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Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 1m

a legend in his own mind

Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 4m

Sure but it's a frequent thing to ask the computer something and that seems like what MS wants people to be doing. But the utility of it is terrible! Consoles just make for boring TV!

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Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 6m

It's a good narrative device in Star Trek to just ask for an answer from the computer, but like just imagine that in a situation where the lines aren't written and timed for when no one else in the room is asking the computer something.

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Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 7m

It's impossible to overstate the extent to which I DO NOT want to talk to my computer, or have people around me talking to theirs. Has anyone at Microsoft ever worked in an office? Imagine trying to concentrate but everyone around you is saying shit to their computers that they could have typed.

Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 56m

hmm well the thing is, I don't have a camera or microphone on my PC, so

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 3h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

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Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 21m

this is the heart of the "male loneliness epidemic" imo: a total unwillingness to stop throwing off terrible signals for the sake of being at all appealing. if you'd rather have your boondoggle waste of a car (along with whatever else led to the divorce here), then I guess you've made your choice!

Jeremy Stanley @jeremydstanley.com · 5h

And are you married?
I was married, but I'm not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 2h

note to incoming bluesky users: you MUST bring your own joke understandings. members and staff are NOT responsible for explaining what, how, and why jokes are

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Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 56m

hmm well the thing is, I don't have a camera or microphone on my PC, so

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 3h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 59m

*could not

Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 59m

Akinator could handle the moral ambiguity of Sydney Losstarot

A screen snip of the Akinator admitting defeat

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 3h

Instead of "This is inappropriate!" Democrats - especially those who might run for president - should say right now "Anyone who participates in this should know: You are committing a crime, and in the next administration you will be prosecuted."

That will change the frame of the story.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
U.S. Code
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 1h

bookletlets

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1h

many conversations I have had with complete normie libs, the kind who have a tote bag from donating to NPR and shop at Whole Foods, involve the kind of rhetoric that under no circumstances should be put on the internet

people are very mad

Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 2h

look i was recently talking to a septuagenarian life long dem (who shall remain nameless) and generic lib, and she was like “i just think there should be firing squads and they should sell tickets.”

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 15h

I’m in a room where a whole ass faculty member said “Chat GPT 5 would be able to write a better NSF proposal than me” and… well…

My inside thoughts got the best of me BC I said loud as fuck “that’s unfortunate, because there’s not a machine on earth that writes better than me.”

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Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 2h

crunchy hot wings

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ripcinema @ripcinema.bsky.social · 1d

nothing chatgpt has done is as impressive as akinator, the mind-reading internet genie from 2007

Akinator, the mind reading genie

Akinator can read your mind and tell you what character you are thinking of, as if by magic. Think of a real or fictional character, answer few questions, and Akinator will try to guess who it is. Wil...

en.akinator.com

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Jillian Foley @jillianefoley.com · 15h

important national history

Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 16h

So uhh...I just impulsively decided to fact-check the official origin story for the pumpkin spice latte and it is A LIE or at least incorrect.

Starbucks claims to have invented it in 2003

But a coffee shop in Portland was selling them in 2001 (the earliest mention I can find)

Starbucks began developing the pumpkin spice latte in January 2003, following the success of winter beverages such as the peppermint mocha and eggnog latte. Peter Dukes, the company's Director of Espresso for the Americas, explained that developers recognized the appeal of pumpkin flavor, noting, "there wasn't anything around pumpkin at the time."[5] During development, Starbucks' team collaborated with food scientists to create four potential seasonal beverages...

Add for Stellar Coffee in Portland, published in The Oregonian, Dec. 13, 2001.

Celebrate the Holidays with one of our specialty drinks

$1 OFF

16 or 20 oz. Egg Nog Lattes, Pumpkin Spice Lattes or Hot Buttered Rum Lattes

Mention this ad. Expires 12/31/01

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

I think the idea of "cancel culture" persists mainly because it conveniently is some outside force acting on someone rather than them torching their reputation all on their own

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Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 1d

I feel this in my haert

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 1d

WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass

WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you

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Scarecasmorator @sarcasmorator.bsky.social · 1d

Ok this needs to be made extremely illegal

Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 4d

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: