Xeno Danger Evil @XenoDangerEvil@dpw.social

"Grok" being the name for an AI chatbot is just the latest example of tech bros not understanding science fiction. In "Strangers In a Strange Land", the famous 1950's novel the term comes from, to "grok" something is to understand it on a deep level. AI chatbots, as we all know by now, do not grok—they bullshit.

I'm really tired of sci-fi terms being used by people who read the books and got nothing from them beyond “lol this word sounds cool”. (See also: “metaverse”.)

I want a story where someone finds out they're the Chosen One.... but at the end of the story they realize they were chosen by the Dairy Council to represent dairy.

But by that time, they've already saved the world because they thought that's what they were supposed to do.

"Adblockers aren't allowed on YouTube"

Well, that sign can't stop me, because I can't read

Regular reminder that the literal first full conversation in ALIEN is a contract negotiation, and that everything that goes wrong throughout those movies happens because the Weyland-Yutani Corporation programmed all of its "AI" systems to put any possibility of profit over and above the lives of the crew.

More cycle track going in at North Berkeley BART.

@arstechnica
“Big Tech, cops, and surveillance agencies were made for one another.”
- @pluralistic

@nixCraft I once had to explain kubernetes to someone and now we both don’t understand it.

The same old wine in new bottle 🤡

How'd I forget about The Pharcyde
https://open.spotify.com/track/1KcZRMyC2tSs3CMIsng9wx?si=NDHK2rv2QfivzIC_49tA1A

You can decrease the negativity in your life 100% by replacing all the people you know with this quokka

I’m old enough to remember the first TED talk.

It was most excellent.

Optus outage cause

Hey @fedora! We might be feeling a little scattered today, but we couldn't miss the opportunity to cover your new release. You and your community really topped yourselves! 💙 🎉 🧇

This week's 99% Invisible podcast is all about Reno's famous history as a quickie divorce city. (But that bit about throwing wedding rings from the Virginia St. bridge into the Truckee River? Totally apocryphal. Basically, it was savvy marketing that stuck. You won't find rings if you dredge down there. People have tried!) #RenoNV #99PI #Podcasts

99% Invisible - The Six Week Cure https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-six-week-cure/

Guided her 275 million followers to Vote.org

Urges her fans to register to vote and to learn about the issues

She’s the catalyst for over 35,000 new voters to register on Vote.org after national voter registration day

I can’t name a single one of her songs, but I’m a Taylor Swift fan

Just because
https://songwhip.com/king-missile/detachable-penis

#Life