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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
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[–] Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

the tweet n video this was in response to had me in hysterics

"we don't know if giving the model negative reward isn't the same as stabbing someone" dcavsbdhfbd can you believe these fucking clowns

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 9 points 5 months ago

i was arguing with that guy on twitter a few days ago

nothing quite like technologists getting lectured on technology by a uh growth hacker

[–] carlitoscohones@awful.systems 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The interviewer somberly nods in response. Meanwhile I want to ask AI to edit this video and have the guy on the right make stabby gestures while he says this bullshit.

[–] Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems 15 points 5 months ago

lmao right, it's the audacity of it, oh yeah maybe the work we're doing is worse than a thousand hitlers, but we've made a chatroom so fingers crossed it'll be alright!! come on just admit you're getting off on being techno mengele

[–] maol@awful.systems 8 points 5 months ago

It's quite sick to podcast about hypothetical genocides you might cause while an actual genocide is taking place. I guess these guys get off on the idea that they might have the power of life and death.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

dcavsbdhfbd

huh, is that a layout I don't recognize or is it your own particular flavour of keysmash? (I can sorta see it from qwerty but the order is surprising)

[–] Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

it is qwerty!

a) i tend to take a few tries at a keymash until it looks satisfactory

b) i play piano at the level of a second year student and i have some weird fine coordination quirks, one of the two or a combination of both might be an influence on the sequence