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John Huntley
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1/2x Software Engineer, #1 dog dad, and overtly libertarian. Basement guitarist, wrastlin enthusiast, and fake Nascar racer. Gamecock.

SC -> STL -> Dublin
Watching a college-aged youth crack open a monster energy around 10 pm on Tuesday during a lan party at a pub was the highlight of my week.
February 11, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Reposted by John Huntley
I wrote about the NYT lawsuit against OpenAI. I know some people claim it's stronger than other such lawsuits, but I don't see it. It's an attack on some pretty basic rights, and the NYT itself regularly violates the principles it claims its suing to uphold www.techdirt.com/2023/12/28/t...
The NY Times Lawsuit Against OpenAI Would Open Up The NY Times To All Sorts Of Lawsuits Should It Wi...
This week the NY Times somehow broke the story of… well, the NY Times suing OpenAI and Microsoft. I wonder who tipped them off. Anyhoo, the lawsuit in many ways is similar to some of the over a doz�...
www.techdirt.com
December 28, 2023 at 6:47 PM
The EU is not a continent and I know this because I asked ChatGPT.
Historic!

The EU becomes the very first continent to set clear rules for the use of AI 🇪🇺

The #AIAct is much more than a rulebook — it's a launchpad for EU startups and researchers to lead the global AI race.

The best is yet to come! 👍
December 9, 2023 at 1:45 AM
When I repeat 'or' over and over again in my head it starts to lose meaning.

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Supreme Court to decide meaning of word ‘or’ following clashing interpretations
Issue has arisen in appeals by two Malaysian students who were refused entry to land in the State
www.irishtimes.com
December 7, 2023 at 4:22 PM
November 23, 2023 at 10:45 PM
It is a real shame that lost in the headlines were somehow too focused on someone getting fired and rehired than what the government has done to Backpage.
November 22, 2023 at 2:09 PM
I have seen the fairy bush in Clare, traversed through Conor Pass in torrential wind and rain, survived the onslaught of urban traffic in the heart of Dublin city, and now the gods have finally bestowed upon me an Irish driver's license.
November 16, 2023 at 2:59 PM
Blaney.
November 5, 2023 at 11:30 PM
Sometimes the most turbulent journeys are the ones within.
October 24, 2023 at 10:25 PM
*income sanctuary
Wanna lead The Economist's best European economies' medal ranking?

Just become a tax haven ...
We devised a ranking of European economies based on five factors: demand, debt, demography, decarbonisation and decoupling exposure. Of the big EU economies, the country that ranks best is…France

In @TheEconomist this week
October 16, 2023 at 3:26 PM
Living abroad really highlights how much US discourse often revolves around a main character syndrome.
October 12, 2023 at 9:09 PM
Reposted by John Huntley
Warmongers are the weirdest internet denizens, someone demanding “Zionist skulls” or “Muslim corpses” and you check their bio and it’s some weird dude who lives in Xenia, Ohio.
October 10, 2023 at 7:47 PM
Not using an oxford comma is disinformation.
Hi all, nice to be here, and curious to hear your feedback on this:
October 10, 2023 at 9:25 PM
If you really hate ads/tracking I recommend using invidious.io
YouTube’s enshittification has reached my door.

Will report back once I’ve found a working bypass, cuz sure as shit I ain’t watching no ads.
October 9, 2023 at 11:49 AM
I gave Starfield a spin on GeForce Now and Boosteroid. Call me impressed. Let's see if I can actually finish a game for once though.
October 8, 2023 at 3:17 PM
Hi 👋
October 5, 2023 at 8:10 PM