Jonny Monolith
@jonnymonolith.bsky.social
Jack of all trades and aspiring explorer
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Microsoft Excel also does not understand jokes
Genuinely, it is such a serious problem that academics and media outlets are presenting text processing software as if it could ever "understand" anything. All this does is misinform the public and do supply free PR for tech companies
Genuinely, it is such a serious problem that academics and media outlets are presenting text processing software as if it could ever "understand" anything. All this does is misinform the public and do supply free PR for tech companies
Can’t tech a joke: AI does not understand puns, study finds
Researchers say results underline large language models’ poor grasp of humour, empathy and cultural nuance
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Microsoft Excel also does not understand jokes
Genuinely, it is such a serious problem that academics and media outlets are presenting text processing software as if it could ever "understand" anything. All this does is misinform the public and do supply free PR for tech companies
Genuinely, it is such a serious problem that academics and media outlets are presenting text processing software as if it could ever "understand" anything. All this does is misinform the public and do supply free PR for tech companies
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i love living in LA!!!!!!
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
i love living in LA!!!!!!
I occasionally see people online being like, "We were fooled by him" - no the fuck you weren't, he told you exactly what he'd do, you just chose not to listen
A reminder from a year ago…
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I occasionally see people online being like, "We were fooled by him" - no the fuck you weren't, he told you exactly what he'd do, you just chose not to listen
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those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
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Hey man everyone here liked your shirt
October 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Hey man everyone here liked your shirt
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"Trump is going to invade American cities and bulldoze the White House" would have been seen as an alarmist liberal fever dream thing to say a year ago
October 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"Trump is going to invade American cities and bulldoze the White House" would have been seen as an alarmist liberal fever dream thing to say a year ago
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the moment NSPM-7 comes up, CNN anchor laughs nervously and ends the segment.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
the moment NSPM-7 comes up, CNN anchor laughs nervously and ends the segment.
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"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say
A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.
www.kktv.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
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being a good christian woman my whole life only for god to tell me at the pearly gates that my afterlife depends on how much of her cock i can fit down my throat
October 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
being a good christian woman my whole life only for god to tell me at the pearly gates that my afterlife depends on how much of her cock i can fit down my throat
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What I find so curious is why white men have such a bottomless font of forgiveness for other white men. And why pundits consistently tell us we are being too rigid to expect the BARE MINIMUM. If you think this guy is the future of the Democratic Party you have no imagination.
October 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
What I find so curious is why white men have such a bottomless font of forgiveness for other white men. And why pundits consistently tell us we are being too rigid to expect the BARE MINIMUM. If you think this guy is the future of the Democratic Party you have no imagination.
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This is a great time to remind everyone that US farmers are a lot wealthier than we think they are.
Most *small family farmers* are millionaires. And no, it's not "just because they own land." Their income is much than average- yes, AFTER you take out farm debts and expenses.
Most *small family farmers* are millionaires. And no, it's not "just because they own land." Their income is much than average- yes, AFTER you take out farm debts and expenses.
September 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
This is a great time to remind everyone that US farmers are a lot wealthier than we think they are.
Most *small family farmers* are millionaires. And no, it's not "just because they own land." Their income is much than average- yes, AFTER you take out farm debts and expenses.
Most *small family farmers* are millionaires. And no, it's not "just because they own land." Their income is much than average- yes, AFTER you take out farm debts and expenses.
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This is doing numbers on social media right now and it's so depressing how people truly yearn for this shit and want to preserve that feeling indefinitely like a mausoleum of false memories.
September 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is doing numbers on social media right now and it's so depressing how people truly yearn for this shit and want to preserve that feeling indefinitely like a mausoleum of false memories.
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adding the Tactics Ogre OST to anything instantly transforms it into high art, a thing of aching, poignant beauty. here it is over images of Taco Bell
July 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
adding the Tactics Ogre OST to anything instantly transforms it into high art, a thing of aching, poignant beauty. here it is over images of Taco Bell
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thank you for your feedback 30 internet strangers i hadn't considered the less funny version of my joke
August 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
thank you for your feedback 30 internet strangers i hadn't considered the less funny version of my joke
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german universities were once at the forefront of science before the nazis destroyed them to eliminate the "jew science" that would lead to the atomic bomb; the nazis eugenic beliefs were based in several ways on weird, occult, medieval beliefs
fascism rhymes and adapts. america's is not unique
fascism rhymes and adapts. america's is not unique
That Trump and Trumpism are fascist doesn’t explain the sheer vandalism of unleashing mass murdering mayhem via RFK to replace medical/scientific institutions of immense value and prestige with medieval peasant superstitions. That is a criminal madness facilitated by but above and beyond fascism.
August 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
german universities were once at the forefront of science before the nazis destroyed them to eliminate the "jew science" that would lead to the atomic bomb; the nazis eugenic beliefs were based in several ways on weird, occult, medieval beliefs
fascism rhymes and adapts. america's is not unique
fascism rhymes and adapts. america's is not unique
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Btw Biden signed a bill allowing the guard to use lethal force on protestors so his lil “remember your oath” thing is a little weird in hindsight
meanwhile
The same executive order leads the way for citizens to make arrests, which is like stage 3 fascism I think
The same executive order leads the way for citizens to make arrests, which is like stage 3 fascism I think
Trump Order Deepens National Guard’s Role in US Law Enforcement
The order requires Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to create a specialized unit within the D.C. National Guard “dedicated to ensuring public safety and order in the nation's capital.”
www.military.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Btw Biden signed a bill allowing the guard to use lethal force on protestors so his lil “remember your oath” thing is a little weird in hindsight
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A remarkable 1987 article about “Q5”, a consultancy that, i’ve now learned, seems singularly responsible for the mass bland-izing of cartoons when i was a kid. I remember the sudden and mysterious Jeanine swap-out in The Real Ghostbusters! this explains so much.
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
August 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A remarkable 1987 article about “Q5”, a consultancy that, i’ve now learned, seems singularly responsible for the mass bland-izing of cartoons when i was a kid. I remember the sudden and mysterious Jeanine swap-out in The Real Ghostbusters! this explains so much.
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
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I hope Mamdani keeps making the Cuomo ads after he wins
August 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I hope Mamdani keeps making the Cuomo ads after he wins
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For all the talk about the progressive left supposedly being agents of the CCP, the most pro-China politicians have been rich people like Mike Bloomberg who liked the idea of doing business in a large market with generally poorer labor laws. Now Trump’s gotten in on the action too.
Trump blocks Taiwan's President Lai from New York stopover - FT
July 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
For all the talk about the progressive left supposedly being agents of the CCP, the most pro-China politicians have been rich people like Mike Bloomberg who liked the idea of doing business in a large market with generally poorer labor laws. Now Trump’s gotten in on the action too.
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Marie is making a really important point. But... one thing I was struck by doing focus groups at the start of the pandemic was the immense hunger people had for a single version of truth about the pandemic, and they expected and wanted the government to provide it.
this really does feel like an existential problem for democracies across the world actually - how do you tell people "no actually you do just have to trust us on basically most things, please stop googling stuff and thinking you know better than us, you dingbats" and get them to actually listen?
July 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Marie is making a really important point. But... one thing I was struck by doing focus groups at the start of the pandemic was the immense hunger people had for a single version of truth about the pandemic, and they expected and wanted the government to provide it.
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I think the really important thing about the "trans sports debate" is that it's NOT REAL, the things that people are fearmongering about are NOT REAL and are NOT HAPPENING. Cis women are not competing at a disadvantage against trans women, cis men aren't transitioning to win at sports, IT'S NOT REAL
July 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I think the really important thing about the "trans sports debate" is that it's NOT REAL, the things that people are fearmongering about are NOT REAL and are NOT HAPPENING. Cis women are not competing at a disadvantage against trans women, cis men aren't transitioning to win at sports, IT'S NOT REAL
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it’s important to be as humorless as possible, otherwise people won’t know you Care About the Issues
sorry, we’ve hit quota for guys who just learned the depths of the world horrors and now refuses to let anyone enjoy anything
July 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
it’s important to be as humorless as possible, otherwise people won’t know you Care About the Issues