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Historian of technology and dad joke aficionado who lives with a tiny, spotlight-stealing rabbit.
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Honestly… it is scary how quickly “you don’t have to wear a mask” turned into “you don’t need to wear a mask” and now to “you aren’t allowed to wear a mask…” in so many places.
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But truly I’m more of a Roscoe.
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But there's a dirty little secret: the ways we evaluate GenAI systems are often sloppy, vague, and quite frankly... not up to the task.
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Jesus Omaha filled that long ass bridge!
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“Yvette Hoffman [who was shot multiple times] saved her daughter’s life, her nephew told Lagoe. The Hoffmans’ daughter, Hope, who is in her mid-20s, was at home with her parents at the time, and Yvette threw herself on top of her daughter, saving her from being injured, according to KARE.”
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Good for the lady who got arrested for standing up for her rights, even in the face of targeted harassment and arrest.
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Then the whole thing gets memory holed while Republicans take control of the state legislature and wreak havoc.
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There are nearly 100,000 people at the rally in Philadelphia. #NoKings
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Nice! I worked in computing (briefly) before I went into this field so I hear you on the historic changes we’ve gotten to witness in computing (or in some cases were forced to lol)
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I’m so sorry 😞
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For anyone who needs it, I've done a transcript of the video.
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Disabled people who have been Disabled for a while: Cops are going to use anti-mask legislation as a pretext to harass Disabled people.
Everybody else: No, there's a carve-out for medical use!
Disabled people: And?
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