dachte
@dachte.bsky.social
Interests: Neuroscience, programming, teaching, political theory
Originally Texan, also in love with Pittsburgh. Currently in NYC.
Liberal Technocrat, opposed to a lot of Progressivism.
https://unfocused.substack.com
Originally Texan, also in love with Pittsburgh. Currently in NYC.
Liberal Technocrat, opposed to a lot of Progressivism.
https://unfocused.substack.com
The "national parks charge higher fees for noncitizens" thing comes close
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The "national parks charge higher fees for noncitizens" thing comes close
Politicians need to be willing to take a stand against Trump without resigning from the Legislature immediately afterwards.
December 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Politicians need to be willing to take a stand against Trump without resigning from the Legislature immediately afterwards.
I may still have some subway tokens in some drawer somewhere
December 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I may still have some subway tokens in some drawer somewhere
brother may I have some oats
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December 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I never realised how expressive (and large) pig ears are.
December 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I never realised how expressive (and large) pig ears are.
Why yes, I have good center-left politics.
Anyhow, her hairstyle has nothing to do with her candidacy. It was just talking.
Anyhow, her hairstyle has nothing to do with her candidacy. It was just talking.
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Why yes, I have good center-left politics.
Anyhow, her hairstyle has nothing to do with her candidacy. It was just talking.
Anyhow, her hairstyle has nothing to do with her candidacy. It was just talking.
Not sure if this is arguing for any particular point on this, but I find it more convenient to drop my laundry off in a bag in the laundromat around the corner, and pick it up the next day all folded.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Not sure if this is arguing for any particular point on this, but I find it more convenient to drop my laundry off in a bag in the laundromat around the corner, and pick it up the next day all folded.
(a substantial portion of my books live in boxes because I have no place to unpack them and no room for shelves for them)
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
(a substantial portion of my books live in boxes because I have no place to unpack them and no room for shelves for them)
In many apartments in the city, the hookup isn't as much of a barrier as the sacrifice of square footage. I wouldn't want a washing machine in my current place because my apartment is already pretty cramped.
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In many apartments in the city, the hookup isn't as much of a barrier as the sacrifice of square footage. I wouldn't want a washing machine in my current place because my apartment is already pretty cramped.
They may jack up the rent, but probably not to the level of being a luxury apartment. Renovations can happen, but often don't.
Cheap apartments in nicer parts of NYC still exist; I live in a meh $2500/mo apartment in Chelsea. Ppl in neighbouring buildings mostly pay a multiple of my rent.
Cheap apartments in nicer parts of NYC still exist; I live in a meh $2500/mo apartment in Chelsea. Ppl in neighbouring buildings mostly pay a multiple of my rent.
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
They may jack up the rent, but probably not to the level of being a luxury apartment. Renovations can happen, but often don't.
Cheap apartments in nicer parts of NYC still exist; I live in a meh $2500/mo apartment in Chelsea. Ppl in neighbouring buildings mostly pay a multiple of my rent.
Cheap apartments in nicer parts of NYC still exist; I live in a meh $2500/mo apartment in Chelsea. Ppl in neighbouring buildings mostly pay a multiple of my rent.
I love that NYC is multilingual. I love that I can use more than just English in my day-to-day. I've used my other languages here a fair bit, and not just at work. It seems worth looking into ways to make life easier for people more fluent in other languages, but Adams should've done this earlier.
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I love that NYC is multilingual. I love that I can use more than just English in my day-to-day. I've used my other languages here a fair bit, and not just at work. It seems worth looking into ways to make life easier for people more fluent in other languages, but Adams should've done this earlier.
I wouldn't be surprised if Trump's DOJ will threaten to ruin some rando unless they speak from a script that pretends to substantiate a lot of this stuff.
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if Trump's DOJ will threaten to ruin some rando unless they speak from a script that pretends to substantiate a lot of this stuff.
The right place for a stable genius is a barn with the other donkeys
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The right place for a stable genius is a barn with the other donkeys
I don't say this as someone who loves China's foreign or domestic policy. Their threats to Taiwan are reprehensible. Their politics are authoritarian. China has a lot of serious flaws. But GPU export limits won't hamper them much.
December 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I don't say this as someone who loves China's foreign or domestic policy. Their threats to Taiwan are reprehensible. Their politics are authoritarian. China has a lot of serious flaws. But GPU export limits won't hamper them much.
Export limits may make it less convenient to do some kinds of research/model training, but that's as far as it goes. And China will build its own chips. We're not talking about keeping something rare out of Cuba - China is a developed country with a strong tech base.
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Export limits may make it less convenient to do some kinds of research/model training, but that's as far as it goes. And China will build its own chips. We're not talking about keeping something rare out of Cuba - China is a developed country with a strong tech base.
Plus provided they have enough GPU memory, older generations of hardware (to a limit), freely sold, are more-or-less usable in greater quantity to have equivalent functionality to the new shiny hardware, with some adjustments in many software frameworks.
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Plus provided they have enough GPU memory, older generations of hardware (to a limit), freely sold, are more-or-less usable in greater quantity to have equivalent functionality to the new shiny hardware, with some adjustments in many software frameworks.
* They're commercial products sold to companies and even individuals. Very hard to control them if that's the model
* You don't need to be in the same country to use them well
* Expertise to build them is not impossibly rare
* You don't need to be in the same country to use them well
* Expertise to build them is not impossibly rare
December 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
* They're commercial products sold to companies and even individuals. Very hard to control them if that's the model
* You don't need to be in the same country to use them well
* Expertise to build them is not impossibly rare
* You don't need to be in the same country to use them well
* Expertise to build them is not impossibly rare
I understand the argument; I respectfully reject it. GPU export limits don't make sense for a lot of reasons:
December 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I understand the argument; I respectfully reject it. GPU export limits don't make sense for a lot of reasons:
At 300 miles in a year, what do you use it for? Not meaning this as a personal attack of any kind, but I was thrilled to get rid of my car years ago when I lived in Pittsburgh once I got down to using it very little.
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
At 300 miles in a year, what do you use it for? Not meaning this as a personal attack of any kind, but I was thrilled to get rid of my car years ago when I lived in Pittsburgh once I got down to using it very little.
Remember that Nintendo is a very bad actor in the videogame field; they abuse patents and lawsuits to stifle competition, and they've been that way for decades. Don't give them business. Don't give them good PR.
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Remember that Nintendo is a very bad actor in the videogame field; they abuse patents and lawsuits to stifle competition, and they've been that way for decades. Don't give them business. Don't give them good PR.
Do turkeys and chickens coexist ok?
I remember when I had pet iguanas when I was younger, you'd have to be very careful with who you paired because males would often kill other males reliably, and even females needed a lot of supervision in such cases.
I remember when I had pet iguanas when I was younger, you'd have to be very careful with who you paired because males would often kill other males reliably, and even females needed a lot of supervision in such cases.
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Do turkeys and chickens coexist ok?
I remember when I had pet iguanas when I was younger, you'd have to be very careful with who you paired because males would often kill other males reliably, and even females needed a lot of supervision in such cases.
I remember when I had pet iguanas when I was younger, you'd have to be very careful with who you paired because males would often kill other males reliably, and even females needed a lot of supervision in such cases.