neglected to mention but i caught the last inning of last night's SEA @ SD game and it was absolutely electric. massive home comeback win for the Friars

wait, we can *win* baseball games? i forgot about that #NothingLikeIt

lowkey i was rooting for the no-hitter on Good Friday like i didn't even care about the team anymore

one is a "have to"; the other is a "can". easy stuff

no dice.

15 up, 15 down...?

12 up, 12 down...

HARD DISK WORRIES My only fear about PlayStation 2 is concerning the forthcoming Hard Disk Drive. How can gamers be sure that this won't tempt some developers to send out 'unfinished' games as they did with the PC? I hope that you can somehow convince me that this won't be the case. Kenneth, Denmark

In January 2001, in the OPM2 letters page, Kenneth from Denmark saw the future.

bueno, odio ser desdeñosa, pero... si fuera usted, lector individual, ¿cómo traduciría fielmente las características personales indispensables de Kris y Frisk sin tener pronombres comunes no binarios ni conjugaciones/declinaciones epicenas?

the four genders:
- the wise gender
- the contrary gender
- the simple gender
- the gender that does not know how to ask

not to defend the guy but i did hear "Illinois" clearly enough

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content “In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

A screenshot of a TikTok comment says “never seen a cybertruck at the library”

Seven-word death punch

I just want everyone to know that when you spot factual errors or other mistakes in my work, that is NEVER the result of a genAI hallucination. I made those errors myself, all on my own, through genuine, hard-working human incompetence

Giants are on 0–162 pace thus far

MacOS: When I restart, would you like me to re-open all these apps?

me: no

MacOS: hmm well that's a shame because I am going to do that.

me: ok

MacOS: Should I open them all maximised on the same desktop?

me: no

MacOS: hmm well…

Oakland bus ads: the same little rectangle on every bus; "countertop warehouse"

San Francisco bus ads: full interior and exterior wraps for three competing companies that make "AI to monitor your AI"

Just the story of his name is one of the coolest things of all time

i don't want it!!! please take this away from me

Eid Mubarak!

ChatGPT, can you explain this post to me? what are some key takeaways i should consider?

VENEZUELA DEFEATS THE UNITED STATES TO TAKE HOME THEIR FIRST WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP 🇻🇪🏆

VENEZUELAAAAA

its not my wallet

It is the height of irony that on the one segment of Telegraph Ave where Oakland DOT said they *had* to install a painted rather than a protected bike lane (over the objections of advocates) they have now installed concrete blocks to evict the homeless encampment.

Three panel comic. Panel 1: a green heron points to the ski excitedly while a space shuttle flies away. The heron says, “the humans are all leaving! Panel 2: the heron continues, “we can finally enjoy the unaltered beauty of the earth!” Panel 3: the heron stands smiling. Behind it a group of beavers wearing hard hats and safety gear are building a giant log structure. Two of them are looking at a blueprint, another in the back is using a chainsaw.

little bit? at least Apple Intelligence, as far as i know, comes with an honest kill switch in the settings; it takes a PowerShell script on GitHub to kneecap Windows' AI efforts

Apple's vertical integration seems to produce more reliable laptops, anyway? at the cost of upgradability and "gaming"

immediately in front of Longfellow, too?