Hello, hi.
I picked up a whole ton of new humans today so I'm making a post to help you acclimate.
✨ I own a portable planetarium and I take it to the smallest towns and weirdest places I can to reach people who would/could never visit a planetarium and show them the universe.
🧠When not doing that,I visit schools and daycares and do hands on STEM enrichment to foster creative problem solving and critical thinking.
When not doing that, I am obnoxious... on purpose.
That seems really Dalek-phobic.
BREAKING: CNN will be holding a live televised a town hall meeting on issues with AI, featuring Skynet and an audience consisting entirely of Terminators, Cylons, and Cybermen.
@Five_Eighths @ScottSoCal Was just thinking, Who TF chose mosquitoes over Rex??
@adamcsmith @ScottSoCal I would have made room for the baby T-Rex 🦖
I plan to ignore the finer points of advanced vocabulistics and just stick with "rapist".
Sexual assaulter" doesn't roll off the tongue well, and "sexual predator" downplays what #Trump did to #JeanCarroll.
Despite the possible redundancy, I'm going with "sexual molester" unless a more apt description presents itself.
C̶o̶m̶p̶u̶t̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶m̶a̶g̶i̶c̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶s̶o̶l̶v̶e̶ ̶v̶a̶r̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶x̶ ̶s̶o̶c̶i̶a̶l̶,̶ ̶e̶c̶o̶n̶o̶m̶i̶c̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶o̶l̶i̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶s̶
T̶h̶e̶ ̶I̶n̶t̶e̶r̶n̶e̶t̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶m̶a̶g̶i̶c̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶s̶o̶l̶v̶e̶ ̶v̶a̶r̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶x̶ ̶s̶o̶c̶i̶a̶l̶,̶ ̶e̶c̶o̶n̶o̶m̶i̶c̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶o̶l̶i̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶s̶
S̶o̶c̶i̶a̶l̶ ̶m̶e̶d̶i̶a̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶m̶a̶g̶i̶c̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶s̶o̶l̶v̶e̶ ̶v̶a̶r̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶x̶ ̶s̶o̶c̶i̶a̶l̶,̶ ̶e̶c̶o̶n̶o̶m̶i̶c̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶o̶l̶i̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶s̶
AI will magically solve various complex social, economic, and political problems
I've lived through this cycle a few times before https://www.slowboring.com/p/im-skeptical-that-powerful-ai-will
@seanwithwords @jffry@urbanists.social @AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic
About 20 years ago is when I learned that ordering a double-shot espresso outside of the US gives you a tiny bit of concentrated rocket fuel at the bottom of a tiny little mug. And that they expect you to drink it. That surprised me.
I expected them to dilute the rocket fuel in a mug of actual coffee.
@jffry @AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic my default at complicated coffee shops is an Americano 🤗
Badly, and with too much blood and mayhem?
My AmEx does that for me. When I'm paying for something online, I can request a virtual card from them, and it's only valid for one transaction. If someone tries to use it again, it's automatically flagged as a fraud charge.
Several people in this thread have recommended I use "privacy.com" to create one-off credit card numbers to thwart the companies that hike autopay subscription rates. I took a look at it and discovered the company is in bed with Peter Thiel's evil Palintir.
No thanks.
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.