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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 6h

Could you just poach a couple of chicken breasts in this, then shred before eating? Sounds delicious!

Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 8h

They might but most have never been tested. Although it does keep me in work trying to make sure that they do have one, and test it enough to ensure it'll work.

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 10h

So cool

Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 18h

Beckett AND Kafka?
Hope you are doing better soon.

Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 18h

My kidney transplant is old enough to buy its own drinks soon. I'm glad to say that I spent all the good years seeing the world and screwing around, and I don't regret a damn thing ❤️ I hope someone listened to your friend x

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, a significant part of all my tech purchasing decisions now is:
- does it demand to be online all the time
- can I turn off those features
- can I turn off/buy my way out of ads
- can it be bricked remotely by the manufacturer
- does it claim to be "Smart" or have "AI" in it

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 1d

Yikes

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, a significant part of all my tech purchasing decisions now is:
- does it demand to be online all the time
- can I turn off those features
- can I turn off/buy my way out of ads
- can it be bricked remotely by the manufacturer
- does it claim to be "Smart" or have "AI" in it

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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 1d

This is the first time in 15 years that I'm running Ada Lovelace Day without also putting on a big event in London, and I have to admit, it feels kinda weird.

If you have a minute, please share a story of your favourite woman in STEM with the hashtag #ALD25.

Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 1d

Ada Lovelace Day has begun! As midnight arrives on Kiritimati Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, our global celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths begins! Join us in celebrating by posting about your fave women in STEM #ALD25!

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 1d

DA

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 1d

I'm very confused by this. I love saunas but can only stay in one for 10-15 mins max at a time. Do they pause while everyone takes cold showers??

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 1d

The article talks about vaccines being available in 2019, which is clearly incorrect?? Typo or LLM?

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing!!

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 2d

Last time I went to Glasgow I flew, because efficiency. Never again.

Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 2d

The thing I most noticed is my expectation that all helicopters explode massively on impact. That's totally a thing, right?

Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 2d

A helicopter spiralled out of control and crashed into palms trees above a California beach.

The Huntington Beach Fire Department said five people were hospitalised, including two who were in the helicopter and were “safely pulled from the wreckage.”

No cause on the incident was released.

Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 2d

I'm really enjoying this thread, thanks so much!

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 2d

I would be absolutely fucking FURIOUS if someone I was talking to online tried to do this to me. I could spot it, but still, fuck you all the way into the sun if you do this.

Alex Ingram @nutty.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, dating can be stressful but I can’t think of anything worse than relying on an AI to change how you express yourself.
Mind you, I got so bored on Hinge a while back that I made a poem out of the prompts. Which at least amused me.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder

Where once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing entirely...

www.theguardian.com

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 2d

I really wish they'd used a Cyrano de Bergerac still for the image.

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 3d

Ahhh that's satisfying

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 3d

They'll get caught out by the chill as soon as the sun dips away!!

Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 3d

🎶YouTube killed the MTV star🎶

Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · 3d

MTV to axe its music TV channels in the UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

MTV to axe its music TV channels in the UK

The broadcaster will stop showing music videos in December, but its main channel will remain on air.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely agree, but having read the JCVI stuff I can understand why it's not, kinda. I still am eligible (organ transplant/immunosuppression) but my husband is not. Be gentle with the staff if they do say no, eh. They have quite an extensive permissions form to complete before they can jab folks.

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 3d

I can confirm that household contacts are *not* eligible this year. This is because the vaccine doesn't reduce transmission, only severity, in the recipient. Sorry!

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 4d

That's gorgeous. I might need some planting tips from you!

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Ali C @alic.bsky.social · 4d

About half the jokes I see on HIGNFY these days are social media scrapes, has been that way for a while... I say replace it with The Mash Report 😉😉😉😉😉

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