LLMs are bad at discriminating generated content from not-generated content; if they were good at it, the generated content would immediately become that much better because you would have a new discriminator you could build in

It's a world-class city!

Hey, they're just demonstrating that plumber is one job not threatened by AI.

1. Number of stories about Trump buying and selling hundreds of millions of dollars in stocks in the first three months of 2026: CBS: 0 CNN: 0 Fox News: 0 NPR: 0 PBS: 0 Politico: 0 Semafor: 0 Business Insider: 0

OK. So if you surveyed only economists, how would they say they adjust their spending after a rate hike?

It is most likely some sort of backroom act of trade or political pressure, of the same sort that had a junior official threatening the Papacy a few months ago. Bully power, rather than bully pulpit. But, as 00s of authors smarter than I have already argued, soft & hard power must walk hand-in-hand.

/2 Just so it’s clear, a judge is not powerless in their own courtroom. A judge could absolutely take action to ease this woman’s pain and humiliation. Judges have acted strongly for far, far less: ktul.com/news/nation-...

NYC Public Defenders Condemn the Treatment of Samantha Randazzo, Who Gave Birth While Handcuffed to a Bench in an Open Courtroom at Brooklyn Arraignments

IL MIO GUSTO DI GELATO PREFERITO

When you can’t control the image.

Welland Canal, looking north toward Lock 1. You can see the lift bridge raised on the right. This was the first ship we saw in our 3 days here.

This is a good essay on the interaction between the structures of society and the state on one hand and the military on the other.

A family reunited. Gift link.

Chinese newspaper cartoon (Today... 😂 )

The silence is conspicuous: virtually nobody in Toronto who can do anything about it, or running to be in a position to do so, is talking about the police despite the biggest scandals in the force's history of late. What's up with that? I dig into it in my @thestar.com column this weekend.

Hiking in the mountains today. Walked back over the Lions Gate just in time for a Disney cruise ship to pass under. Volume up, wait for it…

The woke scolds are trying to make this about racism. But Musk is right. It's about historical and scientific integrity. When the God of Thunder disguises himself as a swan to seduce and fuck a queen and the resulting baby hatches from an egg, *of course* the baby will be white. It's just science.

He literally looks like Captain Kangaroo.

« Ils semblent chercher une certaine Sarah Connor »

New liar's paradox just dropped

[VIDEO] How the French Navy achieves 80% frigate availability 🇫🇷 The @MarineNationale is maximizing frigate availability through developing its approach to maintenance and operations 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=U823...

As Patrick Henry once said, "give me rapid, unpleasant catastrophe, or give me death!"

David Attenborough: “Here in a suburban cul-de-sac, a curious gathering unfolds. The Waymos, drawn by an instinct we are only beginning to understand, converge in silent ceremony. Headlights flicker. A solitary horn calls into the night. A mating dance begins”

So is the fraud in the room with us now, JD?

I am visiting in Ontario and I'm pleased to see some old friends. 🪶

I am visiting in Ontario and I'm pleased to see some old friends.

tbf, "few-her" is probably accurately self descriptive.

Raising the Flag Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

One in 5 new cars in BC, where EVs are subsidized. One in 20 in Alberta, where EVs face a special yearly tax

Well, safe to say we're all thinking the same thing right now. Bake sale.

"Prediction markets have democratized the United Fruit model."

As the sixth British PM in a decade is about to resign, we now have Italian politics without the cuisine

Starmer shall never vanquished be, until great Burnham wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him.

I find this sort of means-testing to be strikingly anti-family. People lose their minds about the estate tax with a multimillion dollar exemption, but then apply high implicit taxes on the modest intra-family transfers of poor people

Note that women overwhelmingly kill their partners to escape their abuse, while men overwhelmingly kill their partners because a) the partners want to escape them, b) they want to marry someone else without loss of money/property/control of offspring, or c) both the above.

Turn it up for what?! Prettying the plumage on your stochastic parrot via the “secret” work of the LLM “creativity” dial. Behind the paywall because I am not at all sure that this is right. But I do find it a very interesting rabbit hole to try to go down and then think my way through **Model... 1/

Russia's deportation and forced adoption of Ukrainian children is a deliberate attempt to break Ukraine's future. Important that we agreed to impose new EU sanctions against those responsible. Countering this abhorrent practice is an absolute priority for the Netherlands. 1/2

You've heard of data centers in space. That's a really stupid idea. Now, for the exciting sequel: mirrors in space. Also a really stupid idea. www.physicsmatt.com/blog/2026/5/...

An amazing accomplishment. I watch a channel of math lectures that has 345 *thousand* subscribers. youtube.com/@michaelpenn...

Being a Ukrainian mother is… …about making split-second decisions, overcoming your own fears for the sake of your children, finding strength when it feels like there is none — and always having faith — in those looking up to you. Happy Mother’s Day❤️ 🧵

Ah yes, both sides, who can say, really.

happy mother’s day to everyone with problematic mothers

A Red-shouldered Hawk, drying its feathers on a wet day, and giving a great view of the wonderful patterns. #Raptors is the #BirdoftheDay theme. #Birds 🪶 #eck

Rapid unscheduled disassembly www.wired.com/story/the-la...

It's been a long while since we had news of a project change because of elf-dwellings and it's high time, I say. Article heading: Hot-water pipeline rerouted to avoid offending elves.

Folks, amazing things are happening on the other side. Seamless pivot from "the Moon landings were fake and they hid it from us" to "the Moon landings were real and they hid it from us."

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

Canada's main strategic challenges are downstream of it's population & economy being only 1/10 the size of its neighbour & primary trading partner. The gov's strategic imperative ought to have been doing everything to close the gap instead of spending decades distracted by petty domestic squabbles.