Director Detection at SecureBio in Boston. Speaking for myself unless I say otherwise.
jefftk
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Somerville Porchfest 2026
A big one is that I’d need to set up a “please allow vibration” exception for every single app, and remember to do this as I added new ones.
AI is Breaking Two Vulnerability Cultures
Thanks! As
lsanderssays, in my case it’s about pressure, not the surface effect on the skin.
I’m still planning to use Ghiblification (in theory; I haven’t in about a year), but I didn’t think it was necessary here. These are pictures from a festival where it’s common for people to share pictures online after.
That would have large side effects: I don’t want DND always enabled on my phone.
Alarming Scheduling
Against In-Duct UV
Agreed! Some other of my kids posts along these lines:
https://www.jefftk.com/p/bets-bonds-and-kindergarteners
https://www.jefftk.com/p/perverse-independence-incentives
https://www.jefftk.com/p/how-to-parent-more-predictably
And maybe also:
Let Kids Keep More Productivity Gains
Contra Binder on far-UVC and filtration
If you want to spend money in an EA way, I think it’s pretty unlikely that feeding future looters is competitive with other EA options. For me, storing food is worth it because I value my and my family’s welfare more than arbitrary people.
Contra Events Pairing Callers By Age?
I think this is much more of a culture clash than an issue of principle. My board game culture is that players should try to win, which entails both (a) treating the social environment of the game as part of the field of play and (b) understanding which players are your greatest threats and acting accordingly. So to me your opponent is doing exactly what they should. Now, “he’s targeting me and manipulating you all” may be a good strategic move within the game, but outside the game, in my culture, it’s not a valid complaint.
That we have different cultural expectations was really driven home for me when I saw your “when I play Secret Hitler online I absolutely lie all the time, just because it’s fun to sew chaos” below. In my culture taking actions that make you less likely to win because chaos is fun is absolutely not done, and is seen as making the game worse for everyone else. And doing it in a team game where people are trying to decode complex signals and solve a puzzle is beyond the pale for me.
Talking openly about this with your friends, as you discuss below, is good. But mostly my takeaway is that some people shouldn’t play board games with some other people.
Expanded this into a post: Your Supplies Probably Won’t Be Stolen in a Disaster
Your Supplies Probably Won’t Be Stolen in a Disaster
This probably works, but even this might not be enough if you leave enough scattered clues to allow future AIs to piece together your real identity.
I don’t have any custom instructions set, but thanks for the reminder!
Thanks for writing this post! I agree this is important.
I’ve been banging this drum for a while:
2023-02 Preparing for Less Privacy
2011-04 Giving up on Privacy