mike tigas

@mtigas
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280 Posts
now at @mtigas
🐘https://hachyderm.io/@mtigas
🌐https://mike.tig.as/
mike tigasApr 20, 2023
Just FYI I'm moving over to @mtigas
mike tigasApr 20, 2023
Jonatan HildénApr 20, 2023

This webstore has a great Stock of ”Sorry, as an AI” products.

https://www.proshop.fi/?s=sorry+as+an+AI

mike tigasApr 20, 2023
Tony “Abolish ICE” Arcieri🌹🦀Apr 20, 2023

OpenAI may have violated European privacy laws by training its models on personal data without consent

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/19/1071789/openais-hunger-for-data-is-coming-back-to-bite-it/

OpenAI’s hunger for data is coming back to bite it

The company’s AI services may be breaking data protection laws, and there is no resolution in sight.

MIT Technology Review
mike tigasApr 20, 2023
Alex WildApr 20, 2023

I personally don't find this acceptable.

#SpaceX #Biodiversity

https://futurism.com/wildlife-starship-explosion

Debris Rains Down on Protected Wildlife After Starship Explosion

SpaceX's first orbital Starship launch attempt saw the most powerful rocket ever built soar to new heights. But it likely came at a big cost to the environment.

Futurism
mike tigasApr 20, 2023
Ernie SmithApr 20, 2023
This story, about the growing popularity of Philly cheesesteaks in Pakistan, totally rules. https://www.phillymag.com/news/2023/04/08/philly-cheesesteaks-lahore-pakistan/
The Amazing Story of How Philly Cheesesteaks Became Huge in Lahore, Pakistan

Immigration patterns, global politics, and a bit of serendipity intertwined to make Philly's iconic sandwich a hit in the 13-million-resident megalopolis.

Philadelphia Magazine
mike tigasApr 19, 2023
Tyler FisherApr 19, 2023
News nerd friends, we gotta talk. https://source.opennews.org/articles/how-newsrooms-pay-journalist-coders-2023/
How newsrooms pay journalist-coders today

Salary findings from the 2022 News Nerd Survey

mike tigasApr 19, 2023
Anil DashApr 19, 2023
Back in the late 20th century, a lot of folks used to worry about "selling out". I thought that people who don't remember that era well might find it useful to have a refresher on the concept, as well as a look at how it's been reinvented (and... improved?) in a modern context. https://www.anildash.com/2023/03/14/what-was-selling-out/
What was selling out? - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

mike tigasApr 18, 2023
all the “double-hook DH” haters are american league fans. #mlb #baseball
mike tigasApr 17, 2023
Show threadAron Pilhofer 🍩Apr 17, 2023

You see, TikTok is a thing on the internet too. It all adds up.

Is someone trying to win a bar bet or something? Wow…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/17/discord-document-leak-tiktok-ban/

Discord leak suggests China doesn’t need TikTok to find U.S. secrets

The leak of classified documents via U.S.-based app Discord is a reminder that social media is hard to control.

The Washington Post
mike tigasApr 17, 2023
Justin Ling🆒️Apr 17, 2023

Missouri is now asking people to "submit a complaint or concern about gender transition intervention you have experienced or observed in Missouri."

would be a shame if people flooded this with complaints about Missouri's legislative assault on trans people
https://ago.mo.gov/file-a-complaint/transgender-center-concerns

Transgender Center Concerns

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