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Synth-sizing programs. Associate Professor at U. Lisbon. blogs at alcidesfonseca.com

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The internet isn't closed as Facebook by Alcides Fonseca

Governments are killing the open internet. The internet is much more than Facebook and other silos.

wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/the-int...

26.02.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition Plan, trade, and build your Burgundian estate to prosperity and prominence.

Played The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition on 2026-02-18 boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

18.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wasn’t talking about the output svgs, but rather the text itself talking about how important that benchmark is, compared with a snail piloting a plane, for instance.

12.02.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How much of your blogpost is helping newer models train exactly to pass your own test? Same for humanevals and swebench. We need closed source and frequently updated benchmarks. ARC-AGI is the best platform for that imho.

12.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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sounds like academia!

11.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mandragora Mandragores, tritons, arachnids on sale! Grab them and score your spells!

Played Mandragora today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/32... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

31.01.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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San Marco Control Venice! You divide the cards, but another player chooses who gets which set.

Played San Marco today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1041 #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

31.01.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
still from Microsoft: Productivity Future Vision (2016)

still from Microsoft: Productivity Future Vision (2016)

sorry babe, i didn't get the job. i was only at 53% tenure and 71% publications

22.01.2026 01:59 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

It's the year of the Linux on the desktop, as an app.

13.01.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Writing a new VM to run next week’s PL. Oh wait…

05.01.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Played AquaSphere today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

03.01.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, before 2013 all my macbooks brought one

01.01.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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SCOUT Poach your opponents' artists and outdo each other's circus shows.

Played SCOUT today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

01.01.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Color Words Write words on your colored grid to score as many points as possible!

Played Color Words today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

01.01.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letterpress Draft letters, spell words, complete challenges and build up for the final showdown.

Played Letterpress on 2026-01-01 boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

01.01.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scoville Plant, cross-breed, harvest, and sell or cook your peppers to win the Chili Festival!

Played Scoville today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/14... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

27.12.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
2025 in Music by Alcides Fonseca

Unfortunately, I did not learn about that many new bands in 2025. I would appreciate any new suggestions from my followers! wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/2025-in...

27.12.2025 12:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Age of Industry Share in the production and distribution of resources in the Industrial revolution!

Played Age of Industry today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/65... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

26.12.2025 23:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island Work together β€” with friends or with Friday β€” to survive on a deserted island.

Played Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

21.12.2025 21:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I wish!

09.12.2025 11:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Please, don't automate science! I was at an event on AI for science yesterday, a panel discussion here at NeurIPS. The panelists discussed how they plan to replace humans a...

was at an event on AI for science yesterday, a panel discussion here at NeurIPS. The panelists discussed how they plan to replace humans at all levels in the scientific process. So I stood up and protested that what they are doing is evil.

Full post:
togelius.blogspot.com/2025/12/plea...

08.12.2025 06:51 πŸ‘ 270 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 33

Pacific Blue (a tv show where cops ride bikes)

02.12.2025 23:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A conference slide reading β€œNo, that’s kleptomania /j”

A conference slide reading β€œNo, that’s kleptomania /j”

β€œOne of the misconceptions about autistic people is we take things literally” #KiwiPyCon

22.11.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 1639 πŸ” 211 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 17

watch caprica next!

23.11.2025 10:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ROScon requires a talk outline and an audio abstract, that they use to select talks.

22.11.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

aeon has file-based imports that are not includes. Includes paste the code inline, and then you parse everything together. In aeon, each import will parse the imported file individually. But yes, files are not being abstracted.

21.11.2025 09:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

allowing imports is indeed a huge mistake. Let the file size be the guardian against complexity. 512kb ought to be enough for every program.

21.11.2025 09:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Manhattan Project: Energy Empire Build power plants, not bombs.

Played Manhattan Project: Energy Empire today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

19.11.2025 23:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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San Juan Cards have multiple potential uses -- choose wisely to build the city.

Played San Juan today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8217 #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com app

19.11.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0