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This is worth 3 minutes of your time. No one wants to eat at a restaurant that only serves bland chicken. (It’s not about chicken, or restaurants, tho)
June 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is worth 3 minutes of your time. No one wants to eat at a restaurant that only serves bland chicken. (It’s not about chicken, or restaurants, tho)
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Some fantastic replies to this thread! I didn’t talk about the uno reverse search at all, so that’s gold
Basically a tabbed search is your friend.
1. Type what you want to know into a search engine with AI turned off.
2. Wikipedia articles are summaries of multiple cited sources. You’ll find them at the bottom of the page. Take note, search for the sources.
1. Type what you want to know into a search engine with AI turned off.
2. Wikipedia articles are summaries of multiple cited sources. You’ll find them at the bottom of the page. Take note, search for the sources.
June 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Some fantastic replies to this thread! I didn’t talk about the uno reverse search at all, so that’s gold
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education standards in Canada and the USA have been enshittified for decades. I don't think people really know how to research beyond typing whatever in Google and they don't know how to examine the results
and they fight for their lives when i say "chatbots are not good for research, oh my god"
and they fight for their lives when i say "chatbots are not good for research, oh my god"
ON TOP of the ethical reasons to not use AI, it's also
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
AI was trained on my books (without my permission and against my will) so this annoys me. I never use AI. Not for research, not for images, not for writing. AI used me.
June 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
education standards in Canada and the USA have been enshittified for decades. I don't think people really know how to research beyond typing whatever in Google and they don't know how to examine the results
and they fight for their lives when i say "chatbots are not good for research, oh my god"
and they fight for their lives when i say "chatbots are not good for research, oh my god"
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ON TOP of the ethical reasons to not use AI, it's also
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
AI was trained on my books (without my permission and against my will) so this annoys me. I never use AI. Not for research, not for images, not for writing. AI used me.
I keep seeing reports of non-AI users being told that an AI detector has dubbed their work AI generated, and it makes me insane because:
1) AI detection tools *are themselves AI* and thus entirely bullshit; and
2) if an AI was trained on your works, of COURSE it’ll flag you as sounding “like” AI!
1) AI detection tools *are themselves AI* and thus entirely bullshit; and
2) if an AI was trained on your works, of COURSE it’ll flag you as sounding “like” AI!
June 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
ON TOP of the ethical reasons to not use AI, it's also
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
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Newsletter: There is nothing inevitable about artificial intelligence, outside of the media's continued deference to the power. For a better tech industry - and a better world - the media must become more accountable, more sincere, and fight for the truth for the public.
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Sincerity Wins The War
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June 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Newsletter: There is nothing inevitable about artificial intelligence, outside of the media's continued deference to the power. For a better tech industry - and a better world - the media must become more accountable, more sincere, and fight for the truth for the public.
www.wheresyoured.at/sic/
www.wheresyoured.at/sic/
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It is vital to me that the people that I surround myself with understand that first and foremost that I am a black woman in the United States of America and what that means. Otherwise, I can't have you in my space.
May 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It is vital to me that the people that I surround myself with understand that first and foremost that I am a black woman in the United States of America and what that means. Otherwise, I can't have you in my space.
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The incredible Resistance Revival Chorus led by Shaina Taub, Tony-Award winning composer of Suffs the Musical, singing "No Kings in the USA"
June 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The incredible Resistance Revival Chorus led by Shaina Taub, Tony-Award winning composer of Suffs the Musical, singing "No Kings in the USA"
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Funny how Woke Marxist Pope is a worse insult to these people than Unapologetic White Supremacist
May 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Funny how Woke Marxist Pope is a worse insult to these people than Unapologetic White Supremacist
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my vet, who's hard of hearing: can you repeat your cat's name
me:
me:
May 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
my vet, who's hard of hearing: can you repeat your cat's name
me:
me:
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You fought harder against student protesters than you do against Republicans
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
You fought harder against student protesters than you do against Republicans
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What are you doing? Concrete examples, please, of what you're doing to shut this down. Please stop all regular business in the Senate by any means necessary. If you post, please tell us what you're specifically doing. These statements are empty otherwise.
February 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
What are you doing? Concrete examples, please, of what you're doing to shut this down. Please stop all regular business in the Senate by any means necessary. If you post, please tell us what you're specifically doing. These statements are empty otherwise.
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"Musk claimed that he checked with Trump first and got his approval: “I checked with him a few times. ‘Are you sure?’ Yes, we’re shutting it down. He agreed we should shut it down.”
I think Musk just ratted on Trump because shutting USAID down was illegal.
I think Musk just ratted on Trump because shutting USAID down was illegal.
February 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"Musk claimed that he checked with Trump first and got his approval: “I checked with him a few times. ‘Are you sure?’ Yes, we’re shutting it down. He agreed we should shut it down.”
I think Musk just ratted on Trump because shutting USAID down was illegal.
I think Musk just ratted on Trump because shutting USAID down was illegal.
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block all of the 34 felons nominees until the USAID is back up and running the idiot is trying create a massive genocide and it aint right and arrest that no good billionaire up for gaining access to treasury department if hes still there tonight have someone sneak in there and take him down
February 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
block all of the 34 felons nominees until the USAID is back up and running the idiot is trying create a massive genocide and it aint right and arrest that no good billionaire up for gaining access to treasury department if hes still there tonight have someone sneak in there and take him down
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What does USAID do?
Reduces poverty
Strengthens democratic governance
Advances economic opportunities
Provides humanitarian assistance
Improves environmental sustainability
Fulfills education goals
Helps societies prevent and recover from conflicts
Provides disaster assistance
Reduces poverty
Strengthens democratic governance
Advances economic opportunities
Provides humanitarian assistance
Improves environmental sustainability
Fulfills education goals
Helps societies prevent and recover from conflicts
Provides disaster assistance
February 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
What does USAID do?
Reduces poverty
Strengthens democratic governance
Advances economic opportunities
Provides humanitarian assistance
Improves environmental sustainability
Fulfills education goals
Helps societies prevent and recover from conflicts
Provides disaster assistance
Reduces poverty
Strengthens democratic governance
Advances economic opportunities
Provides humanitarian assistance
Improves environmental sustainability
Fulfills education goals
Helps societies prevent and recover from conflicts
Provides disaster assistance
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Elon hates USAID because:
• 1980s: USAID provided support to anti-apartheid society
• 1994: Post-apartheid, USAID supported democracy, governance, legal reforms
• 2003: major HIV/AIDS program to fight epidemic
• 2000s-Present: economic growth, trade education, employment, renewable energy.
• 1980s: USAID provided support to anti-apartheid society
• 1994: Post-apartheid, USAID supported democracy, governance, legal reforms
• 2003: major HIV/AIDS program to fight epidemic
• 2000s-Present: economic growth, trade education, employment, renewable energy.
February 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Elon hates USAID because:
• 1980s: USAID provided support to anti-apartheid society
• 1994: Post-apartheid, USAID supported democracy, governance, legal reforms
• 2003: major HIV/AIDS program to fight epidemic
• 2000s-Present: economic growth, trade education, employment, renewable energy.
• 1980s: USAID provided support to anti-apartheid society
• 1994: Post-apartheid, USAID supported democracy, governance, legal reforms
• 2003: major HIV/AIDS program to fight epidemic
• 2000s-Present: economic growth, trade education, employment, renewable energy.
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Let’s be clear: what we’re seeing at USAID and across government is an illegal power grab by the unelected billionaire who funded Trump’s campaign.
We won’t sit quietly as Trump hands the keys of government to Musk and his billionaire oligarchs.
We won’t sit quietly as Trump hands the keys of government to Musk and his billionaire oligarchs.
We won’t sit quietly as Trump hands the keys of government to Musk and his billionaire oligarchs
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Let’s be clear: what we’re seeing at USAID and across government is an illegal power grab by the unelected billionaire who funded Trump’s campaign.
We won’t sit quietly as Trump hands the keys of government to Musk and his billionaire oligarchs.
We won’t sit quietly as Trump hands the keys of government to Musk and his billionaire oligarchs.
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Listen up #CatsOfBluesky, #CatLovers, and all other reasonable humans.
The time to stand up and be ungovernable is at hand. You don't have to be a big scary lion to cause problems for the problem makers. A well placed claw will still hurt. (I go for the toes)
-Wumpus
The time to stand up and be ungovernable is at hand. You don't have to be a big scary lion to cause problems for the problem makers. A well placed claw will still hurt. (I go for the toes)
-Wumpus
January 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Listen up #CatsOfBluesky, #CatLovers, and all other reasonable humans.
The time to stand up and be ungovernable is at hand. You don't have to be a big scary lion to cause problems for the problem makers. A well placed claw will still hurt. (I go for the toes)
-Wumpus
The time to stand up and be ungovernable is at hand. You don't have to be a big scary lion to cause problems for the problem makers. A well placed claw will still hurt. (I go for the toes)
-Wumpus
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Speaking out actually does a lot. Naming the wrong that's being done to each other & in public & to the faces of those who are wronging is not the same as doing nothing at all. Often people do zero instead of even opening their mouths to say something. If you did that much you did more than many.
February 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Speaking out actually does a lot. Naming the wrong that's being done to each other & in public & to the faces of those who are wronging is not the same as doing nothing at all. Often people do zero instead of even opening their mouths to say something. If you did that much you did more than many.
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I'm sorry, but "they took over the whole federal payments system, fired the career staff, and won't let anybody see what they're doing" is not a situation in which you wait for more information. It's a situation in which you assume the worst. There's no explanation for it other than rampant crimes.
February 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I'm sorry, but "they took over the whole federal payments system, fired the career staff, and won't let anybody see what they're doing" is not a situation in which you wait for more information. It's a situation in which you assume the worst. There's no explanation for it other than rampant crimes.
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Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"