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trochee

@trochee@dair-community.social

NLP (the nerdy kind). Wrong-half Jew. Privilege-traitor.
Linguist. Empiricist. Rager against machines. formerly #indymedia
Also, #comics, #SFF #scifi, languages, big data, algorithms, software design, and more, including #EthicalAI

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danilo, to random
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BeefstickAI, which wants to build generative AI for dogs and doggy daycare providers, raised a $14M series A led by Gullible Ventures and LPSwindler (TechCrunch)

trochee,
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@AlSweigart @danilo

I KNOW, this one feels more than 50% real

trochee, to random
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OH* at work:

> Nobody writes a manifesto that says "everything should remain exactly how it is", except maybe Marc Andreesen

  • okay, I overheard it because I said it
trochee,
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So my manifesto was about

> take dependencies only on components with longer planning horizons than you

Chasing trends can get you "tool-stranded" — the thing you're depending on goes away (probably because it's no longer the apple of some executive's eye).

Depending on a hot new toolset is asking for trouble (old man yells at clouds); you're better off using tools that were stable 15 years ago

This is not ONLY about "generative AI" but it is not NOT about generative AI.

trochee, to random
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How dare you, whoever stocked this snack drawer.

How. Dare. You.

trochee, to random
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My kid's band teacher invited us all to hear him play at a local club

And he shows up on stage wearing a t-shirt saying

THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS

I knew I liked the guy

blogdiva, to random
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i want to see the whole GOP congressional delegation catapulted into a volcano, starting with that feckless pipe bomber in a track suit enthusiast from Georgia. can a girl ever get her birthday wish 🥺

trochee,
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@blogdiva

Volcano goddess would probably throw them back

trochee, to random
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Sci-fi author Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot series, on what a machine intelligence might want | New Scientist

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2432947-sci-fi-author-martha-wells-on-what-a-machine-intelligence-might-want/

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