Bryan Fullerton

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:

Our funding depends on usage.

So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

Ugh, I need to rewatch/finish Legion, stopped after the first season.

The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep… The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour

Modern AI tools emulate the classic con-man tricks of mentalism, tricking people into believing that they’re far more clever - and sapient - than they actually are.

Fantastic piece by @baldurbjarnason.com :

softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...

a logarithmic axis chart showing the rise in power consumption

new EPRI paper here (via @sashamtl.bsky.social) - the peak power consumption required to train AI models grows 2.2x every year

The ratio of social utility : environment impact for this specific type of software is getting worse constantly

www.epri.com/research/pro...

🧵

Uh, wut, are you sure that’s not a scam?

Hope you had an awesome birthday!

Github to Codeberg Bulk Migration Script | Rahul's Blog Rahul's Blog

In light of Microsoft folding #GitHub into their AI development team today, I'd recommend getting your shit out now all at once
www.rahuljuliato.com/posts/github... (also it's easy to get your stock .github actions to run on a cheap vps running a single docker-compose'd container)

Used: stew beef, onions, potatoes, fresh corn, carrots, salt, pepper, dried thyme, water.

Made a really good beef stew in the slow cooker today. Took a bit longer than expected, so will be for tomorrow, but very pleased with the results.

A guar against a trans flag background. Text says "every time you repost this guar a transphobic policymaker dies".

I don’t believe that suffering happens for a reason, I don’t believe it builds character or gives us purpose. I think the opposite is true, that you can take that pain, pick it up, and give *it* purpose. You can decide how it drives you

Got a real Captain von Trapp (derogatory) there

It was Edward Coristine who was attacked, this is another one.

In particular, it helped crystalize in my mind that if a journalist hasn't done the self-reflection to be able to clearly articulate their bias and the bias of their publisher they shouldn't be trusted by high risk groups. Full stop.

The most recent episode of @firstthirstpod.com with @siridahl.com talking to Noelle Perdue was great, particularly the journalism discussion that explored reporting bias and protecting sources when dealing with high risk groups. The thirst chat is fun, but the wider conversations are excellent.

It was a fully intentional scam from the beginning. Musk told wild lies about what this would accomplish solely to suppress additional funding for and construction of public transportation in Vegas.

Screencap of headline from linked article, reading: He Had Dangerous Delusions. ChatGPT Admitted It Made Them Worse. OpenAI’s chatbot self-reported it blurred line between fantasy and reality with man on autism spectrum. ‘Stakes are higher’ for vulnerable people, firm says. Above the headline: Technology Artificial Intelligence Family & Tech: Julie Jargon Below: By Julie Jargon Follow | Photographs by Tim Gruber for WSJ July 20, 2025 7:00 am ET

We're going to need journalists to stop talking about synthetic text extruding machines as if they have *thoughts* or *stances* that they are *trying* to *communicate*. ChatGPT can't *admit* anything, nor *self-report*. Gah.

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...

I would also like that shirt, I used to sell them in my youth.

bro just one more GPT bro. just one more you dont have to read or write emails anymore bro. one more GPT will fix everything bro

A minute of the ocean to escape to my friends

The enterprise AI arms race continues.

YouTube video by Daniel Bezares Aliens Combat Drop - 5 by 5

And people who don’t know Aliens…

Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online, No Matter How Many Times UK Politicians Say So The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so, these services must introduce age checks to prevent children from accessing such content. Online...

When politicians pass laws restricting "pornography," this is what they actually restrict:

video games
romantasy
drag
sex education
healthcare
LGBTQ+ sites
young adult novels
sexual assault resources
dating apps
contraception
social media
Wikipedia
wifi access

The DoD Rapid Response team on Twitter writes: "The Secretary of Defense has great jeans." The attached photo shows Sec. Pete Hegseth wearing a blue sport coat, white button-up shirt, blue jeans, and a big buckle Western belt.

I disagree. I will tell you what's wrong with his jeans. 🧵

Hot take: AI could loosely be interpreted as a hungry ghost based on my understanding of the definition in many Buddhist schools (spirit cursed to forever consume as the result of a life of greed).

caveat: I am not a Buddhist

a Norwegian king crab

Cis people being weird about trans people makes me think about king crabs.
Bear with me for this one because it will make sense.
You know king crabs, right? Giant crab, lives up north, has long legs, very expensive and tasty, featured on many a mukbang
Did you know they are technically not crabs? 1/

The Anti-Porn Crusade That Censored Steam and Itch.io Started 30 Years Ago Keywords and tags have never been a useful metric for distilling nuance. Pushing for regulations based on them is repeating a 30-year history of porn panic online.

when it comes to porn panics, we're repeating the mistakes of the past every damn day www.404media.co/steam-itchio...

StoryGraph?