Erin Toth
@erinerinerin.bsky.social
she/her • working in AI (but don’t take that as a blanket endorsement) • also evil, also into cats
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everyone should always say please and thank you to LLMs!
because it costs OpenAI millions of dollars to do so
because it costs OpenAI millions of dollars to do so
October 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
everyone should always say please and thank you to LLMs!
because it costs OpenAI millions of dollars to do so
because it costs OpenAI millions of dollars to do so
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Their memorials are history. Ours are political. Because as always, there are two sexualities - straight, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
Workers under cover of night removed a rainbow crosswalk outside of the former Pulse nightclub, apparently as part of state and federal transportation officials’ aim to wipe “political banners” from public roadways. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/21/r...
Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub removed overnight
“We did everything according to state law, everything was compliant,” said Patty Sheehan, the city’s first openly gay elected official. “FDOT never moves that quickly with anything.R…
www.orlandosentinel.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Their memorials are history. Ours are political. Because as always, there are two sexualities - straight, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
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Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
This really sums up a lot of my confusion with some of the things people are now outsourcing to GenAI. I truly don’t understand why you’d want to!
This is certainly the tism talking but I find so much joy in curiosity and the process of learning that the idea of wanting to outsource thinking to a machine is unfathomable to me
That’s the fun part! Why wouldn’t you want to do that?
That’s the fun part! Why wouldn’t you want to do that?
July 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This really sums up a lot of my confusion with some of the things people are now outsourcing to GenAI. I truly don’t understand why you’d want to!
Impulse buy new pen day! I’d been wanting to try an extra fine nib - I’ve been kind of regretting starting out with a fine nib on a “nice” pen. I still love it, but especially for a small square graph I do think I prefer the EF.
June 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Impulse buy new pen day! I’d been wanting to try an extra fine nib - I’ve been kind of regretting starting out with a fine nib on a “nice” pen. I still love it, but especially for a small square graph I do think I prefer the EF.
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Greyhound, I promise I will never talk smack about you ever again.
Bravo
Bravo
May 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Greyhound, I promise I will never talk smack about you ever again.
Bravo
Bravo
Go into your Bluesky settings > Content and Media and then disable videos from autoplaying. There are a lot of accounts sharing video of the horrific events tonight at the Lapu Lapu block party on Fraser St.
April 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Go into your Bluesky settings > Content and Media and then disable videos from autoplaying. There are a lot of accounts sharing video of the horrific events tonight at the Lapu Lapu block party on Fraser St.
This is Blue Prince. I’m not at quite this level of insanity, but still have to do this puzzle at least once a run and it never gets old. Play it!
In other news, I’ve gotten really good at dartboard math
(this is the *opening* problem with how many times I’ve solved it)
((do not check alt text unless you want spoilers, you’ve been warned))
NON SPOILER ALT TEXT: THIS IS A DARTBOARD WITH PINK AND BLUE AND YELLOW AND A SQUARE IN THE MIDDLE
(this is the *opening* problem with how many times I’ve solved it)
((do not check alt text unless you want spoilers, you’ve been warned))
NON SPOILER ALT TEXT: THIS IS A DARTBOARD WITH PINK AND BLUE AND YELLOW AND A SQUARE IN THE MIDDLE
April 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is Blue Prince. I’m not at quite this level of insanity, but still have to do this puzzle at least once a run and it never gets old. Play it!
I’ve been playing “Blue Prince” since Thursday of last week and it’s all I can think about. If you like an explorey puzzle game (and especially one that doesn’t feel like it’s punishing you at every turn) I heartily recommend giving it a try. It’s free right now on game pass and PS+.
April 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I’ve been playing “Blue Prince” since Thursday of last week and it’s all I can think about. If you like an explorey puzzle game (and especially one that doesn’t feel like it’s punishing you at every turn) I heartily recommend giving it a try. It’s free right now on game pass and PS+.
For whatever reason I avoided Doctor Odyssey. Until last week, when I learned there was a 9-1-1 crossover…why did nobody tell me this show was the best??
March 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
For whatever reason I avoided Doctor Odyssey. Until last week, when I learned there was a 9-1-1 crossover…why did nobody tell me this show was the best??
It can’t be a good sign that I just closed my laptop (after working late) and immediately opened Slack on my phone to check for notifications.
I have a week off in 3 weeks and it can’t come soon enough. 😬
I have a week off in 3 weeks and it can’t come soon enough. 😬
March 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It can’t be a good sign that I just closed my laptop (after working late) and immediately opened Slack on my phone to check for notifications.
I have a week off in 3 weeks and it can’t come soon enough. 😬
I have a week off in 3 weeks and it can’t come soon enough. 😬
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I'm not sure if Microsoft emoji's decision here is an attempt to broker peace or a declaration of war
March 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm not sure if Microsoft emoji's decision here is an attempt to broker peace or a declaration of war
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My pick for this year's Superb Owl?
The Snowy Owl. Look at those eyes!
From Secrets of the Snowy Owl: Habitat, Adaptations, and Other Facts
animalia-life.club/qa/pictures/...
The Snowy Owl. Look at those eyes!
From Secrets of the Snowy Owl: Habitat, Adaptations, and Other Facts
animalia-life.club/qa/pictures/...
February 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
My pick for this year's Superb Owl?
The Snowy Owl. Look at those eyes!
From Secrets of the Snowy Owl: Habitat, Adaptations, and Other Facts
animalia-life.club/qa/pictures/...
The Snowy Owl. Look at those eyes!
From Secrets of the Snowy Owl: Habitat, Adaptations, and Other Facts
animalia-life.club/qa/pictures/...
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One of my favorite poems by Nikki Giovanni is “Allowables.” I keep a copy of this print designed by Alma Sheppard-Matsuo on my office door 💔
December 10, 2024 at 3:12 AM
One of my favorite poems by Nikki Giovanni is “Allowables.” I keep a copy of this print designed by Alma Sheppard-Matsuo on my office door 💔
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This week in horseshoe theory, conservatives determined to stem the tide of immigration invented...Maoism.
September 14, 2024 at 1:39 AM
This week in horseshoe theory, conservatives determined to stem the tide of immigration invented...Maoism.
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You watch DS9 and Odo can’t render a realistic nose, or on TNG Data can’t speak in contractions, and you’re like I’m pretty sure they would figure that out. But then you ask ChatGPT to name a food that starts with the letter B and it’s like “Sure! Sandwich.” and you realize they were on to something
June 28, 2024 at 12:28 AM
You watch DS9 and Odo can’t render a realistic nose, or on TNG Data can’t speak in contractions, and you’re like I’m pretty sure they would figure that out. But then you ask ChatGPT to name a food that starts with the letter B and it’s like “Sure! Sandwich.” and you realize they were on to something
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"In private meetings, [Meta executives and lawyers] weighed the possibility of putting copyrighted works into their A.I. model, even if it meant they would be sued later, according to recordings of the meetings, which were obtained by The Times."
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/t...
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/t...
Four Takeaways on the Race to Amass Data for A.I.
To make artificial intelligence systems more powerful, tech companies need online data to feed the technology. Here’s what to know.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2024 at 12:20 PM
"In private meetings, [Meta executives and lawyers] weighed the possibility of putting copyrighted works into their A.I. model, even if it meant they would be sued later, according to recordings of the meetings, which were obtained by The Times."
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/t...
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/t...
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you guys, my partner has explained RPG rules to me and all of you who are loudly insisting that you would hate a powerpoint party are in deep fuckin’ denial about your hobbies and enjoyments
April 3, 2024 at 1:40 AM
you guys, my partner has explained RPG rules to me and all of you who are loudly insisting that you would hate a powerpoint party are in deep fuckin’ denial about your hobbies and enjoyments
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald xkcd.com/2910
March 22, 2024 at 11:57 AM
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald xkcd.com/2910