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Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace)

@andyoperandi.bsky.social

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On a brief hiatus, but HMU on Signal, @andyoperandi.33 Gaza 😭🍉 they/them, trans ND parent, union organizer, forager, fiber artist, divorce proselytizer. I make dissemblers, hypocrites, and capitalists itchy and ill at ease.

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Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 10h

In the last few weeks the energy has really changed. The fascists have lost the plot and more and more people have lost their fear.

Willamette Week @wweek.com · 11h

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

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Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 10h

Oh wow. That IS extreme, and really scary. I feel pretty strongly about it but not like that 😵‍💫 I'm sorry you have to deal with that.

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 11h

Ah, I have yet to see anyone or anything against AI that I feel is too extreme. What does 'extreme' anti AI sentiment look like to you?

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 11h

Three percent of responses were correct and complete. Five times as often, responses were incomplete and incorrect.

This is humiliating for AI backers, but even more so for the authors of this paper and their truly uncritical analysis.

Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 18h

"The chatbot struggled to correctly answer questions about books . . ."

This would be hilarious if it weren't for the fact that the authors, and many library administrators, weren't still insistent that chatbots are something libraries should implement. 📚

preprint.press.jhu.edu/portal/sites...

preprint.press.jhu.edu

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perfect knight @shiningknightx.bsky.social · 15h

"we cant uninvent ai" no we cant but we couldnt uninvent nfts either and nobody gives a fuck about them anymore

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Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 16h

Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

"Me lightning up every room I walk into"
A cartoony green dumpster with a cute smile, one lid open + flames roaring out

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 17h

It'd be hard to beat a fall bike ride, tbh. Enjoy!

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 19h

I came to say literally exactly this but you beat me to it

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 19h

Wishing you a lovely day and year! Any big plans?

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Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 1d

Not me thinking this was about sex at first 😅 didn't make any damn sense

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for your service 💙

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 1d

While I appreciate pushback against AI art, I stumbled over the part where the author uses AI, just not for tasks in *their* chosen profession. Seems a little... narrow of a stance to take.

PF Anderson @pfanderson.bsky.social · 1d

“Let’s talk about AI art” theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art #cartoon #comics #AIart

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 1d

I think this same argument applies to AI writing, translation, and probably most of coding and many medical applications. There is such a limited range of applicability for AI that doesn't cause notable harm to others.

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Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah I have a cousin and an uncle that won't use my correct pronouns. Luckily my immediate family is excellent and supportive 😊

Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

If you decide to have children, you have to do so knowing that your child could be gay, trans, etc., and if you go into it knowing that you wouldn't support them if that were the case, you don't love them and you shouldn't be having children.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Freida Parton says she did not mean to scare anyone when asking for prayers for her older sister, Dolly:

Freida Parton
“I want to clear something up. I didn't mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly. She's been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister. Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference.”

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Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 1d

I use the Mutuals feed! V handy

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 4d

I have been wondering if transphobia is at play re my pharmacy's incompetence at / inability to fill my T injection supplies. Maybe they're just bad at this?

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Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 6d

Is this ham radio stuff? My partner is a ham and would *love* to chat, if so 😄

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 8d

Okay, one last post before hiatus, cuz this is great 😄

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 8d

Comic. A brown skinned person with glasses and long dark hair says, "Wait a minute. Autism spectrum people are over represented in research science. But... But that means...
A tan skinned person with short dark hair in a lab coat says, "My God"...
Caption: Autism Causes Vaccines.

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 8d

Oh no, I'm so sorry Anna 😭

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Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 9d

I think I'ma take a social media break starting tomorrow. At least a week, maybe a few. See y'all in peak spooky season 🎃🐈‍⬛🧙🏻

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 9d

This headline is bullshit

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 9d

Aww, poor scared baby. You could up your game to churu, but some cats are just too scaredy. My baby Fluffball is the most food motivated cat I've ever met *unless* he's spooked

Andy Operandi (on hiatus in meatspace) @andyoperandi.bsky.social · 9d

Hmmm. Have you tried bribery?

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