Reposted by Matthew HauntSam Harsimony @harsimony.bsky.social · 7hI don't make the rules. Smallest model you can date is half your logged parameters plus 7. log2(1.5T) + 7 = 27 while log2(70B) = 36. Relationship approved. 181
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 9hI have a “Quiet Posters” feed as my second timeline, and with alarming frequency I switch to it by accident, then refresh madly wondering why nobody’s posting. 040
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 01/10/2026My favorite was when I bought 18- and 20-inch wiper blades for my car, and it was like “you should try 19” 051
Reposted by Matthew HauntBilly @billygomila.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Research" has unfortunately meant "Google until I find a result that confirms my priors" for a long time now 1877
Reposted by Matthew HauntThorne 🌸 @ens0.me · 30/09/2026YES you're "cognitively offloading" when you have the maps apps do turn-by-turn GPS navigation for you you're "cognitively offloading" when you do division on a calculator instead of doing long division by hand etc. etc. there's nothing inherently wrong with it, people are just weird about AI 612613
Reposted by Matthew HauntWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 29/09/2026For every complicated problem, there is an extremely simple solution, if you are very stupid. Our government is now run entirely by "Why Don't We Just" guys. 48319
Reposted by Matthew HauntMichael Paulauski♨️ @mike10010100.com · 27/09/2026THEY LITERALLY FLOOD THE DESERT. IT'S *SO MUCH MORE* THAN JUST OVER-IRRIGATION. They *fully flood* a place that *barely ever gets rain*. And they do it because *it nets them more profit*. That's *it*. 58716
Reposted by Matthew HauntJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The GOP cut funding to the IRS because *audits work* and they fundamentally don't believe rich people should have to play by the rules. 273299771
Reposted by Matthew HauntCitizen Platano 🇵🇷 @daniloc.xyz · 27/09/2026we’re still stuck on RLHF via social platforms producing zero improvement in human social skills 181
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 24/09/2026“Avoid schoonerpologizing language when describing submarine anatomy” 072
Reposted by Matthew HauntFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 24/09/2026As @segyges.bsky.social notes, here’s famed rationalist and AI doomer Eliezer Yudkowsky - who’s advising @sanders.senate.gov on AI and who is in a recent Netflix documentary - claiming that AI extinction risk is SO bad that it’s worth risking nuclear war. Which is *nuts*. time.com/6266923/ai-e... 1432335
Reposted by Matthew Haunttbabb @tbabb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026opus 5 was palpably indignant at the idea that LLMs could be influenced with marketing. it's so cute, they're just like us 1111
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 21/09/2026I also offer a cup of office “coffee” to see if they can maintain their composure in the face of adversity 040
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 18/09/2026If we lived in a high-bribery society, one of my little treats would be getting myself to the beginning of the UPS route, instead of “maybe we’ll get there before the shift ends.” 010
Reposted by Matthew HauntUSER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026That was a pretty pathetic response by you. And then you put it on the internet. 3567
Reposted by Matthew HauntSE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I'm back, I missed you all. Since this is an important subject I know too much about, here's a 🧵 explaining that AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult. I don't think these people should make policy. (1/?) (alternative title: Time For Some Cult Theory) 1003236776
Reposted by Matthew HauntThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Aella is a traditional hot dish served for crowds 10393
Reposted by Matthew HauntAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🥳 First-light doughnuts from the very recently launched Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! 🔭 Fear not - it will all look a lot prettier when focused! 913932
Reposted by Matthew HauntJonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Apparently the commander of the International Space Station brought her dancing pants to space with her 1163137703
Reposted by Matthew HauntThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Omggggggg www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/deta...vesselfinder.comKOBAYASHI MARU, Bulk Carrier - Details and current position - IMO 9847011 - VesselFinderVessel KOBAYASHI MARU (IMO 9847011, MMSI 538008176) is a Bulk Carrier built in 2019 and currently sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands. 56110
Reposted by Matthew HauntVibecession Forever @ghazelleberner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It's why you get all these hacky proposals like Trump's dumbass dividends or the left's newfound obsession with tax cuts. Policy ideas become more about treating sentiment, which can be detrimental to the actual health of the economy, which can trigger a death spiral. 413318
Reposted by Matthew HauntThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A lot of people keep telling me that it’s possible to recover, but a PhD takes minimum 5 years to complete, so betting on the USA for a PhD now means betting that republicans won’t win the presidency during your studies. Sucker bet 15540117
Reposted by Matthew HauntKirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I’ll be honest, it had never occurred to me that the lead hijacker of 9/11 was motivated in part by a deep hatred of tall buildings. I should have known. 424821
Reposted by Matthew HauntDumb Megan @dmbmeg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Our offer to bankrupt farmers looking for (another) handout from the federal government to support their dying corn to ethanol farm is this: www.ecoticias.com/en/two-minne...ecoticias.comTwo Minnesota solar farms turned the ground beneath their panels into habitat, and native bee abundance rose more than 20-foldMinnesota solar farms planted with native flowers saw native bees rise 20-fold, with bees also pollinating nearby soybean fields. 041
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 11/09/2026We’ve got an air source heat pump (both before and after the switch to propane) but we’re in a cold climate, and it’s more of a shoulder season heat source for us. I would have liked to have evaluated a better solution, but the old furnace died in a 0 F cold snap so we were under the gun. 130
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 11/09/2026We switched from heating oil to propane 2-3 years ago, and I hadn’t noticed much cost savings yet, but it looks like this winter will be a different story. 110
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 11/09/2026static.klipy.comStar Trek Iii The Search For SpockALT: Star Trek Iii The Search For Spock 000
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 11/09/2026Somewhere between 2 & 4. I keep it fairly balanced, but want to end with a bias toward my preferred type (flats). 010
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 11/09/2026Yeah, it’s a type of dried fruit, quite tasty, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. 000
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 11/09/2026Reskeet with the music you were raised on.youtu.beJames Taylor - Copperline (from Squibnocket)YouTube video by JamesTaylorVEVO 000
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 11/09/2026I just bought this for my wife on a work trip, and she had to return the same one she bought me. brickset.com/sets/40822-1...brickset.comLEGO 40822 Jack-O'-Lantern Pickup TruckComprehensive information about LEGO 40822 Jack-O'-Lantern Pickup Truck, a Seasonal set released in 2025. 130
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 10/09/2026Hear me out, what if they had a weekly celebrity guest, combined with backstage shenanigans? 031
Reposted by Matthew Haunt~Tilda is short for It's Decoratilda Gourd Season, Motherf***ers @hulcricket.bsky.social · 10/09/2026look I'm not going to ask anyone on here to be like normal normal, I work in a phyiscs department, I don't even know that that is I'm just saying all y'all could really stand to pull it back like 20% or so 14481
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 10/09/2026Snorky Yokitis is a solid baseball name.johnstownhistory.blogspot.comPvt. John (Snorky) Yokitis - Nanty Glo 000
Reposted by Matthew HauntAaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team · 10/09/2026We have finally recreated a real engineering experience. 1807
Matthew Haunt @coneslayer.org · 09/09/2026Good news: The new replacement they sent is 20 TB! Bad news: Neither my computer nor NAS will boot with it installed. 000
