Matt 🏳️🌈
@legendblade.bsky.social
[He/him] Software Engineering Manager. Sometimes streamer. Gay. Cat-dad to multiple feline menaces. I feel too old for only being in my 30s.
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Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
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hey buddy (someone in the bay area please adopt him!)
"Stromboli is a ~2 y/o big boy who was trapped for a TNR project but is way too friendly to be released back outside. He is a sweet young cat who loves pets and attention. He's weighing in at over 14 lbs!"
www.petfinder.com/cat/strombol...
"Stromboli is a ~2 y/o big boy who was trapped for a TNR project but is way too friendly to be released back outside. He is a sweet young cat who loves pets and attention. He's weighing in at over 14 lbs!"
www.petfinder.com/cat/strombol...
January 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
hey buddy (someone in the bay area please adopt him!)
"Stromboli is a ~2 y/o big boy who was trapped for a TNR project but is way too friendly to be released back outside. He is a sweet young cat who loves pets and attention. He's weighing in at over 14 lbs!"
www.petfinder.com/cat/strombol...
"Stromboli is a ~2 y/o big boy who was trapped for a TNR project but is way too friendly to be released back outside. He is a sweet young cat who loves pets and attention. He's weighing in at over 14 lbs!"
www.petfinder.com/cat/strombol...
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the only way it was able to do this is because, as everyone including elon and sam altman have known for years, the datasets for these AIs contain a lot of CSAM
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
the only way it was able to do this is because, as everyone including elon and sam altman have known for years, the datasets for these AIs contain a lot of CSAM
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
the fact that what just happened doesn't shut down twitter and have elon et al tried in court for allowing is fucking insane
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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The same shit happened with the fucking Crypto boom.
Like we have said before, there has been a quality shift in the electronics and IT industry pivoting away from the average consumer toward whatever phantom Silicon Valley is chasing and using it as a capital absorbing strategy.
Like we have said before, there has been a quality shift in the electronics and IT industry pivoting away from the average consumer toward whatever phantom Silicon Valley is chasing and using it as a capital absorbing strategy.
Silicon Valley isn’t just polluting our cultural and information systems with AI slop and destroying the environment in the process.
They’re also poised to force consumer electronics to shoot up in price because they’re buying up so much hardware for data centers.
They’re also poised to force consumer electronics to shoot up in price because they’re buying up so much hardware for data centers.
Chip shortages threaten 20% rise in consumer electronics prices
Manufacturers and analysts warn AI data centre build-out is crowding out market for semiconductors
www.ft.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The same shit happened with the fucking Crypto boom.
Like we have said before, there has been a quality shift in the electronics and IT industry pivoting away from the average consumer toward whatever phantom Silicon Valley is chasing and using it as a capital absorbing strategy.
Like we have said before, there has been a quality shift in the electronics and IT industry pivoting away from the average consumer toward whatever phantom Silicon Valley is chasing and using it as a capital absorbing strategy.
The author's barely disguised longing to be a food blogger.
(Nothing like reading what is largely PWP, but it's routinely interspersed with several paragraphs talking about what food the main character is preparing)
(Nothing like reading what is largely PWP, but it's routinely interspersed with several paragraphs talking about what food the main character is preparing)
January 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The author's barely disguised longing to be a food blogger.
(Nothing like reading what is largely PWP, but it's routinely interspersed with several paragraphs talking about what food the main character is preparing)
(Nothing like reading what is largely PWP, but it's routinely interspersed with several paragraphs talking about what food the main character is preparing)
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Psst.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
January 1, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Psst.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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As per my usual holiday reminders - Not everyone enjoys or likes fireworks. Please do not set them off in residential areas.
Please.
Please.
January 1, 2026 at 2:54 AM
As per my usual holiday reminders - Not everyone enjoys or likes fireworks. Please do not set them off in residential areas.
Please.
Please.
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I will never understand why they replaced community submitted subtitles for this nonsense
Real human people were happy and willing to make subtitles in a variety of languages for free, and the creator had full control of what submissions were used
And they GOT RID OF IT
Real human people were happy and willing to make subtitles in a variety of languages for free, and the creator had full control of what submissions were used
And they GOT RID OF IT
It finally happened. I finally ran into a Youtube video with that awful auto-dubbing feature turned on.
The video is an interview and it's... not even watchable now. Like the auto-dubbing is just saying random nonsensical words. 😭
Why did they ever think this was a good feature to implement?
The video is an interview and it's... not even watchable now. Like the auto-dubbing is just saying random nonsensical words. 😭
Why did they ever think this was a good feature to implement?
December 31, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I will never understand why they replaced community submitted subtitles for this nonsense
Real human people were happy and willing to make subtitles in a variety of languages for free, and the creator had full control of what submissions were used
And they GOT RID OF IT
Real human people were happy and willing to make subtitles in a variety of languages for free, and the creator had full control of what submissions were used
And they GOT RID OF IT
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Great sign. They are *desperate* to make some money off this stupid thing which probably also means they're seeing the infinite money spigot being turned off in the foreseeable future
“This could look like a user asking how much ibuprofen to take for a headache receiving a promoted ad for Advil in the chatbot’s response. Meanwhile, actual results on correct dosage may be brushed to the side, or buried under a mountain of ad text…”
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Great sign. They are *desperate* to make some money off this stupid thing which probably also means they're seeing the infinite money spigot being turned off in the foreseeable future
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In the past, Azem stopped a volcano's eruption from harming an isle by drawing away its aether and dispersing it elsewhere. Apparently the grapes grown on the isle were particularly delicious and needed to be saved
December 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In the past, Azem stopped a volcano's eruption from harming an isle by drawing away its aether and dispersing it elsewhere. Apparently the grapes grown on the isle were particularly delicious and needed to be saved
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Arguments that any technology "can't be put back in the bottle" are always the stupidest thing I've ever heard
We put asbestos back in the bottle
We put lead paint back in the bottle
We put leaded gas back in the bottle
Why can't we put AI back in as well? Just demolish the data centers!
We put asbestos back in the bottle
We put lead paint back in the bottle
We put leaded gas back in the bottle
Why can't we put AI back in as well? Just demolish the data centers!
December 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Arguments that any technology "can't be put back in the bottle" are always the stupidest thing I've ever heard
We put asbestos back in the bottle
We put lead paint back in the bottle
We put leaded gas back in the bottle
Why can't we put AI back in as well? Just demolish the data centers!
We put asbestos back in the bottle
We put lead paint back in the bottle
We put leaded gas back in the bottle
Why can't we put AI back in as well? Just demolish the data centers!
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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My ONLY caveat to this is medical devices. If patient safety is at stake, no. Please do not put non validated software on your insulin pump or cpap.
If you own a computer it should be illegal for a company to not let you easily install your own software. This includes crap like tvs and refrigerators. Let me put Debian on my dishwasher.
December 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My ONLY caveat to this is medical devices. If patient safety is at stake, no. Please do not put non validated software on your insulin pump or cpap.
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This thread is from over a year ago.
Again: we have discussed all of this before. We warned you that things like this were going to happen. We told you that the values embedded in these LLM/GPT-type "AI" systems were a) trash & b) woefully under-examined.
And yet here we are.
And that is also why I'm furious at CBS about this framing
And yet here we are.
And that is also why I'm furious at CBS about this framing
December 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This thread is from over a year ago.
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It's kinda heartbreaking to see so many artists being like "can I post about OCs and not just fanart?", "can I talk about other stuff?", "can I post often?" because the other hellsite literally punished you for doing...normal things you do as an artist - as a person, even.
December 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It's kinda heartbreaking to see so many artists being like "can I post about OCs and not just fanart?", "can I talk about other stuff?", "can I post often?" because the other hellsite literally punished you for doing...normal things you do as an artist - as a person, even.
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If you've been posting AI slop and suddenly your event attendance, your podcast listens, your interactions with former collaborators, your business customers, views, likes, etc are down, just because no one said anything doesn't mean it's a mystery.
December 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
If you've been posting AI slop and suddenly your event attendance, your podcast listens, your interactions with former collaborators, your business customers, views, likes, etc are down, just because no one said anything doesn't mean it's a mystery.
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Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have:
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
December 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have:
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.