@mbarrero.bsky.social
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Si habéis tomado una mala decisión, podéis consolaros pensando que al menos no sois Microsoft usando un LLM para pasar todo su código (de mierda) en C/C++ a Rust.
December 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Si habéis tomado una mala decisión, podéis consolaros pensando que al menos no sois Microsoft usando un LLM para pasar todo su código (de mierda) en C/C++ a Rust.
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neo is seeing the matrix
December 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
neo is seeing the matrix
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December 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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I will never forgive tech bros / Silicon Valley / rationalists / etc for transforming amazing recent progress in machine learning — Go solved, proteins folded, huge strides in natural language processing — into the simultaneous destruction of education and the economy.
December 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I will never forgive tech bros / Silicon Valley / rationalists / etc for transforming amazing recent progress in machine learning — Go solved, proteins folded, huge strides in natural language processing — into the simultaneous destruction of education and the economy.
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Sharing some of my thoughts from the other site but man I'm really pissed off about this shit.
December 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Sharing some of my thoughts from the other site but man I'm really pissed off about this shit.
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright:
- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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December 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright:
- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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This chart shows all objects in the Universe, arranged by mass (vertical) and radius (horizontal).
Let me explain it a bit...
• C. H. Lineweaver and V. M. Patel, “All objects and some questions”, American Journal of Physics 91 (2023), 819-825. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(1/n)
Let me explain it a bit...
• C. H. Lineweaver and V. M. Patel, “All objects and some questions”, American Journal of Physics 91 (2023), 819-825. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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December 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This chart shows all objects in the Universe, arranged by mass (vertical) and radius (horizontal).
Let me explain it a bit...
• C. H. Lineweaver and V. M. Patel, “All objects and some questions”, American Journal of Physics 91 (2023), 819-825. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(1/n)
Let me explain it a bit...
• C. H. Lineweaver and V. M. Patel, “All objects and some questions”, American Journal of Physics 91 (2023), 819-825. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(1/n)
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
What a time to be alive.
NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT 😍
PinKeep is a pinball deckbuilding roguelite – Master the ball and flippers to collect resources and defeat your enemies!
Demo coming in January, wishlist now! 👇
PinKeep is a pinball deckbuilding roguelite – Master the ball and flippers to collect resources and defeat your enemies!
Demo coming in January, wishlist now! 👇
December 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
What a time to be alive.
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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This is VERY BAD, and the decision to accept LLM translations is EVEN WORSE. You want to write in a language you fully* control? Then you pay a translator, OR you feed your paper to the Machine. 1/2
*Note: this is necessary in mathematics, language details are important.
*Note: this is necessary in mathematics, language details are important.
Wow! Now the arXiv is demanding that all papers have a full English-language version, either as the original language or as an included translation.
It looks like this is pushing some French scientists to use HAL instead.
blog.arxiv.org/2025/11/21/u...
It looks like this is pushing some French scientists to use HAL instead.
blog.arxiv.org/2025/11/21/u...
Attention authors: Upcoming policy change to non-English language paper submissions – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is VERY BAD, and the decision to accept LLM translations is EVEN WORSE. You want to write in a language you fully* control? Then you pay a translator, OR you feed your paper to the Machine. 1/2
*Note: this is necessary in mathematics, language details are important.
*Note: this is necessary in mathematics, language details are important.
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
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Bueno, pues la versión 8.16.2 de Calibre trae un LLM integrado (la mal llamada IA) con el que comentar tus libros o al que pedir recomendaciones. Qué bien, ¿eh? Planazo.
Está desactivado por defecto, pero el desarrollador dice que no piensa retirar el LLM ni relegarlo a plugin optativo.
Así que...
Está desactivado por defecto, pero el desarrollador dice que no piensa retirar el LLM ni relegarlo a plugin optativo.
Así que...
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Bueno, pues la versión 8.16.2 de Calibre trae un LLM integrado (la mal llamada IA) con el que comentar tus libros o al que pedir recomendaciones. Qué bien, ¿eh? Planazo.
Está desactivado por defecto, pero el desarrollador dice que no piensa retirar el LLM ni relegarlo a plugin optativo.
Así que...
Está desactivado por defecto, pero el desarrollador dice que no piensa retirar el LLM ni relegarlo a plugin optativo.
Así que...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Axiom's program solved a wrongly stated version of problem #124 that's much easier than the important version.
Erdős wrote about this problem in three papers of Erdos, but in two he omitted a key hypothesis, making it a lot easier. The hard version is still open:
www.erdosproblems.com/124
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Erdős wrote about this problem in three papers of Erdos, but in two he omitted a key hypothesis, making it a lot easier. The hard version is still open:
www.erdosproblems.com/124
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Erdős Problem #124
www.erdosproblems.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Axiom's program solved a wrongly stated version of problem #124 that's much easier than the important version.
Erdős wrote about this problem in three papers of Erdos, but in two he omitted a key hypothesis, making it a lot easier. The hard version is still open:
www.erdosproblems.com/124
(4/n)
Erdős wrote about this problem in three papers of Erdos, but in two he omitted a key hypothesis, making it a lot easier. The hard version is still open:
www.erdosproblems.com/124
(4/n)
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In S17 of #Taskmaster, Nick Mohammed dressed as a vampire for his tasks. The production scrubbed all his reflections when he's dressed like this, but the only way I knew is because someone told me about it. It's subtle and very cool.
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
In S17 of #Taskmaster, Nick Mohammed dressed as a vampire for his tasks. The production scrubbed all his reflections when he's dressed like this, but the only way I knew is because someone told me about it. It's subtle and very cool.
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Found when sorting an old drive. I still, very occasionally, say 'not many badgers in the House of Lords' and this is why:
February 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Found when sorting an old drive. I still, very occasionally, say 'not many badgers in the House of Lords' and this is why:
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Results from the Flocking #paleostream!
Camelops, Daemonosaurus, Panderodus and Eustreptospondylus
Camelops, Daemonosaurus, Panderodus and Eustreptospondylus
December 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Results from the Flocking #paleostream!
Camelops, Daemonosaurus, Panderodus and Eustreptospondylus
Camelops, Daemonosaurus, Panderodus and Eustreptospondylus
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All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
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Doodles for Hong Kong 🇭🇰
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Doodles for Hong Kong 🇭🇰
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
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① Randomly draw 5 cards from a deck of 52. Knowing the ACE OF SPADES was drawn, let p₁ be the probability that there are ≥2 aces in hand.
② Randomly draw 5 cards from a deck of 52. Knowing that SOME ACE was drawn, let p₂ be the probability that there are ≥2 aces in hand.
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② Randomly draw 5 cards from a deck of 52. Knowing that SOME ACE was drawn, let p₂ be the probability that there are ≥2 aces in hand.
🧵⤵️
December 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
① Randomly draw 5 cards from a deck of 52. Knowing the ACE OF SPADES was drawn, let p₁ be the probability that there are ≥2 aces in hand.
② Randomly draw 5 cards from a deck of 52. Knowing that SOME ACE was drawn, let p₂ be the probability that there are ≥2 aces in hand.
🧵⤵️
② Randomly draw 5 cards from a deck of 52. Knowing that SOME ACE was drawn, let p₂ be the probability that there are ≥2 aces in hand.
🧵⤵️
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Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
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chat are we cooked
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
chat are we cooked