Curtis Retherford
@actuallycurtis.bsky.social
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"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
This is so awkward I thought I was following Orpheus out of the underworld but it turns out it was just some other guy wearing similar pants
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is so awkward I thought I was following Orpheus out of the underworld but it turns out it was just some other guy wearing similar pants
"No, you see, they killed James Bond. MY name is Bondjames Bond."
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"No, you see, they killed James Bond. MY name is Bondjames Bond."
It's crazy that Cleopatra lived closer to the extinction of the dinosaurs than she did to the building of the pyramids.
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It's crazy that Cleopatra lived closer to the extinction of the dinosaurs than she did to the building of the pyramids.
One thing every article about "billionaires threaten to leave NYC" should mention is that most billionaires already only live in New York City exactly 183 days out of the year so they won't have to pay NYC taxes as a resident
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
One thing every article about "billionaires threaten to leave NYC" should mention is that most billionaires already only live in New York City exactly 183 days out of the year so they won't have to pay NYC taxes as a resident
you: "sent from my iPhone"
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October 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
you: "sent from my iPhone"
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It's kinda cool that Gary Larson is doing new cartoons because he picked up a digital tablet, taught himself how to use it, and it made him love drawing again.
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
New Work by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com
Get an exclusive look at brand new cartoons and artwork from cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of the iconic comic strip The Far Side®.
www.thefarside.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It's kinda cool that Gary Larson is doing new cartoons because he picked up a digital tablet, taught himself how to use it, and it made him love drawing again.
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
Buying babyproofing products is a great experience because you constantly have to wonder "should I trust this company that doesn't bother to spellcheck their ad copy and badly photoshops the pictures of their products with the life of my child?" (the answer is always yes: I have no choice)
October 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Buying babyproofing products is a great experience because you constantly have to wonder "should I trust this company that doesn't bother to spellcheck their ad copy and badly photoshops the pictures of their products with the life of my child?" (the answer is always yes: I have no choice)
Was reading a short story written in the 70s (printed in Harlan Ellison's posthumous "Last Dangerous Visions") and saw this fun little prediction
October 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Was reading a short story written in the 70s (printed in Harlan Ellison's posthumous "Last Dangerous Visions") and saw this fun little prediction
the "you have to tell me if you're a cop" people made their own license plates
@drsarteschi.bsky.social haven't seen this kind of sovcit plate before, with "do not harass".
September 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
the "you have to tell me if you're a cop" people made their own license plates
This has all been a dry run for the discourse for when he finally dies. Lots of people saying, "look, I don't think ANYONE should die of a bigotry-induced prolapsed urethra, but there are some things he did which I maybe, a lil lil bit, disagreed with"
September 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
This has all been a dry run for the discourse for when he finally dies. Lots of people saying, "look, I don't think ANYONE should die of a bigotry-induced prolapsed urethra, but there are some things he did which I maybe, a lil lil bit, disagreed with"
seems pretty bad that we have to start obvious statements like "racism is bad" or "transphobia is bad" by stating other obvious things like "murder is bad"
September 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
seems pretty bad that we have to start obvious statements like "racism is bad" or "transphobia is bad" by stating other obvious things like "murder is bad"
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This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".
![One of Britain’s most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going “all floppy” when they get arrested.
Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a “flipping nuisance” as it required extra officers to drag protesters away.
House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: “We have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. It’s a complete waste of officers’ time, and a complete pain in the neck.”
Extinction Rebellion: how successful were the latest protests?
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House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: “The problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. We’re not making them go floppy. They’re just sort of being a nuisance.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7uvcqt45oqlutlrtgx7bpodq/bafkreie7yqxb4cj2t4gxftiqsno5wgk2kczb5vbtj7wh2b2u5sjtqtdrku@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".
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The actual race against China is renewables and we are losing badly
September 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The actual race against China is renewables and we are losing badly
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LAPD choppers are a malignant nuisance. They're harbingers of surveillance, operated *continuously*—yet the city's own data show they raise stress, impair cognition and burn 100,000s of gallons of gas. The best part? there's no evidence they deter or reduce crime at all.
It's time to ground them.
It's time to ground them.
Ground the choppers
The LAPD's helicopter mania is both a policy disaster and a symbol of our malignant, badly functioning surveillance state.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
LAPD choppers are a malignant nuisance. They're harbingers of surveillance, operated *continuously*—yet the city's own data show they raise stress, impair cognition and burn 100,000s of gallons of gas. The best part? there's no evidence they deter or reduce crime at all.
It's time to ground them.
It's time to ground them.
Was recently paid several million dollars to tell Democrats that they can no longer use the following terms, because they may offend Republicans:
winning elections, social security, representation, transgender, gender, homosexual, heterosexual, government, Constitution, Mamdani, Bernie, AOC
winning elections, social security, representation, transgender, gender, homosexual, heterosexual, government, Constitution, Mamdani, Bernie, AOC
August 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Was recently paid several million dollars to tell Democrats that they can no longer use the following terms, because they may offend Republicans:
winning elections, social security, representation, transgender, gender, homosexual, heterosexual, government, Constitution, Mamdani, Bernie, AOC
winning elections, social security, representation, transgender, gender, homosexual, heterosexual, government, Constitution, Mamdani, Bernie, AOC
A class from the king of podcasts?!?! A chance to make your own Eurovangelist to Zyxx podcast! (or a different podcast, are there more than 2 podcasts?) Wow wow wow you gotta jump on this
I'm teaching the basics of podcasting in a six week online class starting September 20th! Podcasting's given me a lot over the years, and I knew essentially nothing about it when I started. Check out the link for more info.
jeremybent.com/podcasting-c...
jeremybent.com/podcasting-c...
Podcasting Classes – Jeremy Bent
jeremybent.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A class from the king of podcasts?!?! A chance to make your own Eurovangelist to Zyxx podcast! (or a different podcast, are there more than 2 podcasts?) Wow wow wow you gotta jump on this
Reminds me of this video either @therobstern.bsky.social or @khealywu.bsky.social showed me ages ago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9CE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9CE...
August 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Reminds me of this video either @therobstern.bsky.social or @khealywu.bsky.social showed me ages ago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9CE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9CE...
my 1-year-old daughter every time Paddington is on screen
August 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
my 1-year-old daughter every time Paddington is on screen
this is Bam's chance to post "Damn Rock I wish you were still with us"
July 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
this is Bam's chance to post "Damn Rock I wish you were still with us"
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1896: Oh no the train is coming right out of the screen!
2025: The train is capable of self-reflection and I do therapy with the train.
2025: The train is capable of self-reflection and I do therapy with the train.
July 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
1896: Oh no the train is coming right out of the screen!
2025: The train is capable of self-reflection and I do therapy with the train.
2025: The train is capable of self-reflection and I do therapy with the train.
One thing that's lost in all of this jumbotron CEO affair discourse is that apparently Coldplay has a specific jumbotron song, called "The Jumbotron Song," where Chris Martin sings about audience members, like an even lamer version of the old Leno "Jaywalking" bit. THIS is real crime, people. Focus
July 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
One thing that's lost in all of this jumbotron CEO affair discourse is that apparently Coldplay has a specific jumbotron song, called "The Jumbotron Song," where Chris Martin sings about audience members, like an even lamer version of the old Leno "Jaywalking" bit. THIS is real crime, people. Focus
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people seem really confused about racial categories maybe we should have some educational programs to teach how these historically constructed categories structure our entire society in insidious ways we could even do programming in workplaces to improve how people communicate with each other
July 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
people seem really confused about racial categories maybe we should have some educational programs to teach how these historically constructed categories structure our entire society in insidious ways we could even do programming in workplaces to improve how people communicate with each other