Andrew Laurence

@atlauren
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Bloghttps://sites.uci.edu/atlauren/
Public githubhttps://github.com/atlauren
Andrew Laurence2d ago
Anon Opin2d ago
Podcasts that are produced to be watched should not be allowed to be called podcasts. It is ruining the genre by taking away the simple pleasure of listening only, and being encouraged to stare at a screen and consume ads and product placement.
Andrew Laurence2d ago

RE: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116699369383130842

My ballot was dropped in a ballot dropbox on Monday. I got the email it had been counted on Wednesday.

Andrew Laurence3d ago
Federico Viticci 4d ago
I added a Classic Mac theme to my custom RSS Kanban app and it's honestly the greatest thing
Andrew LaurenceMay 31
Show threadAndrew LaurenceMay 31
@fesshole ah yes the brown M&M strategy.
Andrew LaurenceMay 30

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tvaziri/116664457586703768

It’s a great show! 😍

Andrew LaurenceMay 29

RE: https://mastodon.social/@atpfm/116659814573009253

68 minutes of garment-rending. Listener beware.

Andrew LaurenceMay 29
Robin HoodMay 28
“Still punk as fuck” I say as I put my six signs of a stroke magnet on the fridge
Andrew LaurenceMay 26
DB 🌱💦May 26

Imagine if someone photocopied every book in the public library, burned the library down, and then opened a subscription service for the copies.

That's the AI business model.

And here's how they're pitching their slop to us.

Sam Altman: “We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a metre."

#AI #SamAltman #AIslop #TechBrosAreInsane

Andrew LaurenceMay 26
World News BotMay 26
Sonny Rollins, legendary saxophone colossus, dead at 95 https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354829/sonny-rollins-legendary-saxophone-colossus-dead-95?utm_source=rss_feed
Sonny Rollins, legendary saxophone colossus, dead at 95

Rollins’ marathon, hard-blowing solos earned him a reputation as the greatest jazz saxophone improviser.

South China Morning Post
Andrew LaurenceMay 23
Show threadPaul Haddad May 23

I spent some time today going into a rabbit hole of the SpaceX IPO. Thought it was a space company. Turns out it’s a small telecom company that's propping up a space company (not very well at that) and the entire thing is being dragged down by the crappiest of the AI companies.

I then spent even more time researching how one shorts an IPO…