The cats graciously put on a magic show for us last night. I figured out how they did most of the tricks, but I didn’t say anything, because that would have been rude.
oops all Matt
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Welcome to my web page! Musician, occasional writer, head machinist at the software factory, neuromagical Canadian, he/him
My heart goes out to the millions of people struggling to remember how to write "Thanks! Sounds great!" in an email.
The Independent@the-independent.com · 3d agoChatGPT down: OpenAI chatbot not working in major outage
The light in the coffee shop bathroom turned off because I was motionless for too long, in case you were wondering how I’m doing lately.
(Daft Punk vocoder voice) we’re up all night to pet puppies
This is set up for laughs, but it’s actually one of the best demonstrations I’ve seen of how being capable of producing convincing sounding language and understanding meaning are two completely different things. A chatbot does not understand you, it just has automated responses based on your words.
Ashley@ashleysays.bsky.social · 2w agoChefs kiss
I don't want to go to work either but you don't have to look at me like that about it
if you’re not sure how to make one here’s an outline that may help
Today, August 20th, 2026, is the 20-year anniversary of me working at CollegeHumor / Dropout. At 42, that's nearly half my life.
Can't think of a single time the MGM lion advanced the plot of the movie in any way. Just needless jump scare
i hope a trade deal is indeed close, for the workers suffering under the us tariff regime and ensuing job instability, and i understand why us booze has to go back on the shelves to get it done, but i won't buy it or any other us good i'm a year and half into the boycott and i could do this all day
Christ’s message was spread far and wide by the Apostles, almost 2,000 years before the release of Belgian techno anthem:
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 2w ago37
In a fair system, new tech would empower workers. Greater productivity would translate to fewer working hours or higher pay. But in our system, greater productivity from tech only ever benefits capital, never the workers. Workers generate more profit for owners and never see any benefits.
Catbus@catbus.phd · 2w agothis ties in with a rant I sent in a while back about how "efficiency" is anti-human and should be resisted instead of fetishized whatever is good for capitalism is bad for human beings, without exception
ELECTROCHEMISTRY - Showing up to work on time is *hard* -- no, scratch that, showing up to work *at all* is difficult.
let's all take a moment to thank the EU for being the only slightly serious governing body in the west
The Verge@theverge.com · 3w agoA screwdriver is all you’ll need to swap a new battery into the Momentum 5’s charging case and earbuds. www.theverge.com/tech/982216/...
Data center? No, Picard sat in the center. Data was down in front and off to the left.
How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right
A lot of people in my neighborhood walk their dogs off leash like they're showing off how well behaved their dogs are, but what they aren't prepared for is how badly behaved my dog is.
Any dog can be a guide dog if you don't care where you're going.