Dave Spector

@Dhmspector
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Software Engineer & Writer in DevPubs @  • A #NewYorker in SF • ex-Wall St’er • Foodie • #Coffee roaster • #Maker • W2DHM • Opinions are mine, not my employer’s • Born at 318.43 ppm

Pro-tip: “LLMs generate statistically probable responses to prompts, not factual answers to questions.”

Outside of my day job, I’m thinking about #FoodInsecurity, #ClimateChange, and #cities. I experiment with #hydroponics, #UrbanAgriculture, and #SensorNetworks to try and create more #ResilientCommunities.

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Dave Spector12h ago
Paul Cantrell13h ago
The tough part of running the Torment Nexus is how to retain customers when you do the pricing rug pull and make them actually cover the cost of their own suffering
Dave Spector17h ago

RE: https://newsie.social/@jasonbeets/116631695523749191

Proving yet again any fantasy that Texas is turning blue or is even a “purple” state is just self-delusion by the democratic establishment. The majority of Texans WANT the corruption and chaos their state and national politicians create. They keep voting for it over and over and over and….

Any sane, thinking people should leave Texas to its racist rot.

Dave Spector17h ago
Huh.. I've never seen Claude do *this* before... it paused to admire its own handiwork in implementing something. …in this case a how nice a little bit of algebra was when implementing a grab-handle on a bezier curve connecting two components. 🤔
Dave Spector1d ago

Sorry, was that the rocket, or the IPO prospects?. Hard to tell…

https://www.threads.com/@euromax.news/post/DYrDqfXDIyn?xmt=AQG0w3fAY_Q19vmSu-fRwKMsGFl1mleT753i8Bif4ikjjTP7fdTQ6xuyw3XtLLAjZ2yM6fHd&slof=1

Europa News 🗞️ (@euromax.news) on Threads

🚨 Elon Musk's space ambition exploded dramatically as the 29th test flight ended in a complete failure.

Threads
Dave Spector1d ago

Texas, Republican, attorney.

Screwing. A. Dog.

Totally on brand, of course. I guess there were no readily available sheep or goats?

And, well, …at least it wasn’t a kid this time?

#ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew #ew x ∞

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-man-accused-bestiality-involving-family-dog

Houston man accused of bestiality involving family dog

A Houston man is facing charges following an incident that occurred in November 2025, according to court documents.

FOX 26 Houston
Show threadDave Spector1d ago
Really, this article is remarkable. These people are as stupid as domesticated turkeys. Our only hope is to lure them outside during a rainstorm and trick them into looking up and opening their mouths…
Dave Spector1d ago

“Solar fields are a health hazard”….

Yes, child, too much exposure to “solar fields” can give you a bad sunburn, and over a lifetime can increase your risk for skin cancer. However this is why we invented sunblock.

Sadly, we can do nothing for the idiots and their bottomless appetite for lead paint chips.

https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-solar-farms-health-concerns-st-clair-county

Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash

Across the U.S., critics are pressuring public officials to stop or stall new solar projects, often citing unfounded health concerns.

ProPublica
Dave Spector1d ago

Not only are they paying insurrectionists with taxpayer money, they’re purging the records, including those of child sex traffickers who are convicted on J6.

Wild.

https://youtu.be/MjkJvveAuUU?si=dm7UMncmd3RCxULp

Trump PANICS and STARTS DELETING DOJ WEBSITE!!

YouTube
Dave Spector2d ago

The weeks @NewYorker radio hour interview with Dana White is wild. Especially on his relationship with Trump. A case study in self-delusion.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/dana-white-thinks-everyones-a-fighter

Dana White Thinks Everyone’s a Fighter

The U.F.C. president talks with David Remnick about his decades of friendship with Donald Trump, his relationship with Joe Rogan, and his “awesome” night at the White House Correspondents’ dinner.

The New Yorker
Dave Spector2d ago
Paul Cantrell2d ago

RE: https://unstable.systems/@jneen/116618931097778342

Worth looking at both the quoted text here and •especially• the linked page, which is quite good.

I’ll add another item of my own. The first screenshot mentions giving an LLM the task of “implementing an HTTP server in JavaScript from scratch” in 90 minutes. Sounds impressive, right? Until you remember that every open-source Javascript HTTP server in existence ••was in the training data••.

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