Adam Aaronson

Adam Aaronson

@aaronson.bsky.social

Knows the alphabet (in order) Aaronson.org

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Evan Birnholz
@evanbirnholz.bsky.social

The dictionary discovers what crossword constructors nowadays call "double-doubles." (More here at this blog post by @aaronson.bsky.social: aaronson.org/blog/square-...)

aaronson.orgSquare TheoryThe story starts in Crosscord, the crossword Discord server. Over 5,000 users strong, the server has emerged as a central hub for the online crossword community, a buzzing, sometimes overwhelming, som...
Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com

‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms. ‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms. But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…

Adam Aaronson
@aaronson.bsky.social

Your annual reminder that I made a website called New Year Zone that counts down to the new year in all 38 time zones If nothing else, it works pretty great for syncing your actual countdown at your new year's gathering

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John Lieb
@boswords.bsky.social

The constructor roster for the Boswords 2026 Winter Wondersolve is set, and we are excited to be presenting four puzzles by the wonderful folks listed below on Sunday afternoon, February 1. Registration opens Friday, January 2.

Adam Aaronson
@aaronson.bsky.social

My thoughts on Elon's Grokipedia as a Wikipedia editor, and—because Grokipedia has copied nearly verbatim many of my Wikipedia pages—inadvertently, a Grokipedia editor. (a thread)

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Adam Aaronson
@aaronson.bsky.social

My thoughts on Elon's Grokipedia as a Wikipedia editor, and—because Grokipedia has copied nearly verbatim many of my Wikipedia pages—inadvertently, a Grokipedia editor. (a thread)

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Adam Aaronson
@aaronson.bsky.social

My thoughts on Elon's Grokipedia as a Wikipedia editor, and—because Grokipedia has copied nearly verbatim many of my Wikipedia pages—inadvertently, a Grokipedia editor. (a thread)

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Adam Aaronson
@aaronson.bsky.social

The articles that aren't ripped directly from Wikipedia are weird. In the best cases, they're alright articles that are just bloated and follow the overly verbose writing style characteristic to AI slop (which is what they are).

Adam Aaronson
@aaronson.bsky.social

But in the worst cases (many such cases), they amplify Elon's right-wing political viewpoints, biasing the articles not by crowdsourced consensus but by the arbitrary whims of one guy.

Adam Aaronson
@aaronson.bsky.social

My thoughts on Elon's Grokipedia as a Wikipedia editor, and—because Grokipedia has copied nearly verbatim many of my Wikipedia pages—inadvertently, a Grokipedia editor. (a thread)

Adam Aaronson
@aaronson.bsky.social

Elon criticizes Wikipedia as being woke and biased. So it's curious that Grokipedia relies directly on much of its content, AI-paraphrasing it ever-so-slightly under a Creative Commons license.

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parker higgins
@xor.blue

🎉 new release today: fill harmonics is a weird music machine thing made from the bones of crossword puzzles. put it together with my pal @natanlast.bsky.social read more: parkerhiggins.net/2025/09/fill... and play around with it: fillharmonics.com

parkerhiggins.netFill Harmonics, the crossword puzzle music machineToday I’m releasing Fill Harmonics, a music machine that takes its rules and styling from the world of crossword puzzles. The name is a pun: in crossword lingo, “fill” is the stuff that goes into the ...
Adam Aaronson
@aaronson.bsky.social

I'm in this! Along with lots of other fun and cool people!

nolen@itseieio.bsky.social

~new newsletter about fun weird internet stuff~ every month my friend justin and I: * write down everything our friends made * bother them until they write a little blurb the first issue features mads mikkelsen, kind of newslettergoeshere.substack.com/p/projects-f...

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Waxy.org
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Adam Aaronson drank every cocktail: or, at least, all 102 listed in the International Bartenders Association's official list https://aaronson.org/blog/i-dr...

aaronson.orgI Drank Every CocktailThe International Bartenders Association, or IBA, maintains a list of official cocktails, ones they deem to be “the most requested recipes” at bars all around the world. It’s the closest thing the bartending industry has to a canonical list of cocktails, akin to the American Kennel Club’s registry of dog breeds or a jazz musician’s Real Book of standards.