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Erin F. she/her | ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ Rogers Park, Chicago, IL, USA | #UX | design systems | ❤️ @unclewil
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Gov. Pritzker blasts Republicans and ‘do-nothing Democrats' in fiery speech (FULL)
YouTube video by NBC Chicago
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198 Methods of Nonviolent Action
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The Methods of Nonviolent Protest and Persuasion:
Formal Statements
1) Public speeches
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMnd...
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The Methods of Nonviolent Protest and Persuasion:
Formal Statements
1) Public speeches
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMnd...
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“All I wanted to do was make people laugh.”—Charles M. Schulz
🎂 Today, we celebrate the birthday of Charles M. Schulz, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922.
Thank you, Mr. Schulz, for all the happiness and laughter.
Photo by Michael Myers, c. 1954 © Schulz Museum.
🎂 Today, we celebrate the birthday of Charles M. Schulz, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922.
Thank you, Mr. Schulz, for all the happiness and laughter.
Photo by Michael Myers, c. 1954 © Schulz Museum.
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“All I wanted to do was make people laugh.”—Charles M. Schulz
🎂 Today, we celebrate the birthday of Charles M. Schulz, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922.
Thank you, Mr. Schulz, for all the happiness and laughter.
Photo by Michael Myers, c. 1954 © Schulz Museum.
🎂 Today, we celebrate the birthday of Charles M. Schulz, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922.
Thank you, Mr. Schulz, for all the happiness and laughter.
Photo by Michael Myers, c. 1954 © Schulz Museum.
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
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This is also how I judge the History Channel. If it’s about a topic I know, I spot at least one lie per minute watching the History Channel, so it’s horrifying to think how many lies I’d be swallowing without knowing it if I watched about a topic I don’t know.
LLM search results are even worse.
LLM search results are even worse.
Saw an interesting piece of advice recently: ask the AI search engines for an answer in a field in which you are very knowledgeable.
The results will make it clear just how much they get wrong, and how brazen they are about it.
Now, apply that to every subject in which you are NOT an expert.
The results will make it clear just how much they get wrong, and how brazen they are about it.
Now, apply that to every subject in which you are NOT an expert.
Looked up “what mobile parking app do I need for <this town>” - AI summary on Google confidently gave me the wrong answer, which I ignored because **it is wrong a third of the time, about ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING** (according to the last study I read.)
The shit just doesn’t work.
The shit just doesn’t work.
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is also how I judge the History Channel. If it’s about a topic I know, I spot at least one lie per minute watching the History Channel, so it’s horrifying to think how many lies I’d be swallowing without knowing it if I watched about a topic I don’t know.
LLM search results are even worse.
LLM search results are even worse.
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Signs resembling temporary no parking notices serve as reminders for the thousands of people arrested by federal immigration authorities under "Operation Midway Blitz" and the pain left behind for loved ones and communities.
Signs across Chicago mark locations of ICE arrests
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November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Signs resembling temporary no parking notices serve as reminders for the thousands of people arrested by federal immigration authorities under "Operation Midway Blitz" and the pain left behind for loved ones and communities.
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Writer-in-residence of King Spa
November 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Writer-in-residence of King Spa
Isn’t that just like Charlie Brown. Brings a knife to a gun fight.
Fame costs, Charlie Brown. And right here is where you start paying.
We all float down here, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Isn’t that just like Charlie Brown. Brings a knife to a gun fight.
A new crash test dummy that better resembles women gets key government endorsement
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A new crash test dummy that better resembles women gets key government endorsement
The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A new crash test dummy that better resembles women gets key government endorsement
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apnews.com/article/new-...
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Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
El Generalisimo Francisco Franco Todavía esta Muerto
YouTube video by Reuben Moss
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November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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A hug for all those that wanted a job hunt but got a job haunt instead 👻
Hang in there!
Hang in there!
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A hug for all those that wanted a job hunt but got a job haunt instead 👻
Hang in there!
Hang in there!
Bears winning a technological victory and blasting off to another planet
would play Civ if it had a "bears vs perverts" mode
Gifu Shimbun has a map which plots monthly bear sightings and reports of suspicious individuals. The result looks like a strategy game, pitting bears against perverts. www.gifu-np.co.jp/articles/-/3...
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Bears winning a technological victory and blasting off to another planet
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“Did Men Ruin the Presidency?”
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“Did Men Ruin the Presidency?”
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math textbook covers for some reason:
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
math textbook covers for some reason:
Voice recital today. I earnestly believe I have massively fucked up halfway through the song, but soldier on. Both my teacher and W tell me later it’s the best I’ve ever done. I wish I knew where the disconnect in my brain is.
November 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Voice recital today. I earnestly believe I have massively fucked up halfway through the song, but soldier on. Both my teacher and W tell me later it’s the best I’ve ever done. I wish I knew where the disconnect in my brain is.
Drop something BLACK AND WHITE
November 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Drop something BLACK AND WHITE
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
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Super toxic leadership stuff. 🗑️ My last place was very much leaning into this monitoring AI usage. 🤢
"CJ I'm getting a little concerned, I noticed that your AI usage is hovering around 5%" - @tolin.ski
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Super toxic leadership stuff. 🗑️ My last place was very much leaning into this monitoring AI usage. 🤢
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Internet, I would like your best green pozole recipe, please.
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Internet, I would like your best green pozole recipe, please.
almost missed this one
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
almost missed this one
Today in #funemployment, I was prompted by #LinkedIn to fill out this form, which I did accurately to the best of my ability.
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Today in #funemployment, I was prompted by #LinkedIn to fill out this form, which I did accurately to the best of my ability.