Andrew Parrotte
pliskinake.bsky.social
Andrew Parrotte
@pliskinake.bsky.social
Camera Technician, Cable Artist, Local 600, Vegan, Nerd
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This one is especially important for all red state elected officials, and unfortunately a few blue staters.

But what I've heard today is that the GOP getting messages from their constituents is starting to have some impact.

So go, kids, GO! Use @5calls.org or @resist.bot or simply phone or write!
February 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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"To turn off Google Gemini and other “smart” Google Workspace features:
In Gmail, click the Settings button and then “See all settings.“
Under the “General” tab, scroll to “Google Workspace smart features.”
Click “Manage Workspace smart feature settings”
Turn off smart features in Google Workspace"
The Latest Gmail Update Includes 1 Risky AI Feature You Need To Be Careful About
You might want to think twice before agreeing to this. Plus, here's how to turn it off.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling
January 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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cis folks, please read this hideous thing. if you didn’t believe it was all one fight before, they snuck in some “fetal personhood” here. we’re in this together.

and remember: if you know a trans person, *no, you don’t.*

*we* get to decide when/if we disclose. don’t put your trans friends at risk.
January 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM