FWIW, since this is of my bugbears — I’ve seen this pop up all the time, over decades.
It is definitely a signifier (“I can’t remember a lick of undergrad physics“), but these guys didn’t invent it.
It is definitely a signifier (“I can’t remember a lick of undergrad physics“), but these guys didn’t invent it.
December 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
FWIW, since this is of my bugbears — I’ve seen this pop up all the time, over decades.
It is definitely a signifier (“I can’t remember a lick of undergrad physics“), but these guys didn’t invent it.
It is definitely a signifier (“I can’t remember a lick of undergrad physics“), but these guys didn’t invent it.
Cosma Shalizi has been idly wondering about this for a while now: bactra.org/notebooks/nn...
"Attention", "Transformers", in Neural Network "Large Language Models"
bactra.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Cosma Shalizi has been idly wondering about this for a while now: bactra.org/notebooks/nn...
God damnit to HELL, Ryan
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
God damnit to HELL, Ryan
I thought that the title of “Soda Pop“ was an admirable attempt by Maggie Kang to bridge the divide
September 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I thought that the title of “Soda Pop“ was an admirable attempt by Maggie Kang to bridge the divide
Same, I just saw it once as a kid too. In my memory, the movie is that wholesome.
September 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Same, I just saw it once as a kid too. In my memory, the movie is that wholesome.
Am I remembering the movie right, did John Lithgow end up breaking down and dancing at the end?
September 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Am I remembering the movie right, did John Lithgow end up breaking down and dancing at the end?
Singing *and* dancing you say?!
September 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Singing *and* dancing you say?!
Tom Clancy’s The Screwtape Letters
August 28, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Tom Clancy’s The Screwtape Letters
It is very good, and also a significant (downward) mood enhancer.
August 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It is very good, and also a significant (downward) mood enhancer.
In this continuity, Supergirl is shaping up to be a bit grittier than her cousin, in that she likes to get drunk and use salty language. But blood spatter would be a whole nother level of gritty.
July 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
In this continuity, Supergirl is shaping up to be a bit grittier than her cousin, in that she likes to get drunk and use salty language. But blood spatter would be a whole nother level of gritty.
Rick actually seems like a kinda mature, chill dude, wish he were on the right side
July 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Rick actually seems like a kinda mature, chill dude, wish he were on the right side
fair — I was eliding the distinction between what you wish you *had* done, and what you *can* do now
July 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
fair — I was eliding the distinction between what you wish you *had* done, and what you *can* do now
Real talk, logistics wins over dishes. Do the planning for the family vacation. Fill out upcoming paperwork. Know where all the things in the house are. Women do 90% of this work and they fucking hate it.
July 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Real talk, logistics wins over dishes. Do the planning for the family vacation. Fill out upcoming paperwork. Know where all the things in the house are. Women do 90% of this work and they fucking hate it.
Ha, the Teen™️ just asked about why software libraries are called “libraries,” and all I could come up with was “I think Grace Hopper did it and I can’t remember why.”
July 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Ha, the Teen™️ just asked about why software libraries are called “libraries,” and all I could come up with was “I think Grace Hopper did it and I can’t remember why.”
My pet peeve is when people introduce classes with examples like “Dog has a bark() method and inherits from Animal!” Your example of Checkout is excellent for all the reasons Dog and Car are not.
July 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My pet peeve is when people introduce classes with examples like “Dog has a bark() method and inherits from Animal!” Your example of Checkout is excellent for all the reasons Dog and Car are not.
In the early 1980s, my mom taught Lamaze classes at our house. The dads were floored that she forced them to go outside to smoke.
July 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
In the early 1980s, my mom taught Lamaze classes at our house. The dads were floored that she forced them to go outside to smoke.
Strongly recommended.
June 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Strongly recommended.
Reposted by Evan Goer
actual exchange:
him: you havent tried nyc bagels
me: neither will I
him: what if I make you try them
me: are you opening a bagel shop here no I don't think so then
5 days pass
Him: how does one get to your house from the airport
me: wut
him: nvm I asked your wife see you in 30
him: you havent tried nyc bagels
me: neither will I
him: what if I make you try them
me: are you opening a bagel shop here no I don't think so then
5 days pass
Him: how does one get to your house from the airport
me: wut
him: nvm I asked your wife see you in 30
June 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
actual exchange:
him: you havent tried nyc bagels
me: neither will I
him: what if I make you try them
me: are you opening a bagel shop here no I don't think so then
5 days pass
Him: how does one get to your house from the airport
me: wut
him: nvm I asked your wife see you in 30
him: you havent tried nyc bagels
me: neither will I
him: what if I make you try them
me: are you opening a bagel shop here no I don't think so then
5 days pass
Him: how does one get to your house from the airport
me: wut
him: nvm I asked your wife see you in 30