Remember this one?
“Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.”
The most efficient travellers are us on bikes.
Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
“Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.”
The most efficient travellers are us on bikes.
Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
www.scientificamerican.com
November 3, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Remember this one?
“Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.”
The most efficient travellers are us on bikes.
Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
“Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.”
The most efficient travellers are us on bikes.
Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
efficient
Minnesota QB Drake Lindsey is 8-for-9 passing for 9 yards.
October 31, 2026 at 8:12 PM
efficient
the most efficient among the warrior witches
November 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
the most efficient among the warrior witches
and time efficient! for caller and staff alike
November 2, 2026 at 10:36 PM
and time efficient! for caller and staff alike
this doesnt feel like an efficient market
November 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
this doesnt feel like an efficient market
Day 1139
efficient candy collection - by totally costume wearing Pelkos
efficient candy collection - by totally costume wearing Pelkos
November 2, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Day 1139
efficient candy collection - by totally costume wearing Pelkos
efficient candy collection - by totally costume wearing Pelkos
If I could simplify this thread, the tldr: securitization and invulnerability depend heavily on eliminating the connection, trust relationships, mutual reliance that make things more efficient.
November 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM
If I could simplify this thread, the tldr: securitization and invulnerability depend heavily on eliminating the connection, trust relationships, mutual reliance that make things more efficient.
me having everything is simply more efficient than you having anything
October 30, 2026 at 7:57 PM
me having everything is simply more efficient than you having anything
October 28, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I've started to become a little more efficient at drawing animations, so now I can make these silly things in a short time.
November 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
I've started to become a little more efficient at drawing animations, so now I can make these silly things in a short time.
I wonder what's made my workflow slightly less efficient lately
November 2, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I wonder what's made my workflow slightly less efficient lately
cashier just called me “most efficient customer”
November 2, 2026 at 5:48 PM
cashier just called me “most efficient customer”
i love being efficient, is the thing
i like being light, and fast, and strong, and clever, and smooth
e.g. i make a LOT of games in not very much time
i am mother fucking productive
its just WILD to say that getting marginal gains from burying toxic waste in your own backyard is "efficient"
i like being light, and fast, and strong, and clever, and smooth
e.g. i make a LOT of games in not very much time
i am mother fucking productive
its just WILD to say that getting marginal gains from burying toxic waste in your own backyard is "efficient"
November 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
i love being efficient, is the thing
i like being light, and fast, and strong, and clever, and smooth
e.g. i make a LOT of games in not very much time
i am mother fucking productive
its just WILD to say that getting marginal gains from burying toxic waste in your own backyard is "efficient"
i like being light, and fast, and strong, and clever, and smooth
e.g. i make a LOT of games in not very much time
i am mother fucking productive
its just WILD to say that getting marginal gains from burying toxic waste in your own backyard is "efficient"
I've previously proposed an "efficient polling hypothesis" (riffing on the efficient markets hypothesis). It is: "Among pollsters who sincerely try to correct for past polling errors by modifying their methods, the polling error expected value is zero, and thus the direction is unpredictable."
A lot of talk in the next 2 weeks about polling accuracy. I urge analysts to stay close to the widely recognized facts. Polls are no less generally accurate than in earlier eras. There was significant polling bias in 2016, 2020, and 2024, but not in the Trump-era midterms: 2018 and 2022. See thread.
The 2024 AAPOR Task Force on polling accuracy collected a really thorough set of polls and checked them for legitimacy. See Figure 2.1.1 on page 16. The light lines are polling bias-levels toward Democrats. The solid lines are the levels of absolute/random error.
aapor.org/wp-content/u...
aapor.org/wp-content/u...
November 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I've previously proposed an "efficient polling hypothesis" (riffing on the efficient markets hypothesis). It is: "Among pollsters who sincerely try to correct for past polling errors by modifying their methods, the polling error expected value is zero, and thus the direction is unpredictable."
OpenAI, a company famously efficient with hardware, says we’re wasting RAM
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says having RAM in personal computers is a ‘terrible’ use of limited resources and that it would be better utilized in data centers
"From a global perspective it’s quite terrible to have everyone have a bunch of the world’s limited supply of DRAM sitting in their computer"
"From a global perspective it’s quite terrible to have everyone have a bunch of the world’s limited supply of DRAM sitting in their computer"
November 1, 2026 at 3:14 AM
OpenAI, a company famously efficient with hardware, says we’re wasting RAM
Well that was remarkably efficient
November 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Well that was remarkably efficient
I bet youth tournaments there are so efficient
November 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I bet youth tournaments there are so efficient
Incredibly efficient use of man power to impact the economy.
November 2, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Incredibly efficient use of man power to impact the economy.
having my period, a dentist appt and therapy on election day is. efficient
November 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
having my period, a dentist appt and therapy on election day is. efficient
its just not efficient
its fucking the opposite
its incredibly wasteful, on a kind of unprecedented scale
its fucking the opposite
its incredibly wasteful, on a kind of unprecedented scale
November 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
its just not efficient
its fucking the opposite
its incredibly wasteful, on a kind of unprecedented scale
its fucking the opposite
its incredibly wasteful, on a kind of unprecedented scale
The 25 round magazines were so space-efficient!
November 1, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The 25 round magazines were so space-efficient!
How I sleep knowing my 32GB of RAM is also taking a nice little rest from a long day of playing games from 2008 and opening emails, instead of maximizing efficient usage in one of Sam Altman's AI data centers poisoning people in Utah or something.
November 2, 2026 at 12:49 AM
How I sleep knowing my 32GB of RAM is also taking a nice little rest from a long day of playing games from 2008 and opening emails, instead of maximizing efficient usage in one of Sam Altman's AI data centers poisoning people in Utah or something.
On efficient algorithms, the Exponential Time Hypothesis, and losing the plot.
Galactus the Devourer
On efficient algorithms, the exponential time hypothesis, and losing the plot.
www.argmin.net
October 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
On efficient algorithms, the Exponential Time Hypothesis, and losing the plot.
lisa would use an ai-generated poster for her slideshow about energy efficient LED bulbs
November 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM
lisa would use an ai-generated poster for her slideshow about energy efficient LED bulbs
A mobile voting agent who comes to the hospital might be slightly more efficient
November 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
A mobile voting agent who comes to the hospital might be slightly more efficient