LLMs … first six months of 2025 in review. Link to video

Showed this to Ms. Klaus and she donated to their GoFundMe.

Looking like an intentional massacre/suicide by the pilot.

@jon-nyc Growing old has its drawbacks, although my father lived to 91 with the same condition. It didn’t kill him, at least directly it didn’t, although it eventually contributed to a tendency towards open sores and infections on his shins. It was the repeated infections that took their toll and wore him down.

We could probably incorporate as a social issue think tank and apply for grants. That would be a hoot.

Except I wasn’t referring to any specific case, just like I wasn’t talking about any specific M13 gang member. I was speaking generally about prioritization.

@89th said in This is disturbing: @Horace said in This is disturbing: On a scale of 1 to 7.3, how concerned are you, True story, yesterday I almost replied to this post asking why you could be so insensitive to have the rating scale max out at a 7.3, out of respect for earthquakes of that magnitude such as Vanuatu last year. And this morning Alaska gets a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, tsunami warnings and all. Sorry about that. Didn't know my own power. But in the words of Louis CK, accidentally causing a huge catastrophe is a small price to pay for the realization that you have the power to cause huge catastrophes whenever you want. It's pretty awesome.

Lol He founded the Guardian Angels. I don’t know much else about him other then that he’s run before.

@Horace said in What are you listening to - Podcast Edition?: Speaking of elderly white female progressive figures who take themselves deadly seriously, Joyce Carol Oates is fully invested in various conspiracy theories now: This: “While anyone from a shy child to a Green Beret veteran would duck down immediately in a panic, shrink away from having been struck in the head (by a pebble, let alone a bullet), instead [Trump] stood up proudly & raised his fist for photographers, without hesitation,” she wrote. Is also just false. He stood up about two minutes later. They just don’t show those two minutes on the air.

@AndyD said in 9 years ago today: Here's to the next 9. Do you know who the donor was? Is it all anonymous like the UK? It’s anonymous but you can write to an organization that will forward a letter to the donor family. Then if they choose they can contact you (presumably if you give them your contact info in the letter).

Watched a few movies recently. Falling Down (late 80s?) with Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall. Enjoyable, I learned about it from seeing various clips about a normal person freaking out after a stressful day. Fun movie. Philomena. I remembered the Oscar buzz around this one, with Steve Coogan and Judy Dench. I enjoyed this one a lot, it’s not terribly long, but a very well written, paced, and resolved story. Nothing crazy but worth it for Dench’s performance alone.

I know a lot a of good looking women, and none of them would say he was good looking unless he was rich. Just saying.

His apathy is much appreciated.

Whew. That’s a close call. History knowledge can save a man.

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I have a friend of a friend who (10-15 years ago) started a company that basically applied machine learning, neural networks, and algorithms to stock trading. I truly don't know any other details other than he's quite rich.

Not unless they want to get sued. All most places will give is employment dates.

Have a lifelong friend who was a US Air flight attendant. Funny, when they merged or were bought out by American their pension fund was significantly reduced.

Mainly due to the dollar plummeting no doubt.