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I find myself increasingly uncharitable towards AI booster takes, approximately five to six years into this hype cycle, with a lot of harms demonstrated and no positives to show for it.
We just don't need to do this.
We just don't need to do this.
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 AM
I find myself increasingly uncharitable towards AI booster takes, approximately five to six years into this hype cycle, with a lot of harms demonstrated and no positives to show for it.
We just don't need to do this.
We just don't need to do this.
RE: https://mstdn.social/@kapellosaur/115894732763567282
My t-shirt raises many questions that are answered by my t-shirt.
My t-shirt raises many questions that are answered by my t-shirt.
mstdn.social
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 AM
RE: https://mstdn.social/@kapellosaur/115894732763567282
My t-shirt raises many questions that are answered by my t-shirt.
My t-shirt raises many questions that are answered by my t-shirt.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@anon_opin/115896150011232579
using "luddite" as an insult has only ever been a display of ignorance
using "luddite" as an insult has only ever been a display of ignorance
mastodon.social
January 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@anon_opin/115896150011232579
using "luddite" as an insult has only ever been a display of ignorance
using "luddite" as an insult has only ever been a display of ignorance
There's an asymmetry to the AI booster argument that I find galling, to say the least.
They don't have time, so they automate communication — but you still need to read it. They come up with a new shiny and don't bother backing it up — but you still need to spend your time refuting their […]
They don't have time, so they automate communication — but you still need to read it. They come up with a new shiny and don't bother backing it up — but you still need to spend your time refuting their […]
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wandering.shop
January 15, 2026 at 12:16 AM
There's an asymmetry to the AI booster argument that I find galling, to say the least.
They don't have time, so they automate communication — but you still need to read it. They come up with a new shiny and don't bother backing it up — but you still need to spend your time refuting their […]
They don't have time, so they automate communication — but you still need to read it. They come up with a new shiny and don't bother backing it up — but you still need to spend your time refuting their […]
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January 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@SnoopJ/115895755180342751
There are, to a broad approximation, two kinds of metaethical approaches to the world:
• I suffered, so no one else must suffer
• I suffered, so you must suffer
Guess which metaethical framework leads me to boost this?
There are, to a broad approximation, two kinds of metaethical approaches to the world:
• I suffered, so no one else must suffer
• I suffered, so you must suffer
Guess which metaethical framework leads me to boost this?
hachyderm.io
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@SnoopJ/115895755180342751
There are, to a broad approximation, two kinds of metaethical approaches to the world:
• I suffered, so no one else must suffer
• I suffered, so you must suffer
Guess which metaethical framework leads me to boost this?
There are, to a broad approximation, two kinds of metaethical approaches to the world:
• I suffered, so no one else must suffer
• I suffered, so you must suffer
Guess which metaethical framework leads me to boost this?
Apropos of nothing, reminded of the extremely vague and one-percent-baked JRPG idea I had for how to take advantage of DS/3DS style dual screens. Namely have a physical-space map on one screen and a social-space map on the other. That is, have magical attacks use the social map and physical use […]
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wandering.shop
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Apropos of nothing, reminded of the extremely vague and one-percent-baked JRPG idea I had for how to take advantage of DS/3DS style dual screens. Namely have a physical-space map on one screen and a social-space map on the other. That is, have magical attacks use the social map and physical use […]
Post to find the millenials in your social vicinity.
https://hachyderm.io/@mikeymikey/111211532582581726
https://hachyderm.io/@mikeymikey/111211532582581726
too many names (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Ok, let's get this Tuesday kicked off right
hachyderm.io
January 14, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Post to find the millenials in your social vicinity.
https://hachyderm.io/@mikeymikey/111211532582581726
https://hachyderm.io/@mikeymikey/111211532582581726
We keep calling Chewie our big baby the side of a small baby. ♥
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
We keep calling Chewie our big baby the side of a small baby. ♥
People keep writing blog posts about how wonderful it is that there's no war in Ba Sing Se and wondering why I don't find said posts particularly reassuring.
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 PM
People keep writing blog posts about how wonderful it is that there's no war in Ba Sing Se and wondering why I don't find said posts particularly reassuring.
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i wish journal articles would be precise in their titles. AI? no, you ran some kind of unsupervised learning. or did an agent based simulation. or used cnn and image similarity. or whatever.
January 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
i wish journal articles would be precise in their titles. AI? no, you ran some kind of unsupervised learning. or did an agent based simulation. or used cnn and image similarity. or whatever.
Remind me to post about the paradox of tolerance...
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Remind me to post about the paradox of tolerance...
I'll at least thank Simon Willison for finally saying the quiet part loud: he does value what I would consider to be the core political aim of the free and open source movements.
Please don't harass him or dog pile him, but please also don't pretend that […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
Please don't harass him or dog pile him, but please also don't pretend that […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
January 14, 2026 at 4:49 AM
I'll at least thank Simon Willison for finally saying the quiet part loud: he does value what I would consider to be the core political aim of the free and open source movements.
Please don't harass him or dog pile him, but please also don't pretend that […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
Please don't harass him or dog pile him, but please also don't pretend that […]
[Original post on wandering.shop]
RE: https://chaos.social/@scy/115891310986865192
Does anyone know why geminiprotocol.net might be down? I'd hate to see the gemweb collapse... it doesn't have to be big to be fun!
Does anyone know why geminiprotocol.net might be down? I'd hate to see the gemweb collapse... it doesn't have to be big to be fun!
chaos.social
January 14, 2026 at 3:38 AM
RE: https://chaos.social/@scy/115891310986865192
Does anyone know why geminiprotocol.net might be down? I'd hate to see the gemweb collapse... it doesn't have to be big to be fun!
Does anyone know why geminiprotocol.net might be down? I'd hate to see the gemweb collapse... it doesn't have to be big to be fun!
If you're looking to help with Arcalibre development, it's now a bit easier to do so! The rereading/pyreading repo on Codeberg builds two Python packages that are used by Arcalibre, but that can be developed, built, and tested separately from any other Arcalibre code.
They're both Maturin-based […]
They're both Maturin-based […]
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wandering.shop
January 14, 2026 at 12:20 AM
If you're looking to help with Arcalibre development, it's now a bit easier to do so! The rereading/pyreading repo on Codeberg builds two Python packages that are used by Arcalibre, but that can be developed, built, and tested separately from any other Arcalibre code.
They're both Maturin-based […]
They're both Maturin-based […]
WOOT. Arcalibre runs from a wheel! ...and immediately crashes. But still!
January 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
WOOT. Arcalibre runs from a wheel! ...and immediately crashes. But still!
Gah, I'm running into a question where Stack Overflow would have been perfect back in the day, but now everything is a patchwork of scattered Discord guilds instead.
January 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Gah, I'm running into a question where Stack Overflow would have been perfect back in the day, but now everything is a patchwork of scattered Discord guilds instead.
Boy howdy the proliferation of AI booster discourse is a good reminder that you are not immune to propaganda. Nor am I.
January 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Boy howdy the proliferation of AI booster discourse is a good reminder that you are not immune to propaganda. Nor am I.
I went to Cracker Barrel the other day and they refused to sell me either crackers or barrels. I have been lied to my entire life.
January 13, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I went to Cracker Barrel the other day and they refused to sell me either crackers or barrels. I have been lied to my entire life.
Leopards eating faces party, but for brain-eating torment nexus vendors.
January 13, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Leopards eating faces party, but for brain-eating torment nexus vendors.
Making progress towards having an Arcalibre wheel that builds and runs, but where the resulting application then fails at run-time.
Slow going, but getting there!
Slow going, but getting there!
January 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Making progress towards having an Arcalibre wheel that builds and runs, but where the resulting application then fails at run-time.
Slow going, but getting there!
Slow going, but getting there!
I swear I already was drafting this thread in my head before the PSF/Anthropic announcement, but I don't understand the endgame for AI boosters in F/OSS.
Just for the sake of argument, let me set aside the ethical problems with AI — those are huge and overriding, but I'm going somewhere with […]
Just for the sake of argument, let me set aside the ethical problems with AI — those are huge and overriding, but I'm going somewhere with […]
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wandering.shop
January 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I swear I already was drafting this thread in my head before the PSF/Anthropic announcement, but I don't understand the endgame for AI boosters in F/OSS.
Just for the sake of argument, let me set aside the ethical problems with AI — those are huge and overriding, but I'm going somewhere with […]
Just for the sake of argument, let me set aside the ethical problems with AI — those are huge and overriding, but I'm going somewhere with […]
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@xgranade although re: community infrastructure, oh boy is that ever a side-quest conversation here because I am once again tapping the "PyPI's bandwidth is contingent on Fastly's continued goodwill" sign
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
@xgranade although re: community infrastructure, oh boy is that ever a side-quest conversation here because I am once again tapping the "PyPI's bandwidth is contingent on Fastly's continued goodwill" sign
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@xgranade to the latter, I would be equally up in arms if this work was NOT in the context of the previous proposal that originated with Seth and Mike, but was instead something Anthropic specifically asked for.
That would look a lot more like Naomi's words of caution about a "customer" […]
That would look a lot more like Naomi's words of caution about a "customer" […]
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hachyderm.io
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
@xgranade to the latter, I would be equally up in arms if this work was NOT in the context of the previous proposal that originated with Seth and Mike, but was instead something Anthropic specifically asked for.
That would look a lot more like Naomi's words of caution about a "customer" […]
That would look a lot more like Naomi's words of caution about a "customer" […]