Adam Lasnik
@adamlasnik.net
Reasonably social geek based in the SF Bay Area.
Previously worked to improve healthcare access while a Program Manager at Google.
Now leading operations at a music startup.
www.AdamLasnik.net
Previously worked to improve healthcare access while a Program Manager at Google.
Now leading operations at a music startup.
www.AdamLasnik.net
Laws/lawsuits "...for the children!!" nowadays are depressingly so often performative at best, harmful to children at worst.
October 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Laws/lawsuits "...for the children!!" nowadays are depressingly so often performative at best, harmful to children at worst.
I generally avoid podcasts. Life's too busy to not... just-read stuff. Except I got sucked into this one.
It's about math and AI, sure, but really focuses on purpose and meaning and includes mentions of meth, sex, God and fries.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/p...
It's genuinely a MUST-LISTEN.
It's about math and AI, sure, but really focuses on purpose and meaning and includes mentions of meth, sex, God and fries.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/p...
It's genuinely a MUST-LISTEN.
When A.I. Comes for Your Purpose in Life
In the span of just a few months, A.I. systems have solved some of the biggest outstanding problems in math — adding mathematicians to the list of those terrified of losing their job to the technology...
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I generally avoid podcasts. Life's too busy to not... just-read stuff. Except I got sucked into this one.
It's about math and AI, sure, but really focuses on purpose and meaning and includes mentions of meth, sex, God and fries.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/p...
It's genuinely a MUST-LISTEN.
It's about math and AI, sure, but really focuses on purpose and meaning and includes mentions of meth, sex, God and fries.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/p...
It's genuinely a MUST-LISTEN.
We don't appreciate YouTube enough for how it's made it possible BOTH for musicians of all kinds -- from all over the world -- to share their talent globally and for music-lovers to find incredible performances in almost any genre.
I should probably spend more time listening to YT vs. arguing on SM
I should probably spend more time listening to YT vs. arguing on SM
October 13, 2026 at 12:18 AM
We don't appreciate YouTube enough for how it's made it possible BOTH for musicians of all kinds -- from all over the world -- to share their talent globally and for music-lovers to find incredible performances in almost any genre.
I should probably spend more time listening to YT vs. arguing on SM
I should probably spend more time listening to YT vs. arguing on SM
I love how the takeaway from the BS community is, once again "[such and such] TECH BAD!"
vs.
"Companies should be responsible for better security and be penalized for breaches"
vs.
"Companies should be responsible for better security and be penalized for breaches"
The same bozos who thought putting refrigerators on the Internet was a good idea are now trying to sell you on AI assistants.
Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack
Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
www.bbc.com
October 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I love how the takeaway from the BS community is, once again "[such and such] TECH BAD!"
vs.
"Companies should be responsible for better security and be penalized for breaches"
vs.
"Companies should be responsible for better security and be penalized for breaches"
Reposted by Adam Lasnik
Whatever clout you think you get for always asserting the maximally cynical "it's always been bad and I've always known as much" perspective is worthless and actually making you much stupider as a person and more useless as a political agent.
October 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Whatever clout you think you get for always asserting the maximally cynical "it's always been bad and I've always known as much" perspective is worthless and actually making you much stupider as a person and more useless as a political agent.
Reposted by Adam Lasnik
From The Lancet: in an urgent care setting, the advice of the obsolete Gemini 2.5 Pro & Gemini 2.5 Flash (without access to patient medical records) were rated of similar quality to doctors by other physicians. There was no safety issues spotted.
Models have gotten significantly better since.
Models have gotten significantly better since.
October 9, 2026 at 4:28 AM
From The Lancet: in an urgent care setting, the advice of the obsolete Gemini 2.5 Pro & Gemini 2.5 Flash (without access to patient medical records) were rated of similar quality to doctors by other physicians. There was no safety issues spotted.
Models have gotten significantly better since.
Models have gotten significantly better since.
Reposted by Adam Lasnik
You do NOT want the flu. It is not just a cold, it is way, WAY worse. Get vaxxed.
"It's crucial that people get an influenza vaccine," says Scott Hensley, a virologist at the University of Pennsylvania. "And this might be a year that people might want to get a vaccine early."
An early flu season means it might be time to think about a flu shot
Flu season typically starts in October or November. But it looks like the flu started to pick up in September this year.
www.npr.org
October 7, 2026 at 7:33 PM
You do NOT want the flu. It is not just a cold, it is way, WAY worse. Get vaxxed.
I am super-excited and a bit scared to be singing this incredible a cappella arrangement of "715 - CR∑∑KS" later this month
youtu.be/tffl66nJPWY?...
Wish me good luck (and smart practicing ahead of time!)
#acappella #singers
youtu.be/tffl66nJPWY?...
Wish me good luck (and smart practicing ahead of time!)
#acappella #singers
ICCA 2017 - The Nor'easters
YouTube video by Nor'easters A Cappella
youtu.be
October 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I am super-excited and a bit scared to be singing this incredible a cappella arrangement of "715 - CR∑∑KS" later this month
youtu.be/tffl66nJPWY?...
Wish me good luck (and smart practicing ahead of time!)
#acappella #singers
youtu.be/tffl66nJPWY?...
Wish me good luck (and smart practicing ahead of time!)
#acappella #singers
The Good Place - Janet and the Cactuses
YouTube video by Nick Armstrong
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Reposted by Adam Lasnik
There's growing experimental evidence¹˒²˒³˒⁴ that LLMs are unusually good at talking people out of entrenched false beliefs and conspiracy theories.
¹ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39264999/
² pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41179846/
³ sciety.org/articles/act...
⁴ connecticut.adl.org/resources/re...
¹ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39264999/
² pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41179846/
³ sciety.org/articles/act...
⁴ connecticut.adl.org/resources/re...
October 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
There's growing experimental evidence¹˒²˒³˒⁴ that LLMs are unusually good at talking people out of entrenched false beliefs and conspiracy theories.
¹ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39264999/
² pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41179846/
³ sciety.org/articles/act...
⁴ connecticut.adl.org/resources/re...
¹ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39264999/
² pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41179846/
³ sciety.org/articles/act...
⁴ connecticut.adl.org/resources/re...
This still remains one of my fav quotes from one of my fav shows.
Well, fork. Thanks to the crappy character limit here, I can't share the full quote in a single post.
Guess I'll post it elsewhere.
FFS, I can't be the only one that's REPEATEDLY frustrated by this anemic character limit, am I?!?
Well, fork. Thanks to the crappy character limit here, I can't share the full quote in a single post.
Guess I'll post it elsewhere.
FFS, I can't be the only one that's REPEATEDLY frustrated by this anemic character limit, am I?!?
October 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This still remains one of my fav quotes from one of my fav shows.
Well, fork. Thanks to the crappy character limit here, I can't share the full quote in a single post.
Guess I'll post it elsewhere.
FFS, I can't be the only one that's REPEATEDLY frustrated by this anemic character limit, am I?!?
Well, fork. Thanks to the crappy character limit here, I can't share the full quote in a single post.
Guess I'll post it elsewhere.
FFS, I can't be the only one that's REPEATEDLY frustrated by this anemic character limit, am I?!?
I might quit my gym classes over...
THE "MUSIC" 🤮
I told the instructor that if my ears could cry, the entire floor would be flooded.
She noted sadly "I don't pick the music."
Clearly the folks who license it pay by the chord change ($0).
THE "MUSIC" 🤮
I told the instructor that if my ears could cry, the entire floor would be flooded.
She noted sadly "I don't pick the music."
Clearly the folks who license it pay by the chord change ($0).
October 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I might quit my gym classes over...
THE "MUSIC" 🤮
I told the instructor that if my ears could cry, the entire floor would be flooded.
She noted sadly "I don't pick the music."
Clearly the folks who license it pay by the chord change ($0).
THE "MUSIC" 🤮
I told the instructor that if my ears could cry, the entire floor would be flooded.
She noted sadly "I don't pick the music."
Clearly the folks who license it pay by the chord change ($0).
Reposted by Adam Lasnik
I mean, if my friend was constantly making siri say it wanted to kill itself, I would probably worry for that friend and make sure they were doing ok. I wouldn’t be concerned for Siri.
September 30, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I mean, if my friend was constantly making siri say it wanted to kill itself, I would probably worry for that friend and make sure they were doing ok. I wouldn’t be concerned for Siri.
My night-time skunk companion, Stink Floyd, is not sure what to make of the newly-appeared bags of mulch.
[90 seconds, no sound]
[90 seconds, no sound]
October 1, 2026 at 11:33 PM
My night-time skunk companion, Stink Floyd, is not sure what to make of the newly-appeared bags of mulch.
[90 seconds, no sound]
[90 seconds, no sound]
This is a HELL of a banger and the fact that the video was made with Claude and the music by AI (Suno) as well... should honestly stun us today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq8q...
Also love its call-outs of Gary, Ed, and others 😂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq8q...
Also love its call-outs of Gary, Ed, and others 😂
AI is a normal technology?
YouTube video by leo
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
This is a HELL of a banger and the fact that the video was made with Claude and the music by AI (Suno) as well... should honestly stun us today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq8q...
Also love its call-outs of Gary, Ed, and others 😂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq8q...
Also love its call-outs of Gary, Ed, and others 😂
I don't think we've seen someone with the combo of such evilness and imbecility in our lifetime, though Trump's admittedly got a lot of competition with his lackeys and appointed cronies.
United States President Donald Trump issues executive order instructing federal government agencies to "use the terms 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' and will not acknowledge the usage of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in any applicable setting."
Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...
www.whitehouse.gov
September 30, 2026 at 7:16 PM
I don't think we've seen someone with the combo of such evilness and imbecility in our lifetime, though Trump's admittedly got a lot of competition with his lackeys and appointed cronies.
Reposted by Adam Lasnik
My two most unpopular higher ed opinions (at least among the general public) are 1) college sports are a tool to exploit students and offer the illusion of opportunity instead of just making college more accessible for everyone and 2) burn all frats to the ground
September 30, 2026 at 6:15 AM
My two most unpopular higher ed opinions (at least among the general public) are 1) college sports are a tool to exploit students and offer the illusion of opportunity instead of just making college more accessible for everyone and 2) burn all frats to the ground
Continuing to be amazed, grateful, and concerned about AI progress... this time, re marketing'ish videos.
I made this with Claude (which leveraged Gemini & Suno) in about 10 minutes of work on my end, semi-ironically about how difficult it apparently is to make genuinely high-quality AI films.
I made this with Claude (which leveraged Gemini & Suno) in about 10 minutes of work on my end, semi-ironically about how difficult it apparently is to make genuinely high-quality AI films.
September 30, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Continuing to be amazed, grateful, and concerned about AI progress... this time, re marketing'ish videos.
I made this with Claude (which leveraged Gemini & Suno) in about 10 minutes of work on my end, semi-ironically about how difficult it apparently is to make genuinely high-quality AI films.
I made this with Claude (which leveraged Gemini & Suno) in about 10 minutes of work on my end, semi-ironically about how difficult it apparently is to make genuinely high-quality AI films.
Virulent anti-AI people and unwaveringly pro-AI people are a horseshoe and both are equally tiresome and bad for society.
September 29, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Virulent anti-AI people and unwaveringly pro-AI people are a horseshoe and both are equally tiresome and bad for society.
You can hate on AI all you want, but it's still damn fun for making cartoons!
September 28, 2026 at 12:16 AM
You can hate on AI all you want, but it's still damn fun for making cartoons!
Just rediscovered what an incredibly moving composition & performance this is by Hiromi. Such an amazing 7 minute journey!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf6U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf6U...
Hiromi Uehara - Place to Be
YouTube video by True Content
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Just rediscovered what an incredibly moving composition & performance this is by Hiromi. Such an amazing 7 minute journey!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf6U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf6U...
Really enjoyed a talk by @bcherny.bsky.social (Claude Code creator) at the @computerhistory.bsky.social Museum tonight and made this artifact (with Claude!) to share his insights with others :)
claude.ai/artifact/LbS...
Will happily update with any subsequent official recording!
claude.ai/artifact/LbS...
Will happily update with any subsequent official recording!
Claude Artifact
Try out Artifacts created by Claude users
claude.ai
September 24, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Really enjoyed a talk by @bcherny.bsky.social (Claude Code creator) at the @computerhistory.bsky.social Museum tonight and made this artifact (with Claude!) to share his insights with others :)
claude.ai/artifact/LbS...
Will happily update with any subsequent official recording!
claude.ai/artifact/LbS...
Will happily update with any subsequent official recording!
Made a playful quick video making fun of the constant AI one-upmanship and Google being -- almost certainly temporarily -- left behind.
September 22, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Made a playful quick video making fun of the constant AI one-upmanship and Google being -- almost certainly temporarily -- left behind.
If I were the world's benevolent overlord, I'd require there be a cap on total laws per jurisdiction. Want new regs? Need to either amend or deprecate an existing law.
Exhibit A: Gov Newsom just signed *7* new data center bills. Yeah, we need regulation in this space, but come on now!
Exhibit A: Gov Newsom just signed *7* new data center bills. Yeah, we need regulation in this space, but come on now!
September 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM
If I were the world's benevolent overlord, I'd require there be a cap on total laws per jurisdiction. Want new regs? Need to either amend or deprecate an existing law.
Exhibit A: Gov Newsom just signed *7* new data center bills. Yeah, we need regulation in this space, but come on now!
Exhibit A: Gov Newsom just signed *7* new data center bills. Yeah, we need regulation in this space, but come on now!
Went to another Groupmuse event and was reminded how incredible classical house concerts are.
(and I'm sorry I didn't capture a clip highlighting how talented the pianist is, too; we were all mostly no-phone'ing during the performances!)
Violinist: Hannah White
Pianist: Ian Scarfe
(and I'm sorry I didn't capture a clip highlighting how talented the pianist is, too; we were all mostly no-phone'ing during the performances!)
Violinist: Hannah White
Pianist: Ian Scarfe
September 20, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Went to another Groupmuse event and was reminded how incredible classical house concerts are.
(and I'm sorry I didn't capture a clip highlighting how talented the pianist is, too; we were all mostly no-phone'ing during the performances!)
Violinist: Hannah White
Pianist: Ian Scarfe
(and I'm sorry I didn't capture a clip highlighting how talented the pianist is, too; we were all mostly no-phone'ing during the performances!)
Violinist: Hannah White
Pianist: Ian Scarfe