snot factory
@emru.bsky.social
haunted skeleton. cool aunt. backyard kid in california.
fan of the devil’s lettuce, not of the devil’s advocate.
professional cat herder. a bit too human for tech.
em or emily, she or they.
fan of the devil’s lettuce, not of the devil’s advocate.
professional cat herder. a bit too human for tech.
em or emily, she or they.
fuck it, general strike when?
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
fuck it, general strike when?
my horoscope mentioned cryptocurrency.
so um
I guess
I’m just
gonna
walk into the ocean?
so um
I guess
I’m just
gonna
walk into the ocean?
November 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
my horoscope mentioned cryptocurrency.
so um
I guess
I’m just
gonna
walk into the ocean?
so um
I guess
I’m just
gonna
walk into the ocean?
I can’t believe this is how I find out that the workplace was ruined.
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I can’t believe this is how I find out that the workplace was ruined.
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note that there is basically no such thing as a widely-accepted and culturally-revered American image of a blue collar *woman*
I mean, can anyone else even *be* blue collar? When was the last time we had a blue collar woman in the public eye?
October 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
note that there is basically no such thing as a widely-accepted and culturally-revered American image of a blue collar *woman*
HEY ITS HALLOWEEN AND THE WORLD IS ALREADY A TERRIFYING PLACE RIGHT NOW SO IF TEENAGERS WANT CANDY TONIGHT: GIVE IT TO THEM.
I DONT EVEN CARE IF THEY WEAR A COSTUME. LET THE CHILDREN KNOW THERE IS STILL JOY AND KINDNESS YOU FUCKING MONSTERS.
I DONT EVEN CARE IF THEY WEAR A COSTUME. LET THE CHILDREN KNOW THERE IS STILL JOY AND KINDNESS YOU FUCKING MONSTERS.
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
HEY ITS HALLOWEEN AND THE WORLD IS ALREADY A TERRIFYING PLACE RIGHT NOW SO IF TEENAGERS WANT CANDY TONIGHT: GIVE IT TO THEM.
I DONT EVEN CARE IF THEY WEAR A COSTUME. LET THE CHILDREN KNOW THERE IS STILL JOY AND KINDNESS YOU FUCKING MONSTERS.
I DONT EVEN CARE IF THEY WEAR A COSTUME. LET THE CHILDREN KNOW THERE IS STILL JOY AND KINDNESS YOU FUCKING MONSTERS.
for the folks jealous of Southern California weather:
it is October 29th, the high today is 90 degrees and the low is 57.
it is October 29th, the high today is 90 degrees and the low is 57.
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
for the folks jealous of Southern California weather:
it is October 29th, the high today is 90 degrees and the low is 57.
it is October 29th, the high today is 90 degrees and the low is 57.
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If your company is a heavy Python user and has surplus budget to assign before EOY, now’s a great time for an unrestricted donation…
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If your company is a heavy Python user and has surplus budget to assign before EOY, now’s a great time for an unrestricted donation…
tell me again how AI is going to solve the incidents that humans can’t, when the knowledge you’d use to train the AI walked out the door two years ago in the head of human who wanted different working conditions?
October 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
tell me again how AI is going to solve the incidents that humans can’t, when the knowledge you’d use to train the AI walked out the door two years ago in the head of human who wanted different working conditions?
I hate to tell you this, but it’s gonna take all week to feel rested again, my on call friends.
October 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I hate to tell you this, but it’s gonna take all week to feel rested again, my on call friends.
the amount of interdependency on each other’s services in tech, coupled with the fact that most people don’t change their default region in AWS from us-east-1, means that even if you don’t have a single service running in that region, someone in your engineering org still got paged last night.
hugops to uhhhhhhh everybody?
October 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
the amount of interdependency on each other’s services in tech, coupled with the fact that most people don’t change their default region in AWS from us-east-1, means that even if you don’t have a single service running in that region, someone in your engineering org still got paged last night.
hugops to uhhhhhhh everybody?
October 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
hugops to uhhhhhhh everybody?
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
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BIG BOAT STUCK
Interesting events on the Norwegian/Swedish border, where the Hagland Captain is still stuck next to the Svinesund Bridge having failed to successfully identify the wet bit that runs underneath it.
October 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
BIG BOAT STUCK
every time I go to a spa I feel like it’s only a matter of time before they’ll go “hey! who let you in here?” and fish me out with one of those pool skimmers an toss me over the fence like I’m a frog that found a jacuzzi.
October 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
every time I go to a spa I feel like it’s only a matter of time before they’ll go “hey! who let you in here?” and fish me out with one of those pool skimmers an toss me over the fence like I’m a frog that found a jacuzzi.
hockey games, the only socially acceptable place to scream at a bunch of white guys to do a better job.
October 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
hockey games, the only socially acceptable place to scream at a bunch of white guys to do a better job.
when I see pigeons in the city, they’re at work. when I see pigeons in my backyard or at the beach, those pigeons are on vacation.
October 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
when I see pigeons in the city, they’re at work. when I see pigeons in my backyard or at the beach, those pigeons are on vacation.
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(solemnly) You've had mail.
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
(solemnly) You've had mail.
not to be a hobbit about this, but does it come in pints?
this is such a civilized way to distribute mustard. big fan
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
not to be a hobbit about this, but does it come in pints?
every day is somebody’s birthday. which means, on any given day, it makes sense to have a slice of cake to celebrate whoever’s birthday it definitely is. if you think about it, it’s really just common decency.
October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
every day is somebody’s birthday. which means, on any given day, it makes sense to have a slice of cake to celebrate whoever’s birthday it definitely is. if you think about it, it’s really just common decency.
I had stuff I was gonna do this morning, but…
October 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I had stuff I was gonna do this morning, but…
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"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
yeah that’s the intended result my guy
In response to California passing a law limiting law enforcement officers' ability to conceal their identities, the president of the Peace Officers Research Association of California contends that police are not subject to democratic control.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
September 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
yeah that’s the intended result my guy
*clears throat* Manchild by Sabrina Carpenter in G major if you please,
“baby, what’d you call it? stupid?
or is it, slow?
maybe it’s… useless?
but there’s a cuter word for it! I know!
AI (iiiiiIiiiIiiii)
why’re you always usin’ ChatGPT?
fuck my liiiiiiiiife,
won’t you use your own brain for free?”
“baby, what’d you call it? stupid?
or is it, slow?
maybe it’s… useless?
but there’s a cuter word for it! I know!
AI (iiiiiIiiiIiiii)
why’re you always usin’ ChatGPT?
fuck my liiiiiiiiife,
won’t you use your own brain for free?”
September 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
*clears throat* Manchild by Sabrina Carpenter in G major if you please,
“baby, what’d you call it? stupid?
or is it, slow?
maybe it’s… useless?
but there’s a cuter word for it! I know!
AI (iiiiiIiiiIiiii)
why’re you always usin’ ChatGPT?
fuck my liiiiiiiiife,
won’t you use your own brain for free?”
“baby, what’d you call it? stupid?
or is it, slow?
maybe it’s… useless?
but there’s a cuter word for it! I know!
AI (iiiiiIiiiIiiii)
why’re you always usin’ ChatGPT?
fuck my liiiiiiiiife,
won’t you use your own brain for free?”
I wish I could clear my brain’s cache. I bet that’d feel so nice. tingly, probably.
September 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I wish I could clear my brain’s cache. I bet that’d feel so nice. tingly, probably.
I’ve never been disappointed with the inclusion of pineapple in/on any food I’ve ever eaten.
September 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I’ve never been disappointed with the inclusion of pineapple in/on any food I’ve ever eaten.