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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 6h

haha holy shit merry christmas

Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 15h

a cartoon monkey in a pirate hat is playing drums and a guitar .

ALT: a cartoon monkey in a pirate hat is playing drums and a guitar .

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Isa / EvilCleverDog @evilcleverdog.bsky.social · Aug 23

Using ChatGPT

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 1d

That's a shame. While I was going to AU in the late aughts there was no where better to have your eardrums blasted in while completely losing track of who you came with and spending too much money on drinks. Twas a magical place.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 1d

“Win every election” is not a viable strategy for preventing authoritarianism

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 1d

I miss the Black Cat. Great times there in the college days.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1d

Good Place:

Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 2d

Every single one of these stories makes me wistfully imagine a heroic character dragging a nuke into the ChatGPT mainframes at the end of the film.

Joost @almodozo.bsky.social · 2d

“And I was like, you know what, that’s fine – why not outsource my love life to ChatGPT?”

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...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d

Democrats has a trifecta in 2021 and did not do any of these things. Maybe Dems should be taking notes on power politics here.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 4d

The Dem party establishment has also been outright hostile to nearly every young candidate that has built their own grassroots support structure: AOC et al, Mamdani, etc.

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 4d

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 6d

Same. It's also kinda odd that no one is talking about regulating this? Seems like a crackdown wouldn't be that hard. Probably a small number of players using the same tools.

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 6d

Then die

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 7d

The Chiefs going 12-0 in one-score games last year and 0-3 this year is a clear omen the gods have abandoned them. It should be treated the same way ancient peoples treated solar eclipses and floods. They must sacrifice Harrison Butker at sunrise to rid themselves of evil

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 7d

And um, how many car drivers medically need those cars to survive?

CNN @cnn.com · 8d

The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 12d

Here's how: Don't.

NPR @npr.org · 12d

It's not just students, more professors are using AI in the classroom. But they say more guidance is needed on how to use the technology.

Research, curriculum and grading: new data sheds light on how professors are using AI

It's not just students, more professors are using AI in the classroom. But they say more guidance is needed on how to use the technology.

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 12d

There are probably comics on the list for whom the Riyadh gig was life-changing money, and I get that. For them, it's not unlike doing a dumb, over-paid corporate gig.

But for those like Burr, who are set, I expect a little more leadership on behalf of the profession.

Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 12d

I've had mixed thoughts, but none of the defenses of doing this gig hold any water to me.

I like Bill Burr, but, my dude, no one is preventing you from traveling and experiencing the world without being paid millions to censor yourself and whitewash bad regimes in the process. Grow up.

Bill Burr Defends Riyadh Comedy Festival Gig Amid Backlash: ‘Definitely Top Three Experiences I’ve Had’

Bill Burr defended his appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival amid the backlash from fellow comedians and human rights organizations.

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 12d

The NYC subway records the most crime-free summer in its history, a story I completely expect to Fox News to lead with.

This record is now put in jeopardy by Trump's vindictive cutting of the city's counter-terrorism funding, which I also expect them to lead with.

Safest summer in subway history, but NYPD says 'betrayal' looms

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch warns Trump’s $80 million counterterrorism cuts will make the city "less safe in six months" despite transit crime dropping 14% this summer.

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 12d

#GothamFC

a man wearing glasses is driving a car and looking out the window

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Nick @nicholasclayton.bsky.social · 12d

I've had mixed thoughts, but none of the defenses of doing this gig hold any water to me.

I like Bill Burr, but, my dude, no one is preventing you from traveling and experiencing the world without being paid millions to censor yourself and whitewash bad regimes in the process. Grow up.

Bill Burr Defends Riyadh Comedy Festival Gig Amid Backlash: ‘Definitely Top Three Experiences I’ve Had’

Bill Burr defended his appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival amid the backlash from fellow comedians and human rights organizations.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 13d

This is more or less what the American Revolution was about

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 15d

"I'll just go use official force to coercively raise my own revenue (a/k/a taxes!) and then spend it on whatever government stuff I decide I want to do" is complete and total executive tyranny, Congress reduced to nothing but a powerless sham legislature, a head of state with absolute power.

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