DavidJ
@djedi.bsky.social
Gay software dev and married parent of 2
He/him/Pavlova
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Thinking LLMs will lead to superintelligence is like thinking you can ace a course by copying someone else’s homework.
You can’t become cleverer by stealing other people’s work without really looking at it any more than you can get fit by making someone else do loads of push ups.
You can’t become cleverer by stealing other people’s work without really looking at it any more than you can get fit by making someone else do loads of push ups.
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Thinking LLMs will lead to superintelligence is like thinking you can ace a course by copying someone else’s homework.
You can’t become cleverer by stealing other people’s work without really looking at it any more than you can get fit by making someone else do loads of push ups.
You can’t become cleverer by stealing other people’s work without really looking at it any more than you can get fit by making someone else do loads of push ups.
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So CBS News will now be a real version of @theonion.com’s “American Voices.” Great.
January 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
So CBS News will now be a real version of @theonion.com’s “American Voices.” Great.
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Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy, by @epopppp.bsky.social. "Don’t like “woke” research? Turn it off. Hate USAID? Cut off the money. Think payments to Lutheran Family Services are illegal? Shut them down." www.liberalcurrents.com/personal-dis...
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy, by @epopppp.bsky.social. "Don’t like “woke” research? Turn it off. Hate USAID? Cut off the money. Think payments to Lutheran Family Services are illegal? Shut them down." www.liberalcurrents.com/personal-dis...
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Top 10 Liberal Currents essays of 2025, by unique visitors:
We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory, by @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com. "There are not this many pedophiles in every political party. Both sides are not the same." www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory, by @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com. "There are not this many pedophiles in every political party. Both sides are not the same." www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory
The connection between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein is no accident, but reveals a deep logic at the heart of reactionary politics.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Top 10 Liberal Currents essays of 2025, by unique visitors:
We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory, by @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com. "There are not this many pedophiles in every political party. Both sides are not the same." www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory, by @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com. "There are not this many pedophiles in every political party. Both sides are not the same." www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
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Taxes. Flanders Style.
January 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Taxes. Flanders Style.
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Liberals say that our democracy is dying because elites are too craven to stand up to Donald Trump. They’re wrong—our republic is dying because elites are too craven to stand up to Donald Trump.
January 1, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Liberals say that our democracy is dying because elites are too craven to stand up to Donald Trump. They’re wrong—our republic is dying because elites are too craven to stand up to Donald Trump.
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It's 2026 in California which means it's time to DEMAND A NEW FRIDGE FROM MY LANDLORD 🎉
California apartments must have a working stove and refrigerator under new law
Landlords will be required to provide all apartments with the appliances under new law starting in 2026
calmatters.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
It's 2026 in California which means it's time to DEMAND A NEW FRIDGE FROM MY LANDLORD 🎉
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We’re up! On NETFLIX! Please enjoy #WakeUpDeadMan at home or in theaters - we’re staying on 500 screens nationwide through next week. Theater finder link in my pinned post ☠️⏰🎄
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We’re up! On NETFLIX! Please enjoy #WakeUpDeadMan at home or in theaters - we’re staying on 500 screens nationwide through next week. Theater finder link in my pinned post ☠️⏰🎄
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“Wake Up Dead Man” takes the best parts of the first two “Knives Out” movies and improves on them. #KnivesOut #WakeUpDeadMan
twincitiesgeek.com/2025/12/wake...
twincitiesgeek.com/2025/12/wake...
“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” Is the Best Film in the Series So Far
The film is engaging and funny, and also has something to say.
twincitiesgeek.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Wake Up Dead Man” takes the best parts of the first two “Knives Out” movies and improves on them. #KnivesOut #WakeUpDeadMan
twincitiesgeek.com/2025/12/wake...
twincitiesgeek.com/2025/12/wake...
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The best Rickroll of all time! #WakeUpDeadMan
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The best Rickroll of all time! #WakeUpDeadMan
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"...Jud’s vision of the world feels as much like a progressive reimagining of religious doctrine as a return to a long-lost time of naivety for us all."
#WakeUpDeadMan #movies #GiftArticle
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#WakeUpDeadMan #movies #GiftArticle
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‘Wake Up Dead Man’ is a Powerful Examination of Faith
Rian Johnson’s latest murder mystery is a surprisingly earnest, mature exploration of the beauty of faith and its hateful applications
medium.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:51 AM
"...Jud’s vision of the world feels as much like a progressive reimagining of religious doctrine as a return to a long-lost time of naivety for us all."
#WakeUpDeadMan #movies #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
#WakeUpDeadMan #movies #GiftArticle
medium.com/theuglymonst...
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Underrated line in #WakeUpDeadMan: "I tried the race thing, the gender thing, the trans thing, the border thing, the war thing, the abortion thing, the climate thing, induction stoves, vaccines, pronouns, socialism, AK47s, BLM, CRT, DEI, 5G... (sigh) People are just numb these days. I dunno why."
December 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Underrated line in #WakeUpDeadMan: "I tried the race thing, the gender thing, the trans thing, the border thing, the war thing, the abortion thing, the climate thing, induction stoves, vaccines, pronouns, socialism, AK47s, BLM, CRT, DEI, 5G... (sigh) People are just numb these days. I dunno why."
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Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
January 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
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Cis comedians making great trans jokes is always such a treat
December 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Cis comedians making great trans jokes is always such a treat
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The "support gap" for women when you look at Canada versus the United States is depressing.
It turns out that "freedom" for Canadian women looks a lot like financial security and physical safety than it does a gun and a soapbox.
#UniversalHealthcareNow
#PaidLeaveForAll
#ChildCareForAll
It turns out that "freedom" for Canadian women looks a lot like financial security and physical safety than it does a gun and a soapbox.
#UniversalHealthcareNow
#PaidLeaveForAll
#ChildCareForAll
January 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The "support gap" for women when you look at Canada versus the United States is depressing.
It turns out that "freedom" for Canadian women looks a lot like financial security and physical safety than it does a gun and a soapbox.
#UniversalHealthcareNow
#PaidLeaveForAll
#ChildCareForAll
It turns out that "freedom" for Canadian women looks a lot like financial security and physical safety than it does a gun and a soapbox.
#UniversalHealthcareNow
#PaidLeaveForAll
#ChildCareForAll
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Republicans think releasing the Jack Smith deposition on New Year's Eve will make it get lost in the fray. Prove them wrong by spreading the word; here are some key takeaways to get us started. www.rawstory.com/jack-smith-2...
5 eye-popping claims Jack Smith made during his deposition with House GOP
House Republicans finally released on Wednesday the long-awaited transcript of former special counsel Jack Smith's deposition before the House Judiciary Committee. The 255-page document was released o...
www.rawstory.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Republicans think releasing the Jack Smith deposition on New Year's Eve will make it get lost in the fray. Prove them wrong by spreading the word; here are some key takeaways to get us started. www.rawstory.com/jack-smith-2...
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Really looking forward to this
2026 is midterms and it’s the year we get going on putting these assholes in the dumpster of history where they belong
January 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Really looking forward to this
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I said chatgpt doesn't have a soul and got put on this list
December 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I said chatgpt doesn't have a soul and got put on this list
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I *teach* on an Ivy League campus and I don't care as much about the day-to-day happenings at Harvard as the New York Times.
But the middle-aged white guys who run the paper are obsessed with the campus, almost to the point of creepiness. Harvard ought to get a restraining order.
But the middle-aged white guys who run the paper are obsessed with the campus, almost to the point of creepiness. Harvard ought to get a restraining order.
October 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I *teach* on an Ivy League campus and I don't care as much about the day-to-day happenings at Harvard as the New York Times.
But the middle-aged white guys who run the paper are obsessed with the campus, almost to the point of creepiness. Harvard ought to get a restraining order.
But the middle-aged white guys who run the paper are obsessed with the campus, almost to the point of creepiness. Harvard ought to get a restraining order.
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Given how the Linehan story has been described by some quarters, you'd think there would be at least a kernel of free speech concern to it, but the real story isn't a lofty exchange of ideas, it's a malicious 57-year-old relentlessly harassing a 17-year-old. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Using a piece in The Atlantic to throw up a JD Vance-shaped bat signal in support of your little fasho buddy really tells you everything about reactionary centrism circa 2025
September 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Given how the Linehan story has been described by some quarters, you'd think there would be at least a kernel of free speech concern to it, but the real story isn't a lofty exchange of ideas, it's a malicious 57-year-old relentlessly harassing a 17-year-old. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Breaking news: The Justice Department has opened a criminal mortgage fraud investigation of Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook, a sharp escalation of the Trump administration’s efforts to oust her from the central bank’s board.
Justice Department issues subpoenas targeting Fed governor Trump is trying to oust
If a judge temporarily allows her to stay on the Fed board, Lisa Cook faces unresolved allegations and political pressure that could complicate her job.
wapo.st
September 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Breaking news: The Justice Department has opened a criminal mortgage fraud investigation of Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook, a sharp escalation of the Trump administration’s efforts to oust her from the central bank’s board.