Pierce

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Tech by trade, politics and law by hobby. But, like, trying not to be the type of person you'd assume that describes? 😬

I think humanity went off the rails the first time someone wished they knew what time it was.

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I'm up to five as of today, and apparently I can't @ microsoft.com in my posts anymore, even though it's still a valid account... is there a technical detail here I'd need to be more of a reply guy to understand, @bsky.app?

Third time I've had to help my mom force quit a fullscreen loudly-beeping malware scam because she clicked on a recommended "news" link on @microsoft.com's Edge/MSN home page and an ad took over. Curate, defend, or gtfo out of that business please.

Me: types "powder dish " into my shopping list: Autocomplete: "powder dish detergent"? Me: "powder dish d"... Autocomplete: "powder dish dish"? Jeez, sorry I interrupted your train of thought, man.

Us: dogs are our best friends. ❤️ Dogs: why do all of your holidays involve explosions or chocolate?

Trump is like if Thanos was the villain in Iron Man's Pal Happy Hogan: someone who may doom the world, but whose evil is so farcical and dumb that we stop analyzing it. Meanwhile Biden gets 39 comic covers with various artists' interpretations of blood dripping from his wrinkled hands.

Are there any specific projects Gates or Brandt have referenced when they claim that AI might lead to "climate solutions"? Like, they should then also have to provide some evidence that those efforts might actually work... but do they even bother naming any of them in the first place?

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five yearsarstechnica.com Google's 2030 "Net zero" target looks increasingly doubtful as AI use soars.

Starter packs in this context are an incredibly clever idea. Imagine if they came with mixtapes of the best posts from those accounts.

Today, we’re releasing starter packs — personalized invites that allow you to bring friends directly into your slice of Bluesky! 🚀 Update to version 1.87 of the app or refresh desktop to create a starter pack. (It may take a moment for version 1.87 to appear in the iOS App/Google Play stores.)

Oof, Uber Eatsing Papa John's is a cursed way to end a bad day.

Couldn't disagree more, I was definitely thinking of driving to NYC on my way from New Mexico to Colorado when I was typing in this search.

Google Maps somehow managed to stop working reliably to search places, the one thing it was still better than the alternatives for. Results now seem kinda random, with places showing up one time out of 3 to 5. Even gas stations! I was about to drive 20m out of the way, then repeated the search.

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At what age do all the "New ____" cities/states/provinces/etc. get to drop the "New"? Asking in particular for Newfoundland, lazily named even by colonialist standards.

All of the great art and craft from history was write-once-read-many, but couldn't have happened without thousands of rewrite-many-do-once steps.

When I notice a piece of copy on an app, I envision the multiple hours and discussions behind it. This is my curse of knowledge.

Amazing, informed threads such as this should get combo multipliers for every like they get.

Here endeth the thread.

Long techie thread: In light of the vscode extension malware thing, I wanted to talk about the embarrassing state of standalone git GUIs on Linux. But more than that, we are exposed to more incidents like the xz exploit, because we rely on components without enough accountability or backing. 1/16

On quite a few topics I could really use some sign that the tide is turning for the better. In the meantime, good night.

Due to new research about English diets in the 14th-16th centuries, prominent nutrilinguists have determined that the Great Vowel Shift will now be referred to as the Great Vowel Movement.

My new headcanon is that the plot of Coyote vs. Acme was that their user manuals were AI-generated, and that's why he kept being horribly injured by their instructions. Featuring testimony from a non-animation roadrunner, voiced by Ving Rhames: "C'mon, these diagrams look nothing like me."

So weird that they responded with a URL, I'd have gone with "yes" or "no"

CNN's quiz asked readers whether they are better off now, under President Joe Biden, or whether things were better for them under former President Donald Trump. Here's how they responded: cnn.it/3yB4YgL

We asked readers whether they are better off in 2024. Here’s what they said | CNN Politicscnn.it By many metrics, the US economy is doing well, but polls show that lots of Americans aren’t feeling it. CNN designed its own quiz to ask readers whether they are better off now. Here are four factors ...

Realizing I just wrote the tip and total on the "merchant's copy" and having to do it again so I can sign it, is like having to do my taxes twice.

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This is phenomenal. Give it a watch. art21.org/watch/art-in...

Creative Growth Art Center inart21.org Telling the story of remarkable individuals—Dan Miller, Judith Scott, William Scott, and Monica Valentine—and a uniquely productive artist community, this segment explores the idea that artmaking is a...

The modern struggle of not wanting to buy from an established brand because they've probably been captured by Jack Welch clones cutting corners, nor from an unknown brand that might be outright fraudulent, nor from a well-intentioned local business supplied by the other two.

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Software Testing Day xkcd.com/2928

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc)

Omg, Silver Surfer is Ag-ender

"This question is for Jerry: if a coyote eats an expensive small dog, is that cancel culture?"

this is my god damned dream

WHAT TOOK WAY TOO LONG TO COME UP WITH THIS SKEET? A D H D

WHO FORGETS TO ROTATE THE LAUNDRY? A D H D

If a cop in a dystopian novel said "we will dictate the factual narrative" it would be such lazy writing.

NYPD spokesperson shares that a major part of their new strategy is going on right wing media outlets all day

I feel this way when shows describe or show a URL with backslashes

today i watched an episode of a tv show where they referred to an ip address as an "isp address." so i called 911, and they sent a couple of officers. i explained everything that happened and showed them the tv i saw it on. they took some photos and said a detective will probably call me later today

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Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves.

There are no "Fines halve after work zone" signs on highways, so my multiplier has got to be like 2⁸⁰⁰⁰ by now.

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Figured it out thanks

So uh how do we buy The Onion?