Ali from the 'burbs
@grissallia.bsky.social
Professional nerd. Ambigenderous trans misfit. Mood whiplash generator. Three coffees in a trenchcoat. Australian. Parent. AuDHD. Fool. Pronouns: any
“Always try to be nice, never fail to be kind.” - the 12th Doctor
“Always try to be nice, never fail to be kind.” - the 12th Doctor
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I've ranted about LLM "AI" elsewhere, and in replies, but to reiterate it in a thread that I can pin now:
One of the fundamentals of computer science is "Garbage In, Garbage Out". I learned this as a child, learning to program, over 40 years ago.
You cannot put bad data in, and get good data out.
One of the fundamentals of computer science is "Garbage In, Garbage Out". I learned this as a child, learning to program, over 40 years ago.
You cannot put bad data in, and get good data out.
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When you get back together with your ex so many times it's a philosophical question whether you're the same people anymore, that's a Situationship of Theseus
May 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
When you get back together with your ex so many times it's a philosophical question whether you're the same people anymore, that's a Situationship of Theseus
However, if you let your PlayStation Plus subscription expire, it will change the external logos to read "TESLA", and motor sound will be Elon Musk droning on Joe Rogan.
Sony’s upcoming Afeela 1 car will let you drive with Astro Bot or God of War theming, it's revealed.
These themes will include “Custom wallpapers and e-motor sounds” from the games.
vgc.news/news/sonys-u...
These themes will include “Custom wallpapers and e-motor sounds” from the games.
vgc.news/news/sonys-u...
Sony’s upcoming Afeela 1 car will let you drive with Astro Bot or God of War | VGC
PlayStation themes will offer custom wallpapers and sounds effects from the games…
vgc.news
January 6, 2026 at 10:55 AM
However, if you let your PlayStation Plus subscription expire, it will change the external logos to read "TESLA", and motor sound will be Elon Musk droning on Joe Rogan.
[must not re-enter the discourse. must not re-enter the discourse. must not re-enter the discourse.]
January 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
[must not re-enter the discourse. must not re-enter the discourse. must not re-enter the discourse.]
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Everyone claims the US is a 'pariah' now that Trump is in power and not bothering with the white hood for empire anymore, and yet the rest of the world' governments seem to be lining up to bend the knee to prop up their imperial supremacy.
This is just as significant as Maduro’s seizure. The inability of governments to collect tax from multinational companies is a key factor in the relative poverty of the Global South. Trump’s USA has gained extraordinary exemption from a scheme to mitigate it.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals
Agreement finalised by the OECD waters down a landmark 2021 deal that set a minimum global corporate tax of 15%
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Everyone claims the US is a 'pariah' now that Trump is in power and not bothering with the white hood for empire anymore, and yet the rest of the world' governments seem to be lining up to bend the knee to prop up their imperial supremacy.
I was Jokerfied for website usability back in the days when "web designer" was still a job title, and a back-end dev looked me in the eye and told me that since he could use it, the (time-poor!) end users would just have to learn how to do it.
When a user says: "This is hard to use" your reply should never be "It took me 3 months to build that because library A and library B are so tough to use for reason X and reason Y"
It doesn't matter that it's hard. That's the work! That's the effort!!
Instead: Listen, and look at what can be done.
It doesn't matter that it's hard. That's the work! That's the effort!!
Instead: Listen, and look at what can be done.
January 6, 2026 at 9:41 AM
I was Jokerfied for website usability back in the days when "web designer" was still a job title, and a back-end dev looked me in the eye and told me that since he could use it, the (time-poor!) end users would just have to learn how to do it.
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I'll never understand how working class "gender critical" activists, who are struggling to get by due to a deliberate widening of the gap between the wealthy and the poor, have been convinced that a billionaire smugly smoking a cigar on a superyacht has a keen interest in making their lives better.
January 6, 2026 at 9:02 AM
I'll never understand how working class "gender critical" activists, who are struggling to get by due to a deliberate widening of the gap between the wealthy and the poor, have been convinced that a billionaire smugly smoking a cigar on a superyacht has a keen interest in making their lives better.
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Trump stole the World Cup www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Trump says Club World Cup trophy will remain in Oval Office after tournament’s end | Club World Cup 2025 | The Guardian
The US president was given a Club World Cup trophy by Fifa president Gianni Infantino earlier this year
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Trump stole the World Cup www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
The time I tried to kickstart a mini bike pushing the kickstarter down with my hand and ripped a hole in the back of my pinky?
The time I nearly removed the entire pad of the same pinky finger cutting a bread roll in half in my hand?
Melting solder into a puddle that rolled off onto my bare leg?
The time I nearly removed the entire pad of the same pinky finger cutting a bread roll in half in my hand?
Melting solder into a puddle that rolled off onto my bare leg?
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
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January 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
The time I tried to kickstart a mini bike pushing the kickstarter down with my hand and ripped a hole in the back of my pinky?
The time I nearly removed the entire pad of the same pinky finger cutting a bread roll in half in my hand?
Melting solder into a puddle that rolled off onto my bare leg?
The time I nearly removed the entire pad of the same pinky finger cutting a bread roll in half in my hand?
Melting solder into a puddle that rolled off onto my bare leg?
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The worst world events filtered through the worst AI imaginable by the worst people on earth overseen by the worst man on earth
www.404media.co/groks-ai-csa...
www.404media.co/groks-ai-csa...
Grok's AI CSAM Shitshow
We are experiencing world events like the kidnapping of Maduro through the lens of the most depraved AI you can imagine.
www.404media.co
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The worst world events filtered through the worst AI imaginable by the worst people on earth overseen by the worst man on earth
www.404media.co/groks-ai-csa...
www.404media.co/groks-ai-csa...
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One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
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Uh, Canada, you might want to say something definitive about respecting sovereignty of Arctic states sooner rather than later.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Uh, Canada, you might want to say something definitive about respecting sovereignty of Arctic states sooner rather than later.
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Where can you find good journalism?
404 media @404media.co
The Intercept @theintercept.com
ProPublica @propublica.org
The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com
The Guardian @theguardian.com
404 media @404media.co
The Intercept @theintercept.com
ProPublica @propublica.org
The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com
The Guardian @theguardian.com
three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
One of the WSJ's A1 stories today was reported *6 months ago* by @404media.co, a team of just four journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Where can you find good journalism?
404 media @404media.co
The Intercept @theintercept.com
ProPublica @propublica.org
The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com
The Guardian @theguardian.com
404 media @404media.co
The Intercept @theintercept.com
ProPublica @propublica.org
The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com
The Guardian @theguardian.com
Social media is fracking for society.
January 6, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Social media is fracking for society.
Dropping mutes like a boss, full of regret for engaging in that conversation.
It’s not a great day and the replies are making it worse.
It’s not a great day and the replies are making it worse.
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Dropping mutes like a boss, full of regret for engaging in that conversation.
It’s not a great day and the replies are making it worse.
It’s not a great day and the replies are making it worse.
ChatGPT is a psychosis generator & suicide persuader.
Grok is a NC porn & CSAM generator.
Copilot is a slop Blob absorbing everything Microsoft.
Gemini is a misinformation generator.
"LLM AIs are the future."
Grok is a NC porn & CSAM generator.
Copilot is a slop Blob absorbing everything Microsoft.
Gemini is a misinformation generator.
"LLM AIs are the future."
January 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
ChatGPT is a psychosis generator & suicide persuader.
Grok is a NC porn & CSAM generator.
Copilot is a slop Blob absorbing everything Microsoft.
Gemini is a misinformation generator.
"LLM AIs are the future."
Grok is a NC porn & CSAM generator.
Copilot is a slop Blob absorbing everything Microsoft.
Gemini is a misinformation generator.
"LLM AIs are the future."
"He is a formidable, accomplished, genuinely decent, genuinely intelligent and visionary man"
Which is all it takes to make someone a target now. These things are fundamentally opposed by an increasing number of those in power.
Which is all it takes to make someone a target now. These things are fundamentally opposed by an increasing number of those in power.
Here's something I wrote about Tim Walz before he was seen as VP prospect. After speech that got unprompted standing ovation from 20,000 scientists from around the world
He is a formidable, accomplished, genuinely decent, genuinely intelligent and visionary man
fallows.substack.com/p/election-c...
He is a formidable, accomplished, genuinely decent, genuinely intelligent and visionary man
fallows.substack.com/p/election-c...
Election Countdown, 99 Days to Go: Who Is Tim Walz?
A governor, a six-term Congressman, a National Guard artillery specialist, a school teacher for 20 years—and a geographer. A speech that will introduce you to him, and that contains surprises.
fallows.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
"He is a formidable, accomplished, genuinely decent, genuinely intelligent and visionary man"
Which is all it takes to make someone a target now. These things are fundamentally opposed by an increasing number of those in power.
Which is all it takes to make someone a target now. These things are fundamentally opposed by an increasing number of those in power.
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three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
One of the WSJ's A1 stories today was reported *6 months ago* by @404media.co, a team of just four journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
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I just want everyone to step back and realize how often it's a trans woman getting bullied off social media.
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I just want everyone to step back and realize how often it's a trans woman getting bullied off social media.
I've been awake for 45 minutes; so far I've seen Stella's devastating thread about why she's leaving social media, then found that Parker has been run off the site for a pretty fucking anodyne post, and the rest of my TL is about Grok's NC/CSAM porn.
[expletives]
[expletives]
January 5, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I've been awake for 45 minutes; so far I've seen Stella's devastating thread about why she's leaving social media, then found that Parker has been run off the site for a pretty fucking anodyne post, and the rest of my TL is about Grok's NC/CSAM porn.
[expletives]
[expletives]
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What the AI/robotics "abundance" boosters forget: We already live in a world of material abundance. What is scarce is not goods or productive capacity, but access, security, and bargaining power. AI does not solve that problem; it merely increases the surplus whose distribution is already unequal.
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
What the AI/robotics "abundance" boosters forget: We already live in a world of material abundance. What is scarce is not goods or productive capacity, but access, security, and bargaining power. AI does not solve that problem; it merely increases the surplus whose distribution is already unequal.
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This is spot on re why media outlets are being dazzled / treating responses as apologies etc. But imo the tech angle is not ultimately obscurant: Xai built community-choking data centres to enable ultra-fast abuse gen, journos need to understand that!
This is spot on re why media outlets are being dazzled / treating responses as apologies etc. But imo the tech angle is not ultimately obscurant: Xai built community-choking data centres to enable ultra-fast abuse gen, journos need to understand that!
I think the AI angle of this is obscurant. It doesn’t matter that grok is “an AI” whatever you take that to mean. Suppose X hired a team of guys to photoshop the clothes off of women and children whenever anyone asks. That’s functionally identical what happening here. It’s not complicated.
A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM
[reposting; I misinterpreted the OP]
This is spot on re why media outlets are being dazzled / treating responses as apologies etc. But imo the tech angle is not ultimately obscurant: Xai built community-choking data centres to enable ultra-fast abuse gen, journos need to understand that!
This is spot on re why media outlets are being dazzled / treating responses as apologies etc. But imo the tech angle is not ultimately obscurant: Xai built community-choking data centres to enable ultra-fast abuse gen, journos need to understand that!
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Has a single american or european politician said a word
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Has a single american or european politician said a word
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New world order
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January 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
New world order
AFR fill-in
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