Kendall Swarthout
@kendalls.bsky.social
Mountain enthusiast 🏔️ Dog-obsessed 🐶 Growing things 🌱 History fan 📚 Lifelong tinkerer 💻 Full-stack engineer 👾
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Devoured this series. It was a lovely respite from the dense nonfiction I’ve been focused on. I believe my fantasy era has dawned.
The first book is missing from the stack cause I already loaned it to a friend! Lol
The first book is missing from the stack cause I already loaned it to a friend! Lol
March 25, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Devoured this series. It was a lovely respite from the dense nonfiction I’ve been focused on. I believe my fantasy era has dawned.
The first book is missing from the stack cause I already loaned it to a friend! Lol
The first book is missing from the stack cause I already loaned it to a friend! Lol
Couldn’t agree more with the arguments in this post addyosmani.com/blog/compreh...
Comprehension Debt - the hidden cost of AI generated code.
addyosmani.com
March 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Couldn’t agree more with the arguments in this post addyosmani.com/blog/compreh...
“History is often shaped not by deterministic power relations, but rather by tragic mistakes that result from believing in mesmerizing but harmful stories.” — Yuval Noah Harari, Nexus
January 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
“History is often shaped not by deterministic power relations, but rather by tragic mistakes that result from believing in mesmerizing but harmful stories.” — Yuval Noah Harari, Nexus
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With the execution of Alex Pretti, the lines have been clearly drawn. Defenders of the killing will be defenders of state terror, through and through. Benefactors and enablers of the state carrying out this killing—particularly those in Silicon Valley—must decide which side they are on
The lines have been drawn
Silicon Valley must decide which side it's on
www.bloodinthemachine.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:55 PM
With the execution of Alex Pretti, the lines have been clearly drawn. Defenders of the killing will be defenders of state terror, through and through. Benefactors and enablers of the state carrying out this killing—particularly those in Silicon Valley—must decide which side they are on
“In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it...The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. His heart sank as he thought of the enormous power arrayed against him…” — G. Orwell, 1984
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 PM
“In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it...The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. His heart sank as he thought of the enormous power arrayed against him…” — G. Orwell, 1984
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"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
😔 so tough to lose a community member. Sending love to the family.
Mammoth Mountain ski patroller dies following avalanche
Mammoth Mountain ski patroller dies following avalanche
A 30-year-old Mammoth Mountain ski patroller has died after suffering critical injuries in an avalanche Friday following an intense winter storm that buried the popular California resort with sever…
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December 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
😔 so tough to lose a community member. Sending love to the family.
Pluribus is so damn good. Vince Gilligan knocks it out of the park again.
December 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Pluribus is so damn good. Vince Gilligan knocks it out of the park again.
Stumbled upon this gem of a podcast and binge listened to it all weekend. They‘re whip smart, thorough, and funny. Here’s one episode on the complicated dynamics and history of public commentary on women’s bodies: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Is There a ‘Skinny Apocalypse’ in Hollywood?
Podcast Episode · Diabolical Lies · 12/14/2025 · 2h 2m
podcasts.apple.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Stumbled upon this gem of a podcast and binge listened to it all weekend. They‘re whip smart, thorough, and funny. Here’s one episode on the complicated dynamics and history of public commentary on women’s bodies: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Great podcast covering the history of AI and various perspectives on developing superhuman intelligence podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Last Invention
Technology Podcast · Semiweekly Series · The AI revolution has begun – the product of a seventy-year quest by scientists, mathematicians, and visionaries who set out to build machines that could think...
podcasts.apple.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Great podcast covering the history of AI and various perspectives on developing superhuman intelligence podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
This is a raw, brave book about love, addiction, and the unexpected beauty in our messy human experience. I couldn’t put this one down.
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
This is a raw, brave book about love, addiction, and the unexpected beauty in our messy human experience. I couldn’t put this one down.
I’m officially a fan of Erik Larson. This was a solid book, really enjoyed learning about the Battle of Britain and the resilient spirit of the Brits during the blitz.
December 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I’m officially a fan of Erik Larson. This was a solid book, really enjoyed learning about the Battle of Britain and the resilient spirit of the Brits during the blitz.
Incredible book on addiction and the modern society’s unintended effects on our neurocircuitry.
October 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Incredible book on addiction and the modern society’s unintended effects on our neurocircuitry.
Finally got to meet this legendary piece. Matisse is my favorite artist to view in person 🎨
October 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Finally got to meet this legendary piece. Matisse is my favorite artist to view in person 🎨
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Wow—nearly 7 million people participated in No Kings:
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Wow—nearly 7 million people participated in No Kings:
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I'm not an economist but seems worrying that the whole US economy is seven companies in a trenchcoat, passing the same $20 up and down
NVIDIA and OpenAi:
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“
@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
October 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I'm not an economist but seems worrying that the whole US economy is seven companies in a trenchcoat, passing the same $20 up and down
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
KEXP is an incredible station. If you don’t know about them yet, start listening www.kexp.org
Help Power KEXP's Fall Drive
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October 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
KEXP is an incredible station. If you don’t know about them yet, start listening www.kexp.org
It’s all about the women’s race at the inaugural Mammoth 200. Incredible to watch these runners on my home turf 🦣⛰️ www.youtube.com/live/yTZT9AJ...
2025 the MAMMOTH 200 | Day 2 Morning | Stream 4 presented by CRAFT
YouTube video by Mountain Outpost
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September 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It’s all about the women’s race at the inaugural Mammoth 200. Incredible to watch these runners on my home turf 🦣⛰️ www.youtube.com/live/yTZT9AJ...
“The researchers demonstrated that hallucinations stemmed from statistical properties of language model training rather than implementation flaws.”
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“The researchers demonstrated that hallucinations stemmed from statistical properties of language model training rather than implementation flaws.”
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
In case anyone needs a primer on the authoritarian playbook youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw?...
History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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September 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In case anyone needs a primer on the authoritarian playbook youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw?...
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September 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“They don’t really understand what’s going on, but that deep pile of data allows them to present an illusion of intelligence. I wouldn’t actually call it intelligence.”
Gary Marcus outlines an AI-realist position chatting with chess legend Garry Kasparov.
open.spotify.com/episode/564U...
Gary Marcus outlines an AI-realist position chatting with chess legend Garry Kasparov.
open.spotify.com/episode/564U...
The Computer Scientist
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September 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“They don’t really understand what’s going on, but that deep pile of data allows them to present an illusion of intelligence. I wouldn’t actually call it intelligence.”
Gary Marcus outlines an AI-realist position chatting with chess legend Garry Kasparov.
open.spotify.com/episode/564U...
Gary Marcus outlines an AI-realist position chatting with chess legend Garry Kasparov.
open.spotify.com/episode/564U...
Oh no you didn't Disney 🤭 youtu.be/y6wLcx7AkRM?...
ONE HOUR OF DANCING MON MOTHMA | Andor Season 2 | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
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September 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Oh no you didn't Disney 🤭 youtu.be/y6wLcx7AkRM?...