Berix
@berix.bsky.social
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26 (she/they) 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️ Transfem writer from up north. 18+ only account, albiet with no graphic content. Pro-Worker, Pro-Art, Pro-Tech, Pro-LGBTQ+. I also enjoy reading, gamedev, gaming, & photography. banner by @ichigoart.bsky.social pfp by KaitooNezukoo12
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frogandtoadbot.bsky.social
“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
A disgruntled Toad decides he's had enough of snow and winter.

From "Down the Hill"
In *Frog and Toad All Year*
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thoth.ptnote.dev
Every time an open-source project says "join our discord server to get this information" an angel loses their wings.
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frenzyspawn.bsky.social
"Hey, are you alright? Looks like I came just in time before those thugs got you. Who am I? I'm Ki-...Erm. Hmm...Keepsaker. You can call me Keepsaker. You don't need to repay me. Your well-being is satisfying enough."

Art by @mikasackerman4.bsky.social
#OC #Art
A hero in disguise swooped by to defend you. He now offers you a helping hand. Do you accept?
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proletkvlt.bsky.social
Sam Altman, bubble still growing: Yeah man so basically my computer is so good we're gonna need Dyson spheres lol we're gonna need all electricity on Earth but it will pay off because my computer is basically God

Sam Altman, bubble deflating: So basically I'm thinking the computer can touch on you
berix.bsky.social
Update: They did. And it's probably the most ridiculous, draconian, and corrupt age verification law we've seen yet this year
mediagazer.com/251013/p7#a2...
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faineg.bsky.social
it’s amazing that it’s 2025 and people are still deluded enough to believe that age verification on the internet actually works

this was apparent to me when *I* was an extremely online child
bexone.bsky.social
My bff is a high school teacher and can verify that the (freshman) children are absolutely mobile gambling in high numbers, an activity that *already* has laws defining it as an adult-only activity requiring age verification
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joopii.bsky.social
screenshot redraw #zelda #pixelart
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beijingpalmer.bsky.social
while 'young republicans are literal nazis' is well known to folks here, the extent of it is surprisingly not that commonly known even in media and analyst circles, let alone normal people.
jamellebouie.net
a real water is wet scenario here
carlquintanilla.bsky.social
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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rincewind.run
I flatly don't believe they've been able to mitigate the mental health issues, they're lying about that, but letting people form deep parasocial attachments with the chatbot it always going to end poorly and the more they encourage that the worse it'll get
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rincewind.run
I know the headline everyone's running with is "erotica" but "we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues" and "we are putting personality back in ChatGPT so it will act like a friend" are diametrically opposed statements

that's the cause of most of the mental health issues
mattburgess1.bsky.social
Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year
We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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goddessblade.bsky.social
"Transsexuality is bourgeois" reflects the common belief that medicine, technology, and any improvements to quality of life are owed to capitalism. The reality is that capitalism holds these improvements hostage for the sake of wealth.
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junlper.beer
these people know how extreme they are
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segyges.bsky.social
do i want a web browser you cannot read or watch porn on: no, and also, what the fuck? why would you even create this.

do i want a web browser marketed as "the best web browser for porn": no, and also, what the fuck? why would you even create this
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segyges.bsky.social
in principle i want an llm i use to be able to produce porn. i never want to buy an llm from someone who tells me it's for porn. freakishly bearish imho
drewharwell.com
Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month
ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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drewharwell.com
Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month
ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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lowrhoufo.bsky.social
Pretty unforgivable that linear algebra isn't required by 100% of engineering programs and is taught poorly in most of them. So much of "AI in STEM" stuff is braindead just from that impasse
berix.bsky.social
How is linear algebra of all things not a requirement for these engineering programs?? That's be like if reading sheet music wasn't a requirement for taking a music education program.
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philplait.bsky.social
Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.
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