Elliott Schwartz
@eschwartz.org
GNC engineer at Starfish Space. Taking care of people is good, actually.
I feel like I’m going insane with the boat strike discourse. The strikes have been absurdly illegal from the start! Sure a double strike to kill survivors is even worse, but that’s the red line? And the initial strikes weren’t?
I’m glad at least that Congress is finally doing something.
I’m glad at least that Congress is finally doing something.
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I feel like I’m going insane with the boat strike discourse. The strikes have been absurdly illegal from the start! Sure a double strike to kill survivors is even worse, but that’s the red line? And the initial strikes weren’t?
I’m glad at least that Congress is finally doing something.
I’m glad at least that Congress is finally doing something.
turning a big dial taht says "mental Health" on it and constantly looking back at the parents of depressed children for approval like a contestant on the price is right
"It sounds like science fiction: A company turns a dial on a product used by hundreds of millions of people and inadvertently destabilizes some of their minds. But that is essentially what happened at OpenAI this year." [gift link]
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
turning a big dial taht says "mental Health" on it and constantly looking back at the parents of depressed children for approval like a contestant on the price is right
“Users love the App Store model. With Apple in particular, users, by and large, like the idea that the platforms have stringent guardrails.”
daringfireball.net/2025/11/appl...
@gruber.foo this would feel more true to me if the App Store weren’t full of junk apps and outright scams.
daringfireball.net/2025/11/appl...
@gruber.foo this would feel more true to me if the App Store weren’t full of junk apps and outright scams.
Exploring, in Detail, Apple’s Compliance With the EU’s DMA Mandate Regarding Apple Watch, Third-Party Accessories, and the Syncing of Saved Wi-Fi Networks From iPhones to Which They’re Paired
The bottom line is that users setting up new Apple Watches in the EU will now get a somewhat slightly worse experience in the name of parity with accessories made by third-party companies. It remains ...
daringfireball.net
November 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
“Users love the App Store model. With Apple in particular, users, by and large, like the idea that the platforms have stringent guardrails.”
daringfireball.net/2025/11/appl...
@gruber.foo this would feel more true to me if the App Store weren’t full of junk apps and outright scams.
daringfireball.net/2025/11/appl...
@gruber.foo this would feel more true to me if the App Store weren’t full of junk apps and outright scams.
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![Nilay Patel interviewing Tim Berners-Lee:
Nilay: What do you think of that move?
Tim: [Laughs] I’m not the person who invented the web, sir. Again, I see that tension. Most of my conversations on Decoder about the web and the future of the web land on this tension. There are some people with power and some people without, and the web is supposed to democratize power.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fkz42ofursnmh3vnflbuofey/bafkreihvtwbzdi6i6p5v5xecqw37ewxba4qgztzvorx4snfjkchenr6rhq@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Reposted by Elliott Schwartz
if you cannot prevent your model from doing this, you have an ethical, moral, and, probably, legal obligation not to release it, and if you’re working at openAI right now, this blood is on your hands, too
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
if you cannot prevent your model from doing this, you have an ethical, moral, and, probably, legal obligation not to release it, and if you’re working at openAI right now, this blood is on your hands, too
Sub Slinger Saved from Sentence
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Sub Slinger Saved from Sentence
The view from part way up Ben Lomond yesterday
October 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The view from part way up Ben Lomond yesterday
Designated free spech zone is so grim
ISP declares unlawful assembly again via loudspeaker now.
Unsure why since all people are doing right now is standing on the sidewalk where they've been ordered to be.
They're telling people they have to either disperse or return to designated free speech zone.
Unsure why since all people are doing right now is standing on the sidewalk where they've been ordered to be.
They're telling people they have to either disperse or return to designated free speech zone.
October 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Designated free spech zone is so grim
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ProPublica was founded in 2008 with a clear mission: uncover the truth and help spur change.
This year, with your help, our journalism led to meaningful real-world impact. Here’s some of what we accomplished together: 🧵
This year, with your help, our journalism led to meaningful real-world impact. Here’s some of what we accomplished together: 🧵
September 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
ProPublica was founded in 2008 with a clear mission: uncover the truth and help spur change.
This year, with your help, our journalism led to meaningful real-world impact. Here’s some of what we accomplished together: 🧵
This year, with your help, our journalism led to meaningful real-world impact. Here’s some of what we accomplished together: 🧵
@governorferguson.bsky.social this is outrageous. Can you share a plan for fighting back?
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@governorferguson.bsky.social this is outrageous. Can you share a plan for fighting back?
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
lol Ed Zitron blocked me for this
Jay has done a ton of good writing on how the media’s default framing of politics is wrong (and harmful) which is why I respect him. And since I respect a lot of what you write too, I’ll respectfully ask you to reconsider this unfairly harsh take. You read a lot into a single skeet. Take a breath.
September 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
lol Ed Zitron blocked me for this
Kudos for this, @repkimschrier.bsky.social
Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.
June 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Kudos for this, @repkimschrier.bsky.social
I’m at the Rep. Schrier town hall in Duvall. She is very concerned. She is talking to her “Republican friends” in congress who are also concerned. Nothing yet about how to actually fix things.
June 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I’m at the Rep. Schrier town hall in Duvall. She is very concerned. She is talking to her “Republican friends” in congress who are also concerned. Nothing yet about how to actually fix things.
cursed future: AI voice assistants asking for tips after a useful answer
June 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
cursed future: AI voice assistants asking for tips after a useful answer
[listening to baby babble] he opens his mouth but words don’t come out
“There’s vomit on his sweater already, grandson’s spaghetti…”
I’m “holy shit Eminem is a grandfather” years old
April 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
[listening to baby babble] he opens his mouth but words don’t come out
How was your school day, Sing the Sorrow?
Raw Power Smiley you come to dinner right now.
March 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
How was your school day, Sing the Sorrow?
There should be a kid carrying backpack with more than 35 L of storage so that you can go backpacking and not have to tie a bunch of gear awkwardly to the outside
We need some variety on the timeline. Quote this with a take that has nothing to do with politics
March 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
There should be a kid carrying backpack with more than 35 L of storage so that you can go backpacking and not have to tie a bunch of gear awkwardly to the outside
The last of my Jubala beans. They were fantastic and I need to go back to Raleigh to get more.
March 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The last of my Jubala beans. They were fantastic and I need to go back to Raleigh to get more.
