Amy Pellegrini
@jazzjam.app
Pianist & Software Developer. Follow me for insights on tech, product design and productivity hacks. Building the https://jazzjam.app/
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Amy Pellegrini
@jazzjam.app
· Apr 11
Jazz Jam Studio - Your Personal Jazz Practice Companion
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It took me a lot of work, but finally the MVP of the Jazz Jam App is ready:
jazzjam.app
Anything missing from the website?
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Anything missing from the website?
How these people can't realise ATC could decide to do a strike any fucking day and bring the whole country to a grinding halt?
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
How these people can't realise ATC could decide to do a strike any fucking day and bring the whole country to a grinding halt?
Yeah, like why can't we have robots with actual fucking wheels like Johnny 5.
Lack of imagination in a domain that claims to bring futuristic?
Lack of imagination in a domain that claims to bring futuristic?
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Yeah, like why can't we have robots with actual fucking wheels like Johnny 5.
Lack of imagination in a domain that claims to bring futuristic?
Lack of imagination in a domain that claims to bring futuristic?
It's official, I reached the age when I cannot sleep anymore. I don't know if is the social anxiety, lifelong trauma, or just the unhinged absurdity of current times, but I cannot just fall asleep like I used to.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It's official, I reached the age when I cannot sleep anymore. I don't know if is the social anxiety, lifelong trauma, or just the unhinged absurdity of current times, but I cannot just fall asleep like I used to.
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My 1974 HP calculator surpasses human intelligence in key tasks
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My 1974 HP calculator surpasses human intelligence in key tasks
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
My home address amd phone number was leaked somehow and I'm getting scam calls where they try to use it to convince me the call is legitimate.
Good news is that whoever leaked it are so incompetent that the actual address is wrong, so I always know anyone quoting that address is a scammer.
Good news is that whoever leaked it are so incompetent that the actual address is wrong, so I always know anyone quoting that address is a scammer.
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My home address amd phone number was leaked somehow and I'm getting scam calls where they try to use it to convince me the call is legitimate.
Good news is that whoever leaked it are so incompetent that the actual address is wrong, so I always know anyone quoting that address is a scammer.
Good news is that whoever leaked it are so incompetent that the actual address is wrong, so I always know anyone quoting that address is a scammer.
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He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Dear ppl who are complaining that this image "has no alt text": the image is CLEARLY DESCRIBED IN THE SKEET. THAT IS ALT TEXT. Using the specific Bluesky mechanism to add an alt="" attribute to an image is ONE WAY of doing image description but some of y'all treat "alt text" as a magic incantation.
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Dear ppl who are complaining that this image "has no alt text": the image is CLEARLY DESCRIBED IN THE SKEET. THAT IS ALT TEXT. Using the specific Bluesky mechanism to add an alt="" attribute to an image is ONE WAY of doing image description but some of y'all treat "alt text" as a magic incantation.
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The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
Generative AI is a societal disaster
Governments are deluding themselves into believing investment justifies allowing AI to upend society
disconnect.blog
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Welcome to Argentina my friend
Harvard Law instructors didn't get a pay increase this year and our health insurance premiums are going up 30% this year along with major increases in deductibles and co-pays. Prices are out of control. Me and my partner have substantially cut back on eating out and we're shopping at Costco more.
A grocery store clerk in Chicago says shoppers see prices “and say, ‘What the f—? .. It happens all the time.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
October 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Welcome to Argentina my friend
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Colonialism historicly erased trans existence from every culture it came across, and now have the audacity to claim its a modern creation.
October 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Colonialism historicly erased trans existence from every culture it came across, and now have the audacity to claim its a modern creation.
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It's here. JavaScript for Everyone is now available to…everyone!
The amount of effort and experience packed into this course is unbelievable and we know you're going to love it.
Get yours for £189, down from £249, for 2 weeks and super-charge your career prospects
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The amount of effort and experience packed into this course is unbelievable and we know you're going to love it.
Get yours for £189, down from £249, for 2 weeks and super-charge your career prospects
piccalilli.link/js4e-launch-...
JavaScript for Everyone
A high quality, expansive written course that will elevate your JavaScript skills to a level you never thought was achievable.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Irish novelist Naoise Dolan has been abducted by Israel.
lithub.com/irish-noveli...
lithub.com/irish-noveli...
Irish novelist Naoise Dolan has been abducted by Israel.
Naoise Dolan, one of Ireland’s most acclaimed young novelists, was earlier today abducted and detained by Israeli forces after the aid flotilla on which she was traveling to Gaza was intercep…
lithub.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Irish novelist Naoise Dolan has been abducted by Israel.
lithub.com/irish-noveli...
lithub.com/irish-noveli...
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BREAKING: Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 reut.rs/42uh3Aw
October 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
BREAKING: Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 reut.rs/42uh3Aw
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New blog post: The illegible nature of software development talent
surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/10/08/t...
surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/10/08/t...
The illegible nature of software development talent
Here’s another blog post on gathering some common threads from reading recent posts. Today’s topic is about the unassuming nature of talented software engineers. The first thread was a …
surfingcomplexity.blog
October 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
New blog post: The illegible nature of software development talent
surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/10/08/t...
surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/10/08/t...
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I miss watching a movie credits without having to press a button to keep watching them.
October 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I miss watching a movie credits without having to press a button to keep watching them.
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The official database of works eligible for the Anthropic AI settlement has been released and, as I suspected, many authors are screwed. Basically, if your books weren't officially registered with the US Copyright Office you're out of luck. 1/ secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/results
October 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The official database of works eligible for the Anthropic AI settlement has been released and, as I suspected, many authors are screwed. Basically, if your books weren't officially registered with the US Copyright Office you're out of luck. 1/ secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/results
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From: Patlabor 2 (1993), dir. Mamoru Oshii, Production I.G
October 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
From: Patlabor 2 (1993), dir. Mamoru Oshii, Production I.G
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I've somewhat reluctantly concluded it's more of a clever debater's point than anything else, but still:
Biologically based pronouns are not a thing. We use gendered pronouns for everything from boats to fictional characters to stick figure drawings.
Biologically based pronouns are not a thing. We use gendered pronouns for everything from boats to fictional characters to stick figure drawings.
Is anyone else find it really fucking disturbing that an AI character generated from the theft of thousands of actors and actresses is being called “she/her” and they use a name for it? According to terfs, it doesn’t have ovaries or an ability to give birth.
SAG-AFTRA Responds To AI Actress Tilly Norwood Furor: “Creativity Is & Should Remain Human-Centered”
SAG-AFTRA Responds To AI Actress Tilly Norwood Furor: “Creativity Is & Should Remain Human-Centered”
deadline.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I've somewhat reluctantly concluded it's more of a clever debater's point than anything else, but still:
Biologically based pronouns are not a thing. We use gendered pronouns for everything from boats to fictional characters to stick figure drawings.
Biologically based pronouns are not a thing. We use gendered pronouns for everything from boats to fictional characters to stick figure drawings.