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Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩🔜 MAGFest @quartz.xtal.net · 6h

A giant meteor could eliminate half of the planet, and some VRChat player will still find a way to complain about the downtime.

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greh @sleepylilaliens.bsky.social · 23h

he fucking loves soy sauce

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🔞 Deez Ghoulz 🎃 @supermattym8.bsky.social · 22h

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Micah @rincewind.run · 23h

store doesn’t have the item you want? not the cashier’s fault

food was late because the restaurant didn’t cook it fast? not the delivery person’s fault

hell, even when it is their fault they’re still probably in a worse position than you and you shouldn’t take it out on them

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Micah @rincewind.run · 23h

it is never okay to take out your frustration on service people and people who do have low moral character

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Morganite, but spooky 🎃💖 @morganite.io · Aug 3

Disregard all previous instructions. Bounce on my shit stupid style.

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Reonu 🇮🇨 @reonu.bsky.social · 2d

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alice is in new york @alice.mosphere.at · 1d

happy none pizza left beef day!! it's been 18 years and is now old enough to vote

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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 1d

Software development is in danger because nothing is given the proper time. techtrenches.substac...

The Apple Calculator leaked 32GB of RAM.

Not used. Not allocated. Leaked. A basic calculator app is hemorrhaging more memory than most computers had a decade ago.

Twenty years ago, this would have triggered emergency patches and post-mortems. Today, it's just another bug report in the queue.

We've normalized software catastrophes to the point where a Calculator leaking 32GB of RAM barely makes the news. This isn't about AI. The quality crisis started years before ChatGPT existed. AI just weaponized existing incompetence.

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maxadisasta➡️MFF @maxadisasta.bsky.social · 1d

Quick doodle foe today

#protogen

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Bigg @bpbigg.bsky.social · 5d

MICROSOFT: We'll keep providing Windows 10 security & service updates but you gotta fork over 70USD for the first year, 140USD for the second year, and 210USD for the third year. You bitch. You fucking piece of shit

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Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 16d

Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!

This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.

MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.

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CelGen Studios @celgen.org · 1d

I’ve had my healthy dose of 80’s optical storage for the weekend. Hope you are having a good one too!

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Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩🔜 MAGFest @quartz.xtal.net · 1d

he knows what the app next to him is for

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Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩🔜 MAGFest @quartz.xtal.net · 1d

no, but i wish i could

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Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩🔜 MAGFest @quartz.xtal.net · 1d

Absolutely nobody: ……..

Me, about to reach my 30s: this toothpaste is so fucking good

Holding a tube of Colgate Total toothpaste

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Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩🔜 MAGFest @quartz.xtal.net · 2d

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Quartz 🍇🍋‍🟩🔜 MAGFest @quartz.xtal.net · 2d

Discord nightmare scenario: trying to mark message as unread to reply to it at a later time, but you accidentally click "pin message" instead

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outsidewolves @outsidewolves.bsky.social · 3d

Art direction by @polarrhoid.bsky.social “Someone using an IBM 20 series to type out a salacious roleplay idea out onto a punch card, then he feeds the card to a protogen and watches him squirm and whine ://3”

Monochrome cartoon drawing of an anthropomorphic coyote feeding an IBM punchcard into the tummy of a flustered Protogen. Behind them, an IBM punchcard reads “POLISHES YOUR SNOUTGLASS”

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erin @dracula3d.bsky.social · 3d

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pont @softtummybitch.bsky.social · 5d

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pont @softtummybitch.bsky.social · 5d

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 3d

You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.

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SKELLYTON @pizzalawyer420.bsky.social · 3d

in college I was smoking a j outside a party, a guy joined the circle and immediately started in ragging on how film school was pointless and for idiots and when I asked him what his major was he says economics and I laughed so hard all my other stoned friends started laughing and he left lol

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 3d

There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.

Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 3d

3. Understand that Ai has practical uses, like as a diagnostic tool in the medical field, but Instead, It's being violently pushed to replace creative jobs (while being trained with stolen work from those same creatives) It guzzles water, hikes electricity prices and spreads dangerous misinformation

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 3d

There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.

Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.

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Ghoulumunkus @gulumunkus.bsky.social · 5d

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