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(Derek) 👋

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"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." — John W. Gardner

“The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.” — E. O. Wilson

I ❤️ #Denver #Colorado

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ai6yr, to random

🤔

futureape,
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@ai6yr Insane. Not an Onion article. "Weight loss drugs are impacting gluttony sales."

A story from a friend of the friend notes that their alcohol consumption was also impacted by these kind of drugs.

We truly live in a golden age.

mattsheffield, to random
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Elon Musk says he's "aspirationally Jewish," "Jewish by association," and that "I see almost no antisemitism" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/elon-musk-says-jewish-association-auschwitz-visit-sees-almost-no-antis-rcna135271

futureape,
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@mattsheffield FFS he's insufferable.

shoq, to random
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Yep. Stealing that :)

Source: @simonzerafa
https://mastodon.social/@simonzerafa@infosec.exchange/111615059879707890

futureape,
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@shoq @simonzerafa Weird timing. My father has been slinging this quote around with abandon lately.

shoq, to random
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Today’s ChatGPT experiment was to see if it can help develop lesson plans for complex, and rarely understood political concepts and ideas. Seeing this term used in a mangled context yesterday prompted my prompt. What do you think of the response? I’ve tried to find the OG text it was borrowing from, but no luck.

https://chat.openai.com/share/519892d7-6c47-4b18-a2a7-c1a3eb46fde3

futureape,
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@shoq I wonder if it drew from Youtube scripts like this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0A5Y4bz7Qw

futureape,
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@shoq BBC has some quality shorts as well, like this one regarding existentialism that I revisit from time to time.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02s9hqj

futureape,
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@shoq Probably, but I find the animations really bring everything to life in a digestible way. Nigel Warburton (scripted the above) wrote A Little History of Philosophy, which Katy Perry was once photographed reading on the beach.

futureape,
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@shoq great idea. Certainly makes challenging content more approachable and memorable.

cwgrody, to Broncos
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I’ve been thinking lately that the are running a Tim Tebow offense, but I’ve been wrong. This is the style of offense they last ran in 2015. In Peyton Manning’s last year. When they won the Super Bowl.

They’re not likely to make the playoffs this year, but a run-heavy offense with a veteran QB has won them three in a row. @nfl

futureape,
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@cwgrody @nfl encouraging, at least. Iron out the consistently silly mistakes and we’re a bit stronger. Nice to see the offense and defense both play well at the same time for once.

mattsheffield, to random
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In public filing, Donald Trump's scammy "Truth Social" site said it has lost $73 million since its founding, states company is unlikely to survive without being acquired by DWAC shell company https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/trump-truth-social-losses-revenue-revealed-finances-data-1235645818/

futureape,
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@mattsheffield : that’s a shame gif :

GottaLaff, to Health
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AFP: US approves first vaccine against chikungunya virus: drug regulator.

I never heard of it either. Here you go: https://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/

futureape,
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@GottaLaff Huh. I had something very similar after visiting the Caribbean back in 2006 or so. Came back to the U.S. and my joints would swell at random times and locations for weeks. My doctor basically shrugged, saying something to the effect of, “There’s trillions of viruses out there. Who knows what it is.” This might have been it.

lcamtuf, (edited ) to random

I spent more than 25 years in tech. If you asked me for advice today, I’d open with a warning: don’t let a corporate job, no matter how great, become your whole identity.

My view isn’t rooted in resentment or anti-capitalism. I am immensely grateful for my career, I’ve always taken pride in my work, and I strived to do it well. My point is different: losing an argument in the office shouldn’t feel like an attack on your entire self.

The allure of getting lost in work comes in part from the mythos of Big Tech: the idea that we’re changing the world every day, even if it the bulk of corporate life is just grind. The grind is important but it has no end; in ten years, nobody will remember or care about the all-nighters we put in to refactor some code, flesh out a policy, or nail an OKR.

It doesn’t help that many tech companies recruit fresh out of college and ask people to move hundreds or thousands of miles. This severs our social connections and forces us to rebuild them around the workplace. When doing so, it can be difficult to draw clear lines.

I’m not arguing for nihilism or mediocrity. But by the end of the day, your corporate employer is not your family. The pastel-colored interiors, the board games, the lounge chairs conceal an uncomfortable truth: the company will not hesitate to fire you if you bring the wrong “whole self” to work, if they lose interest in your project, or if they need to send a specific message in the quarterly report. You might have a caring manager or wonderful colleagues, but your work identity is just a row in someone else's spreadsheet.

My advice is simple. Be ambitious, but find ways to disconnect every now and then. Save some of that true passion for hobbies, family, and friends.

Edit: also posted at https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/on-corporate-life

futureape,
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@lcamtuf > But by the end of the day, tech companies are not your family.

Spot on. While one can make meaningful connections with the people one works with and the experiences had, companies give zero shits about giving you the axe despite all the lip service paid to camaraderie and culture. In the end, money dominates.

ai6yr, (edited ) to maine

New Hampshire State Police helicopter has a lot of interest in that one spot. (Lisbon Falls)

futureape,
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@ai6yr that’s the one. They’re shutting down the roads there.

https://maps.google.com?q=116%20Frost%20Hill%20Ave,%20Lisbon,%20ME%2004252&ftid=0x4cb270596dd70289:0x71bac92998ef3dbf&hl=en-US&gl=us&entry=gps&lucs=,47071704

ai6yr, (edited ) to Guns

Active shooter/mass shooting in Maine. (Update: now 22 dead) 16 dead, 50-60 injured. https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/us/lewiston-maine-shooting?cid=ios_app

futureape,
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@ai6yr

futureape,
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@ai6yr Awful. So sad.

futureape, (edited )
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@ai6yr location just noted:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/UwFf1gb3nK3KpUpg6?g_st=ic

Boat ramp somewhere near this intersection, as listed by Androscoggin County.

2013 Subaru Outback
Maine 9246PD

AkaSci, (edited ) to climate
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Hurricane Otis has exploded in the past 18 hours from 60 mph to a 145 mph monster. It is expected to strengthen further to a Cat 5 hurricane overnight with winds at 160 mph off the west coast of Mexico.
The resort city of Acapulco will take a direct hit Wednesday morning.

Hurricanes like warm waters and there is plenty of it this year, thanks to fossil-fueled global warming.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_ep3+shtml/235640.shtml?cone#contents
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/ocean/

1/n

futureape,
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@AkaSci bonkers

mattsheffield, to random
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Cornel West, the deadbeat tax cheat running an "independent" leftist challenge to Joe Biden just received the maximum donation from Clarence Thomas's sugar daddy, Harlan Crow.

It's no surprise at all. Delusional leftists are the far-right's favorite useful idiots.

If you're a leftist who hates Democrats, your first priority must be multi-candidate voting. To do anything else first is to support fascism through stupidity.

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/cornel-west-draws-max-donation-gop-megadonor-harlan-crow-rcna121060

futureape,
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@mattsheffield On that note, Unite America is an organization that's working to spread ranked choice as a voting alternative to improve representation.

https://www.uniteamerica.org

ai6yr, to ai

Stack Overflow lays off 28 percent of staff. ArsTechnica pinpoints ChatGPT as the reason. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/after-chatgpt-disruption-stack-overflow-lays-off-28-percent-of-staff/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/after-chatgpt-disruption-stack-overflow-lays-off-28-percent-of-staff/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

futureape,
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@ai6yr and no dealing with ads, search engines, cookie or mailing list popups, wading through unrelated content or fluff, etc. It can also remember relevant context, like specific libraries in question and their versions. Not to mention it’s more or less conversational. CGPT is wildly more efficient.

ai6yr, to random

If you humans all don't start behaving, I'm going to tell the moon to eat the sun tomorrow! 🤪

futureape,
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@ai6yr Better stock up on LEDs.

GottaLaff, to random
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Via Meidas Touch:

's mental state is rapidly deteriorating. He is severely unwell. He doesn't seem to know where he is or what he is talking about. He is angry and lashing out at our allies and attacking the USA. His family should step in and get him the help he needs.

Biden-Harris HQ:

Trump once again confuses who is currently President, forcing Kilmeade to correct him

[Trump railed against "Obama"]

futureape,
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@GottaLaff As someone recently suggested, agitate him and keep giving him the spotlight. He’ll eventually put himself in legal jeopardy and make the party look somehow even worse while doing it.

warandpeas, to random
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Vampire Tinder

futureape,
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@warandpeas I think you just invented a new shopping app.

ai6yr, to Energy

Study: "The growing energy footprint of artificial intelligence" https://www.cell.com/joule/fulltext/S2542-4351(23)00365-3

Audrey: FEED ME, SEYMOUR! Large monster plant from "Little Shop of Horrors"

futureape,
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@ai6yr I suspect there's eventually going to be a push to offload this work to consumer devices so that we end up paying some portion of these costs rather than service providers.

MattBinder, to random
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Twitter / X is serving users with a new ad format that can't be blocked or reported

the ads aren't even actual X posts & aren't connected to any X accounts. they do not disclose that they are ads

it appears the ads are connected to clickbait ad networks

read more: https://mashable.com/article/twitter-x-new-clickbait-ad-format

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futureape,
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@MattBinder Desperation. A new fragrance by Musk.

futureape, to climate
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Per meteorologist Jeff Berardelli

“Earth’s September heat was so Gobsmacking Bananas 🍌 hot, and so far outside of the historical temperatures distribution, that you have a much better chance of winning the $1.4 Billion PowerBall many times over!! https://www.wfla.com/news/earths-heat-spike-is-so-unusual-your-chance-of-winning-the-powerball-is-1400x-greater/ @WFLA”

futureape,
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@ai6yr climate science definitely needs a full time marketing department.

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