mesii
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Systems Stitcher | Story Adulator and Publisher | AI and Data Mangler | Humanist Celebrant | Mealworm Rancher | Enthusiasm Enthusiast | Apprentice Wizard | Seattle transplant
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My husband thinks he hates musicals but he knows every word to Muppet Christmas Carol and sings along happily and was excited to put it on tonight so I think the problem is that he saw the greatest musical of all time and now he thinks all of them should be this good
a man with a red beard is standing next to a stuffed gnome in front of a building .
ALT: a man with a red beard is standing next to a stuffed gnome in front of a building .
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December 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
My husband thinks he hates musicals but he knows every word to Muppet Christmas Carol and sings along happily and was excited to put it on tonight so I think the problem is that he saw the greatest musical of all time and now he thinks all of them should be this good
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We're watching Labyrinth which is in reality a Christmas Movie because David Bowie delivers his package
December 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
We're watching Labyrinth which is in reality a Christmas Movie because David Bowie delivers his package
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tv chef "as we all know French cooking is the height of luxury"
a French peasant to his hungry family, 200 years ago:
"the chicken livers were free, no one wanted them. so I boiled them and some onion scraps until it was a paste. I'm calling it 'paté'. now stop crying and eat your dinner."
a French peasant to his hungry family, 200 years ago:
"the chicken livers were free, no one wanted them. so I boiled them and some onion scraps until it was a paste. I'm calling it 'paté'. now stop crying and eat your dinner."
December 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
tv chef "as we all know French cooking is the height of luxury"
a French peasant to his hungry family, 200 years ago:
"the chicken livers were free, no one wanted them. so I boiled them and some onion scraps until it was a paste. I'm calling it 'paté'. now stop crying and eat your dinner."
a French peasant to his hungry family, 200 years ago:
"the chicken livers were free, no one wanted them. so I boiled them and some onion scraps until it was a paste. I'm calling it 'paté'. now stop crying and eat your dinner."
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since the first meal of the day is called "break fast". the last meal should be called "i don't really need this but it's yummy".
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
since the first meal of the day is called "break fast". the last meal should be called "i don't really need this but it's yummy".
"I can't believe that deciding to take O-chem in 2012 has led to me being in Thailand over Christmas in 2025."
December 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
"I can't believe that deciding to take O-chem in 2012 has led to me being in Thailand over Christmas in 2025."
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I’m not putting sugar in my cooking
that’s weird
I’m gonna cook onions until they turn into sugar somehow which is good and fancy
that’s weird
I’m gonna cook onions until they turn into sugar somehow which is good and fancy
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I’m not putting sugar in my cooking
that’s weird
I’m gonna cook onions until they turn into sugar somehow which is good and fancy
that’s weird
I’m gonna cook onions until they turn into sugar somehow which is good and fancy
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I had to read it again.
December 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I had to read it again.
There's a kind of panic beyond urgency in buying 2 things of Imodium, 2 things of Pepto, and a big Tylenol and nothing else...
December 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
There's a kind of panic beyond urgency in buying 2 things of Imodium, 2 things of Pepto, and a big Tylenol and nothing else...
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
We play the lottery in that we look at the jackpot when we pass gas stations and debate buying a ticket
We win if we don't buy and it increases
We lose if we buy
We win a lot more than we lose
We win if we don't buy and it increases
We lose if we buy
We win a lot more than we lose
December 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
We play the lottery in that we look at the jackpot when we pass gas stations and debate buying a ticket
We win if we don't buy and it increases
We lose if we buy
We win a lot more than we lose
We win if we don't buy and it increases
We lose if we buy
We win a lot more than we lose
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i believe people when they say linux has gotten better in the last few years. what i'm skeptical of is that linux Guys have improved. i will not use an OS where i'm at high risk of someone calling me stupid for not liking some aspect of the experience. i must be allowed to hate the computer
November 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
i believe people when they say linux has gotten better in the last few years. what i'm skeptical of is that linux Guys have improved. i will not use an OS where i'm at high risk of someone calling me stupid for not liking some aspect of the experience. i must be allowed to hate the computer
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The thing that gets me about this is the $25/hr job at the post office isn't funded by that small town, it's coming from all those city folks
Also: just "get a job"
Also: just "get a job"
December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The thing that gets me about this is the $25/hr job at the post office isn't funded by that small town, it's coming from all those city folks
Also: just "get a job"
Also: just "get a job"
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I just can't get enough of these fog covered foothills at #sunset. Snapped this one tonight at La Cumbre Peak, 4000 feet above #SantaBarbara. #Photography
December 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I just can't get enough of these fog covered foothills at #sunset. Snapped this one tonight at La Cumbre Peak, 4000 feet above #SantaBarbara. #Photography
Wife's friend was funny so I was compelled to make this
December 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Wife's friend was funny so I was compelled to make this
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Big new blogpost!
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
December 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Big new blogpost!
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
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Customer experience I forgot I had yesterday:
"Are hot dogs the only sandwich that you serve?"
"If you consider that a sandwich then yeah I guess."
"Well I don't."
"Are hot dogs the only sandwich that you serve?"
"If you consider that a sandwich then yeah I guess."
"Well I don't."
December 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Customer experience I forgot I had yesterday:
"Are hot dogs the only sandwich that you serve?"
"If you consider that a sandwich then yeah I guess."
"Well I don't."
"Are hot dogs the only sandwich that you serve?"
"If you consider that a sandwich then yeah I guess."
"Well I don't."
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I just had to use one authenticator app to sign into email to get a code for a second authenticator app that was required in order to prompt a third authenticator app to log into an account.
I think we might be doing too much here.
I think we might be doing too much here.
December 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I just had to use one authenticator app to sign into email to get a code for a second authenticator app that was required in order to prompt a third authenticator app to log into an account.
I think we might be doing too much here.
I think we might be doing too much here.
I like this approach, with the additional caveat that there are degrees to it. Most people I've seen are using the synthetic text as a supplement rather than wholesale copy/paste and applying at least some degree of their own thinking (though imo not enough as evidenced by the usage levels).
this is similar to what I've come to think of as the "reverse turing test"
when people find synthetic text is "good enough" to complete a task (homework, business report, email) it doesn't mean the machine is smart. it means they were asked to produce something that didn't matter
it's diagnostic
when people find synthetic text is "good enough" to complete a task (homework, business report, email) it doesn't mean the machine is smart. it means they were asked to produce something that didn't matter
it's diagnostic
So similarly, when we see people who prefer ChatGPT or a similar synthetic text extruding machine as a source of medical information, that means those are people who are under-served in the current system.
December 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I like this approach, with the additional caveat that there are degrees to it. Most people I've seen are using the synthetic text as a supplement rather than wholesale copy/paste and applying at least some degree of their own thinking (though imo not enough as evidenced by the usage levels).
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Holy CRAP.
Retired engineer takes random pics of *kids*, without consent or attribution, bins them into “autistic” or “not autistic”, and uploads that “data” for free on Kaggle.
Well over a HUNDRED papers are published, 38 in Springer Nature, 25 in IEEE, using it.
And no reviewers objected? WTF.🧪
Retired engineer takes random pics of *kids*, without consent or attribution, bins them into “autistic” or “not autistic”, and uploads that “data” for free on Kaggle.
Well over a HUNDRED papers are published, 38 in Springer Nature, 25 in IEEE, using it.
And no reviewers objected? WTF.🧪
Springer Nature retracts, removes nearly 40 publications
The dataset contains images of children’s faces downloaded from websites about autism, which sparked concerns at Springer Nature about consent and reliability.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Holy CRAP.
Retired engineer takes random pics of *kids*, without consent or attribution, bins them into “autistic” or “not autistic”, and uploads that “data” for free on Kaggle.
Well over a HUNDRED papers are published, 38 in Springer Nature, 25 in IEEE, using it.
And no reviewers objected? WTF.🧪
Retired engineer takes random pics of *kids*, without consent or attribution, bins them into “autistic” or “not autistic”, and uploads that “data” for free on Kaggle.
Well over a HUNDRED papers are published, 38 in Springer Nature, 25 in IEEE, using it.
And no reviewers objected? WTF.🧪
Noooooooooo! My best strawberry yet (and a pineberry at that!) and it got lost in the leaves until it was withered
December 9, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Noooooooooo! My best strawberry yet (and a pineberry at that!) and it got lost in the leaves until it was withered
Movie you've watched more than 6 times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
December 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Movie you've watched more than 6 times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
How did you meet? "Her sister said oh, she's single, and my brother said, he's single, he's a nerd, he has a lightsaber"
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 AM
How did you meet? "Her sister said oh, she's single, and my brother said, he's single, he's a nerd, he has a lightsaber"