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Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · Nov 13

Britain is exhausting

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 10h

What a quote #CelebrityTraitors

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Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 22h

Stop name-dropping my city when you’ve never been to it and are just trying to be racist on TV, hope this helps

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 23h

"You go to some places like Handsworth.. parts of Dewsbury, Bradford, Leicester, where you see.. a single ethnicity.. we don't think that's healthy thing"

Kevin Hollinrake is MP for Thirsk and Malton, which according to the 2021 census is 98% white.

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Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · 2d

A thread of inspirational quotes from two of my idols: Kemi Badenoch and Ange Postecoglou

(uh-oh, I may have gotten some mixed up... or have I??)

🧵

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

This is grim & dangerous over reach.

This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.

Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.

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Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 4d

Not sure if it’s the whole bit of September where I had Covid or the Seasonal Sads kicking in but man, I’m feeling kinda isolated right now

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Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 5d

Unfortunately it’s not real 😔

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Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 6d

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Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 6d

looking in the mirror again, I see you

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meow-lissa capriglione @ NYCC A21 @mcapriglioneart.bsky.social · 7d

⚠️VERY IMPORTANT BIRD UPDATE!!!!!⚠️

an improved version of the previous bird doodle. it now has lines and color and a little bit of grass for the goose to munch on. the goose is grayish brown with a white butt.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 7d

Oh! A Pink-footed Goose is waddling through your feed. How very silly. 💗

A Pink-footed Goose walking across short green grass, caught mid-step with its head turned slightly to the side. Its pale belly contrasts with darker brown head and barred grey back, while its bright pink legs and feet stand out vividly

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Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 8d

Two weeks in. You should do this if you’re thinking about it

Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 21d

While I was playing the PC port of Uncharted 4 I got two separate full-screen interruptions from Windows at startup, and it finally pushed me over the edge

A screenshot of my desktop, running Fedora Linux and showing its "About this system" screen

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 9d

fewer than 1% of the human population will ever get to type a comeback as contextually devastating as this

Holy shit, I remember the backlash I got for appearing in Alvin and the Chipmunks!

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 9d

The essential failure of LLMs in the smart home - where natural language processing should shine - is the best evidence that LLMs as a technology simply may not be able to do the things they’re promised

www.theverge.com/report/78717...

Amazon’s workaround has been to use its LLM models as a kind of translator. It interprets what you say, then hands off the request to deterministic systems — APIs, device controllers, or local Matter connections.

The unpredictability of LLMs is a poor fit for smart home control, where reliability and repeatability are crucial.
I’ve found this works most of the time, but if the LLM translates a request incorrectly or there’s a gap in the API, it appears that handoff can fail. I assume that’s why my bathroom fan sometimes turns on as requested and why Alexa sometimes insists on creating a routine but then forgets to finish the job.

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Avery (Sport Mode) @sportsball.duckenjoyer.gay · 10d

Watching the Leicester game from home, because I’ve only just tested negative, and the commentator has made lots of mistakes today but saying that “the referee has blown up” might be my favourite slip of all

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 10d

Migrants already carry out work for their communities, it’s called ‘having a fucking job’ and it’s mandatory because we aren’t eligible for benefits

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 10d

"Migrants will have to carry out community work or volunteering to qualify to permanently remain in the UK, according to the Home Secretary." [Telegraph]

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Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 11d

I’m enjoying the lighting in some of these and also that the Guiness looks wonkier in each one

Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 12d

oh my god they made Hermes extra hot just for me

A screenshot of Hermes from Hades 2. He's wearing a robe that shows off a single nip, and is doing the peace sign in the way bisexuals (me) do when they (we) take selfies. He says, and you should read this quickly because that's how he says it in game: "How's things, you good? I'm good. Mostly! And good to see your task is underway, but change of plan, though it's a lot to ask: Up for a visit to Olympus sometime soon?"

Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 13d

Hell yeah

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Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 13d

It’s bisexual Christmas

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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 13d

still play this in my head at least once a day

I don't know how to explain to you that you should care about other people

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Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 14d

I can’t wait to find out how much crunch it’s taking to make Wolverine

Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 14d

Uncle death and shin hideyuki, grim reaper and game director

Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 14d

Speaking of fever dreams,

Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 14d

Seeing Xbox games come to PS5 is already weird, but them being announced at a State of Play feels like the kind of fever dream this Covid I have has been crying out for

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Avery @duckenjoyer.gay · 15d

You gotta play Onenite, Twonite, and Threetnite first or you won’t get it