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Al Sweigart
@AlSweigart
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Author of "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python" and other programming books. Mostly harmless. he/him
JessamynBook 43: Open Borders. This is a graphic novel about why open borders make sense both from an economic perspective (i.e. most immigrants give more to their new country than they receive $-wise) and also by other measures. It traces some of the history of immigration in the United States and shows, using a lot of stats and studies, why fewer restrictions on immigration would benefit the US in a number of material ways and help turn it into a more just society. Not just an essay with pictures.
So, I've been trying to vibe code as many small JavaScript browser apps that work offline as possible. Little utility apps that require no install/registration/ads/etc, before the bubble bursts and token costs shoot up. Here's the preface I put in my prompts: https://pastebin.com/raw/Cg6WGQ9d
Chris HansonAs Luthen said in _Andor_: "I’m condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them. I burn my decency for someone else’s future. I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I’ll never see. And the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror or an audience or the light of gratitude. So what do I sacrifice? Everything!”
This is what it looks like to fight an existential threat.
Little Bobby Ignore All Previous Instructions
Canadian CurmudgeonQOTD: "I think, every year, the richest person in the world should be sacrificed and their wealth distributed to the poorest among us. The rest of the year would be billionaires scrambling to distribute their wealth in an attempt to ensure they aren't the one to pushed out into the ocean next year. Is that radical enough for you?" --@genxkiwi66
Andrew GodwinHad a few things I wanted to talk about regarding LLMs and no conf talk slot soon, so did the talk as a video. Here's 40 minutes on truth, trust, LLMs, and how you should handle and harness them if you're going to use them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJA6tJEwEJ4
Truth, Trust, LLMs, and Consequences
RE: https://vmst.io/@jalefkowit/116661264463207405
Nazis. They are Nazis.
RE: https://hails.org/@hailey/116657391001259044
Yikes. Do NOT install any recent version of rsync.
RE: https://mastodon.world/@FAIR/116659565115929956
Rest in piss, Mark Fuhrman. He didn't just say the n-word, he called for all Black people to be round up and shot. Repeatedly. You couldn't write a cop character that was more racist than this guy.