Urban Hermit

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Just an account for following a few clever people and blocking a lot of other stuff. Feel free to follow, but you all are so clever that I boost lots but don't add much.

I also boost both sides of conversations I am in, since I want to engage more people and shout outs to the void rarely get interaction. Love you, all you nerds. I find you all both interesting and kind.

“What news do you bring me from over the mountains, my little friend?”

“There is a great storm coming, you should find shelter soon. Also, I saw hunters camped in the valley.”

“Anything else?”

“Your mother wants to know if you’re eating enough. She says she worries about you.”

I introduced my friend to my hammer, my chisel, and my saw.

He knows the drill.

@emilymbender Sadly we live in a world where corporate harm is just the price everyone pays so VCs can get their returns, CEOs can get bonuses and the very wealthy can create monopolies to hold everyone but the very wealthy hostage.

It's 2023. "Gosh, we didn't realize how people would misuse this" just isn't believable anymore.

Bare minimum, with any new tech:
1) How would a stalker use this?
2) What will 4chan do with this?

And don't release, not even as alpha or beta, before mitigating those risks.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/31/23579289/ai-voice-clone-deepfake-abuse-4chan-elevenlabs

#AIethics #ethNLP

4chan users embrace AI voice clone tool to generate celebrity hatespeech

AI voice cloning software is improving rapidly — as is its accessibility. 4chan users recently discovered free software that lets them clone the voices of celebrities like Joe Rogan and Emma Watson, generating audio samples ranging from hatespeech to erotica.

The Verge
@ingalls I live in outer SE, I am never paying tolls on public roads. We are Oregonians, we don't pay sales tax, we don't pump our own gas, and we don't pay tolls. We pay for services once, in one place, and we won't be nickle and dimed to death on an ongoing basis.

Needed a peaceful moment Maybe you do too

North Carolina 7/22

Good morning pocket friends 
Man, 40 degrees is so much easier to deal with when it stays outside. #austin

Shout out to the security lady at the dispensary who, when she saw the dude’s face on my ID, looked up at me and blurted out “oh my god you’re beautiful.”

I will be returning to this establishment.

I’d be fascinated to know what people who work at The Weather Channel talk about on the elevator