David Olsen
@ddsd.dolsen.net
Craft beer, Pinball, NRL, Startups, Hard Techno - Sydney, Australia.
Hey chat, is humanity cooked?
The World’s First AI Dating Café Is Opening In NYC This December
EVA Café is the world’s first ai dating café heading to New York City designed for people to enjoy a romantic date…with their AI partners.
secretnyc.co
November 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Hey chat, is humanity cooked?
I had hot English mustard on my fingers and rubbed my eyes.
RIP me.
RIP me.
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I had hot English mustard on my fingers and rubbed my eyes.
RIP me.
RIP me.
'AI' often saves time for the private individual but imposes external costs on everyone else.
It's digital pollution.
It's digital pollution.
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
'AI' often saves time for the private individual but imposes external costs on everyone else.
It's digital pollution.
It's digital pollution.
Reposted by David Olsen
chatgpt alternative at my brother's place
I asked "are you better in every way than chatgpt" and it was correct
I asked "are you better in every way than chatgpt" and it was correct
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
chatgpt alternative at my brother's place
I asked "are you better in every way than chatgpt" and it was correct
I asked "are you better in every way than chatgpt" and it was correct
Got a sneak peak inside one of the Young Henry's brewery warehouses before it gets redeveloped next year. 👀
November 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Got a sneak peak inside one of the Young Henry's brewery warehouses before it gets redeveloped next year. 👀
Oportos is *Out of Rappas*
November 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Oportos is *Out of Rappas*
Reposted by David Olsen
Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization. By @tiziano.bsky.social , @msaveski.bsky.social , @jiachenyan.bsky.social , Jeffrey Hancock, Jeanne L. Tsai, @mbernst.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization. By @tiziano.bsky.social , @msaveski.bsky.social , @jiachenyan.bsky.social , Jeffrey Hancock, Jeanne L. Tsai, @mbernst.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Why is every car a shade of grey then?
👀 Can you see me now?
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Why is every car a shade of grey then?
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Reposted by David Olsen
Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
Black Friday? More like, get a Black Eye Day.
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are at their best-ever price for Black Friday
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are at their best-ever price for Black Friday
They also make for a great gift.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Black Friday? More like, get a Black Eye Day.
The artwork on this is *chefs kiss*
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The artwork on this is *chefs kiss*
The front-end code is not the expensive part.
"Ben Flint, founder of Melbourne-based Supernormal Systems, said his firm used AI-assisted development tools to rebuild the front-end interface to demonstrate what was possible at a fraction of the cost."
"Ben Flint, founder of Melbourne-based Supernormal Systems, said his firm used AI-assisted development tools to rebuild the front-end interface to demonstrate what was possible at a fraction of the cost."
‘Premium prices for a downgrade’: $96.5 million BoM website savaged
Pressure is mounting on the agency and its newly minted chief executive Stuart Minchin after a major cost blowout.
www.smh.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The front-end code is not the expensive part.
"Ben Flint, founder of Melbourne-based Supernormal Systems, said his firm used AI-assisted development tools to rebuild the front-end interface to demonstrate what was possible at a fraction of the cost."
"Ben Flint, founder of Melbourne-based Supernormal Systems, said his firm used AI-assisted development tools to rebuild the front-end interface to demonstrate what was possible at a fraction of the cost."
3 hours of classic trance @ Home Sydney. 👀
Super8 & Tab - 3hr Anjunabeats Classics Set - Live @ Home, Sydney Australia
YouTube video by Way Back When Trance
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
3 hours of classic trance @ Home Sydney. 👀
Hotels need to bring back bathroom doors.
What happened to bathroom doors?
YouTube video by Kendra Gaylord
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Hotels need to bring back bathroom doors.
Reposted by David Olsen
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence.
The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence.
The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Sydney trains are very broken this evening.
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Sydney trains are very broken this evening.
Reposted by David Olsen
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
Reposted by David Olsen
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
This morning's gym bangers.
Ghost Stories The Final Chapter | 20 Years of D-Block & S-te-Fan
YouTube video by REBiRTH Festival
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This morning's gym bangers.
Canada tried and failed to do something similar (but more racist) trying to ban the Jamaican 'Patty' years ago.
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Canada tried and failed to do something similar (but more racist) trying to ban the Jamaican 'Patty' years ago.
The Chair Company is certainly a show.
Completely nuts.
Recommend.
Completely nuts.
Recommend.
The Chair Company (TV Series 2025– ) ⭐ 7.6 | Comedy, Thriller
| TV-MA
m.imdb.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The Chair Company is certainly a show.
Completely nuts.
Recommend.
Completely nuts.
Recommend.
"Save 30% off select products site wide"
It's either one or the other, it can be select(ed) products, or site wide. Not both.
It's either one or the other, it can be select(ed) products, or site wide. Not both.
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"Save 30% off select products site wide"
It's either one or the other, it can be select(ed) products, or site wide. Not both.
It's either one or the other, it can be select(ed) products, or site wide. Not both.
Reposted by David Olsen
“Insurers increasingly view AI models’ outputs as too unpredictable and opaque to insure, said Dennis Bertram, head of cyber insurance for Europe at Mosaic. “It’s too much of a black box.”
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“Insurers increasingly view AI models’ outputs as too unpredictable and opaque to insure, said Dennis Bertram, head of cyber insurance for Europe at Mosaic. “It’s too much of a black box.”
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
I posted a lot on Twitter.
Someone thought that made me a "social media expert" and employed me.
Someone thought that made me a "social media expert" and employed me.
November 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I posted a lot on Twitter.
Someone thought that made me a "social media expert" and employed me.
Someone thought that made me a "social media expert" and employed me.