It's nice to see AI being used for good. Also, they have my vote for the next Superbowl halftime show
Pierre Polyester@canadian-critic.bsky.social · 5d agoIran's latest.
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Teacher|writer|theater maker|atheist| socialist|part-time Italian Once had a dream I was a Marx brother and honestly, Groucho was cool but I think I'd still prefer Karl on my side in a fistfight
Pierre Polyester@canadian-critic.bsky.social · 5d agoThe school year is coming. The teacher dread has begun.
When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied. You have a right to see this file. (Published May 2023)
Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
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Why do fax machines make terrible therapists? . . . Because fax don't care about your feelings.
I've been listening to this raven for half an hour and he hasn't even quothed once
The fightback against AI must start now. These tech billionaires pushing AI on us are fundamentally anti-humanist, they think they can replace our art with AI-generated content. They just don't get it - they see art as another realm for them to add to their profit portfolio.
To the person on my street who think it's cute to set off fireworks at 11pm every night in July: my cat and I sincerely hope the next one you light falls in your pants and you Looney Tunes-esque attempt to get it out in time, only to have it explode in your face and then an anchor falls on your head
Anyone Mitch McConnell's phylactery yet? Remember, he's vulnerable to radiant damage
Data centers should not be allowed to draw power from a public power grid but should be required to generate their own power through renewable resources. Their investments, their risks. No more privatizing of profits and socializing of costs.
"The internet has become so obsessed with outcomes that it's forgotten that creative people actually love creating things." -Susannah Freisen
Google does not distinguish contractually between posts you make, emails you send, and documents you upload or create using their services. All of it is "your content." And they claim the right to repost, reuse, or modify your content in any way they see fit. 1/3
The median income for a family of four in the United States is just over $139,000. That means in all of these cities, most families don't make enough to live comfortably.
Everyone in Seattle Stop whatever you're doing right now and look outside
Contemplating balancing out my leg lengthening surgery by equally increasing my hand size Just think of all the oranges I could carry at once
“You want to seize someone’s belongings just because they have more than you?” No, I want them to stop seizing our belongings because we have less than them
Just finished reading the Decameron in the original 14th century Italian, all 1600 pages (in the Garzanti edition), and thus I have acquired my very first vendetta. I know it will require a time machine, but I'm coming for you, Boccaccio
I bet if they sold tickets to this they could get their subscriber numbers back up
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2mo agoTrump's name must come off the Kennedy Center by June 12
I don't know what everyone's complaining about. Just go to settings > features > worms, then change the "worms pouring out of my phone" toggle from "yes" to "maybe later"
Something that always really irritates me, that annoys me 100% of the time, is when people speak in absolutes