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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 1d

But productivity is measured in dollars, so how can Nate Silver get more productivity from LLMs?

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 1d

This is true. Trump’s trade war with China is also true. Expect prices to go up after Christmas. wapo.st/474Gp9w

Column | I tracked Amazon’s Prime Day prices. We’ve been played.

Here’s what you should do to actually get a good deal on Amazon.

wapo.st

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 1d

Annie Hall was so good at playing ditzy naïves that I thought she would never grow old.

Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 1d

You’re only attracted to half a person?

Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone misses out when they don’t get to see An Extra Slice.

Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 1d

And more reliable!

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 1d

AutoSave in Microsoft Word makes the software so laggy it’s unusable.

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It's The Weekend 😌 @craigweekend.bsky.social · 2d

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 3d

Tim Tam slam!

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Los 🥑 @los-los.bsky.social · 3d

bsky feature that tells drivers when on an on ramp to speed the fuck up cuz you’re about to get on a freeway

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Phantom Deeks 🫶 @deeks549.bsky.social · 4d

Alcohol kills approximately 140,000 people in this country every year. And peak season is coming

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 3d

“I was never in the chorus!”

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 3d

NO. NOT DEODORANT, 𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘐𝘗𝘌𝘙𝘚𝘗𝘐𝘙𝘈𝘕𝘛.

BE ONE WITH THE ALUMINUM. BECOME THE ALUMINUM.

Mrs. Dick Helicopter 💩📺 @hormonella.bsky.social · 3d

“I don’t need to wear deodorant”

~ people who need to wear deodorant

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Strange Days at Blake Hol(e)sey High 👻 🍑 @reactionordinary.bsky.social · 4d

The RIAA was suing teenagers. We had to sit through ⬇️ this shit anytime we wanted to watch a DVD. A whole generation shamed for using Limewire and torrents. Only for these silicone valley assholes to now find copyright infringement a necessary evil they shouldn’t have to answer for

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 4d

I know this is very well meaning but it’s a contradiction to hold a cybersecurity event by having potential participants SCAN A QR CODE OR VISIT A SHORTENED URL.

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 4d

The ugly Christmas camo kills me.

the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 6d

LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH

Kash Patel in his own merch looking fucking embarrassing as hell lmao

he’s so fucking ugly

Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 5d

Wait, are you saying that the sweet release of death is soundtracked by straight guys with Yeti microphones? I’d better become a member of one of the tribes of Israel.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 8d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 6d

I just don’t see genAI going local for a while is all. Maybe a zombie net.

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 6d

Like entire call centers using computers that can only run a few tabs on Edge.

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 6d

And the trend has been toward thin clients…

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 6d

The common thread among all those guys is their names indicate they were all born 60 years-old.

Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 6d

Just say yes.

Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 6d

Did…did you just turn Plato’s allegory of the cave/Camera obscura/The Matrix/The Lego Movie into an ayahuasca dream?

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Public Futility @publicfutility.bsky.social · 6d

This is why any editor with a pulse would not let you conduct interviews by text, chat, or email. He should have learned this in college but then, his claim to fame was a sexist drag of Monica Lewinsky, so why are we surprised he’s no good?

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 6d

Jake Tapper did a whole interview with Trump by text message? Which means he can't actually confirm it was him. And now everyone's asking even more than before very reasonable questions about the wannabe dictator's health.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

The CNN anchor did not explain how he verified that it was the president — not any of his aides — who authored the written responses to his questions.

He also did not explain whether he’d made any effort to speak with the president by phone, something that has become commonplace for reporters covering the second Trump administration because Trump has maintained use of his personal mobile phone since returning to the presidency and frequently uses it to contact reporters directly.

The president’s purported text message exchange with Tapper was also unusual because Trump is not known to be a frequent user of his phone’s text message capacity.

He also famously eschews email and other written forms of communication and during his first term he openly complained when attorneys working for his administration took notes during meetings.

Trump’s unconventional use of text-based communications to purportedly respond to Tapper comes as questions continue to swirl about the state of his health

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