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LoneLocust

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I am a retired government CIO. #Podcast host (Fusion Patrol.) Married, 25 years, kids at university. Citizen #Potawatomi Nation member. #Ebike enthusiast. #Atheist. SciFi & Tokusatsu Fan (Trek, Doctor Who, Blakes 7, Babylon 5, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and many more.). Love a good crossword or #KillerSudoku. Recently published app in iOS App Store (Killer Sudoku Aide.) Probably other stuff but I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition.

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LoneLocust, to random
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“…new product line will include frozen pizzas, sandwich melts, grain bowls, and pastas that are ‘portion-aligned to a weight loss medication user’s appetite.’”

So… they mean sensibly-sized portions?

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The next food marketing blitz is aimed at people on new weight-loss drugs | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/with-weight-loss-drugs-booming-companies-target-dieters-with-new-foods/

LoneLocust, to random
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My MacBook already doesn’t have a crease in it.
https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/112490734852701196

rscottjones, to Phoenix
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When many people think of , they think of endless suburban sprawl. And, certainly, that’s part of the story. But here’s something that many are surprised to learn:

Four of the five largest city parks are located in metro Phoenix

https://rscottjones.com/the-largest-city-parks-in-the-united-states/

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LoneLocust,
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@rscottjones Maybe Skyline could annex another 600 acres and knock Texas off the radar?

(FYI, link in post to Skyline is broken.)

LoneLocust, to cricket
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Watching USA vs Bangladesh in . Shocked that USA apparently beat Bangladesh the other day. Not going to happen today, I fear.

Match in Houston. The field looks awful. No stands. Maybe 50 people watching the match.

Still… go team USA!

LoneLocust,
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I could be wrong. The USA might pull this one out. 19th over, 9 wickets down.

glennf, to random
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The dystopian future in which humanity relegated to shining the shoes of robots (1909).

LoneLocust,
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@glennf I can’t take this ad seriously.

The very idea that robots would smoke pipes is ludicrous. Being vapers seems much more credible.

LoneLocust, to random
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Oil Change place with name “Take 5” implying 5-minute job, advertises that their oil changes take 10 minutes.

It took 30.

LoneLocust, to random
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My kids think they’re the same person they were in high school, but when I hear one’s alarm go off and under 2 minutes later they’re taking a shower, instead of me having to nag them for 45 minutes to get out of bed, I see the growth.

(Sadly, I wish we didn’t have to live in a world where getting up on time was a mark of responsibility. )

badastro, to random
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The full Moon still catches me by surprise sometimes

LoneLocust,
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@badastro Particulary disturbing when it’s hiding in a cupboard and jumps out when your back is turned.

LoneLocust, to random
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My experiences with Waymo so far have been most satisfactory.

Far less scary than riding in a car with an unknown, untrusted human.
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/112484401923377732

LoneLocust,
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@simonwood It seems unlikely that the ride I was on required any human intervention. Particularly on the last ride, which was the longest, I was able to watch the computer’s input screen. It wasn’t confused or hesitant. I doubt it was using human assistance.

As for Tesla… no. Not at this time.

LoneLocust,
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@simonwood I think you’re splitting a hair that isn’t a hair.

Tesla’s FSD mode doesn’t work. There a lawsuits flying that “full self driving” doesn’t fully self drive. (Merits of cases TBD) Tesla’s defense is “we told you that.”

But their plan is that it will, and Musk is making noise that it’s ready.

But, for what it currently is (flawed and not truly Full Self Driving) it does operate on all road types.

LoneLocust,
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@simonwood I wouldn’t question the accuracy of the article over it. from context that’s clearly what he meant.

And… It does, but it doesn’t.

There are people using FSD right now. They pay to be in the beta test program with their own cars. And, under the software license terms, they’re not allowed to use it without being in control of the car.

But they do. Mainly because many Tesla owners are big pricks.

And it does not work well enough to be considered “working” as full-self driving.

LoneLocust,
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@simonwood you could call it either of the genius or the absolute depravity of moral responsibility that Tesla has basically taken at technology, which is not legal on the streets and rolled it out to Tesla owners willing to put a $10,000 fee and/or $200 a month so that they can test this software for them.

Tesla’s hope is that they can avoid the liability for putting something illegal on the street by telling the users they can’t actually use it without acting as human driver.

ianRobinson, to cricket
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Looks like I’ll have to pay for NowTV in June so I can watch the T20 Cricket World Cup. It runs from the 2nd to the 29th of June.

I’ll also be paying for Netflix for a month to watch Geek Girl.

The way to consume the non core streaming services. On pay for them when there is something specific to watch.

LoneLocust,
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@ianRobinson In the US, I need to pickup Willow every summer to catch the IPL, The Hundred, (this year) the T20 WC, (maybe the MLc), some of the Big Bash, misc other matches… then I let it go again as the season ebbs.

LoneLocust, to random
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One downside to Adobe’s Enhance Speech tool (apart from the fact that Adobe blows) is the 4 hour daily maximum processing allotment.

Using Stem Spiltter I’ve prepped 20 old podcast episodes for processing, but it will 2-3 days before Adobe gets around to processing them.

paul, to random
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I vote for Yahoo!.
https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/112482094164123709

LoneLocust,
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@monorailtimes @sirber @paul I was going to say it would go nice with MapQuest but… guess what?

I guess Yahoo IS the perfect buyer.

LoneLocust, to StarTrek
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My re-watch & fill in the gaps tour has reached the complicated part.

I’m current on Discovery, til the next drop.

Strictly chronologically Picard was the next series, but I have seen all of those, so I’ve moved to Lower Decks first. At least for now.

LoneLocust, (edited ) to Podcast
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Talk about silk purses from sow’s ears!

I take my 13yo #podcast episodes, some of which we recorded over Skype and sound pretty janky, run them through #LogicPro’s #StemSplitter, isolate the voices and process them through the #Adobe #EnhanceSpeech tool, then re-integrate it replacing the original voices and it actually sounds pretty good.

AI tools have their place (just probably not as information repositories.)

(Needless to say, I don’t have the original master recordings anymore.)

LoneLocust, to random
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I took a nap earlier and had a dream. Apparent metal thieves got into my backyard and stole the fence around my pool.

When I went to look, in amazement at their audacity, I realized they’d stolen the whole in-ground diving pool, too, and completely filled it and landscaped.

Here’s the part where it gets so crazy you know it’s a dream: for some reason, I was upset by this!

Do you know what it costs to get rid of a pool? I’d be overjoyed in real life.

LoneLocust, to logicpro
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Playing around today with ’s new .

Well, that's just magic!

LoneLocust, to random
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I tried the beef (wagyu, this time) sushi again.

I’m just not understanding this cold meat and rice concept. Feels like eating cold leftovers.

Sticking to 100% gyoza in the future.

LoneLocust, to random
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What about 💩?

paul, to random
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I'm so sorry for my loss.

LoneLocust,
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@paul Huh. You do have to marvel at how it’s getting data from the original, unaltered timeline.

donburnside, to random
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This is to certify that I, Don Burnside, can ride 20 miles on my ebike without getting violently ill.

LoneLocust,
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@donburnside Congrats on the puke avoidance!

Weird little ride pattern there, isn’t it?

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