ashkatom
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Struggling writer, probably procrastinating. The two may be related.
absolutely crushed a presentation at work today. unprecedented amounts of positive feedback, accolades in my performance plan, literally made someone cry (positive). just call me the brene brown of generic work slideshow decks.
June 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
absolutely crushed a presentation at work today. unprecedented amounts of positive feedback, accolades in my performance plan, literally made someone cry (positive). just call me the brene brown of generic work slideshow decks.
I have never been able to make it out of an election day without fighting someone who says something stupid in line in my mind for the next 7 hours. Today: 'well you can't *trust* the science, can you?'
May 3, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I have never been able to make it out of an election day without fighting someone who says something stupid in line in my mind for the next 7 hours. Today: 'well you can't *trust* the science, can you?'
I texted a lady about a meet'n'greet with a kitten this morning and she still has not texted me back and I am about ready to shred things with my teeth. I Would Like To See The Kitten.
April 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I texted a lady about a meet'n'greet with a kitten this morning and she still has not texted me back and I am about ready to shred things with my teeth. I Would Like To See The Kitten.
need an underbed restraint system but for my damn fitted sheet.
April 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
need an underbed restraint system but for my damn fitted sheet.
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As a slow writer, I approve of this message (& also I needed to hear this. I often feel “behind” because I started later, because I’m disabled & have limited energy, because I’m not prolific, because because…)
Samantha Hunt, one of my colleagues at Bennington College, said earlier this semester: “One of the most radical things I do is move slowly.”
I think about it all the time. Slow, steady, determined.
Be the artist who, like a persistent trickle of water, ends up carving a canyon.
I think about it all the time. Slow, steady, determined.
Be the artist who, like a persistent trickle of water, ends up carving a canyon.
April 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
As a slow writer, I approve of this message (& also I needed to hear this. I often feel “behind” because I started later, because I’m disabled & have limited energy, because I’m not prolific, because because…)
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1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
LLMs hallucinating nonexistent software packages with plausible names leads to a new malware vulnerability: "slopsquatting."
LLMs can't stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything
: Hallucinated package names fuel 'slopsquatting'
www.theregister.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
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1 reason to live unlocked
December 17, 2024 at 12:39 AM
1 reason to live unlocked
I got cornered into giving my opinion on generative AI at work today and what shocked me the most was that all these normal, not particularly tech literate people thought it was great. Hoping I provided some food for thought but dang, we are so disconnected from the means of production.
December 6, 2024 at 3:54 AM
I got cornered into giving my opinion on generative AI at work today and what shocked me the most was that all these normal, not particularly tech literate people thought it was great. Hoping I provided some food for thought but dang, we are so disconnected from the means of production.
thinkin real hard about that tumblr post about lacking The Vitamin today.
December 4, 2024 at 1:01 AM
thinkin real hard about that tumblr post about lacking The Vitamin today.
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I had 4 days off and by the end of that time I was thinking about creative pursuits, maybe even getting involved in my community. Thank god that's over now
December 2, 2024 at 9:07 PM
I had 4 days off and by the end of that time I was thinking about creative pursuits, maybe even getting involved in my community. Thank god that's over now
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there are two kinds of writers:
those who write pages of bantering dialogue and realize they didn't describe anything in the scene
and those who write pages of detailed description and realize no one's spoken for eight pages
those who write pages of bantering dialogue and realize they didn't describe anything in the scene
and those who write pages of detailed description and realize no one's spoken for eight pages
November 26, 2024 at 6:16 PM
there are two kinds of writers:
those who write pages of bantering dialogue and realize they didn't describe anything in the scene
and those who write pages of detailed description and realize no one's spoken for eight pages
those who write pages of bantering dialogue and realize they didn't describe anything in the scene
and those who write pages of detailed description and realize no one's spoken for eight pages
Applied for a job today that might actually let me use my degree. I feel kind of stupid about it because my current job is very good and how many people can say that, but it's more money and more growth opportunities. We'll see if I get the interview I guess :v
November 26, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Applied for a job today that might actually let me use my degree. I feel kind of stupid about it because my current job is very good and how many people can say that, but it's more money and more growth opportunities. We'll see if I get the interview I guess :v