Micah Thurston
@thediabetic86.bsky.social
B.S. Biology conc. Physiology - M.S. Biomechanical/Assistive Tech Engineering - I am an ever-shifting kaleidoscope of enigma-wrapped paradox ♿️ 🏳️🌈 🧩🏳️⚧️ NB, any pronouns - AuDHD, T1d. Ableism’s worst nightmare
The US is cooked…
Technologically speaking
Technologically speaking
November 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The US is cooked…
Technologically speaking
Technologically speaking
Planted too many cherry tomatoes this year 🍅
August 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Planted too many cherry tomatoes this year 🍅
America is setting your shit on fire
March 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
America is setting your shit on fire
They never wanted the genocide to end
They always planned on allowing it to continue
How else would they make billions on weapons manufacturing?
They always planned on allowing it to continue
How else would they make billions on weapons manufacturing?
March 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
They never wanted the genocide to end
They always planned on allowing it to continue
How else would they make billions on weapons manufacturing?
They always planned on allowing it to continue
How else would they make billions on weapons manufacturing?
Wait…
Does he think James Quincey *invented* Diet Coke?
😭
Does he think James Quincey *invented* Diet Coke?
😭
January 16, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Wait…
Does he think James Quincey *invented* Diet Coke?
😭
Does he think James Quincey *invented* Diet Coke?
😭
Oh yeah?
Well having fun with video games usually involves actually playing them
Well having fun with video games usually involves actually playing them
January 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Oh yeah?
Well having fun with video games usually involves actually playing them
Well having fun with video games usually involves actually playing them
This is so obviously a simple dashboard that anyone can whip up from a spreadsheet (kinda like the one Sara made on her Twitch stream)
And no, having a blue check doesn’t mean you earn money
That’s nonsense
You’re nonsense
And no, having a blue check doesn’t mean you earn money
That’s nonsense
You’re nonsense
December 28, 2024 at 1:42 AM
This is so obviously a simple dashboard that anyone can whip up from a spreadsheet (kinda like the one Sara made on her Twitch stream)
And no, having a blue check doesn’t mean you earn money
That’s nonsense
You’re nonsense
And no, having a blue check doesn’t mean you earn money
That’s nonsense
You’re nonsense
Physiological mapping (including brain maps where a certain “region” does the same thing in everyone) is outdated pseudoscience
Ya’ll need to move away from it
Physiologists have been telling you for decades now
Ya’ll need to move away from it
Physiologists have been telling you for decades now
November 7, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Physiological mapping (including brain maps where a certain “region” does the same thing in everyone) is outdated pseudoscience
Ya’ll need to move away from it
Physiologists have been telling you for decades now
Ya’ll need to move away from it
Physiologists have been telling you for decades now
If doing atrocious shit continues to be just another cost of business for companies, then companies will continue to do atrocious shit
June 11, 2024 at 11:33 PM
If doing atrocious shit continues to be just another cost of business for companies, then companies will continue to do atrocious shit
Not how Dopamine works
Stop getting neuroscience information from ppl who have never once in their life studied physiology
Not from a Psychologist. Not from a Physicist. Not from a dipshit billionaire who wishes he was both
Stop getting neuroscience information from ppl who have never once in their life studied physiology
Not from a Psychologist. Not from a Physicist. Not from a dipshit billionaire who wishes he was both
May 23, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Not how Dopamine works
Stop getting neuroscience information from ppl who have never once in their life studied physiology
Not from a Psychologist. Not from a Physicist. Not from a dipshit billionaire who wishes he was both
Stop getting neuroscience information from ppl who have never once in their life studied physiology
Not from a Psychologist. Not from a Physicist. Not from a dipshit billionaire who wishes he was both
Bahaha 🤣
ASIMO was strolling back in the day 24 years ago
Boston Dynamics has search and rescue bots, that can breakdance
Optimus is a joke
ASIMO was strolling back in the day 24 years ago
Boston Dynamics has search and rescue bots, that can breakdance
Optimus is a joke
February 24, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Bahaha 🤣
ASIMO was strolling back in the day 24 years ago
Boston Dynamics has search and rescue bots, that can breakdance
Optimus is a joke
ASIMO was strolling back in the day 24 years ago
Boston Dynamics has search and rescue bots, that can breakdance
Optimus is a joke
Having the record for blasting off the most junk tech into the sky, is the last thing he has left to brag about being the best at.
November 11, 2023 at 7:37 PM
Having the record for blasting off the most junk tech into the sky, is the last thing he has left to brag about being the best at.
Let’s talk about why this is super hinky…
One of the biggest issues with unregulated, deep learning obsessed tech giants - is that the policy can’t keep up with how many new ways they keep trying to spit out free labor models.
Look at Roblox, or even Google Colab. Third party apps that…
One of the biggest issues with unregulated, deep learning obsessed tech giants - is that the policy can’t keep up with how many new ways they keep trying to spit out free labor models.
Look at Roblox, or even Google Colab. Third party apps that…
November 7, 2023 at 6:34 AM
Let’s talk about why this is super hinky…
One of the biggest issues with unregulated, deep learning obsessed tech giants - is that the policy can’t keep up with how many new ways they keep trying to spit out free labor models.
Look at Roblox, or even Google Colab. Third party apps that…
One of the biggest issues with unregulated, deep learning obsessed tech giants - is that the policy can’t keep up with how many new ways they keep trying to spit out free labor models.
Look at Roblox, or even Google Colab. Third party apps that…
So what kind of AI *is* xAI? Is it an LLM? Is it an XAI (explainable AI)? Something that’s existed since the 70’s.
What parameters are you using to say “it’s better?”
Better at what specific task/s exactly?
What parameters are you using to say “it’s better?”
Better at what specific task/s exactly?
November 3, 2023 at 7:40 PM
So what kind of AI *is* xAI? Is it an LLM? Is it an XAI (explainable AI)? Something that’s existed since the 70’s.
What parameters are you using to say “it’s better?”
Better at what specific task/s exactly?
What parameters are you using to say “it’s better?”
Better at what specific task/s exactly?
This kind of thinking is a form of “essentialism.”
“We can’t know what happened till we have *all* of the facts.”
The facts are that Israel has dropped THOUSANDS of bombs (many of them on hospitals and schools) already.
The facts are that the Israeli govt…
“We can’t know what happened till we have *all* of the facts.”
The facts are that Israel has dropped THOUSANDS of bombs (many of them on hospitals and schools) already.
The facts are that the Israeli govt…
October 20, 2023 at 10:06 PM
This kind of thinking is a form of “essentialism.”
“We can’t know what happened till we have *all* of the facts.”
The facts are that Israel has dropped THOUSANDS of bombs (many of them on hospitals and schools) already.
The facts are that the Israeli govt…
“We can’t know what happened till we have *all* of the facts.”
The facts are that Israel has dropped THOUSANDS of bombs (many of them on hospitals and schools) already.
The facts are that the Israeli govt…
“Shark-skin” suits.
October 13, 2023 at 8:53 PM
“Shark-skin” suits.
How the process of making “shark-skin” fabrics works (sometimes), apparently
October 13, 2023 at 8:49 PM
How the process of making “shark-skin” fabrics works (sometimes), apparently
Once again, a reminder as we discuss the conflicts raging around the globe…
Scales of violence do, in fact, matter…
Scales of violence do, in fact, matter…
October 7, 2023 at 6:35 PM
Once again, a reminder as we discuss the conflicts raging around the globe…
Scales of violence do, in fact, matter…
Scales of violence do, in fact, matter…
Getting excited about object sorting/tracking is *so* 2005.
I read a paper from undergrads where a simple deep learning filter, that classifies intervals into cloud data, can literally identify a person from their walking gait swing.
Probably better than Optimus can track it’s own arms.
I read a paper from undergrads where a simple deep learning filter, that classifies intervals into cloud data, can literally identify a person from their walking gait swing.
Probably better than Optimus can track it’s own arms.
September 25, 2023 at 7:15 PM
Getting excited about object sorting/tracking is *so* 2005.
I read a paper from undergrads where a simple deep learning filter, that classifies intervals into cloud data, can literally identify a person from their walking gait swing.
Probably better than Optimus can track it’s own arms.
I read a paper from undergrads where a simple deep learning filter, that classifies intervals into cloud data, can literally identify a person from their walking gait swing.
Probably better than Optimus can track it’s own arms.
Even my 75 yo mother shot back w/ “he won’t last long,” like she was talking about the no-name from some mad max apocalypse film - who’s the 1st one to walk into whatever twisted, medieval form of ninja warrior death trap the villains built - as the heroes watch for their turn.
September 21, 2023 at 8:58 PM
Even my 75 yo mother shot back w/ “he won’t last long,” like she was talking about the no-name from some mad max apocalypse film - who’s the 1st one to walk into whatever twisted, medieval form of ninja warrior death trap the villains built - as the heroes watch for their turn.
This is gross and wrong in so many ways. But here’s just a few…
1) How dare you use the name of someone who isn’t able to consent to being used for the advertising of your garbage tech.
2) current BCI systems are far slower and more cumbersome than what Stephen Hawking used…
1) How dare you use the name of someone who isn’t able to consent to being used for the advertising of your garbage tech.
2) current BCI systems are far slower and more cumbersome than what Stephen Hawking used…
September 20, 2023 at 7:43 PM
This is gross and wrong in so many ways. But here’s just a few…
1) How dare you use the name of someone who isn’t able to consent to being used for the advertising of your garbage tech.
2) current BCI systems are far slower and more cumbersome than what Stephen Hawking used…
1) How dare you use the name of someone who isn’t able to consent to being used for the advertising of your garbage tech.
2) current BCI systems are far slower and more cumbersome than what Stephen Hawking used…
So everyone recognized that BlueSky has the capacity to take back the Twitter brand.
But have you considered how opportune a time this is for the sequel?
Twitter: The Blue Sky Chronicles
But have you considered how opportune a time this is for the sequel?
Twitter: The Blue Sky Chronicles
August 3, 2023 at 10:14 PM
So everyone recognized that BlueSky has the capacity to take back the Twitter brand.
But have you considered how opportune a time this is for the sequel?
Twitter: The Blue Sky Chronicles
But have you considered how opportune a time this is for the sequel?
Twitter: The Blue Sky Chronicles
Wait…when did these 2 start fighting? And is it…
…yup, they’re arguing over space people.
Like, I can’t endorse either of these tools, but I kiiinda wanna watch it 😬
That’s bad, right? I should ignore that feeling…right?…
…yup, they’re arguing over space people.
Like, I can’t endorse either of these tools, but I kiiinda wanna watch it 😬
That’s bad, right? I should ignore that feeling…right?…
August 1, 2023 at 1:23 AM
Wait…when did these 2 start fighting? And is it…
…yup, they’re arguing over space people.
Like, I can’t endorse either of these tools, but I kiiinda wanna watch it 😬
That’s bad, right? I should ignore that feeling…right?…
…yup, they’re arguing over space people.
Like, I can’t endorse either of these tools, but I kiiinda wanna watch it 😬
That’s bad, right? I should ignore that feeling…right?…
The paywall Ed article in question
July 27, 2023 at 6:41 PM
The paywall Ed article in question