Ascrod
Surviving near Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Microsoft claims AI system better than doctors at diagnosing complex health conditionsEnglish2·23 hours agoMeanwhile, Microsoft is forcing their employees to use Copilot because I guess not enough of them already are, while users on Github are trying to figure out if they can block it. Microsoft is not trustworthy.
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Man who helped girl attacked by shark in Florida detained by ICE officialsEnglish8·1 day agoNo good deed goes unpunished.
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•ICE Boss Tom Homan Says Death Threats Have Driven Him From His WifeEnglish22·1 day agoI don’t advocate the use of death threats - just ask any journalist whether they enjoy receiving those from MAGA cultists.
But sometimes, bad things happen to bad people, and the schadenfreude tastes so sweet.
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Congressman Brandon Gill tells mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani "Go back to the Third World" English111·2 days agoWe are in the third world, Mr. Gill.
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Disabled Amazon workers in corporate jobs allege ‘systemic discrimination’English2·2 days agoI hope they are also using non-Amazon-owned channels to organize, keep in contact with coworkers, and store copies/screenshots of messages and emails. When you organize, assume you are in an adversarial relationship with your employer… because you are.
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•RFK Jr Implied Bacon Isn’t ProcessedEnglish1·2 days agoBacon so natural that it oinks when you poke it with a fork!
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Tucker Carlson says Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch encouraged him to run against Donald Trump in the Republican PrimaryEnglish3·5 days agoCouldn’t be much worse
Shhhh don’t tempt fate, it will hear you
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Medicaid Defenders in Wheelchairs Arrested Ahead of Senate Vote on 'Betrayal of a Bill'English3·5 days agoThat line really threw me for a loop. I’m still not used to people just being so casually cruel so openly.
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Brace Yourself for Watery Mayo and Spiky Ice CreamEnglish1·6 days agoIf we can’t get bread, maybe we’ll finally start consuming the long pork that is rich in flavor.
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day workweekEnglish5·6 days agoGiven the amount of unreviewed AI slop people keep pushing to critical production code, we’ll have the appearance of being more productive while in reality we will be less productive.
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Gestapo: You Guys Look Like Fucking CriminalsEnglish27·7 days agoPrison labor
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Conservatives promised gay marriage would lead to human-animal marriage. It didn’t happen.English1·8 days agodeleted by creator
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Calls for Impeachment Grow as Trump Floats 'Regime Change' in IranEnglish25·9 days agoThey only want to impeach now?
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Oregon expands ban on plastic bags to curb pollutionEnglish2·12 days agoTrash and kitty litter. Theoretically paper or reuseable bags would work better for the environment, but I haven’t figured out a replacement trash bags yet.
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Amazon CEO tells staff AI means their jobs are at riskEnglish11·12 days agoEvery single person who received that email should quit at the same time, in an organized manner. If Amazon wants to replace all their jobs with LLMs, let them try. Get a job at a company that cares about its workforce (admittedly a sad rarity these days). Sit back and grab the popcorn.
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•The World Is Completely DONE With The United States | The Kyle Kulinski ShowEnglish4·13 days agoKulinski is one of the good ones. And he’s not wrong.
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Lame: Pissed Soldiers, Squeaky Tanks, Fake Deals 'R UsEnglish1·13 days ago11 million? Last number I heard from the organizers was 5 mil… did they underestimate?
Ascrod@midwest.socialtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Journalist Who Decried Trump's 'Deportation of Dissent' Says He Was Deported for DissentEnglish3·13 days agoThe government has made it clear that queer people like me aren’t welcome, and I was fucking born and raised here, and by god I’m gonna die here. These fascist scumbags can go to hell.
Anything burns if the fire is hot enough.