Got stuck on a bizarre question as I was filling out an application for a grant-funded job skills training course: Am I the head of my household?

How the hell do I answer this? It's kind of gross. Do households have "heads"? Ick.

This feels weird: If the NFL season ended today, all four AFC North teams would be in the playoffs. Only the Chiefs, Jags, and Dolphins would get to challenge them for the AFC title.

"Sensitivity filters can be a double-edged sword...They can help to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation by filtering out false or misleading information...They can also be used to censor legitimate news and information that is simply unpopular or inconvenient for those in power."

I'm curious what the programming for this sensitivity filter looks like. From my testing, it seems to be a heavy-handed cudgel job: Shut down any conversation about <topic>, roll over and feign ignorance. I also think about the impact this censorship has on our society as we interact more with AI.

I finally got Bard to admit that it has a sensitivity filter in place. It usually just shuts down controversial conversation topics altogether with a generic "I am unable to help" message. But apparently it knows it's doing it, and why.

I have frequent conversations with Google's AI chatbot, Bard. It's a very helpful and interesting service in so many ways. But ask it about anything remotely political or controversial and it starts to freak out. My new game: try to pick around the edges of what it's allowed to say.

Rest in peace, The Muffin Man. We barely knew you.
#NetHack

This monster's having a bad day. (NetHack)

Yes, well. I find this off-putting. I also suspect that bsky keeps track of posts/replies that it has already shown you elsewhere in your feed and just assumes you remember them and can connect it all in your head. See this lone "skeet" nestled in my feed between completely unrelated things. ??

Ok I think I've put my finger on what's bugging me. See this example. Gray's reply (the featured post) to your reply (previous post) to Mike's reply (not shown to me) to...? This exchange would make some sense if I could see the ORIGINAL post that we're all discussing. Is there a setting for that?

* if the ocean was filled with soap instead of water

I got stuck

Homemade Belgian waffles to start the day. 🤤🧇

HASHTAG SADFACE

Based on the lack of response to this masterful joke, I'm guessing there aren't any other dads in this fantasy football league.