Mark Harbinger

@Mark_Harbinger
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"There is a weakening of power. There is a want of resolution. There is a dimming of the sun. I feel, my lords—I feel as if we who sit here talking, were all wounded mortally, and while we talk and talk our blood runs softly from our veins..."
—Ged, the Archmage

Mark Enjoys being a father, husband, and faithful servant to Murray A. Goodness (the cat). Creator of #ThePrecept.

Substack (focus: media literacy activism)https://markharbinger.substack.com/
Author Website (fiction and poetry)https://www.coffeebeatcafe.com/
Every time you Boost my posts......an Angel gets their wings.
CareersNonprofit Management, Education, IT Pro, Attorney and Philanthropy
Mark Harbinger3m ago

No Lies Detected.

https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-ten-commandments-of-the-new-ai

The Ten Commandments of the New AI Religion

This is the creepy creed of our time

The Honest Broker
Mark Harbinger1h ago
David August ❌👑2d ago

We knew, but the proof is nice.

"Apple just proved that AI models cannot do math. Not advanced math. Grade school math. The kind a 10-year-old solves"

The guess-the-next-words machines don’t actually understand anything.

https://nitter.poast.org/heynavtoor/status/2041243558833987600#m

#math #ai

Show threadMark Harbinger2h ago
@eff
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Mark Harbinger3h ago

No no no, you're right. I could download fifteen different apps...you know, because I'm *especially* interested in the one *you* use.

—OR you and/or your company could grow up and join the real, adult world—y'know, of serious people—and use your email.

So, either way, really. No judgment. 🙄

#IT #Rant

Mark Harbinger3h ago
Brian Tatosky3h ago
Remember, an AI "agent" is just a LLM chatbot you have given the power to do stuff to, like erase your files or purchase things you didn't want.
Show threadMark Harbinger3h ago

@theleftistlawyer

I mean, sure, but feed him first.

It's like when your #Cat licks their cat toy before they play-act cracking its neck: "I'm not a monster, Daddy." 😉

Mark Harbinger5h ago
Kim Possible Aug 1, 2025
Sometimes I think I spend too much money on books and then I remember that people golf.
Mark Harbinger7h ago

Did I tell you about the time I tried to read "Fourth Wing"? I esp. loved the part where the MC is so scared that they calm themselves by recounting the entire world's backstory. I've seen less clunky world-building on Minecraft, cha-cha.

Rebecca Yarros is the Dan Brown of E.L. James-es. DNF. (postscript: actually, at least I could finish a Dan Brown book. ugh)

Is there any #Romantasy out there by accomplished storytellers? Colleen Hoover-level writing, maybe?

#Writing #LiteraryCriticism

Mark Harbinger7h ago
Coach Pāṇini ®8h ago
Never give up.
Show threadMark Harbinger8h ago

@jackmjenkins @alan

As someone indicated in an earlier post, Mastodon is *heavily* skewed towards IT types.

This is good for some things—but not general interest topics (Art & Culture, Politics, Human Interest).

With other platforms now—AND going back ~20+ yrs (BBs, pre-algo FB, Twitter)—my engagement rates were always pretty constant everywhere else.

Until here, where it is a fraction. Just the nature of the beast. Post something about your 10100111001 code and you'll be fine.