meaghan
@grasshopperbytes.com
25 | she/her (eng) sí/í (gle) 🏳️🌈
it tech | linguist (m.a.) | rpg enthusiast
beatha teanga í a labhairt
it tech | linguist (m.a.) | rpg enthusiast
beatha teanga í a labhairt
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meaghan
@grasshopperbytes.com
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meaghan (@[email protected])
1 Post, 5 Following, 0 Followers · linux, linguistics, lesbians, and link
tech.lgbt
i've joined the fediverse! follow me here: tech.lgbt/@grasshopper...
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you say "i asked chatgpt"
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
chatgpt is much like an improv comedy group
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
This is fascinating: www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/I...
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
July 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
you say "i asked chatgpt"
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
i hear "i asked [an improv comedy group]"
an improv group wrote this report
instead of a therapist i use an improv comedy group
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I was listening to the podcast @lingthusiasm.com and was suddenly struck by inspiration that I HAD to get out IMMEDIATELY. So without further ado, may I present.......
Cardinal Vowels
Cardinal Vowels
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I was listening to the podcast @lingthusiasm.com and was suddenly struck by inspiration that I HAD to get out IMMEDIATELY. So without further ado, may I present.......
Cardinal Vowels
Cardinal Vowels
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⭐️ON-TOGETHER IS OUT NOW⭐️
Our virtual coworking game that puts you and your friends in the corner of your screen so you can work/study together💞
- Customize your avatar
- Join online lobbies
- Work on your IRL tasks together
- Earn tickets for focusing
Our virtual coworking game that puts you and your friends in the corner of your screen so you can work/study together💞
- Customize your avatar
- Join online lobbies
- Work on your IRL tasks together
- Earn tickets for focusing
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
⭐️ON-TOGETHER IS OUT NOW⭐️
Our virtual coworking game that puts you and your friends in the corner of your screen so you can work/study together💞
- Customize your avatar
- Join online lobbies
- Work on your IRL tasks together
- Earn tickets for focusing
Our virtual coworking game that puts you and your friends in the corner of your screen so you can work/study together💞
- Customize your avatar
- Join online lobbies
- Work on your IRL tasks together
- Earn tickets for focusing
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i don’t know why yiddish needs a word just to describe people who are tall yet stupid but you’re not gonna hear me complaining about it
January 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM
i don’t know why yiddish needs a word just to describe people who are tall yet stupid but you’re not gonna hear me complaining about it
i've joined the fediverse! follow me here: tech.lgbt/@grasshopper...
meaghan (@[email protected])
1 Post, 5 Following, 0 Followers · linux, linguistics, lesbians, and link
tech.lgbt
January 15, 2026 at 3:34 AM
i've joined the fediverse! follow me here: tech.lgbt/@grasshopper...
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Free today. We're all getting secondary trauma right now.
Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...
Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...
January 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Free today. We're all getting secondary trauma right now.
Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...
Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...
trying out proton drive until i can afford a NAS. i don't need sharing capabilities, just basic storage, so it's working well for me :-)
January 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
trying out proton drive until i can afford a NAS. i don't need sharing capabilities, just basic storage, so it's working well for me :-)
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i finished playing final fantasy 9 for the first time recently! wonderful game
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
i finished playing final fantasy 9 for the first time recently! wonderful game
can't stop listening to Do No Harm (Atrial Mix) and Do No Harm (Ventricular Mix) back to back on repeat
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
can't stop listening to Do No Harm (Atrial Mix) and Do No Harm (Ventricular Mix) back to back on repeat
#1 reason to use the 3-2-1 backup method: so you don't lose your cookie clicker progress when you wipe your computer
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
#1 reason to use the 3-2-1 backup method: so you don't lose your cookie clicker progress when you wipe your computer
surely my Final Fantasy VIII curse will end with linux
November 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
surely my Final Fantasy VIII curse will end with linux
I should NOT be messing w the command line while ill and NyQuil-brained. but I also wanna fix this stupid battery-drain issue with my computer..
November 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I should NOT be messing w the command line while ill and NyQuil-brained. but I also wanna fix this stupid battery-drain issue with my computer..
25 years of windows. but she's not the same girl i used to know
October 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
25 years of windows. but she's not the same girl i used to know
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The FDA was literally created because in the 1880s, milk sellers were thinning milk with chalk, cow brains, and formaldehyde to make more money. Like milk specifically was a main driving force behind the creation of the FDA.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
April 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The FDA was literally created because in the 1880s, milk sellers were thinning milk with chalk, cow brains, and formaldehyde to make more money. Like milk specifically was a main driving force behind the creation of the FDA.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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so they're mycoblogging
April 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
so they're mycoblogging
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Daily bunny no.2929 has come into an inheritance
April 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Daily bunny no.2929 has come into an inheritance
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Really cool example of games + linguistics from Kathryn Hymes at #LingComm25 - made a game for working on language skills for people with aphasia
April 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Really cool example of games + linguistics from Kathryn Hymes at #LingComm25 - made a game for working on language skills for people with aphasia
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www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (archive.ph/BPkF9)
They've removed:
"Black" - but not white
"female" - but not male
"LGBT" and "LGBTQ" - but not straight or heterosexual
"minority" - but not majority
"Mx" - but not Mr or Ms
"women" - but not men
"victims" - but not perpetrators
They've removed:
"Black" - but not white
"female" - but not male
"LGBT" and "LGBTQ" - but not straight or heterosexual
"minority" - but not majority
"Mx" - but not Mr or Ms
"women" - but not men
"victims" - but not perpetrators
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (archive.ph/BPkF9)
They've removed:
"Black" - but not white
"female" - but not male
"LGBT" and "LGBTQ" - but not straight or heterosexual
"minority" - but not majority
"Mx" - but not Mr or Ms
"women" - but not men
"victims" - but not perpetrators
They've removed:
"Black" - but not white
"female" - but not male
"LGBT" and "LGBTQ" - but not straight or heterosexual
"minority" - but not majority
"Mx" - but not Mr or Ms
"women" - but not men
"victims" - but not perpetrators
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org