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.

1. Training for personality customization accidentally made GPT-5 obsessed with goblins
2. Elsevier fires third editor in citation cartel scandal
3. GitHub is crumbling, time to federate code forges
4. The Pope accepts Border Czar’s invitation for an ICE ride-along
5. How I accidentally exposed a police DDoS honeypot operation
6. Building semiconductors in Kazakhstan
7. Erik Hoel on why consciousness research has failed the public