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Sammy
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· Feb 26
I analyzed the DOGE wall of receipts. At best, the savings only cover 11% ($7B) of the estimated savings of $65B. This is assuming the "savings" values on the site are calculated correctly.
Read more here: textabyss.com/us/doge
Read more here: textabyss.com/us/doge
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i don’t like the “parrot” framing personally, at the very least i’d like people using it to engage with the reality of emergent behavior (linked)
On the Biology of a Large Language Model
We investigate the internal mechanisms used by Claude 3.5 Haiku — Anthropic's lightweight production model — in a variety of contexts, using our circuit tracing methodology.
transformer-circuits.pub
July 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
i don’t like the “parrot” framing personally, at the very least i’d like people using it to engage with the reality of emergent behavior (linked)
LLMs + tool calling feels like such a big advancement. (Emphasis on FEELS).
What happens when they push an update to the model? What happens when their service goes down?
Those two questions seem to hold it back entirely. Such a massive risk with regressions, downtime, and unpredictability.
What happens when they push an update to the model? What happens when their service goes down?
Those two questions seem to hold it back entirely. Such a massive risk with regressions, downtime, and unpredictability.
July 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
LLMs + tool calling feels like such a big advancement. (Emphasis on FEELS).
What happens when they push an update to the model? What happens when their service goes down?
Those two questions seem to hold it back entirely. Such a massive risk with regressions, downtime, and unpredictability.
What happens when they push an update to the model? What happens when their service goes down?
Those two questions seem to hold it back entirely. Such a massive risk with regressions, downtime, and unpredictability.
I think AI has only been super helpful with architecting sample data when starting a project... other than that its like babysitting an engineer who likes to go beyond the bounds of a reasonable scope + write convincing, buggy code.
June 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I think AI has only been super helpful with architecting sample data when starting a project... other than that its like babysitting an engineer who likes to go beyond the bounds of a reasonable scope + write convincing, buggy code.
PREACH
Anyone who tells you otherwise hasn’t built software from scratch that is best-in-class
And likely things software is all solved by now
But it’s NOT
Those who invent the next chapter I cannot see doing it relying mostly on AI. Quite the opposite
And likely things software is all solved by now
But it’s NOT
Those who invent the next chapter I cannot see doing it relying mostly on AI. Quite the opposite
May 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
PREACH
Been architecting my next POC. Is this what we are calling agents? Workers/Service + OpenAI Tool Calling?
May 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Been architecting my next POC. Is this what we are calling agents? Workers/Service + OpenAI Tool Calling?
I just started using Cursor pro after not using it for months (now it costs to use regardless). I find it super _ironic_ that the advice in software engineering is to think before you code, but this puppy just edits and writes code across multiple files _immediately_ without guidance. 1/4
May 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I just started using Cursor pro after not using it for months (now it costs to use regardless). I find it super _ironic_ that the advice in software engineering is to think before you code, but this puppy just edits and writes code across multiple files _immediately_ without guidance. 1/4
BREAKING: Trump to re-open RadioShack across the United States
May 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
BREAKING: Trump to re-open RadioShack across the United States
First half marathon ✅
April 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
First half marathon ✅
Just moderately bombed a technical interview... ugh
April 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Just moderately bombed a technical interview... ugh
Penguins received more tariffs than Putin.
April 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Penguins received more tariffs than Putin.
Run, Read, Write - my 2025
March 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Run, Read, Write - my 2025
Can someone explain this to me? Since when is having a certain ideology lawful or not?
March 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Can someone explain this to me? Since when is having a certain ideology lawful or not?
Just discovered @tornadoarchive.com
I was able to look up info on the Feb 10, 2009 tornado that my family and I had to shelter from. Check out the explorer here: tornadoarchive.com/explorer
Awesome work! Super awesome tech. In particular, this tornado sounded like a freight train as it went by.
I was able to look up info on the Feb 10, 2009 tornado that my family and I had to shelter from. Check out the explorer here: tornadoarchive.com/explorer
Awesome work! Super awesome tech. In particular, this tornado sounded like a freight train as it went by.
Tornado Archive Data Explorer - Tornado Archive
View historical tornado information
tornadoarchive.com
March 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Just discovered @tornadoarchive.com
I was able to look up info on the Feb 10, 2009 tornado that my family and I had to shelter from. Check out the explorer here: tornadoarchive.com/explorer
Awesome work! Super awesome tech. In particular, this tornado sounded like a freight train as it went by.
I was able to look up info on the Feb 10, 2009 tornado that my family and I had to shelter from. Check out the explorer here: tornadoarchive.com/explorer
Awesome work! Super awesome tech. In particular, this tornado sounded like a freight train as it went by.
The problem is that if you can convince Elon Musk you are smart, you can get unfettered access to all of his companies and now the most sensitive systems in the United States government.
March 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The problem is that if you can convince Elon Musk you are smart, you can get unfettered access to all of his companies and now the most sensitive systems in the United States government.
2/2 on cold emails landing interviews. Its the only way in this day and age.
March 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
2/2 on cold emails landing interviews. Its the only way in this day and age.
Do you guys think Trump has a driver's license? Or has ever had one?
March 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Do you guys think Trump has a driver's license? Or has ever had one?
Tesla down 12% today alone. That is insane.
March 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Tesla down 12% today alone. That is insane.
TIL that it was only in 2011 that Facebook moved to HTTPS. That seems wild to me.
info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faceboo....
info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faceboo....
Facebook - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TIL that it was only in 2011 that Facebook moved to HTTPS. That seems wild to me.
info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faceboo....
info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faceboo....
BREAKING: Trump announces 30,000% tariff on lab mice. 🚨‼️
March 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BREAKING: Trump announces 30,000% tariff on lab mice. 🚨‼️
Reposted by Sammy
You can now read about projects that were interrupted when 18F was disbanded.
One of them was with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), which ensures military service members and Americans overseas are able to vote, and that their votes are counted.
18f.org/projects/#fe...
One of them was with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), which ensures military service members and Americans overseas are able to vote, and that their votes are counted.
18f.org/projects/#fe...
Projects interrupted
For over 11 years, 18F has been proudly serving the American people to make government technology work better. We are non-partisan civil servants. 18F has worked on hundreds of projects, all designed ...
18f.org
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
You can now read about projects that were interrupted when 18F was disbanded.
One of them was with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), which ensures military service members and Americans overseas are able to vote, and that their votes are counted.
18f.org/projects/#fe...
One of them was with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), which ensures military service members and Americans overseas are able to vote, and that their votes are counted.
18f.org/projects/#fe...
In the meeting with Zelensky and Trump, the US only acknowledged one threat - Europe. A question was asked about it, and it felt manufactured to give the illusion of friction between the US and Europe.
Entire breakdown here: textabyss.com/blog/content...
Entire breakdown here: textabyss.com/blog/content...
On Febuary 28th, 2025 President Zelensky of Ukraine visited the White House and held a press conference with President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
textabyss.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In the meeting with Zelensky and Trump, the US only acknowledged one threat - Europe. A question was asked about it, and it felt manufactured to give the illusion of friction between the US and Europe.
Entire breakdown here: textabyss.com/blog/content...
Entire breakdown here: textabyss.com/blog/content...
2pm: To further caffeinate, or to forbear?
March 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
2pm: To further caffeinate, or to forbear?
It seems to me that saving $600 per tax payer (finite, single savings) is not worth completely gutting our scientific research, education system, and economic stability long term. NOTE: their receipts only add up to $200/tax payer btw.
March 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It seems to me that saving $600 per tax payer (finite, single savings) is not worth completely gutting our scientific research, education system, and economic stability long term. NOTE: their receipts only add up to $200/tax payer btw.
DOGE has added a new table for grants that they are cutting. They also have updated their "estimated" savings to $105B. I updated my scripts and scraped the actual data on the page to compare (you can find the summary data/scripts here: github.com/sammydowds/d...).
SUMMARY BELOW
SUMMARY BELOW
github.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
DOGE has added a new table for grants that they are cutting. They also have updated their "estimated" savings to $105B. I updated my scripts and scraped the actual data on the page to compare (you can find the summary data/scripts here: github.com/sammydowds/d...).
SUMMARY BELOW
SUMMARY BELOW