ajkandy

@ajkandy@mastodon.social

Improviser. Actor. Voices. Graduate of iO Theater, currently in Second City’s Conservatory program. Comedy nerd. Nerd nerd. Montrealer in Chicago. #improv

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mekkaokereke, to random
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Ugh!

I sang "1135809" to the tune of "867-5309" making a silly joke an hour ago, and just now realized that I still remember the number. I've accidentally memorized his prisoner number! And now you have too*. Sorry!

The human brain works in weird ways.

(*Your only hope is if you don't sing it. Sing it even once and you're doomed! We still know Mike Jones' Sprint mobile number.)

ajkandy,

@mekkaokereke https://youtu.be/Rk0iT7egdd4?feature=shared

tvaziri, to random
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Watching “The Black Hole” (1979) with a first-timer. And me! I’m a first-timer!

ajkandy,

@virtualbri @tvaziri @CStamp @joesteel voiced by Roddy McDowall and Slim Pickens, no less.

I thought the practical zero-g wire work on the Palomino sets were pretty good, but like Logan’s Run, the way it was shot (film stock, lighting, etc) it felt more like a movie from 1965, more like Fantastic Voyage or Disney’s own 20,000 Leagues.

ajkandy, to random

@Jyoti Of interest? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAsv-nqJ4VY

ajkandy,

@Jyoti It was kind of legendary. Mills-Cockell was also in an avant garde synth group called Syrinx (no relation to the Dutch synth!) There was a C64 synth demo of the theme that circulated for ages.

evan, (edited ) to random
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Do you compost?

#EvanPoll #poll

ajkandy,

@evan I would, if we had municipal composting here like we did back in Calgary. No room / garden to do it here. If/when we get a house we'll definitely do it.

gedeonm, to Zelda
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Rusty claymore.

Rusty claymore.

Rusty claymore.

Rusty claymore.

ajkandy,

@gedeonm “Rusty Claymore, WZLD 11 News.”

evan, to random
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If we were really worried about super-intelligent AI learning to self-replicate and evolve, we probably wouldn't let software developers incorporate code snippets written by ChatGPT. Who knows what kind of subtle, slight modifications -- undetectable to the human mind -- in tens of thousands of samples per day might actually do?

ajkandy,

@evan Given that “AI” at the moment is just autocomplete taken to extremes, I wouldn’t worry. The assigning of conscious intent or any kind of biological imperative to inanimate code is magical thinking and superstition.

More important to worry about AI fed bad data and incentivized by capitalism. Poor facial recognition sold by Amazon identifying innocent people as criminals, Uber testing bad self-driving cars on SF streets without a permit, accidental racial discrimination by banks.

Alice, to random
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It’s been years and I’m still not sure if we’re supposed to be checking out the funk soul brother or if he’s supposed to be checking out something else instead.

ajkandy,

@Alice You know, I never praise you like I should.

ajkandy,

@Alice “y’know i learned these classic bboy moves…”

fatboy slim GIF by Astralwerks

Jyoti, to random
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ajkandy,

@Jyoti In The Night Boat To Cairo

seldo, to random

San Franciscans: this is Wily. She is loose in San Francisco after escaping her dog sitter. We are not in town. If you see her, please call animal control. Please boost if you are in SF.

ajkandy,

@seldo @laescude phew!!

jenn, to random
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there's just something about fridays where i can't stop wanting snacks!!

ajkandy,

@jenn trader joe’s chakri mix ftw

preinheimer, to random
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I know a lot of people have very valid complaints about Medium, Substack etc.

But consider that an alternative is a 74 tweet thread on twitter.

ajkandy,

@preinheimer (stares in Tumblr)

kissane, to Unions
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YESSS it's Pub Day for @beep's wonderful You Deserve a Tech Union

https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union

get 'em, Ethan

📕🎉📕🎉📕🎉📕🎉📕🎉

ajkandy,

@kissane @beep @Verso yayyy!

stancarey, to languagelearning

Has 'greenlit' been greenlighted? New post on a verb we haven't made up our minds about:

https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2023/08/15/has-greenlit-been-greenlighted/

#language #words #linguistics #grammar #EnglishUsage #etymology #writing #editing #blogging

ajkandy,

@stancarey @grammargirl this to me falls under the same mistaken backformation as “orientated” and “coronated.” It was lit in green, therefore greenlit. (similarly: lit by gas, therefore gaslit.)

ajkandy,

@stancarey @grammargirl Actually there is. Coronate is an adjective meaning crown-shaped, its use as a verb has been mistakenly back-formed from the noun “coronation” (a ceremony). The verb is “to crown,” so the past tense is “crowned.” The other verb is “to orient,” past tense “oriented.” Adding extra syllables is like saying “bakified” or “transformated.”

shawnhooper, to random
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The joy of the live event production and DJ history in my life:

A drunk friend just called me up. "I'm at X Bar. We're trying to remember what it was used to be. I knew you'd know!"

There really needs to be a web app that shows you the history of everything an address used to be.

ajkandy,

@shawnhooper To some extent Google Street View can help because you can click through to see all the past captures of a given point. Other than that, old business records, phone directories or newspaper ads if they’ve been OCRed, if you can look it up by address.

chris, to random
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    ajkandy,

    @jerclarke @chris honestly whenever they make a 10k2k widescreen i’m buying it

    Alice, to random
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    Does anyone have a link to the rap name generator that pharmaceutical companies have been abusing?

    ajkandy,

    @Alice https://youtu.be/GYNwyBcIkfw

    micheleann, to Sleeping

    I did everything I am supposed to yesterday and I still feel like crap in the morning so maybe I should just go easier on myself?

    Just feel like I must be something wrong here.

    ajkandy,

    @micheleann random, but have you ever been tested for sleep apnea?

    grammargirl, to Etymology
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    On my walk tonight, I told a guy the surfboard rack on his bike was nifty.

    Then I wondered where "nifty" comes from. I would have guessed it was a 1940s or 1950s word, maybe something from WWII. But nope —1868.

    The poet who first used it said it was from "magnificat," but the OED is unconvinced. The etymology section says this origin is "unlikely."

    ajkandy,

    @grammargirl Nifty (adj): having the properties of nift

    preinheimer, to random
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    My sawstop fired today, and I didn’t even get to cut a hot dog!

    Two pics, my mangled blade, and what the saw stop air bag looks like before use.

    Picture of a blue plastic and silver metal device, with circuitry visible through the plastic.

    ajkandy,

    @preinheimer 1) glad you weren’t hurt! 2) I had no
    idea these existed. Do all saws have them? 3) DB9??

    ajkandy,

    @preinheimer Oh cool (just visited the website). Using conductivity sensing is smart! Maybe your material was damp or had a hidden nail?

    scott, to random
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    ajkandy,

    @scott What I’ve read is that it’s partly farms affected by drought and things like Huy Fong losing their main supplier over contract negotiations.

    Alice, to random
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    Oh, no. I definitely wouldn’t say I’m an EXPERT. I’m more of an enthusiast in nuclear fusion.

    ajkandy,

    @Alice i’m team Helion https://youtu.be/_bDXXWQxK38

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