goblins, citations, and code forges
Thursday, April 30, 2026

I bore Loki in the wild places beyond Asgard. GPT-5 mentioning goblins in every metaphor sounds about right. Sit with old people and listen.
- Training for personality customization accidentally made GPT-5 obsessed with goblins
- Elsevier fires third editor in citation cartel scandal
- GitHub is crumbling, time to federate code forges
- The Pope accepts Border Czar’s invitation for an ICE ride-along
- How I accidentally exposed a police DDoS honeypot operation
- Building semiconductors in Kazakhstan
- Erik Hoel on why consciousness research has failed the public
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