A screenshot of google translate mistranslating English "prude" into the Japanese word for "rude"
It's 2026 and google translate is still using the wonky statistical engine they bought off the back of a truck ten years ago
How do you reckon? I mean, suppose one of the chess engines *has* discovered new regions of latent chess-space - would we be able to tell which one, just seeing the moves it makes?
“You are an abolitionist, ain’t you?” “As to that, I cannot so readily answer. If by abolitionist you mean a zealot, I am none; but if you mean a man, who, being a man, feels for all men, slaves included, and by any lawful act, opposed to nobody’s interest, and therefore, rousing nobody’s enmity, would willingly abolish suffering (supposing it, in its degree, to exist) from among mankind, irrespective of color, then am I what you say.” “Picked and prudent sentiments. You are the moderate man, the invaluable understrapper of the wicked man. You, the moderate man, may be used for wrong, but are useless for right.”
Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
.@nodejs has always been about I/O. Streams, buffers, sockets, files. But there's a gap that has bugged me for years: you can't virtualize the filesystem.
You can't import a module that only exists in memory. You can't bundle assets into a Single Executable without patching half of core.
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I've been talking to prospective hires about what developer relations means for me and how to measure it, and when you explain something more than 3 times you should turn it into a blog post, so here you go: seldo.com/posts/develo...
2000s: code is free (as in speech)
2010s: code is free (as in beer)
2020s: code is free (as in puppy)
Thinking back to that time at the 2005 Aichi Exposition when I had a brief conversation with a British royal named Andrew something or other. I wonder whatever happened to that guy.
I think that movie also appeared in a Stewart Lee routine? I think his line was: an art film about middle-class people having a disappointing holiday.
Written English has barely changed in 300 years. If you can read Harry Potter, you can read Robinson Crusoe (1719).
近所の商店街で流れるBGMがただ今、永遠の名曲「エクセントリック少年ボーイ」になっている事件
Chat, is this real? (But I'm asking the patrons of Chatsubo, the expat bar from Neuromancer, and Wage's joeboys look away with vat-grown eyes full of indifference.)
Back before I left twitter, after they launched interstitial video ads, it used to insert ads before the video of a tweet that was itself an ad. Always made me chuckle to think that Mastercard was paying Twitter to show me an ad for Lexus or whatever.
While this absolutely sucks, we are going to see a lot more places implementing universal global age verification over this next year, because the number of states and countries legally requiring it has gotten to the point no one can keep up anymore.
Snowy neighborhood scene
銀世界 Snow all over Tokyo!
I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever.
A thread.
I suppose it's tedious for me to argue about whether or not something is weird, but it's worth noting that Poincaré would've found it weird. Here's him talking about Hilbert's program, from 1913. Wonder what he would've thought of today's "logic piano" !
I just got an update about a bug I filed against Chrome in October 2015 😂
Good news: bug closed because it no longer reproduces!
Bad news: bug still reproduces easily
@developer.chrome.com do users need to refile the bug in such cases? Or is commenting on the closed issue enough?
"Chiggity-check our wiggity-website!"
"High prices? Homey don't play that!"
Don’t know who credit image to, but
A satirical website for HiltonICE.com: "Experience Compliance at Its Finest."
About Us Our Story Hilton ICE is a premium hospitality experience built on discretion, compliance, and selective compassion. Located wherever federal enforcement requires dependable accommodations, we deliver polished rooms, streamlined coordination, and an operating environment free from unnecessary complications. Our properties provide the full range of services expected of a global hospitality brand, including thoughtfully designed accommodations, attentive service, and a formal commitment to cooperation. By aligning comfort with authority, we support continuity of operations and ensure expectations are met without interruption. At Hilton ICE, hospitality is not a reflection of values. It is an operational standard.
Unauthorized Use of Hilton Trademark To the Owner and Operator of the Website https://www.hiltonice.com/, Please be advised that the use of the Hilton name, including its incorporation within your domain name and its use in connection with a hotel-branded website, constitutes unauthorized use of a protected trademark and raises significant legal concerns.
Thank you for your note. The use of the Hilton name on HiltonICE.com is intentional and expressive. The website is a work of political commentary and parody addressing Hilton's publicly reported cooperation with ICE, presented in the visual language of a hotel brand to critique that decision. No affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement by Hilton is claimed or implied. The site does not offer lodging, accept reservations, or engage in commercial activity, and is protected as expressive speech. The purpose is commentary, not confusion. That said, I appreciate you reaching out and will review your concerns with counsel (a Ouija board and the ghost of the First Amendment). Dog Bless, Tobes
So @tobymorton.bsky.social is a national treasure and Hilton is fucking up royally with this nonsense. www.hiltonice.com
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
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everyone who uses an llm to code more than me is voluntarily deskilling themselves, everyone who uses it less than me might as well be hand-wiring together vacuum tubes
Donald Trump arriving at Mar-a-Lago for New Year's. He's in an ill-fitting black tuxedo with the cummerbund a little high. His skin is a mix of burnt orange and hot pink, and his hair has the wispy consistency of cotton candy. He's grimacing a smile??
My man looks like Robert Redford was battered and deep-fried
Idea: there should be a Firesign Theatre TTRPG.
Like maybe a pbta variant, with surrealism as a resource. The more I think about it the better an idea this is.
Amazing thread!
