Simon Tegg

Programming, policy, probability, prophecy

[Simon Tegg @simontegg]

Because everyone's using the AI apps?

[Jen Zhu @jenzhuscott]

Massive output uptick due to agentic AI. Complete flat adoption.

[Francesco Sassi @Frank_Stones]

China’s solar industry just hit a massive structural turning point.
Facing 10 consecutive quarters of corporate losses and rampant overcapacity, Beijing is stepping in with aggressive fiscal interventions that just crashed solar exports by 40%.
Here is the real story
🧵 👇🇨🇳🌞

[signüll @signulll]

it's unclear if most ppl realize that ozempic’s real effects on culture haven’t even started.

cuz what you’re seeing now is the first order effects & some glimpses of second order where ppl get thinner & some products experiencing a resurgence.

but the second & third order effects are where things might get gnarly due to the fact that these drugs seem to dampen desire itself across a surprisingly wide range of behaviors (it's not universal or obvious yet). food is simply the first & most obvious target.

liek what happens when millions of people suddenly spend less time thinking about consumption? what happens to industries built around cravings, indulgence, impulse purchases, addiction loops, or even certain forms of entertainment?

entire sections of the economy assume humans will remain governed by the same reward circuitry we’ve had for thousands of years. if these drugs meaningfully alter those circuits, we’re talking about a tool that edits human motivation.

we are gonna see thinness but in a lot of diff ways it seems like.

[owen cyclops @owenbroadcast]

neighbor is dealing with pill bugs in their garden. a legitimate grievance, but these creatures, which i call rollie pollies, have been my allies since childhood - occasionally being my only true allies. i am torn. in life, it is difficult to retain a type of swiss neutrality.

[VB Knives @Empty_America]

That county is almost entirely occupied by a single private ranch.

It's not for sale, and the price would approach infinity if it was, but it is theoretically possible to "buy" an entire US county.

[Simon Tegg @simontegg]

@EricCrampton Seems like a lot of backpackers in NZ are German, so this could actually work

[Forrest Cardamenis @FCardamenis]

Baby has gotten good at identifying “dada” but still struggling with surrealism, cubism, even baroque.

[Simon Tegg @simontegg]

@EdithaTogo @franks_lawyer @aniobrien @JosephMooneyMP Yes, that might work. The scope of the bill has a political electioneering objective.
From a libertarian, constrained law set POV, it would be better to get rid of the clauses in the BDMRR act and Conversion PP Act, rather than have 3 contradictory laws

[Simon Tegg @simontegg]

@EdithaTogo @franks_lawyer @aniobrien If gender identity had not entered law and policy as de facto overriding sex there would be no need. An alternative is to remove gender identity from the law and have a judgment clarifying that sex doesn't mean GI (as in UK). And have the public service get on board with that.

[rosey🌹 @thechosenberg]

This is my quant

[Vintage Maps @vintagemapstore]

North America’s Berries

[Simon Tegg @simontegg]

@dorajanno @ClintVSmith Sex is a binary. Otherwise you'd be able to name a third gamete. There is variation, and the variations are complex, but that is variation within the sex binary.
Disorders of sexual development are disorders that affect males or females

[Simon Tegg @simontegg]

@MHReddell I think they've realised the gas situation is quite bad and that businesses haven't realized this.

[Ryan Moulton @moultano]

We really need a better name for the category of drug than “GLP-1 agonist.”

I propose either “lizard oil” or “tincture of monster.”

[Simon Tegg @simontegg]

@IntractableLion @rSanti97 @mhjb

[Saad Asad @realsaadasad]

Washington unanimously legalized scissor stairs, a building code reform that frees up to 56% more living space per floor.

Less wasted space means cheaper homes on smaller lots.

Most US states banned this since the 1970s for no good reason.

[Simon Tegg @simontegg]

@wlaotearoa @ClintVSmith Too cynical. Are there mixed motivations for NZF to pick up this issue? For sure! Is pure cynical poltiking the only motivation? Nah, listen to Marcroft's speech.

Are they consulting with SUFW just for show and have duped them?

https://t.co/vKT0DbfzU4

[Speak Up For Women @SpeakUp4WomenNZ]

@drchrispook Agree, they did eventually consult but it was a bit late!

[Simon Tegg @simontegg]

@LofotenAurora @ClintVSmith My point stands that they will use single use stalls and won't play in mens teams and won't be placed in mens prisons

[Simon Tegg @simontegg]

@LofotenAurora @ClintVSmith Single use stalls are pretty common and most of these women are small with wide hips and female mannerisms. You're overstating your case

[Simon Tegg @simontegg]

@LofotenAurora @ClintVSmith These individuals will use single use stalls. In sports teams where they play on women's teams, which many do, everyone knows they're actually women. They won't be housed in mens prisons, where some have been raped overseas