It takes some sort of talent to contradict yourself in the space of a single sentence, but somehow our President managed:
We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.
Or perhaps they started with more than 100% capability?
Avocado leaves
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More wildflowers are showing up every day. There are now a bunch of trilliums along the Ridgeline Trail where there were none two days ago.
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Well, that sucks: Digg throws in the towel on its open beta.
The internet is now populated, in meaningful part, by sophisticated AI agents and automated accounts. We knew bots were part of the landscape, but we didn’t appreciate the scale, sophistication, or speed at which they’d find us. We banned tens of thousands of accounts. We deployed internal tooling and industry-standard external vendors. None of it was enough. When you can’t trust that the votes, the comments, and the engagement you’re seeing are real, you’ve lost the foundation a community platform is built on.
Tell me again how AI is a good thing?
Desktop computer appears to have gone to electronics graveyard. Posting will be scant for a bit.
Been listening to an Economist podcast about all the wonderful things good people are doing to make AI models safe. My problem with this is that I don’t see anything to prevent bad people from making unsafe AI models. And so much of the development is easy that this is not just possible, but inevitable.
I keep having urges to post commentary about the war criminals running the US government, but what would that accomplish?
“Lonely”
“The Wild Geese Fly”
Trump: ‘When oil prices go up, we make a lot of money’
Who’s this “we”, rich man?
Cameras all the way down.
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“Pigs & Chickens”
Wall of a local BBQ joint.
“Highbrow”
Or at least more thoughtful than the average run of portapotty graffiti.
Hyacinths are in bloom here. Fleeting beauty.
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“A Mystery”
Someone balanced a bunch of smooth pebbles on logs and stumps along the Ridgeline Trail. I saw half a dozen, which probably means there are more.
Prediction: it will turn out that the US did indeed bomb a school in Iran, and this will be blamed on an unavoidable accident in the use of AI to generate the target list.
“Waiting for the Bus”
More Eugene street art, this time at the bus stop down the street from me.
“Hiding”
Spotted today in the Eugene Masonic Cemetery. I don't know who Mr. Wilkowski was but I admire his pluck. #dailyphoto #oregon #eugeneoregon
Spotted today in the Eugene Masonic Cemetery. I don't know who Mr. Wilkowski was but I admire his pluck.
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“Seasonal”
Another 15-foot unnamed falls, not far from Goodman Creek Road. The map shows this as an unnamed seasonal creek, but it was sure flowing well this week.
