we have drafts now. which is huge, not just for drafts, but for composing on a phone with multiple pastes. now we just need edit. please.

He’s been using LLMs to summarize NLRB documents for years. He’s spent a lot of time manually reviewing the summaries. He’s about as expert a human as there is on the subject. It’s a mistake, I think, to imagine his apparent success with these tools are the mirages based on foolish naivety.

“LLMs are not just labor-replacing and productivity-expanding, but can, in some circumstances at least, enable the production of totally new things.” @mattbruenig.bsky.social mattbruenig.com/2026/02/10/t... ht @mitchsaid.bsky.social

how have we let this be our world? ht @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social

what did you think the “e” stood for?

(much to think about within the word “for” there.)

“not funding community groups to implement strategies designed by national NGOs, but funding community groups to design strategy, period. That requires funders to give up control. Most aren’t willing to do that. Which reveals what this is really about.” @lennecefer.bsky.social

come spring the ice will melt.

i did! sometimes i think economists’ definition of “real” is a deadpan gag, given how relentlessly it abstracts away from reality.

“Even a representative agent, forward-looking and fully aware of all the parameters surrounding them, can feel the vibecession.” @mtkonczal.bsky.social

i have always wondered.

i woke up today and found i was unable to verify my identity.

“Conservatives complain endlessly that ‘unelected bureaucrats’ have escaped the control of their democratically-elected masters and are implementing an agenda at odds with the wishes of the American people. Would this were so as far as NASA is concerned.” @frankfukuyama.bsky.social

when my kid wants to impersonate me persuasively, senile will definitely be the way to go. not sure it works for you.

"The removal of the Federal Reserve swap network would be the ultimate 'chainsaw' event, on a level that Musk’s DOGE never even came close to reaching." @steffenmurau.bsky.social www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/tru... via @phenomenalworld.bsky.social

no wonder they were so sad.

when Bezos bought The Post, he wanted to be respected among the professional managerial class. his goals have changed. he no longer wants the respect of educational professionals. he want subservience. so he is destroying The Post to show his middle finger.

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veblen good. after all you must be a billionaire if you are still subscribed, who else would put up with them?