Douglas Hill
Douglas Hill
@readyhill.bsky.social
Retired computer programmer. I rarely initiate posts, but try to respond constructively.
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AI must be getting better because it's becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish bots from socially awkward people who speak English as a third language, misread all my posts, but want to reply to each one anyway.
January 26, 2026 at 6:57 PM
One thing I like about being an older adult is that I'll probably never have to learn the Bunny Hop
April 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Guilty happiness: discovering the first signs of mold in the whole wheat bread so I don't have to try to finish the loaf.
March 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I thought Musk destroyed Twitter because he couldn't help it. It now appears to have been a rehearsal for destroying the United States.
February 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Playing Wordle more and more conservatively as my streak gets longer.
March 3, 2024 at 12:33 PM
What actual dog sound is bow-wow supposed to suggest? We've had Samoyeds and English Setters. I can't think of any of their sounds this approximates. Are there breeds it fits better?
February 5, 2024 at 3:40 PM
@novomancy.bsky.social Virtual reality or whatever we're calling it lately has to be IDEAL for language learning. Native settings, needing to communicate with someone right in your space. Just need to get enough units to make it worthwhile to write the programs. And sophisticated voice recognition.
January 21, 2024 at 12:28 AM