Propriety
@proprietous.bsky.social
Engineer, Morosoph, Polymath, Pogonophile.
Philadelphia Maneto
Philadelphia Maneto
So far I have made this week:
Gingerbread
Orange cranberry loaf
Rye chocolate chip cookies
Saland-e Nakhod (chickpea curry)
Currently on the stove:
Black beans (for tomorrow)
Currently in the oven:
Flan de leche (for tomorrow)
Gingerbread
Orange cranberry loaf
Rye chocolate chip cookies
Saland-e Nakhod (chickpea curry)
Currently on the stove:
Black beans (for tomorrow)
Currently in the oven:
Flan de leche (for tomorrow)
December 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
So far I have made this week:
Gingerbread
Orange cranberry loaf
Rye chocolate chip cookies
Saland-e Nakhod (chickpea curry)
Currently on the stove:
Black beans (for tomorrow)
Currently in the oven:
Flan de leche (for tomorrow)
Gingerbread
Orange cranberry loaf
Rye chocolate chip cookies
Saland-e Nakhod (chickpea curry)
Currently on the stove:
Black beans (for tomorrow)
Currently in the oven:
Flan de leche (for tomorrow)
Heated Rivalry... wow. Yes. YES
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Heated Rivalry... wow. Yes. YES
A huge amount of useful research and software that has nothing to do with LLMs is being branded as "AI" in an attempt to ride the hype/secure funding/make money.
When the next AI winter hits, a lot of it will be abandoned or starved of funding. The garbage is going to destroy legitimate CS.
When the next AI winter hits, a lot of it will be abandoned or starved of funding. The garbage is going to destroy legitimate CS.
This is one of the biggest problems with so-called "AI". EVERY branch of computer science and thought ever accomplished is now included as part of "AI". It's a gigantic hoax. Guess what? Computers, research and algos all existed before the current hoax.
Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
November 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A huge amount of useful research and software that has nothing to do with LLMs is being branded as "AI" in an attempt to ride the hype/secure funding/make money.
When the next AI winter hits, a lot of it will be abandoned or starved of funding. The garbage is going to destroy legitimate CS.
When the next AI winter hits, a lot of it will be abandoned or starved of funding. The garbage is going to destroy legitimate CS.
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social this feels very relevant to your interests. Poetry as an attack vector to jailbreak LLMs
This study show that using poems to jailbreak LLMs is... super effective? What the heck.
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social this feels very relevant to your interests. Poetry as an attack vector to jailbreak LLMs
Governor Shapiro very clearly does not care about public transit, which by extension means he does not care about Philadelphia.
He probably takes our support for granted. Buddy, I've got bad news for you.
He probably takes our support for granted. Buddy, I've got bad news for you.
Gov. Josh Shapiro is calling the state budget that came out of the Pennsylvania legislature’s monthslong stalemate an across-the-board victory. What does it mean for his national brand?
Gov. Josh Shapiro says national Democrats folded in the federal shutdown, while he stayed ‘at the table’ for Pa.’s late budget deal
As Shapiro portrays the outcome of Pennsylvania’s 2025 state budget as an across-the-board victory, the path to get there was harder, messier, and longer than anyone in Harrisburg would have liked.
www.inquirer.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Governor Shapiro very clearly does not care about public transit, which by extension means he does not care about Philadelphia.
He probably takes our support for granted. Buddy, I've got bad news for you.
He probably takes our support for granted. Buddy, I've got bad news for you.
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In his budget speech @governor.pa.gov was careful to not say the word 'Philadelphia' once over the 30 minutes, even when talking about next year's 250th anniversary of the US: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjNN...
He's treating Philadelphia as too politically toxic to even mention, let alone defend.
He's treating Philadelphia as too politically toxic to even mention, let alone defend.
Governor Shapiro to Sign 2025-26 General Appropriations Act Into Law
YouTube video by Governor Shapiro
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In his budget speech @governor.pa.gov was careful to not say the word 'Philadelphia' once over the 30 minutes, even when talking about next year's 250th anniversary of the US: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjNN...
He's treating Philadelphia as too politically toxic to even mention, let alone defend.
He's treating Philadelphia as too politically toxic to even mention, let alone defend.
Woohoo New York City!!!!!! Happy for you
Thank goodness, it looks like Pennsylvania retained its three Democratic supreme Court justices too. A good night!!!
Thank goodness, it looks like Pennsylvania retained its three Democratic supreme Court justices too. A good night!!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Woohoo New York City!!!!!! Happy for you
Thank goodness, it looks like Pennsylvania retained its three Democratic supreme Court justices too. A good night!!!
Thank goodness, it looks like Pennsylvania retained its three Democratic supreme Court justices too. A good night!!!
@ischeneydeadyet.bsky.social you might want to find the login for your account. :)
November 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
@ischeneydeadyet.bsky.social you might want to find the login for your account. :)
Was waiting to get into the aquarium in Osaka and spotted a celebrity back stage at an outdoor rock concert... it's @chiitan.love!!!!!! I was too shy to go try to say hello. Superstar!!! Queer icon!!! We stan
October 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Was waiting to get into the aquarium in Osaka and spotted a celebrity back stage at an outdoor rock concert... it's @chiitan.love!!!!!! I was too shy to go try to say hello. Superstar!!! Queer icon!!! We stan
In Tokyo for two weeks! Stumbled across a municipal fun fare where you can queue to get in a robotic exoskeleton suit boxing match
They're really living in the 3000 over here
They're really living in the 3000 over here
October 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
In Tokyo for two weeks! Stumbled across a municipal fun fare where you can queue to get in a robotic exoskeleton suit boxing match
They're really living in the 3000 over here
They're really living in the 3000 over here
We leave for 日本 水曜日 and 私は 日本ご れんしゅうしました for the last few 月 and I've made 少し progress but I feel like it's not enough… I'm sure I can cram the rest of the entire language in in the next 24 hours. Right?
That's definitely a reasonable plan that will set me up for success right???
That's definitely a reasonable plan that will set me up for success right???
October 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We leave for 日本 水曜日 and 私は 日本ご れんしゅうしました for the last few 月 and I've made 少し progress but I feel like it's not enough… I'm sure I can cram the rest of the entire language in in the next 24 hours. Right?
That's definitely a reasonable plan that will set me up for success right???
That's definitely a reasonable plan that will set me up for success right???
@thornmarch.bsky.social happy birthday!!! Hope you have a good one! 🎈🎂🎉
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
@thornmarch.bsky.social happy birthday!!! Hope you have a good one! 🎈🎂🎉
One of the best comics being made!!! The first volume came out beautifully. Don't miss the edge staining!!!
October 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
One of the best comics being made!!! The first volume came out beautifully. Don't miss the edge staining!!!
In advance of our upcoming trip to Japan I thought for nostalgia's sake I'd boot up The World Ends With You, pulled up my old save file and uhhhh..
Apparently some time has passed. 😵💫
Apparently some time has passed. 😵💫
October 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
In advance of our upcoming trip to Japan I thought for nostalgia's sake I'd boot up The World Ends With You, pulled up my old save file and uhhhh..
Apparently some time has passed. 😵💫
Apparently some time has passed. 😵💫
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Good morning! It's Pizzamas, and that means I can finally tell people about THIS:
pizzamas.com/collections/...
I wrote another Pizzamas Dungeons and Dragons adventure!
It's got tons of Nerdfighter references (and a few just for the LRR fans, heh heh), jokes and a message board!
pizzamas.com/collections/...
I wrote another Pizzamas Dungeons and Dragons adventure!
It's got tons of Nerdfighter references (and a few just for the LRR fans, heh heh), jokes and a message board!
Pizzamas One Shot - Part II
Did you absolutely love the first adventure? Well we’ve got a new one cooked up for you! Now with some new pre-gen characters and packed with a whole lot of excitement! Are you a DM? If you purchase t...
pizzamas.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Good morning! It's Pizzamas, and that means I can finally tell people about THIS:
pizzamas.com/collections/...
I wrote another Pizzamas Dungeons and Dragons adventure!
It's got tons of Nerdfighter references (and a few just for the LRR fans, heh heh), jokes and a message board!
pizzamas.com/collections/...
I wrote another Pizzamas Dungeons and Dragons adventure!
It's got tons of Nerdfighter references (and a few just for the LRR fans, heh heh), jokes and a message board!
Jaya's last piece for Eater is incredible: so perfectly captures the arc of cultural change regarding food we've all lived through the past 20 years.
Here it is, my last piece for @eater.bsky.social: my treatise on the last 20 years of food culture, and how food turned into fandom. I really hope you read it. www.eater.com/food-culture...
Nobody Wants to Be a Foodie
How “foodie” went from badge of honor to cringey term to pejorative smear and all the way back again.
www.eater.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Jaya's last piece for Eater is incredible: so perfectly captures the arc of cultural change regarding food we've all lived through the past 20 years.
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If you've designed a "park" and you include so much asphalt that every intersection ends up looking like this, you've messed up:
September 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If you've designed a "park" and you include so much asphalt that every intersection ends up looking like this, you've messed up:
Sometimes you spend an hour tracking down the source of a tumblr post and fall down a rabbit hole of stock photo websites that scrape the public domain database of the art institute of chicago's collection to sell the images for money
anyway short coat (japan, 1801-1850) now has proper attribution
anyway short coat (japan, 1801-1850) now has proper attribution
September 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Sometimes you spend an hour tracking down the source of a tumblr post and fall down a rabbit hole of stock photo websites that scrape the public domain database of the art institute of chicago's collection to sell the images for money
anyway short coat (japan, 1801-1850) now has proper attribution
anyway short coat (japan, 1801-1850) now has proper attribution
Things we got at SPX this year! Left is me, right is mostly Colin. See alt text for names of stuff!
September 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Things we got at SPX this year! Left is me, right is mostly Colin. See alt text for names of stuff!
Got my Covid and flu shots yesterday! A local pharmacy had them and were doing walk-ins. Hooray for local pharmacies!
Also I just went to the gym and I feel like a truck hit me LOL
Also I just went to the gym and I feel like a truck hit me LOL
September 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Got my Covid and flu shots yesterday! A local pharmacy had them and were doing walk-ins. Hooray for local pharmacies!
Also I just went to the gym and I feel like a truck hit me LOL
Also I just went to the gym and I feel like a truck hit me LOL
@kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com Hope you've had a happy day!!! :) 🎉🎂🎁🎈
September 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
@kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com Hope you've had a happy day!!! :) 🎉🎂🎁🎈
I feel like at this point I should be entitled to compensation for still having the LOST numbers memorized.
September 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I feel like at this point I should be entitled to compensation for still having the LOST numbers memorized.
Hey have you heard? Eel facts dot net
I hope you’re all enjoying this descent into madness.
The important thing to remember is what while I can’t sing, neither can eels, so this little jingle is very scientifically accurate.
So please. Get an eel facts advent calendar. You don’t have to wait until Christmas for eels. EelFacts.Net
The important thing to remember is what while I can’t sing, neither can eels, so this little jingle is very scientifically accurate.
So please. Get an eel facts advent calendar. You don’t have to wait until Christmas for eels. EelFacts.Net
August 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Hey have you heard? Eel facts dot net
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social in case you blissfully missed it Sam Altman's making up nonsense about Dyson Spheres now
Give him another six months and he'll be proposing data centers on Mars and you'll have just the book to send him!
Give him another six months and he'll be proposing data centers on Mars and you'll have just the book to send him!
The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe
August 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social in case you blissfully missed it Sam Altman's making up nonsense about Dyson Spheres now
Give him another six months and he'll be proposing data centers on Mars and you'll have just the book to send him!
Give him another six months and he'll be proposing data centers on Mars and you'll have just the book to send him!
@kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com An acquaintance is in Japan right now studying community space and play area design and they posted this this morning and I thought of you!!! Community announcement board as deeply overlooked yet vital urban community builder!
August 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
@kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com An acquaintance is in Japan right now studying community space and play area design and they posted this this morning and I thought of you!!! Community announcement board as deeply overlooked yet vital urban community builder!