Callan
@ca11an.bsky.social
Curmudgeonly technologist with chronic stress-induced bruxism || Works across AI/ML, public policy, & online child safety || She/her || Chicago
Amazon’s running a “thank my driver” promo but you have to rely on a kindly internet stranger to tell you because they didn’t seem to want inform the general public about it.
Search “thank my driver”, click banner at top of results and your last delivery driver will (allegedly) receive a $5 tip.
Search “thank my driver”, click banner at top of results and your last delivery driver will (allegedly) receive a $5 tip.
December 7, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Amazon’s running a “thank my driver” promo but you have to rely on a kindly internet stranger to tell you because they didn’t seem to want inform the general public about it.
Search “thank my driver”, click banner at top of results and your last delivery driver will (allegedly) receive a $5 tip.
Search “thank my driver”, click banner at top of results and your last delivery driver will (allegedly) receive a $5 tip.
EXPECTATION: A partially sophisticated scheme involving an under-the-table exchange of money.
REALITY: A ploy derived from the mind of a 6-year old.
An excerpt from The Athletic on the latest from the super embarrassing ESPN debacle.
REALITY: A ploy derived from the mind of a 6-year old.
An excerpt from The Athletic on the latest from the super embarrassing ESPN debacle.
January 11, 2024 at 5:57 PM
EXPECTATION: A partially sophisticated scheme involving an under-the-table exchange of money.
REALITY: A ploy derived from the mind of a 6-year old.
An excerpt from The Athletic on the latest from the super embarrassing ESPN debacle.
REALITY: A ploy derived from the mind of a 6-year old.
An excerpt from The Athletic on the latest from the super embarrassing ESPN debacle.
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The way influencer culture made being in advertisements aspirational is so fascinating to me. The concept of “selling out” has been abandoned. For the YouTuber generation, it’s a status symbol to hawk a product or have your content get used by a brand — even if you aren’t being paid!
December 20, 2023 at 11:30 PM
The way influencer culture made being in advertisements aspirational is so fascinating to me. The concept of “selling out” has been abandoned. For the YouTuber generation, it’s a status symbol to hawk a product or have your content get used by a brand — even if you aren’t being paid!
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EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet” podcast is a finalist for the Anthem Awards Community Voice Award! We need your support to put us over the top. Share and VOTE! celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...
December 5, 2023 at 11:11 PM
EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet” podcast is a finalist for the Anthem Awards Community Voice Award! We need your support to put us over the top. Share and VOTE! celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...
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New from 404 Media: major security issue at networking giant Ubiquiti. Users are reporting randomly being given access to *other* peoples' security camera feeds, photos, and devices. Multiple people reported issue, Ubiquiti investigating www.404media.co/ubiquiti-use...
December 14, 2023 at 7:33 PM
New from 404 Media: major security issue at networking giant Ubiquiti. Users are reporting randomly being given access to *other* peoples' security camera feeds, photos, and devices. Multiple people reported issue, Ubiquiti investigating www.404media.co/ubiquiti-use...
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my favorite holiday meme
December 13, 2023 at 9:35 PM
my favorite holiday meme
The absolute love of my life Captain Raymond Holt from Brooklyn Nine-Nine (i.e. esteemed actor Andre Braugher) passed away today at 61. I am truly devastated.
December 13, 2023 at 2:37 AM
The absolute love of my life Captain Raymond Holt from Brooklyn Nine-Nine (i.e. esteemed actor Andre Braugher) passed away today at 61. I am truly devastated.
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the Wikipedia entry for axolotls reads like a Cake song
December 11, 2023 at 10:52 PM
the Wikipedia entry for axolotls reads like a Cake song
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Musk has had a lot of critical media coverage, but somehow Media Matters is the one outlet that landed enough hits to make him fly into a rage. Congrats to them.
Elon Musk in the Alex Jones Twitter Space: We are suing [Media Matters] in every country that they operate. And we will pursue not just the organization, but anyone funding that organization...Media Matters is an evil propaganda machine, they can go to hell. I hope they do.
December 10, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Musk has had a lot of critical media coverage, but somehow Media Matters is the one outlet that landed enough hits to make him fly into a rage. Congrats to them.
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New: Alibaba's "Animate Anyone" is trained on a scraped dataset of videos of famous TikTokers. Ripping content creators' work is already baked into the tech. 404media.co/alibaba-anim...
Alibaba's 'Animate Anyone' Is Trained on Scraped Videos of Famous TikTokers
The new image-to-video model went viral this week because people saw potential to replace TikTok personalities, but ripping content creators' work is already baked into the tech.
404media.co
December 5, 2023 at 6:19 PM
New: Alibaba's "Animate Anyone" is trained on a scraped dataset of videos of famous TikTokers. Ripping content creators' work is already baked into the tech. 404media.co/alibaba-anim...
He didn’t exactly say this, but he basically did…
More than 350 Military promotions backlogged and families unable to move forward with their lives for the past 10 months because of this kind of “Tuberville logic”.
More than 350 Military promotions backlogged and families unable to move forward with their lives for the past 10 months because of this kind of “Tuberville logic”.
December 5, 2023 at 7:27 PM
He didn’t exactly say this, but he basically did…
More than 350 Military promotions backlogged and families unable to move forward with their lives for the past 10 months because of this kind of “Tuberville logic”.
More than 350 Military promotions backlogged and families unable to move forward with their lives for the past 10 months because of this kind of “Tuberville logic”.
This is everything to me
December 4, 2023 at 12:14 PM
This is everything to me
“It’s been 84 years…”
-Old lady from The Titanic
-Old lady from The Titanic
December 1, 2023 at 4:15 PM
“It’s been 84 years…”
-Old lady from The Titanic
-Old lady from The Titanic
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"How can I have embezzled any campaign funds when I’m just a scared little baby farm girl?"
George Santos: ‘I Am Just A Little Girl Trapped At The Bottom Of A Well’
WASHINGTON—Staring down a likely expulsion from the House of Representatives, Rep. George Santos (R-NY) told reporters “I am just a little girl trapped at the bottom of a well” on Monday. “I w...
www.theonion.com
November 27, 2023 at 7:36 PM
"How can I have embezzled any campaign funds when I’m just a scared little baby farm girl?"
Remember when Ron Johnson argued against COVID-19 relief because when money is converted to inches it can also be converted to miles?
November 27, 2023 at 5:09 PM
Remember when Ron Johnson argued against COVID-19 relief because when money is converted to inches it can also be converted to miles?
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🍪 Instant coffee
🍪 Pancake mix
🍪 Puffed rice
🍪 Grape-nuts
🍪 Chocolate chips made with hot glue sticks
These are some of the ingredients used to make Cookie Monster’s cookies on “Sesame Street.”
“Kind of like a dog treat,” the cookie maker told us.
🍪 Pancake mix
🍪 Puffed rice
🍪 Grape-nuts
🍪 Chocolate chips made with hot glue sticks
These are some of the ingredients used to make Cookie Monster’s cookies on “Sesame Street.”
“Kind of like a dog treat,” the cookie maker told us.
Nom Nom Nom. What’s the Deal With Cookie Monster’s Cookies?
If you have ever wondered what the “Sesame Street” muppet is really eating, we have the answer.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2023 at 4:24 PM
🍪 Instant coffee
🍪 Pancake mix
🍪 Puffed rice
🍪 Grape-nuts
🍪 Chocolate chips made with hot glue sticks
These are some of the ingredients used to make Cookie Monster’s cookies on “Sesame Street.”
“Kind of like a dog treat,” the cookie maker told us.
🍪 Pancake mix
🍪 Puffed rice
🍪 Grape-nuts
🍪 Chocolate chips made with hot glue sticks
These are some of the ingredients used to make Cookie Monster’s cookies on “Sesame Street.”
“Kind of like a dog treat,” the cookie maker told us.
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LLMs don't have morality, they are not moral actors. They know two things: a) reformat search results to look like human speech and b) don't use bad words. Asking them to solve trolley problems is like asking the Chuck E. Cheese band to play Freebird
November 26, 2023 at 2:12 AM
LLMs don't have morality, they are not moral actors. They know two things: a) reformat search results to look like human speech and b) don't use bad words. Asking them to solve trolley problems is like asking the Chuck E. Cheese band to play Freebird
Chicago hustles harder
November 25, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Chicago hustles harder