Dr. Steve
@steveintransit.bsky.social
Former CS prof, database guy, NYer in Baltimore, etc.
I think about AI sometimes.
I think about AI sometimes.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (not you, Epstein)
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (not you, Epstein)
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
My hometown's first female Mayor is off to a great start! Is this the end of the Good Ol' Boy network? Can it be true?
February 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM
My hometown's first female Mayor is off to a great start! Is this the end of the Good Ol' Boy network? Can it be true?
"They also have free air hockey"
They’re just out there setting records at everything.
Love in a cold climate: Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
Free condoms for competitors at the Winter Olympics have run out within a record-breaking three days
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"They also have free air hockey"
I'm going to ignore some things today and think about humanity only existing because forests became grasslands.
Touching grass is why we exist
Touching grass is why we exist
February 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I'm going to ignore some things today and think about humanity only existing because forests became grasslands.
Touching grass is why we exist
Touching grass is why we exist
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I am not as anti-AI across the board as some on this website, but this guy is right that a lot of the way these companies and university administrators are deploying these tools is full of grift and lacking in careful thought. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Opinion | A.I. Companies Are Eating Higher Education
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I am not as anti-AI across the board as some on this website, but this guy is right that a lot of the way these companies and university administrators are deploying these tools is full of grift and lacking in careful thought. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Discussions about AI simulations need a better (any) understanding of the prior 40 years of agent-based simulations. Emergent behavior happens with fairly simple models!
February 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Discussions about AI simulations need a better (any) understanding of the prior 40 years of agent-based simulations. Emergent behavior happens with fairly simple models!
The system is evil
February 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The system is evil
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Apocalypse comes from the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ποκᾰ́λῠψῐς and it means a disclosure, a revelation, an uncovering
We are currently experiencing an apocalypse
We are currently experiencing an apocalypse
February 12, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Apocalypse comes from the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ποκᾰ́λῠψῐς and it means a disclosure, a revelation, an uncovering
We are currently experiencing an apocalypse
We are currently experiencing an apocalypse
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“The stock market is up, so I don’t have to investigate pedophiles and sex traffickers” is an insane defense by Pam Bondi.
She’s just as bad as every monster in the files.
She’s just as bad as every monster in the files.
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 AM
“The stock market is up, so I don’t have to investigate pedophiles and sex traffickers” is an insane defense by Pam Bondi.
She’s just as bad as every monster in the files.
She’s just as bad as every monster in the files.
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Right now, there are two classes of people in this country: the Epstein class and everybody else. Losers like Pam Bondi and Clay Travis have already picked their side. The rest of MAGA world needs to decide where it stands, because they know this shit ain’t right.
February 12, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Right now, there are two classes of people in this country: the Epstein class and everybody else. Losers like Pam Bondi and Clay Travis have already picked their side. The rest of MAGA world needs to decide where it stands, because they know this shit ain’t right.
Im not sure which is stranger: being 5 generations away from Quebec, or being 5 generations from 1805.
February 12, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Im not sure which is stranger: being 5 generations away from Quebec, or being 5 generations from 1805.
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Pam Bondi admits she hired a man who yelled “kill them” at police officers on January 6th. His name is Jared Wise.
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Pam Bondi admits she hired a man who yelled “kill them” at police officers on January 6th. His name is Jared Wise.
They're trying to muddy the water
Pam Bondi just asked the public to send the DOJ any information they have about Epstein’s crimes and his co-conspirators. Is she fucking serious? They already have everything they need to prosecute people.
February 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
They're trying to muddy the water
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Almost every economic indicator we see ends with “the worst since 2009,” and that’s terrifying for the average American.
The economy is really bad right now.
The economy is really bad right now.
February 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Almost every economic indicator we see ends with “the worst since 2009,” and that’s terrifying for the average American.
The economy is really bad right now.
The economy is really bad right now.
A lot of people are alive today because surgical teams could learn from auto racing pit crews
February 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
A lot of people are alive today because surgical teams could learn from auto racing pit crews
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Have to confess, if you had asked me which institutions would prove to be formidable against the threat of fascism, I would not have guessed grand juries.
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Have to confess, if you had asked me which institutions would prove to be formidable against the threat of fascism, I would not have guessed grand juries.
Generative AI looks like productivity only because most things run way under the efficiency line.
It does little to engineer real efficiency, and only in the most computentiinally intensive process imaginable.
It does little to engineer real efficiency, and only in the most computentiinally intensive process imaginable.
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Generative AI looks like productivity only because most things run way under the efficiency line.
It does little to engineer real efficiency, and only in the most computentiinally intensive process imaginable.
It does little to engineer real efficiency, and only in the most computentiinally intensive process imaginable.
Im thinking back to my Public Administration coursework and how much effort government spent on not appearing "arbitrary and capricious" in its decision-making.
Im curious how those lectures sound today!
Im curious how those lectures sound today!
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Im thinking back to my Public Administration coursework and how much effort government spent on not appearing "arbitrary and capricious" in its decision-making.
Im curious how those lectures sound today!
Im curious how those lectures sound today!
Maintaining knowledge is important in itself because of entropy.
February 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Maintaining knowledge is important in itself because of entropy.
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BAAAAAAABE BABE BABE BABE WAKE UP THEY’RE RECREATING THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES
February 10, 2026 at 9:16 PM
BAAAAAAABE BABE BABE BABE WAKE UP THEY’RE RECREATING THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES
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Srsly, do not come here for the World Cup. Do not come here for the LA Olympics. Just don't. It's not safe
ICE director refuses to commit to pausing operations for 2026 World Cup
Acting ICE director Todd Lyons told a congressional committee that his agency was ‘key’ to World Cup security plans
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Srsly, do not come here for the World Cup. Do not come here for the LA Olympics. Just don't. It's not safe
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The problem with boycotts is the assumption that you can shift your purchases to a less evil corporation.
February 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The problem with boycotts is the assumption that you can shift your purchases to a less evil corporation.
Random question: are people having trouble finding carrots?
At least Trader Joe's is always out of stock when I go
At least Trader Joe's is always out of stock when I go
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Random question: are people having trouble finding carrots?
At least Trader Joe's is always out of stock when I go
At least Trader Joe's is always out of stock when I go