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draglikepull @draglikepull.bsky.social · 29m

One of the most important things we can do to combat this kind of thing is to explain to people as simply as possible what a generative model actually does: it produces statistically probable sequences. It doesn't know anything, it makes things that looks similar to things it's seen before.

Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 3d

A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.

She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!

Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:

A diagram of the bones and (some) deep muscles of the hand and forearm. AI says that we only have four digits. It’s also identified a tendon as the median nerve, another tendon as the ulnar nerve, among other issues.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the neck. It hallucinated the “ennocleidomasid” muscle, and the “anterior scalpalin muscle”.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the lateral thigh. It says that the gluteus Maximus (the big juicy butt muscle) is on the anterior side. It also points to the quadriceps muscle and says “attattment”. It also says that the same structure is the tibia AND the deep fascia of the leg.

An AI generated diagram of the bones of the hand and forearm. This time AI says we have 6 digits. It also says that the radius is the ulnar artery. Among other many issues.

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 28m

All I'm saying is that if the Jays lose today, my life will be ruined.

No pressure.

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 2h

She also called out Trump for "stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism" and said "There’s literally nothing worse than white supremacy. It’s repulsive. There should be no place for it."

Is she privileged? Does she appropriate from black culture? Sure. Doesn't make her a white supremacist

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 2h

I'm not saying she doesn't hide things in song, I'm saying that from listening to the entire album, the theme of the album is a "victory lap" and happiness at where she is in life.

And, to be honest, that probably pisses a lot of people off

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 2h

Lightning bolts can also symbolize power, intensity, wrath, rejuvenation, a sudden event, resilience, or many other things.

The context in the song is "dancing through the lightning strikes" meaning that she was resilient through bad times and now she's happy in her career and relationship

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 2h

She's openly spoken out against white supremacy and right wing politicians/causes in the past. Yes, she hides things, but that doesn't mean every interpretation is correct.

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 9h

Ah yes, and don't forget the classic white supremacist e-bikes in Toronto Bike Share

An e bike with lightning bolts on it. Two of them even

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 15h

Just watched a clip of Poilievre talking about Charlie Kirk, who killed him, and why. And it was not very different from what Trump says: blaming the authoritarian, violent left. It's an ideologically warped distortion field. Pierre may be worried about the leadership review. Or he might believe it.

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 16h

He probably is

"I could move fast enough to avoid being assassinated!"

Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 16h

Making jokes about how you weren't shot and killed at an event memorializing someone who was shot and killed...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 16h

Spending money on Toronto???
At the risk of being attacked: I like it

Toronto Star @thestar.com · 16h

Mark Carney’s new housing agency announces the Toronto site for its first project

Build Canada Homes will oversee a project to use modern construction techniques to build 540 new units in Toronto.

www.thestar.com

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bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 16h

this is a country in crisis in so many different ways

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 20h

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 16h

Everyone was inside on the internet for years and the worst people in the world absolutely took advantage of that. And now they've built all the tools they need to make us miserable all the time

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Patrick Damp @synonymforwet.bsky.social · 18h

Pictures of Donald Trump looking very tired and unable to handle the rigors of the presidency raises new concerns about Joe Biden’s age.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump had a lot of travel the last two days and he looked it today (Getty)

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 18h

Ok

Toronto Star @thestar.com · 18h

Premier Doug Ford said he personally stopped a shoplifter at a Home Depot in July and warned him he would “kick your ass all over the parking lot” if he tried to flee.

Doug Ford says he threatened Home Depot shoplifter with ‘a beating’

Premie claimed he personally warned a shoplifter that he would "kick your ass all over the parking lot" if he tried to flee.

www.thestar.com

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 19h

I get if you think that liberals/Democrats aren't doing enough. But when you say that everyone is the same, you're letting these jerks off without proper condemnation

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 19h

But let's keep talking about how "both sides are the same" and "liberals are just as bad"

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Rick City @rickcity.bsky.social · 20h

It will be a good show, because AEW PPVs always are

But I'm only half interested in AEW right now. They're not even doing anything wrong, I'm just less interested than usual.

So like a 4, I guess?

Wrestling Brain @wrestlingbrain.bsky.social · 20h

It is the Tuesday of a PPV week, so as I like to do, I must go to the people. On a scale of 1-7, one being the least, 7 being the most, where is your current excitement level for this Sundays edition of AEW WrestleDream?