If you clicked over and started reading that thread, you'll notice that Pethokoukis appears to be another one of those people whose view of humans in space is "Musk says. It must be so."
For most of my life, I was a big fan of the 1/9
If you clicked over and started reading that thread, you'll notice that Pethokoukis appears to be another one of those people whose view of humans in space is "Musk says. It must be so."
For most of my life, I was a big fan of the 1/9
Writing a character who is smarter than you are is very, very hard.
Writing a character who is smarter than you are is very, very hard.
The preface opens with Carl Sagan’s “pale blue dot” photo of earth from deep outer space.
Pethokoukis wants to reimagine the dot, not as the fragile planet we inhabit together, but as the past two centuries of technological and economic progress.
This guy sucks.
Random Bluesky user: AI sounds really shit.
Very Serious Commentators: Why is AI discourse so bad? I, for one, blame random Bluesky users.
Random Bluesky user: AI sounds really shit.
Very Serious Commentators: Why is AI discourse so bad? I, for one, blame random Bluesky users.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
Did you know the Klingon Bird-of-Prey in Star Trek III was originally intended to be Romulan?
Did you know the Klingon Bird-of-Prey in Star Trek III was originally intended to be Romulan?
Feels like the end of an era. Everyone grumbles about how ridiculously old the actors are now. But more striking for me is, *my* kid has grown from a baby to... almost the same age as the kids in Season 1.
Feels like the end of an era. Everyone grumbles about how ridiculously old the actors are now. But more striking for me is, *my* kid has grown from a baby to... almost the same age as the kids in Season 1.
My kid really struggled with reading. We persisted, reading to him at bedtime; encouraging him to pick up graphic novels, audiobooks, any kind of long form prose.
It took years. It's still hard sometimes. But yesterday he was excited to go to the bookshop and buy a YA novel. 😊
I almost pitched a proposal for a dissertation on this exact topic.
My kid really struggled with reading. We persisted, reading to him at bedtime; encouraging him to pick up graphic novels, audiobooks, any kind of long form prose.
It took years. It's still hard sometimes. But yesterday he was excited to go to the bookshop and buy a YA novel. 😊
I almost pitched a proposal for a dissertation on this exact topic.
I almost pitched a proposal for a dissertation on this exact topic.
Writing a character who is smarter than you are is very, very hard.
Writing a character who is smarter than you are is very, very hard.
“He's in a Razor Crest now, which is the ship that he originally had. He's in the same model of ship.”
(Source: www.polygon.com/mandalorian-...)
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
The major players in the LLM industry make Soviet nuclear power policy look sane and responsible.
The major players in the LLM industry make Soviet nuclear power policy look sane and responsible.
Machine learning is very useful in specific contexts. But LLMs as an all-purpose knowledge processor are not fit for their advertised purpose.
LLMs are not going away, but investors wrongly assumed they'll be outrageously profitable, so there's a bubble waiting to pop.
Machine learning is very useful in specific contexts. But LLMs as an all-purpose knowledge processor are not fit for their advertised purpose.
LLMs are not going away, but investors wrongly assumed they'll be outrageously profitable, so there's a bubble waiting to pop.
📽️📅 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
📽️📅 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Once far outstripping every other format - a 4:1 ratio at its peak - the 4.25" x 7" paperback sold millions of copies, not just of Louis L'Amour, but of journalism, science, movie tie-ins, and more.
So what happened? 🧵
Once far outstripping every other format - a 4:1 ratio at its peak - the 4.25" x 7" paperback sold millions of copies, not just of Louis L'Amour, but of journalism, science, movie tie-ins, and more.
So what happened? 🧵