Thoughts during conversations in 2018: Is this guy just saying something he heard on a podcast?
Thoughts during conversations in 2025: Is this guy just saying something he heard from ChatGPT?
The mystery of em‑dashes: part two with quantitative evidence
A couple of weeks ago I made an assumption: the rise of em‑dashes in AI‑generated text happened because model providers started scanning older, pre‑Kindle books.
Techmeme (@Techmeme@techhub.social)
Vultron, which makes AI tools for federal contractors, raised $22M from investors including David Sacks' Craft Ventures, raising ethical questions (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/19/david-sacks-and-the-blurred-lines-of-government-service/
http://www.techmeme.com/250719/p15#a250719p15
All of these cards are type written, dated, and tagged.
"States, Stress, Supreme Court, Strange Occupations, Student Protests, Supermarket, Superstitions, Symphony, Talk Shows, Taxes, Teenagers, Texans, Topless, Toys, Transplants, Travel, Traffic"
Was searching for something at the Smithsonian site and stumbled across "Phyllis Diller’s Gag File." This is a joy to see, wish the pictures were higher res.
https://collections.si.edu/search/detail/edanmdm:nmah_1218385One hypothesis I hold, having done no research to support it, is that the recent rise in ADHD diagnoses is not solely due to increased awareness, but also major declines in cigarette and (to a lesser extent) alcohol consumption.
Woke up this morning to 1Password asking me for my actual text password (not FaceID) for the first time in years. I am screwed.
I never understood the appeal of "smart contracts", because they were all susceptible to shit like this:
https://www.404media.co/polymarket-zelenskyy-suit-decision-uma/
Polymarket Gamblers Go to War Over Whether Zelenskyy Wore a Suit
More than $160 million in crypto is riding on the definition of 'suit.'
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