-notifications-for-mentions-in-commit-messages/
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Finally! So many people who have common words in their usernames, accidentally tagged because @ syntax means a lot of different things
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I lived and worked in SF for over a decade, in media and in the labor movement, and never heard a single person refer to Nancy Pelosi as “mom” wtaf
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I lived and worked in SF for over a decade, in media and in the labor movement, and never heard a single person refer to Nancy Pelosi as “mom” wtaf
Hello ProtoPro! Which is to say, hello Bluesky, same place, hopefully same (good) vibe
November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Hello ProtoPro! Which is to say, hello Bluesky, same place, hopefully same (good) vibe