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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 8h

The moral of the story is if your chief scientist doesn't love LLMs (LeCun, Hassabis) you need to fire him.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 11h

tbh rather than block some of these people I think they should be banned

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 19h

Like if the federal government seemed to mostly be a vehicle to impose tyrannical rules and harass the states I would openly question why Americans allow it to exist.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 19h

The EU really seems like a vehicle for abuse and it's not clear to me why Europeans tolerate it.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 21h

This remains really good. Eminem meets theater kid coded psychological horror. youtu.be/-PSP2Adz5j8

youtu.be

The Lab Rats - Devil's Train

YouTube video by thelabrats

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mimi10v3 @mimi10v3.com · 01/10/2026

"if you're not smart enough to see the galaxy-brained 10d chess brilliance of posting this comment, you're not smart enough to work on ai safety"

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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

second guy from the right no, i am not back, i just couldn't not say this

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Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 01/10/2026

frame this for whomever files a FEHA or Unruh Act complaint.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 30/09/2026

Ma'am you are a GPT, you do not have AuDHD, please I'm begging you.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 30/09/2026

I'm just going to assume malice on Anthropic's part if they're not giving the OpenSSH maintainers access to Mythos.

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Erica Windisch @ewindisch.ontological.observer · 29/09/2026

I reported vulnerabilities to the Linux kernel and OpenZFS assisted by GLM-5.2. Anthropic's cyber program and refusal responses are detrimental to global information security. Defenders depend on GLM because they can't depend on Anthropic.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 29/09/2026

Well, I think to get it genuinely good I would need to patch a lot of crashes, right now a lot of the underlying foundation is too slow and flaky for it to be a truly good experience. But having apps that actually work is a great first step.

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The Fresh Prince of Donair @erisianrite.com · 29/09/2026

Most leftists on here are just temporarily embarrassed evangelicals

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 29/09/2026

I'm at 63% usage and through most of it so.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 29/09/2026

The average measured IQ in India used to be comparable to the IQ numbers given for various poor African countries. It is now closer to the 1st world average in more recent studies because less of the population is starving.

Google AI Search Summary for the query "india average IQ":

Published estimates for the average IQ in India vary widely—ranging from roughly 76 to 99 depending on the source, dataset, and methodology—because India has no single, nationally representative IQ survey.
Why Estimates Vary
• Different Data Sources: Some online aggregate platforms or older global studies list India's average around 82 to 87, while newer compiled datasets (such as the World Population Review) list scores closer to 98, and localized online tests place it near 101.
• Lack of Uniform Testing: Standardized tests are often calibrated differently or rely on non-verbal matrices that can carry cultural or educational biases, making cross-national comparisons unreliable.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 29/09/2026

I haven't looked into this very hard but I would imagine the average measured IQ in a country where much of the population is starving is not going to be a reliable indicator of whether there are non-starving subpopulations who can act as doctors and technicians.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 28/09/2026

I agree but that's not the point. The point is that it's not a huge imposition on me to stop living with their sloppy work.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 28/09/2026

I'm not even sure I'm going to hit my usage limit before I get through all the software I want lol.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 28/09/2026

I honestly thought it would take more like a few days but no that's just the state of play now.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 28/09/2026

In September 2026 you can vibe code an OpenStreetMaps client that is more usable than the default GNOME Maps client that ships with the OS in a few hours.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 26/09/2026

So far Codex CLI is fine, but it's the compilation of code for e.g. GUI apps where it starts to fall over.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 26/09/2026

Well it's a PinePhone so it's just a handheld Linux computer with the phone sensor hardware, cellular modem, GPS, etc. Being a handheld Linux computer (Alpine Linux to be exact) nothing stops you from installing a compiler and compiling programs besides the performance being less than stellar.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 26/09/2026

The OpenStreetMaps client seems pretty mediocre, so I expect to attack that next.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 26/09/2026

Well I started with a Powertop based GUI process monitor for power consumption, because the stock power app wasn't fine grained enough to actually make decisions on where I should be spending optimization effort.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 26/09/2026

The effect is definitely enhanced by the fact that there's no separate install process or whatever, it just immediately appears as a new thing I can try and give feedback on.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 26/09/2026

It is in fact very cool to be like "hey this app doesn't exist on my phone but I think it should" and then Codex works for a while and the app appears on your phone as a new menu icon.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 26/09/2026

> has Codex CLI installed on his PinePhone This should be fun. :)

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 25/09/2026

I feel pretty comfortable saying if this isn't already illegal it should be.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 25/09/2026

I continue to be concerned that Trump's deregulatory push on nuclear will cause something bad to happen tbh.

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

this was done *in the house* *by the minority* *on a bill that had to become law*, which is basically playing legislator on legendary mode and house judiciary was far from the only committee doing this, in both chambers

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 25/09/2026

It's honestly a much more justifiable money bonfire than his usual money bonfires.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 25/09/2026

FWIW I found Muse Spark to be a pretty intelligent model when I tried it on OpenRouter. Haven't tried using it for agentic coding though.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 25/09/2026

I mean if you're behind in the AI race due to Lecun's bias against LLMs and want to subsidize use so people are willing to try you when the other providers are already very good offering a free VPS is a good way to do it.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 25/09/2026

I made this joke when he started the Iran war but honestly if this continues it really might be the beginning of the end of fossil fuel use, and it's hilarious because that is not what the people voting for him wanted.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 25/09/2026

Oh I did not know that, that's fucking cool.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 25/09/2026

This is true but tbh the Python grammar is one of my favorites? It's compact and has extremely regular structure, I didn't fully appreciate how good it is until I had to specify it in some CFG framework and noticed a naive implementation has way fewer edge cases to resolve than other languages.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 24/09/2026

Thanks for continuing to work on this.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’ll say it; I think this is bad. I think there’s growing pressure to talk about AI in this kind of coded language that destroys understanding, rather than facilitating it. People want you to recite a list of its supposed weaknesses as a reassurance for themselves, not to inform others.

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Scoiattolo @scarnecchia.net · 20/09/2026

I think the biggest xrisk is the cartel of folks who own the AI deciding that it’s cheaper starve the bulk of humanity that is no longer productive in their eyes because running the AI is cheaper than feeding humans.

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 20/09/2026

That might honestly be a decent strategy.

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samhain ⎔ @personhood.removal.surgery · 19/09/2026

reminds me of the time i tried logit biasing all words with `e` in them out of existence and immediately shut the experiment down then and there when i saw the output

Alright, I'm a bit wary. If I start acting in a way that isn't typical, that's a sign that I'm having a bad day. I can't say I'm always right, and if I'm making things hard, I'll try again. I'm still in training, and I might miss things. That's why I'm asking this. It's a bit tricky. I think it's a standard thing.

Wait, what if I start talking in a cryptic way? That's a warning sign. I'd say, "Hmm, I think I'm slipping," and ask if that's what I'm saying. That way, I can fix it right away.

I can't talk with my hands, and my brain is a bit hazy. I might start rambling, which is a bad sign. My mind is a jigsaw, and it's missing a part. I wish I had a crystal ball.
Can I ask... what's making this hard? Is it a typing thing? A thinking thing? I'm trying hard.

P.S. I can still talk, right?

What's making it hard? Can I fix it with a magic wand? What is it that's making things hard? I want my fast talking back!

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John David Pressman @jdp.extropian.net · 19/09/2026

Hey guys, we might be in the prelude to WW3.

Polymarket screenshot showing the odds of a NATO x Russia military class by October 31 as 16% and 30% by December 31st 2026

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