williamh.bsky.social
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It’s worse than that. They don’t actually share any parents. It’s a complete hallucination.
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This is such a weird hallucination, it contradicts itself mid-paragraph twice
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I love the em dash so much for adding extra details and I’m so sad that it’s now an “indicator” of AI use.
It feels like it’s very superficial and bullshit
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I’d put the first Connections (1978) up there with Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. The latter is more poetic and moving, but Connections includes humor and irony in a way that Cosmos doesn’t. Plus it has one of the most celebrated shots in TV history
Series 2 and 3 aren’t quite as good but they still hold up.
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They’ve burned over half a trillion dollars on AI and it feels like they’re panicking to get some sort of return on it
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James Burke had this exact vision in 1997 (www.dailymotion.com/video/x6hibhx — about 2 mins in)
On a side note, I know of few future-thinking shows more prescient than Connections. It wasn’t perfect but my god does it hold up to its contemporaries.
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Paul McCartney
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Pope Spaghetti V
Pizzaballa would have been either furious or proud
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She’s an immunobiologist. He’s explaining how natural immunity is better than vaccines.
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Yeah sure, after six ales and some pipe weed
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Later, as he sat on his balcony eating Mrs. Dalloway, Dr Robert Laing reflected on the unusual events that had taken place within this huge apartment building during the previous three months.
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Oh, you want x.com
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“PaY in pEnNiES”
Nope—they’re moving toward an even more automated experience with gov agencies. I don’t think you could have a human eye look at it unless you deliberately triggered an audit, and they’re probably moving to automate that with AI too.
Protest and shit-talk Tesla, hurt his the stock
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Maybe zombies just need a lot of cholesterol rather than specifically brains, and could be pacified with fried foods
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I prefer this version of the song
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Ologies — @ologies.bsky.social
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It’s broken for me in the same way
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“Arsenic has a subtle yet sublime almond aftertaste that pairs beautifully with a Pinot Noir”
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He sounded sexy enough that the hostel worker asked him to pull his mask down to see his face.
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youtu.be/VTSCppeFzX4
A wise choice
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Usually, the lawyers I follow here and on the hellsite generally agree (or are at least close), so I’m curious why this is a bit more contentions:
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I like the idea of being composted, put under a sapling, and then grown into a tree—a kind of nonreligious reincarnation
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Sometimes you need to make nachos at 3 am and I’ll be damned if I have to shred a block for that rather than use a bag.
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Do you think that the dudes banging too, or is it an incomplete polycule triangle?
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That’s an *enormous* cat, holy shit
My cat is like 8 pounds at her heaviest
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This is Scarlett. She has unfortunately misplaced her legs.
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Not bad! Out of 18, there were no hallucinations, no completely wrong things, but one question had multiple correct answers. (Subject was synthesizers)
I feel like it’s a great fun tool if the questions are reviewed by a human who knows the subject well.
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Swatting isn’t done through an anonymous tip. They spoof a phone #, call police and say “my name is [x] I just shot my parents and I’m holding my sister hostage”. The 2017 Wichita shooting worked like that - if you listen to the call, it’s very convincing
But I do agree that the system is broken
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Right? We’re not asking for a southeast thunderstorm. We just want some fucking WEATHER
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Bay Area peeps staring at the sky: “GIVE ME A NORTHEAST THUNDERSTORM”
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ME2 loyalty missions are stunningly well-written, even in 2023. I can think of only a few games that genuinely had me care that much about the crew
But inventory management in ME1 was truly awful even back then. And the endless slightly different space station maps were such a drag
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Ken…holy fuck
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Oh yeah?
🎵 Simply… having… a wonderful Christmas time 🎵
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If marmite were a drink
Both have mostly haters, but the enthusiasm of its lovers makes it so you have to try it at least once
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Is this how companies end up having logos like these? I mean, I’m not sure how I would approach the subject but gawd damn something’s gotta be said before it goes out to public release
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Carl Sagan’s Cosmos feels very spiritual to me, despite being agnostic/atheist in content and containing parts that explicitly state that God isn’t necessary to describe the universe.
I think that feeling comes from its incredible sense of both wonder and humility in the face of the infinite.
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“I love how you state the obvious with such a sense of discovery”
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The first time I went to Atlanta, I had dinner at a restaurant by myself and when I motioned for the check, the server asked “Y’all want some pie?”
It felt right. I don’t have the accent to say it myself, but I’m into y’all as a gender-neutral, singular-and-plural, general way to address someone
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That’s so awesome! The original Connections is up there with Cosmos as the best science television ever made.
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Raisins are really bad for teeth but oatmeal raisin cookies are so damn good
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It’s like a little slot machine
“Name of actor]
-is receiving criticism for his recent comments about…
-was arrested on charges of…
-was filmed running naked in San Jose while touching his…
-was found dead covered in BBQ sauce at a local Arby’s
-will receive a star on the…
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Totally — I feel like seeing ridiculous solutions can sometimes highlight an actual good solution