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Alexander Fortin @l3x.in · 7d
Last night Whatsapp banned my account for no specified reason (I just IM a few stubborn friends who don’t want to move away). I’m appealing but it might be the final nail in the coffin. Please use:

- Signal: signal.me#eu/4Y7z4DXkB...
- All the options always listed at a.l3x.in/contact

Thanks!
Signal Messenger Contact
Follow this link to message on Signal.
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It should really be the default for every sane human being but apparently it isn't so I gotta say it:

Zionism is the worst cancer on the planet (with trumpism/MAGA coming close second, I guess?).

I stand with Palestine as there's no other option, really 🇵🇸👊

#freepalestine
September 16, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Reposted by Alexander Fortin
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the openai hugging face incident gets cited a lot but what about the detail where they had to use GLM 5.2 to analyze the attack because the "safe" proprietary models refused
September 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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> Speed is not everything

Mostly about math but applies well to coding as well

youtu.be/svl_1upFpQo

#postroll
The paradox at the heart of AI and science | Terence Tao
YouTube video by Big Think Clips
youtu.be
September 12, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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> All of this should make you angry

calnewport.com/anthropic-ju...

Hard not to loath Anthropic and OpenAI for their brazen practices and rethorics.

Personally I've been boycotting them and prefer open weight models like Z.ai and Deepseek's since January, see my AI usage a.l3x.in/usage

#postroll
Anthropic Just Threatened to Kill Billions of People. This Is Not Okay. - Cal Newport
Yesterday, Jacob Coxon, an Anthropic engineer, resigned. As he ​explained on X​: “[OpenAI and Anthropic] are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our ... Read more
calnewport.com
September 10, 2026 at 3:36 AM
l3x.in
Last night Whatsapp banned my account for no specified reason (I just IM a few stubborn friends who don’t want to move away). I’m appealing but it might be the final nail in the coffin. Please use:

- Signal: signal.me#eu/4Y7z4DXkB...
- All the options always listed at a.l3x.in/contact

Thanks!
Signal Messenger Contact
Follow this link to message on Signal.
signal.me
September 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
l3x.in
FYI @simonwillison.net

about simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/7/e..., once in a while I open thetruesize.com and always find some new amusement in it.
Compare Countries, States, Provinces, and Regions with This Simple Tool
Drag, drop and rotate countries, states, provinces, and regions around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised at what you find! A gre...
thetruesize.com
September 8, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Reposted by Alexander Fortin
bsky38.com
Who are the 38 most influential Bluesky posters of 2026?

You get 10 votes, anyone with a Bluesky account can be voted for. The 38 with the most votes make the list. 🗳️

Voting ends the 21st night of September. 🌎 🌬️🔥

Cast your ballot: bsky38.com
38 Most Influential Bluesky Posters of 2026
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September 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Not that’s surprising in any way given how the US administration has been setting the blueprint for how to run a criminal and terror-inducing organization since day 1.

Sad news nevertheless.

keepitfree.ai/announcement...
A/I Shuts Down Stay Human · Keep the Internet free
keepitfree.ai
September 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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New blog post about my nerdy travel habits

a.l3x.in/blog/my-trav...
Who said a tech addict can't be comfortable far from home?
When I relocate I like to be as comfortable as possible without having to buy new gear. In this article I describe my setup in details and some of the reasoning that made me come up with it.
a.l3x.in
September 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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If you were born in the '80s like me and grew up with A-Team and stuff, you might also like this one

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

#blogroll
‘I don’t chase the dollar. I never did’: the astonishing hidden life of Mr T
He grew up in the ghetto, became a global superstar – then gave it all up. Why did he step away from the spotlight?
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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I love Go, I love Pi.
I'm also a simple person, so I share:

rednafi.com/misc/pi-harn... by @rednafi.com

PS blog already in my /blogroll, but this deserves special mention
The irrational effectiveness of the Pi harness
A month of coding with Pi, its small agent loop, and the skills and extensions I've added to it.
rednafi.com
September 6, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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I like when I see creative ideas on how to get the best out of coding agents (spoiler ahead: it's not the code).

Very good and enjoyable talk all around by @geoffreylitt.com

youtu.be/MccJdr61xnc

#postroll
Geoffrey Litt: Dynamic Documents as Personal Software
YouTube video by Recurse Center
youtu.be
September 5, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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I remember the Mercator projection always being annoying to me since I was a kid, I hope we’ll be able to get rid of it one day or another

c.org/6RSdx6XSr8
Sign the Petition
#CorrectTheMap to Show Africa’s True Size
c.org
September 5, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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I did some research on the current state of OSS harness friendly subscriptions so you don't have to:

- opencode.ai/go - 10$/month
- hyper.charm.land - free monthly credits, next up is 20$/month
- commandcode.ai - min 1$/month plan, next up 10$/month
- openrouter.ai - no subs, good value though
September 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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If you want to message me please consider using signal.org

I’m tired of having to deal with that pile of crap commonly known as Whatsapp 😢
Signal Messenger: Speak Freely
Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.
signal.org
August 30, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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I’ve been riding the free inference train thanks to opencode.ai/go for the last few days and I’m impressed by how much you can get done free of charge nowadays.

Mostly using testing Tencent’s huggingface.co/tencent/Hy3 which is more than decent at least for coding tasks

#freeinference #opencodego
OpenCode Go | Low cost coding models for everyone
Go costs $10/month, with generous usage limits and reliable access to leading coding models.
opencode.ai
August 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
l3x.in
Pretty good essay on LLMs' usage pros and cons

larsfaye.com/articles/ai-...

#postroll
AI Coding will Prevent Expertise | Lars Faye
The need for ongoing friction in long-term skill formation.
larsfaye.com
August 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
l3x.in
After reading en.andros.dev/blog/54572bc...

I just couldn’t resist:

`$ finger [email protected]`
Finger: the 1971 social network that never died | Andros Fenollosa
It will surprise more than a few of you to hear that the first social network dates back to 1971. No accounts, no algorithm, no central server. Your…
en.andros.dev
August 21, 2026 at 3:40 AM
l3x.in
Just landed in lovely Thailand! It's been 10 years since last touch down 🇹🇭

Will spend the next weeks in Hua Hin area, say hi if you're around 👋
August 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
l3x.in
The future of local LLM inference looks fantastic

simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/16/...

#postroll
Qwen 3.8 27B is excellent, but it defaults to wildly overthinking things
Friday’s big release was Qwen 3.8 27B, an Apache 2 licensed 27B parameter vision-capable LLM from Alibaba’s Qwen research lab. I’ve been looking forward to this one: 27B is an …
simonwillison.net
August 17, 2026 at 12:49 PM
l3x.in
Getting ready for the long flight 🇹🇭

#highonlife #dreambuilding
August 17, 2026 at 11:47 AM
l3x.in
A best case scenario for the post AI bubble burst

www.schneier.com/blog/archive...

#postroll
If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them - Schneier on Security
This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in The Guardian. OpenAI, and then Anthropic, were each formed by AI developers who feared unrestrained corporate AI development—s...
www.schneier.com
August 16, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Reposted by Alexander Fortin
jimtrinca.bsky.social
Me on how one of GTA's most fascinating characters is a walking middle finger pointed at outrage peddlers

youtu.be/LFFkPkU4Asg?...
GTA V's Trevor Was a Big F**k You to Haters
YouTube video by IGN
youtu.be
August 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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www.noemamag.com/why-is-every...

#postroll
Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad? | NOEMA
A lot of people seem to be realizing that knowledge work is mostly pointless. AI might give us the pleasure of finding out what happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers.
www.noemamag.com
August 13, 2026 at 7:42 AM
l3x.in
Wrapping up my time in good ol' Europe, getting ready for my next South East Asian chapter 🌏
August 11, 2026 at 2:56 PM