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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 6m

it's interesting to see how often this plugging-our-ears optimism about ai pops up on npr (and the adjacent ecosystem of enlightened-intelligent-liberal podcasts) considering all the ai products constantly being advertised

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 9h

this was so fuckin good. wonder if the oscars have the juice to do what's right.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14h

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 10h

it's touch and go here in florida. you'll see someone talking about how she loves exploring other cultures, believes there needs to be more empathy and kindness in the world, then drops some anti-trans slur or says "no illegals." glad they show their whole ass in the app before we ever even talk.

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 11h

maybe she works at the ai poisoning company and just knows all its weaknesses

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 11h

devastating to see an otherwise normal-seeming woman on hinge say her humble brag is "being the biggest AI SME in my office"

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14h

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 18h

There was literally a big-budget movie last year about how during his one brief period of trying to be cool, Dylan got so anxious about it that he had to get advice from the coolest man alive (Johnny Cash)

bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 19h

wtaf are you talking about

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 1d

taking a midweek day off is so clutch... usually I'd be fighting traffic but instead I'm lying in bed

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 1d

i wish that it was possible to truly enjoy the utter comedy in the juxtaposition between this and the way the president is describing this

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 2d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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The Marriage Braggart @bombsfall.bsky.social · Feb 12

THEY
ARE
TIRED

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The Marriage Braggart @bombsfall.bsky.social · Feb 12

You pieces of shit are demanding democrats do something instead of giving them money and otherwise not bothering them

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 1d

game rules though

Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 1d

silksong just keeps going and going huh

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Wolfmanning Skull 🎃 @manningkrull.bsky.social · Oct 28

Halloween is mostly about fun but I want to take a moment to share this sobering cautionary tale.

A handmade tombstone decoration that says, "Pickle Boy, the boy who ate too many pickles and turned into a pickle and died."

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 1d

Least environmentally destructive AI fan

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

The suspect accused of igniting the fire that destroyed LA's Pacific Palisades neighborhood allegedly used a ChatGPT prompt to show "a burning forest and a crowd fleeing from it," months prior, officials say

Man arrested, faces federal charge in connection with Palisades Fire: DOJ

The fire caused widespread destruction in Los Angeles County and killed a dozen people earlier this year.

abcnews.go.com

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 1d

so funny that pritzker saw a well of support up to and including "far leftists would happily vote for this billionaire" for his anti-authoritarian, pro-immigrant (etc) rhetoric a few short weeks ago, and his next strategic move was to dive to lick the very first boots he saw

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 1d

"LOL Trump is gay and Vance is a crossdresser" + AI picture that burned up a rural lake = 10k clapping liberals

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 1d

decided to start saying "lost in the shuffle" a lot more but pronouncing "shuffle" like "soufflé" until someone says something about it

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 2d

you don't see many cars with "baby on board" stickers driving like maniacs, presumably on account of the baby who's on board. well if my commute is any indication, the rules have changed as of today.

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 2d

I can't believe how cool this is lmbo. you commit to a stupid bit to make the guy sitting next to you laugh or whatever, then the bit actually pays off on 1 in a billion odds.

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 2d

the guy who caught cal raleigh’s homer was wearing a shirt that said dump 61 here and he immediately took it off and had a shirt that said dump 62 here

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 2d

in my previous experiments, the tortellini absorbed the broth making it just very tasty pasta. so I added more broth. and now I've got more delicious pasta and that soupy consistency we all love. the_bear.jpg

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 2d

I don't follow baseball until the semis typically but I can't imagine anyone has done more for the sport this year than this fella. if he ever pays for a drink again we should just end this american experiment.

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 2d

that's incredible

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 2d

made some incredible creamy chicken tortellini soup to see me through the week, and guess what motherfuckers? I've got plenty to share, so stop on by

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Joe, but like... spooky @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 2d

breaking bad if it starred the three stooges would be like "I am the one who nyuks"