Martin Bechard
@martinbechard.bsky.social
Professional Software Builder. AI skeptic and practitioner.
In a Turing-test kind of mood so if you DM me, make it count. Don’t ask for my personal information.
We can be cordial correspondents
In a Turing-test kind of mood so if you DM me, make it count. Don’t ask for my personal information.
We can be cordial correspondents
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Martin Bechard
@martinbechard.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Social media in 2024 is the ultimate Turing test. Consider this when DMing. (Assume scammers are like AIs in that respect).
Who will take up the challenge?
Who will take up the challenge?
Downloaded the latest Claude Desktop - it keeps crashing randomly invoking an MCP extension, often wiping out more than just the last part of the chat. Anybody else have this issue?
#Anthropic #Claude #Sonnet
#Anthropic #Claude #Sonnet
February 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Downloaded the latest Claude Desktop - it keeps crashing randomly invoking an MCP extension, often wiping out more than just the last part of the chat. Anybody else have this issue?
#Anthropic #Claude #Sonnet
#Anthropic #Claude #Sonnet
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Another FBI leader standing up for the rule of law
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency
James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said the F.B.I. was in a “battle of our own.”
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Another FBI leader standing up for the rule of law
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office
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They wrote a 900-PAGE BOOK FFS, which they are following chapter by chapter-they quite literally told us what they would do. How are democrats this unprepared??
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
They wrote a 900-PAGE BOOK FFS, which they are following chapter by chapter-they quite literally told us what they would do. How are democrats this unprepared??
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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“DEI is not a threat. It’s a gift.”
— Alicia Keys
Damn right.
— Alicia Keys
Damn right.
February 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
“DEI is not a threat. It’s a gift.”
— Alicia Keys
Damn right.
— Alicia Keys
Damn right.
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Anti-ICE protesters in California have shut down the 101 freeway in Los Angeles marching towards City Hall.
February 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Anti-ICE protesters in California have shut down the 101 freeway in Los Angeles marching towards City Hall.
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New meme just dropped
February 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
New meme just dropped
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Support Canadian alternatives!
February 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Support Canadian alternatives!
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If you had told me ten years ago that someday Beyoncé would win Best Country Album and still not have an Album of the Year trophy…
February 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
If you had told me ten years ago that someday Beyoncé would win Best Country Album and still not have an Album of the Year trophy…
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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"
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For the visual learners...
February 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
For the visual learners...
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No. The Medicaid portals were shut down because the OMB demanded they be. They’re only back up because of the outcry. I’d tell you to stop lying but we know that’s a feature of this administration.
January 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
No. The Medicaid portals were shut down because the OMB demanded they be. They’re only back up because of the outcry. I’d tell you to stop lying but we know that’s a feature of this administration.
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Deleted apps for Instagram, Threads, & Facebook. X is private and no longer active. Eliminating the unnecessary. Cheers.🍻
January 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Deleted apps for Instagram, Threads, & Facebook. X is private and no longer active. Eliminating the unnecessary. Cheers.🍻
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Quel titre racoleur! Le TAL ne recommande rien du tout!!
Les calculs du TAL sont basés sur:
- l'Index des prix à la consommation
- Les changements des taxes municipales
- Le taux des CPG de 5 ans majorés de 1%
Le TAL produit des exemples de calculs FICTIS!
#ledevoir #TAL
Les calculs du TAL sont basés sur:
- l'Index des prix à la consommation
- Les changements des taxes municipales
- Le taux des CPG de 5 ans majorés de 1%
Le TAL produit des exemples de calculs FICTIS!
#ledevoir #TAL
La hausse recommandée des loyers est de 5,9% pour 2025, un record
La majorité des locataires du Québec peuvent s’attendre à recevoir un avis d’augmentation encore plus élevé cette année.
www.ledevoir.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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9 Questions Senators Should Ask Marco Rubio.
Getting the SecState nominee on the record about taking Greenland, blaming Ukraine, and Elon Musk’s quest to topple European governments.
Cathy Young
www.thebulwark.com/p/nine-quest...
Getting the SecState nominee on the record about taking Greenland, blaming Ukraine, and Elon Musk’s quest to topple European governments.
Cathy Young
www.thebulwark.com/p/nine-quest...
9 Questions Senators Should Ask Marco Rubio
Getting the SecState nominee on the record about taking Greenland, blaming Ukraine, and Elon Musk’s quest to topple European governments.
www.thebulwark.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM
9 Questions Senators Should Ask Marco Rubio.
Getting the SecState nominee on the record about taking Greenland, blaming Ukraine, and Elon Musk’s quest to topple European governments.
Cathy Young
www.thebulwark.com/p/nine-quest...
Getting the SecState nominee on the record about taking Greenland, blaming Ukraine, and Elon Musk’s quest to topple European governments.
Cathy Young
www.thebulwark.com/p/nine-quest...
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The "slow breathing to convince your body that you are not actually in physical danger" thing actually kinda works, y'all.
January 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The "slow breathing to convince your body that you are not actually in physical danger" thing actually kinda works, y'all.
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Anyone who says there wasn’t enough water in the reservoirs to fight the California wildfires NEEDS to watch this & help stop misinformation. Can we please get back to uniting as a country when there are catastrophic disasters? Lying only disrupts efforts to help people in need.
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
L.A. Fires: Why Did the Fire Hydrants Run Dry? What We Know | WSJ
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
youtu.be
January 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Anyone who says there wasn’t enough water in the reservoirs to fight the California wildfires NEEDS to watch this & help stop misinformation. Can we please get back to uniting as a country when there are catastrophic disasters? Lying only disrupts efforts to help people in need.
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I
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Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X.
Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship.
Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship.
Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X
Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
January 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X.
Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship.
Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship.
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Reminder that while Puerto Rico was devastated by a hurricane Donald Trump asked Miles Taylor, a former DHS chief of staff, and other officials whether the U.S. could swap Greenland for Puerto Rico because, "Puerto Rico was dirty and the people were poor."
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
January 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reminder that while Puerto Rico was devastated by a hurricane Donald Trump asked Miles Taylor, a former DHS chief of staff, and other officials whether the U.S. could swap Greenland for Puerto Rico because, "Puerto Rico was dirty and the people were poor."
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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Californians are no strangers to hate, but the hate we’re getting during these unprecedented fires is next level.
Look into it—when other states face disasters, California steps up to help, no questions asked. Our governor and leaders don’t trash-talk the states in need!
#AngelinoStrong 👊🏽
Look into it—when other states face disasters, California steps up to help, no questions asked. Our governor and leaders don’t trash-talk the states in need!
#AngelinoStrong 👊🏽
January 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Californians are no strangers to hate, but the hate we’re getting during these unprecedented fires is next level.
Look into it—when other states face disasters, California steps up to help, no questions asked. Our governor and leaders don’t trash-talk the states in need!
#AngelinoStrong 👊🏽
Look into it—when other states face disasters, California steps up to help, no questions asked. Our governor and leaders don’t trash-talk the states in need!
#AngelinoStrong 👊🏽
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The oil depot in Engels, russia, has been burning for four days.
January 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The oil depot in Engels, russia, has been burning for four days.
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"Walmart makes the places it operates in poorer than they would be if it had never shown up at all. Sometimes consumer prices are an incomplete, even misleading, signal of economic well-being."
Fascinating studies on the broader effects of Walmart:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Fascinating studies on the broader effects of Walmart:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
www.theatlantic.com
January 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Walmart makes the places it operates in poorer than they would be if it had never shown up at all. Sometimes consumer prices are an incomplete, even misleading, signal of economic well-being."
Fascinating studies on the broader effects of Walmart:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Fascinating studies on the broader effects of Walmart:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Perun-o-clock: Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Ukraine - Robotic warfare, Ground Combat & Supply drones
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrrX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrrX...
Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Ukraine - Robotic warfare, Ground Combat & Supply drones
YouTube video by Perun
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Perun-o-clock: Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Ukraine - Robotic warfare, Ground Combat & Supply drones
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrrX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrrX...