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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 5h

I would honestly rather never get laid again than risk encountering these people. It just isn't worth it.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 6h

phwoaarrrr, the STRINGS

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One Battle After Another

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 10h

this is sociopathic behaviour and I think we need to treat it as such! just because something has become easy to do doesn't mean it has become less creepy, or more acceptable!

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 9h

I've not been keen to return to dating apps and this just reinforces that view. A friend also showed me a profile that was obviously Chat GPT-generated. I despair.

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 10h

WELL THEN IT'S NOT MEANINGFUL IS IT, NICK www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 10h

WELL THEN IT'S NOT MEANINGFUL IS IT, NICK www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 20h

AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over

Nate Silver
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I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 21h

whaaaaaat

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 21h

Zohran I love you but WEAR A HELMET

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 21h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 21h

'Glam with no heart' could describe a lot of parts of Manchester. Naming no names.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 21h

I'm going to have to try the steak place in question at some point because the vibes I get from it are 'Dubai-core' (the decor, the ostentatious expressions of apparent wealth, the glam with no heart) and I'd love to be proven wrong.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 21h

Something fun and cockle-warming about walking towards town to run an errand and seeing (as often happens) a bunch of ostentatious expensive cars parked up next to a distinctly average-looking steak restaurant, then walking back towards my bit of town and seeing this outside the garden centre:

the word SOCIALISM spelled out in big letters with bikes parked up next to them

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 23h

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 22h

Big yes to both of these. Sadly I've only done each one once (I think?) but I wanna visit Berlin again next spring so I can go back to Grunewald and do BOTH.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 22h

hi Abi

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 23h

I had a trip to the loo for a few mins and when I came back, seeing Bob and Sensei in the car, not in jail...'yep, that's what I thought I'd come back to.'

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 23h

I could have watched hours of di Caprio fucking around in his dressing gown and shouting at Comrade Josh.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 23h

Moon is huuuuge tonight! Gorgeous! I obviously won't be able to get anything approaching a decent picture of it so you'll have to take my word for it!

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck you, comrade Josh!!!

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 1d

YES, I genuinely wasn't expecting the pivot of di Caprio to 'shambling idiot' for this one. He pulls it off hilariously, I could have watched hours of him fucking around in a dressing gown.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 1d

arghhhh this is terribly sad. Everyone wear a fancy hat tomorrow in tribute.

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 1d

oh god, I'm turning into my mum. I'm doing it AFTER the film, at least.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 1d

Not a particularly big spoiler, so I can ask the class: what was the picture/thing under Lockjaw's shoe? Did I miss something when I went to the loo for a few mins? I can guess from context but I wasn't sure. Or are you just meant to guess from context?

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 1d

urggghhhh I'm getting more and more curious about going but it's a lot of money to spend on an artform I don't really understand. I've recently spent about the same for a Warehouse Project night but I know what the deal is, there!

Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 1d

I sound like a twat, I know. God knows performance art is mostly beyond me. But the disconnect does make me chuckle.

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Ros @hurricaneros.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe a bit mean, but I reckon the venn diagram of instagram girlies who constantly share the clip of Marina Abramović reuniting with Ulay in The Artist is Present, and the people who would be absolutely horrified by her current live show - is a circle.

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