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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · Oct 2

a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Sep 28

Just thought y'all should know that this morning I coughed with coffee in my mouth and spewed it all over my desk and monitors. Equally horrifying and hilarious.

Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Sep 24

One of the best parts of being a consultant is seeing multiple companies' "Pets" channels in Slack/Teams/etc.

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Sep 23

Just thought y'all needed to see Shadow sitting like a doofus.

A black and tan dog with cute little ears looking pleadingly at the camera while sitting on a maroon, diamond-patterned rug. His back legs are kicked out to his left side, looking a little silly.

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Sep 22

New flag, who dis?

(Sons of Liberty flag)

Thanks @flagsforgood.com!

Side view of a Sons of Liberty flag hanging at an angle from the front of a home. The flag has nine red and white vertical stripes.

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Sep 8

Every layoff announcement should be required to also list the CEO's salary and amount of taxes paid in the previous year.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · Aug 19

The fact that the thing we're calling artificial intelligence *can't do math* and yet we're jamming it into programs that successfully *have done math* for decades, then warning people against using the AI to do math, seems like an excellent summary of where we are.

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Aug 19

Good thing no one uses Microsoft Excel for anything related to legal, regulatory or compliance business functions

www.theverge.com/news/761338/...

Microsoft Excel adds Copilot Al to help ...
theverge.com
The Verget-4.1-mini Al model | 5
successor to the LABS.GENERATIVEAI function Microsoft started experimenting
with in 2023.
Microsoft notes that you can combine its new Al function with other Excel functions, including IF, SWITCH, LAMBDA, or WRAPROWS. The company adds that information sent through Excel's COPILOT function is "never" used for AI training, as "the input remains confidential and is used solely to generate your requested output."
The COPILOT function comes with a couple of limitations, as it can't access information outside your spreadsheet, and you can only use it to calculate 100 functions every 10 minutes. Microsoft also warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or in “high-stakes scenarios” with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as COPILOT "can
give incorrect responses."
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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Aug 13

The new Wood Brothers album is amazing. Even better than their previous album. The lyrics are so poignant and this track is absolute fire. The Trick is not to give a damn. I can get behind that.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqCK...

The Trick

YouTube video by The Wood Brothers - Topic

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Jul 23

Hocus Pocus by Focus - a 7-minute song fit into a 5-minute TV time slot without skippning a beat.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyxS...

Hocus Pocus - Focus | The Midnight Special

YouTube video by The Midnight Special

www.youtube.com

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Jul 15

One comp exam down, three to go. Definitely one of the harder things I've ever done. Quite the weekend.

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Nataly @natalyarar.bsky.social · Jul 10

usually I am a ‘need for speed’ type of researcher , but I was also a heavy proponent of manual analysis

the work is excruciating, tedious, etc… but the outcome is extraordinary.

the trend of researchers offloading qualitative research to AI is freaking me out (beyond the automation bias)

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Jul 9

Needed some good news. Prog fans rejoice!

www.stereogum.com/2314598/king...

King Crimson Recording First New Album Since 2003

King Crimson haven’t released a studio album since 2003’s The Power To Believe. Since then, the English prog-rock legends have gone on tours, endured lineup changes, and shared a slew of live LPs. A f...

www.stereogum.com

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Jul 3

I think we all need some beautiful and inspirational music this morning

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x3t...

"One Fine Day" | Performed with David Byrne @ National Sawdust 2019 Gala

YouTube video by Brooklyn Youth Chorus

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Jun 24

Careful out there today folks!

A temperature gun pointed at the pavement. It reads 148.5 degrees.

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UX How @uxhow.bsky.social · Jun 23

AI may make us cognitively bankrupt:
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
x.com/itsalexvacca...

Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab

This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine…

www.media.mit.edu

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Adam Rowan @shinjutnt.bsky.social · Jun 9

I've come to the conclusion that Occam's Razor has become outdated in the modern age. I hereby propose to replace it with Occam's Spoon. The explanation that makes the least sense is probably true

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Jun 6

Wednesday's concert reminded me how much I love The Wheel. So beautiful and inspirational.

Every time that wheel turn 'round, bound to cover just a little more ground.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZK8...

Jerry Garcia - The Wheel (Studio Version)

YouTube video by LongStrangeTrip710

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Jun 5

If this keeps up, we're gonna have a popcorn shortage pretty soon.

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Jun 5

Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration with the Boston Pops was pretty darn amazing.

Boston's Symphony Hall lit up in purple. It's a far view to the stage from the second balcony. The Boston Pops are on stage with six other musicians.

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Jun 3

Audience member plays Stu's guitar on Dragon and absolutely nails it. What other band would do this? Gizz is the best. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkBA...

Dragon Live In Lithuania '25 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

YouTube video by Bootleg Gila

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Jun 2

New car mod. Beware, tailgaters.

A car console with various buttons (seat heater, defrost, etc.). One of which is now labeled with a turtle shell.

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · May 20

Another day, another attempt at turning off Copilot in mobile Outlook

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Thomas @thomasfuchs.at · May 12

Imagine telling someone from the 1970s that in the future the tech industry, corporate CEOs and world leaders had a choice between SQL and ELIZA as tools to help grow the economy and they chose ELIZA

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · May 6

I'm a little obsessed with this diagram instructing users where to enter a URL.

A mockup of a web browser search engine. "Enter here" is shown in the browser address bar. "Do not put web address here" is shown in the search engine search box.

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Dan Berlin @banderlin.bsky.social · Apr 30

If I had a dollar for every time I heard my content is good, but my visual design sucks, I'd be a rich man.

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