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grumpymonoceros.bsky.social
Madisonian, software engineer, and general nerd. I don't know what I'm doing here
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Why did Grok suddenly start talking about “white genocide in South Africa” even if asked about baseball or cute dogs? Because someone at Musk’s xAi deliberately did this, and we only found out because they were clumsy. My piece on the real dangers of AI. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/o...

submitted 20 days ago • 8 comments

Made mulligawny soup just in time for me to get sick. Good timing, I guess #homecooking

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

if you need every news story you read to end with “and that is bad, actually” might I gently suggest you’re looking for takes rather than information and your needs might be better met elsewhere

submitted 272 days ago • 5 comments

Undeserved distrust of institutions is, of course, primarily a Republican phenomenon. It’s not absent from us on the left, though. No institution is beyond criticism, and I will happily join in when it's deserved (media is too important not to). But... No. NYT did not help elect Trump (thread)

submitted 133 days ago • 1 comment