Mister Dudicle

Thin Desires Are Eating Your Life The defining experience of our age seems to be hunger.  We're hungry for more, but we have more than we need.  We're hungry for less, while more accumulates and multiplies. We're hungry and we don'...

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Alchemy Some thoughts on attempts to create gold out of nothing, and how generative AI, in many ways, mirrors that doomed pursuit

joshcollinsworth.com/blog/alchemy

The other day, I remember Pete quoted Roberto Unger.

Pete said:

"'Hope is more the consequence of action than its cause.' It's my responsibility to find the actions that will lead to hope."

It's a good question to ask ourselves:
What actions can I take that will lead to hope?

#Buttigieg

AI and Home-Cooked Software AI is enabling a new category of personal software. Welcome to the era of home-cooked applications.

I thought this was an interesting and well-balanced take on what can happen (or is happening) when "AI turns everyone into a programmer."

Decoding Netflix's AV1 Streams: Here are 10 things I found A weekend project that turned into discovering how Netflix is quietly revolutionizing streaming efficiency with AV1.

singhkays.com/blog/netflix...

“I guess it’s back to laudanum.” Tre Duncan, Sauce Mixer

Trump Administration Attempts To Link Autism To Tylenol
https://theonion.com/trump-administration-attempts-to-link-autism-to-tylenol/

RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism

RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-warns-mistress-that-condoms-cause-autism/

When Being Incorrect Became the Internet's Best Business Model When I saw new questions on Stackoverflow, I followed 3 simple steps. First I'd read the question, ask clarifying questions in the comment section, and then I would start writing a comprehensive answe

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Stephen Miller’s Forehead Vein Lunges Out To Catch Passing Bird

Stephen Miller’s Forehead Vein Lunges Out To Catch Passing Bird

Oh man, Bluesky allows posting your own gifs now. Fucking. Gamechanger.

The U.S. Secretary of Energy does not know that electricity is energy.

I'm glad we've gotten rid of DEI programs and are now giving America the leadership it deserves.

I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops.

I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops.

I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.

Tldr: "Choose carefully that which you do well; you'll be compelled to do it for the rest of your life."

'Federal government will be damaged': Former IRS official on plan to share immigrant data with ICE The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without l...

The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without legal status.

(via @wbur.org)

9 Rules for New Technology Wendell Berry's list from 1987 is more relevant than ever before

Ted Gioia on Wendell Berry's "Nine Standards For Technological Innovation" - a worthy 5-minute read.
www.honest-broker.com/p/9-rules-fo...

"Wintermute, meet Neuromancer." threadreaderapp.com/thread/18940...

I remember when THIS guy used to be the boogeyman...

NBC Producers Deny Using AI In New Series ‘Detective Fireman Lawyer Chicago Los Angeles Show’ NEW YORK—Issuing a categorical denial of the accusations, NBC producers announced Thursday there was absolutely no usage of artificial intelligence in the new series Detective Fireman Lawyer Chicago Los Angeles Show. “At NBC, we are passionate about storytelling, and the truth is that machine learning isn’t capable of bringing to life vibrant characters like Jim Jack […]

NBC Producers Deny Using AI In New Series ‘Detective Fireman Lawyer Chicago Los Angeles Show’
theonion.com/nbc-pro...

Oh look, Teeny Balls and Wee Balls weigh in.

Melania Trump Holds Paint Swatches Up Against Bellowing Void

Melania Trump Holds Paint Swatches Up Against Bellowing Void

ELEGNT: Expressive and Functional Movement Design for Non-Anthropomorphic Robot Nonverbal behaviors such as posture, gestures, and gaze are essential for conveying internal states, both consciously and unconsciously, in…

Glad this wasn't around when I was a kid. It would've put me out of a job holding the flashlight from my dad...
machinelearning.apple.com/research/ele...

My thought for this Tuesday ☕️☕️☕️

For my first posting here I think I'll just stay firmly in the shitpost lane..

This news made my day!!
Here's hoping the courts don't unwind this deal.

The Onion’s purchase of Infowars is a grand comedic gesture, with a wise guy from Massachusetts at the helm - The Boston Globe The acquisition is just the latest development at the 36-year-old satirical publication, which has been a rare bright spot this year in media.

Note to former self: Send a headshot to your hometown paper when they ask, or they will use the photos of you from when you were a 13 year old sports blogger as a very good bit.

www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/15/b...