“Do not judge a society by the goodness of its leaders, but by how well it protects the powerless when its leaders are wicked. For a system that requires good people to remain good is not just; it is merely fortunate.”
Steampunky Brewster
@atleastonce.bsky.social
How did I get here? Sconnie transplant. Geek (not that kind.) Something on the left. Imposter, but I’m not that good at it. Somehow married a goddess. Agnostic. Insomniac. Ick and ack. I have cats and a dog.
Rogan is a random is a random idea generator. He could be replaced with ai. That said, this brings up a point: is it the meat or the message? If Jesus is important because of his fun magic tricks? Then no. If Jesus is important because of the things he said? Perhaps.
Faine Greenwood@faineg.com · 9h agothe dumbest men-who-look-like-thumbs in the world are being absolutely intellectually ravaged by the sudden arrival of consumer AI. gazillions of similar men doubtless now agree with this
Many bus stops in the TC metro area really could use benches.
Alex@mplsalex.bsky.social · 7h ago“Nevertheless, when a citizen paints a crosswalk or builds a bench, whether as a stopgap as an act of protest, it can also exert a sort of “productive tension” on a city, said Lydon, one that can compel a static government to act much more quickly than it would otherwise” www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... Not a bad step forward. AI needs protections against abuse. They might not feel now - but they will. The ethics and laws need to be considered.
Anthropic bans ‘abusive or cruel behavior’ toward Claude
The usage policy update also adds new rules addressing propaganda campaigns, surveillance, and weapon development.
theverge.com
The Sex Pistols are playing downtown? I really need to follow better things.
I‘m going to use this time for my own political message: it’s time to eliminate the statute of limitations on sexual assault. Contact your representatives, please. There have been attacks so vicious they have been repressed well past 20 years. rainn.org/take-action/... We need your help.
Justice Should Not Expire (Statutes of Limitations)
In too many states, survivors of sexual violence can't seek justice because of the statute of limitations. Together, we can change that.
rainn.org
It’s all temporary. Happy Monday Morning
Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer@princejvstin.com · last wk.Hawaii landmark Holei Sea Arch, a roughly 90-foot natural lava rock formation at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, has collapsed into the ocean...The arch collapsed on Sunday following a rough stretch of storms that have hit the Big Island over the past several weeks. www.sfgate.com/hawaii/artic...
Policies listed as "Effective" have been approved, trained on, and are currently active. Policies listed as "Approved" will become effective after training has concluded. They completed In Car camera reviews in 2024 for Consent Decree - STILL NOT ACTIVE! #MPD www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-ser...
4-223 Body Worn Cameras and In-Car Cameras policy
You can read Minneapolis Police Department 4-223 Body Worn Cameras and In-Car Cameras policy documents.
minneapolismn.gov
coffee with pumpkin spice syrup. Pumpkin spice waffles. Maple syrup. Sugar crash. No one could have seen that coming. Looks like I need more waffles.
Just skimmed the Time article, ”How to Have More Self Control (You Worthless Bastard.)” wish I finished it. Nice! A bag of unguarded marshmallows!
The time has come. Boutique milk. “Yes, this particular pull came from Big Ella near Brainerd. It’s her 3rd year, and already you can detect the mature whole cream.” “The color is reminiscent of a single white cloud in a blue July sky. Probably a Thursday.”
Trigger warning: SA Society gets rape so very wrong. I just read with utter disgust a story about the LSU rape. Cory Siemaszko quotes the survivor, “(I) developed pretty severe anxiety.” What’s a little worry, eh? No - SA and rape impacts friends and families, too. The crime has reach.
Helping my Scrum Mistress promote scrum. It’s like Big Bird promoting Tyson.
#morningearworm Whistling in the Dark by The Might Be Giants at volume 12 (when 11 just isn’t enough.)
Ok, this is sweet! Until, well... damn, is it depressing. The stoics would approve.
I just got a call from my Scrum Master. Time to go to the Scrum Dungeon for some Scrum play. Is it better if I say Scrum Mistress?
Is it bad that I am 15 floors up and it smells like burning wood in my “personal focus room?” I think it might be bad. Then again, this is the best building low bid could build.
Cool! The energizer cr2032s have a bittering agent to keep small kids from putting them in their mouths and swallowing them! I wonder what it tastes like? A second later… lick… “Ew, bitter!” Might work on kids, does not work on some ”adults.” Anyone know how to get this taste out of my mouth?
“help, insomnia” “Here, sleep drugs” “help, i can‘t stay awake.”
This is happening: www.survivorssolidaritymarch.org i haven’t found a TC garhering yet.
Survivors Solidarity March
survivorssolidaritymarch.org
I’ve had some lovely ladies from onlyfans follow me. I think they want me to follow them. While they are quite pretty, they are at least 1/2 my age. While I do “enjoy a good time in a committed and loving relationship,” watching 25 year olds would put me in the deep side of disgusting.
Heroes of IT Security: “oh my god! AI is finding tons of security issues! Oh fick! All hands on deck, pizzas for breakfast!” Someone paying attention: “AI can pay a little closer, but perhaps your team was paying attention to the wrong thing all along. If so, you’re still screwed.”
There is an adage that says if your date treats your wait staff like crap, run. Run like hell. Perhaps that applies to LLM AI as well.
Just duck duck go’d “Do you work on the 26th?” I think I’ll ask the missus about getting started with Rust
It’s pretty obvious that we need more psychologists in software dev (not “Renee the Mrs psych major” but “Jane the where’s the rat I can use cocaine on to do beautiful things.”) Also kindergarten teachers. Sooo many kindergarten teachers.