software engineering, ttrpg stuff. "snarky yet honest." / "When you bring a dragon into this world, you can't control what happens after" -AJ29. (he/him) (parod
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26 Feb 2024
RT @leximcmenamin: New York Times running an oped with the subject line “We Owe It to Nex Benedict to Do Better by Bullied Teens” without t…
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26 Feb 2024
I spent a bunch of time digging into what we call "tech debt" to better understand how to plan around it, and now you can all read the results! leaddev.com/tech/how-plan-an…
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16 Jan 2024
The least safe way of getting around right now is in a car. Public officials need to be clear on that.
16 Jan 2024
It’s snowing in NYC. ❄️Please be careful while driving tonight and tomorrow. Slow down, watch for ice on the roads and keep a safe distance from other vehicle’s. Drive safe! ❄️
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14 Jan 2024
ALT Impacted departments include: Art Drama, Theatre & Dance English European Language/Literature Hispanic Lang & Literatures Library Linguistics & Commun Disorders Media Studies Accounting & Information Sys Anthropology Economics Political Science Chemistry And Biochemistry Computer Science Mathematics Psychology Educational & Community Prgms Elementary/Early Childhood Edu Secondary Ed & Youth Services The Graduate Center PSC Psc-Cuny Adjunct Liaisons #CareNotCuts #APeoplesCUNY #FixCUNY #AgainstAusterity
11 Jan 2024
Yesterday the Queens College #CUNY Provost instructed all chairs to fire 26 people in substitute lines.
26 people have lost salaries & possibly health insurance 15 days before the start of the semester!
@PSC_CUNY #FundCUNY #APeoplesCUNY #FixCUNY #NewDeal4CUNY #CareNotCuts
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31 Dec 2023
#2: EMILY M. BENDER
A few months later, it was time to learn a bit more about how large language models actually worked, so @emilymbender came on the show to give us her view on computational linguistics and why ChatGPT wasn’t really intelligent. x.com/techwontsaveus/status/…
13 Apr 2023
This week @emilymbender joins @parismarx to discuss why large language models and tools like ChatGPT are not intelligent and the dangers of thinking they are.
In this clip, Emily explains why we want to believe there’s meaning in ChatGPT’s text.
Full ep: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/c…
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31 Dec 2023
#1: TIMNIT GEBRU
As the AI hype was taking off, @timnitGebru came on the show to give us her expert opinion on what to make of it and told us about her experience in Silicon Valley. It resonated with a lot of listeners. x.com/techwontsaveus/status/…
19 Jan 2023
This week @timnitGebru joins @parismarx to discuss why we shouldn’t get distracted by all the hype around AI tools like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion.
In this clip, Timnit explains how influential people are narrowing the scope of AI research.
Full ep: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/d…
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28 Dec 2023
Happy Thursday to everyone, except Nikki Haley!
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24 Dec 2023
I think of Adams not so much as the pilot, more the guy who is trying to get me to try a new fragrance for men at the airport duty free counter
24 Dec 2023
Mayor Eric Adams at a town hall last week:
“I am the pilot, and you are all passengers. Pray for me to land the plane, cause there’s no parachutes on this plane, we’re all going down together.”
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Those who wrongly deny that Canada's mostly science based approach to Covid has saved lives need to look at this chart.
The US per capita death rate for Covid from start to Dec. 19, 2023 is 243% of Canada's. We could matched the US and have had 129,932 deaths instead of 53,470.
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23 Dec 2023
Reminder: Santa has no idea if you’ve been naughty or nice because Signal doesn’t retain enough metadata to comply with the necessary pen/trace orders.
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21 Dec 2023
Hey @NYCMayor, I don't want you to fail. You failed. I want you to resign so we can have someone competent
21 Dec 2023
NYPD overtime pay for extra officers in the subway went from $4 million in 2022 to $155 million this year, according to city records obtained by Gothamist. gothamist.com/news/nypd-over…
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20 Dec 2023
In Travis County, TX 41% of single family homes were bought by institutional buyers. In Dallas 43%, Tarrant County 52%!!
This Session we filed HB 1056 & HB 1057 to begin to address. We need an understanding of why this is happening & what this means.
#txlege
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17 Dec 2023
Greyhound bus terminals are closing across the country, accelerated by hedge fund Alden Capital’s purchase of the valuable real estate.
The closures jeopardize travel access for older, disabled and low-income riders.
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14 Dec 2023
now confirmed again. gaza is cut off from the rest of the world. full communication and internet blackout. i tried to call my family several times today. the last times i tried, i got an automated message that said, 'all connection with gaza has now been cut off'. ceasefire. now.
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11 Dec 2023
Rich guy discovers that workers aren’t motivated by making rich people richer.
ALT Panera founder says employees today aren't motivated by the idea of making money for shareholders: 'Nobody cares' Kylie Kirschner Dec 11, 2023
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11 Dec 2023
It’s 66 days not 63
Anyway, I am asking all the humans around the world, even animals to go and protest to stop the killing of us.
It’s simple, Stop Killing US !!!
Stop the Genocide
No more words needed
Ceasefire now!
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11 Dec 2023
Finally saw a @cybertruck in the wild. Wow. Very unique!
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7 Dec 2023
New: Per several people at Condé Nast, layoffs are happening today at Wired
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7 Dec 2023
🫡🏘️🫡🏘️ this district is majority renter, and needs someone who will fight for tenants in this seat. Excited to volunteer for @eonforassembly
And ofc hit the ActBlue secure.actblue.com/donate/eo…
7 Dec 2023
Hello BROOKLYN! My name is Eon Tyrell Huntley. I’m a dad, tenant, socialist and lifelong Brooklynite who's always stood up for my community.
I'm running to represent the working families of AD56 because we all deserve beautiful homes, beautiful schools and a beautiful Brooklyn.
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