Tim Moore

Tim Moore

@mrt.im

Husband. Dad. Writer. Reader. Maker. Neurodivergent (AuDHD, RSD, cPTSD). Currently: engineering at @nytimes.com.

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I've been meaning to write up a post about my views of AI. First off, I hate that it's called AI. That is misleading stealing of a specific term for marketing that has become a groupthink/religious term... ...that makes people think it's intelligent.

Tobias S. Buckell@tobiasbuckell.bsky.social

I still think AI systems should be paying me 150k per copyright violation. People keep asking me 'what laws do we need for AI?' and I keep saying 'enforce the fucking ones we already have!' There are copyright laws that should be being enforced right now that just... aren't. B/c it's billionaires.

Getting emails for someone you share a first name with is something I can understand, to a degree. Email doesn't often have a full name in it unless it is for a corporation. What I don't understand is how you get the wrong phone number for someone based on just a first name.

I've just applied to a master's program in creative writing and literature. Fingers crossed my application goes well! I'm really excited about reconnecting with my academic career.

Reluctantly left Prince Edward Island this morning. Said bye to paradise until my next visit.

I've been on Prince Edward Island for most of a week. Being near the ocean calms me. I've slept better. My pain disorder isn't flaring as badly. I'm relaxed. I really don't want to leave.

I am enjoying Father's Day on Prince Edward Island at a sea front cottage. Couldn't ask for a better location. PEI also has top notch food!

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Cory's done it again. This time he's explained, sorta, what we as developers do when we "rubber duck" a problem. AI infers too much when I rubber duck. I want someone try to understand from my angle when I explain.

One of the best ways to evaluate your own understanding of a subject is to attempt to explain it to someone else. Through explaining things, we discover how much of the "totally obvious" world is actually full of ambiguity, mystery and contradiction. 1/

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What if I don’t have anything to say today because all I can think about is visiting my indie bookstore

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When I want to get nerds especially wound up I make the point that all science fiction is actually fantasy. And then to wind up everyone else, I point out that all fiction is actually fantasy.

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Absolutely adored Mandalorian and Grogu. I felt some nostalgia for 80's and 90's movies like Too Gun and Bladerunner in the way some of the scenes were filmed.

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I am once again begging, praying, weeping for lists of written instructions rather than videos. I do not want to watch your two minute video in the hope of catching the two seconds where you whizz past what goddamn menu the thing is under. Write. It. Down.

I just got mine and they are lovely!

Rebecca Thorne@rebeccathorne.bsky.social

These FaeCrate books are *everything*. So pretty omg! I never thought I'd have editions of my book like this!

Starting new medications is frustrating. My moods were already off. But isn’t now because of the new med? Or just the same old BS?

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A new Git version just dropped and it comes with a new experimental `history` command! `reword` can be used to change commit messages and `split` can untangle a single commit into multiple ones. No more interactive rebase. 🎉 github.blog/open-source/...

Anthony Calf’s character Robert Strickland in “New Tricks” makes me think of the Rivers of London character Thomas Nightingale.

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This whole thread is very correct. Until I was laid off from the Reader, half of what I did was try to divine previous decisionmaking because nobody really knew why things had been built the way they had been. And now that's true with my work there too. A frustrating cycle continues.

Aram Zucker-Scharff@chronotope.aramzs.xyz

I do think that one of the biggest problems I hear about inside media companies is a total lack of institutional memory. Top level leaders are not involved at the level of detail to know what is happening and media cos are constantly shedding, and failing to provide incentives to retain, talent.

On top of all the other shit this week, Slack has decided to mess with my ADHD and hide about 50% of the carefully organized DMs and channels. I’m about ready to just toss Slack out into the arctic chill.