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jmugan··on A wave of plastic-free coffee pods and machines
We recently switched to that. I don't like the taste as much but not sure what else to do. This coffee thing is getting complicated.
jmugan··on Why is this fingerprinting script creating bioweapons?
Like C3PO refusing to read Scythe. "Sir, my programming strictly forbids me from translating, transcribing, or otherwise reciting the sacred and terrifying syntax of the Scythe."
jmugan··on Dream-1
I tried "throw the block off the table" but it wouldn't run for some reason I didn't catch, safety maybe?
jmugan··on Frog and Toad and the Increasingly Capable Machines
Great story! I read it in one sitting.
jmugan··on How Hollywood stopped making movies in Hollywood
It really breaks the illusion for me when a movie is shot where it isn't set. I'm like, "What? They don't have pine trees in Austin."
jmugan··on Karpathy’s Pelican
A lot of people are posting here about how bad the end product is, but that is kind of the point. Models have moved beyond generating images to a new kind of benchmark that better exposes understanding of the physical world, and we can use benchmarks like this to measure future progress. (Of course, it will have to be a qualitative/subjective measurement.)
jmugan··on I'm So Tired of Ads
I wish I were
jmugan··on I'm So Tired of Ads
Even my daughter's dance recital this weekend had them. In between dances they frequently paused to play an ad on the big screen to the right. It was incredible.
jmugan··on SFO Quiet Airport (2025)
This is wonderful. I remember I was in Asia in 2000 relaxing at the airport and was puzzled why it felt so nice and peaceful. Then I realized that it was the lack of repetitive pointless announcements.
jmugan··on Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones
I don't understand why it is my responsibility to hear your bell. Just don't hit me.
jmugan··on Microsoft: Copilot is for entertainment purposes only
I thought the title was a joke until I actually read the thing.
jmugan··on Desk for people who work at home with a cat
My cat and I want a chair with a little shelf on the back by my head where he can sit.
jmugan··on Goodbye to Sora
That jumping Sora logo always made the videos unwatchable for me. So distracting from the scene of Elvis fighting aliens or whatever I was watching.
jmugan··on A data center opened next door. Then came the high-pitched whine
I feel like the world needs more sound engineers. There's a constant humming of the machines and we all suffer for it. We also need more vigilance about preventing noise pollution. The beep, beep, beep may make a company feel like it is doing something for safety, but there is no counterforce that they have to answer to about what they are doing to everyone else not involved. (I know there is a better sound to replace beep beep beep but it hasn't made it to my neighborhood yet)
jmugan··on Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis
I just didn't think that either of them were very good. Sinners was okay, and One Battle After Another was just kind of silly, I think regardless of your political views.
jmugan··on The political effects of X's feed algorithm
Maybe it has gotten better recently. I tried and tried with Bluesky, but it would not abide.
jmugan··on The political effects of X's feed algorithm
Oddly enough, X is the only platform i've been able to teach to not show me culture war stuff, from either side. It just shows me AI in the "For You."
jmugan··on The Singularity will occur on a Tuesday
Love the title. Yeah, agents need to experiment in the real world to build knowledge beyond what humans have acquired. That will slow the bastards down.
jmugan··on OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions
I agree but I fear it won't stay that way. They boil us frogs slowly.
jmugan··on The truth behind the 2026 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
I just finished reading House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, and this could have been one of the chapters.
jmugan··on The gruesome new data on tech jobs
Maybe they are just calling the jobs by different names? It seems like names of roles are constantly shifting. "Data scientist" is a term that is going out of fashion.
jmugan··on The collapse of the econ PhD job market
Which side are you talking about?
jmugan··on Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work
You don't say?
jmugan··on Maintaining weight loss
It's also a lot more fun to lose weight than maintain weight
jmugan··on It's rude to show AI output to people
Oh, I'm usually trying to gather information in conversations with peers, so for me, it's usually more like, "I don't know, but this is what the LLM says."

But yeah, to a boss or something, that would be rude. They hired you to answer a question.

jmugan··on It's rude to show AI output to people
I love the post but disagree with the first example. "I asked ChatGPT and this is what it said: <...>". That seems totally fine to me. The sender put work into the prompt and the user is free to read the AI output if they choose.
jmugan··on It's rude to show AI output to people
This is exactly how I feel about both advertising and unnecessary notifications. "The signal functions to consume the resources of a recipient for zero payoff and reduced fitness. The signal is a virus."
jmugan··on Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?
I find it nearly impossible to avoid divisive content online. There are so many cool things in the world, but I can't find them because my timelines are all flooded with culture war. I wish I could find a platform that would listen to me when I say "show fewer posts like this."
jmugan··on OpenAI delays launch of open-weight model
What is their business purpose for releasing an open-weights model? How does it help them? I asked an LLM but it just said vague unconvincing things about ecosystem plays and fights for talent.
jmugan··on Meetings Are the Mind Killer
Yep, agreed. Obviously you need to home meetings, even at the expense of killing a little of your mind.
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