Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 1hI can only really see downsides, tbqh. It frustrates me when I see people saying they can always tell, because, yeah, maybe you can now, but you won't be able to in the future these folk want. 110
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 1hImpossible to prove a counterfactual, of course, but I sincerely believe that if even a fraction of GenAI money had been thrown at poverty and science then we would have made significantly greater progress towards a better future in terms of wealth, healthcare, climate, art, and even AI. 061
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 2hThis is probably true. I think it's also true that there's a bunch of pro-AI shills who decided early on that they like what it promised and also have no interest or curiosity into how it does things nor what it can do. And they are the ones funding it. The ill-intended equivalent group, I suppose. 020
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 3hstatic.klipy.comFuturama Nixon: Shut Up, Damn It!Alt: Futurama Nixon on Bender's body: Shut Up, Damn It! 000
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 3hObviously the correct punishment for Man City should include returning players bought this summer, with no cash refunds as that would be unfair. #nffc 000
Reposted by JombuchaAngry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 3hFARTGATE: Tomorrow’s Lancashire Telegraph is an absolute joy to behold. Buy it. Treasure it. Leave it to your grandchildren. #BuyALocalNewspaper 2330098
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 3hWasn't it literally 2 Avengers movies ago that half the beloved characters died? 000
Reposted by JombuchaShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 5hthis might be the greatest power move social media has ever seen 516118
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 4hI thought I woke stupidly early because of my stupid cold (or the stupid cat asleep on my stupid shoulder), but it turns out there was a stupid earthquake. 020
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 4h"High trust" and "social cohesion" Gonna have to try to reconcile that with the demographic "mix" of the Jan 6 sedition failure. 000
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 4hstatic.klipy.comWatchmen: Rorschach's Iconic 'Locked In Here' QuoteAlt: Watchmen: Rorschach's Iconic 'Locked In Here' Quote 000
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 11hExcessive nerdlore? I think AI might be well on its way to self-wellactualisation. 010
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 15h@dimsie.bsky.social Turns out I am forced to assess if I am on the wrong side of this argument. 010
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 15hOne problem with this is that Shane Jones and others consider the "Clean Green NZ" label to be a millstone around the country's neck. Or, more accurately, that it limits their opportunity for corrupt profit. 1121
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 16hNetwork had the right idea: give him a TV show and let him rip. You absolutely do not have to give him the reins of the country.static.klipy.comIm As Mad As Hell And Im Not Gonna Take This AnymoreAlt: Im As Mad As Hell And Im Not Gonna Take This Anymore 000
Reposted by JombuchaBrooke @curly.kiwi · 23hKiwibank made a new mascot which is a green anthropomorphic sheep, and for some reason they made it sexy. Then they started sending DMCA takedown demands to both (often pornographic) art of this new mascot _and_ completely unrelated furry art involving original anthro sheep characters 75114
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Related: trainee anaesthetistsstatic.klipy.comWolf Of Wall Street: Rookie NumbersAlt: Wolf Of Wall Street: Rookie Numbers 030
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Imagine being seen as unlikeable even among these peers. 000
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 01/10/2026No wonder Revelation is the way it is. How could a 90AD normie hope to understand and communicate the layers of weird ick? 010
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 01/10/2026static.klipy.comA virus you are a virus agent smith matrixAlt: A virus you are a virus agent smith matrix 000
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oh. So it's actually somehow worse. I should've known. 010
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 30/09/2026youtu.be/d1NgVT8dRKE?...youtu.beKenny Everett (General Cheeseburger)YouTube video by Andy Quick 210
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I was sick last night (flu-type thing last week, cold-type thing this week) and so couldn't attend the crime festival with Mitchell and our local candidate Ankit Bansal. At least I am presuming they were on the side of crime given everything. 032
Reposted by JombuchaMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 16568761885
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 30/09/2026AI is the apogee of the cult of fake it till you make it. Except no amount of fakery can jump lanes to intelligence. 171
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trying out Chrome's vertical tabs, and it's so weird. I think I'll get used to it, but still. 100
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Voluntary commitments" Dario Amodei not doing much to dispel the theory that he's Matthew Rhys in his Russians character having perfected his seduction technique on midle-aged centrists. 010
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 29/09/2026By any objective measure, this person should be too ashamed to put his face out in public for months, but he is already being feted by the blinkered for his magnificent gotcha, and the "dirtbag" line. 000
Reposted by JombuchaMondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wira and Wanja, Malayan sun bears, are tourism mascots for Malaysia. 338075
Reposted by JombuchaTe Ara Paerangi Com - Research Advocacy Capability @te-ara-paerangi.community · 29/09/2026Whānau, we do have something immediate you can help with. We need design suggestions for a logo that is inclusive of all types of research - and shows it is work. Please make suggestions in reply to this thread. Go bananas. This is a brainstorming session. Ngā mihi nui from the team! 047
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I think I've got a double-helical spine, because I can feel a Crick in my neck. 1203
Reposted by Jombucha@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In two weeks, Russell Brand goes on trial in the UK on rape and sexual assault charges in cases involving six women. Tomorrow in DC, he's appearing at a MAHA gathering to 'moderate' a discussion with Dr Oz about medicare and medicaid. What the hell? 46734289
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"You're showing me an example of LLMs being shit from two years ago. They are so much better now!" How about this example from now? "Not fair! Models are constantly evolving. They are going to be so much better in two years' time!" 030
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump's popularity being worse than after Jan 6 shows that one thing worse than him doing nothing, is him doing something. 0113
Reposted by JombuchaStuart Palmer @spalm.bsky.social · 15/06/2026"Fresh Butternut Pumpkin Whole". 20538176
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Gosh. I thought he had a problem with dishonest statements being pushed by journalists out of the White House. 020
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Heavens no! I would never trade slaves! Of course, I did build much of the slavery infrastructure, yes, and I take a small stipend from each transaction, but actual slavery? Never! And I can't believe you'd ask such a thing." 141
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My migraines are triggered by people making unhelpful suggestions as to what triggers my migraines 040
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Earned a tiny amount of nerd cred by installing a modern custom OS on my old beloved Pocophone F1. It was rather tricky, which does negate the points rather. 010
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Planet-level opportunity cost in return for, at best, modest progress. 010
Reposted by JombuchaEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 28/09/2026Cannot insist you listen to this enough, this conversation condenses everything going on with AI and its wider economic effects tightly. One of the best in the show’s history. 743578
Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"This game... you're not ready for it" OK, then <skips ad> 020