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@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social Fuck it we ball

Good morning #Teasky!
Some aged Fuding Baicha on deck this morning to soothe the DST transition.

The Hardware Signal Processor (HSP) is pretty neat. The use case here is for low-power sensor signal processing, but the documentation lists a forthcoming STM32H7 that will also have the peripheral. That might finally replace my SHARC floating point DSPs.

People tend to think of functional illiteracy as just being unable to read words aloud or such.

What it *really* means is such as not being able to perceive subtext, context, understand who the audience of something may be, etc.

Media illiteracy is fundamentally part of functional illiteracy.

Gonna keep reposting this resource every so often.

GI Rights Hotline

1-877-447-4487

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Thank you for the link!

Can you really be sure until you taste-test it? Biscuit, be a diligent inspector!

LMFAO I LITERALLY KNOW EXACTLY WHY THIS HAPPENED AND I CAN CONFIRM TO YOU IT'S ENTIRELY 100% ON THE PART OF WHOMEVER PROGRAMMED THEIR PHONE SYSTEM THIS WAY 👇🏽🧵

"A Blue Jay stands poised on the edge of a weathered wooden surface, its body angled as if caught mid‑decision—half ready to leap, half intent on whatever has captured its attention below. The bird’s head tilts downward, crest slightly lowered, giving the impression of sharp focus and quiet calculation. Its plumage is a tapestry of blues: soft sky‑blue along the back, deeper cobalt across the wings, and bold black barring that forms crisp, geometric patterns. The white patches on its face and throat glow against the darker markings, creating a mask‑like contrast that makes the eye appear bright and alert. The tail is lifted high, fanned just enough to show the alternating bands of blue, black, and white. Sunlight catches the feathers, revealing their fine texture—each one edged with delicate detail. Behind the bird, the background dissolves into a smooth blur of muted browns and greens, making the Blue Jay the unmistakable center of attention. The shallow depth of field gives the scene a sense of intimacy, as if the viewer is standing only inches away, sharing a quiet moment with a restless, intelligent creature. The photograph bears the signature “© Swede’s Photographs” in the upper right corner, a subtle mark that doesn’t distract from the bird’s commanding presence." - Microsoft Copilot

Edge of the Perch

Here is a sharp image of a Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). I’m not entirely sure what it was preparing to do,

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #corvids #BlueJay

Wasn't this the plot of Superbad?

I wholeheartedly recommend this opportunity. My first job after graduating was doing a survey of the ancient woods of E Wales. It’s prime botanising & you can watch kites & owls to your hearts content. If you know anyone with botanical qualifications let them know!

You know it's a sign when the literal Pope is asking us to go outside and touch grass.

Cushie-doo, 14 Oct '15. #WoodPigeon #PigeonSky 🪶

The Talmud is very clear on this. The rabbis considered the trolley problem long before it was known as such. If you’re in a position where you have to make that kind of choice you attack the person demanding it.

NVIDIA AND META PLATFORMS FORMED A MULTIYEAR AI INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIP TO CO-DEVELOP VERA CPUS WITH POTENTIAL MASS DEPLOYMENT BY 2027, AIMED AT BOOSTING PERFORMANCE-PER-WATT AND SCALING LARGE AI WORKLOADS.

His favorite term, 'token tumbler,' doesn't roll off my fingers as easily as some other disparaging terms for AI, but calling it 'intrusive autocomplete' is my best alternative, and that also feels clunky.

It so often demonstrated that when fear activates our baser instincts, it leads us to serve or contribute to our society/fellow humans. For most of our existence, the threat of being excluded from mutualistic/polite society was the entire motive for participating in it.

It hallucinated a run of SVTs on me, in an otherwise normal stretch. My cardiologist didn't need any coffee on our appointment that day. 0.0;;

Thankfully he had the ECG strips to compare it to, but if he hadn't gotten those records in time...

not sure when we decided marching bands should all dress like Napoleonic era soldiers, but one of these years we need to fly all the high school and college bands over to Waterloo and let 'em fight it out again.

I don't have any room of my own to spare, but best of luck.. the housing market (incl renting) here is brutal.

How you know when FGB trying to signal for help in a hostage situation

;_;

This is the analogy that I never knew I needed.

BRB pouring a glass of water to remember in an hour and a half lol

Extremely floofy grey lynx spider with legs bunched around her, looking very stern

Floof Lump, if needed

(Hamataliwa grisea)
#EmotionalSupportSpood

I am still thinking about the "ralph loop," named after *ralph wiggum*

in which an LLM is given its own output and the same prompt repeatedly until it apparently satisfies the conditions

royal steward: sire, the bedeviling spirit which does visit upon thy manor messes most foul hath returned in the night

jester dancing in the corner shaking a staff thick with bells: his royal belly full of meat, he slops upon the toilet seat!

king (trying not to get mad:) he could speak of anyone

That's a lot of words to say "Thank you ma'am, may I have another" ;)

Rock Lee flashback incoming

Laughing, with tears in my eyes, as I reclaim one of my favorite soundtracks from painful memories. Dancing around my room with nobody to see and joy in my heart.

How tech giants track you across the web, even if you don't use their apps Ad tech giants use near-invisible "pixels" on web pages to track what you do online, even if you don't have an account or use their apps. Thankfully, there is a solution.

I wrote some words for this.weekinsecurity.com about how social media giants (aka: ad tech companies!) track you around the web, even if you don't have an account or use their apps. Follows from a brilliant column in the BBC about TikTok's use of website "pixels" to track people's browsing activity.