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joel
@jmoonz.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Got final joists in place this weekend for the mezzanine.
Below will be workbenches, tools, and cupboards.
Top will be 3d printers, electronics, and maker things.
Below will be workbenches, tools, and cupboards.
Top will be 3d printers, electronics, and maker things.
Apps and sites that use one-off emailed sign in codes are so annoying. It makes a single-click sign-on with password manager into a clicky clicky adventure...
when what I really want is to just sign in and do thing I wanted to sign in for.
when what I really want is to just sign in and do thing I wanted to sign in for.
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Apps and sites that use one-off emailed sign in codes are so annoying. It makes a single-click sign-on with password manager into a clicky clicky adventure...
when what I really want is to just sign in and do thing I wanted to sign in for.
when what I really want is to just sign in and do thing I wanted to sign in for.
I would just like to say that this is a remarkably useful and well designed tool.
It is a staple remover.
Yes pliers, flat head screw drivers, etc all work, but this just does the thing so easily - and lumber yards have a tendency to cover everything with staples.
It is a staple remover.
Yes pliers, flat head screw drivers, etc all work, but this just does the thing so easily - and lumber yards have a tendency to cover everything with staples.
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I would just like to say that this is a remarkably useful and well designed tool.
It is a staple remover.
Yes pliers, flat head screw drivers, etc all work, but this just does the thing so easily - and lumber yards have a tendency to cover everything with staples.
It is a staple remover.
Yes pliers, flat head screw drivers, etc all work, but this just does the thing so easily - and lumber yards have a tendency to cover everything with staples.
Reposted by joel
Prashant Singh in the lab of Tina Iverson at Vanderbilt published this image of the bacterial 🦠flagellar motor, a detailed molecular model made possibly by CryoEM 🔬.
The similarity to mechanical motors are strong enough we can use terms like stator, rotor, rod & gearing to describe it.
The similarity to mechanical motors are strong enough we can use terms like stator, rotor, rod & gearing to describe it.
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Prashant Singh in the lab of Tina Iverson at Vanderbilt published this image of the bacterial 🦠flagellar motor, a detailed molecular model made possibly by CryoEM 🔬.
The similarity to mechanical motors are strong enough we can use terms like stator, rotor, rod & gearing to describe it.
The similarity to mechanical motors are strong enough we can use terms like stator, rotor, rod & gearing to describe it.
Every now and then I forget that people on the internet are mostly not real and far more to be LLMs now, and wonder "why am I arguing with a bot?"
And then I walk away from my computer.
And then I walk away from my computer.
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Every now and then I forget that people on the internet are mostly not real and far more to be LLMs now, and wonder "why am I arguing with a bot?"
And then I walk away from my computer.
And then I walk away from my computer.
Okay, since my last name alliterates with this, I'm coining it: we have past the AGI minima of Pitt's Parabola Law.
For historical reference, in 2000, the estimate was ~20 years on average, amongst people on AGI/SL4/transhumanist lists. So perhaps it's a parabola law.
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Okay, since my last name alliterates with this, I'm coining it: we have past the AGI minima of Pitt's Parabola Law.
I wish there was a global OS/phone setting for "go away with your pretending to be helpful popups".
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I wish there was a global OS/phone setting for "go away with your pretending to be helpful popups".
I love these kinds of software systems talks by @bcantrill.bsky.social
"The Complexity of Simplicity"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cum5...
"The Complexity of Simplicity"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cum5...
The Complexity of Simplicity
YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I love these kinds of software systems talks by @bcantrill.bsky.social
"The Complexity of Simplicity"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cum5...
"The Complexity of Simplicity"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cum5...
Given how much Amodei is worried about China having AI, this is poetic.
Chinese Hackers Used Anthropic’s AI to Automate Cyberattacks - WSJ
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Given how much Amodei is worried about China having AI, this is poetic.
Building an art installation thing with 4040 aluminium extrusion - it's like giant Meccano.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Building an art installation thing with 4040 aluminium extrusion - it's like giant Meccano.
Prime example of ensloppification of UI
Designers are even manage to fuck up calculators. No longer are trig functions one click away in scientific mode. They are two clicks for every time you want to use them.
Have the people that did this ever used a calculator?
Designers are even manage to fuck up calculators. No longer are trig functions one click away in scientific mode. They are two clicks for every time you want to use them.
Have the people that did this ever used a calculator?
November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Prime example of ensloppification of UI
Designers are even manage to fuck up calculators. No longer are trig functions one click away in scientific mode. They are two clicks for every time you want to use them.
Have the people that did this ever used a calculator?
Designers are even manage to fuck up calculators. No longer are trig functions one click away in scientific mode. They are two clicks for every time you want to use them.
Have the people that did this ever used a calculator?
Does anyone know why the US govt accounts disappeared from clearsky stats?
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Does anyone know why the US govt accounts disappeared from clearsky stats?
New Zealand has debt to GDP ratio of ~50%. This is less than half the OECD average and roughly comparable to Australia.
Despite this, National supporters keep thinking we are horrendously in debt and need all the austerity cuts that National has done.
Despite this, National supporters keep thinking we are horrendously in debt and need all the austerity cuts that National has done.
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
New Zealand has debt to GDP ratio of ~50%. This is less than half the OECD average and roughly comparable to Australia.
Despite this, National supporters keep thinking we are horrendously in debt and need all the austerity cuts that National has done.
Despite this, National supporters keep thinking we are horrendously in debt and need all the austerity cuts that National has done.
Apparently Sam Altman dunked on Tesla, and Elon rebutted it. But because Elon has hidden replies unless you log in to X, he has hidden his rebuttals to anyone - like me - who is not on X.
😂
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-re...
😂
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-re...
Elon Musk fires back at Sam Altman's posts about trying to cancel a Tesla Roadster order: 'You received a refund within 24 hours'
"And you forgot to mention act 4, where this issue was fixed and you received a refund within 24 hours," Elon Musk replied to the OpenAI CEO.
www.businessinsider.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Apparently Sam Altman dunked on Tesla, and Elon rebutted it. But because Elon has hidden replies unless you log in to X, he has hidden his rebuttals to anyone - like me - who is not on X.
😂
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-re...
😂
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-re...
Note that Goldman needs to project the bubble further out, that's how to make money from the plebs.
If the bubble fails too early, they are left holding the bag instead of pension funds.
If the bubble fails too early, they are left holding the bag instead of pension funds.
November 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Note that Goldman needs to project the bubble further out, that's how to make money from the plebs.
If the bubble fails too early, they are left holding the bag instead of pension funds.
If the bubble fails too early, they are left holding the bag instead of pension funds.
For a industry as regulated as electricity supply, I'm surprised there is no New Zealand regulation requiring electricity companies to actually transparently show the prices on all their plans.
I'm also surprised they can get away with conflating cost vs usage.
I'm also surprised they can get away with conflating cost vs usage.
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
For a industry as regulated as electricity supply, I'm surprised there is no New Zealand regulation requiring electricity companies to actually transparently show the prices on all their plans.
I'm also surprised they can get away with conflating cost vs usage.
I'm also surprised they can get away with conflating cost vs usage.
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I’ve joked before that Rationalism is to Silicon Valley as Scientology is to Hollywood.
And that’s… not a joke, actually.
The rationalist community is very influential and more than a little cult like.
Eliezer Yudkowsky is the L. Ron Hubbard of rationalism.
This book is his Battlefield Earth
And that’s… not a joke, actually.
The rationalist community is very influential and more than a little cult like.
Eliezer Yudkowsky is the L. Ron Hubbard of rationalism.
This book is his Battlefield Earth
October 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’ve joked before that Rationalism is to Silicon Valley as Scientology is to Hollywood.
And that’s… not a joke, actually.
The rationalist community is very influential and more than a little cult like.
Eliezer Yudkowsky is the L. Ron Hubbard of rationalism.
This book is his Battlefield Earth
And that’s… not a joke, actually.
The rationalist community is very influential and more than a little cult like.
Eliezer Yudkowsky is the L. Ron Hubbard of rationalism.
This book is his Battlefield Earth
2-days until I've finished downloading a copy of pre-LLM reddit for the archive.
October 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
2-days until I've finished downloading a copy of pre-LLM reddit for the archive.
Sneaky Blue Owl hiding datacenter loans in infrastructure bonds and labelling them A+, so then they get bought by pension funds.
a statue in a garden with the words i see you above it
ALT: a statue in a garden with the words i see you above it
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Sneaky Blue Owl hiding datacenter loans in infrastructure bonds and labelling them A+, so then they get bought by pension funds.
Poolside to buy $950 million of Nvidia GPUs.
Nvidia to invest up to $1 billion in AI startup Poolside. $NVDA
October 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Poolside to buy $950 million of Nvidia GPUs.
"We reach our limits with technology when we feel we’re out of control, and that feeds a lot of these negative cycles with technology."
So much of tech design is about removing control from the user and creating forced helplessness.
distressedscientists.substack.com/p/the-digita...
So much of tech design is about removing control from the user and creating forced helplessness.
distressedscientists.substack.com/p/the-digita...
The Digital Architect
How Spencer Chang engineers playful, intimate software for Our Internet.
distressedscientists.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"We reach our limits with technology when we feel we’re out of control, and that feeds a lot of these negative cycles with technology."
So much of tech design is about removing control from the user and creating forced helplessness.
distressedscientists.substack.com/p/the-digita...
So much of tech design is about removing control from the user and creating forced helplessness.
distressedscientists.substack.com/p/the-digita...
Is it possible to build good software that enhances life in the modern world?
Or is it just all investment-seeking engagement slop now?
Or is it just all investment-seeking engagement slop now?
October 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Is it possible to build good software that enhances life in the modern world?
Or is it just all investment-seeking engagement slop now?
Or is it just all investment-seeking engagement slop now?
Staircase walls panelled up and handrail installed.
October 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Staircase walls panelled up and handrail installed.
Alternate headline - Nvidia blind to impending bubble pop
Nvidia sees $500 billion of business in the next six quarters. $NVDA
October 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Alternate headline - Nvidia blind to impending bubble pop
It does feel like companies have weaponised UX to make it impossible to get refunds for claims for items not received.
October 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It does feel like companies have weaponised UX to make it impossible to get refunds for claims for items not received.