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It so full of smart, funny people, and also me. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Iām Fedi up. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman This wouldāve worked better as a sushi joke, but who gets sushi on Sunday morning? https://beige.party/@maxleibman/116115265737030755 npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman I didnāt have Deepak Chopra on my Epstein Files Creeps bingo card. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Sam Altman said, āPeople talk about how much energy it takes to train an AI model ā¦ But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. 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Youāre not being nice to a conscious being if you help a robot cross the street; you are helping capital in some way.ā npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman As a professional recruiter, matching the right person with the right job is my passion. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman This kitchen is a mess, but I have a lifehack: ignore it for another hour and play video games. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman It isn't harder to get a job now because of AI. It's harder to get a job because the economy is in the shitter. AI is just making it harder for people to see the fact that the economy is in the shitter. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Been a while, so hereās another of Kourtneyās #watercolors. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Four-year-old: āIsnāt this just a dream about the whole day?ā npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman They've been testing it since 8000 B.C. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Leaving the tap running while you brush your teeth is irresponsible. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman If I were a billionaire, Iād like to think I would give most of it away. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Dough generally has high self-esteem, because it helps to feel kneaded. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman [in the key of The Offspring] npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Recruiters, is your job posting for a position that is npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman I think writing cover letters for job applications is a perfect use for AI, because nobody's going to fucking read it, anyhow. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Brains are not computers. 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