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[–] dgerard@awful.systems 4 points 2 months ago

probably something innocuous, we should edit the quote to reflect what we think they might have meant

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

yes that's the guy does nobody remember The Nightfly

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 7 points 2 months ago

in this case it was some dickhead, but I've had this shit from editors too

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 11 points 2 months ago

that's what got me: this guy was pissed off someone referenced Fagin at all, the crime of making the bozo feel uncomfortable at missing something by not reading

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago

glasses are a fine kink! i guess those ones are a specialist taste

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 15 points 2 months ago (21 children)

one of the most annoying things about writing for a US audience is they're fucking illiterate and alluding to books confuses them

wanna grab editors by the throat and go "JUST WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU PEOPLE EVEN DOING IN HIGH SCHOOL"

actual example from today: "who the hell is Fagin never heard of him"

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

as you know, there is one pronatalist couple

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 9 points 2 months ago

I am delighted to hear that Veppers was literally based on Musk

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

ah, was that Copilot or was it Copilot? It's MS's favourite name right now for its bad LLM initiatlves

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Pivot to AI: Amy is retiring! Probably! yes my cowriter has heard the call of revolution and will be having full and frank debates in the marketplace of ideas. WIth sweet reason.

 

featuring nobody's favourite e/acc bro, BasedBeffJezos

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12/01/does-ai-startup-extropic-actually-do-anything/

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