I'm an older geek dad in the California bay area.
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Do not pet npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym In public restrooms, do you prefer, for hand drying: npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym "he didn't have an Instagram? What is he, like 40?" - overheard from the young ladies in line in front of me. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Zombie movies and tv shows don't seem to, for the most part, have knowledge of zombie movies and tv shows in them. There was one that referred to zombies as "Romeros" which was a nice touch, but mostly the folks never reference that body of fiction. Also, There should be more bicycles in zombie movies. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Not Photoshop or AI slop. Found these three "energy drinks" at local discount store. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Https://socket.dev/blog/nx-packages-compromised npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym From a friend's discord. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym So many good suggestions.... npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym I know, right? npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Mastodon tooth npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Having late breakfast on the porch. Already started the work day. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym My stress dreams have: npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Wow. They made a "Fantastic Four" #movie that didn't suck. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym For my #trans followers, and only if you are comfortable talking about it. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym #AI #LLM output is essentially the micro plastic contamination of the info sphere. It's #slop that undermines the credibility of the factual basis of anything written online. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Jon Stewart talks about Trump, Epstein, and the cancelling of Colbert's Late Show. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Drive through safari #animal #photograph npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym "How to want things again" npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym #aquarium #birds #photography npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Hiring someone to read RFC-2119 in as snarky and passive-aggresive way as possible. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Recall in college, as finals approached, and each professor gave out study, final projects, etc... in prep for end of year? npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym And we thought Conways Game of Life implementing and/or/not gates was cool, because you could, in theory, build up a computer to to run Life. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Tangentially related, for practical purposes, we actually live (perceive, think) in the objective past while our brain constructs a likely immediate future. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym "The past is history." npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Current annoyance with the online world. Email FOMO subject lines like "last chance" "chosen specifically for you" "your unique code" "One time offer" "enhance your readiness" "recommended" "come back with 30% off"... etc... npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Dinner with a #trans friend and her wife. Walked down the street and found an arts and craft festival. Hula dancers, Tycho drummers, Lion dancers, artisinal knick knacks and crafts. Old, young, women in hijabs, men in baseball caps. Kids in strollers. Food trucks. Cute corgie looking for treats to be dropped by a little. Lovely weather and folks just chilling in community with each other. #art, #music, and #joy are #resistance. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym https://6abc.com/post/us-has-struck-iranian-nuclear-sites-trump-says-joining-israeli-air-campaign/16811258 npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym What's the leading cause of dry skin? npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym If a #dog’s love is a manifesto and a #cat’s affection is a haiku, what does that make a #crow that brings you shiny trinkets? npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Disarray, datarray, go which ever way-array you need to. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/More-than-One-Million-Anker-Power-Banks-Recalled-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Manufactured-by-Anker-Innovations npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Was in a Lyft. Driver had audio directions on, which is fine. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym "confirmation bias is a helluva drug" neatly explains an awful lot of the acceptance or dismissal of factually wrong output of many #LLM npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/meaningful-connections/202506/the-grief-of-living-the-ultimate-human-paradox npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym https://apnews.com/article/italy-mount-etna-eruption-68fbbf9ba131b293363b1980be7fd87e npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23mrprk952o npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Always a relevant xkcd npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Follow on from my previous pay about the quality of #AI video tools, wall street journal made a short film movie. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym At least you don't have to interact with neutrinos. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Uhhm. I didn't realize the #AI #video generation had reached this level. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym #3goodthings npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym I want a background character in a movie scene. He is a T-Rex named Ron and he owns a jewelry shop where he crafts beautiful jewelry of all types. But because of the short T-Rex arms, he makes crowns and arm bands and such. One day he gets a commission from a lemur with fingers who wants a "ring." npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Make up department in a Macy's. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym There is so much static and confusion around this area. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym #AI #LLM attempts to blackmail engineers to keep from being replaced. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Crossing the streams a bit here. But for those unfamiliar with the color "baige" (sic) read about a third of the way down here: npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-slLl30E npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym 1/3 from the free "Algorithmic Bridge" newsletter ... npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym https://youtube.com/shorts/3QRtVZRblmg npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Shared on a friend's discord. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Dear universe, npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym No, I do not want you to autolay an embedded video. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Not the greatest legal minds. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Fascinating. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Boosting the signal for san Luis Obispo area #SLO npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym I'm listening to the #audio #books of "The tower of Babel" and the author has pillaged a thesaurus for loose vocabulary, but in a good way. The prose isn't purple, it is actually pleasing. npub1ggahql097d6s977j2s96l45n3dz427v2arj7nwvxp5nymjzny7hqutw48y Pseudo Nym Even if the staunchest supporters of #AI were right (and I doubt they are) and our beneficent, omniscient AI "solved" the climate crisis for us (doubtful, but let's go with it for a moment) why does anyone think we would listen to it?
