“falsification” is manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record;

From Trump's new Gold Standard Science executive order, an error on the scale of the day 1 EO definition of sex.

Popper is rolling over in his grave.

the French are having so much fun being anti-American again

If you think threatening countries is the way to prosper, try that in your life. - Reddit comment

INTRODUCTION

Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines?

Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.

thebullshitmachines.com

Wet crow looking determined with a powerful beak, against a white background.

Yeah, it's rough weather right now.

Keep your head up.

Some of you have a #GitHub based website and portfolio. You might find the post from @nicolo-ribaudo.github.io useful to have a different handle on #BlueSky ;)

wow! got it working easily. Thanks a lot 🫡

welcome homie 🫡

Large bets in election prediction market are from overseas, source says Four accounts on crypto-based prediction market Polymarket that placed large bets on former President Donald Trump winning the 2024 election, and have been the subject of much online speculation, are owned by non-Americans or a non-American, according to a source familiar with the matter on Friday.

Americans aren't allowed to make political bets on betting platforms. Apparently, most of that money flows from outside. www.reuters.com/world/us/lar...

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A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #1,740,676, kaushalya.bsky.social ‪@kaushalya.bsky.social‬, joined on Oct 28, 2023"

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,740,676!

The aI ScieNTist - grifters gonna grift 🙃

Before: As she moved the flashlight beam across the floor, something caught her eye. A glint of metal, half-buried in the dirt floor. After: Curiosity piqued, she knelt down and carefully brushed away the dirt, revealing a rusted key. It's intricate design hinted at a hidden past, whispering of forgotten secrets and locked doors.

Imagine replacing your own words with some kind high-dimensional average of overwritten fanfic — and thinking that's a good thing.

"Curiosity piqued"? No shit. Cut.

Where did this bullshit about "whispered secrets" come from? Was that the author's intent? Even if so, what a purple way to say it.

obviously it was pea-hacking

Hello 👋