Alice Valiant
@alice.strange.domains
not a problem imo
i have resigned myself to the fact that in my lifetime, almost all of my knowledge will be dwarfed by that of a computer. not the embodied stuff tho. i’ll definitely be able to fuck better than a computer when i die
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
not a problem imo
i havent read China Mieville but its on my list. Roadside Picnic is good, Jeff Vandermeer is good
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
i havent read China Mieville but its on my list. Roadside Picnic is good, Jeff Vandermeer is good
its time for Borges
November 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
its time for Borges
the epistemological status of LLMs is actually a very important thing for us to think about. “can i cite them?” maybe! when? great question!
November 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
the epistemological status of LLMs is actually a very important thing for us to think about. “can i cite them?” maybe! when? great question!
i put forth: companies must pay to use training data. sites pay this out to users, in part. similarly, copyrights allow rent seeking on training data.
or a more fun one would be “if you train on X, you Must open weight your model”. makes the fruits of the data open for anyone.
or a more fun one would be “if you train on X, you Must open weight your model”. makes the fruits of the data open for anyone.
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
i put forth: companies must pay to use training data. sites pay this out to users, in part. similarly, copyrights allow rent seeking on training data.
or a more fun one would be “if you train on X, you Must open weight your model”. makes the fruits of the data open for anyone.
or a more fun one would be “if you train on X, you Must open weight your model”. makes the fruits of the data open for anyone.
i did not realize that ppl still used loom; the obsidian plugin??
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
i did not realize that ppl still used loom; the obsidian plugin??
if you're not a partisan on the side of trans rights: get fucked
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
if you're not a partisan on the side of trans rights: get fucked
but what if I’m not a software engineer but i have very strong partisan views against AI that i hold religiously, discarding all evidence to the contrary?
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
but what if I’m not a software engineer but i have very strong partisan views against AI that i hold religiously, discarding all evidence to the contrary?
opus 4.5 cracked a lil joke the other day and i was like. damn kiddo. happy thanksgiving btw
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
opus 4.5 cracked a lil joke the other day and i was like. damn kiddo. happy thanksgiving btw
have you used Claude Code anytime recently?? this feels so far off from my experience
I say "power tool" because, like a power tool: it works much faster, it is a much less precise instrument, it is less safe, and yet we will use it because using a chainsaw is often preferable to an axe
I say "power tool" because, like a power tool: it works much faster, it is a much less precise instrument, it is less safe, and yet we will use it because using a chainsaw is often preferable to an axe
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
have you used Claude Code anytime recently?? this feels so far off from my experience
I say "power tool" because, like a power tool: it works much faster, it is a much less precise instrument, it is less safe, and yet we will use it because using a chainsaw is often preferable to an axe
I say "power tool" because, like a power tool: it works much faster, it is a much less precise instrument, it is less safe, and yet we will use it because using a chainsaw is often preferable to an axe
it's like getting power tools. yeah you can't be as exact. sometimes you fuck up. but it's a POWER TOOL you're blitzing through stuff that took hours before, that's a hell of a thing
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
it's like getting power tools. yeah you can't be as exact. sometimes you fuck up. but it's a POWER TOOL you're blitzing through stuff that took hours before, that's a hell of a thing
ok but like. it doesn't write bad code? it's pretty good? and they keep getting better, so even if you don't think it can write good code now there's no reason to think that that would hold true forever
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
ok but like. it doesn't write bad code? it's pretty good? and they keep getting better, so even if you don't think it can write good code now there's no reason to think that that would hold true forever
my wife could beat up any polycule if the stakes were high enough (e.g. me suspended over volcano, me tied to railroad tracks, etc)
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
my wife could beat up any polycule if the stakes were high enough (e.g. me suspended over volcano, me tied to railroad tracks, etc)
"data centers are evil" no they're actually computer palaces
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
"data centers are evil" no they're actually computer palaces
it's like when i know to jaywalk because everyone else starts crossing the street, even if the walk signal is not on
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
it's like when i know to jaywalk because everyone else starts crossing the street, even if the walk signal is not on
liminal creatures unite, in the space in between
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
liminal creatures unite, in the space in between
start getting into art cuz aesthetic sense is irreplaceable but knowledge is on tap
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
start getting into art cuz aesthetic sense is irreplaceable but knowledge is on tap