nic (they)
@crankible.bsky.social
40s queer sad sack | traditional & digital artist
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I mean we are absolutely in a place now where the only solution to this information disorder is for everyone to constantly evaluate the source of information. Never trust a chatbot, but also don't believe a video unless you know and trust where it comes from.
Unfortunately... that's a lot of work.
Unfortunately... that's a lot of work.
December 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I mean we are absolutely in a place now where the only solution to this information disorder is for everyone to constantly evaluate the source of information. Never trust a chatbot, but also don't believe a video unless you know and trust where it comes from.
Unfortunately... that's a lot of work.
Unfortunately... that's a lot of work.
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Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
what is the point of going after someone's appearance? their actions are what is vile. he "looks older" largely due to genetics of hair loss and going gray early. he could do things to look younger but who cares. trying to tie morality to appearance is bizarre and bullshit.
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
what is the point of going after someone's appearance? their actions are what is vile. he "looks older" largely due to genetics of hair loss and going gray early. he could do things to look younger but who cares. trying to tie morality to appearance is bizarre and bullshit.
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T&S: the job where literally whatever you do, it's going to be wrong! *jazzhands*
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
T&S: the job where literally whatever you do, it's going to be wrong! *jazzhands*
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A man who was set to be executed — for a killing his brother admitted to — has been granted clemency at the last minute
Tremane Wood Spared From Execution In Shocking Decision
His case marks only the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death sentence since entering office in 2019.
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A man who was set to be executed — for a killing his brother admitted to — has been granted clemency at the last minute
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If you are a researcher who happens to know other researchers who study Reddit/use Reddit data, I beg of you to please send them this paper.
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Remember the Human: A Systematic Review of Ethical Considerations in Reddit Research | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Reddit is one of the world's most prominent social media platforms, and also a valuable
source of data for internet researchers. However, working with this kind of data also
presents novel ethical com...
dl.acm.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you are a researcher who happens to know other researchers who study Reddit/use Reddit data, I beg of you to please send them this paper.
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
i got the painting of my kids i did recently in a frame and on the wall today, small thing but i'd been avoiding it because i needed to screw in some clips to the wood frame which i haven't done before, so i'm happy i got it done and everyone likes the fancy frame hehe
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
i got the painting of my kids i did recently in a frame and on the wall today, small thing but i'd been avoiding it because i needed to screw in some clips to the wood frame which i haven't done before, so i'm happy i got it done and everyone likes the fancy frame hehe
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Also, fellow authors and media folks who game stream, hit me up. I'd like to build a team and set a significant charity goal for the future.
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Also, fellow authors and media folks who game stream, hit me up. I'd like to build a team and set a significant charity goal for the future.
so we have a generator, and i believe we operate it safely, but having CO detectors everywhere in the house also gives some needed peace of mind.
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
so we have a generator, and i believe we operate it safely, but having CO detectors everywhere in the house also gives some needed peace of mind.
trying to keep everyone's hands clean and with 3 kids without running water over multiple days was not pleasant for my bathroom germ paranoia.
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
trying to keep everyone's hands clean and with 3 kids without running water over multiple days was not pleasant for my bathroom germ paranoia.
first handful of years at this house we lost power enough, and for long enough periods, not having power for the well pump (aka no power equals also no water) was a serious concern. keeping power to fridges so you don't lose all your food also a huge relief
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
first handful of years at this house we lost power enough, and for long enough periods, not having power for the well pump (aka no power equals also no water) was a serious concern. keeping power to fridges so you don't lose all your food also a huge relief