Tarragon
@tarragonv.bsky.social
Not actually an herb
I like cheese
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Tarragon
@tarragonv.bsky.social
· Mar 11
How Much Do LLMs Hallucinate in Document Q&A Scenarios? A 172-Billion-Token Study Across Temperatures, Context Lengths, and Hardware Platforms
arxiv.org
OK, this is a fascinating and quite readable paper.
They tested 35 models across multiple temperature settings and context lengths for finding information in documents. Both missing data that exists and inventing data that doesn't.
The absolute best case was 1.19% of answers were fabricated
1/n
They tested 35 models across multiple temperature settings and context lengths for finding information in documents. Both missing data that exists and inventing data that doesn't.
The absolute best case was 1.19% of answers were fabricated
1/n
The existence of HBO Max and the need for that “Max“ qualifier implies the existence of HBO Min and possibly HBO Mid.
September 19, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The existence of HBO Max and the need for that “Max“ qualifier implies the existence of HBO Min and possibly HBO Mid.
A new cat species has “been discovered”. Now named after the word the locals called it.
As usual it doesn’t count until white white people see it
As usual it doesn’t count until white white people see it
September 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A new cat species has “been discovered”. Now named after the word the locals called it.
As usual it doesn’t count until white white people see it
As usual it doesn’t count until white white people see it
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These guys - and evidently many Americans - live in a fantasy land where the enemy isn't allowed to shoot back at your *warships* engaged in an active military operation (the blockade), but also apparently it is totally A-OK to murder civilian mariners at will.
September 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
These guys - and evidently many Americans - live in a fantasy land where the enemy isn't allowed to shoot back at your *warships* engaged in an active military operation (the blockade), but also apparently it is totally A-OK to murder civilian mariners at will.
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I think frankly all of this speaks to the really unserious way that Americans generally but the current GOP in particular think about armed conflict, as if it is against the rules for the other side to fight back.
It is not.
Which is one reason (of many) why maybe we should do less war.
It is not.
Which is one reason (of many) why maybe we should do less war.
September 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
I think frankly all of this speaks to the really unserious way that Americans generally but the current GOP in particular think about armed conflict, as if it is against the rules for the other side to fight back.
It is not.
Which is one reason (of many) why maybe we should do less war.
It is not.
Which is one reason (of many) why maybe we should do less war.
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New swear unlocked everybody
September 8, 2026 at 7:46 PM
New swear unlocked everybody
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The Parti Québecois, a party whose hold raison-d'être is separatism, recently said they were putting all separation talk on the backburner for the remainder of Trump's term. Do you know how insane that is? Trump healed 200 years of Franco-Anglo tensions purely by being a giant asshole.
August 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The Parti Québecois, a party whose hold raison-d'être is separatism, recently said they were putting all separation talk on the backburner for the remainder of Trump's term. Do you know how insane that is? Trump healed 200 years of Franco-Anglo tensions purely by being a giant asshole.
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This thing where we wake up to a fresh new national degradation every morning is getting kind of old, if I'm gonna be honest
August 25, 2026 at 12:47 PM
This thing where we wake up to a fresh new national degradation every morning is getting kind of old, if I'm gonna be honest
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Engineer: That cup is twice as large as it needs to be
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Engineer: That cup is twice as large as it needs to be
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
indie game art director: that cup better be opaque
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
indie game art director: that cup better be opaque
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Comic Artist: Why are there so many cups of water in this script?! What does a cup of water even look like?! The script doesn’t even say how much water is in the cup! I guess I’ll just put like half the water in it?!
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Comic Artist: Why are there so many cups of water in this script?! What does a cup of water even look like?! The script doesn’t even say how much water is in the cup! I guess I’ll just put like half the water in it?!
August 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Engineer: That cup is twice as large as it needs to be
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Engineer: That cup is twice as large as it needs to be
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What's your favorite Bible verse? Wrong answers only.
August 20, 2026 at 1:47 AM
What's your favorite Bible verse? Wrong answers only.
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Love is patient
Love is kind
It does not envy
It does not boast
It is not proud
It cannot be bargained with
It can't be reasoned with
It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear
And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead
Love is kind
It does not envy
It does not boast
It is not proud
It cannot be bargained with
It can't be reasoned with
It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear
And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead
August 20, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Love is patient
Love is kind
It does not envy
It does not boast
It is not proud
It cannot be bargained with
It can't be reasoned with
It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear
And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead
Love is kind
It does not envy
It does not boast
It is not proud
It cannot be bargained with
It can't be reasoned with
It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear
And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead
Excellent
Many thanks to Punk News for premiering the latest Wonderlick video, "Come Get on My Cloud."
Check out how we sound with banjos and fiddles!
Check out how we sound with banjos and fiddles!
Check out the new video by Wonderlick!
Today, we are pleased to debut the new video by Wonderlick!
Yeee hawww! Here's some alt-country for all you honky tonkers! Wonderlick is Jay Blumenfield and Tim Quirk of Too Much Joy. They merge alt...
www.punknews.org
July 29, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Excellent
“It’s 106 miles miles to Chicago… “
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
July 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
“It’s 106 miles miles to Chicago… “
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before his last name, he had a first name
July 23, 2026 at 6:40 PM
before his last name, he had a first name
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Critics said that it was impossible for the US to lose its war in Iran any harder. But every day Trump is proving them wrong.
by Marc Thiessen
by Marc Thiessen
July 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Critics said that it was impossible for the US to lose its war in Iran any harder. But every day Trump is proving them wrong.
by Marc Thiessen
by Marc Thiessen
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No one gave the munchkins shit when they sang Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead
July 12, 2026 at 3:08 PM
No one gave the munchkins shit when they sang Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead
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sometimes a part of your picture will look like a raging boner because life is unfair 🫠
July 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
sometimes a part of your picture will look like a raging boner because life is unfair 🫠
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Ah, if only there had been some kind of sign. Some sort of indication. A symbol, perhaps, that might have hinted that things would go terribly awry
From @benkail.bsky.social at the @bangordailynews.bsky.social:
"Graham Platner has postponed a string of events Sunday and Monday as rumors circulate among Maine Democrats and over social media about another potentially damaging story to come about the oyster farmer’s past."
"Graham Platner has postponed a string of events Sunday and Monday as rumors circulate among Maine Democrats and over social media about another potentially damaging story to come about the oyster farmer’s past."
Graham Platner postpones multiple events this week
The postponements came as multiple Democrats said they expected a national outlet to drop a story about Platner Monday or Tuesday.
www.bangordailynews.com
July 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Ah, if only there had been some kind of sign. Some sort of indication. A symbol, perhaps, that might have hinted that things would go terribly awry
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Meanwhile, spotted over at Tumblr... (see also: #TheKidsAreAllRight )
July 5, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Meanwhile, spotted over at Tumblr... (see also: #TheKidsAreAllRight )
Well, we gave them a chance to fix their hearts.
June 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I just interviewed with a place that had work that I could do but didn't want to do.
I spent a lot of time doing quick turn prototype systems and one off demos. But I also spent a long time getting out of that world.
I'm being laid off, I need something. Having to tell them it won't work sucked.
I spent a lot of time doing quick turn prototype systems and one off demos. But I also spent a long time getting out of that world.
I'm being laid off, I need something. Having to tell them it won't work sucked.
June 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I just interviewed with a place that had work that I could do but didn't want to do.
I spent a lot of time doing quick turn prototype systems and one off demos. But I also spent a long time getting out of that world.
I'm being laid off, I need something. Having to tell them it won't work sucked.
I spent a lot of time doing quick turn prototype systems and one off demos. But I also spent a long time getting out of that world.
I'm being laid off, I need something. Having to tell them it won't work sucked.
I feel ya kitty. I really do
June 25, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I feel ya kitty. I really do
I hadn't seen the collector before. Very Cool
June 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I hadn't seen the collector before. Very Cool
Very relevant to the interests of @thegilmonster.bsky.social
Check out this person's dioramas. Also, it's a bloody art art share. You do bloody art
Check out this person's dioramas. Also, it's a bloody art art share. You do bloody art
Artist! Quote with your bloody art! 🩸
June 25, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Very relevant to the interests of @thegilmonster.bsky.social
Check out this person's dioramas. Also, it's a bloody art art share. You do bloody art
Check out this person's dioramas. Also, it's a bloody art art share. You do bloody art
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June 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM