Cyan
@cyanmatter.bsky.social
Recovering student of astronomy and computer science. Committed to climate justice.
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"Browse-er?" No, thank you. I'm surfing the internet the original way. By reading the HTML source documents over telnet.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
"Browse-er?" No, thank you. I'm surfing the internet the original way. By reading the HTML source documents over telnet.
Dat je 'dapper' of 'dapperst' kunt zijn suggereert dat je ook in geringere mate 'dap' zou kunnen zijn.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Dat je 'dapper' of 'dapperst' kunt zijn suggereert dat je ook in geringere mate 'dap' zou kunnen zijn.
An Animal Crossing update?
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
An Animal Crossing update?
Jemig, wat oneerlijk. Het blijkt dat je ook zonder hoop te hebben gehad je je nog teleurgesteld kunt voelen.
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Jemig, wat oneerlijk. Het blijkt dat je ook zonder hoop te hebben gehad je je nog teleurgesteld kunt voelen.
Keanu, his index finger extended
October 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Keanu, his index finger extended
It's hard to believe but it's really starting to look like I have the best music taste in the entire world.
July 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
It's hard to believe but it's really starting to look like I have the best music taste in the entire world.
Was just informed that half a byte is called a nibble
July 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Was just informed that half a byte is called a nibble
The one story about Jesus that I'll discredit is the one where he asks a mob to let the one who is without sin cast the first stone, which led to the mob disbanding…
If people were then anything like they are today some introspection wouldn't have hindered those stones from flying.
If people were then anything like they are today some introspection wouldn't have hindered those stones from flying.
July 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The one story about Jesus that I'll discredit is the one where he asks a mob to let the one who is without sin cast the first stone, which led to the mob disbanding…
If people were then anything like they are today some introspection wouldn't have hindered those stones from flying.
If people were then anything like they are today some introspection wouldn't have hindered those stones from flying.
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Whoa.
That's a sprite, an elusive, high-altitude electrical discharge from a thundercloud photographed by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers from the ISS earlier today.
With reported sightings going back more than a century, this phenomenon was first photographed in 1989.
That's a sprite, an elusive, high-altitude electrical discharge from a thundercloud photographed by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers from the ISS earlier today.
With reported sightings going back more than a century, this phenomenon was first photographed in 1989.
July 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Whoa.
That's a sprite, an elusive, high-altitude electrical discharge from a thundercloud photographed by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers from the ISS earlier today.
With reported sightings going back more than a century, this phenomenon was first photographed in 1989.
That's a sprite, an elusive, high-altitude electrical discharge from a thundercloud photographed by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers from the ISS earlier today.
With reported sightings going back more than a century, this phenomenon was first photographed in 1989.
Can someone please tell me how a language model's blurb could possibly satisfy people's information needs—to such an extent that any authentic sources are forgone? It doesn't make sense to me if this is really the case.
Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.
July 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Can someone please tell me how a language model's blurb could possibly satisfy people's information needs—to such an extent that any authentic sources are forgone? It doesn't make sense to me if this is really the case.
It happens all the time to us even if we're unaware of it; when we use a link to download a file, we have to trust the server that it sends us the file we asked for.
Let's say some social platfom allows anyone to host content. Then how do its users trust that they get the data they asked for?
Let's say some social platfom allows anyone to host content. Then how do its users trust that they get the data they asked for?
June 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It happens all the time to us even if we're unaware of it; when we use a link to download a file, we have to trust the server that it sends us the file we asked for.
Let's say some social platfom allows anyone to host content. Then how do its users trust that they get the data they asked for?
Let's say some social platfom allows anyone to host content. Then how do its users trust that they get the data they asked for?
"Jongeren maken zich minder zorgen om het klimaat dan eerder." Dat is volgens NOS Stories nogal wiedes. "De meeste jongeren zijn gefocust op school of werk, en hebben het idee dat hun eigen inzet voor het klimaat zinloos is als bedrijven en landen er weinig aan doen."
June 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"Jongeren maken zich minder zorgen om het klimaat dan eerder." Dat is volgens NOS Stories nogal wiedes. "De meeste jongeren zijn gefocust op school of werk, en hebben het idee dat hun eigen inzet voor het klimaat zinloos is als bedrijven en landen er weinig aan doen."
Archiving Bluesky posts in a database should be simple right? You get the data. And then you put the data in the database. But it turned out it's hard!
June 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Archiving Bluesky posts in a database should be simple right? You get the data. And then you put the data in the database. But it turned out it's hard!
When first confronted with the trend, I was convinced that its participants were driven by the distilled irony of putting the style of Miyazaki, whose stories often argue for environmentalist and humanist change, in contrast of its ideological antipole: generative AI.
May 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
When first confronted with the trend, I was convinced that its participants were driven by the distilled irony of putting the style of Miyazaki, whose stories often argue for environmentalist and humanist change, in contrast of its ideological antipole: generative AI.
Capital has the ability to subsume all critiques into itself
May 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Capital has the ability to subsume all critiques into itself
Can I start at the Lascaux cave paintings, or should I visit El Castillo first to understand the story?
April 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Can I start at the Lascaux cave paintings, or should I visit El Castillo first to understand the story?
Als de titel "Europe could (…)" had geluid dan zou ik het met de stelling eens zijn geweest. Ik ben er zelfs van overtuigd dat Europese staten inderdaad in die richting bewegen. 🧵 /5
March 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Als de titel "Europe could (…)" had geluid dan zou ik het met de stelling eens zijn geweest. Ik ben er zelfs van overtuigd dat Europese staten inderdaad in die richting bewegen. 🧵 /5
I've been playing Kerbal Space Program again and I've been planning out an orbital waystation where interplanetary vessels are able to refuel.
For its design, I wanted to do something different than a cilinder or torus. And then I noticed this little toy that's been on my shelf.
For its design, I wanted to do something different than a cilinder or torus. And then I noticed this little toy that's been on my shelf.
March 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I've been playing Kerbal Space Program again and I've been planning out an orbital waystation where interplanetary vessels are able to refuel.
For its design, I wanted to do something different than a cilinder or torus. And then I noticed this little toy that's been on my shelf.
For its design, I wanted to do something different than a cilinder or torus. And then I noticed this little toy that's been on my shelf.
Exploring the world of the Horizon series is like listening to a fugue.
There are three worlds overlapping each other; the present, the past, and the distant past. But this overlap doesn't cause conflict, because they're centered around the same theme.
There are three worlds overlapping each other; the present, the past, and the distant past. But this overlap doesn't cause conflict, because they're centered around the same theme.
January 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Exploring the world of the Horizon series is like listening to a fugue.
There are three worlds overlapping each other; the present, the past, and the distant past. But this overlap doesn't cause conflict, because they're centered around the same theme.
There are three worlds overlapping each other; the present, the past, and the distant past. But this overlap doesn't cause conflict, because they're centered around the same theme.
Opsporing verzocht: de personen die volgens de VVD tot de middenklasse behoren.
January 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Opsporing verzocht: de personen die volgens de VVD tot de middenklasse behoren.
What I don't understand about the "groundbreaking method" of Deepseek's training, is that it relies on learning from a large model, specifically Llama and Qwen, in a process called "distilling."
So does the industry still rely on conventional training methods, or can models distill each other?
So does the industry still rely on conventional training methods, or can models distill each other?
January 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
What I don't understand about the "groundbreaking method" of Deepseek's training, is that it relies on learning from a large model, specifically Llama and Qwen, in a process called "distilling."
So does the industry still rely on conventional training methods, or can models distill each other?
So does the industry still rely on conventional training methods, or can models distill each other?
You have more in common with the kid in Syria who is barefoot and searching in the rubble of an abandoned military depot for metals they may trade for food, than with the man who had been reserved a seat at the USA presidential inauguration.
January 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
You have more in common with the kid in Syria who is barefoot and searching in the rubble of an abandoned military depot for metals they may trade for food, than with the man who had been reserved a seat at the USA presidential inauguration.
Don't be like Vladimir Putin; install a Linux distribution!
January 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Don't be like Vladimir Putin; install a Linux distribution!
I've seen articles in the past that state that Putin's office PC runs Windows XP. But I think that's actually the Astra Linux taskbar. It's an OS that was developed for the Russian military.
The color of the taskbar corresponds to XP. But XP's green start button is missing.
The color of the taskbar corresponds to XP. But XP's green start button is missing.
January 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I've seen articles in the past that state that Putin's office PC runs Windows XP. But I think that's actually the Astra Linux taskbar. It's an OS that was developed for the Russian military.
The color of the taskbar corresponds to XP. But XP's green start button is missing.
The color of the taskbar corresponds to XP. But XP's green start button is missing.