Chris Carr
@carrchr.bsky.social
bass player, tech worker, music enthusiast
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Insights from Ben Affleck on AI:
• AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies.
• Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations.
• ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x.
• Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.
• AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies.
• Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations.
• ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x.
• Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.
January 18, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Insights from Ben Affleck on AI:
• AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies.
• Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations.
• ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x.
• Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.
• AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies.
• Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations.
• ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x.
• Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.
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Thank goodness. There is fresh GWAR. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5XR...
GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
YouTube video by The A.V. Club
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Thank goodness. There is fresh GWAR. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5XR...
I agree with Bandcamp's stance here.
Using AI as a tool to assist in the creative process is one thing, but I support banning "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI"
Using AI as a tool to assist in the creative process is one thing, but I support banning "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI"
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I agree with Bandcamp's stance here.
Using AI as a tool to assist in the creative process is one thing, but I support banning "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI"
Using AI as a tool to assist in the creative process is one thing, but I support banning "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI"
Rest in Peace Bob Weir.
His was an innovative and amazingly skilled guitarist- mostly as the rhythm guy for Jerry Garcia.
The “daisy dukes” look from late 80s and 90s will forever be how I remember him.
BTW, check out Bobby & the Midnites if you hadn’t heard of that group!
#RIP #bobweir
His was an innovative and amazingly skilled guitarist- mostly as the rhythm guy for Jerry Garcia.
The “daisy dukes” look from late 80s and 90s will forever be how I remember him.
BTW, check out Bobby & the Midnites if you hadn’t heard of that group!
#RIP #bobweir
January 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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We’re not a serious country
Department of Interior says if you put a sticker over Trump's face on your national park entrance pass, the pass will be invalidated.
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
We’re not a serious country
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Happy New Year from some old guys who like to play music!
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Happy New Year from some old guys who like to play music!
I remember when my parents would be annoyed that NFL football on CBS delayed the start of 60 Minutes. It’s been a journalistic institution for decades. What a shame that #BariWeiss is tearing it down 😭
December 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I remember when my parents would be annoyed that NFL football on CBS delayed the start of 60 Minutes. It’s been a journalistic institution for decades. What a shame that #BariWeiss is tearing it down 😭
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🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
This thread is quite worrying
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This thread is quite worrying
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Everything with silicon valley thing is like Scooby-Doo where you peel off the mask and it's just some low-paid person in Southeast Asia...
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Everything with silicon valley thing is like Scooby-Doo where you peel off the mask and it's just some low-paid person in Southeast Asia...
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Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they.
Outage at Amazon Web Services disrupts websites across the internet
Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they.
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Patriotic protesters wearing goofy inflatable frog costumes are using laughter to fight facism. And there’s nothing a bully hates more than being laughed at.
October 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Patriotic protesters wearing goofy inflatable frog costumes are using laughter to fight facism. And there’s nothing a bully hates more than being laughed at.
What in the ?!?
An update on that insane lease term where the landlord owns everything you create during the tenancy:
September 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
What in the ?!?
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this is the funniest possible way to describe GWAR
September 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
this is the funniest possible way to describe GWAR
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You deserve a break on Sundays that doesn’t break the bank.
September 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
You deserve a break on Sundays that doesn’t break the bank.
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This is dumb. And useless
Lutnick: "The Department of Commerce is going to start issuing its statistics on the blockchain, because you are the crypto president."
August 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is dumb. And useless
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There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation. Which is why it makes my head explode when people surrender in advance verbally, which they do all the time about politics.
On Not Surrendering in Advance, or During, or At Any Point Thereafter
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation. Which is why it makes my head explode when people surrender in advance verbally, which they do all the time about politics.
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Happy 50th birthday to the CPU that powered the home computer revolution: MOS Technology's 6502! The very first retail unit shipped from Norristown PA on 18th August, 1975.
August 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Happy 50th birthday to the CPU that powered the home computer revolution: MOS Technology's 6502! The very first retail unit shipped from Norristown PA on 18th August, 1975.
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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behold the "HTML bomb"
It's a counterattack for AI companies that persistently scrape and rescrape your web site, even when you tell them not to
when a scraper grabs it, it becomes a 10-gig HTML page and 💣 goes the scraper
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
It's a counterattack for AI companies that persistently scrape and rescrape your web site, even when you tell them not to
when a scraper grabs it, it becomes a 10-gig HTML page and 💣 goes the scraper
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
August 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
behold the "HTML bomb"
It's a counterattack for AI companies that persistently scrape and rescrape your web site, even when you tell them not to
when a scraper grabs it, it becomes a 10-gig HTML page and 💣 goes the scraper
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
It's a counterattack for AI companies that persistently scrape and rescrape your web site, even when you tell them not to
when a scraper grabs it, it becomes a 10-gig HTML page and 💣 goes the scraper
Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Disappointed that I scrolled on here for, like, 10 minutes and not one post about #OzzyOsborne
Rest in Peace Prince of Darkness
Rest in Peace Prince of Darkness
July 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Disappointed that I scrolled on here for, like, 10 minutes and not one post about #OzzyOsborne
Rest in Peace Prince of Darkness
Rest in Peace Prince of Darkness
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ozzy osbourne in famous works of art: thread
July 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
ozzy osbourne in famous works of art: thread