@alwayslearningsth.bsky.social
There's some strange people in the SEO who don't realize, they are only being followed because they are perceived as valuable to the community.
Once your off-topic posts / sales efforts start to outweigh the purported value, your followers will unsubscribe/mute faster than you possible imagine.
Once your off-topic posts / sales efforts start to outweigh the purported value, your followers will unsubscribe/mute faster than you possible imagine.
June 15, 2025 at 6:54 AM
There's some strange people in the SEO who don't realize, they are only being followed because they are perceived as valuable to the community.
Once your off-topic posts / sales efforts start to outweigh the purported value, your followers will unsubscribe/mute faster than you possible imagine.
Once your off-topic posts / sales efforts start to outweigh the purported value, your followers will unsubscribe/mute faster than you possible imagine.
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A blue jay blue bombing through the air as it flies along the St. Vrain Greenway in Longmont, Colorado.
March 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A blue jay blue bombing through the air as it flies along the St. Vrain Greenway in Longmont, Colorado.
First thing in the morning:
Upvote various bird pics on the feed to keep the toxicity at bay.
Upvote various bird pics on the feed to keep the toxicity at bay.
March 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
First thing in the morning:
Upvote various bird pics on the feed to keep the toxicity at bay.
Upvote various bird pics on the feed to keep the toxicity at bay.
Can completely relate as I've been there, done that.
Rejection sensitivity always rises if you've been in a role too long.
In that case it can pay to keep on moving or to simulate that you are moving (e.g. mock interviews, etc.).
Rejection sensitivity always rises if you've been in a role too long.
In that case it can pay to keep on moving or to simulate that you are moving (e.g. mock interviews, etc.).
Rejection sensitivity has material impacts. I used to have difficulty negotiating pay. Salary or day rate. It’s hard to gauge your own worth when you’re just glad they let you in at all. I was lucky to be in an outsized market where even the lower end paid relatively high. About 20% variance.
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March 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Can completely relate as I've been there, done that.
Rejection sensitivity always rises if you've been in a role too long.
In that case it can pay to keep on moving or to simulate that you are moving (e.g. mock interviews, etc.).
Rejection sensitivity always rises if you've been in a role too long.
In that case it can pay to keep on moving or to simulate that you are moving (e.g. mock interviews, etc.).
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Every day, way more knowledge is created than we could possibly consume.
Therefore, if we define ignorance as the ratio of our knowledge over all knowledge, we can mathematically prove that we become more ignorant by the day, no matter what we do.
I’ll let that sink in for a bit.
Therefore, if we define ignorance as the ratio of our knowledge over all knowledge, we can mathematically prove that we become more ignorant by the day, no matter what we do.
I’ll let that sink in for a bit.
March 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Every day, way more knowledge is created than we could possibly consume.
Therefore, if we define ignorance as the ratio of our knowledge over all knowledge, we can mathematically prove that we become more ignorant by the day, no matter what we do.
I’ll let that sink in for a bit.
Therefore, if we define ignorance as the ratio of our knowledge over all knowledge, we can mathematically prove that we become more ignorant by the day, no matter what we do.
I’ll let that sink in for a bit.
Not sure it's a good idea to post updates about your job search under your real name.
If these companies do an online check, you don't really want them to see your postings about being rejected
Every single person I know who's done this became/stayed a freelancer.
If these companies do an online check, you don't really want them to see your postings about being rejected
Every single person I know who's done this became/stayed a freelancer.
March 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Not sure it's a good idea to post updates about your job search under your real name.
If these companies do an online check, you don't really want them to see your postings about being rejected
Every single person I know who's done this became/stayed a freelancer.
If these companies do an online check, you don't really want them to see your postings about being rejected
Every single person I know who's done this became/stayed a freelancer.
This awesome picture needs more views.
March 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This awesome picture needs more views.
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It sucks having no regulation or laws for bots on social media. It's best to be dubious of anything that goes super viral and critically analyze it before automatically assuming it's a popular sentiment. Stop and question who benefits from it going viral before accepting it as real engagement.
February 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It sucks having no regulation or laws for bots on social media. It's best to be dubious of anything that goes super viral and critically analyze it before automatically assuming it's a popular sentiment. Stop and question who benefits from it going viral before accepting it as real engagement.
Note to self - Social Media is NOT the place to get news.
It doesn't matter which side. I've seen disinformation from all sides.
Even if they post a link. That means NOTHING unless you actually review the link.
Better yet, go to Reuters or AP News directly.
It doesn't matter which side. I've seen disinformation from all sides.
Even if they post a link. That means NOTHING unless you actually review the link.
Better yet, go to Reuters or AP News directly.
February 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Note to self - Social Media is NOT the place to get news.
It doesn't matter which side. I've seen disinformation from all sides.
Even if they post a link. That means NOTHING unless you actually review the link.
Better yet, go to Reuters or AP News directly.
It doesn't matter which side. I've seen disinformation from all sides.
Even if they post a link. That means NOTHING unless you actually review the link.
Better yet, go to Reuters or AP News directly.
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I'm yearning for a time when I can explain to a feed algorithm what I want to see in natural language. Until then I'll have to find a different way to block pigeons. All other birds are cool though. No hate, just no interest.
February 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I'm yearning for a time when I can explain to a feed algorithm what I want to see in natural language. Until then I'll have to find a different way to block pigeons. All other birds are cool though. No hate, just no interest.
The perfect Valentine's Card does not ex-
A personalized Valentine’s Card for Bibliophiles. My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
February 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The perfect Valentine's Card does not ex-
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Most of the world’s brightest minds are hard at work developing new ways for you to get depression from a computer
February 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Most of the world’s brightest minds are hard at work developing new ways for you to get depression from a computer
The Bluesky algo has deemed that I like pigeons. I don't know how to feel about this.
February 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Bluesky algo has deemed that I like pigeons. I don't know how to feel about this.
Another banger post. Feeling called out, for sure.
Honesty about better
"I don't want to learn to be better," is something we rarely admit. We don't say: I don't want to learn statistics, even though it will dramatically improve my decision making. I don't want to learn a new programming language, even though it will get me a better job. I don't…
"I don't want to learn to be better," is something we rarely admit. We don't say: I don't want to learn statistics, even though it will dramatically improve my decision making. I don't want to learn a new programming language, even though it will get me a better job. I don't…
Honesty about better
"I don't want to learn to be better," is something we rarely admit. We don't say: I don't want to learn statistics, even though it will dramatically improve my decision making. I don't want to learn a new programming language, even though it will get me a better job. I don't want to learn methods for creativity, strategy or marketing, even though they will help me get unstuck.
seths.blog
January 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Another banger post. Feeling called out, for sure.
Makes you wonder which films/books are out now that accurately predict the future.
COLUMN: As internet search engines degrade and AI spits out wrong answers and replaces human workers, I’m struck by how the 1957 romantic comedy “Desk Set” starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy predicts it all
Column: This movie with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy anticipated anxieties about the internet and AI
In the 1957 rom-com “Desk Set” starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, a fact-checker sees her job threatened by a new computer.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Makes you wonder which films/books are out now that accurately predict the future.
Seth always has interesting insights, but this blog post on trusting AI is his best yet.
Trusting AI
For generations, humans have been entrusting their lives to computers. Air Traffic Control, statistical analysis of bridge resilience, bar codes for drug delivery, even the way stop lights are controlled. But computers aren't the same as the LLMs that run on them. Claude.ai is my…
For generations, humans have been entrusting their lives to computers. Air Traffic Control, statistical analysis of bridge resilience, bar codes for drug delivery, even the way stop lights are controlled. But computers aren't the same as the LLMs that run on them. Claude.ai is my…
Trusting AI
For generations, humans have been entrusting their lives to computers. Air Traffic Control, statistical analysis of bridge resilience, bar codes for drug delivery, even the way stop lights are controlled. But computers aren't the same as the LLMs that run on them. Claude.ai is my favorite LLM, but even Claude makes errors. Should we wait until it's perfect before we use it?
seths.blog
January 23, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Seth always has interesting insights, but this blog post on trusting AI is his best yet.
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A timely cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A timely cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
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give a man a fish, feed him for a day.
give a man a social media account, he’ll have catfish for life.
give a man a social media account, he’ll have catfish for life.
January 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
give a man a fish, feed him for a day.
give a man a social media account, he’ll have catfish for life.
give a man a social media account, he’ll have catfish for life.
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Clever composite photo lets you see a side of the universe normally hidden to human vision. A camera tuned to hydrogen-alpha light reveals glorious interstellar clouds swirling around the familiar stars of the constellation Orion.
(Photo: Włodzimierz Bubak) 🔭🧪
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap24122...
(Photo: Włodzimierz Bubak) 🔭🧪
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap24122...
January 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Clever composite photo lets you see a side of the universe normally hidden to human vision. A camera tuned to hydrogen-alpha light reveals glorious interstellar clouds swirling around the familiar stars of the constellation Orion.
(Photo: Włodzimierz Bubak) 🔭🧪
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap24122...
(Photo: Włodzimierz Bubak) 🔭🧪
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap24122...
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A reminder that you don't have to rely on social media (here or anywhere else) for news. Legit news organizations/journalists have their own sites/feeds and you can make time to visit them and catch up if you like. Then curate your social media to be what you need it to be for your own well-being.
January 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A reminder that you don't have to rely on social media (here or anywhere else) for news. Legit news organizations/journalists have their own sites/feeds and you can make time to visit them and catch up if you like. Then curate your social media to be what you need it to be for your own well-being.
How to curate your feed
- Update list of muted words.
- Block/mute what you don't want to see. (That includes content from people you fundamentally agree with. Second-hand toxicity is a thing.)
- Give thumbs up to content you want to see.
- Update list of muted words.
- Block/mute what you don't want to see. (That includes content from people you fundamentally agree with. Second-hand toxicity is a thing.)
- Give thumbs up to content you want to see.
January 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
How to curate your feed
- Update list of muted words.
- Block/mute what you don't want to see. (That includes content from people you fundamentally agree with. Second-hand toxicity is a thing.)
- Give thumbs up to content you want to see.
- Update list of muted words.
- Block/mute what you don't want to see. (That includes content from people you fundamentally agree with. Second-hand toxicity is a thing.)
- Give thumbs up to content you want to see.