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Q.E.D. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Banksy’s real name is Nicole, but you can call her the Fediverse Chick. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Your computer will restart in 5 minutes to install critical security updates. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman It’s called “alt text” because slowing down to write it alters your perception of your photos, how they are seen, and your relationship to broader Fediverse. 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A man wiles away the hours waiting scrolling through AI-generated pictures and videos on the spider-web-cracked screen of a barely-working phone he can’t even imagine being able to afford to replace. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Congratulations to @nprofile…tu0d for this highly off-brand achievement! npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman [scrolling intensifies] npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman There are a couple of lefty commentators here I’ve had to stop taking seriously. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman The machine persists. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman I’m ASGAB (assigned silly goose at birth). npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman "Not all men!" protested actually, yes, that man. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman [joke based on a quirk of language] npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman @nprofile…42mr Like this! npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman The diversity of the Fediverse is beautiful. It so full of smart, funny people, and also me. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman I’m Fedi up. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman This would’ve worked better as a sushi joke, but who gets sushi on Sunday morning? https://beige.party/@maxleibman/116115265737030755 npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman I didn’t have Deepak Chopra on my Epstein Files Creeps bingo card. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Sam Altman said, “People talk about how much energy it takes to train an AI model … But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart.” npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Someone once said, "Comparison is the thief of joy." npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman “I’m one of these people who’s very anti-’robot rights,’ as it were, because I believe it’s essentially a degradation of human rights. It doesn’t elevate robots to the same status as humans, it degrades humans to the same status as robots. And I think we should always, when we’re looking at these machines, treat them as what are, which is avatars of capital. You’re not being nice to a conscious being if you help a robot cross the street; you are helping capital in some way.” 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 here’s another of Kourtney’s #watercolors. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Four-year-old: “Isn’t this just a dream about the whole day?” 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, I’d 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. Computers are not brains. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman WTFWJD? npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Later this year, Apple plans to release the first folding iPhone, a follow-up to 2025’s folding CEO. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Float like a butterfly, fuck like a bee. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman The opposite of Dry January is Febrewery. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Focaccia and find out. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Autoincorrect. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman “Well, if they don’t want to get shot, they shouldn’t be exercising their constitutional rights!” npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Whoa. Did I just win the Fediverse?! https://fediscience.org/@hweimer/115957234837532508 npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman @nprofile…prl4 Makin’ me look words up today. npub1dhfqhzed85pkp6kq7ew73rzazng5jct424ly5asxqrgmaalgdffs0xz887 Max Leibman Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's the result of a top-secret CIA program to develop assets with paranormal abilities.
