Incredible work by the Dallas Fed.

Soooooo when is bluesky deploying bridging systems arxiv.org/abs/2301.09976

I don't really polisci post much anymore because it's like "Hi, political scientist here. I'm a big brain expert who ran 5 trillion lines of code in R and read 900 books and I'm here to tell you it's bad when masked stormtroopers kidnap your baby. Don't forget to like and follow."

I disagree with many moderation decisions from the Bluesky team, but at the same time the toxicity towards the team is making me pretty uncomfortable. I think the priority should be for them to fix this 👇🏼 and for us to start using ATProto as intended and own our own infra and moderation.

🇺🇦🇫🇷 Zelensky: The distance between Moscow and Paris is less than 3,000 km, and the missiles that Russia uses to shell Ukraine have a range of 2,500 km. In two years the Russians will have many missiles with a range of 5,000 km. The sea will protect no one, the ocean will protect no one.

Longcat-Flash-Chat (560B) uh, holy shit this one is intriguing. bare minimum they compare themselves to all the (actual) top models and do okay but inside.. damn this one has some cool ideas huggingface.co/meituan-long...

After we've read 'In 80 days around the world' my 8y old just remarked that if Phileas Fogg had taken the Deutsche Bahn, he would have needed some extra buffer time 😅 DB, you have a serious reputation issue with the young generation...

I don’t know who needs this right now, but I really enjoy browsing “Paper Skygest”, a feed of posts on academic papers *from people you follow*. I think it’s what a lot of us are actually here for

I completely agree with this. I don't like the man's politics at all but I have no doubt that it's _his_ politics we'll get regardless of if he asks ChatGPT about stuff or not.

Every time someone tells me to use fewer em dashes ⸻ I bring out Big Bertha.

We've seen this story a lot. Personal computers were niche in the 80s. Hard to use, it seemed obvs that they would remain toys for nerds. Cell phones were niche, and for the rich. I think the downside prediction for widespread on-device AI is "it takes a decade." "Can't happen" is not an outcome.

Bro, just one more humanoid robot, bro please, this one will be the true general purpose technology bro, this one will fill any labor shortage bro, our nanas and papas will let them into their homes to help them age in place bro, it’s the future bro, I won’t put guns on them I swear bro, bro

This is my feeling as well. It's not quite as mine as peak Twitter was yet but I no longer feel like I'm missing much.

Lee Mager at LSE posted this about ChatGPT Study Mode and I can't stop laughing

If you have infinite data and compute, 1-nearest neighbors is also optimal.

I did it again! Jurassic Park with accurate raptors, a short part 2 #jurassicpark #blender3d

/ * yes, NWT means capital tax is lower the higher-return is the investment - ie incentivising better investments/faster growth, relative to other ways of taxing capital. It's a bug not a feature. Favour entrepreneurs over rentiers and heirs. on.ft.com/44FZKhk /

The four horsemen of CEO fear:

Got damn

"On the Tradeoffs of SSMs and Transformers" by Albert Gu, an excellent read (why is he not on Bsky 😉) goombalab.github.io/blog/2025/tr... 1/2

AI slows down experienced developers (against their expectations) in a randomized controlled trial of AI coding effectiveness. metr.org/Early_2025_A...

Quitting programming as a career right now because of LLMs would be like quitting carpentry as a career thanks to the invention of the table saw.

Europe must defend Europe. #SkyShieldNow

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Come play our game to see how it feels like to get stomped by physically simulated reinforcement learning trained AI killer robots!

Meta just dropped Llama 4 on a weekend! Two new open weight models (Scout and Maverick) and a preview of a model called Behemoth - Scout has a 10 million token context Best information right now appears to be this blog post: ai.meta.com/blog/llama-4...

Nice tutorial arxiv.org/abs/2503.21673

🧪 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. What could happen to users' genetic data? You could be at risk if a buyer alters privacy policy. CA Atty. General Bonta recommends that you invoke your rights and direct 23andMe to delete your data and destroy any samples of genetic material held by the company.🔬🧬

In a phase 3 trial with 2,000 patients undergoing surgery, Journavx as effectively as hydrocodone plus paracetamol and had fewer side effects. It also does not appear to be addictive.

Signal's a great app to keep your communications secure, but make sure you know the identities of the users in your group chats. Our SSD guide on how to use Signal includes guidance on managing your group chat preferences.

Txt STOP to opt out of updates on war plans

please don’t text me war plans, because I’m actually at capacity right now and I don’t think I can hold appropriate space for you. do you have someone else you could reach out to?

TIL that because the FFmpeg project has gained so much experience in hand-writing assembly code to provide huge speedups, they now are putting together a series of lessons for learning assembly: Vibe coding is fun and all, but this is probably a better use of time! github.com/FFmpeg/asm-l...

Kalashnikov was asked about his legacy and the arms he designed and remarked that his greatest aspiration in life was to design farming equipment. This plan was derailed by the Nazis invading. I think of this multiple times a day

Play our video game, it's very good.

Trump has reignited the division of the world into spheres of influence, putting Europe at risk of being sidelined. Europeans must assert their influence by taking a firm stance on Ukraine & investing in the informational space, argues @rmomtaz.bsky.social. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

I wrote up some thoughts about the effect of AI on programmer salaries: seldo.com/posts/ai-eff...

This makes my old latinist heart happy.

This can sometimes take me hours for big numbers. It's true what they say, AI will make programmers 10x as efficient.

It is pointless, but. My US friends - it will not stop after 4 years with next elections. Either you stop it yourself in some way, or there will be no fair elections next time. Democracy is fragile. P.S. If you like what is going on - enjoy.

It's time for individuals and organizations in Europe and other democratic countries to move mission- or life-critical IT services and infrastructure outside the reach of the US government; noting that US tech companies have already largely subordinated themselves. www.huber.embl.de/group/posts/...

Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States

Apropå det, ja... — '”Vi vet inte säkert var informationen från svensk underrättelsetjänst till slut hamnar”, säger Carolina Angelis, länge anställd på Militära underrättelse- och säkerhetstjänsten.' www.svd.se/a/B04eWl/oro...

📊Looking to re-decorate your #dataviz office? You need Boxplot Shelves! |----[ ]--|

If the EU could seize this moment, and issue eurobonds, “it would tap in to a deep well of willing buyers keen to trim US exposure” www.ft.com/content/4ba5...

old Soviet joke for our times: Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to. Guy says: “looking for an obituary.” Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.” Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”

If only Republicans had a fraction of Zelensky’s courage. The US President meanwhile has removed any doubt that he is making the US an adversary to Europe. European leaders must urgently treat the crisis as such. We need war economies in Europe

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Finland’s then-president Niinistö said that the masks had fallen. If anyone was still clinging onto some kind of hope of Trump coming around on Ukraine, this disgrace of a press conference should make everything clear now. Trump is anti-Ukraine. Pro-Russia.