Eric Scouten

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Software developer. Photographer. World traveler. Digital storyteller. Interested in identity and authentic data space.
Main sitehttps://ericscouten.com
Travel bloghttps://ericscouten.travel
146 Parkshttps://146parks.blog
Show threadEric ScoutenFeb 24, 2023
@film_girl oh hello. This is seriously good! Thank you!
Eric ScoutenFeb 23, 2023

@chuqvr @davemark @brentsimmons hi Chuq, much the same here. It seems unlikely that photography would “move the needle” for me financially and it’s a relief to not attempt to think about it that way.

I’ve been experimenting with the moniker of “digital storyteller” lately rather than “photographer.” That’s the craft I enjoy: a story of a place well told. Photography is part of it, but so are the words and the presentation. And the freedom to do it just for love of craft.

Eric ScoutenFeb 22, 2023
Charlie StrossFeb 21, 2023

Reddit: "My friend is in university and taking a history class. The professor is using ChatGPT to write essays on the history topics and the students need to mark up its essays and point out where ChatGPT is wrong and correct it."

https://old.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/117gtom/my_friend_is_in_university_and_taking_a_history/

Honestly, this is great! The students learn to check sources, discover that ChatGPT is unreliable, *and* can't use it to generate essay question answers for them, all at the same time!

My friend is in university and taking a history class. The professor is using ChatGPT to write essays on the history topics and the students need to mark up its essays and point out where ChatGPT is wrong and correct it.

My friend is in university and taking a history class. The professor is using ChatGPT to write essays on the history topics and as the...

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Eric ScoutenFeb 22, 2023
Show threadAlan MartelloFeb 22, 2023

@JonnyT @Reno @Esowes @atomicpoet @fediversenews @Hey_Beth @MonaApp @ivory My biggest complaint of all the apps including @MonaApp is once I’ve seen a post (whether in timeline or because I’ve drilled down into a thread) - don’t show it to me again!

I spend 30-40% of my time scrolling past the same posts over and over from reblogs or one’s I’ve read in a thread.

Eric ScoutenFeb 22, 2023
selfcare.techFeb 20, 2023
Consider unfollowing that person that always leaves you feeling worse about things.
Eric ScoutenFeb 19, 2023
Show threadIrwin DeVriesFeb 19, 2023
@anildash @ubiquity75
Know when to toot ‘em
Know when to mute ‘em
Know when to talk away
Know when to shun
Eric ScoutenFeb 17, 2023
Show threadGlenn FleishmanFeb 17, 2023
I'll just reiterate: the people against progress, inclusion—against love, growth, and an improvement in people’s lives and happiness generally—aren’t fighting this hard because they are the winners. But they can be very good at torturing everyone. Losers burn the place down on their way out. That has to be stopped.
Eric ScoutenFeb 16, 2023
Jeezy PeepsFeb 16, 2023

Big congrats to Spain for successfully passing reforms of their gender recognition laws today 💜

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/16/spain-trans-law-self-id/

Spain passes sweeping reforms of gender laws allowing self-ID for trans people from age 16

Spain has passed sweeping reforms of its gender recognition laws to allow self-ID for trans people from the age of 16.

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Eric ScoutenFeb 16, 2023

@fasterthanlime I recently got a new phone number and didn’t forward the old one. I don’t give out the new one much and it’s delightfully quiet.

#spamfreethroughobscurity

Eric ScoutenFeb 14, 2023
Josh TriplettFeb 14, 2023
There's nothing fundamental about the #rustlang *language* that makes its community one of the friendliest; that was a deliberate decision early on that has been consistently maintained and cherished. I'm thankful that the same language that chose to provide systems-friendly automatic memory management also chose to provide people-friendly development.