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@outeast.bsky.social
Won't post much as I have no insight or expertise, but sometimes forget that when drunk with the power of a keyboard. Pronouns whatever. Writer, editor etc. of ESL materials in Prague. Interests here: Politics, climate, SFF, linguistics, i dunno
Unfortunately there's only one way to be sure that the summary of a text that an LLM gives you is accurate, and that's to read the text and verify it. Otherwise it's just an assertion based on faith that the LLM has at least your own level of skill.
December 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Unfortunately there's only one way to be sure that the summary of a text that an LLM gives you is accurate, and that's to read the text and verify it. Otherwise it's just an assertion based on faith that the LLM has at least your own level of skill.
Oh no, not the business model of prompt marketplaces 🥺
December 21, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Oh no, not the business model of prompt marketplaces 🥺
I'm sitting in an EU country where the new Minister for the fucking *Environment* is from a single-issue party called Motorists for Themselves who declared that "green blood will run" and "the climate crisis is over". This is obviously a wider issue than just Germany.
December 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I'm sitting in an EU country where the new Minister for the fucking *Environment* is from a single-issue party called Motorists for Themselves who declared that "green blood will run" and "the climate crisis is over". This is obviously a wider issue than just Germany.
My favourite point of comparison with "six-seven" is the Victorian "fat bacon" as referenced by Canadian writer Robertson Davies in "World of Wonders". Such meaningless catchphrases were common (as @greengodictionary.bsky.social will affirm) but I love how literally no one gets it. Sooooo Gen V.
December 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My favourite point of comparison with "six-seven" is the Victorian "fat bacon" as referenced by Canadian writer Robertson Davies in "World of Wonders". Such meaningless catchphrases were common (as @greengodictionary.bsky.social will affirm) but I love how literally no one gets it. Sooooo Gen V.
I once had some backup to cloud setup with automated sync and when I deleted local files, it automatically (and disastrously!) deleted the cloud backup as well. That was Windows, not Mac, but your sync settings might be a thing to check.
December 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I once had some backup to cloud setup with automated sync and when I deleted local files, it automatically (and disastrously!) deleted the cloud backup as well. That was Windows, not Mac, but your sync settings might be a thing to check.
*Glasgow Cathedral has entered the chat*
December 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
*Glasgow Cathedral has entered the chat*
It took me a while to find an explanation (many sports sites are geoblocked). 'Ross ... instructs Nacua to perform a specific movement during a touchdown celebration: rubbing his hands together and looking at the camera. [He] often does this as part of ... his “Jewish Dance” or “Jewish emote.”'
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
It took me a while to find an explanation (many sports sites are geoblocked). 'Ross ... instructs Nacua to perform a specific movement during a touchdown celebration: rubbing his hands together and looking at the camera. [He] often does this as part of ... his “Jewish Dance” or “Jewish emote.”'
But it didn't lose money because of people not paying when they were supposed to. You could say it was roleplaying a vending machine rather than actually running one but as far as I can see, everyone played a straight bat.
December 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
But it didn't lose money because of people not paying when they were supposed to. You could say it was roleplaying a vending machine rather than actually running one but as far as I can see, everyone played a straight bat.
I misread it too. It reminds me of how my GPS used to suggest "make illegal U-turn" whenever I missed a junction. It took me a *very* long time to realise it was "make a legal U-turn."
December 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I misread it too. It reminds me of how my GPS used to suggest "make illegal U-turn" whenever I missed a junction. It took me a *very* long time to realise it was "make a legal U-turn."
Similarly, the UK's list is 1 Stella, 2 Budweiser, 3 Fosters, 4 Carling, 5 Carlsberg, 6 San Miguel, 7 Heineken, 8 Peroni, 9 Desperados, 10 Corona. Which looks like a Supermarket Special Offer league table to me. (Still, nothing *quite* as bad as Bud / Miller Light etc.)
December 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Similarly, the UK's list is 1 Stella, 2 Budweiser, 3 Fosters, 4 Carling, 5 Carlsberg, 6 San Miguel, 7 Heineken, 8 Peroni, 9 Desperados, 10 Corona. Which looks like a Supermarket Special Offer league table to me. (Still, nothing *quite* as bad as Bud / Miller Light etc.)
I have to admit my mind leapt to Star Wars rather than the RAF
December 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I have to admit my mind leapt to Star Wars rather than the RAF
Just magnificent from beginning to end. The Anthropic guy's spin was absolutely incredible, Karoline-Leavitt-level stuff.
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Just magnificent from beginning to end. The Anthropic guy's spin was absolutely incredible, Karoline-Leavitt-level stuff.
Hey bake wake up, new "why not both" meme just dropped
December 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Hey bake wake up, new "why not both" meme just dropped
Picked this up as a curiosity when I was a teen because of the explicit lyrics warning. It blew my mind. Another compilation I still listen to, though the CD was damaged before I ripped it so I'm missing several tracks. They're probably on YouTube these days, of course.
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Picked this up as a curiosity when I was a teen because of the explicit lyrics warning. It blew my mind. Another compilation I still listen to, though the CD was damaged before I ripped it so I'm missing several tracks. They're probably on YouTube these days, of course.
The Golden Afrique series (HIGHLIGHTS AND RARITIES FROM THE GOLDEN ERA OF AFRICAN POP MUSIC, 1971-1983) was a revelation. So was its sister series, Desert Blues. I own albums by quite a few of these artists now but still listen to the compilations.
December 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Golden Afrique series (HIGHLIGHTS AND RARITIES FROM THE GOLDEN ERA OF AFRICAN POP MUSIC, 1971-1983) was a revelation. So was its sister series, Desert Blues. I own albums by quite a few of these artists now but still listen to the compilations.
This 1998 magazine freebie that I nicked off my kid brother was full of pretty obvious artists, but the songs themselves weren't all the basic hits (Sylvia for Pulp, for instance, not Common People or Sorted) and there's not a dud track on it. I still listen to it.
December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This 1998 magazine freebie that I nicked off my kid brother was full of pretty obvious artists, but the songs themselves weren't all the basic hits (Sylvia for Pulp, for instance, not Common People or Sorted) and there's not a dud track on it. I still listen to it.
They may be trying to drop hints
December 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
They may be trying to drop hints
That was thoroughly fascinating. Thank you. And I'm going to keep an eye out for Elaras from now on.
December 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
That was thoroughly fascinating. Thank you. And I'm going to keep an eye out for Elaras from now on.
Glad I didn't read the replies before tackling the article. Some people have no respect.
December 16, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Glad I didn't read the replies before tackling the article. Some people have no respect.
Obviously fentanyl abuse is a big problem. But the only time I've ever encountered it is when it was used to relieve my father's pain as part of his end-of-life care.
December 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Obviously fentanyl abuse is a big problem. But the only time I've ever encountered it is when it was used to relieve my father's pain as part of his end-of-life care.
Jesus wept. There are no depths he cannot plumb.
December 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Jesus wept. There are no depths he cannot plumb.
This is your brain on Twitter
December 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This is your brain on Twitter
And just 7 quid on bandcamp if anyone else wants to buy it
December 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
And just 7 quid on bandcamp if anyone else wants to buy it
Not what I said. But it's just like phone cameras. The fact that my phone can film anyone at any time limits the ways it's ok for me to handle it in public spaces, and it's on me to not appear to be pointing it at people, not on them to assume that I'm just reading my kindle app.
December 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Not what I said. But it's just like phone cameras. The fact that my phone can film anyone at any time limits the ways it's ok for me to handle it in public spaces, and it's on me to not appear to be pointing it at people, not on them to assume that I'm just reading my kindle app.