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slabodnick.bsky.social
Servicenow, scifi, gaming, history, and movie trivia nerd. "I make it my business to know a little bit about everything." Other Interests: Legos Sudoku Old School Ohio State Football Social Patterns Jewish & Israeli History
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I've suspended my Facebook account, and have gone and deleted Threads and Instagram. If Zuckerberg wants to sellout, I don't need those services. Power to the people!

Picture of my dogs holding hands. Because as crappy as things are, life is always better with dogs.

The hardest part of watching or reading any news is that it's all inevitable. The historical patterns are there. The cycles exist. It's like in Foundation by Asimov where the mathematical models showed the decline of an empire, and there was nothing anyone could do. So be kind and just ride it out.

Picture of my dogs when they return from a fun day at doggy daycare. That's it. Nothing else.

I'm sorry that our @servicenow.bsky.social marketing department missed the big one by not naming the new database technology as VelicoraptorDB. Needless to say, I'm still excited!

For some reason, I'm now inspired to sing "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons... #uraniumglass

The crazy part of #GenAI is that it creates content from the model generated from existing content. If you build a model from Internet content, then ask it a question and receive a racist response, that response came from racist content. Don't use GenAI if you aren't ready to look in the mirror.

It's weird to see the shift towards an oligarchy in US politics. I always knew billionaires influenced policies, but it seemed like it was kept hidden. Now, there's no shame in Zuckerberg using politics to remove a competitor, or an unelected billionaire getting an office in the White House.

Times are crazy right now. As someone on the spectrum that recognizes patterns and loves history, I don't see us, as a country, as moving in a positive direction. But I'll keep hopeful, focus on my family and work, and know that things will get better. Eventually.

As we go into 2025 I can't help but wonder what craziness we'll see. Time to start rewatching The Simpson's to get some ideas.

I know this is old school of me, but I miss games that have really good plots, storytelling, and cutscenes. Diablo II, Tie Fighter, StarCraft...yes, they're fun to play but the cutscenes really sealed the deal of awesomeness. #oldschoolgaming

Look, if you haven't listened to the Acquired podcast yet, go do it now! www.acquired.fm

Just a reminder that Scotty still doesn't know.

This is one of my dogs. Lila. She's always there to listen when I want to talk tech, usually with ServiceNow as the focus.

I grew up watching #ohiostate football. My early childhood was spent watching John Cooper coach OSU to losing games against Michigan. Ryan Day is just Cooper 2.0. Sadly, my $$$ is on Michigan today.