Low paid workers in the global south are using AI translation to generate Wikipedia articles that, surprising no one, include errors and hallucinations.
404media.co/ai-translati...
New level of White Male Hubris unlocked: man gives *himself* a book deal, then announces it on Publishers Marketplace as an exclusive submission 💀
Every WBC team hitting: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Every WBC team pitching: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck?
On Bandcamp Friday, I got this awesome song about the singer trying to cancel her dad's gym membership after he died, only to discover he had to come and cancel in person(!).
It reeeeeally depends on the specific ask. Can you say more about what you're trying to figure out?
Oh sure, now that number makes sense
Last weekend, Injustice Watch reporter Kelly Garcia hosted a pop quiz at Bueno Days about Cook County judicial elections. How many did you get right? 👀
(The player is Jurickson Profar, in case you want to dig deeper)
A baseball player for the Atlanta Braves got caught using PEDs last year. He just got caught AGAIN, earning himself a full-season suspension.
When the Braves put out their statement this week, someone pointed out it was copy-pasted from last year, except this time they removed the word "surprised."
GR BRI EAT TAIN
Apple News Sports This Mets prospect won't stop eating a terrifying amount of eggs. now
Breaking news:
Gaston survived the fall at the end of Beauty and the Beast and now plays for the New York Mets
The Price Lab’s Critical Approaches to AI Working Group has released a white paper in which we advocate for AI-free instruction in reading, writing, & research. These are fundamental skills in the humanities (& in general), & with decisive action we can keep teaching them well in the age of AI!
Pics or it definitely happened.
4 more from yesterday's walk around Buttermere, now on my site here:
www.andrewswalks.co.uk/buttermere-3...
The original show bible and pitch materials for Freaks & Geeks were floating around the internet 15-20 years ago. It was one of the only bible examples I could find at the time (I was a film student trying to learn how to write for TV) so I saved it to study. I think I still have it, if you want it!
the washington state department of licensing’s phone menu is available in 10 languages and it turns out the 9 that aren’t english were just english with an accent of the language you picked. so press 2 for spanish and it was just english with an accent
I just love all the trans people in my life and want them to be safe and happy!!!!!
Record scratch sounds at 300% volume
Whitaker Tommie F for sure
The logistics of death are endlessly fascinating and absurd!
Book cover of My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death by Becky Robison
The whole thing is very reminiscent of @rebb003.bsky.social's new book, which you should definitely get!
On Bandcamp Friday, I got this awesome song about the singer trying to cancel her dad's gym membership after he died, only to discover he had to come and cancel in person(!).
Hmm, I wonder what horses did with all their freedom once they didn't need to pull carriages anymore. Probably just relaxed, had a bunch of kids and enjoyed an easy life. It'll be the same for people with AI, I'm sure!
*record scratch*
Oh, oh no.
Photo of pinback buttons with text reading how many footnotes is too many footnotes. Asking for a friend.
Made these instead of actually doing the writing I need to be doing.🤣
7 Books That Reveal How Capitalism Is Coming for Your Corpse
⚰️💰These authors examine the absurd, expensive, and tragic reality of navigating the death industrial complex
electricliterature.com/7-books-that...
SCOOP: IL-9 congressional candidate and current state senator Mike Simmons had police called on him in Buena Park while canvassing for votes. No arrest was made. Here’s the video of the interaction @senmikesimmons.bsky.social recorded and shared with me.
BREAKING: A push to name one of Chicago’s snowplows “Abolish ICE,” clearly linking the humorous pun to efforts to oppose President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort, won the city’s annual snowplow naming contest, officials announced. @wttw.bsky.social
We love a media-trained hero:
The night after I read this article, I had a dream that everyone knew whose teeth these were, so the community discourse was like, "They're not creepy, that's just what Greg's teeth look like."
AHHHHHHHHHHHH 🌿🪶
(This is telephoto lens + harsh crop to maintain a respectful distance!)
