Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 12h“AI can automate all sorts of things, like publicly humiliating myself. In a few years Grok will even be able to give me a wedgie” 010
Reposted by Georg PedersenWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"South Korea has already run the experiment. Its law requires the National Assembly to vote on presidential impeachment by anonymous ballot, and that rule has now removed two presidents." [@andycraig.bsky.social]theunpopulist.netA Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority BasisSuch a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears 9497180
Reposted by Georg PedersenJohn Scary Name Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 02/12/2024cyber mondays 12823151
Reposted by Georg PedersenTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever 41120033118
Reposted by Georg PedersenGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers 293112814098
Reposted by Georg PedersenInternet Archive @archive.org · 01/10/2026 The Wayback Machine lets you travel through more than a trillion saved web pages. 🏛️ ‣ Find an old website. ‣ See how a familiar site changed. ‣ Recover something that's disappeared. ‣ Check what a page looked like years ago. The web has a history. Go explore it. web.archive.org #ToolsYouCanUse 5547171
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 30/09/2026The places tab is super cool and I will now be spending the afternoon exploring it 000
Reposted by Georg PedersenMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Yes, as every one knows, meditation and water are wedded for ever. 215544
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 27/09/2026If you want some extra feels youtu.be/TNYm9Ciog2s?...youtu.beJesus, Etc.YouTube video by Bill Fay - Topic 001
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 26/09/2026Wondering if anybody might have exhumed Timur’s body again recently 010
Reposted by Georg Pedersenleon @leyawn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026ceo of burger king: our burgers have gone rogue again and infected people with e coli 5256191274
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 26/09/2026Sun never sets in NYC, that’s why everyone complains that they can never sleep 030
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 25/09/2026Melanie Mitchell and Michael Wooldridge both wrote good overviews of the history of AI that include how neural networks and LLMs work. (Both also published around 2020, though, so they don’t cover any changes since then obvs) 040
Reposted by Georg PedersenAdam Conover @adamconover.net · 23/09/2026The California Billionaire Tax 320240
Reposted by Georg PedersenBattologist @battologist.com · 22/09/2026Hello everyone! With the announcement of Tapas closing down by the end of the year, I'm reaching out here to remind everyone if you sent WebcomcWeb a Tapas link, please send me your updated one when you've migrated! I emailed all relevant people, but figured it'd be good to poke here too. Thank you! 044
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 22/09/2026Only ever a casual Waterboys fan but disappointing to see them embrace AI art for their new releases 020
Reposted by Georg PedersenMichael Kupperman @mkupperman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The incredible print sale I'm throwing goes for ONE MORE WEEK. All 8x10 prints are 15$, 11x14 are 30, 13x19 are 40!! Get yours while the savings last! michaelkupperman.com/shop 28341
Reposted by Georg PedersenClarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 21/09/2026Updating the "AI" community's own words for short fiction marketing: Short stories won’t replace humans, but humans who read short stories will replace those who don’t. The true power of short stories lies not in replacing humans, but in working alongside us to achieve what neither can do alone. 114632
Reposted by Georg PedersenKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I don’t usually meddle on the writing side of Jeopardy!, but tonight I called in a favor for our Bluesky viewers. 15710312783
Reposted by Georg PedersenFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 18/09/2026Imagine if, instead of regulating drones (which we did!), we instead decided to let drone companies self-regulate, and ALSO dedicated tons of money and time to "problems" like "what if, in 1000 years, hyper-intelligent dogs learn to fly drones into mailmen." This is what we are doing with AI. 9504111
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 18/09/2026Finally someone treating the imminent AI apocalypse with the seriousness it deserves www.theringer.com/2026/09/17/t...theringer.comThe AI Apocalypse Bracket: Just How Doomed Are We, Really?Is AI really likely to wipe out humanity within the next decade? We used the most scientific tool in existence to get an answer. 000
Reposted by Georg PedersenMegan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I’m writing a book about teaching reading and what it even means to be “a good reader.” I want to talk to as many teachers, librarians, parents, and students as possible. If you have thoughts about reading, please get in touch at readingmachinebook@gmail.com. (And please pass along!) 417971
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 16/09/2026It’s okay. They saved so much when they traded Mookie they can throw a few million directly into the trash 000
Reposted by Georg PedersenMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 11/09/2026when you work at the BPAF but you’re beginning to realize there’s not going to be a successful IPO 241789535
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 11/09/2026Seems like a good day to share a very old project about 9/11 and fear as a political weapon youareagainstus.comyouareagainstus.com 000
Reposted by Georg PedersenMelanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026What, an Anthropic researcher states (without evidence) that there is a 10% chance that AI will cause human extinction? Incredible, we have never before heard such a claim! 2027390
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 07/09/2026The book predates the current LLM explosion but is definitely worth checking out as a way to explain how we got here and give context to the current hype cycle melaniemitchell.me/aibook/melaniemitchell.meArtificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humansby Melanie Mitchell 020
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 07/09/2026@melaniemitchell.bsky.social wrote a great book on artificial intelligence with a section covering how LLMs do word grouping. I remember being impressed by the complexity (imagine word pyramids) but in no way confused it with reasoning 150
Reposted by Georg PedersenLaura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · 07/09/2026We have made a full documentary about what really happened at Reform conference. If you only watch a bit of it please make it these 39 seconds. You won't regret it. 2092639875
Georg Pedersen @ytorf.com · 02/09/2026“Despite many deep integrations with medical systems, the company has maintained that AI is not suitable for diagnosis or treatment.” Sooo… harvesting of data? 040
Reposted by Georg PedersenMaggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I've confirmed Walgreens will let people self-attest that they qualify for an updated Covid shot—meaning they won't require proof of a high-risk condition—in all states EXCEPT AZ/OR/UT, where prescription is required for now. (Rx requirement in those states could change) Pls see next post in threadnytimes.comF.D.A. Approves New Covid Vaccines, and They Should Be Available Soon (Gift Article)The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label. 13577298
Reposted by Georg PedersenOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The horn is sounded! I declare Caturday open 171019167
Reposted by Georg PedersenGarry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚 106143435749
Reposted by Georg PedersenBigFatSammiches @widespreadcards.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Ahem. Stop grading the teams based on how much they improved their off-season valuation by dumping contracts and adding make believe prospect value. 021
Reposted by Georg PedersenAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year 268239993246
Reposted by Georg PedersenRyan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 06/07/2026and after all it’s called soccer ball 151335154
Reposted by Georg PedersenSAHASA 🐙🪸 @sculptedreef.com · 05/07/2026Octopus arms (not called tentacles! I know right?) have literally hundreds of suckers that grab onto anything. Except themselves. Ever. How do they not end up in a permanent tangled knot? 🐙 A Suckery Thread 🧵 #Octopus 🦑🐡 310333