JUST OUTTA' SHEER CURIOSITY...
JUST EXACTLY HOW LONG HAS THIS HOOKUP BEEN GOING ON?
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#ErikaKirk
#SomeDude
#ErikaIsSuperSketch
#JusticeForCharlieKirk
#InquiringMindsWantToKnow
Yes
75%
No
25%
I'll explain in the comments
0%
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Y
33.3%
N
0%
What?!
16.7%
Not anymore.
50%
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So I walk upto the busstop and the digital sign says the next bus is due in 15 minutes. I decide to walk to the next stop on the route. I make it two stops before the waiting time has dropped to 6 minutes. At which point I decide to not risk it, because I might miss this one and they only go every half hour. By doing this I have:

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Wasted energy
11.1%
Gained or lost nothing
11.1%
Earned yourself some browney points
44.4%
Something I will explain in the comments
33.3%
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The Path to Greatness

There are a number of reasons why AI can be problematic, but lawsuits over stolen copyrights and the like don’t touch on one of the more interesting and important reasons why AI should be used judiciously in creative work.

It can undermine your skills. And who among us wants to fall victim to that most dreadful of problems, creative atrophy?

This essay by Storm Humbert goes deeper into the perils of cognitive offloading, skill atrophy, and more.

Not a Scab, But a Wound – Apex Book Company

Don’t be drawn in by the allure of never having to go through the “being-bad-at-it” phase of learning a craft. We must allow ourselves to be bad—to downright suck—for a little while. Outsourcing our infinite potential to limited tools is how we become limited ourselves. Instead, pick up a pencil. Sit at a keyboard. Contend with the blank page and the empty canvas—the unsullied slab of granite. It’s the only path to greatness.

Like any tool, AI can be good at some things and not great at others. Knowing the why and when and how is critical to making good use of such tools, and those decisions require thought and good judgement. And what’s the best tool for building people who are good at thinking?

Why, a library card! AI Literacy Starts With Reading Books, Not Prompts

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Photo by S.Ratanak on Unsplash #365Ways #365Ways2026 #AI #creativity #InquiringMindsWantToKnow #libraries #persistence #technology #thinking #Thoughts #Writers #writing

I have been folding my (extensive) sock collection. Now I'm left, as always, with non paired socks. What should I do with them:

#inquiringmindswanttoknow #inquiringminds #poll #socks #singles

Socks for the sock god!
40%
Find them a new job
20%
Sign them up for a dating site
40%
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@Heliograph are there truly no gangsta Santa rappers? #InquiringMindsWantToKnow

Is it ok to be enjoying Party Rock Anthem in a Starbucks at 9:15 in the morning?

#partyrockanthem #starbucks #polls #inquiringmindswanttoknow #askingforafriend

Yeah! Wooo! Lets go!
50%
On occasion
37.5%
Not today
0%
Never
12.5%
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