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No tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering.

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Epic Games' announcement SOUNDS anti-intellectual. It suggests "we don't do hard things." I wonder the effect this could have on perceptions of Unreal-accredited institutions? Does it make an educator seem less rigorous if they wear the badge of an org seemingly retreating from doing "hard" things?

The recent rate rises are tough, but we can survive. Little changes help a lot, but it's getting demoralising how often we need to cut again. That all said, I feel mainly for those who aren't in the position my family is, where they CAN'T make anymore little changes.

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This really just makes me...sad. Sad for the kid who doesn't have a father that wants to read to them. Sad for the state of humanity where we would think about interacting with our kids as something to streamline, optimise, or "solve". This is fundamentally depressing.

This problem is built on an erosion in academic rigour I witnessed when I started my postdoc. I was dumb founded by the grant-and-paper mill some labs were, that consistently created papers referencing work they'd never read. AI slop amplifies human slop.

What cool and innovative this has your daycare done lately? Mine declared war by giving my children sugar after 5pm.

Hold AI companies (and users) legally responsible for the actions of their agents and I guarantee rogue agents go away overnight.

Yes, the internet, foss, society, and the climate got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we didn't even create a lot of value for shareholders because AI was never actually profitable.

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

Oath. If you hate reading, don't be a scholar. If you hate writing, don't be a writer. If you hate drawing, don't be an illustrator. Why did you think we did this shit? FOR THE MONEY?!

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Simpsons references have never been funny actually.

Suraj has a point.

They literally did the Aussie version the other year, and were arguably more "edgy" than the normcore US version.

I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

I deleted Reddit off my phone a few months ago, and my life got better. However, I would occasionally lurk some old subs to just see what was up. Now Reddit has made it so you need the app to even use the site at all. So thank you, Reddit, for making our separation complete.

Exactly. Never let anyone tell you that you need them to be creative.

This view has unfortunately been around for a long time, and often from those outside the field. They generally were criticised for being silly mystics. The problem is they're now emboldened by corporate interests.

My public lecture on computational creativity and keeping algos little and weird, is now live! youtu.be/LW8uv0NTRYo?...

Importantly, AI companies make the argument that they have made creativity more accessible. Never let anyone tell you that you need them to be creative.

i hope everyone around me on the subway enjoyed my look of abject disgust as i read this.

"The complete and utter failure of the metaverse is a reminder not just of the fact that the future Silicon Valley is force feeding us is not inevitable, but that quite often these oligarchs quite simply cannot relate to real people." www.404media.co/rip-metavers...

There is no reason to use AI to make art for your game. Use public domain images. Use abstract shapes to represent things. Take photos. Lean into your "crappy" art as a style. "But I can't do that" yes you can. You can try. Art emerges from your craft. Your voice will sing through. If you have one.

Hello I made a 24-word TTRPG if you'd like to play it.

Now that I live in South-West Sydney, I know the whole "Red Rooster is the chicken of Western Sydney" thing was invented by fools who never went West of Paddington. The real chicken of the West is FRANGO.

Off to the shops on Christmas Eve. Pray for me.

I keep getting followers on Threads, according to Instagram. I don't think I've ever been on Threads. Do I have a Thread? Is that what it's called?

Guys wait holy shit his name is actually "Joe Blow". Also don't call him that.

My son turned 1 today. Not everyone who wants to be a parent gets to be, and I have got to be that twice. I'm lucky to be their dad.

Child: Dad, let's play NERF wars! I love you. Games Academic: I DON'T PLAY STABBY SHOOTIES.

Men who won't clean up dirty nappies are not men. Little boy needing your wife to do it? FOAD.

"...an emerging field of research that seeks to determine whether AI is conscious..." is a statement so wrong I can't begin to unpack. If you can't take the time to engage with a slither of the AI research across the arts & sciences over the years you should not be touching this topic. Read a book.

Even now I remember. The feeling of sonic coins (no machine accepted them). The Sonic Burger's taste. The agitation on my friend's dad's face when he bought "the wrong" ride pass. The CRTs with images of fire you shot from a rollercoaster to "turn off". Even now I remember SEGA world.

I used to draw LOTS. I'd stop and start over the years. My wife has encouraged me to take it up again, partly because everything else I do in my spare time has become my job so I am "hobbyless". Posts like this inspire me to give it a crack. (No, I am not comparing myself to a professional artist).

Get into it.

So...what's the bloody point? Why have description at all? @ubereats.bsky.social

We all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you