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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 2m

ohhh noooo AI is trying to understand cryptic crosswords and brother it CANNOT

AI overview of an entirely wrong answer to a cryptic clue:

The cryptic crossword clue "place royal knocked back sweetened brew" likely corresponds to the answer CRAZE, a term used in the game "Word Craze," and suggests that "place" could refer to an area, "royal" could be a hint to a specific type of royal, "knocked back" means to drink or consume, and "sweetened brew" refers to a sweetened drink. The answer "CRAZE" can also be interpreted as a "fad" or "intense enthusiasm," which can be a more common definition of the word.
Here's a breakdown of the clue:

Place: A reference to a physical location or an area.
Royal: Can refer to a royal family member or a synonym for regal.
Knocked back: A slang term for drinking a beverage quickly.
Sweetened brew: A sweetened drink, or a reference to a specific type of brew, like a sweetened coffee or tea.

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Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 3d

Google's search results are, sadly, damaging lots of websites. What does #Google actually want? And is it what a human being would want?
filmstories.co.uk/features/oka...

Okay then, Google: tell us what to do | The future of entertainment websites

Google's search results are, sadly, damaging lots of websites. What does Google actually want? And is it what a human being would want?

filmstories.co.uk

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 2h

15 Oct 25: Shan Ako feat. Jake Isaac - In Your Head

Shan Ako - In Your Head ft. Jake Isaac (Audio)

YouTube video by SHAN AKO

www.youtube.com

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 14h

We're careening towards the future being a combination of Kate Bush's Deeper Understanding and EM Forster's The Machine Stops.

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 12h

I am only one episode in but I'll keep an eye out.

YouTube keeps suggesting that DebMess episode to me

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 12h

Oh I am devouring this garbage make no mistake

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 12h

With my finger ever on the pulse of popular culture, I am watching Smash. There is something utterly unhinged about casting Dylan Baker and Becky Ann Baker as Kat McPhee's parents.

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 12h

Ha! I love that. I appreciate Spongebob in the abstract but I'm too old for it to have been formative. That and Shrek. They're both like... sure?

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 14h

We're careening towards the future being a combination of Kate Bush's Deeper Understanding and EM Forster's The Machine Stops.

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 14h

Six fuckin' exclamation marks, man.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump announces another strike "just off the Coast of Venezuela" that killed 6 people

Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route. The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike. No U.S. Forces were harmed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!!!!

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 15h

God everything about this is disgusting.
'Sorry the mentals were ruining it for you but good news, enough time has passed for us to stop pretending we care'
'Good news: It'll trap you in a sycophantic circle (but only because you want it to)'
'Good news: you can jork it'

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 15h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 16h

There are only three sources of money in politics: baby formula peddlers, road builders and the meat industry. What are those silly hippies going to do!?

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 17h

I'm very happy for Nick Grimshaw and Julie Hesmondhalgh

Michael Lee Witchardson 🎃 @hrfmichael.bsky.social · 17h

God, I love... documentary film youtu.be/Cxe_YMJ4nUs?...

Are Dan and Phil in a Relationship?

YouTube video by Dan and Phil

youtu.be

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 19h

Sure, I'm old, not geriatric.

Depressed people in a sucky awful world is fully my bag.

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 22h

It's fascinating to be Extremely Online but at the upper age cohort of people likely to be Extremely Online because there's so much that I don't know because I was 20, not 12, when it emerged.
Dan and Phil are in a relationship! WHOMST?
The fuck is Smosh?
Why do you all love Spongebob so much?

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 1d

14 Oct 25: Dragonette - I Get Around

Dragonette - I Get Around (Official Video)

YouTube video by DragonetteBand

www.youtube.com

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Ray @mildperil.bsky.social · 1d

That time he opened a shop. He has wares if you have coin

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 1d

I think about the sentence 'Wineglasses, antique vases, Humpty Dumpty, hip bones, hearts: what breaks quickly generally mends slowly, if at all' all the time.

The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest

When the Cascadia fault line ruptures, it could be North America’s worst natural disaster in recorded history.

www.newyorker.com

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Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 1d

Also this even though it's paywalled now and the NYT generally sucks

Jeong Kwan, the Philosopher Chef (Published 2015)

www.nytimes.com

Fagatha Ghostie @joelnb.bsky.social · 1d

I think about the sentence 'Wineglasses, antique vases, Humpty Dumpty, hip bones, hearts: what breaks quickly generally mends slowly, if at all' all the time.

The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest

When the Cascadia fault line ruptures, it could be North America’s worst natural disaster in recorded history.

www.newyorker.com