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you know we used to have to do at least a little work to prove the connection between racism and transphobia
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
you know we used to have to do at least a little work to prove the connection between racism and transphobia
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This is the natural end point of any pursuit designed to steal money/customers/clients away from a well-established extant source.
The WoW-killer of games distribution.
The WoW-killer of games distribution.
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is the natural end point of any pursuit designed to steal money/customers/clients away from a well-established extant source.
The WoW-killer of games distribution.
The WoW-killer of games distribution.
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Wait til these anti-trans losers find out that language is also a social construct.
"sex-based language" is a completely bullshit made up concept by the anti-trans crowd.
Language to the extent that it references differences the sexes is gender because it's a social construct.
Language to the extent that it references differences the sexes is gender because it's a social construct.
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Wait til these anti-trans losers find out that language is also a social construct.
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Constantly hearing how our students need to be experts in “gen AI” to compete on the job market, meanwhile the end goal of every executive is to hire absolutely no one, to pay absolutely no one else’s salary, just to let the little machine make something that they can still sell a subscription for
September 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Constantly hearing how our students need to be experts in “gen AI” to compete on the job market, meanwhile the end goal of every executive is to hire absolutely no one, to pay absolutely no one else’s salary, just to let the little machine make something that they can still sell a subscription for
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Maybe infinite content was a bad idea.
September 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Maybe infinite content was a bad idea.
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Stop this. Just… Stop it. Stop using "generative AI" for anything that might actually matter, and especially things that, if it gets them wrong, *Might Fucking Kill You.*
Why does this need to be said? Why is this not obvious??? Why is this not the default way of fucking operating?! What the FUCK.
Why does this need to be said? Why is this not obvious??? Why is this not the default way of fucking operating?! What the FUCK.
August 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Stop this. Just… Stop it. Stop using "generative AI" for anything that might actually matter, and especially things that, if it gets them wrong, *Might Fucking Kill You.*
Why does this need to be said? Why is this not obvious??? Why is this not the default way of fucking operating?! What the FUCK.
Why does this need to be said? Why is this not obvious??? Why is this not the default way of fucking operating?! What the FUCK.
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"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!"
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
July 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!"
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
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“Some of us aren’t creative enough to brainstorm without ChatGPT!” Well then maybe you should sit this one out.
July 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“Some of us aren’t creative enough to brainstorm without ChatGPT!” Well then maybe you should sit this one out.
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The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
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Create NSFW art
Porn is not evil, sex is not abhorrent, pleasure is not a crime
Even if you don't agree with all kinks doesn't mean they should be allowed to censor art
This is why we have tags and the blick button, not megacorps deciding what we can and cannot like
Always resist oppression
Porn is not evil, sex is not abhorrent, pleasure is not a crime
Even if you don't agree with all kinks doesn't mean they should be allowed to censor art
This is why we have tags and the blick button, not megacorps deciding what we can and cannot like
Always resist oppression
July 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Create NSFW art
Porn is not evil, sex is not abhorrent, pleasure is not a crime
Even if you don't agree with all kinks doesn't mean they should be allowed to censor art
This is why we have tags and the blick button, not megacorps deciding what we can and cannot like
Always resist oppression
Porn is not evil, sex is not abhorrent, pleasure is not a crime
Even if you don't agree with all kinks doesn't mean they should be allowed to censor art
This is why we have tags and the blick button, not megacorps deciding what we can and cannot like
Always resist oppression
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[I type “I’m sorry” on a typewriter]
“Holy shit my typewriter apologized!”
“Holy shit my typewriter apologized!”
no it wasn’t and no it didn’t
July 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
[I type “I’m sorry” on a typewriter]
“Holy shit my typewriter apologized!”
“Holy shit my typewriter apologized!”
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Congratulations to the fireteam on their world's first completion The Desert Perpetual Raid on Contest Mode!
🏆 milito
🏆 Dabs
🏆 Enskeria
🏆 Silken
🏆 mitcH
🏆 Ham
🏆 milito
🏆 Dabs
🏆 Enskeria
🏆 Silken
🏆 mitcH
🏆 Ham
July 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Congratulations to the fireteam on their world's first completion The Desert Perpetual Raid on Contest Mode!
🏆 milito
🏆 Dabs
🏆 Enskeria
🏆 Silken
🏆 mitcH
🏆 Ham
🏆 milito
🏆 Dabs
🏆 Enskeria
🏆 Silken
🏆 mitcH
🏆 Ham
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LLMs are nothing more than models of the distribution of the word forms in their training data, with weights modified by post-training to produce somewhat different distributions. Unless your use case requires a model of a distribution of word forms in text, indeed, they suck and aren't useful.
There are a lot of critiques of LLMs that I agree with but "they suck and aren't useful" doesn't really hold water.
I understand people not using them because of social, economic, and environmental concerns. And I also understand people using them because they can be very useful.
Thoughts?
I understand people not using them because of social, economic, and environmental concerns. And I also understand people using them because they can be very useful.
Thoughts?
April 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
LLMs are nothing more than models of the distribution of the word forms in their training data, with weights modified by post-training to produce somewhat different distributions. Unless your use case requires a model of a distribution of word forms in text, indeed, they suck and aren't useful.
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Under observation.
April 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Under observation.
I know I haven't attended that class much but someone overwriting my exam timeslot for themselves hurts a bit.
April 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I know I haven't attended that class much but someone overwriting my exam timeslot for themselves hurts a bit.
March 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Bill Labov died this morning. I'm not coherent enough to talk about how important and influential and brilliant he was. I am very sad.
I was so lucky to know him, and I am grateful every day that he (and Gillian, and Walt, etc) built an academic field where kindness is expected.
I was so lucky to know him, and I am grateful every day that he (and Gillian, and Walt, etc) built an academic field where kindness is expected.
December 18, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Bill Labov died this morning. I'm not coherent enough to talk about how important and influential and brilliant he was. I am very sad.
I was so lucky to know him, and I am grateful every day that he (and Gillian, and Walt, etc) built an academic field where kindness is expected.
I was so lucky to know him, and I am grateful every day that he (and Gillian, and Walt, etc) built an academic field where kindness is expected.
November 3, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Phasmophobia on console is the best release ever. finally got to hear @glitchinghell.bsky.social scream for his life (and survive)
October 29, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Phasmophobia on console is the best release ever. finally got to hear @glitchinghell.bsky.social scream for his life (and survive)
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practising drawing by thinking about it really hard and not actually doing anything
October 27, 2024 at 1:24 PM
practising drawing by thinking about it really hard and not actually doing anything
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