@mrbula

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South Minneapolis mgmt hack / urbanist. My journalism degree is over on the shelf.
LocationMinneapolis, MN, USA
Show threadmrbulaAug 27, 2023
@misanthropesq Very well may be true. It feels like a line may have been crossed from cynicism to something more like nihilism. The first can be a defense mechanism. The second is actively harmful.
Show threadmrbulaAug 26, 2023
@mekkaokereke @slothrop As a white, Gen X male I’m honestly kind of shocked how my demographic specifically is showing up here. *Fewer* of us are concerned than white male Boomers!?
mrbulaAug 15, 2023
Rod HiltonAug 15, 2023

Right now if you search for "country in Africa that starts with the letter K":

- DuckDuckGo will link to an alphabetical list of countries in Africa which includes Kenya.

- Google, as the first hit, links to a ChatGPT transcript where it claims that there are none, and summarizes to say the same.

This is because ChatGPT at some point ingested this popular joke:

"There are no countries in Africa that start with K."
"What about Kenya?"
"Kenya suck deez nuts?"

Google Search is over.

mrbulaAug 2, 2023
One hell of a downgrade to the #Trump headline in the #NYT this evening. Jesus.
mrbulaJul 28, 2023
Dan HonJul 28, 2023
Just irritated that all the wholesomeness spread by darth on Bluesky isn't possible here because quote tweets are bad
mrbulaJul 26, 2023
Interesting #MNwx night.
mrbulaJul 25, 2023
Taylor LorenzJul 25, 2023
It appears Instagram and FB owner Meta holds the trademark for "X" as it relates to "online social networking services... social networking services in the fields of entertainment, gaming and application development..." https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87980831&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch via @[email protected]
Trademark Status & Document Retrieval

mrbulaJul 15, 2023
Dan GillmorJul 15, 2023
In-N-Out banning masks on employees sure looks like a move to push out the ones who have disabilities or conditions that make covid more serious. The reasons in the corporate memo posted here https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/110/713/502/297/352/099/small/c3b5330c16b05272.png don't pass the smell test.
mrbulaJul 12, 2023
Taylor LorenzJul 12, 2023
Elon Musk’s new AI company is staffed entirely by men https://qz.com/elon-musk-s-new-ai-company-is-staffed-entirely-by-men-1850633240
Elon Musk’s new AI company is staffed entirely by men

There's not much information about xAI, but diversity is already an issue

Quartz
Show threadmrbulaJul 9, 2023

@Transportist They’re really different experiences. Threads looks and feels much more like Twitter (or Mastodon), and the bulk of the posts are plain text with no photos.

Instagram is all photos or videos, and any text is subservient, and often collapsed, in the post. You often have to tap / click to read the full text.

Threads—for now—is also free of the hashtag litter Instagram depends on.

The difference may sound minor but the impact from an experience standpoint is dramatic.