Vordio
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Audio geek. Also make tools for sound editing, sound design & post production. https://vordio.net/
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We don’t do court reports, especially when it comes to violent crime, but there’s always an exception.
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We don’t do court reports, especially when it comes to violent crime, but there’s always an exception.
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did it in four words hemmingway
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
did it in four words hemmingway
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as a sort of recursive bonus, most of these would also make good names for an improv comedy group
"One more round of applause for Stochastic Parrots! And now, put your hands together for the Tarpitting 8 Ball Assistants!"
"One more round of applause for Stochastic Parrots! And now, put your hands together for the Tarpitting 8 Ball Assistants!"
Here's a screenshot of one of the pages of the zine, and links to sources for each of these is provided in my references list.
![Ten synonyms for LLMs (listed in no particular order):
1. stochastic parrots
2. synthetic text extruding machines
3. single-use plastic of the mind
4. linear algebraic sociopathy
5. tarpitting 8-ball assistants
6. [improv comedy group]
7. a thneed (from the Lorax)
8. jumped up autocorrect
9. bullshit engines
10. ocean-boiling fakery](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2feqoni5dsr7hu4446qthqgj/bafkreiezqlhmtpumisf3abrx4msbqj7yxhfobvrf6yegr7dlwdkhlzgghy@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
as a sort of recursive bonus, most of these would also make good names for an improv comedy group
"One more round of applause for Stochastic Parrots! And now, put your hands together for the Tarpitting 8 Ball Assistants!"
"One more round of applause for Stochastic Parrots! And now, put your hands together for the Tarpitting 8 Ball Assistants!"
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The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
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@jorkussmellington.bsky.social On coffee (and really, I would say most other food-related questions OTHER than unchecked consumption of red meat, which the biggest single food-related source of emissions and unsustainable use of land/water resources), this post makes an excellent point!
December 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
@jorkussmellington.bsky.social On coffee (and really, I would say most other food-related questions OTHER than unchecked consumption of red meat, which the biggest single food-related source of emissions and unsustainable use of land/water resources), this post makes an excellent point!
Why isn't its favourite animal a Human? They taught it all this dumb shit.
LLMs overwhelming choose octopus as their favorite animal. But if asked 2nd-favorite animal first, they *also* choose octopus and say corvids are their top favorite, then mistakenly deny that their answers are affected by question order. Link to full blog post in thread.
December 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Why isn't its favourite animal a Human? They taught it all this dumb shit.
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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I've spoken with someone who made something similar recently and I don't think the studio are wrong in their description. Think of it closer to a digitally composite animation patched together from an unreliable generator.
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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December 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I've spoken with someone who made something similar recently and I don't think the studio are wrong in their description. Think of it closer to a digitally composite animation patched together from an unreliable generator.
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Very pleased with my Christmas present to myself - a 3D map of Cholera deaths in London.
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Available here: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Very pleased with my Christmas present to myself - a 3D map of Cholera deaths in London.
Available here: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Available here: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
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Lmao. Nobody is going to be arsed with that.
The ring cannot be recharged.
“Instead, users are expected to send the smart ring back to Pebble for recycling; they’ll be notified via the Pebble app to order another ring.”
“Instead, users are expected to send the smart ring back to Pebble for recycling; they’ll be notified via the Pebble app to order another ring.”
December 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Lmao. Nobody is going to be arsed with that.
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My PT is studying for his British citizenship test so we were practicing between sets. What absolute bloody nonsense it is. "How long ago was the Bronze Age" yeah wow imagine a British citizen not knowing that, the state would collapse.
December 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
My PT is studying for his British citizenship test so we were practicing between sets. What absolute bloody nonsense it is. "How long ago was the Bronze Age" yeah wow imagine a British citizen not knowing that, the state would collapse.
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Incredible video!
RIYL: Fela Kuti, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Orchestra Baobab, Rail Band
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RIYL: Fela Kuti, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Orchestra Baobab, Rail Band
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December 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Incredible video!
RIYL: Fela Kuti, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Orchestra Baobab, Rail Band
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RIYL: Fela Kuti, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Orchestra Baobab, Rail Band
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Looks like the same exploit that was used to inject malware into programmer's code. You find out what numbers/packages gen AI hallucinates often and then create those packages or buy those phone numbers.
lmfao. chatgpt skipping the middleman and just sending you directly to the scammers now
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Looks like the same exploit that was used to inject malware into programmer's code. You find out what numbers/packages gen AI hallucinates often and then create those packages or buy those phone numbers.
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This is pretty interesting. Switch Angel, one of the livecoders who went viral this year, has released a single version of one of her most famous clips. It attempts to polish up and recreate the *feeling* of the original clip, integrating code into the video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFSw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFSw...
Switch Angel - In the beginning, there was Trance (Official)
YouTube video by Switch Angel
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is pretty interesting. Switch Angel, one of the livecoders who went viral this year, has released a single version of one of her most famous clips. It attempts to polish up and recreate the *feeling* of the original clip, integrating code into the video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFSw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFSw...
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I'd pay good money just to see her argument for these biscuits being "biologically male"
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'd pay good money just to see her argument for these biscuits being "biologically male"
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Aw shit, it's a-koo-chee-moya time.
Fun fact: the "Native American" consultant they hired for the show's Native aspects, "Jamake Highwater", was a complete fraud who represented himself as Cherokee when he wasn't in the slightest. His real name was Jackie Marks and he was European Jewish.
Fun fact: the "Native American" consultant they hired for the show's Native aspects, "Jamake Highwater", was a complete fraud who represented himself as Cherokee when he wasn't in the slightest. His real name was Jackie Marks and he was European Jewish.
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Aw shit, it's a-koo-chee-moya time.
Fun fact: the "Native American" consultant they hired for the show's Native aspects, "Jamake Highwater", was a complete fraud who represented himself as Cherokee when he wasn't in the slightest. His real name was Jackie Marks and he was European Jewish.
Fun fact: the "Native American" consultant they hired for the show's Native aspects, "Jamake Highwater", was a complete fraud who represented himself as Cherokee when he wasn't in the slightest. His real name was Jackie Marks and he was European Jewish.
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Trying out a new PCP's office, and their "preferred language" dropdown on the intake form is time-traveler inclusive.
December 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Trying out a new PCP's office, and their "preferred language" dropdown on the intake form is time-traveler inclusive.
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2,000 laid-off Paramount employees are wondering where tf the company just found $100 billion.
December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
2,000 laid-off Paramount employees are wondering where tf the company just found $100 billion.
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it's not obvious on the first watch but it appears the person being paid to pretend this robot can behave on its own bumped the table by accident, instantly knew they were in trouble / fired / done / this is impossible and not worth it, promptly noped out. like exiting a zoom call but a physical job
December 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
it's not obvious on the first watch but it appears the person being paid to pretend this robot can behave on its own bumped the table by accident, instantly knew they were in trouble / fired / done / this is impossible and not worth it, promptly noped out. like exiting a zoom call but a physical job
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ai coming for your job but not in the way you think
December 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
ai coming for your job but not in the way you think
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify