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This video thumbnail image passed through my stream. To me, it looks like two cartoon race cars competing with each other over who can make better race car noises with their mouths. #FacesInThings #Pareidolia
US and global politics and war
lewd, usgov, safety recall, somehow not the onion
U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2026-02-25, "Lockout Supplements Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Boner Bears Chocolate Syrup Due to Undeclared Sildenafil": https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/lockout-supplements-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-boner-bears-chocolate-syrup-due-undeclared
Sildenafil is the active ingredient in Viagra.
From the release: "This undeclared ingredient may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs, such as nitroglycerin, and" EXCUSE ME, WHAT
When you install KDE software on a Thinkpad, it turns into a Kinkpad
You know, it's kinda goofy software is racing to "churn out endless code as fast as possible". When I feel like the goal would be "incredibly stable software you are only called up to fix periodically or commissioned to craft a new product for radically different needs". You'd think software devs would prefer to kick at the beach or cybercafe or whatever tech guys like doing and collecting royalties from their well made products they only have to periodically fix (with those moments growing ideal further apart).
AI impacts
Is it fair to compare the social impact of LLMs and GenAI to the radium fad of just 100 years ago? Is it fair to call them both hazards to mental and physical health alike?
Sure, the former inflicts mental harm while the latter inflicted physical harm, but enough harm to one causes the other to suffer and wither as well. And like the radium fad before, the people today's LLM/GenAI fad harms include those who know about and try to avoid its dangers.
@Phorm At least you're not yelling at your own bottle's smoke. :3
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