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@kageneko.bsky.social
InfoSec shitposter, 🏳️🌈 Premium cat cushion, Amateur violinist, Will hunt neoNazis for sport, Crafter of ALL the things. Vehemently against generativeAI
“If you’re really that sick you should be in the hospital” Please stop saying this to chronically ill people. If we went to the hospital every time we suffered, we would live there. Hospitals can’t help us and they often make us worse. We are on our own, and being subtly gaslit doesn’t help.
The Association for Human Mathematics (AHM) statement on OpenAI’s October 6 release of mathematical documents just dropped! www.ahmath.org/statements
Folks Folks You absolutely need to read this This Is WILD
Krinn DNZ@krinndnz.bsky.social · 6d agoimages that spring to mind unbidden, part 999: "trans-inclusive radical misogyny" // "women should stay out of kitchens"
None of this year's science Nobel Prizes have gone to women. The number of these prizes to go to women remains at 27 out of more than 600. See how many you can name in our quiz: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Another classic, not sure if I've already posted this one here.
Oh wow. This is proper fucked. That list of folks eligible for a free vaccine is *narrow*. So anyway, we gave BHP $600m in diesel rebates this past year. You know they really needed them because in the same year the company booked a $14b profit.
Fewer Australians will qualify for free COVID-19 vaccines from October - Australian Pharmacist
COVID-19 vaccines move onto the NIP this week. Who is now eligible for a funded vaccine and what should pharmacists tell patients who aren’t?
australianpharmacist.com.au
Last spring I was asked to write a piece with tips on how to suss out AI-generated images. I countered that that premise weakens democracy by promoting the idea that everyone can claim expertise regardless of their credentials, a key tenet of anti-democratic technoutopianism. What strikes me now…1/n
you don’t hold "AI" accountable; you hold AI developers, vendors, and corporations that profit off it accountable holding "AI accountable" is like holding a toaster accountable. it's an inanimate object. it doesn't have wishes, feelings, or desires
btw if you comment on poor/low income people getting something nice, by saying something like ‘you got xyz nice thing when you were saying you were poor’ or otherwise shaming someone for getting a treat, you’re the problem. It’s not a flex. You are garbage. people can save up for nice stuff.
I am so stoked to announce my Detective Beans colouring book is out today in Australia and next week in NZ!!! 😻🎨✏️ (My inner child is screaming with happiness right now)
"Oh, well, AI is already here so—" "Asbestos." "Well, I mean—" "CFCs. Leaded fuel." "—but—" "Portable baby cages." "—okay, I—" "Radium. Agent Orange. DDT..."
Seán Ferrick@seanferrick.bsky.social · last wk.I was tempted to pirate HP, curiosity and all that. But @jessiegender.bsky.social is right - think of the amount of times HBO commented on GOT leaks and downloads, just as an example. They DO track these things, and even that drives interest. Let this show die. Trans people deserve better.
I'd suspect a vast majority of the heterosexual community would be stunned to hear that up until *1992* consensual homosexual activities could be prosecuted as service offences under Australian military discipline law. Or that only *now* can such convictions be removed.
Are there any active groups/resources for disabled birders in the UK? I'm trying to improve access at our local reserve (Portbury Wharf) and to get funding we have to show that people will actually use it (not just me). I have created a map to show how accessible it is so far #UKBirding
5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables
Lupus Londonwolf@lupuslondonwolf.bsky.social · 2w agoI was making potato and leek soup and the recipe asked for five potatoes cubed. Even for potato soup, 125 potatoes seems a little excessive.
ding ding ding ding! .. AND all it takes is one occupational accident or near miss to fuck you up permanently. In your 30s or early 40s. When you've likely got young kids and an elderly parent or two to support.
Anil Dash@anildash.com · last wk.Alll of this. I started my career in construction, working office jobs alongside people who worked trades. Know how many 60-year-old guys I saw working as bricklayers? Doing demo? Zero. How many 50-year-old roofers there are? Zero. One reason unions fight for high wages is because careers are SHORT.
I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. - Version with ALT text! Thank you @virginiaopossum.bsky.social for the help!
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Text conversation with "Bruce (Landlord)"
"It is clear in the lease: no pets are allowed in the apt. Sorry"
*the above picture of Fishtopher, sitting so perfectly and looking up patiently at the camera*
"OK I will make an exception because he looks very polite"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qp44wbdtbrgyzzgugn5ekx2b/bafkreidaax3f4mvcsm22q6iaik5k6hapicorbjfqchx7yrnjmtjhe5c2qa)
