“AI Grief Observed”

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AI Grief Observed

These remarks were delivered this evening at the Creatively Critical Tech Speaker Series at Illinois State University. "There is no good way to sa...

> AI is the symptom of a broken world. AI is the symptom; and AI is the disease. I just can’t summarise this essay in a few short and witty words. Just read it. You won’t regret it

Second species of mosquito found in Iceland. Boo. Hiss. “Moskítóflugur fundust í hesthúsi á Suðurlandi - RÚV.is”

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Moskítóflugur fundust í hesthúsi á Suðurlandi - RÚV.is

Moskítóflugur fundust í hesthúsi á Suðurlandi í byrjun vikunnar. Þær virðast vera annarrar tegundar en þær sem fundust í Hvalfirði.

“the fake charity, the Photoshop predator, and other times AI got it wrong - Ask a Manager”

Ask a Manager

the fake charity, the Photoshop predator, and other times AI got it wrong

We recently talked about times AI got it really wrong, and here are 20 of the most ridiculous stories you shared. 1. The fake initiative Our execs ...

There’s something about sitting on your ass, waiting for things to get sorted by somebody else before you can really dig in on your part of the task, that’s extra boring. Like double-plus unengaging.

"I know, I haven't tested the Google Chromebook in a few months. I wonder why it was that I stopped using it." Discover that the chromebook is somehow simultaneously signed-out and signed-in to the Google account: logged out of every google site, but won't let you log in because, apparently the account already exists on the device "Right. Because ChromeOS is the worst piece of shit garbage in existence. At least on Windows you can run a productivity app or two once you dig through the garbage"

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Exploring the nature of ugliness. I post all things ugly, old, run-down, worn out, kitsch and tacky. Finding beauty and charm in unusual places. ...

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“Bullet Points: November 7, 2025 edition - by Dave Karpf”

Bullet Points: November 7, 2025 edition

Money is fake, it's only accounting fraud if we have a functional administrative state, and taking stock of the past year.

The predictions he wrote last year are depressing to read today

This starling kept one eye firmly fixed on me as I turned the corner around this house

Last week's snow is already gone, which I'm sure makes the local redpolls happy, and the horses seemed unbothered either way

For #caturday, these two were out on a walk in the same area. Both incredibly photogenic