Truman Chipotle

22 Nov 2024

I learned an amazing, wonderful word: verschlimmbessern. But I'm pretty sure I could make it a tad better...

9 June

Isaac Chotiner should join Cameo, but before he wishes your friend a happy birthday, he lays their soul bare with a series of polite, matter-of-fact questions.

@hayesdavenport.bsky.social

22 Apr

I appreciate ScanCafe's honesty about what their most popular plan option is....

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Hayes Davenport

18 Mar

For about a year I've been working with some of the best reporters and editors in L.A. to build a brand new city news outlet. It launches tomorrow. Is it possible to operate a sustainable local journalism business in 2026? Let me know! lamaterial.com

lamaterial.comHome | L.A. MaterialNews for Los Angeles.

job-boards.greenhouse.ioSr. Developer Educator, VideoUnited States

9 Feb

This is a fantastic (dev/technical-focused) video content gig for anyone looking. I can say this confidently because I’ve read @samwho.dev’s technical explainers and they are fantastic. I’ve never met the dude but this is clearly a job where you’ll learn tons and have fun.

Sam Rose@samwho.dev

This position is now up on our Greenhouse: job-boards.greenhouse.io/ngrokinc/job.... We're trying to do something radical, and build out some of the best content in the industry. We're early on that journey and you'll be the 3rd member of the team. There's huge impact potential in this role.

theverge.comIt’s worse than it looks in MinneapolisBut locals are organizing to keep each other safe from ICE agents.

26 Jan

Everyone (not just academics) should read this excellent post by ex-Google AI researcher and current AI prof David Bau.

David Bau@davidbau.bsky.social

What should academics be doing right now? I have been writing up some thoughts on what the research says about effective action, and what universities specifically can do. davidbau.github.io/poetsandnurs... It's on GitHub. Suggestions and pull requests welcome. github.com/davidbau/poe...

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The Verge

@theverge.com

20 Jan

As Homeland Security’s siege on Minneapolis enters its third week, locals are volunteering for patrol shifts, protesting in the streets, and keeping one another up to date in group texts. Read more from @scottmeslow.bsky.social in Minneapolis:

12 Jan

mulling a "Barbenheimer" two-fer for "Primate: There's Something Wrong With Ben" and "Melania." Could go with "Primate-lania", but I prefer "Primate: There's Something Wrong With Melania."

12 Jan

(of course you couldn't pay me to watch "Melania.")

8 Dec 2025

Feeling good about this decision...

3 July 2025

hello Bluesky friends who look at my posts here! (both of you!) I'm excited to dust off my tourist-grade French in Paris next week at the RAISE Summit, a premier event for technical leaders in AI. 🇫🇷 🇫🇷 🇫🇷 (Message me if you'll also be there and would like to meet up!)

18 Apr 2025

amazing tagline

18 Jan 2024

This really is a fantastic, fantastic piece.

Kurt Andersen@kurtandersen.bsky.social

This is the best and most important thing I have ever written. Don't miss it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... (Which would be plagiarism if I didn't now add: that's a quote from the billionaire Bill Ackman in a tweet he wrote last week about a tweet he wrote last week.)

Dear Four BlueSky Followers: I am excited to show off my stupid AI-powered invention to keep squirrels from eating oranges off our orange tree. 🍊🐿️🔫🎯 Behold: The Squirrel Squirter.

2. In the interests of full disclosure, the device is not foolproof and has incorrectly identified me as a squirrel at least twice. I was squirted and did not like it.

3. Franchising opportunities are available.

Dear Four BlueSky Followers: I am excited to show off my stupid AI-powered invention to keep squirrels from eating oranges off our orange tree. 🍊🐿️🔫🎯 Behold: The Squirrel Squirter.

Apparently BlueSky hasn't gotten around to enabling gifs yet. Otherwise I'd show you some slow motion clips of the Squirrel Squirter in action.

3 final points: 1. When I post this silly thing on Twitter, I will feel slightly sad that it only gets 3 likes. But here on BlueSky I revel in my obscurity. Ignore me, online world!

Dear Four BlueSky Followers: I am excited to show off my stupid AI-powered invention to keep squirrels from eating oranges off our orange tree. 🍊🐿️🔫🎯 Behold: The Squirrel Squirter.

Keen-eyed observers may notice that the video shows the Squirrel Squirter unleashing its watery fury on Fred the Cat, rather than a squirrel. This is because I've found it tricky to do an on-demand demo with squirrels. So basically just pretend Fred is a squirrel for the purpose of this demo.

The Squirrel Squirter is, objectively speaking, a technological marvel. Allow me to spew some technical details at you: Raspberry Pi 4 + Arducam 3 camera + modified Cyclone Motorized Water Blaster + EfficientDet0 model fine-tuned on pics of squirrels, Fred, and Fred's brother, George

On Twitter, I followed the Golden Rule of Tweeting ("Never Tweet"). But as I'm currently enjoying having 0 followers here... Let's get postin'! (1/3,034)

"The Phantom Menace" was good, overall. The flaws are substantial (Jar Jar, the weird vaguely racist voices of the Trade Federation). But the story genuinely builds on the original series and adds some quality characters.

That was just a warm-up Stupid Take That You Shouldn't Share With Strangers on Social Media.... I'm working on some better ones. Stay tuned.

On Twitter, I followed the Golden Rule of Tweeting ("Never Tweet"). But as I'm currently enjoying having 0 followers here... Let's get postin'! (1/3,034)

He shuffled off this mortal coil in 2022. Great cat. Really excelled at relaxing. An exemplar of how to thrive during a grim political chapter in our nation's history.

OK, since this is the fourth tweet in a thread posted by someone with zero followers, let's say some controversial things that will never come back to haunt me....

On Twitter, I followed the Golden Rule of Tweeting ("Never Tweet"). But as I'm currently enjoying having 0 followers here... Let's get postin'! (1/3,034)