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Ideatrash. Society, writing, geekdom, politics, and errata. By Steven Saus.
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Fix, Find, And Generate Contact Avatars On Linux Without (You) Using AI
In the space of less than twenty-four hours I went from idea to having a tool that solves a problem that I (and presumably others) have had for at least a decade: Remove old placeholder user avatar images, see if there are any advertised online user avata
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The Magic Trick Of Making It Seem Inevitable
I've always been fascinated by how magicians are able to direct our attention. Even if you're on guard, a skillful magician can guide your focus to where they want it to be. They don't just use their movements. The words they say and how they say them are
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Didn't We Already Know Asking AI For Advice Was Bad?
These are some of the questions I've been asked when I've talked to friends and family about my researching into asking AI/LLM chatbots for advice. A repository contains not only the paper's rough draft, but the whole workflow and results for auditing and
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When AI Mirrors Your Grudge - Or Your Self-Blame
Over the last week, I designed and performed a small pilot experiment looking at how the generic chatbot AI interfaces handled people asking for the kinds of advice they might otherwise ask their therapist. I created it as a proof-of-concept rather than e
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"If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" Feels Like An Unnecessary Bait-And-Switch
My son was confused. "The guy at the door said something about wanting to protect our gas lines?" I'd not heard anything about this from my utility company, so I wasn't surprised when the man said he was from a company I'd never heard of. It took only a f
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