The Brisbane show tonight by @gracejarvisohno.bsky.social was so good. You should check out her podcast too. And maybe buy her stickers.

Why AI when reality is far superior? sugoii-japan.com/sakura-kyoto...

So while chatting with a colleague this week about putting base64 images into email, I jokingly said “you know though, i wonder if i can craft an image which turns into readable LLM prompts when encoded as base64 🤔” Well. Turns out I can drewmayo.com/1000-words/

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Listening to obscure music

I found a VHS tape at the junk store, labeled just “A Surprise!”. Since I’d recently set up my VCR and old 80s TV, I thought I should check it out. Just… just watch. (an old twitter post from 2018: chopped a little to fit in Bluesky video limits)

This by @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social's Max Kaiser is absolutely on point.

Hey #dotnet folks if you’re using a CI/CD double check your resource URLs. A CDN has gone bankrupt and may cease operations in the next month. We are working to make transparent fixes but you can be proactive github.com/dotnet/core/...

Chef’s note: Baby capybara is served with salad.

I have "Fozzymandias" stuck in my head and have absolutely no idea whatsoever to do with it. "Look upon my works, ye mighty, and wokka wokka"? That's nothing. Infuriating.

Me sowing : I should leave a couple of umbrellas in the office, so I’m set if I can’t ride home. Sowing more: sure, feel free to borrow those umbrellas to get lunch, office comrade! Reaping: It’s raining, I’ll just grab an umbrella and walk to the bus. Weird, there are none there. #BadlyDadCoded

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