grissallia

grissallia, 2 days ago to random

I cannot emphasise enough how untrustworthy LLM-based AI is, and how much harder it's going to make life.

I asked Windows Copilot for instructions on how to uninstall Windows Copilot.

Almost everything it advised was incorrect. This is working with a system I know.

What if I asked it how to do something I didn't know about?

I told Copilot that it was greyed out, and it gave me further incorrect instructions that include right-clicking on the Copilot icon in the taskbar (which does nothing) and going to taskbar settings. Once in taskbar settings (by clicking on the taskbar!), you can disable Copilot. It then reiterates the earlier uninstall instructions and tells you to "Click on Uninstall (even if it's greyed out)." and this does absolutely nothing. At all.

grissallia, 8 days ago to random

Part of the reason I feel like I’ve been ratcheting is that I’ve spent a chunk of the past fortnight working in an aged care facility, and it’s been like sandpaper on my soul.

This is one of the better companies, and isn’t a dig on them, so much as how we as a society treat people at the end of their lives.

About the “balancing act” of for-profit companies extracting the maximum that they can from residents and their families to provide a “return” to shareholders, while trying to work out what the bare minimum services they can provide to those same residents are.

While the staff are literally overworked and underpaid for dealing with some of the worst literal shit you can’t even imagine.

grissallia, 9 days ago to random

What’ll really bake your noodle is when you realise how much DARVO is not just weaponised by angry men, but it’s been built into the structure of society.

It’s not that corporations spent decades colluding to bury the evidence of climate change, it’s that you don’t recycle enough.

It’s not that companies have repeatedly cut corners & staff to increase profits, and C-suite salaries, it’s that you don’t work hard enough to justify a salary increase.

It’s not that governments have collectively and consistently preferenced the wealthy landlord “investor” class in their policies and made housing precarious and unaffordable, it’s that you ate too much avocado toast.

It’s not that the economy is structured around having a permanently unemployed pool of people, it’s that people are lazy just don’t want to work.

grissallia, 9 days ago to random

Neurodivergent life is asking what to do in detail, putting in maximum effort doing that.

Then being told you did it wrong and/or you should have tried harder, over and over until you die.

grissallia, 20 days ago to random

Bought a smart plug on Amazon last yesterday and installed it this morning. Outside. For the gas heater.

Which now regularly fails to turn on, and has had a technician out twice.

Last time the tech came out, he told me to let the agent know if the issue was resolved, and he’d come back the next day if not.

Agent doesn’t answer phone. Agent doesn’t answer emails. Agent’s phone now redirects to a full voicemail box, and cannot accept messages.

So I’ve bought a smart plug so I can power cycle the gas heater from inside the house during winter. Woke up to 15C inside the house this morning, but it’s been as low as 12C inside some nights.

It was 5C outside this morning as I stood outside and manually power cycled the gas heater at 5:30am.

(Heater will attempt to fire up three times, and if it doesn’t light, will switch itself off, requiring a manual hard reset).

grissallia, 1 month ago to random

I’m not saying it’s definitely a kidney stone, but I’m pretty sure it’s a kidney stone.

grissallia, 1 month ago to coffee

Was trying to work out why my #coffee was taking so long to brew. See if you can troubleshoot the problem…

grissallia, 1 month ago to random

Our 11yo, as we got back into the car after his swimming lesson:

Him: “You know, I thought you’d be invisible.”
Me: “uhhhh, what?”
Him: “Well, because you’re a trans-parent.”

Reader, I howled with laughter.

grissallia, 1 month ago to random

Not enough people.
People.
Enough people.
No more people.
Too much people.
>Way too much people.

Close to blue-screening and I've got two more days of this.

grissallia, 1 month ago to random

Breaking a tooth isn't just for Christmas any more.

😭

grissallia, 2 months ago to random

NewsCorp definitely aren’t mad at MetaFace.

“and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad.” - dril

grissallia, 2 months ago to random

@Impossible_PhD What's the best way to contact you to ask questions that relate to one of your Substack articles?

grissallia, 2 months ago to random

What's good, Masto?

I kind of need it today, which will partly make sense in a few minutes.

grissallia, 3 months ago to random

Nose is running, coughing and spluttering, head is aching.

Don't want to call in sick though.

grissallia, 3 months ago to random

Sat here all afternoon trying to get my wife a ticket for TS tonight. I've just been sitting in front of her laptop.

Finally got in.

Got a ticket!

... "You have to log in"

She was logged in, but the cat jumped on the laptop earlier and closed the browser.

Logged her in. Ticket was still available!

Her: "Wait! I have to transfer money to the account."

[while transferring money]

... "your transaction has timed out."

Gaaargh.

grissallia, 3 months ago to random

OK, so I need a favour, if anyone running an #Australian small business has experience with using #Afterpay to accept payments?

If so, could you PM me please?

grissallia, 3 months ago to random

I am so screwed today.

grissallia, 3 months ago to random

AusPost and I have significantly different ideas of the definition of the word "today".

grissallia, 3 months ago to random

OK, so some mob called "Xplore Wealth" have added me to their cold call list, and completely refuse to take me off.

I've had zero luck with ACMA and making complaints.

Hung up on them today, and they just started autodialling me repeatedly.

They have a Melbourne and Sydney number, and the Melbourne number just has me on hold.

How do I stop them?

grissallia, 3 months ago to random

Was supposed to have yesterday off, but I was required for a critical task, because no-one else was available.

So I was going to have today off instead.

However, due to a key system not working yesterday (due to what turned out to be a configuration error by a colleague), I had to work today as well.

So my day off was pushed off until tomorrow.

However, due to a client error, I had to work late so the job could be finished without necessitating my involvement, and just knocked off at 11:15pm

Turns out that the client has misconfigured their network, and now I have to work tomorrow, to finish the job that couldn't be completed today because of the misconfiguration.

SO GOOD!

grissallia, 3 months ago to random

OK, so. My kids have a habit of opening bags of corn chips, and then they go stale.

Today it occurred to me, while staring into yet another partially full bag of stale corn chips: "Maybe I could put them in the #AirFryer for a few minutes?"

Yes. Yes you can. Maybe this one of those obvious things that everyone knows about and I'd just missed the memo, but in case not...

#AllieHack #LifeHack

grissallia, 3 months ago to random

"I wonder how many logins I need to update for my email address?"

[Search for birthname email address in 1Password]

Right.

grissallia, 3 months ago to trans

So... on Thursday I did a thing. #trans

grissallia, 3 months ago to random

"Instill THREE drops into the ear, three times per day"

Umm... how do I know how many drops came out if I can't see it?

grissallia, 4 months ago to random

Into the first aid module of the training, and the acronym, COWS.

C - Can you hear me?
O - Open your eyes
W - What's your name?
S - Seems like someone had an oopsie!

(I can't remember S, so my brain helpfully filled that in instead)