Disclaimer: All my written opinions are (un)educated guesses sources from scattered online opinion pieces and news articles I speed-read out of curiosity.
In the event I’m actually right about something, it’s more likely to be coincidental with my internal consistency than grounded in solid knowledge or understanding of the relevant topic(s).
However, I’ll always be able to write mostly convincing arguments à-la-Large Language Model because school trained me for eloquence rather than factual accuracy. Thanks for reading!
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Welcome to my new followers after my most popular #Fediverse post ever!
I realize I don't have an #introduction post up, so this is a good opportunity to fill the void. In short, this account is a dump. A mental dump of what I have to blurt out to the world.
Here I'm mainly known for working on #Friendica (#programming ), one of many pieces of software part of the #Fediverse. We strive to be compatible with as many decentralized social media protocols as possible, at the moment we're compatible with #Diaspora, #ActivityPub (think Mastodon) and #OStatus, with optional connectors with #Twitter and others.
I also own a second-hand #LEGO store front where I sell sets and parts: store.bricklink.com/MrPetovan
I have an 8-year old kid (#parenting ), play #VideoGames and often have opinions about them. I also love #BoardGames but I'm missing fellow players around me. I like #Riding (trains, buses, planes, skateboard, snowboard) but it doesn't really define me. I drove a #drift car over a couple days once and it was both exhilarating and frustrating.
Friendica doesn't have a post character limit but I still infrequently post longer pieces on my blog: blog.mrpetovan.com
Last bit you may want to know about me before following me on here: I am not in favor of absolute free speech. Online spaces need to be moderated to counter the real life discriminating power dynamics.
Nice to meet you!
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Using the term ‘artificial intelligence’ in product descriptions reduces purchase intentions
Companies may unintentionally hurt their sales by including the words “artificial intelligence” when describing their offerings that use the technology, according to a study led by WSU researchers.WSU Insider
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This video is quite impressive...
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OK Go - I Won't Let You Down - Official Video
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Would be nice if NHTSA spoke about road safety as clearly as Jalopnik.
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These Are The Unbreakable Rules Of Driving
The dos and don'ts for when you're out on the road.Collin Woodard (Jalopnik)
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I’ve seen someone trying to defend Israel by replacing any occurence of “Zionist” with “Jewish” in prominent politicians public social media posts.
I know “Zionist” can be a dog whistle for “Jewish people”, but to assume everybody indiscriminately does it implies for me that “Zionism” wouldn’t have a meaning of its own besides this dog whistle. Notwithstanding this being factually wrong, it would also make the Jewish people collectively responsible for the 1946 King David Hotel bombing and the worst bits of Israel colonization efforts and the current genocide in Gaza, which feels counter-productive to me.
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So I heard the Paris Summer Olympics was a great performance in woke-washing?
Still made the French right mad, so there’s that, I guess.
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