cilantro claus
@rickycilantro.bsky.social
est. 1983. photography, TTRPGs, sci-fi, baseball, recovering conflict scholar
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cilantro claus
@rickycilantro.bsky.social
· Nov 20
if I’m arguing with you instead of just blocking you: know that I am taking a shit
I only argue on this website when I’m on the toilet having a push
I only argue on this website when I’m on the toilet having a push
again. just watch the Folding Ideas video on NFTs and GME. Dan Olson didn’t predict this, but it’s the latest iteration of the same underlying problem. Drew Gooden has a great video touching on this. Ditto Nakey Jakey. I’m sure others, but those are just the ones I know about
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
again. just watch the Folding Ideas video on NFTs and GME. Dan Olson didn’t predict this, but it’s the latest iteration of the same underlying problem. Drew Gooden has a great video touching on this. Ditto Nakey Jakey. I’m sure others, but those are just the ones I know about
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my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
tbf, robotic welders in the middle 1980s did 1 task (together with off-shoring) and replaced tens of thousands of workers
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
tbf, robotic welders in the middle 1980s did 1 task (together with off-shoring) and replaced tens of thousands of workers
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
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Doors painted and tested with lighting. Air pressure at 15 psi and holding.
November 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Doors painted and tested with lighting. Air pressure at 15 psi and holding.
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
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that’s not a photo of Dave Ramsay?
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
that’s not a photo of Dave Ramsay?
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occasionally i feel like the early church may have had it right in having converts have to wait 3 years based on how many street preachers i find spewing nonsense in Toronto
Tired: evangelical pastor named Tanner referencing ancient Greek to justify modern views, such as harsh gender norms
Wired: Greek Orthodox priest named Konstantinos referencing ancient Greek to justify ancient views, such as "why don't you come to church more often"
Wired: Greek Orthodox priest named Konstantinos referencing ancient Greek to justify ancient views, such as "why don't you come to church more often"
November 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
occasionally i feel like the early church may have had it right in having converts have to wait 3 years based on how many street preachers i find spewing nonsense in Toronto
I was worried that the quality of the food at Paul’s Place on Los Al Blvd was just idiot kid tastebuds and a lot of nostalgia and nope. nope. nope. best cheeseburger and fried zucchini I’ve had since - well - the last time I ate at Paul’s.
which hasn’t changed at all since 1996.
which hasn’t changed at all since 1996.
November 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I was worried that the quality of the food at Paul’s Place on Los Al Blvd was just idiot kid tastebuds and a lot of nostalgia and nope. nope. nope. best cheeseburger and fried zucchini I’ve had since - well - the last time I ate at Paul’s.
which hasn’t changed at all since 1996.
which hasn’t changed at all since 1996.
Admiral Bradley needs to go to prison for a long time too.
everyone in that chain of command. down to the jock who pulled the trigger.
if you think that’s not necessary or just, congratulations, you just rejected the punishment and deterrence theories of criminal justice/incarceration.
everyone in that chain of command. down to the jock who pulled the trigger.
if you think that’s not necessary or just, congratulations, you just rejected the punishment and deterrence theories of criminal justice/incarceration.
How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Pentagon Pete in Legal Peril Over ‘Kill Them All’ Orders
A follow-up missile allegedly killed survivors of a U.S. strike on a drug boat.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Admiral Bradley needs to go to prison for a long time too.
everyone in that chain of command. down to the jock who pulled the trigger.
if you think that’s not necessary or just, congratulations, you just rejected the punishment and deterrence theories of criminal justice/incarceration.
everyone in that chain of command. down to the jock who pulled the trigger.
if you think that’s not necessary or just, congratulations, you just rejected the punishment and deterrence theories of criminal justice/incarceration.
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Northwestern’s leaders will likely try to justify their choice to appease fascist extortion with some BS about needing to help researchers get federal funds that were illegally withheld, so it’s important to note that virtually all of the researchers said not to.
So apparently the administrators at Northwestern have caved to the extortionist demands of the Feds. Faculty voted 595-4 AGAINST this measure.
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Northwestern’s leaders will likely try to justify their choice to appease fascist extortion with some BS about needing to help researchers get federal funds that were illegally withheld, so it’s important to note that virtually all of the researchers said not to.
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No. I don’t just draw dinosaurs! These illustrations were commissioned for the Feeding Without Jaws Exhibition at @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social Check out their website - www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi... - for more details of the exhibition, which runs until the end of February. (1/4)
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
No. I don’t just draw dinosaurs! These illustrations were commissioned for the Feeding Without Jaws Exhibition at @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social Check out their website - www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi... - for more details of the exhibition, which runs until the end of February. (1/4)
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(3/4) By the time I’d finished, I had become absolutely fascinated by these bizarre, ancient animals.
Dinosaurs get all the attention (and yeah, they are cool) but it’s worth remembering that the story of prehistoric life is much richer and more complex.
Dinosaurs get all the attention (and yeah, they are cool) but it’s worth remembering that the story of prehistoric life is much richer and more complex.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
(3/4) By the time I’d finished, I had become absolutely fascinated by these bizarre, ancient animals.
Dinosaurs get all the attention (and yeah, they are cool) but it’s worth remembering that the story of prehistoric life is much richer and more complex.
Dinosaurs get all the attention (and yeah, they are cool) but it’s worth remembering that the story of prehistoric life is much richer and more complex.
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Lame Duck Watch
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Lame Duck Watch
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
I keep my glock at the vatican.
at some point we will have a president who has watched every single Dracula Flow and I think maybe that'll be when we get this country back
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I keep my glock at the vatican.
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Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
what?
the fuck is john popper saying homosexual slurs and the "n" word like a dumbass piece of shit
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM
what?
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If your admin says "but we need to prepare students for AI-driven careers," you can calmly say no. Reiterate that AI-integration is the result of wild capitalist greed, the technologies themselves aren't "generative" or useful in most careers, and students should focus on process-based learning.
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If your admin says "but we need to prepare students for AI-driven careers," you can calmly say no. Reiterate that AI-integration is the result of wild capitalist greed, the technologies themselves aren't "generative" or useful in most careers, and students should focus on process-based learning.