Tim Milligan
@timdiggerm.bsky.social
Marylander, ambivalent Presby, Computer Science teacher, etc.
"If the use of a computer is a new idea, then a newer idea is not to use one."
"If the use of a computer is a new idea, then a newer idea is not to use one."
Object permanence is a wonderful thing though
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Object permanence is a wonderful thing though
Oh, and crosswords, though I didn't really do them as a kid and only learned to love them later. But I know my dad did them.
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Oh, and crosswords, though I didn't really do them as a kid and only learned to love them later. But I know my dad did them.
Not that I don't think news is important. I do, in fact, and read it frequently. But I do not think I ever once read the actual news as a kid, nor do I really remember my parents talking about it much, outside of elections, though I assume they did read some of it.
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Not that I don't think news is important. I do, in fact, and read it frequently. But I do not think I ever once read the actual news as a kid, nor do I really remember my parents talking about it much, outside of elections, though I assume they did read some of it.
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Headlines definitely land differently if your brain is accustomed to reading AI as Artificial Insemination! e.g. www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
Airbnb turns to AI to help prevent house parties
The short-term rental giant is now using artificial intelligence to try to prevent troublemakers.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Headlines definitely land differently if your brain is accustomed to reading AI as Artificial Insemination! e.g. www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
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It's fine to be skeptical of this, but some folks don't understand what this information means.
It may sound silly, but oceanic freedom of navigation is predicated on "flying the flag of a sovereign state." Any ship caught flying false colors can be legally fucked with by any state's navy.
It may sound silly, but oceanic freedom of navigation is predicated on "flying the flag of a sovereign state." Any ship caught flying false colors can be legally fucked with by any state's navy.
December 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I think there, at least, you're just dealing with a very elaborate pen name, bordering on performance art. It's like asking what you call Elvira, Pee Wee Herman, Father Guido Sarducci, Mister T (though in this last case it is very fluid and unknowable), etc.
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I think there, at least, you're just dealing with a very elaborate pen name, bordering on performance art. It's like asking what you call Elvira, Pee Wee Herman, Father Guido Sarducci, Mister T (though in this last case it is very fluid and unknowable), etc.
Worth noting that he later said Elvish languages changed over time, despite having many of the same speakers for that time period, because the Elves would decide to change their languages together for fun
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Worth noting that he later said Elvish languages changed over time, despite having many of the same speakers for that time period, because the Elves would decide to change their languages together for fun