Don Simon
@heybeans.bsky.social
Music, comedy, literature, cinema, and travel are what works for me.
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I saw Flavor Flav in the mirror
July 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I saw Flavor Flav in the mirror
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May 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Apple Music has a Narco Corridos category
May 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Apple Music has a Narco Corridos category
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whenever someone says writing efficiently means using the least amount of words possible remind them how we all say “jobs where you get to work with your hands” instead of “hand jobs”
April 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
whenever someone says writing efficiently means using the least amount of words possible remind them how we all say “jobs where you get to work with your hands” instead of “hand jobs”
I know there's only so much fun you can have with a Pope's surname before they take their pontifical name, but I for one wholeheartedly endorse Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa in the coming conclave.
April 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I know there's only so much fun you can have with a Pope's surname before they take their pontifical name, but I for one wholeheartedly endorse Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa in the coming conclave.
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I wrote about George Harrison. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
George Harrison's Quiet Love Affair With Formula One
Just another guy at the track, The Beatle could shed fame, and just be himself
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April 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I wrote about George Harrison. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Shout out to the top five offs in the world, dance, blast, strogan, David Hasselh and hands.
April 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Shout out to the top five offs in the world, dance, blast, strogan, David Hasselh and hands.
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This presents the big picture of how predatory software platforms like Spotify work. www.joanwestenberg.com/the-great-te...
The Great Tech Heist - How "Disruption" Became a Euphemism for Theft
I've lost count of how many times I've been cornered at conferences by men in meticulously over-casual $300 t-shirts, evangelizing their startups with religious fervor. "We're DISRUPTING the entire in...
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March 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This presents the big picture of how predatory software platforms like Spotify work. www.joanwestenberg.com/the-great-te...
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"Privacy rights advocacy group Noyb is supporting an individual in Norway who was horrified to find ChatGPT returning made-up information that claimed he’d been convicted for murdering two of his children and attempting to kill the third"
techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/c...
techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/c...
ChatGPT hit with privacy complaint over defamatory hallucinations | TechCrunch
OpenAI is facing another privacy complaint in Europe over its viral AI chatbot's tendency to hallucinate false information -- and this one might prove
techcrunch.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Privacy rights advocacy group Noyb is supporting an individual in Norway who was horrified to find ChatGPT returning made-up information that claimed he’d been convicted for murdering two of his children and attempting to kill the third"
techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/c...
techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/c...
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Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…
March 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…
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And no, genuinely top-tier copy editing can't be done by "AI," because, like with translation, there are subtle bits an LLM isn't going to pick up on, because it's not actually intelligent. There's more to copy editing than just grammar. A good copy edit can make a story better. Brains are required.
February 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
And no, genuinely top-tier copy editing can't be done by "AI," because, like with translation, there are subtle bits an LLM isn't going to pick up on, because it's not actually intelligent. There's more to copy editing than just grammar. A good copy edit can make a story better. Brains are required.
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Oh no, the Chinese plagiarism machine might have plagiarized the American plagiarism machine
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Microsoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data
Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI are investigating whether data output from OpenAI’s technology was obtained in an unauthorized manner by a group linked to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek, ...
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January 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Oh no, the Chinese plagiarism machine might have plagiarized the American plagiarism machine
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Fucking Cockies!
Also… respect🤷🏻♀️🤣
Source 📹I/G @ artistsarahrowan
Also… respect🤷🏻♀️🤣
Source 📹I/G @ artistsarahrowan
January 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Fucking Cockies!
Also… respect🤷🏻♀️🤣
Source 📹I/G @ artistsarahrowan
Also… respect🤷🏻♀️🤣
Source 📹I/G @ artistsarahrowan
Beans on Toast and William Crighton at Smith's Alternative in Canberra, best way to spend a Tuesday evening that anyone could find.
January 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Beans on Toast and William Crighton at Smith's Alternative in Canberra, best way to spend a Tuesday evening that anyone could find.
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olive oyl: i'm going to the store, be back later
popeye: ok just don't forget the s-
olive oyl: i'm not gonna forget the fucking spinach. jesus christ
popeye: ok just don't forget the s-
olive oyl: i'm not gonna forget the fucking spinach. jesus christ
December 16, 2024 at 2:44 PM
olive oyl: i'm going to the store, be back later
popeye: ok just don't forget the s-
olive oyl: i'm not gonna forget the fucking spinach. jesus christ
popeye: ok just don't forget the s-
olive oyl: i'm not gonna forget the fucking spinach. jesus christ
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I'll straight up use viewer discretion even when that shit ISN'T advised.
December 15, 2024 at 12:53 AM
I'll straight up use viewer discretion even when that shit ISN'T advised.
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Had to walk past this old pile of rubble to get a night bus in Rome a few weeks back, reminded me to rewatch the excellent 2007 film Notturno Bus by Davide Marengo.
November 20, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Had to walk past this old pile of rubble to get a night bus in Rome a few weeks back, reminded me to rewatch the excellent 2007 film Notturno Bus by Davide Marengo.
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Here is my book. Hopefully about to undergo a Bluesky boost.
I can but dream.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...
I can but dream.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...
One Sinha Lifetime
'That night, I'd survived my life flashing before me, with my dignity intact.
Yes, this chaotic life has always been a gamble.
... But what a gamble.'
Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, a quiz...
www.penguin.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Here is my book. Hopefully about to undergo a Bluesky boost.
I can but dream.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...
I can but dream.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...