There’s no such thing as a perfect tee shirt. Oh, wait, this one comes close!
a bedtime story for developers
(to make sure the little shits lie awake cowering in fear all night)
The Turing Test poisoned the minds of generations of AI enthusiasts, because its criteria is producing text that persuades observers it was written by a human.
The result? Generative AI text products designed to "appear real" rather than produce accurate or ethical outputs.
It *should* be obvious why it's problematic to create a piece of software that excels at persuasion without concern for accuracy, honesty or ethics. But apparently it's not.
As a cat “owner”, I propose the following canonical rule: the cat face emojis are to be used to signal sarcasm or insincerity:
😢 = sadness; 😿 = aw diddums
😱 = horror; 🙀 = who could have predicted this?
😍 = adoration; 😻 = never buy me this
😂 = rofl; 😹 = schadenfreude
@DanDubb tusky works well for me. I tried some others when I first joined, but they weren't as good imo.
Please ensure you have your identity #badger at all times
Timeline cleanse: This baby elephant messing around with an on air reporter is totally adorbs 🥰
(h/t Sheldrick Wildlife Trust)
Some people were fired by mistake, apparently. 🙄 I'd rather shit in my hands and clap than return to a place that treats their teams so poorly. 🤮 https://www.businessinsider.com/some-tweeps-already-being-asked-to-come-back-to-twitter-2022-11
Good piece on the first week of hearings by Rick Morton in today’s Saturday Paper: https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2022/11/05/robo-debt-liberals-knew-it-was-illegal-before-it-started
I saw someone confuse etymology and entomology, and it bugged me in a way I couldn't put into words.
Could Twitter actually get any worse? Hold Elon’s beer | First Dog on the Moon | The Guardian. #Twitter #TwitterMigration #cartoon https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/31/could-twitter-actually-get-any-worse-hold-elons-beer
A local JW bible-basher is posting hand-written letters about plague and pestilence to the surrounding area 🤡
Walking through the Newtown lanes, I passed a privet bush in full bloom. I hate that sickly sweet smell and it's a main contributor to my seasonal allergies - it's a weed that was everywhere when I was growing up in the country.
Masks are good, though. I could barely smell anything this time
