purserj

purserj, 3 months ago to random

In other Stupid AI Tricks

Air canada tries to claim a chatbot on their website is a seperate legal entity and they can't be held responsible for it lying to people

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/air-canada-s-chatbot-gave-a-b-c-man-the-wrong-information-now-the-airline-has-to-pay-for-the-mistake-1.6769454

purserj, 4 months ago to disability

Trying something new. A weekly post with stories about Tech and Disabilities from around the world

#TechAndDisability #Disability #technology #Accessibility

https://angrybeanie.com/news/tech-and-disability-news-from-around-the-globe-2024-01-21

purserj, 9 months ago to random

Mushroom pickers urged to avoid foraging books on Amazon that appear to be written by AI (LLM)

See this is how skynet kills us. Not with Terminators but with shrooms

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/01/mushroom-pickers-urged-to-avoid-foraging-books-on-amazon-that-appear-to-be-written-by-ai?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

purserj, 10 months ago to fediverse

Okay here it is, a hastily thrown together How To for setting up #owncast, an Open Source self contained streaming solution.

It's pretty rough, but I'll try and clean it up and provide more follow ups as time goes on.

https://angrybeanie.com/news/howto-owncast

purserj, 9 months ago to random

Awesome wife has been recovering from carpal tunnel surgery, so no crocheting for the last few weeks.

Instead she's been getting into the dyeing. This is her latest lot.

#craft #yarn #fibreart

purserj, 4 months ago to random

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

Vaccines cause adults

https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/111801360454780695

purserj, 11 months ago to random

Re last boost

We already have a Disney Princess who punches Nazis

This is a gif of miss piggy punching a nazi in the stomach

purserj, 1 year ago to random

So it turns out that Snowy 2.0 spent $100 million on geo-technical surveys before they started tunneling.

They then triggered a sink hole 70 meters into a 17km tunnel.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-23/snowy-hydro-spent-100m-on-geotech-surveys-before-boring-woes/102381864

purserj, 2 months ago to random

Soooo the headline:

'Aussie equivalent' of IRA needed for clean energy shift

Is a little concerning?

https://www.innovationaus.com/australian-equivalent-of-ira-needed-for-green-transformation/

purserj, 2 months ago to random

In other news we just got the yellow pages delivered for the first time since we moved in here.

purserj, 4 months ago to Pixelfed

If you're looking for a federated alternative to Instagram then #pixelfed is a pretty decent alt.

Now that Pixelfed.au has MOAH POWAH, it's a great time to get on have a look around.

https://aus.social/@aussocialadmin/111921151885145527

purserj, 1 month ago to random

Well, I'm not sure this ad is landing the way Apple thought it would

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/apple-soul-crushing-new-ipad-ad-dystopian-1235893898/

purserj, 11 months ago to random

This started out as my breakfast

purserj, 6 months ago to random

re last boost

Machine learning driven translations can be an amazing tool.

Going to get a bit shouty now

THEY ARE NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR HUMAN BEINGS!

If you're going to use tools like AWS Translate then you sure as hell had better be putting an expert human approval in the process BEFORE that translation hits anywhere public.

If you don't and people get hurt then you should be sued into the ground

purserj, 4 months ago to random

Tasmania hails Australia’s first colonial statue as a piss-take – and an ‘extraordinary political statement’

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/feb/02/george-arthur-tasmania-maritime-museum-colonial-statue-satire-protest-art-?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

purserj, 9 months ago to random

Okay I'm going to ask what is potentially a very silly question.

For those who are trans, if you se a Gender selection field and it has "transgender" as an option, is this okay?

purserj, 2 months ago to photography

In lieu of arguing with people who are wrong, here's a small gallery I put together of photos I took of the post flood damage around where I live.

I hope you enjoy it

#photography #humanart #birds #nature #australia

https://angrybeanie.com/gallery/post-2024-04-05-storm-and-flash-flood

purserj, 9 months ago to random

Re last boost

The first time I became aware of the Brave Browser was when they decided they would "allow" people to support creators with their particular crypto turd BAT.

Great, fine, wonderful, except of course that they did all this without talking to the creators so now there were people thinking they were supporting creators and creators not actually getting support.

When called on it Brave simply said that it's okay, all the creators had to do was validate themselves with Brave and then jump through hoops to convert the BAT to something you could use to actually buy food.

So yeah, don't use Brave.

purserj, 4 months ago to random

Fuck me this is ridiculous.

Bridges like this should be OPT-IN not OPT-OUT.

https://aus.social/@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online/111921365716664798

purserj, 8 months ago to random

This keeps happening, over and over again.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-16/qantas-damage-wheelchair-akii-ngo-disability-activist-inclusion/102846034?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

purserj, 9 months ago to discworld

Annnnd in not really getting the character at all I've just found out that someone is making

"Sam Vimes Boots Theory" branded beer.

You know, famous recovering alcoholic Sam Vimes.

https://sureshotbrew.com/shop/sam-vimes-boots-theory/?fbclid=IwAR1TRwWmpqC2G6qZ-00ace6RWpWYxXOfDeryp9R6GWmby2kPhmiQxMnQL1I

#discworld #pratchett #sigh

purserj, 7 months ago to random

Absolute brain genius areas here

tl;dr: Academics use case studies from Google AGI in submission to parliament re Big 4 consultancy firms.

Case studies are completely made up and are probably libelous.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/02/australian-academics-apologise-for-false-ai-generated-allegations-against-big-four-consultancy-firms

purserj, 9 months ago to queensland

Good morning. Today I learned that you need to register a powered wheelchair in Queensland.

It's free and you actually get a number plate and govt funded CTP.

#wheelchairuser #queensland #disability

https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/registration/register/register-a-motorised-mobility-device

Unixbigot, 4 months ago to random

SYDNEY - AAP: VIOLENT SCENES tonight at the annual Cryptid and Undead Mardi Gras, as police attempted to beak up a brawl involving members of the far right Proud Bats vampire gang and socialist organization Werewolves Of Gaia. Officers deployed holy water cannon and silver nitrate spray in an attempt to disperse the belligerents. 35 people were arrested and two officers treated for bites.

Parade organizer Alexander the Bunyip said that the CUDA (Cryptid, Undead, Dreamtime and Alien refugee) community condemns the disruption of an event held in the spirit of friendship and togetherness. The spokesperson for the Proud Bats was hit by a holy water cannon and could not be reassembled for comment.

#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot

purserj, 10 months ago to disability

This article is an interesting take on the whole 15 minute city concept from the point of view of People With Disabilities.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-22/the-people-that-the-15-minute-city-leave-behind

ping @futzle @stufromoz #disability #accessibility #wheelchair