I don't understand how so many AI folk can be socially-conservative reactionaries. What's the point in building the technology of the future just to recreate the worst bits of the past?

Salting the vibes, making them more flavorful, more tasty, just plain better

Dog update: at only ten months old, Goldie is already so gentle, so good with the kids, and so good for the kids (and the rest of us!). To my great surprise, I seem to have become a "dog person"

The vibes needed more salt

You have at least as many reasons to mask as you have internal organs that you value

At this point, if you tell me you don't know anyone with Long Covid, I will know that you are a) wrong due to no-one trusting you with sensitive health information, b) wrong due to you being generally clueless, c) wrong for other reasons or d) an octopus

Are you also keeping a mental record of what everyone in your life has ever said/is doing about covid so that you can assess risk? Isn't it exhausting?

I'm switching over to BlueSky for a bit—it's nice there! bsky.app/profile/maosbo…

We sent this letter to Gavin Newsom this morning. He should sign SB 1047! 🧵

A reminder that you are not on Twitter—you are on X, Twitter’s hollowed-out corpse

I lost the key to my bike lock, spent about two hours searching, failed, tried drilling out the lock, failed, bought and tried some boltcutters, failed, called a locksmith with an angle grinder, who succeeded, and then, almost immediately, my wife found the key

There are loads of great AI accounts active on the alternative to this app that is not run by Elon Musk

Switch to Bluesky! - Astonishing growth - Easy to sign-up and use - Great safety features (e.g. detach your tweet from a QT) - Open-source - Decentralized architecture - User-chosen algorithms - Public benefit corporate structure! - Be an early adopter - It's popping over there