potatolicious
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The only true way is the Canadian way
(As much as I wish it was a joke, it is in fact not one and this is exactly how it works here)
(As much as I wish it was a joke, it is in fact not one and this is exactly how it works here)
December 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The only true way is the Canadian way
(As much as I wish it was a joke, it is in fact not one and this is exactly how it works here)
(As much as I wish it was a joke, it is in fact not one and this is exactly how it works here)
Absolutely superb piece that expresses a lot of what I’ve been thinking, but far more eloquently. Not even gonna add to it - just go read it.
Superb piece on why “AI” is bad user design from @sifu.tweety.fish - and why AI proponents and skeptics so frequently seem to be talking completely past each other.
buttondown.com/apperceptive...
buttondown.com/apperceptive...
"AI" is bad UX
teapot from the cover of Don Norman’s “The Design of Everyday Things” clumsily ‘shopped by me "AI" means bad UX There is an emergent strain of thought in...
buttondown.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Absolutely superb piece that expresses a lot of what I’ve been thinking, but far more eloquently. Not even gonna add to it - just go read it.
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Thing I love about SFO: parallel departures like a friggin aircraft carrier.
December 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thing I love about SFO: parallel departures like a friggin aircraft carrier.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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“Prediction markets” are just reinventing back alley prop bets on everything. They’re not some unique source of collective truth, they’re not providing any value to anyone. It’s just betting. That’s all it is.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“Prediction markets” are just reinventing back alley prop bets on everything. They’re not some unique source of collective truth, they’re not providing any value to anyone. It’s just betting. That’s all it is.
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Dredd 2. Hell, the entire Dredd Cinematic Universe.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Dredd 2. Hell, the entire Dredd Cinematic Universe.
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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Companies should *never* ask employees to float or front money for them. If an employee incurs expenses on behalf of the company they should be given a company payment instrument.
“Put it on your card and file for reimbursement” should never be required nor the default.
“Put it on your card and file for reimbursement” should never be required nor the default.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Companies should *never* ask employees to float or front money for them. If an employee incurs expenses on behalf of the company they should be given a company payment instrument.
“Put it on your card and file for reimbursement” should never be required nor the default.
“Put it on your card and file for reimbursement” should never be required nor the default.
The greatest obstacle to the widespread acceptance and proliferation of AI technology appears to be... AI companies themselves. Their preternatural ability to create totally antisocial products, more than anything else, threatens a whole new AI winter.
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
October 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The greatest obstacle to the widespread acceptance and proliferation of AI technology appears to be... AI companies themselves. Their preternatural ability to create totally antisocial products, more than anything else, threatens a whole new AI winter.
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Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
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Stress-Free Eric Adams Spends Day Bribing Pigeons In Central Park
September 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Stress-Free Eric Adams Spends Day Bribing Pigeons In Central Park
Most replies to this focus on story-driven games, but IMO there's a lot to be said for games that are intensely good at gameplay mechanics.
Good examples: the stealth tactics games from the now-defunct Mimimi studio. Shadow Gambit is IMO an example of the pinnacle of gameplay design.
Good examples: the stealth tactics games from the now-defunct Mimimi studio. Shadow Gambit is IMO an example of the pinnacle of gameplay design.
(honest question) what are the “good” video games? artistically i mean, not in a “i enjoyed this escapist slop” kind of way
Well. It's not Red Dead Redemption 2, but it's like one of three video games I'd genuinely consider good.
September 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Most replies to this focus on story-driven games, but IMO there's a lot to be said for games that are intensely good at gameplay mechanics.
Good examples: the stealth tactics games from the now-defunct Mimimi studio. Shadow Gambit is IMO an example of the pinnacle of gameplay design.
Good examples: the stealth tactics games from the now-defunct Mimimi studio. Shadow Gambit is IMO an example of the pinnacle of gameplay design.
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Studio 60
Journeyman
Jericho
Better Off Ted
Journeyman
Jericho
Better Off Ted
Everyone has a 1-2 season TV show they sorely miss and not enough people knew about that you are always praising the heavens about.
What's yours?
What's yours?
September 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Studio 60
Journeyman
Jericho
Better Off Ted
Journeyman
Jericho
Better Off Ted
I am incandescently angry that "AI safety" people have spent years chasing Skynet thought experiments instead of *this shit*, which has always been far more likely and far more important.
4o's agreeable sycophancy was a major driver of the product's growth and also one of the most immoral product features in tech history
correlation isn't causation but this is a pretty easy visual correlation between "using chatgpt constantly" and "committing suicide"
August 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I am incandescently angry that "AI safety" people have spent years chasing Skynet thought experiments instead of *this shit*, which has always been far more likely and far more important.
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appreciating the miracles of modern technology while still understanding its limitations is one of the most important modern skills one can cultivate
the "that's cool" to "that can do anything" pipeline has been weaponized, but it's not enough to just retreat to the safety of "actually, it sucks"
the "that's cool" to "that can do anything" pipeline has been weaponized, but it's not enough to just retreat to the safety of "actually, it sucks"
August 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
appreciating the miracles of modern technology while still understanding its limitations is one of the most important modern skills one can cultivate
the "that's cool" to "that can do anything" pipeline has been weaponized, but it's not enough to just retreat to the safety of "actually, it sucks"
the "that's cool" to "that can do anything" pipeline has been weaponized, but it's not enough to just retreat to the safety of "actually, it sucks"
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Lads the HONK I just honked
August 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Lads the HONK I just honked
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Happy Zero Cool Day to all who celebrate.
August 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Happy Zero Cool Day to all who celebrate.
Dear LinkedIn: please stop trying to make me play games on your app. You are the absolute last party in the world I want video games from.
July 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Dear LinkedIn: please stop trying to make me play games on your app. You are the absolute last party in the world I want video games from.
A great post and in line with my experience: *especially* the bit about chaining reliability. It has been a classic ML problem since forever and it turns out LLMs still have all the same properties of ML generally, for good and bad.
Some really good detail in this post on the limitations of agent architectures: utkarshkanwat.com/writing/bett...
Why I'm Betting Against AI Agents in 2025 (Despite Building Them)
I've built 12+ production AI agent systems across development, DevOps, and data operations. Here's why the current hype around autonomous agents is mathematically impossible and what actually works in...
utkarshkanwat.com
July 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A great post and in line with my experience: *especially* the bit about chaining reliability. It has been a classic ML problem since forever and it turns out LLMs still have all the same properties of ML generally, for good and bad.
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Gardetto's with just pumpernickel chips is a truly GOAT snack.
July 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Gardetto's with just pumpernickel chips is a truly GOAT snack.