Ed

New video up! Kind of a follow-on from the last one, because a YouTube comment made me feel bad for the author and I think a lot of people are buying into the mindset that it conveyed. Things wander from there. Cool jackets are mentioned. Next one is a cybersecurity talk. youtu.be/a7gxS7w5gi0

I am surprised that spot pricing hasn’t happened yet, but also OpenRouter failed to compel providers on their platform to provide like for like tokens, so not that surprised

All the code for Apple II Agent is up on GitHub if you want to run it yourself. You need an Uthernet II card in your Apple II at the moment: github.com/benj-edwards... Also, Claude assembled a "how it was made" technical document that is an interesting read: bxfoundry.com/apple2agent/

Amazing news, and if you can afford to, join me in becoming a member of the site. The web needs those of us who have benefited from it so much to give a little back:

(luna ultra on a tree tumor, plus some random shots from today on the Ace Pro 2) (insta360's ecosystem of actually good enough devices is ALARMING)

the only thing that would make the Insta360 Luna Ultra better is open gate. that thing is such a fun little video guy

Much like a world with fake-ass corporate Pride merch, I would much rather live in a country where both sides at least pay lip service to everyone being an American over a mask off one like this because taking the mask off is a sign something has gone wrong.

dog (powered off)

still waiting adam I see you're continuing to poast but not doing much else also I am very interested to hear how "professional" threats are actionable (or what a "professional" threat even is...working to hold you accountable for myriad violations of DoDD 1344.10 isn't a threat, just a promise)

Normal Men disavows this poster and would also note that the clans can kiss our asses

where’s the harm really

out for a walk

the common clay of the new west, etc

it’s one of those kinds of days I guess

One if the lessons to be learned from Brazil is to stop elevating your opponent’s social media (even to dunk) and promote your own message. _This applies to Matt Yglesias and his ilk, too._ Just stop it, please.

If you can get private financing, equity or otherwise, without a big hit in costs, leaving you lopsided control is one way to for a banker to still get an IPO out of you.

"because the technology we're building has the potential to either wipe out life on earth or install a new era of tyranny it is vitally important that it be controlled by a secretive cabal of unelected god-kings" uh actually point of order?

I think this is a pretty good thread

sounds like they, and they specifically, should be stopping to prove their good faith

I've been meaning to get around to posting the full details, so what the hell - why not get it out while it's still Vuln Week: Anthropic's mech interp driven security model is built on a fundamentally incorrect assumptions. Let's dive in, starting with this paper: www.anthropic.com/research/nex...

Maturing as a software engineer doesn’t mean writing fewer Horrors, it means knowing when to write A Horror and how to construct the proper containment zone around it

I have put a LOT of my personal points in Avoiding Advertising, and it is always so jarring when I see people like...use YouTube raw. I don't even use the YouTube app on my phone/tablet because Safari gives you SponsorBlock

yubnubsky

It's 2026, I'm over making excuses for reactionary turns

I'm going to need SEVERAL hiking trails for this next technology video

Because there are 10s of thousands of Democratic electeds in the United States, and you have positioned yourself directly into a media environment that is designed to find every statement a Democrat makes that is even vaguely transphobic as soon as it happens.

you do not need context for this post but you do need to appreciate it.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who spared a thought for my country today, who amplified information about the coup d’état attempt, and worried about Brazil’s democratic future—the world’s democratic future. We won! Women won! The Amazon won! Young people won! Democracy won! Hope won!

when you need a substitute jev

Lula winning is great for the planet, great for Brazil, and great for people who aren't revanchist assholes everywhere in the world, but let's not forget that it's also going to make some of the worst people on Earth extremely sad and mad. We should enjoy that, as a little treat.