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alice is in new york @alice.mosphere.at · 16h

happy none pizza left beef day!! it's been 18 years and is now old enough to vote

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 17h

GOOD NEWS! For the first time ever, Huntington's disease has been successfully treated. A groundbreaking new miRNA treatment, AMT-130, slowed the progression of the disease by 75%. These results are likely to support the first approval of a genetic treatment for the rare neurodegenerative condition.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 10h

the reason you can't say "sexual assault" or "rape" on so many major platforms is because the christofascists demanding this censorship from tech companies want to keep wielding sexual violence in the dark as a tool of power

cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 10h

the forced self-censorship gibberish we all have to do on social media now is having a devastating effect on the way people communicate with each other. nobody in a healthy society is saying "unalived"

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 3d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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nattie winters @utilitylimb.bsky.social · 6h

My mistake, you are correct! I generated the file, but I did not give you a download link — let me go get it for you [pretends to walk down stairs behind couch]

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 6h

This person is paying OpenAI two hundred dollars a month to have a chatbot gaslight them about making an excel spreadsheet

Cannot generate simple excel files on pro version
Question
So I have used ChatGPT pro for a while now and recently I have been facing an issue while trying to collate data from pdfs and put it in an excel sheet where in my chat it keeps asking me questions when it finally gets down to generating an excel sheet it never gives me the me the link to download the file.
After multiple attempts when it does give me a lin k to download the excel file I rec an error which says file not found. Starting to grow frustrated with this now.
Look forward to any suggestions to tackle this #problem

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10h

I went to the Louvre once and enjoyed it but honestly if I was there and a bunch of French investigators rushed in and said “Sacre bleu! there has been a heist!” I would have had a much better time and would have given it five stars on everything

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Bigg @bpbigg.bsky.social · 4d

MICROSOFT: We'll keep providing Windows 10 security & service updates but you gotta fork over 70USD for the first year, 140USD for the second year, and 210USD for the third year. You bitch. You fucking piece of shit

MUSCLEFUR VTUBER: Open Powershell and hit three keys to do it completely free

Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 16d

Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!

This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.

MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

GET RID OF YOUR RING CAMERAS www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Amazon’s Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police

Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."

www.yahoo.com

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 3d

BY THE WAY

If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.

There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.

Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."

TURN IT OFF.

Screenshot from Windows Settings>Privacy and Security>Text and image Generation.

"Text and image generation uses on-device AI technologies to quickly respond to requests. Turning this settings off will not affect apps and features using cloud AI technologies.

Text and image generation
Windows and anyone using this device can use Text and image generation.

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ripcinema @ripcinema.bsky.social · 5d

nothing chatgpt has done is as impressive as akinator, the mind-reading internet genie from 2007

Akinator, the mind reading genie

Akinator can read your mind and tell you what character you are thinking of, as if by magic. Think of a real or fictional character, answer few questions, and Akinator will try to guess who it is. Wil...

en.akinator.com

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian friends, your government is seeking commentary on GenAi strategies and policies.

Please let them know exactly how you feel about GenAi, it’s impacts, and what next steps should be! Perhaps it’s respecting artists works, environmental considerations and so on! Share your thoughts here 👇

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 1d

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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sebmal @mrdo.pro · 2d

glad z-a is teaching the kids proper procedure when interacting with the cops

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Shen Comix @shenanigansen.bsky.social · 2d

Panel 1: Shen is looking down at his hand from a somewhat bottom-up perspective, saying "y'know, I think it's time I learned to draw hands."

Panel 2: We focus on Shen's hand from his perspective. It is very simplistic, looking sort of like a water-inflated white rubber glove with 3 fingers and a thumb.

Panel 3: The text says "*horrible cracking noise*" as the hand transforms into a realistic 4-fingered hand (albeit still paper white, as that is Shen's skin color). The panel is decorated with a spiral of chaotic, shaky black and yellow lines.

Panel 4: Shen is looking down at his hands, which are now both realistic, large 4-fingered hands. He says "Oh HELL yes. Now time to get that YAOI MONEY."

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 2d

We’re on a long subway ride and two little kids are sitting next to us. One looked over at me so I handed him an Ika Zine. He then read it out loud to his little brother and it was so cute I nearly melted into the floor.

Sarah holds up a squid zine on the subway, not showing any faces. The ika zine is black and white and has the picture of a giant squid on the front with hearts in their eyes.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't had the capacity to keep up with moderation lists for a bit, but this one is really obvious, so I'm stealing some energy from Future Me: a list for the extremely obvious wave of inauthentic accounts following today's newly-created US gov accounts

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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soultiger0911198.bsky.social @soultiger0911198.bsky.social · 2d

Die ukrainische Schauspielerin Tanja Galachowa hat in ihrem Kunstprojekt gezeigt, wie sich eine Person fühlt, die an Depressionen leidet.

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🗻🦤 @inafogari.bsky.social · 2d

狂聡🃏

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Minni @minnichan.bsky.social · 1d

my order from @lstrikesart.bsky.social just arrived!!!
some of the merch is for @elkaktor.bsky.social and a another friend.
I love the karaiko standee and cards so much. also taibani and knb ♡

Photo of a collection of art prints, pins, and a standee.

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moby spookgirl 🎃🏳️‍⚧️ @eigenvectrix.myatproto.social · 4d

It's wild how Keira Knightley, who is capable of seeing herself in and sympathising with the cis queer community, is completely apathetic and cold where trans people are concerned. You'd be forgiven for thinking she doesn't see us as human

SEEN Police Official Open Public Network @seenpoliceuk.bsky.social · 4d

“…The LGBTQ+ community has undoubtedly helped to elevate Knightley to national treasure status. It’s painful to discover that while she has been happy to take our money, even she has a price…”

metro.co.uk/2025/10/13/l...

I don't accept Keira Knightley's apology for working with JK Rowling

Being a trans ally and a Keira Knightley fan are – to my grave disappointment – now mutually exclusive.

metro.co.uk

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 5d

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 5d

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Kuroshitsuji Wiki @kuroshitsujiwiki.bsky.social · 5d

The music video for WALTZ has reached 1 million views on YouTube. To celebrate the occasion, the storyboarder and director responsible for it, Oka Okazaki, posted a new artwork of Sebastian Michaelis, Ciel Phantomhive, Sieglinde Sullivan, and Wolfram Gelzer:

#kuroshitsuji #blackbutler #黒執事

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 6d

boost your user satisfaction and growth with this one weird trick (removing the shit everyone hates that you added for no reason)

r/SaaS
u/soasme
I deleted ALL AI features... and user growth went UP.

Everyone's busy adding Al to everything.
I did the same for indie10k.com but it didn't work.
I removed all of fancy Al stuff - Al coach, Al growth ideas, Al "personalized" advice - everything.
Guess what?
I see more registered users and higher retention.
That actually make me wonder why now i have one page with one button, without all that Al thingy, but it does better?
Here's my question:
Is Al feature actually helping SaaS grow?

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Isa / EvilCleverDog @evilcleverdog.bsky.social · Aug 23

Using ChatGPT

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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