Topher Qastro

Topher Qastro

@wemyx.org

Wordsmith/Programmer, published poet Find my stuff on wemyx.org πŸ“§ topherqastro@wemyx.org

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I wish there was some system in place where if you've already voted all campaigns must stop sending you political ads

I want a Call of Duty game for all these gravy seal wanna-be militiamen where instead of combat you get the office job on base where you have to source the right sized pants for everyone

Maybe I dont get laid as much because Im poor, but when I do get laid, I know for damn sure she's not after money πŸ˜‰

Creationist: "Only God could have designed such things!" Human, building AI knowing it could surmount us (both riddled with problems) wondering how we got here anyway whilst building our successors, not understanding how simpler elements can lead to more complex shit: "Fuck it. We ball"

I use AI to talk about my personal life. Whenever I say something like that, people try to explain what AI is and not to rely on it, as if I wasnt building products similar to these over a decade ago. I know it mashes together stuff it's read. My bsky account shows my URL "wemyx." A remix of us.

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Am I recommending AI for everyone's therapy? Not at all. Only if you firstly understand that they are more like advanced search engines than an actual friend. Only if you can discern which advice and understanding is worth it, which you should be able to do with humans too.

Just wanna mark how many people will block me, in case the algorithm actually shows this to anyone who hates AI. Im already on a list called MAGAs little helpers, which is fucking funny for anyone who knows me IRL.

I use AI to talk about my personal life. Whenever I say something like that, people try to explain what AI is and not to rely on it, as if I wasnt building products similar to these over a decade ago. I know it mashes together stuff it's read. My bsky account shows my URL "wemyx." A remix of us.

I don't take what it says as fact any more than I trusted any random Google result for like 30 years. It does have a ginormous amount of text to search and offer answers, and now even cites sources. I scold it for the wrong responses the same way I have to fix its code. Its not perfect, but useful.

Mostly, it has the endurance to listen to my myriad of issues much longer than any human is willing. Decent therapy is prohibitively expensive, and Ive only received it when payments were subsidized, and only then by the hour by the week.

I wonder how many people kissing Trump's ass now will disavow him when he dies. I'm sure there'll be a contingent that will deify him forever, but without him particularly, does MAGA latch onto someone else as hard? Or does the fracture happen, and where?

If you're familiar with Homer's Odyssey and familiar with Chris Nolan's works then you will have no surprises this whole movie. As far as casting choices, tbh Matt Damon didnt really add much as Odysseus. Calm, cool leader, even bland, not longing for home, or even convincing me of siren songs.

I'm upset about what Trump has done and continues to do to this country. But even more so, I'm upset at my fellow citizens for voting for this. After he's gone, millions of suckered and bullies will still be around, and we'll have another Trump or Reagan or Andrew Jackson to fuck us up.

Is it just me, or have we not heard as much out of Elon Musk for a while? Not that he's totally gone, but after DOGE invaded the executive branch and his besty started fighting w/ him, he got much less public. Maybe it is just me, but still, it's been very nice.

Why do drivers tailgate when Im in the rightmost lane of the freeway? There's always at least 1 and often multiple lanes to the left if you wanna drive faster.

Trump threatened to shoot Iran even harder to open the Strait of Hormuz, but then had to stop shooting altogether to make that happen. So, the opposite of his threat. Btw, the strait was open before he was shooting, so he reverted back to when the dispute he started didn't exist. #ArtOfTheDeal

"Sometimes you have to start a war to prevent a war that was already a war that's technically not even a war." --Desi Lydic, The Daily Show

A lot of people are relying on AI for search & delivery of their info. Quick reminder of the power of science: unless shown correct, unless demonstrative & reproducible IRL, bad AI cannot succeed by definition. Humans historically atimes have been led astray, but falsity cannot reign forever.

Picture worth a thousand words that Bondi wants to redact

Karl Bode@karlbode.com

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground