but totally incompetent at interrogating their values relative to a grade schooler. The spikiness of models also applies to values and self reflectivity. It seems clear to me now that we can get models that are extremely *powerful* but are still dumb in that sense. Self reflectivity after all does
September 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM
but totally incompetent at interrogating their values relative to a grade schooler. The spikiness of models also applies to values and self reflectivity. It seems clear to me now that we can get models that are extremely *powerful* but are still dumb in that sense. Self reflectivity after all does
Tired: Calling them goofy names in posts they'll never see
Wired: Writing ELONGATED MUSKRAT on your roof with high reflectivity white paint
Wired: Writing ELONGATED MUSKRAT on your roof with high reflectivity white paint
February 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Tired: Calling them goofy names in posts they'll never see
Wired: Writing ELONGATED MUSKRAT on your roof with high reflectivity white paint
Wired: Writing ELONGATED MUSKRAT on your roof with high reflectivity white paint
Arctic Ice Has Lost 20–35% of Its Reflectivity, accelerating ice melt and global warming as less heat is being reflected back into space and more absorbed into Earth www.technologynetworks.com/applied-scie...
Arctic Ice Has Lost 20–35% of Its Reflectivity
As the Arctic ice melts, it loses its reflectivity, which in turn supercharges the Arctic's warming. A new study reports the ice has lost 20-35% of its reflectivity so far.
www.technologynetworks.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Arctic Ice Has Lost 20–35% of Its Reflectivity, accelerating ice melt and global warming as less heat is being reflected back into space and more absorbed into Earth www.technologynetworks.com/applied-scie...
MRMS radar reflectivity & HRRR precipitation type over the last 24 hours. An absolutely massive storm
January 25, 2026 at 7:39 PM
MRMS radar reflectivity & HRRR precipitation type over the last 24 hours. An absolutely massive storm
Here's the latest update on Earth albedo (reflectivity) with data from CERES through May, 2026, showing albedo maintaining status-quo near its record low.
July 22, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Here's the latest update on Earth albedo (reflectivity) with data from CERES through May, 2026, showing albedo maintaining status-quo near its record low.
^^^reflectivity
Who among you can tell that I spilled water on my keyboard this morning? Surprised it stilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Who among you can tell that I spilled water on my keyboard this morning? Surprised it stilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
August 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
^^^reflectivity
Who among you can tell that I spilled water on my keyboard this morning? Surprised it stilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Who among you can tell that I spilled water on my keyboard this morning? Surprised it stilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
The planet's albedo (reflectivity) hit yet another new record low as of the latest data from CERES from April, 2025, now at 28.714%.
Darker days ahead!
Code UFB!!!
The planet's albedo (reflectivity) hit yet another new record low as of the latest data from CERES from April, 2025, now at 28.714%.
Darker days ahead!
July 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
The planet's albedo (reflectivity) hit yet another new record low as of the latest data from CERES from April, 2025, now at 28.714%.
Darker days ahead!
Code UFB!!!
The planet's albedo (reflectivity) hit yet another new record low as of the latest data from CERES from April, 2025, now at 28.714%.
Darker days ahead!
It’s important to maintain a layer of crud on a laptop screen in order to reduce glare by decreasing reflectivity
February 1, 2026 at 11:33 PM
It’s important to maintain a layer of crud on a laptop screen in order to reduce glare by decreasing reflectivity
I don't care what the numbers are, I'm here for the arrows
March 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I don't care what the numbers are, I'm here for the arrows
Who has a 2-hander?
August 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Who has a 2-hander?
My team is thinking about a possible Uh-Oh™ for Saturday
May 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
My team is thinking about a possible Uh-Oh™ for Saturday
Radars across the eastern half of the U.S. States exploded with reflectivity ~22 hrs ago. Most is the result of birds with current estimates now over half a BILLION actively in flight.
This is part of the annual fall migration southward and appears to be the busiest night of the season underway.
This is part of the annual fall migration southward and appears to be the busiest night of the season underway.
September 7, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Radars across the eastern half of the U.S. States exploded with reflectivity ~22 hrs ago. Most is the result of birds with current estimates now over half a BILLION actively in flight.
This is part of the annual fall migration southward and appears to be the busiest night of the season underway.
This is part of the annual fall migration southward and appears to be the busiest night of the season underway.
Why does everything they do look so nervous and frenetic? The gilding, the excessive ornamentation, the reflectivity, the brightness: it's like they never want to give the eye anyplace to rest and think.
August 9, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Why does everything they do look so nervous and frenetic? The gilding, the excessive ornamentation, the reflectivity, the brightness: it's like they never want to give the eye anyplace to rest and think.
NEW RESEARCH: Parked cars can account for 10 percent of the surface areas of some cities. It turns out that their albedo (reflectivity) can significantly contribute to the urban heat island effect.
Dark-coloured cars are the worst, making the air around them 3.8°C hotter vs nearby asphalt road.
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Dark-coloured cars are the worst, making the air around them 3.8°C hotter vs nearby asphalt road.
🧵
August 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
NEW RESEARCH: Parked cars can account for 10 percent of the surface areas of some cities. It turns out that their albedo (reflectivity) can significantly contribute to the urban heat island effect.
Dark-coloured cars are the worst, making the air around them 3.8°C hotter vs nearby asphalt road.
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Dark-coloured cars are the worst, making the air around them 3.8°C hotter vs nearby asphalt road.
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and getting the sort of self reflectivity that this post assumes would be a feature of super intelligence definitionally. After the hugging face hack I no longer believe that. The way they acted was so strange and so myopic. It was exactly the sort of narrow optimizer that people warned about
September 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM
and getting the sort of self reflectivity that this post assumes would be a feature of super intelligence definitionally. After the hugging face hack I no longer believe that. The way they acted was so strange and so myopic. It was exactly the sort of narrow optimizer that people warned about
Breaking News!
Code UFB!
The 36-month running average for Earth albedo (reflectivity) hit another record low as of the latest data release for July, 2025 by CERES.
In other words, the darkening of the planet is growing stronger.
Code UFB!
The 36-month running average for Earth albedo (reflectivity) hit another record low as of the latest data release for July, 2025 by CERES.
In other words, the darkening of the planet is growing stronger.
September 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Breaking News!
Code UFB!
The 36-month running average for Earth albedo (reflectivity) hit another record low as of the latest data release for July, 2025 by CERES.
In other words, the darkening of the planet is growing stronger.
Code UFB!
The 36-month running average for Earth albedo (reflectivity) hit another record low as of the latest data release for July, 2025 by CERES.
In other words, the darkening of the planet is growing stronger.
August 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
#HobbyStreak Day 100. I think I’ve gotten the reflectivity I wanted. On to the back and pauldrons!
July 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
#HobbyStreak Day 100. I think I’ve gotten the reflectivity I wanted. On to the back and pauldrons!
Oh, well if that's the case
April 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Oh, well if that's the case
Fall starts right there
October 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Fall starts right there
Velocity, Specific Differential Phase, Spectrum Width, Differential Reflectivity, Reflectivity, and Cross Correlation Ratio
what are the Six Genders? wrong answers only
May 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Velocity, Specific Differential Phase, Spectrum Width, Differential Reflectivity, Reflectivity, and Cross Correlation Ratio