Jeff Watkins

@jeffwatkins
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This is a very accurate graph of anything in my lifetime in the US.

"I had sex with a piglet I stole. People *must* accept that this is the future of interpersonal relationships... Right?"

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/artificial-intelligence-writers-powerful-language?CMP=share_btn_url

I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever

Mastery of banal style is losing its usefulness – but language is more powerful than ever. It’s up to the writer to do what machines can’t

The Guardian
Or.
No, you did not.
I remember when tech companies treated employees and customers like humans, when they were big business adjacent… when they created and exchanged value vs just extracting it.
Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Trump’s ex-wife Ivana wasn’t an American citizen until 1988. She gave birth to Don Junior in 1977, Ivanka in 1981, and Eric in 1984. — Let’s cancel their birthright citizenship first.
The White House has announced plans to honor the President for the 250th anniversary of the country: By July 4th, they intend to raise the price of a gallon of gas to $47.45.
I get that everyone is all like "Low Quality Facts should post real facts today for April Fools' Day", but I need you to understand that doing so would cause me to spontaneously combust.
“we’re disrupting X” means we found a cheaper way to do X that externalises all the costs onto someone who can’t afford a lawyer
Genius.

In training and this question was given to us. As I was reading it, the ending popped into my head replacing the real question.

Q. The median household income in the US (in 2017) has increased 16% since 1980. During the same period, corporate profits after taxes increased 182%, the average income of the wealthiest 1% of families increased 190%, and the average income for the wealthiest .01% grew 322%. How many board feet of lumber do you need to build a sturdy guillotine?

If you’re curious, the actual question was: What happened to the average income of the poorest 90% during that time?

A. Increased .03%