Chris Goedde
@chrisgoedde.bsky.social
Husband, Professor, Tennis Player, Cook
Just your typical Hail Mary from the 14 yard line
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Just your typical Hail Mary from the 14 yard line
This season of Bears football in a nutshell.
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 AM
This season of Bears football in a nutshell.
‘The Big Regression’
Link to: https://world.hey.com/jason/the-big-regression-da7fc60d
daringfireball.net
January 7, 2026 at 12:49 AM
January 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
What kind of fluid instability is this? 🧪
December 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
What kind of fluid instability is this? 🧪
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If I was in a Pluribus scenario I’d definitely try to save humanity but first I’d make the hive simulate an entire season where Justin Herbert gets competent offensive line play
December 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
If I was in a Pluribus scenario I’d definitely try to save humanity but first I’d make the hive simulate an entire season where Justin Herbert gets competent offensive line play
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Speaking as a former Californian with continuing deep ties to the state: Go ahead and be Florida's problem, you greedy fascist fuckwaddles
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Speaking as a former Californian with continuing deep ties to the state: Go ahead and be Florida's problem, you greedy fascist fuckwaddles
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Evanston mayor Daniel Biss:
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
Federal agents, including CBP Commander Bovino, back in Evanston Wednesday - Evanston RoundTable
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and federal agents were in at least two places in Evanston on Wednesday morning and reportedly took several
evanstonroundtable.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Evanston mayor Daniel Biss:
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
“I went to talk to Bovino & he, in a very condescending way explained that he was keeping our city safe & I explained that he was making our city dangerous. He talked about violence & I explained that the violence was being caused by ICE & CBP”
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And what happened next?
Kyle Monangai has 112 yards rushing, D'Andre Swift has 107. First time the Bears have two backs with 100+ in the same game since Nov. 10, 1985 (Matt Suhey, Walter Payton). (h/t Bears PR)
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
And what happened next?
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Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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The moms of Montgomery County don't like Bethany Mandel because she's a jerk to trans kids, and that tells a lot about America's political realignment.
The “Likable”/“Unlikable” Political Realignment
American conservatism is a home for unlikeable people who’ve turned their unlinkability into a political project.
www.aaronrosspowell.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The moms of Montgomery County don't like Bethany Mandel because she's a jerk to trans kids, and that tells a lot about America's political realignment.
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things that arent the future of civilization
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
things that arent the future of civilization
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
This was about 4 blocks from my house. So proud of my neighbors.
Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This was about 4 blocks from my house. So proud of my neighbors.
I don’t think I’ve been to San Antonio, but I’ve been to all the others
October 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I don’t think I’ve been to San Antonio, but I’ve been to all the others
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This is going to be an interesting development in the next couple of years.
For reasons of marketing, practically everything that was called deep learning, machine learning, algorithmic, etc is now AI. Which, fine, marketing.
But there are meaningful differences between genAI and other stuff.
For reasons of marketing, practically everything that was called deep learning, machine learning, algorithmic, etc is now AI. Which, fine, marketing.
But there are meaningful differences between genAI and other stuff.
so I can explain this: it's not generative AI: it's usually deep learning models trained on meteorology tasks and it can be quite effective
I know It would only annoy me, but if you are using weather balloons for data, where does the AI come in?
Because it sounds like they’re just doing meteorology and complicating it with AI.
Because it sounds like they’re just doing meteorology and complicating it with AI.
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is going to be an interesting development in the next couple of years.
For reasons of marketing, practically everything that was called deep learning, machine learning, algorithmic, etc is now AI. Which, fine, marketing.
But there are meaningful differences between genAI and other stuff.
For reasons of marketing, practically everything that was called deep learning, machine learning, algorithmic, etc is now AI. Which, fine, marketing.
But there are meaningful differences between genAI and other stuff.
Devon
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Devon
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Evil isn't any less evil because it uses the debate arena to cause harm.
On professor watchlists, political violence, and taking liars seriously even though they are deeply unserious.
scienceforeveryone.science/debating-is-...
On professor watchlists, political violence, and taking liars seriously even though they are deeply unserious.
scienceforeveryone.science/debating-is-...
Debating is bad. Professor Watchlists are bad.
Disagreement and listening is good. Taking facts seriously is good.
scienceforeveryone.science
September 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Evil isn't any less evil because it uses the debate arena to cause harm.
On professor watchlists, political violence, and taking liars seriously even though they are deeply unserious.
scienceforeveryone.science/debating-is-...
On professor watchlists, political violence, and taking liars seriously even though they are deeply unserious.
scienceforeveryone.science/debating-is-...
WTF is happening to the internet? What am I looking at? How did this get generated, and why?
August 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
WTF is happening to the internet? What am I looking at? How did this get generated, and why?
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i'm doomed to write a version of this essay every single year. i wrote about Matthew Yglesias' intellectual sophistry, LPE, Uber's business model, the problem with venture capital, economic welfare, "economic analysis," and more. thetechbubble.substack.com/p/ride-shari...
Ride-sharing apps are bad, actually
Or why Matthew Yglesias has no clue what he's talking about
thetechbubble.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
i'm doomed to write a version of this essay every single year. i wrote about Matthew Yglesias' intellectual sophistry, LPE, Uber's business model, the problem with venture capital, economic welfare, "economic analysis," and more. thetechbubble.substack.com/p/ride-shari...
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call me old fashioned, but I prefer to see humanity get its comeuppance from atomically-mutated animals rather than brain-rotting chatbots and drug-crazed billionaires whipping up algorithmic incel jihads
August 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
call me old fashioned, but I prefer to see humanity get its comeuppance from atomically-mutated animals rather than brain-rotting chatbots and drug-crazed billionaires whipping up algorithmic incel jihads
Why the fsck doesn’t “conda upgrade—all” update everything?
July 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Why the fsck doesn’t “conda upgrade—all” update everything?
Write once, refactor forever
July 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Write once, refactor forever