Stephen May
@idhrendur.com
Software engineer, Tolkien nerd, reader of books. Probably fae.
Creator of:
https://paradoxgameconverters.com
http://bartleby-ai.com
https://textanalysis.idhrendur.com
http://grondle.idhrendur.com
Contributor to:
https://lordle.digitaltolkien.com/
Creator of:
https://paradoxgameconverters.com
http://bartleby-ai.com
https://textanalysis.idhrendur.com
http://grondle.idhrendur.com
Contributor to:
https://lordle.digitaltolkien.com/
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Stephen May
@idhrendur.com
· May 13
Bartleby
bartleby-ai.com
I've made something brilliant.
Recently, I was working on a literature review of sorts and an old work showed me how I could make the most human of ai models. So I did. It requires no ai data centers, it cannot halucinate.
Introducing Bartelby AI, your own personal scrivener: bartleby-ai.com
Recently, I was working on a literature review of sorts and an old work showed me how I could make the most human of ai models. So I did. It requires no ai data centers, it cannot halucinate.
Introducing Bartelby AI, your own personal scrivener: bartleby-ai.com
@rebecacarrillojj.bsky.social
Some time back I advised to dodge the big G, but after thinking on it more and having a recent meetup with former colleagues, I'd like to temper that advice.
Some time back I advised to dodge the big G, but after thinking on it more and having a recent meetup with former colleagues, I'd like to temper that advice.
September 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM
@rebecacarrillojj.bsky.social
Some time back I advised to dodge the big G, but after thinking on it more and having a recent meetup with former colleagues, I'd like to temper that advice.
Some time back I advised to dodge the big G, but after thinking on it more and having a recent meetup with former colleagues, I'd like to temper that advice.
Sadly, I've read it. I would not recommend it, on a great many levels.
Also, these people’s central source text, their Bible, is a Harry Potter fanfic, and I am not kidding. These dorkass weirdos are unthinkably wealthy and powerful now.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_P...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_P...
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Sadly, I've read it. I would not recommend it, on a great many levels.
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hey, if you are on instagram would you mind giving my profile a follow?
it’s a really simple way you can support me for free 🩷
it’s a really simple way you can support me for free 🩷
Instagram
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
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September 15, 2026 at 10:51 PM
hey, if you are on instagram would you mind giving my profile a follow?
it’s a really simple way you can support me for free 🩷
it’s a really simple way you can support me for free 🩷
Happy Silmarillion Day to all so celebrate!
September 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Happy Silmarillion Day to all so celebrate!
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Let's make Dolly proud today, guys.
September 15, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Let's make Dolly proud today, guys.
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No one wants to work anymore
September 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
No one wants to work anymore
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you ever see a graph that makes you just sit for a minute and contemplate how stupid everything is
Trump has only declared victory in the Iran war once this month. Concerning.
September 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
you ever see a graph that makes you just sit for a minute and contemplate how stupid everything is
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"But what if I live on the top floor of a concrete apartment building and it's impossible for me to touch grass? What then?"
Then delete TikTok and pick up a BOOK, babe
www.amy-colleen.com/p/we-need-to...
Then delete TikTok and pick up a BOOK, babe
www.amy-colleen.com/p/we-need-to...
We need to read more slowly
(and no, I do not mean we need to read fewer books)
www.amy-colleen.com
September 14, 2026 at 12:17 PM
"But what if I live on the top floor of a concrete apartment building and it's impossible for me to touch grass? What then?"
Then delete TikTok and pick up a BOOK, babe
www.amy-colleen.com/p/we-need-to...
Then delete TikTok and pick up a BOOK, babe
www.amy-colleen.com/p/we-need-to...
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If a generative AI CEO is telling you something, take it with a grain of salt the size of an iceberg. So if they want regulation now, it is more likely something to do with finances than an immediate existential threat. These dipshits do not care about existential threats other than going bankrupt.
September 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
If a generative AI CEO is telling you something, take it with a grain of salt the size of an iceberg. So if they want regulation now, it is more likely something to do with finances than an immediate existential threat. These dipshits do not care about existential threats other than going bankrupt.
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The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
nyti.ms
September 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
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Whenever you feel tempted to pick a fight with your (broadly speaking) fellow travelers on here, hop over to Twitter and read what the right's "thinkers" are saying. If you still want to have the fight after that, go for it, but just remember what you're actually fighting against.
I’m glad we don’t have a large contingent of right wing chuds here but it does mean we spend an awful lot of time yelling at each other
September 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Whenever you feel tempted to pick a fight with your (broadly speaking) fellow travelers on here, hop over to Twitter and read what the right's "thinkers" are saying. If you still want to have the fight after that, go for it, but just remember what you're actually fighting against.
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Biblically Accurate Rꙮck
September 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Biblically Accurate Rꙮck
Should have obeyed the product recall.
September 14, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Should have obeyed the product recall.
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Discworld QOTD, from Monstrous Regiment
“Stopping a battle is much harder than starting it. Starting it only requires you to shout ‘Attack!’ but when you want to stop it, everyone is busy.”
“Stopping a battle is much harder than starting it. Starting it only requires you to shout ‘Attack!’ but when you want to stop it, everyone is busy.”
Discworld QOTD, from Thief of Time
'Every society needs a cry like that, but only in a very few do they come out with the complete, unvarnished version, which is “Remember-The-Atrocity-Committed-Against-Us-Last-Time-That-Will-Excuse-The-Atrocity-That-We’re-About-To-Commit-Today!"'
'Every society needs a cry like that, but only in a very few do they come out with the complete, unvarnished version, which is “Remember-The-Atrocity-Committed-Against-Us-Last-Time-That-Will-Excuse-The-Atrocity-That-We’re-About-To-Commit-Today!"'
Discworld QOTD, from The Light Fantastic
“Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it…”
“Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it…”
September 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Monstrous Regiment
“Stopping a battle is much harder than starting it. Starting it only requires you to shout ‘Attack!’ but when you want to stop it, everyone is busy.”
“Stopping a battle is much harder than starting it. Starting it only requires you to shout ‘Attack!’ but when you want to stop it, everyone is busy.”
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this is fascinating and sort of tracks with what I expected here - basically, if you believe in astrology (or at least pay regular attention to horoscopes), it seems like you start to mold your personality to those horoscopes
if you don’t, there’s no correlation
if you don’t, there’s no correlation
We cross-referenced the psychometric personality data of ~ 1 million people with their zodiac astrological signs:
1) There is a small but statistically significant effect of zodiac sign on personality controlling for demographic and attitudinal variables
1) There is a small but statistically significant effect of zodiac sign on personality controlling for demographic and attitudinal variables
September 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
this is fascinating and sort of tracks with what I expected here - basically, if you believe in astrology (or at least pay regular attention to horoscopes), it seems like you start to mold your personality to those horoscopes
if you don’t, there’s no correlation
if you don’t, there’s no correlation
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I believe him.
If Republicans win, Trump will then takes $5,000 of taxpayer money per American citizen ($5,000 x 349,458,804 Americans = $1,747,294,020,000) and put it in a "Trump dividend fund" that he'll say is used on behalf of Americans...
...but is privately owned by him.
If Republicans win, Trump will then takes $5,000 of taxpayer money per American citizen ($5,000 x 349,458,804 Americans = $1,747,294,020,000) and put it in a "Trump dividend fund" that he'll say is used on behalf of Americans...
...but is privately owned by him.
September 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I believe him.
If Republicans win, Trump will then takes $5,000 of taxpayer money per American citizen ($5,000 x 349,458,804 Americans = $1,747,294,020,000) and put it in a "Trump dividend fund" that he'll say is used on behalf of Americans...
...but is privately owned by him.
If Republicans win, Trump will then takes $5,000 of taxpayer money per American citizen ($5,000 x 349,458,804 Americans = $1,747,294,020,000) and put it in a "Trump dividend fund" that he'll say is used on behalf of Americans...
...but is privately owned by him.
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critical support to this guy and everyone like him in their sex strike
I think they should also go on a voting strike until this happens, just to really drive the point home
I think they should also go on a voting strike until this happens, just to really drive the point home
sorry for screenshotting some twitter rando but you guys need to see this
September 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
critical support to this guy and everyone like him in their sex strike
I think they should also go on a voting strike until this happens, just to really drive the point home
I think they should also go on a voting strike until this happens, just to really drive the point home
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Discworld QOTD, from Small Gods
“Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”
“Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”
Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight
“Oh, I feel very angry a lot of the time," said Tiffany, "but I just put it away somewhere until I can do something useful with it.”
“Oh, I feel very angry a lot of the time," said Tiffany, "but I just put it away somewhere until I can do something useful with it.”
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
September 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Small Gods
“Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”
“Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”
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It's a scandal that the president of the United States is out of his damn mind.
It's also a scandal that major news media aren't telling you that, loudly and often.
It's also a scandal that major news media aren't telling you that, loudly and often.
September 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
It's a scandal that the president of the United States is out of his damn mind.
It's also a scandal that major news media aren't telling you that, loudly and often.
It's also a scandal that major news media aren't telling you that, loudly and often.
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This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land.
September 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land.
I'm reminded I have a question for my friend who are good at speaking Spanish (@rebecacarrillojj.bsky.social
is probably my expert here):
is probably my expert here):
September 8, 2026 at 4:55 AM
I'm reminded I have a question for my friend who are good at speaking Spanish (@rebecacarrillojj.bsky.social
is probably my expert here):
is probably my expert here):
My doctor would disagree, but me too.
a vat of gumbo could fix me
September 8, 2026 at 2:55 AM
My doctor would disagree, but me too.
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what’s an example of perfect casting?
September 8, 2026 at 1:02 AM
what’s an example of perfect casting?
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Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
September 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
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there’s a lot more nuance to it but as a basic principle you could do a lot worse than unions good, billionaires bad
happy Labor Day, everyone
happy Labor Day, everyone
September 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
there’s a lot more nuance to it but as a basic principle you could do a lot worse than unions good, billionaires bad
happy Labor Day, everyone
happy Labor Day, everyone