It's a mathematical probability engine. Not a thinking machine. The fact that everyone just keeps saying it's an thinking machine when it's just a spicy predictive text machine is the biggest marketing win of the century. youtu.be/0vvVo0Um1HY?...
this is one of the most interesting things I've read about AI. Ben Affleck just sold his AI startup to Netflix for $600m. it's based on his analysis - as someone who's worked in movies for decades - of what AI is *actually useful for*. which is eg: adjusting film lighting.
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Stevens to RFK Jr: "To top it off, Mr Secretary, I got a copy of HR-944. You know what it is? It's your impeachment articles, sir. You have abused your office, you have gutted America's public health! You should be ashamed."
I don't think young teen me, reading Breakfast of Champions for the first time, had any idea just how much that illustration would come to mind for four-decades-on me
Affirmative action for those who hate affirmative action
It's 2026 and the US strategy is murder and piracy on the high seas.
If Bluesky engineers insist on crediting their successes to “AI” while praising vibe-coding, it’s only reasonable for the rest of us to blame their failures on “AI” and vibe-coding as well.
Yeah, they are a potential point of failure. I used PLA-CF, which looks good and also is a little more durable. And I kept the tolerances tight, so there isn't a lot of travel. But I do expect them to fail someday.
An electronic device in a dark grey-black case, with a small red LED in the upper left, a character LCD display on the upper right, and connected to an orange USB cable.
A yellow Arduino clone with a few peripherals, including an LED, an LCD character display, and five buttons.
A rendering of a 3D model of the case
A close up view of the buttons printed directly into the top surface of the case. There are five buttons arranged in a classic cross pattern.
Another day, another project: created a case for an Arduino-based controller thingie. This one took a couple of tries to get it right, but like the result, especially the cut out buttons.
Funny, I don't even have to use it for AI to make me feel like I want to give up and not try
Yeah, I thought about that but
1. While the Man-Kzin universe does have force screens, it seems unlikely that there is one here
2. There's no joke if we explain why the image is correct in-universe 😉
Neither the man nor the kzin should be feeling too great…it looks like they're both exposed to a naked vacuum!
Digging deeper into the words used to market a product is always a good idea.
What does the marketer want you to believe, regardless of what the product or service really does for or to you?
He won't get any older and he won't ever die.
It used to be when a business shut down, a cell phone store would magically pop up. Now it's AI infrastructure. 🤔
This man would write his name on the Moon if he could.
He didn't spend seven years in evil medical school to call himself mister, he thought it was a picture of a doctor.
A prototype of a 3D printed wall bracket, laying on a wooden desk surface. The print was done without supports, so there are several strands of loose material where the printer attempted to bridge a large gap over open air.
A prototype of a 3D printed wall bracket, looking down into the print where several strands of material are hanging loose where the printer attempted to bridge a large gap.
A prototype of a 3D printed wall bracket, showing several loose strands of material.
I printed this bracket with tree supports and variable layer heights in about six hours and got a very good print.
Before that, I ran off a 1 hour prototype with no supports. Given the deep overhang and six inch bridge, I am amazed it printed at all, let alone with a semi-usable result!
Raspberry Pi 400 desktop computer hang on a wall with a 3D printed bracket.
Raspberry Pi 400 desktop computer hang on a wall with a 3D printed bracket. There are a bunch of cables in front of it, and a Motu audio interface on the desk below it.
Continuing to clear out my personal project backlog: today's 3D print was a wall bracket I designed to hold my @raspberrypi.com 400. I've been looking forward to freeing up some desk space.
Next up is maybe some cable management.
If you think “That’s ridiculous, a weird elderly guy in robes doing something inappropriate with his hands to a comatose patient while a soldier and anachronistic nurse and crying eagle watches CAN’T be a doctor,” clearly you don’t have an HMO
In any sane country, her husband's medical care would be covered by universal healthcare, not a slim break on the hours she's able to cobble together working desperately to cover the bills.
Backwards priorities and honoring the wrong things is the American way.
The funny part will be when this janky avatar end ups seeming more lifelike than the man himself.
I won't reshare Trump's crazy AI-generated Jesus-alike, but I've been trying to figure out the weird G.I. Joe action figures descending from above.
Really, the whole thing is bonkers.
An electronic device with a pair of banana plugs, one red, one black, and five black dials. The top and bottom of the case are black 3D printed plates, and the sides are open.
An electronic device seen from above, with a pair of banana plugs, one red, one black, and five black dials. The top and bottom of the case are black 3D printed plates, and the sides are open.
Second weekend project: FINALLY printed a front and back plate for the @sparkfun.bsky.social decade resistance box I've had for more than a decade.
Hungary’s people just sent a resounding message to its leaders and democracies around the world in defeating wannabe dictator Victor Orbán.
Authoritarian regimes breed corruption and lower the quality of life.
And when people stand together, they can defeat the forces of dictatorship.
The front view of a small electronic device, signal generator in a 3D printed case. The case is dark gray and has a knob, a small display and red and black banana plug terminals in the front. There is a oscilloscope in the background showing a sine wave.
An alternate front view of a small electronic device, signal generator in a 3D printed case. The case is dark gray and has a knob, a small display and red and black banana plug terminals in the front.
The rear view of a small electronic device, signal generator in a 3D printed case. The case is dark gray and has a USB Mini port and six vertical vents on the rear plate.
Weekend project: designed, printed, and assembled the case for a @sparkfun.bsky.social signal generator I bought years ago. I think it's pretty spiffy!
Cheekeeen
I don't know anyone grows up in the last 20 years and doesn't come out a Nihilist
Please listen carefully as our menu has changed since splashdown
I recently posted a link to my calendly with an open invitation to chat on LinkedIn.
So glad I did it. I have had some great conversations, including with former coworkers I haven't talked to in decades.
If I was running a biz again, I would absolutely have an open line.
