Mastodawn

Agentic use-cases where it has an external test to run get around this 'crap data' problem by testing against an actual source of truth. In effect, they guess, test, refine, guess again.

So, write tests for the behavior you want and then let it sort out how to make it work with the tests. Works great for writing code. Good luck doing this with anything outside of hard science/computer space......

Elijah Nov 30

Something I think is lost in the AI debate is how a trained model contains insanely large amounts of data. Download oss-gpt-20b and it's under 20gigs of data, but encoded in there is a staggering amount of information. It's extraordinary
Now, the problem is the way it was trained. The data it ingested is absolute crap. Yes, it has everything encoded in there but it's got bad data fed in along with good without any regard for the quality of the data.

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Holy Hannah, this is exactly what's wrong with what's going on right now: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/politics/van-jones-charlie-kirk-message

No, this isn't an example of somebody reaching out to have a respectful dialogue. If that was the case, they'd PUBLICLY issue an invite and seek to reign-in extremist responses to their public statements.

This is an example of gaslighting. Pure and simple. It's pathetic that this made it to the front page of CNN.

And the definition of pathetic is "miserably inadequate; of very low standard."

Charlie Kirk DM’d me before he was murdered. Here’s what he said

The day before he was horrifically murdered, Charlie Kirk sent me a direct message on X.

CNN

Elijah Aug 19, 2025

Bastian Allgeier Aug 19, 2025

Writing code was never the bottleneck: https://ordep.dev/posts/writing-code-was-never-the-bottleneck

Writing Code Was Never The Bottleneck

LLMs make it easier to write code, but understanding, reviewing, and maintaining it still takes time, trust, and good judgment.

ordep.dev

Elijah Jul 19, 2025

an actual bus Apr 4, 2025

I never understood why so many men associate with imagery of predatory animals.

My idealized version of my own masculinity is best represented by a tree. Patient. Immensely endurant. Self-sufficient. Unbothered by trivial, ephemereal affairs. Innately kind to the world around it.

I don't want to be a lion or a wolf or a shark, I want to be an ancient oak whose branches have sheltered countless birds and squirrels.

Elijah Jan 1, 2025

For the love of whatever, does anybody have an original story anymore? Every movie these days is a reboot or a sequel. Even things that appear to be original like Rebel Moon are just a remake from older stock.

Seriously, I wanted to like Rebel Moon but it's too cheesy even for me.
It's basically nothing more than a remake of seven samurai influenced by the other remakes crossed with 300 cinematography. Good story, decent characters, HORRIBLE execution.

Guess what?

It's probably the best thing he could do from a legal perspective. The choice would be staggering for the SJC - either put controls back on the president or allow it to stand. Either way, things are better and the absurdity of the current situation would be so obvious even a Trump support should be able to spot it.

Elijah Dec 2, 2024

With Biden's pardoning of his son, it feels like he's finally reached his breaking point. After an entire lifetime of upholding the rules only to see them abandoned wholesale he's finally broken.

Personally, I hope he goes full Trump in his final 6 weeks in office and fully leverages the power and immunity the SJC has given him. He's got nothing to lose and the public good could be staggering. It's about time we see what throwing out the rule book looks like from the other side.