The more that I have tried to personally formalize my own feelings about LLMs (because I am anticipating having to have some extremely stressful conversations around their use in data journalism over the next few years), the more I keep thinking the word that best describes them is "corrosive."

The knowledge commons gets eroded, laundered, and spammed. Users' skills atrophy, along with their critical thinking. Labor is undermined. It may not be inherent to the tech itself, but the effect of all current implementations is to weaken the integrity of whatever they come in contact with.

mars est la saison des chatstéropodes

un eschargot dans sa parure de fin d’hiver
#animals #winter #caturday #cats #photography

I have a playlist of "classical mix" for studying and Different Trains came on.

I had to turn it off.

I've listened to Steve Reich's piece many dozens of times and contemplated the source of the sound samples. I've wondered if you can hear any difference in the whistles.

But a voice whispered in my ear. "It's not trains this time, is it?"

Sprawling warehouses. Is that a data center or is it a camp?

Either way, out of sight and out of mind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Different_Trains

Move over "who's on first"

"Looksmaxing is an aesthetic geared to the male gaze"
"IDK, straight dudes also play a role in it."
"Gaze, like looking."
"Mmm they do. But, so do straight people, come on."
"I'm not saying gays like gay people. I'm saying gaze like your eyes."
"Good. I'd hope they would. That's the whole point of this eyeliner."