Tim Dobbs
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Come, attend to my beautiful japes
Come, attend to my beautiful japes
Paradise Killer is a trip. Don't miss!
Paradise Killer is free on the Epic Store for a few more hours and it's one of my all-time favourite detective games. I bounced off the demo, and un-bouncing off it turned out to be a great decision.
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/para...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/para...
Paradise Killer | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store
Download and play Paradise Killer at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!
store.epicgames.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Paradise Killer is a trip. Don't miss!
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Paradise Killer is free on the Epic Store for a few more hours and it's one of my all-time favourite detective games. I bounced off the demo, and un-bouncing off it turned out to be a great decision.
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/para...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/para...
Paradise Killer | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store
Download and play Paradise Killer at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!
store.epicgames.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Paradise Killer is free on the Epic Store for a few more hours and it's one of my all-time favourite detective games. I bounced off the demo, and un-bouncing off it turned out to be a great decision.
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/para...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/para...
Not sure the temperature control is going particularly well here
ASN: AS207456 Pangea Connected Limited
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Country: GB
City: London
State: England
Scanned: 2025-05-07T19:43:59
https://computernewb.com/vncresolver/browse#id/299353
#vnc #infosec
December 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Not sure the temperature control is going particularly well here
Realizing that in a Pluribus situation I would ask them to keep making podcasts for me
December 22, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Realizing that in a Pluribus situation I would ask them to keep making podcasts for me
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Accessibility without verifiability isn’t clarity—it’s risk transfer. AI summaries don’t simplify truth; they abstract accountability. If readers can’t validate claims, the output degrades from aid to liability.
I don't know how many times this needs to be said, but apparently a lot: If you are not in a position to verify the accuracy of some synthetic text, the synthetic text is not useful/has a high potential to be misleading.
This is one of those cases.
This is one of those cases.
The rationale I was given for AI Summaries *alongside* ordinary abstracts:
* The AI-generated summaries are intended to be more accessible to non-experts.
(1/3)
* The AI-generated summaries are intended to be more accessible to non-experts.
(1/3)
December 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Accessibility without verifiability isn’t clarity—it’s risk transfer. AI summaries don’t simplify truth; they abstract accountability. If readers can’t validate claims, the output degrades from aid to liability.
Good thread on differing incentives in funding tech companies, and why so much energy goes to things no one wants instead of things that are, like, good businesses
These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking."
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.
“.. Skeptics believe the technical risks are being underestimated and say space-based data centers won’t be competitive on cost, especially if power and other constraints ease on the ground.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Good thread on differing incentives in funding tech companies, and why so much energy goes to things no one wants instead of things that are, like, good businesses
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The thing that gets me about this is that even if we wanted to make a positive AI ad, they never showcase AI being used to enhance someone’s day or improve their workflow. There’s no “it allows me to more easily do what I love.” It’s always presented as a failsafe for the dispassionate and incurious
Every ad for AI is like
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
December 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The thing that gets me about this is that even if we wanted to make a positive AI ad, they never showcase AI being used to enhance someone’s day or improve their workflow. There’s no “it allows me to more easily do what I love.” It’s always presented as a failsafe for the dispassionate and incurious
At our house, the rule of thumb is "AI is a pretty good solution if you don't actually care about the final product"
The thing that gets me about this is that even if we wanted to make a positive AI ad, they never showcase AI being used to enhance someone’s day or improve their workflow. There’s no “it allows me to more easily do what I love.” It’s always presented as a failsafe for the dispassionate and incurious
Every ad for AI is like
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
At our house, the rule of thumb is "AI is a pretty good solution if you don't actually care about the final product"
Is there some way I can just get PDFs of cool zines to show up in my e-reader whenever they're published? Like, this is what RSS is for, right? But no one does that anymore?
I just think it would be cool to have a little digital magazine rack without having to move files around like a chump
I just think it would be cool to have a little digital magazine rack without having to move files around like a chump
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Is there some way I can just get PDFs of cool zines to show up in my e-reader whenever they're published? Like, this is what RSS is for, right? But no one does that anymore?
I just think it would be cool to have a little digital magazine rack without having to move files around like a chump
I just think it would be cool to have a little digital magazine rack without having to move files around like a chump
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Senior center
Robinson, ND
Robinson, ND
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Senior center
Robinson, ND
Robinson, ND
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incubent. daminance.
cuda cuda
cuda cuda
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
incubent. daminance.
cuda cuda
cuda cuda
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computer culture
December 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
computer culture
Anybody know any cool bands I can support on Bandcamp Friday?
Suggesting your band or you friend's band strongly encouraged!
Suggesting your band or you friend's band strongly encouraged!
December 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Anybody know any cool bands I can support on Bandcamp Friday?
Suggesting your band or you friend's band strongly encouraged!
Suggesting your band or you friend's band strongly encouraged!
APE SKETCHES
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
APE SKETCHES
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Happy Birthday (Observed) to the uncontested KING Jonathan The Tortoise, estimated to be 192 years old
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Happy Birthday (Observed) to the uncontested KING Jonathan The Tortoise, estimated to be 192 years old
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
192 MORE YEARS! 192 MORE YEARS!
Got any holiday music recommendations? Looking for something festive to spruce up the old December playlist
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Got any holiday music recommendations? Looking for something festive to spruce up the old December playlist
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This is me being pontkessly contrarian but re AI usage and management I feel like it's less that management is a fake job and more that being in position of power enables one to be increasingly worse at their job in increasingly visible ways without any personal consequences
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is me being pontkessly contrarian but re AI usage and management I feel like it's less that management is a fake job and more that being in position of power enables one to be increasingly worse at their job in increasingly visible ways without any personal consequences
$125 to keep the neighborhood clean! This is good
Never been a greater example of Dudes Rock.
These South Philly dads bought personal street sweepers for their block: ‘It’s like a little Zamboni’
The German device isn't marketed for street cleaning, but when brooms weren't enough to keep their kids safe from broken glass and debris on their block, these three men got ingenious with it.
www.inquirer.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
$125 to keep the neighborhood clean! This is good
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So far Cocoon seems to be a game about carrying orbs from one place to another, and what that means to us as a nation and a people
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So far Cocoon seems to be a game about carrying orbs from one place to another, and what that means to us as a nation and a people
This is, unfortunately, part of my self-conception
For every carefree, "Don't stress, things always work themselves out!" person there is at least one extremely anxious, detail-oriented, forward-thinking loved one or coworker who has spent years behind the scenes making sure things work out
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This is, unfortunately, part of my self-conception
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Stranded on a hostile planet filled with dangers your survival depends on carefully using the limited resources.
wishlist Rhizomatic Compound now! (link in bio)
wishlist Rhizomatic Compound now! (link in bio)
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Stranded on a hostile planet filled with dangers your survival depends on carefully using the limited resources.
wishlist Rhizomatic Compound now! (link in bio)
wishlist Rhizomatic Compound now! (link in bio)
Huh. Why make this protein naturally? Sounds like it just slows growth across the board, which seems like a thing evolution tends not to select for.
Maybe it serves a control function in case it's resource limited?
Anyway, I hope these poplars can really go nuts with the growth.
Maybe it serves a control function in case it's resource limited?
Anyway, I hope these poplars can really go nuts with the growth.
Scientists have identified a protein in poplar that, when turned off, results in increased growth, stronger cell walls and trees that are more disease-resistant.
More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science...
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More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Huh. Why make this protein naturally? Sounds like it just slows growth across the board, which seems like a thing evolution tends not to select for.
Maybe it serves a control function in case it's resource limited?
Anyway, I hope these poplars can really go nuts with the growth.
Maybe it serves a control function in case it's resource limited?
Anyway, I hope these poplars can really go nuts with the growth.
Please fund my new squirrel company
Good enough robots shouldn't have any need for "robotics companies" to exist. Like there's no "squirrel company" doing well since squirrels gained autonomy.
Only robotics companies that ultimately do well have very clear value propositions. “What if we invent general purpose autonomy” is amateur hour.
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Please fund my new squirrel company