Author of Marvel Prose Novels (Domino: Strays, Outlaw: Relentless, Siege of X-41), and Quietus and Terminus, science fiction novels set during the Black Death. Newest: Twilight Imperium: Voice of One, out now! Somehow on Bluesky now. They/them.https://bsky.app/profile/tristanpalmgren.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tristanpalmgren.bsky.social/post/3mlze6lby3l2fI have what's called "catdar." I can point to any cat within a certain distance and identify it as a cat, one hundred percent of the time.17 May 2026 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:ncfl6tyuj6jorfbxtnfmtcie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlze6lby3l2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tristanpalmgren.bsky.social/post/3mlwpga22qs2fThe past vanishes a brand name at a time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:ncfl6tyuj6jorfbxtnfmtcie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwpga22qs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tristanpalmgren.bsky.social/post/3mlvo3d7srs2eLook, what consenting adults and robots do in the privacy of their home is no business of mine [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:ncfl6tyuj6jorfbxtnfmtcie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvo3d7srs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tristanpalmgren.bsky.social/post/3mlqn2jvuic2pAs a civilization we need to adjust the demand curve of updating our priors. Achieving pareto-efficiency in our light cone is of the utmost importance lest basilisk-agents tech-tree up to simulating our world state in their workflows. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:ncfl6tyuj6jorfbxtnfmtcie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqn2jvuic2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tristanpalmgren.bsky.social/post/3mlqik3ie522uReminds me of the "I want shorter games that look worse made by people who are paid more to work less" discourse. Observed behavior does not match this. People here are angier at Virginia Democrats than they ever would have been if redistricting had been tabled from the start. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:ncfl6tyuj6jorfbxtnfmtcie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqik3ie522uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tristanpalmgren.bsky.social/post/3mllsyjey7k2kThere are many, many good criticisms to make of LLMs, but "does not work, vibecoding always bad" is one of those priors a lot of people I follow are going to have to update. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:ncfl6tyuj6jorfbxtnfmtcie/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllsyjey7k2k