I think generative AI only has one purpose: making my dog into random things.
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I think generative AI only has one purpose: making my dog into random things.
This is a valid use of speed on the Great Highway.
Video: https://mastodon.nelson.fun/@kurt/115639818916195332
Video: https://mastodon.nelson.fun/@kurt/115639818916195332
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is a valid use of speed on the Great Highway.
Video: https://mastodon.nelson.fun/@kurt/115639818916195332
Video: https://mastodon.nelson.fun/@kurt/115639818916195332
What's with all the people coked out in mission bars lately? It's getting scary in places, multiple times I've had to back up lone femme bartenders.
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
What's with all the people coked out in mission bars lately? It's getting scary in places, multiple times I've had to back up lone femme bartenders.
Remember these? They'd be useful these days.
November 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Remember these? They'd be useful these days.
Any random int'l travel recs for early December? I don't mind light rain/cold, no snow please.
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Any random int'l travel recs for early December? I don't mind light rain/cold, no snow please.
What horrific software is SFO using that taxi medallion holders have to log into the app in a specific time window to get a configuration update?
https://www.sfmta.com/media/43934/download?inline
https://www.sfmta.com/media/43934/download?inline
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
What horrific software is SFO using that taxi medallion holders have to log into the app in a specific time window to get a configuration update?
https://www.sfmta.com/media/43934/download?inline
https://www.sfmta.com/media/43934/download?inline
Reposted by Kurt Nelson
I've been on the program committee for droidconNYC for a few years now and attendee for nearly decade. I understand why they felt like staying in NYC wasn't financially viable, but moving to Florida (let alone Orlando) is such a disappointing decision, especially for LGBTQ+ members of the community
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I've been on the program committee for droidconNYC for a few years now and attendee for nearly decade. I understand why they felt like staying in NYC wasn't financially viable, but moving to Florida (let alone Orlando) is such a disappointing decision, especially for LGBTQ+ members of the community
I have an interview with Waymo tomorrow to work on the in-car system. How many followers will murder me if I join?
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I have an interview with Waymo tomorrow to work on the in-car system. How many followers will murder me if I join?
Now that I'm up to date on the D4 supe drama, I can no longer say Laurie hasn't done anything stupid enough to make me doubt him like Breed has.
November 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Now that I'm up to date on the D4 supe drama, I can no longer say Laurie hasn't done anything stupid enough to make me doubt him like Breed has.
I want to do a gross thing and publish AI-generated (but lyrics by me!) to Spotify and such. It is an album making fun of AI in a theater format. Any recommended services? It's looking like DistroKid is the way to go.
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I want to do a gross thing and publish AI-generated (but lyrics by me!) to Spotify and such. It is an album making fun of AI in a theater format. Any recommended services? It's looking like DistroKid is the way to go.
We are officially in the uncanny valley.
https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_690adb0734788191a2fc9570379383ee
https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_690adb0734788191a2fc9570379383ee
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 AM
We are officially in the uncanny valley.
https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_690adb0734788191a2fc9570379383ee
https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_690adb0734788191a2fc9570379383ee
Ew, http://firecrawl.dev replaced a bike store in the Lower Haight. Their product is exactly one of the unethical parts of AI. They are building a content scraper to take this like this Toot and feed it into your model.
Firecrawl - The Web Data API for AI
The web crawling, scraping, and search API for AI. Built for scale. Firecrawl delivers the entire internet to AI agents and builders. Clean, structured, and ready to reason with.
firecrawl.dev
October 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Ew, http://firecrawl.dev replaced a bike store in the Lower Haight. Their product is exactly one of the unethical parts of AI. They are building a content scraper to take this like this Toot and feed it into your model.
Remote coding interviews where you have to use your own machine have so much implicit bias built into them. As I haven't had a personal OS X machine in a decade, I have to use my Linux box which leads to...interesting shenanigans.
October 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Remote coding interviews where you have to use your own machine have so much implicit bias built into them. As I haven't had a personal OS X machine in a decade, I have to use my Linux box which leads to...interesting shenanigans.
I'm right by the White House and it's dead except me and a bunch of National Guard troops just kinda standing in a clump talking.
October 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I'm right by the White House and it's dead except me and a bunch of National Guard troops just kinda standing in a clump talking.
Took me about an hour outside of the DC part of Virginia to run into a dual-wielding Trump hat Kirk shirter.
October 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Took me about an hour outside of the DC part of Virginia to run into a dual-wielding Trump hat Kirk shirter.
Sounds like we need to find where the Cluely CEO is illegally living in his office in SoMa and throw him out. He's the guy who started the company with the motto "cheat on anything". https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/technology/san-francisco-rent-ai-boom.html
October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Sounds like we need to find where the Cluely CEO is illegally living in his office in SoMa and throw him out. He's the guy who started the company with the motto "cheat on anything". https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/technology/san-francisco-rent-ai-boom.html
When is Trump sending the national guard to New York City? I saw a guy in full WWII-era German military garb on the subway platform this morning.
October 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
When is Trump sending the national guard to New York City? I saw a guy in full WWII-era German military garb on the subway platform this morning.
NYC uses the term "curb your dog" on a bunch of signs. The term has never made sense to me. Where did it come from and what is it supposed to mean now? Horses were the root?
October 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NYC uses the term "curb your dog" on a bunch of signs. The term has never made sense to me. Where did it come from and what is it supposed to mean now? Horses were the root?
Way too early for me to be calling the fire department because of a deranged arsonist
October 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Way too early for me to be calling the fire department because of a deranged arsonist
Past here is "private land".
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Past here is "private land".
Tesla Robotaxi is operating for money in San Francisco. I totally don't remember them getting CPUC approval.
October 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Tesla Robotaxi is operating for money in San Francisco. I totally don't remember them getting CPUC approval.
I have *started* getting ballots the last two elections for someone who has never lived at this address. What's the right way to report this and is this some scheme?
October 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I have *started* getting ballots the last two elections for someone who has never lived at this address. What's the right way to report this and is this some scheme?
This ad on Treasure Island for TI is all white people, completely ignoring the history and long-term residents. Peak gentrification.
October 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This ad on Treasure Island for TI is all white people, completely ignoring the history and long-term residents. Peak gentrification.
Comparing and constrasting AI platforms and finding the best is Perplexity. (I have an AI interview this afternoon...)
October 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Comparing and constrasting AI platforms and finding the best is Perplexity. (I have an AI interview this afternoon...)
I just attempted to move my Mastodon to a fresh server and forgot how complicated it is to get docker running compared to old school apps. This server is running pretty old Ubuntu plus I made some bad choices in my data storage when I originally set it up.
October 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I just attempted to move my Mastodon to a fresh server and forgot how complicated it is to get docker running compared to old school apps. This server is running pretty old Ubuntu plus I made some bad choices in my data storage when I originally set it up.