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I am probably working on Hubski.

Send me a PM or post with the tag #bugski if you think something is broken.

I filter #thebeatles.

I do not agree with everything that I post. I hope you don't either.

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mk  ·  7 hours ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: META: Unauthorized Experiment on CMV Involving AI-generated Comments

This is happening on a broad scale already. I’ve been meaning to lock this place down.

mk  ·  1 day ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: April 23, 2025

I exerted myself too much after a meal. Nearly passed out and puked it all out. Listen to mom.

mk  ·  6 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: JWST detects dimethyl sulfide on exoplanet K2-18b

We use DMSO as a cryoprotectant because it prevents crystal ice formation.

mk  ·  10 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: JWST detects dimethyl sulfide on exoplanet K2-18b

This is wild.

mk  ·  16 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: French Academy of Medicine: COVID-19 likely result of lab accident

It is China. Also only likely a dozen or so. It was just academic gain-of-function research gone awry.

mk  ·  17 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: French Academy of Medicine: COVID-19 likely result of lab accident

This was plain to any scientist that looked at the sequences and those being used in previously published reports from the lab.

mk  ·  21 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Photonics, a leap in computing efficiency for the AI-age

If it can scale at a competitive cost it would be pretty wild.

mk  ·  25 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: This place sure went to hell

Like me or not, I am glad to hear about your milestone.

mk  ·  25 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The average college student today

He seems frustrated but resigned. Not much he can do.

mk  ·  26 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The average college student today

I have a friend that’s a professor at the University of Michigan. This tracks with what he relates. Less motivation and less competence, also more parental involvement, and UofM gets the pick of the litter.

mk  ·  26 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 26, 2025

Now the EU wants us to pay them $30k for EU Network Security Compliance certification.. Estimate to prepare the paperwork is 2-3 months.

No wonder there are no startups in Europe.

mk  ·  29 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Osama won right?

That’s one way to look at it, but I don’t think it’s particularly useful to look at it that way. 9/11 is a factor among many for sure. But demographic shifts, changes in media, etc., you can make all kinds of reductionist arguments, but why? Is there anything really gained from a simple narrative?