ixstus
@ixstus.bsky.social
software engineer. love cats and the oxford comma
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No it can't suffer, you shitwits. Stop anthropomorphising a probability engine. There is some truly fucking dreadful coverage of AI, and the idiot Guardian is one of the worst offenders.
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:46 AM
No it can't suffer, you shitwits. Stop anthropomorphising a probability engine. There is some truly fucking dreadful coverage of AI, and the idiot Guardian is one of the worst offenders.
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“I don’t remember anyone ever saying to us ‘Oh I just don't think we're properly reflecting the Green Party view, or the liberal-left view on this story’,” one former BBC journalist told me.
“It was always just slanted in one direction – which was basically the nativist, authoritarian direction.”
“It was always just slanted in one direction – which was basically the nativist, authoritarian direction.”
The BBC's Plan to Appease Nigel Farage
News that BBC executives plan to alter their programming in order to win over Reform voters is the latest sign of a corporation that has become dangerously cowed by the right
www.adambienkov.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
“I don’t remember anyone ever saying to us ‘Oh I just don't think we're properly reflecting the Green Party view, or the liberal-left view on this story’,” one former BBC journalist told me.
“It was always just slanted in one direction – which was basically the nativist, authoritarian direction.”
“It was always just slanted in one direction – which was basically the nativist, authoritarian direction.”
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I found this very cool weevil in the forest at @tapirvalley.bsky.social this morning.
#bugsky #nature #weevils #costarica 🌿
#bugsky #nature #weevils #costarica 🌿
May 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I found this very cool weevil in the forest at @tapirvalley.bsky.social this morning.
#bugsky #nature #weevils #costarica 🌿
#bugsky #nature #weevils #costarica 🌿
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We live in such strange times
May 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We live in such strange times
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I think about this comic at least once a week
May 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I think about this comic at least once a week
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I believe this is a Cholus viduatus that I saw at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#bugsky #invertefest #nature
#bugsky #invertefest #nature
April 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I believe this is a Cholus viduatus that I saw at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#bugsky #invertefest #nature
#bugsky #invertefest #nature
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April 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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I can’t help but think something has gone wrong in your life if you’re spending your morning off work holding a sign that says “Large Gametes”.
April 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I can’t help but think something has gone wrong in your life if you’re spending your morning off work holding a sign that says “Large Gametes”.
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good luck legislating around a wishy-washy concept like "biological sex" with any half way competent trans person!
April 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
good luck legislating around a wishy-washy concept like "biological sex" with any half way competent trans person!
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As I’ve left the hellsite it’s nice to see that the blue tick is still a good indicator that the poster has the intellectual capacity of dying lichen.
April 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
As I’ve left the hellsite it’s nice to see that the blue tick is still a good indicator that the poster has the intellectual capacity of dying lichen.
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Hey everyone I have fantastic news!
Trump won his own golf tournament with the Saudis over the weekend! He’s the greatest golfer in America!
Always keep in perspective what really matters in life.
Trump won his own golf tournament with the Saudis over the weekend! He’s the greatest golfer in America!
Always keep in perspective what really matters in life.
April 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Hey everyone I have fantastic news!
Trump won his own golf tournament with the Saudis over the weekend! He’s the greatest golfer in America!
Always keep in perspective what really matters in life.
Trump won his own golf tournament with the Saudis over the weekend! He’s the greatest golfer in America!
Always keep in perspective what really matters in life.
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From the very same essay! www.liberalcurrents.com/the-new-gend...
April 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
From the very same essay! www.liberalcurrents.com/the-new-gend...
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I haven't even met Donald for negotiations and he's already given me everything I want.
March 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I haven't even met Donald for negotiations and he's already given me everything I want.
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I have grabbed the segment for easy sharing (a PDF is not ideal for spread). Added alt text too
Shocking how blatant they are
Shocking how blatant they are
February 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I have grabbed the segment for easy sharing (a PDF is not ideal for spread). Added alt text too
Shocking how blatant they are
Shocking how blatant they are
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POV: You're 16, believe being in advanced placement math class means you're a once in a generation genius, and have just discovered Reddit.
February 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
POV: You're 16, believe being in advanced placement math class means you're a once in a generation genius, and have just discovered Reddit.
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Wherever possible please buy your books directly from authors and/or publishers. Even ebooks (then Amazon can't delete them either). We make a better cut and you get the same thing or better, plus Bezos and ilk don't get richer. Win win win.
February 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Wherever possible please buy your books directly from authors and/or publishers. Even ebooks (then Amazon can't delete them either). We make a better cut and you get the same thing or better, plus Bezos and ilk don't get richer. Win win win.
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“Sauve qui peut”. This is a French phrase that translates to something like “run for your life!” or “every man for himself!”, indicating a chaotic or dangerous situation. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.
January 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“Sauve qui peut”. This is a French phrase that translates to something like “run for your life!” or “every man for himself!”, indicating a chaotic or dangerous situation. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.
The Air Bud double negative rule. You may be removed from this space even if no rule exists saying something isn’t allowed. We reserve the right to remove individuals as needed for the health of the community. Boom
January 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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periodically I look around at the state of the internet and the way it is clearly contributing to making the world worse in so many ways, and I think back to dicking around in a computer lab in the early 00s and how full of promise it all felt, and I feel sad
it didn't have to be this way
it didn't have to be this way
January 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
periodically I look around at the state of the internet and the way it is clearly contributing to making the world worse in so many ways, and I think back to dicking around in a computer lab in the early 00s and how full of promise it all felt, and I feel sad
it didn't have to be this way
it didn't have to be this way
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Have you noticed he never says anything bad about actual tyrannical governments?
January 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Have you noticed he never says anything bad about actual tyrannical governments?
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giant human groomed by tiny kitten
January 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
giant human groomed by tiny kitten