Carl Hudson
@watchingpreacher.bsky.social
Frustrated gay and autistic writer, burning in the embers of creation. Caretaker of culture. Twin Peaks is my guiding light.
Stories are humanity's collective dreams. We live to witness and share our experiences and beliefs.
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Stories are humanity's collective dreams. We live to witness and share our experiences and beliefs.
Dive deeper. NOR/ENG
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En oppsummering er ikke en erstatning for teksten.
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I think we're gonna learn how badly we fucked up regulating this stuff when the next 10 years turn into streamers and smart tv manufacturers both trying to extort each other for bridge tolls, a version of cable carriage fees on steroids
The streaming giant quietly removed the feature that lets you control content on your TV screen using a mobile device. The company says the feature was not widely used. www.wired.com/story/netfli...
Netflix Won't Let You Cast Shows From Your Phone to Your TV Anymore
The streaming giant quietly removed the feature that lets you control content on your TV screen using a mobile device. The company says the feature was not widely used.
www.wired.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I think we're gonna learn how badly we fucked up regulating this stuff when the next 10 years turn into streamers and smart tv manufacturers both trying to extort each other for bridge tolls, a version of cable carriage fees on steroids
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Ikke beskjeden man ønsker fra statsministeren på en mandag...
December 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Ikke beskjeden man ønsker fra statsministeren på en mandag...
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default setting er å ødelegge kloden vår
avvik fra det må begrunnes og kjempes for
wierd shit
avvik fra det må begrunnes og kjempes for
wierd shit
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
default setting er å ødelegge kloden vår
avvik fra det må begrunnes og kjempes for
wierd shit
avvik fra det må begrunnes og kjempes for
wierd shit
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A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.
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*looks to camera*
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
December 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
*looks to camera*
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it's also turned out my coworker who let the bot do his job has no idea what a primary source is, and just thinks it's the source he used most, eg a bot translation of a secondary or even tertiary source. so he's basically the human version of a bot regurgitating a reddit post about glue pizza.
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
it's also turned out my coworker who let the bot do his job has no idea what a primary source is, and just thinks it's the source he used most, eg a bot translation of a secondary or even tertiary source. so he's basically the human version of a bot regurgitating a reddit post about glue pizza.
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so now this whole thing has ended up with me taking responsibility for cleaning up the mess made by the bot and applying human intelligence to the job. today i've discovered the bot didn't just invent stuff that didn't exist in the source, it also left out a lot of the source text.
found yet another chatGPT-invented entry from that botched translation today, this one had also been published.
i have initiated further clarification of our AI policy to keep this from happening again. my coworker who did this spent all day either unaware or pretending to be unaware he fucked up.
i have initiated further clarification of our AI policy to keep this from happening again. my coworker who did this spent all day either unaware or pretending to be unaware he fucked up.
more fun with that chatgpt translation: turns out the bot invented a table entry in translation. that my coworkers added to our database and went ahead and published. i just discovered this now while doing human translation.
i'd be so embarrased if i'd been involved in letting this happen.
i'd be so embarrased if i'd been involved in letting this happen.
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
so now this whole thing has ended up with me taking responsibility for cleaning up the mess made by the bot and applying human intelligence to the job. today i've discovered the bot didn't just invent stuff that didn't exist in the source, it also left out a lot of the source text.
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beautiful sight. bitcoin lost 25% of it’s value in just one month. good omens ahead
December 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
beautiful sight. bitcoin lost 25% of it’s value in just one month. good omens ahead
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The question isn’t whether the AI bubble will burst – but what the fallout will be
The question isn’t whether the AI bubble will burst – but what the fallout will be
Will the bubble ravage the economy when it bursts? What will it leave of value once it pops?
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The question isn’t whether the AI bubble will burst – but what the fallout will be
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First time seeing this AI Generated image warning on a product package.
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
First time seeing this AI Generated image warning on a product package.
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Veldig rart. Når jeg trykker på denne saken kommer jeg bare rett til equinor.no?
December 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Veldig rart. Når jeg trykker på denne saken kommer jeg bare rett til equinor.no?
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"Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand"
Really horrific
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Really horrific
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand – latest updates
Hundreds remain missing in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as rescue efforts continue after Cyclone Ditwah
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand"
Really horrific
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Really horrific
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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And I have a big problem with the idea you can now make a career out of stating the obvious. "experts" slowly explaining that 4 year olds are, in fact, young when they should be explaining and deriding the desperation of end stage capitalism
December 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
And I have a big problem with the idea you can now make a career out of stating the obvious. "experts" slowly explaining that 4 year olds are, in fact, young when they should be explaining and deriding the desperation of end stage capitalism
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let me tell you what is wrong with the world. I saw a video on the BBC with the title "should 4 year olds use face masks". I obvs did not watch. Of course a 4 year old should not use a face mask. They don't need skincare. They need literacy. ffs. The space we make for drivel is going to destroy us
December 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
let me tell you what is wrong with the world. I saw a video on the BBC with the title "should 4 year olds use face masks". I obvs did not watch. Of course a 4 year old should not use a face mask. They don't need skincare. They need literacy. ffs. The space we make for drivel is going to destroy us
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Sally Rooney 'almost certain' she cannot publish new books in UK due to Palestine Action ban www.thebookseller.com/news/sally-r...
@thebookseller.com
@thebookseller.com
Sally Rooney 'almost certain' she cannot publish new books in UK due to Palestine Action ban
Sally Rooney has told the High Court it is "almost certain" she cannot publish new books in the UK because of the ban of the British group Palestine Action.
www.thebookseller.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Sally Rooney 'almost certain' she cannot publish new books in UK due to Palestine Action ban www.thebookseller.com/news/sally-r...
@thebookseller.com
@thebookseller.com
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We had the lighting of our street's christmas tree y'day: 5 degrees C, pouring rain, no snow
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
Future Climate in Norway: More Floods, Droughts, and Less Snow - Norce
The climate in Norway has already changed significantly, and the effects are expected to grow stronger in the coming years. We will experience more precipitation, more frequent droughts, and less snow...
www.norceresearch.no
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
We had the lighting of our street's christmas tree y'day: 5 degrees C, pouring rain, no snow
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
Fikk nettopp melding av en fyr på grindr som spør "på utsikt etter da?".
Menn som kan sette sammen ordene sine så de gir mening, er tydeligvis svaret.
Menn som kan sette sammen ordene sine så de gir mening, er tydeligvis svaret.
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Fikk nettopp melding av en fyr på grindr som spør "på utsikt etter da?".
Menn som kan sette sammen ordene sine så de gir mening, er tydeligvis svaret.
Menn som kan sette sammen ordene sine så de gir mening, er tydeligvis svaret.
AI is about as useful as asking a three-year old to do a draft of the serious work one earns money from.
Loving that AI productivity boost!
"the more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more lawyers are needed to vet the technology’s outputs."
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
"the more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more lawyers are needed to vet the technology’s outputs."
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
Use of AI ‘tech stacks’ driving demand for lawyers
The more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more professionals are needed to vet the technology’s outputs.
www.afr.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
AI is about as useful as asking a three-year old to do a draft of the serious work one earns money from.
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I'll say it again -- I'm on my firm's AI committee: every canned demo has had brutal, malpractice-level errors, and every live trial has required more time and care to vet the output than to just do it, like working with an unteachably incompetent associate you'd need to sit down for a Hard Talk.
Loving that AI productivity boost!
"the more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more lawyers are needed to vet the technology’s outputs."
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
"the more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more lawyers are needed to vet the technology’s outputs."
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
Use of AI ‘tech stacks’ driving demand for lawyers
The more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more professionals are needed to vet the technology’s outputs.
www.afr.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I'll say it again -- I'm on my firm's AI committee: every canned demo has had brutal, malpractice-level errors, and every live trial has required more time and care to vet the output than to just do it, like working with an unteachably incompetent associate you'd need to sit down for a Hard Talk.
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Loving that AI productivity boost!
"the more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more lawyers are needed to vet the technology’s outputs."
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
"the more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more lawyers are needed to vet the technology’s outputs."
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
Use of AI ‘tech stacks’ driving demand for lawyers
The more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more professionals are needed to vet the technology’s outputs.
www.afr.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Loving that AI productivity boost!
"the more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more lawyers are needed to vet the technology’s outputs."
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
"the more artificial intelligence is used within a law firm, the more lawyers are needed to vet the technology’s outputs."
www.afr.com/companies/pr...
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Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"Monsters are visible, knowable, specific; they are specific dangers that call out to be defeated by an individual hero— they suggest, in other words, a narrative stitched up in a neat little package. "Morbid symptoms" are a bit more mysterious, undefined, discomforting;
something inchoate"
something inchoate"
(Bursting through the wall like the Kool-Aid Man, frantically waving a copy of “Reading Weird Fiction in an Age of Fascism”)
December 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"Monsters are visible, knowable, specific; they are specific dangers that call out to be defeated by an individual hero— they suggest, in other words, a narrative stitched up in a neat little package. "Morbid symptoms" are a bit more mysterious, undefined, discomforting;
something inchoate"
something inchoate"
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Så hva gjenstår da? Endringer i regelverk for subsidiering av oljenæringa? Teller kanskje som pengeflytting?
Ting som ikke flytter penger:
Etikkregelverk til Oljefondet.
Stopp i oljeleting.
En konkret plan for omstilling som forplikter neste års budsjett?
Ting som ikke flytter penger:
Etikkregelverk til Oljefondet.
Stopp i oljeleting.
En konkret plan for omstilling som forplikter neste års budsjett?
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Så hva gjenstår da? Endringer i regelverk for subsidiering av oljenæringa? Teller kanskje som pengeflytting?
Ting som ikke flytter penger:
Etikkregelverk til Oljefondet.
Stopp i oljeleting.
En konkret plan for omstilling som forplikter neste års budsjett?
Ting som ikke flytter penger:
Etikkregelverk til Oljefondet.
Stopp i oljeleting.
En konkret plan for omstilling som forplikter neste års budsjett?
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"A defendant who was caught at a political protest using facial recognition technology ... could be tried in a 'smart court'—which uses AI to comb through case files and provide sentencing recommendations—and end up in a prison which deploys AI to predict inmates’ emotions and state of mind..."
How China is using AI to extend censorship and surveillance
China is expanding the use of AI throughout its criminal justice system and developing tools to deepen its monitoring of ethnic minorities, a new report finds.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"A defendant who was caught at a political protest using facial recognition technology ... could be tried in a 'smart court'—which uses AI to comb through case files and provide sentencing recommendations—and end up in a prison which deploys AI to predict inmates’ emotions and state of mind..."