Captain Fender
@captfender.bsky.social
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I touched Jay Leno’s Tonight Show money
November 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I touched Jay Leno’s Tonight Show money
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"Any pronouns?"
"All."
"All pronouns?"
"They go by they/them"
"But you said any pronouns"
"No, Any goes by all."
"All pronouns?"
"They/them"
"But you just said any!"
"What about him?
"WHO GOES BY 'HIM'????"
"No, that's Any. Who goes by xe/xir."
"Whaddaya asking ME for??"
"All."
"All pronouns?"
"They go by they/them"
"But you said any pronouns"
"No, Any goes by all."
"All pronouns?"
"They/them"
"But you just said any!"
"What about him?
"WHO GOES BY 'HIM'????"
"No, that's Any. Who goes by xe/xir."
"Whaddaya asking ME for??"
Any goes by any/all pronouns. Please use the correct pronouns for all
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Any pronouns?"
"All."
"All pronouns?"
"They go by they/them"
"But you said any pronouns"
"No, Any goes by all."
"All pronouns?"
"They/them"
"But you just said any!"
"What about him?
"WHO GOES BY 'HIM'????"
"No, that's Any. Who goes by xe/xir."
"Whaddaya asking ME for??"
"All."
"All pronouns?"
"They go by they/them"
"But you said any pronouns"
"No, Any goes by all."
"All pronouns?"
"They/them"
"But you just said any!"
"What about him?
"WHO GOES BY 'HIM'????"
"No, that's Any. Who goes by xe/xir."
"Whaddaya asking ME for??"
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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COVID was the ruling classes experiment to see if people would give up on the social contract to prioritize themselves, once they saw people were willing to let disabled, elderly and poor people die for their own convenience, they have slowly taken the mask fully off day by day and now we are here.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
COVID was the ruling classes experiment to see if people would give up on the social contract to prioritize themselves, once they saw people were willing to let disabled, elderly and poor people die for their own convenience, they have slowly taken the mask fully off day by day and now we are here.
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the story of this shutdown is that Trump and the Republicans have played the politics significantly worse than Chuck Schumer and folks that's a genuine accomplishment
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
the story of this shutdown is that Trump and the Republicans have played the politics significantly worse than Chuck Schumer and folks that's a genuine accomplishment
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This might seem odd if you're cis and have always seen the NYT as an esteemed institution, but please, listen to trans people on this. The NYT has run so many harmful articles about trans people and trans youth the Onion even made a snarky article about it. They're not to be trusted.
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This might seem odd if you're cis and have always seen the NYT as an esteemed institution, but please, listen to trans people on this. The NYT has run so many harmful articles about trans people and trans youth the Onion even made a snarky article about it. They're not to be trusted.
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mcdonalds sprite has stem cells in it
October 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
mcdonalds sprite has stem cells in it
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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/
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It is not unreasonable for disabled and vulnerable people to ask the rest of the population to stop killing them, to allow them to exist as part of society. To stop participating in casual eugenics. Current vaccines do not stop transmission or meaningfully reduce risk of brain and organ damage.
October 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It is not unreasonable for disabled and vulnerable people to ask the rest of the population to stop killing them, to allow them to exist as part of society. To stop participating in casual eugenics. Current vaccines do not stop transmission or meaningfully reduce risk of brain and organ damage.
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John Lee Hooker with a diagram of the evolution of the Blues.
September 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
John Lee Hooker with a diagram of the evolution of the Blues.
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Political parties in late stage capitalism are like that Simpsons joke with the game show categories you have to choose from:
"OW. THAT HURTS."
"WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS TO ME?"
AND "PLEASE LET ME DIE."
"OW. THAT HURTS."
"WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS TO ME?"
AND "PLEASE LET ME DIE."
September 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Political parties in late stage capitalism are like that Simpsons joke with the game show categories you have to choose from:
"OW. THAT HURTS."
"WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS TO ME?"
AND "PLEASE LET ME DIE."
"OW. THAT HURTS."
"WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS TO ME?"
AND "PLEASE LET ME DIE."
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Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
No new pictures, where are you at mentally?
August 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
No new pictures, where are you at mentally?
Go into your photo roll or whatever and post the first image that makes you laugh literally out loud. Here's mine:
July 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Go into your photo roll or whatever and post the first image that makes you laugh literally out loud. Here's mine:
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Pilot over the intercom: uhhhhhhh we are all just flesh. We exist so briefly.
July 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Pilot over the intercom: uhhhhhhh we are all just flesh. We exist so briefly.
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i stop, they win
what's keeping you going?
July 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
i stop, they win
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if you use genAI you technically stop farting on a net basis because you are huffing the farts directly back into your lungs
July 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
if you use genAI you technically stop farting on a net basis because you are huffing the farts directly back into your lungs
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Literally Trump at this point lol
July 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Literally Trump at this point lol
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Fatphobia and food moralizing are a part of fascism and you need to divest yourself of them.
You'll feel better, but that's not the point.
You'll feel better, but that's not the point.
Mehmet Oz on Medicaid: "We'll be there for you, the American people, when you need help, but you gotta stay healthy yourself ... don't eat carrot cake. Eat real food."
July 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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if there was something you could do every single day that made the material conditions of everyone around you just a little bit safer— an action that would make trump et al super annoyed— would you do it?
July 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
if there was something you could do every single day that made the material conditions of everyone around you just a little bit safer— an action that would make trump et al super annoyed— would you do it?
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As a follow-up to _Calling Bullshit_, Jevin West and I developed the course about LLMs that we think every college freshman should take.
Yesterday I talked about the course in a seminar at UNSW. And thanks to my colleagues there, 24 hours later the video is already online.
Yesterday I talked about the course in a seminar at UNSW. And thanks to my colleagues there, 24 hours later the video is already online.
Yesterday, @carlbergstrom.com presented his course "Modern-day Oracles or BS Machines? How to thrive in a ChatGPT world". Neat way to make students aware of the capacities and limitations of LLMs👇🎰
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZC0...
Course: thebullshitmachines.com
@unswbabs.bsky.social
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZC0...
Course: thebullshitmachines.com
@unswbabs.bsky.social
Modern Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines? Seminar with Prof. Carl Bergstrom, University of Washington
YouTube video by UNSW eLearning
www.youtube.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
As a follow-up to _Calling Bullshit_, Jevin West and I developed the course about LLMs that we think every college freshman should take.
Yesterday I talked about the course in a seminar at UNSW. And thanks to my colleagues there, 24 hours later the video is already online.
Yesterday I talked about the course in a seminar at UNSW. And thanks to my colleagues there, 24 hours later the video is already online.
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A Morrowind meme in these trying times 🍼
June 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A Morrowind meme in these trying times 🍼
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Execs are paid to make decisions, a task that's difficult if you're someone who cares or thinks deeply about the repercussions of those decisions.
Zero surprise that AI is great at this job
Zero surprise that AI is great at this job
June 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Execs are paid to make decisions, a task that's difficult if you're someone who cares or thinks deeply about the repercussions of those decisions.
Zero surprise that AI is great at this job
Zero surprise that AI is great at this job
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“The Long COVID Foundation has put together The Danger Dozen. Twelve important papers that express the long term harm of a SARS-CoV-2 Infection & Long COVID.“
www.longcfoundation.org/post/Danger-...
www.longcfoundation.org/post/Danger-...
Danger Dozen
The Long COVID Foundation has put together The Danger Dozen. Twelve important papers that express the long term harm of a SARS-CoV-2 Infection & Long COVID. You can download the pdf at the bottom of t...
www.longcfoundation.org
June 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“The Long COVID Foundation has put together The Danger Dozen. Twelve important papers that express the long term harm of a SARS-CoV-2 Infection & Long COVID.“
www.longcfoundation.org/post/Danger-...
www.longcfoundation.org/post/Danger-...
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