Richard Zencker
@zencker.bsky.social
Musician, data engineer, AI consultant, curmudgeon, miscreant. With rue my heart is laden.
AI confuses the prophet Muhammad with a boxer once named Cassius Clay.
We are laying off skilled human workers because some billionaire investors insist on replacing them with this shit.
We are laying off skilled human workers because some billionaire investors insist on replacing them with this shit.
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
AI confuses the prophet Muhammad with a boxer once named Cassius Clay.
We are laying off skilled human workers because some billionaire investors insist on replacing them with this shit.
We are laying off skilled human workers because some billionaire investors insist on replacing them with this shit.
I’m registered as an Independent and get these constantly. Friends who are registered Republican seem not to.
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I’m registered as an Independent and get these constantly. Friends who are registered Republican seem not to.
Been raining in this desert for several days now and you see things you usually don’t… like snails climbing the walls
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Been raining in this desert for several days now and you see things you usually don’t… like snails climbing the walls
Forgive the AI citation…
September 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Forgive the AI citation…
Trump is old. He thinks the city needs federal money like back in the day when he was pocketing it.
September 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trump is old. He thinks the city needs federal money like back in the day when he was pocketing it.
I’m one of those that believe the ending was added later. AI equivocates.
August 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’m one of those that believe the ending was added later. AI equivocates.
Satie did this quite a bit too
August 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Satie did this quite a bit too
If the city’s goal is to prevent death from dehydration, they are doing it wrong. The predicted high temperature for today is 104°F (40°C). A pint of water isn’t enough.
August 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If the city’s goal is to prevent death from dehydration, they are doing it wrong. The predicted high temperature for today is 104°F (40°C). A pint of water isn’t enough.
I was surprised to get a rose that looked this good in August; they usually have only 5 petals and burn up immediately. These roses were red earlier in the year.
August 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I was surprised to get a rose that looked this good in August; they usually have only 5 petals and burn up immediately. These roses were red earlier in the year.
this isn’t impossible en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyria
August 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
this isn’t impossible en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyria
I once played a recording on-air of “Penillion” by Grace Williams and the other work on the disc was by Daniel Jones… so it accidentally got back-announced as being by Grace Jones.
July 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I once played a recording on-air of “Penillion” by Grace Williams and the other work on the disc was by Daniel Jones… so it accidentally got back-announced as being by Grace Jones.
This proves my point. You have to deliberately ignore the AI features that they beg you to use, and cannot turn off. That isn’t simple. They even show the (often incorrect) AI results in a bigger font than the (correct) search results below.
July 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This proves my point. You have to deliberately ignore the AI features that they beg you to use, and cannot turn off. That isn’t simple. They even show the (often incorrect) AI results in a bigger font than the (correct) search results below.
If I were an insane despot I might try to spin this as an excuse for bigger bombs. It was a nice planet while it lasted.
June 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If I were an insane despot I might try to spin this as an excuse for bigger bombs. It was a nice planet while it lasted.
It didn’t top 100°F today, so this rose on the patio opened nicely.
June 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It didn’t top 100°F today, so this rose on the patio opened nicely.
Getting this out… purchased 6/4/89 in Galveston, TX.
June 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Getting this out… purchased 6/4/89 in Galveston, TX.
I took this at the bus stop three hours ago - opuntia
May 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I took this at the bus stop three hours ago - opuntia
we have these in my town, where I see people sleeping at bus stops and the city spends money to put up signs like these
May 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
we have these in my town, where I see people sleeping at bus stops and the city spends money to put up signs like these