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Ben Goldstein

@goldsteinraw.bsky.social

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5x Jeopardy champ who once body-slammed a guy who was trying to stab my boss. Husband to rpg3, father of 2, Radiohead cover band drummer. Lions baby, love da Lions. That pretty much covers it.

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Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · 1d

Ozempic Vulva, leader of the galactic rebels

Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · 2d

PATIENT: I can't stop, I'm addicted to the shindig

DOCTOR: Treatment is simple. The great clown Anthony Kiedis is in town tonight...

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 8d

I am indeed racist against anti-human anti-art theft machines.

The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 9d

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i'm completely serious when i say that much of the dismissive ai discourse on here fires the bigotry neuron

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Mike Ginn @shutupmikeginn.bsky.social · 5d

"The Man from UNCLE" ? You mean my cousin? 😂

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Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · 10d

It was their fault for standing so still! Who does that??

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 13d

This whole section really.

Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging "foundation models" will be shut off and we'll lose the AI that can't do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained or retired or "discouraged" and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job.
AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:

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Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · 14d

I am no longer allowed to retweet this : /

Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · 14d

[*dog version of RFK Jr with the worst case of kennel cough you've ever heard in your life*] it is absolutely safe to eat an entire bag of hershey kisses with the foil still on

Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · 25d

Only people with more three-turn Wordle solves than five-turn Wordle solves are allowed to retweet this.

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Matt Wolfbridge (read Typebar Magazine) @wolfbridge.bsky.social · 26d

I think AI is the end of humanity cognitively speaking. That's the real threat, not some Terminator 2 skynet bullshit, but the rot of the human mind and soul.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 26d

Got fired from my job for saying that Samantha on Bewitched didn’t really wiggle her nose, she was just kind of twitching her mouth back and forth.

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Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Sep 12

How about "Taryn U. Asunder" for a drag name?

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Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Sep 10

So much of the tech industry is an attempt to replace Cloth Mother with Wire Mother, despite our repeated stated preference for Cloth Mother.

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Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Sep 9

My kids used to take buses to school. They still do, but they used to, too.

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Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Aug 31

Is "Demi Moore" an oxymoron? Does "Demi Moore" suggest the existence of a "Whole Less"?

Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Aug 26

Am I supposed to sing this in the Morrissey voice?

Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Aug 25

Fine, what do *you* guys want to talk about 🙄

Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Aug 2

Sigourney Weaver's undies in Alien are waaaaaaay too small 🤣

Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Aug 25

Last night I watched the first 30 minutes of Beau Is Afraid and thought it was hysterical. I should quit while I'm ahead, right?

Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Aug 24

I was thinking there should be a family-friendly "bananaball" version of mixed martial arts, but I guess that's already the WWE, huh : /

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Luke Thomas @lukethomas.bsky.social · Aug 20

Combat sports, esp. MMA, is lost in this country. Last night a fighter on the Contender Series fantasized about the transgendered being 'opponents'. Today a champion bestows a visit to a warlord. The Saudi image rebuild and takeover in boxing is complete. What's been built in my lifetime is gone.

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Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Aug 14

Swinging / open marriage

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Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Aug 12

Summer is awesome. Football season is awesome. Between the Super Bowl and Memorial Day, there is absolutely no reason to live.

Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Aug 10

Have you noticed that people are getting worse at singing the "Happy Birthday" song?

Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Aug 2

Sigourney Weaver's undies in Alien are waaaaaaay too small 🤣

Ben Goldstein @goldsteinraw.bsky.social · Jul 31

Dentist who goes to my gym has a MOLARS plate. I love that.

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