praccu.com @praccu.com · 25/09/2026If you're denying a strong intellectual lineage between two different papers from the same team both working on learning from human feedback IDK how to communicate here. 000
praccu.com @praccu.com · 25/09/2026It's worth pointing out that the Transformers paper wasn't what started the revolution, it was the scaling laws paper ... Led by Dario. arxiv.org/abs/2001.08361 (I recall as I was helping ship one of the first applications of BeRT in Google Search back then.)arxiv.orgScaling Laws for Neural Language ModelsWe study empirical scaling laws for language model performance on the cross-entropy loss. The loss scales as a power-law with model size, dataset size, and the amount of compute used for training, wit... 150
praccu.com @praccu.com · 25/09/2026Two years later the same team delivered the first RLHF for language models: arxiv.org/abs/1909.08593 The research process is highly nonlinear and studying problems in toy settings and then transferring them is how science is done.arxiv.orgFine-Tuning Language Models from Human PreferencesReward learning enables the application of reinforcement learning (RL) to tasks where reward is defined by human judgment, building a model of reward by asking humans questions. Most work on reward le... 130
praccu.com @praccu.com · 25/09/2026Sorry but this particular claim is pants on head insane. RLHF and RLEF are central to modern LLMs, all involved companies are spending billions of dollars on it. 110
praccu.com @praccu.com · 23/09/2026Not the first. www.nature.com/articles/s41... From May.nature.comA multi-agent system for automating scientific discovery - NatureA multi-agent system known as Robin is capable of fully automating hypothesis generation and data analysis for experimental biology. 050
Reposted by @praccu.comJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Another OCPF filing, and the same pattern: More than 95% of the money raised by the Yes on 3 campaign in the first half of September came from just six corporate executives in private equity, venture capital, and investment banking. Don't let them buy our elections. 57847
Reposted by @praccu.comWEATHER IS HAPPENING @weatherishappening.com · 16/09/2026WEATHER *IS* HAPPENING 2688
praccu.com @praccu.com · 16/09/2026youtube.com/@doyogawithmeyoutube.comDoYogaWithMeWelcome to DoYogaWithMe, your go-to YouTube channel for free, high-quality yoga classes led by expert instructors. Our mission is to make yoga accessible to everyone, regardless of experience or incom... 000
praccu.com @praccu.com · 30/08/2026Moulton falsely accused Markey of being associated with Epstein, in the debates. Seems easy to see Moulton can't be trusted, if he takes that kind of approach to campaigning. 120
praccu.com @praccu.com · 30/08/2026I wonder what other policies/ordinances correlate with the enactment of anti cross-dressing ordinances. 000
Reposted by @praccu.comdanah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 24/08/2026"Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census" comes out in one month! Please pre-order the book if you can (or ask your library for a copy). You can choose French or English, audio, e-book, or hardcover. 38225
praccu.com @praccu.com · 09/08/2026en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_swa...en.wikipedia.orgSIM swap attack - Wikipedia 010
praccu.com @praccu.com · 30/07/2026Have you seen Bike Bureau? One click upload to your local (Boston area)city's complaint department. Reported 4 cars in bike lanes on my morning commute. 100
praccu.com @praccu.com · 30/07/2026They were literally lying to people to get them to sign: www.marijuanamoment.net/massachusett...marijuanamoment.netMassachusetts Officials Reject Challenge To Anti-Marijuana Initiative Signatures, Ruling It Will Appear On November Ballot - Marijuana MomentMassachusetts officials have denied a last-ditch attempt to keep an initiative to roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law from appearing on the November ballot. The Secretary of the Commonwea... 120
praccu.com @praccu.com · 29/07/2026I mean he didn't though. He pivoted and talked about a non-sequitor. No acknowledgement that the gerontocracy in the democratic party is leading to catastrophic system failure, no discussion of how he'll cultivate the next generation, no discussion of succession planning. 330
praccu.com @praccu.com · 26/07/2026I love me some transit, but that graphic implies cars are 2.9x as wide as a bus (7 cars for 175m vs 4 buses for 35m). Which raises the standard of evidence I need from the author. 000
praccu.com @praccu.com · 16/07/2026Bounty system. Anyone who records a car breaking the law can report the video and get a finders fee. 010
praccu.com @praccu.com · 15/06/2026Profoundly monstrous. When I sat with my sister in law as she took medically assistance in dying, she had less than two weeks left and they would have been largely unconscious. She got to leave on her own terms and say good bye. Nothing better to offer than cheap moralizing for dishonest reasons. 000
praccu.com @praccu.com · 13/06/2026😬😬 had someone at the Markey door knocking event in Somerville try to tell me Markey should weaken his support for trans people. 210
praccu.com @praccu.com · 11/06/2026@pawlbologna.bsky.social Harvard Bookstore hosting Seth Moulton at the Brattle. Very disappointed, Harvard Bookstore has historically been an ally. www.harvard.com/event/rye-ba...harvard.comRye Barcott at The Brattle Theatre 020
Reposted by @praccu.comPaul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 08/06/2026I keep hearing excuses that only "single issue" voters care about what Moulton said about transgender people, but my problem with Seth isn't just a "single issue." It's his willingness to regurgitate MAGA talking points as soon as it became politically expedient for him. Thread of some thoughts. 23413
praccu.com @praccu.com · 03/06/2026Worth saying Evan's name in the headline? Good Government the theme of Decker and 2024 challenger McKay rematch 130
praccu.com @praccu.com · 30/05/2026Notably for considerably degraded service as Louis DeJoy gutted the system. 010
praccu.com @praccu.com · 30/05/2026If the stamps had tracked inflation they would be 65c (44c in 2011 vs now), giving us a 20% real cost increase. Real wages went up 12% in the same time. 121
Reposted by @praccu.comPaul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 27/05/2026There are two paths before you Massachusetts, you may take only one. 520772
praccu.com @praccu.com · 26/05/2026My read is that Charlie Sullivan is competent enough to know that the city will get sued if the CHC is too flagrant in circumventing the law, which could lead to the council making changes to protect the city from liability. But the anti housing folks are getting traction with innocent bystanders. 010
praccu.com @praccu.com · 26/05/2026www.cambridgema.gov/CityCalendar... Scheduled for June 4th. The openness with which they're willing to ignore the law to try to keep people unhoused drives me nuts.cambridgema.govCambridge Historical Commission MeetingCambridge Historical Commission Meeting 490
praccu.com @praccu.com · 26/05/2026They beat the attempt to make it an NCD? I know the CHC wasn't able to stop it, but I thought there were plans to make the neighborhood a conservation district in an attempt to stop it. 150
praccu.com @praccu.com · 20/05/2026It's super alienating seeing a lifelong enemy of trans people, who used his dying days to attack them, be celebrated. 020
praccu.com @praccu.com · 15/05/2026The city councillor who complained that we're cancelling white people is blocking people 😆😆. 020
praccu.com @praccu.com · 11/05/2026Receipts: www.reddit.com/r/CambridgeM...reddit.comFrom the CambridgeMA community on Reddit: Matt McLaughlin running on Toner's legacy: horrific, disqualifyingExplore this post and more from the CambridgeMA community 000
praccu.com @praccu.com · 11/05/2026Holy cow. Matt McLaughlin is running specifically on being allied with Paul Toner. I just got a robo call where he bragged about that. Paul Toner who allegedly patronized a sex trafficking ring. Horrific and totally morally bankrupt. #mapoli 101
praccu.com @praccu.com · 08/05/2026"we want to block affordable housing because it would ruin the historic character of this historically affordable housing community" 030
Reposted by @praccu.comdonoteat @donoteat.bsky.social · 06/05/2026what's good for goodyear tires is good for the country 2125518
Reposted by @praccu.comDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 28/04/2026In Seattle's Pike Place Market, vendors claimed that removing cars would cripple them. Nope. Sales actually rose. Remember: Studies show that biz owners consistently exaggerate how many customers drive and undercount those who walk, bike, or ride transit. Info: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...theurbanist.orgPike Place Market Pedestrianization Pilot Boosts Sales and VisitsAll signs point to Seattle's pilot program limiting car access to Pike Place being a success: sales were up 6.5% in 2025 compared to 2024, and the number of local visitors jumped by 5.6%. As the City ... 843052775
praccu.com @praccu.com · 28/04/2026@thewaroncars.bsky.social You should sell "I got a purple heart in the war on cars" swag. 000
praccu.com @praccu.com · 20/04/2026Got in to Heathrow at 8am (work trip). There was a transit strike, so my subway line was down, but there were nice people there to tell me where to go. Added 5 minutes and an extra transfer to my trip. Very pleasant experience. 8/10, would suffer again. 010
praccu.com @praccu.com · 17/04/2026Overheard in Somerville "You're not going to bring your sword into the dispensary?" 130
Reposted by @praccu.comEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026So ... now we're fighting two terrible social media ID check proposals in Massachusetts. We'll get this call tool updated, spread it far and wide and use it to call your MA state lawmakers. There will be a "conference committee" we can pressure to fix the problems. stoponlineidchecks.org/mastoponlineidchecks.orgStop Online ID Checks in Massachusetts 15945
praccu.com @praccu.com · 15/04/2026"Would you like to participate in a study on hand surgery recovery? You will be randomly assigned to receive opioids, an experimental pain killer, or a sugar pill." No. Nope. Absolutely not. Give me the drugs. (I had a much less invasive surgery last time and needed every single one of the pills.) 000
praccu.com @praccu.com · 15/04/2026Forcing solar above parking increases the cost of above ground parking, which increases the incentive to use it for other things, tho 😆. Given how hard it is to push on this issue, seems like a policy which could get enacted and change the economics of the situation. 070
Reposted by @praccu.comJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I've been asked recently for something on Why Ed Markey / Why Not Seth Moulton, so I decided to do a stock-taking of Seth Moulton's record. jonathancohn.medium.com/ma-elects-fi...jonathancohn.medium.comMA Elects Fighters to the US Senate. So What Does Seth Moulton Fight For?If you know me, you’ll know by now that I am strongly supporting Senator Ed Markey for re-election for Senate in Massachusetts. 2512153
