Musings about life on two wheels
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AI System Safety
Tl;Dr [WIP]
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AI Risks: Bad Actors at Acale
Tl;Dr: AI makes Bad Actors more dangerous, but they’re the devil we know Boogie Man. Bond Villain. Terrorist. They’re all Bad Actors. One of the easiest AI Risks to understand is the Bad Actor risk: According to MIT 4. Malicious Actors Risks related to intentional misuse of AI systems by bad actors for harmful purposes…
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AI and Existential Risk
Tl;Dr: What’s different about _this_ existential risk? Inerrant risk of tech There’s been a lot of talk about AI Risks – things like they may take jobs, the economy may crash, bad people might use them to do bad things, or the AI Agents might do bad things themselves. And if there are risks, then…
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Book report: On Trails
A friend suggest this book: On Trails by Robert Moor. Over all, I’d give this a 3 out of 5. Interesting, at times insightful. Most interesting: externally stored knowledge (Trails) created by animals (and humans) have really long lasting a huge value. Also: ants are amazing. I think my sister gave me this book quite…
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Loaf 3!
I think I messed up the liquid on loaves 1 and 2. This turned out better.
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Loaf 2 – getting better
I’ve been baking bread with the help of a neighborhood wizard. My first load was pretty flat – too much water in the mix I think. I am also using a different yeast. I made loaf 2 with less water, and heated the water to 120 degrees as instructed for the instant yeast. Looks… Better,…
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A lovely day for a boat ride
Tl;Dr: boat camping with college buddies, giving blood is hard?? Today we head out on Boys Weekend ’26, our annual disaster. Boating and camping around puget sound. It is lovely to see the boys. I gave blood (in Olympia) today. I tried to give blood yesterday, but Bloodworks NW lets me.make appointments I’m not eligible…
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God damn it Bloodworks – fix your bugs!
I just went to my blood donation appointment and was told I’m not eligible. This is because the blood works appointment system does not follow the eligibility guidelines which apparently have been in place for quite some time. This is a huge waste of my time, and really pisses me off. God damn it blood…
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Anthony Fauci – don’t get sucked into conspiracy
Tl;Dr: Today there’s news about Fauci & COVID 19 sources. Don’t fall for the gossip. Today somebody walked up to me and said “Oh my God! COVID really was released from a Chinese lab! Anthony Fauci ‘s diary says so!!’ This is an easy trap to fall into, but please please don’t. Rand Paul, the…
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South of France – Wrapup
DRAFT Tl;Dr: Great trip! S. France is agricultural & tropic-esque. Folder was fine. New Friends are fun. Some Facts This year the Merry Bikers went to Southern France for a 6-day bike tour from Avignon to Tolouse. I rode 284 miles, with two longer rides (65 and 64 miles), all in very hot weather (top…
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