J. Gray Dingler
@jgraydingler.bsky.social
Never get too comfortable on any one social media platform. None of them are trustworthy and none of them are obligated to remain functional.
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I knew someone who used to say they would do certain things, but never did them.
I asked why once and his response was, "Why would I ever do it when just saying I will gets the response that I want?"
I think about that a lot.
I asked why once and his response was, "Why would I ever do it when just saying I will gets the response that I want?"
I think about that a lot.
October 22, 2023 at 7:11 PM
I knew someone who used to say they would do certain things, but never did them.
I asked why once and his response was, "Why would I ever do it when just saying I will gets the response that I want?"
I think about that a lot.
I asked why once and his response was, "Why would I ever do it when just saying I will gets the response that I want?"
I think about that a lot.
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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“Oh but if Democrats did that Republicans would just vote it down, wouldn’t convict and would rally their base to defend Trump’s crimes.”
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
January 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
“Oh but if Democrats did that Republicans would just vote it down, wouldn’t convict and would rally their base to defend Trump’s crimes.”
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
I'm normally not the guy for this but sometimes opportunity drops something in your lap.
Enjoy this photo I took of someone in an inflatable T-Rex costume bringing out coffee while I was having breakfast.
It certainly brightened my mood this morning.
Enjoy this photo I took of someone in an inflatable T-Rex costume bringing out coffee while I was having breakfast.
It certainly brightened my mood this morning.
January 4, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I'm normally not the guy for this but sometimes opportunity drops something in your lap.
Enjoy this photo I took of someone in an inflatable T-Rex costume bringing out coffee while I was having breakfast.
It certainly brightened my mood this morning.
Enjoy this photo I took of someone in an inflatable T-Rex costume bringing out coffee while I was having breakfast.
It certainly brightened my mood this morning.
And Google puts the “AI” overview RIGHT at the top. For years Google was synonymous with looking up something online, to the point it became a verb.
And they’ve abused their reputation to push a broken, dangerous version of their own search engine…
And they’ve abused their reputation to push a broken, dangerous version of their own search engine…
It's quite incredible how this poor and inaccurate tool has been prioritised and integrated *so* effectively that I regularly have people tell me something they've 'looked up' and I have to say 'you're not just reading the AI overview are you' and they are.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
And Google puts the “AI” overview RIGHT at the top. For years Google was synonymous with looking up something online, to the point it became a verb.
And they’ve abused their reputation to push a broken, dangerous version of their own search engine…
And they’ve abused their reputation to push a broken, dangerous version of their own search engine…
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
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They should invent a liberal party that doesn't hate their base
Some Democrats hate that their party is largely positioning itself in opposition to the operation that resulted in Maduro's capture.
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," one House Dem told @axios.com
Said another: "It looks weak." www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," one House Dem told @axios.com
Said another: "It looks weak." www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"It looks weak": Some Democrats want their party to shut up and clap for Maduro's capture
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," fumed one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
They should invent a liberal party that doesn't hate their base
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Oil brings us climate change and illegal invasions of sovereign nations.
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Oil brings us climate change and illegal invasions of sovereign nations.
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Elon Musk's entire deal is promising that technology can fulfill all your deepest and least-examined dreams, and then being like "whoah, sorry, this one is on you"
Anyone collaborating with us to make illegal content using the tools we created to make illegal content will face the same consequences as they would if they did it alone.
We will also face the same consequences as if they did it alone: none.
We will also face the same consequences as if they did it alone: none.
January 4, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Elon Musk's entire deal is promising that technology can fulfill all your deepest and least-examined dreams, and then being like "whoah, sorry, this one is on you"
Makes sense. Who'd better know how dumb "AI" fans are than the "AI" companies? Drug dealers typically don't hire their biggest customers. ;P
There it is. Using "AI" will actively harm your job prospects, even if you're applying to an AI company.
January 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Makes sense. Who'd better know how dumb "AI" fans are than the "AI" companies? Drug dealers typically don't hire their biggest customers. ;P
You can draw a pretty obvious conclusion from Harris supporting the genocide of Palestine, then sending Bill Clinton and Ritchie Torres to tell people horrified by that to just suck it up and vote for her anyway and getting 15,000 fewer votes than she and Biden got in 2020 in Dearborn, Michigan.
January 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
You can draw a pretty obvious conclusion from Harris supporting the genocide of Palestine, then sending Bill Clinton and Ritchie Torres to tell people horrified by that to just suck it up and vote for her anyway and getting 15,000 fewer votes than she and Biden got in 2020 in Dearborn, Michigan.
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wild to think that AOC‘s comms director scrolled past actual child porn, on a government phone, in a government building, while earning a government paycheck. and not only that, but so did every other congressional comms director. someone needs to FOIA how much we paid people to look at CSAM today
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
wild to think that AOC‘s comms director scrolled past actual child porn, on a government phone, in a government building, while earning a government paycheck. and not only that, but so did every other congressional comms director. someone needs to FOIA how much we paid people to look at CSAM today
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Actually people who REFUSED to put themselves in a situation where they'd be "forced" to commit crimes against humanity ARE more morally qualified.
Soldiers are people who decided IN ADVANCE that they'd trust OTHER people to decide who lives and who dies. Soldiers let Empire decide their morality.
Soldiers are people who decided IN ADVANCE that they'd trust OTHER people to decide who lives and who dies. Soldiers let Empire decide their morality.
Again you're couch QB'ing this. Talk to some actual military folks and they'll agree with you but also they provide a bit of nuance on why its not as cut and dry as you want it to be.
January 4, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Actually people who REFUSED to put themselves in a situation where they'd be "forced" to commit crimes against humanity ARE more morally qualified.
Soldiers are people who decided IN ADVANCE that they'd trust OTHER people to decide who lives and who dies. Soldiers let Empire decide their morality.
Soldiers are people who decided IN ADVANCE that they'd trust OTHER people to decide who lives and who dies. Soldiers let Empire decide their morality.
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Chotiner using bothsidesing language about the US' imperial aggression against Venezuela. Never put people on a pedestal
January 4, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Chotiner using bothsidesing language about the US' imperial aggression against Venezuela. Never put people on a pedestal
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Current death toll from the attack is 40 people
January 4, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Current death toll from the attack is 40 people
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You can’t report illegal acts because you don’t want to compromise them being carried out is an interesting take, if true
NYT, WaPo learned of the secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin but held off publishing what they had at the administration's request to avoid endangering US troops
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
You can’t report illegal acts because you don’t want to compromise them being carried out is an interesting take, if true
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Banging your heart against some mad bugger’s wall
Outside the Wall - The Wall
Outside the Wall - The Wall
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Banging your heart against some mad bugger’s wall
Outside the Wall - The Wall
Outside the Wall - The Wall
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Honestly it’s almost like a computer virus. It’s everywhere unchecked and frankly undermining folks’ ability to verify what is real. I hate that it’s also interfering with educating the young. It’s bad enough we’ve eliminated all info literacy education.
January 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Honestly it’s almost like a computer virus. It’s everywhere unchecked and frankly undermining folks’ ability to verify what is real. I hate that it’s also interfering with educating the young. It’s bad enough we’ve eliminated all info literacy education.
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We're losing a whole generation to these computer programs.
January 3, 2026 at 11:08 PM
We're losing a whole generation to these computer programs.
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she doesn't want to spend all her time being the AI police, and it's pointless to do so. Her kids are struggling with basic literacy and handing in fully generated work. Everyone has an IEP that says they can use a computer and they are using them to cheat. No one wants to hold kids back anyway.
January 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM
she doesn't want to spend all her time being the AI police, and it's pointless to do so. Her kids are struggling with basic literacy and handing in fully generated work. Everyone has an IEP that says they can use a computer and they are using them to cheat. No one wants to hold kids back anyway.