Happy Buy Nothing Day! ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/351648.html

So Smegging obvious. Like any tool, has its place, but would you replace your hand with a hammer as some AI fanatics are effectively and cluelessly pushing for.

Oh, the wishful thinking of the punch line. But I suspect the object is still too costly even at that price, sigh.

This is how to get anyone to actually think, and not just blindly trust. A worthwhile exercise for everyone, so worth giving it a try.

Are you your own person, or just someone else's meat robot? Mental paths to self-control can help you really be your own person, rather than the illusion of one. www.ecosophia.net/a-few-notes-...

"Reproducing by Invisible Mind Spores" So going to use and spread that spore.

For the most part, AI is just AutoMangle taken to extremes, in how to brainwash you with their automated Correctness think tools. If I can't just ask it to assist when I want it, but it rather intrudes all the time, then it gets carved out entirely just like any other Clippy.

It's on by default. Go turn it off. It's also good to check what other apps are connected and disconnect unused ones while you're there too.

Yet another reason why I don't use Micro$oft's Office, especially when there are other options. LibreOffice is my choice.

Need to get those kids some "3D printed" Save buttons to show how good those printers were 30 years ago.

Nice having a spouse I don't need to explain this too. We both keep adding to our reading beyond life expectancy.

The dates don't line up. More likely it was the prerelease of Chainmail they were playing

Interesting that a notable Socialist Party of ~100 years ago is considered (pushed on us) as far-right by today's socialists.

When profession and pleasure intersect. That all forms of automation have their own cost to maintain. www.schlockmercenary.com/2019-04-17

Sigh, when extremists collide. At least this one appeared to want to truly debate the points, but such debate was likely what targeted him. Would have loved to debate him on options to make a safer place for us all. A bit hypocritical that it was a firearm used on him, just a bit.

Starting with ones own rhetoric is a good spot, only insisting on the "Other" tone theirs down is a blind spot. All politicians spout at least some rhetoric, and the voter choose which rhetoric to put in power.

I think she'd do wonderfully touring, with such creative discovery of the critters' inner souls.

For some reason, this brings @howardtayler.bsky.social to mind with the pants cracks he's made over the years.

Attacking all the boat people of any economic standing

Who is/are the yarn snob(s)? Said my wife, who resembles the question as well, after she noticed the cute pose and outfit.

Names have power, and even an honest effort to pronounce them correctly goes a long way for the speaker.

This is why we have laser printers at home. Leave the occasional colour needs to the print shops

A phrase to describe AI/LLMs “auto-complete on steroids”. I feel the same about them, as I do auto-mangle that I turn off as fast as I can when ever find it, or a spell checker has slid to that dark side.

Loving boring (stable) vs exciting (frequent outages) rubenerd.com/boring-tech-...

Did Beethoven influence Morse code with his 5th Symphony? After all, the Roman Numeral for Five(5, aka V) is what is done repeatedly in the song. Va va va voom

MFA at its 'best'

Partially surprised that @xkcd.com didn't make that QR code a real one, but then who would have trusted it? I would have gone for it looping back on itself. Or disable security systems, like Schlock Mercenary did in the story 15 years ago.

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Blending is where the fun is

The stangest of habbits any group of people can end up doing and it be so autopilot it can't be changed, not matter how wacky it may appear from the outside.

as one who was 'guided' to being 'right' handed, it is nice seeing so little of such 'guidance' in either direction. On the Trans perspective, I still see 'guidance' happening, only that it has shifted to being in both directions. I look forward to when we get to it being just is.

Reminded me of a friend @elizdoman.bsky.social

proof? that AI is just a fart joke? Chat GPT sounds a lot like the French phrase "chat, j'ai pété" that translates to "Cat, I farted"

2025 WorldCon organizers made a mistake, perhaps this applies to the situation. www.redbubble.com/i/poster/Mis...

Not really a cat person, but Elsie is a fun cat to hear about, with the rest of Mary Robinette's fun activities and writing.

Clearly pin worthy And saved for when that is the appropriate feeling and emoticon

Thinking out of the box, check. Always fun to do that some, as we did with our company logo as well. Thinking out of the box some of the time is good.

@lartist.bsky.social apparently did too good a job on a stretch goal that has Sandra anxiously taping fingers to get pledges beyond $100000. So 'mean' Lar, I can't wait now either to see it (never mind the actual getting of it) www.kickstarter.com/projects/how...

Mal adjusted cars. Clearly by clan McFarty with their fartmobiles farting(backfiring) as they floor it around

It is the many systems around the cobol code that have issues that do need looking at.

We all have some meat-robot in us, programmed to do a thing, even when the best new way was just shown to us www.awkwardzombie.com/comic/want-not

Also that Artic access won't be over night, and ports will be in flux for the decades it takes for the sea levels to rise.

Conversly, not mentioning the muskrat if you don't want to distract from the point you are trying to make.

Wondering about other authors I know influancing the AI @crimcat.com

As if the starfields displayed elsewhere in the stories didn't already have a footnoted explaination for the 'false' colours of the ship displays.

WormGates? Where we are going, we don't need WormGates ;)

Backed as I have since getting hooked on this delicious romp though the galaxy and now beyond. www.kickstarter.com/projects/how...

Instead of using the saying "so busy" I've seen the author JMG to explain missing an event, say "too well supplied with stuff to do at the moment."

I would love to see this as well, though more likely Elsie would just be present and a part of the acceptance speech for such a wonderful story. @maryrobinettekowal.com where is Elsie's own account here? www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/rude-litte...

PDF Farming? such a silly concept. axisofeasy.com/aoe/pdf-farm...