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MyBrainHurts

@ MyBrainHurts @piefed.ca

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  • Tourists Boycott U.S. at Record Rates After Trump Takeover

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  • I think the earlier person had it right (discretionary vs non discretionary travel) but it's also worth noting that for most other countries, tourism is booming this year. So if everyone else rose say even 10% US tourism declined relative to everyone else at 15 or so.

  • Refried bean & cheese freezer burritos, from scratch.

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  • Oh fantastic, appreciate you doing so AND making sure I knew!

  • Refried bean & cheese freezer burritos, from scratch.

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  • Yeah, pretty curious myself. I've tried a few freezer burritos without finding one that really hits the spot for me but damn, I love the idea.

  • FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing Service

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  • Looks like Cox Media forgot to slip a trump some cash.

  • I present my homemade physio weights

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  • I had never heard of potaje de garbanzo but goddamn, that looks super tasty and up my alley! I will absolutely make some, thank you!

  • I present my homemade physio weights

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  • I'm not sure but now I'm super curious and tempted to try!

  • I present my homemade physio weights

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  • Ooooh, that's an interesting one! I hadn't considered using a bag to hold several smaller things...! I think you've just solved days 4+!

  • I present my homemade physio weights

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  • Ooooh boy, I guess I gotta learn how to bake first. But a bunch of weird looking hummus posts just wouldn't quite be the same...

  • I present my homemade physio weights

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  • Fantastic reference.

  • I present my homemade physio weights

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  • Good thoughts and I actually used water in smaller jars for days 1 and 2. My issue is finding things large enough to hold the requisite amount of water (without spilling it all over myself.)

    But yeah, I've only got to get to 7 days and then we're hoping my shoulder should be back to full mobility so I can go back to real exercises.

  • I present my homemade physio weights

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  • Thanks! And believe me, I don't waste chickpeas! (Nicely discerned by the way!)

    They are delicious and cruelty free protein and with how much chicken I eat, well, it seems fair to try and have more non murder protein too.

    And thanks for the wishes!

  • Jucika and the seductive summer

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  • These have been a blast. Kind of surprising how much older humour translates pretty well today. Something something universality of humour.

  • Suckerfish are diving headfirst into unsuspecting manta rays' rear-ends

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  • I know nothing about them other than they look like Lovecraftian nightmare fuel but yeah, at the very least they look bizzare AF.

  • How to rid the Web of trolls, bad actors, misinformation, et cetera?

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  • It's the nature of social networks. People mostly upvote (or whatever term) content they like/agree with, without vetting it. Contradictions or discomfort are voted down.

    Some of what we call misinformation is just ignorance, some is people who lack context and some is on purpose but for a "good" cause. Similarly, one person's bad actor is another's reasonable critic. (In debate, you often examine something through someone else's lens/given framework, which necessitates examining from a position with which you do not agree. Which is often called bad faith acting.)

    Trolls are the silliest and I don't get it but again, any community large enough will attract a weird subset who want to mess with it or, legit don't have the social skills. (I think of a sad account that saw a star trek or wars joke and wandered in to tell people they didn't like the series because it was for kids and then seemed to relish in the backlash. But looking over their comment history, they seemed an otherwise normal person.)

    So, unless we really fundamentally change the nature of social media, I don't see those as solvable problems.

    And if we could solve those issues, would people even want it? Would folks want to constantly see things that implied they might not be good people or that their politics or beliefs might be wrong? I think back to a post, somewhere on the fediverse about a vegan criticizing carnivores re: climate change. Even in the Leftist fediverse, it was downvoted to oblivion. But had it been about say cars, ai etc making the same point...

  • Is my supervisor an AI bot?

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  • If ai tools are that good, we're screwed.

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    New ‘Jesus-centric’ Christian phone network will block pornography and LGBT content

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  • No.

    It's good to understand why people, even those with whom we disagree, are making the decisions they are making.

    I'm sure you would rather those who disagree with you seek to understand why you make the choices you do etc.

  • ‘In two years, nobody will care’ if actors are AI or not, predicts La Haine director

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  • "Sure, you made one of the best films of all time but what have you done lately?!?"

    But yes. Subsequent films of his were nominated for the Palme d'Or as well as a pair of Cesar awards. As an actor he's also been nominated for a variety of roles.

  • ‘In two years, nobody will care’ if actors are AI or not, predicts La Haine director

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  • La Haine is a critically regarded masterpiece and usually lands in best movies of all time lists. Easily one of the best French movies ever.

    It's really worth a watch.

  • This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men

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  • That read was great for the soul.