Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 10hExcept, four years later, ChatGPT is still not profitable. We care about the envrionment, the plagiarism, the brain rot. They care about profits. But there are no profits, how long do we have to wait for them to shut down the data centers on their own because they're losing money? 140 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I was hoping I'd see one of these on my trip to visit my parents. This is a MLP from my childhood. I'm curious on an identification from @seananmcguire.bsky.social, bluesky's resident MLP expert. 140 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I think that should either be 0.00001x or 0.001%. The percent already reduces the amount by 100x. 020 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 22/09/202615% of bi men are unwilling to date... bi men. Wut? Only 3% of bi women are unwilling to date bi women, but still get a wut? 120 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Cloning humans, maybe? Gross negligence? I don't know, all I know is I'm teleporting duplicants into the middle of an asteroid to fend for themselves, and that really shouldn't be legal. 010 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I plugged it in a couple of servers I'm in that I think would dig it. Julia Kaye's server, and Dan Shive's server. 011 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Am I the only one who thinks of something else when the initial D is used? I mean... I kind of think KB did it on purpose, so I can't be the ONLY one, right? 2100 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. 000 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I used to live quite close to a Spyderco Factory Outlet. These days, I don't carry a knife anymore because I kept forgetting I had it on me and had to throw it away at the airport. My absolute favorite was a Gerber, though. If I had more time/money I'd take more forging classes and make some. 060 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Every company, LITERALLY EVERY FUCKING COMPANY, please read this. Nobody goes "oh, this used gen AI, I totally need a thing made by a soulless planet killing machine that's not even as good as a human intern despite totally ripping off a bunch of actual humans who are way more qualified." 010 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"Good" is subjective. Art can have different styles, just like stories can have different genres, and they can be good within those styles/genres, but may not appeal to everyone. It's why common advice says to tell the story you want to read. At least you know of one person who wants to read it. 020 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I think it's a feature to them. If people can't access info elsewhere, then their models have a purpose. Setup a model, and then DDOS everybody else training the next model. You're the only location to get info, since you're making other sites appear unreliable. 010 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Hello, excuse me. I'm overdue for my midlife crisis, but I can't, in good conscience, take it until the National crisis is done. Please stop voting for bigots, so I can buy a ridiculous over priced piece of junk that I don't need, to try and make myself feel better about getting old. 000 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Oh, and now I want to extend this logical fallacy: What are the odds the greatest* writer wrote in English? Way more than half the population speaks a language other than English as their first/primary language. Mandarin has nearly triple the native speakers. *As defined by this idiot. 000 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026For note, I am not offering an opinion on whether or not Shakespeare is the greatest writer. Frankly, I think that is subjective. You would need to define some metric that can be measured for all written works. All I'm saying is, don't use logical fallacies to justify your opinion. 100 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026It's been a while since Statistics class, but I don't think he's using "Bayesian priors" correctly here. Oh, and even if we accept all the premises, this argument is still an Ecological Fallacy. You cannot apply statistics to individuals. What are the odds? Who cares, that doesn't determine truth. 1102 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Meanwhile, they're burning electricity in amounts that are propping up the fossil fuel industry by themselves, and using up potable water while surrounding areas are told to buy bottled water to shower due to the drought. 000 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026You know what business model has been working for a really long time? Paying humans to code things for you. You know what business model is still massively unprofitable? Generative AI. It's been almost four years now since ChatGPT went public. The company is still not profitable. 141 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I'm against this specific use of resources, because it's stupidly inefficient. Generative AI cannot do anything more efficiently than a human. It may appear that way to the end user, but that's because they don't see the developmental costs, and overhead. 100 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Sadly, this is not true. There's still a huge number of people talking to AI about all kinds of crap. Also, for some reason, a lot of people who are really upset about the environmental impact and IP theft are fine with vibe coding, despite it having the same issues. 100 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Ah yes. I recently tried to remind my wife (who is older than me) about Where Can You See The Lions and The End of the World, but she somehow missed them both. Or just refuses to remember, because I've definitely shown her Where Can You See The Lions more than once. 000 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I was going to say "loafloaf" or maybe "breadloaf." Though the onions... maybe it's "onionloaf." 120 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Because we went to Disneysea in Tokyo (but not Disneyland Tokyo), and Disneyland Paris. But honestly, neither of those were my idea. I'm on the "no, I don't want to ride a roller coaster, kthxbai" train. I will be incredibly amused if I get dragged to Disneyworld when I go visit my fam next month. 010 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I've lived about 20 minutes from the Anaheim one, and have never gone to the actual park. We do Downtown Disney occasionally (we were there for Lorcana Continentals this past weekend, for example). My wife jokes that I'm trying to hit every other Disney property before I go to this one. 110 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If you got this far, thank you for reading my TED talk. 000 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I strongly feel that if your players are being forced to the secondary market, then you're missing out on a potential revenue stream. 110 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I've seen sets and playsets sold on the secondary market for MtG, so there's clearly a market for it. But it's all on the secondary market. Sadly, Lorcana's secondary market has not gotten to the "just buy a placeset from us" place yet, but it is very much at "just buy the cards for your deck." 100 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I bet a lot of people would be happy to just buy, directly from the game's company, play sets. There's still a market for the packs, for things like special edition cards (in Lorcana, there are three tiers, Epic, Enchanted, Iconic), and for limited formats. Foil playsets could cost even more. 210 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026So collectors have a hard time finding product, and people who actually want to play the game (needing 4x for their deck) are forced into the secondary market. Again, at no profit to the company. 110 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The issue is when companies make strange decisions that increase the secondary market, which doesn't benefit them at all. I used to play MtG a lot, and now I'm playing Lorcana. Lorcana is having serious supply issues, because the scalpers started targeting the game. 100 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I didn't ignore my shoulder pain, and I still get to do PT for 6-8 weeks. 110 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I guess if your post is about a product you'll profit from, more exposure is better... But those aren't the posts that typically go viral. 110 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I'm not sure why people think going viral is a good thing. It doesn't even sound like a good thing. I tend to want to avoid any virus. 110 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026You, I, and my wife all had the exact same reaction. I saw your NO, scrolled down and let out an involuntary "noooo" and my wife asked what was wrong, and then let out her own involuntary "noooo". This is such a huge loss. 😭 110 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I think it's the (incorrect) frog in boiling water. None of the streaming services started with ads. They just slowly added them over time. 030 0
Reposted by Needs Books (he/him)Brian F'n Patterson @d20monkey.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Reminder: Fuck AI. 05414 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I was just coming over to say cost of living is not accounted high enough in this. That said, only 150 cities were polled, so they're probably all big, expensive cities. 020 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky.static.klipy.comMocha And Milk Mocha BearALT: Mocha And Milk Mocha Bear 010 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 19/07/2026There is something really small at the top left of the stairs, but I can't tell what it is. Could just be a shadow, could be the secret... I'll find out in September, I guess. 😛 110 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 19/07/2026The only thing I could even guess is the X Y in the cracks on the stairs. I tried looking as closely as I could zoom, but don't see anything else 'secret' worthy. 110 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Can you provide examples? I've only ever seen it used one way, and Wikipedia only talks about that way, so I'm very confused as to what the right way is (or, very unlikely, what the wrong way is). 000 0
Reposted by Needs Books (he/him)Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/08/2025“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.thebetter.newsFinland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.meIn Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness. 8244971824 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026So why the fuck am I still getting emails from you, @patreon.com? 000 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The manage e-mail preferences link goes to a dead page. I don't trust you not to unsubscribe me from the e-mail updates from creators if I click unsubscribe from all emails. Manually going into my email preferences has everything disabled outside of the individual creator options. 100 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026What the fuck, @patreon.com? You're just sending me emails about Quips from authors I'm not subscribed to, with no way to disable these emails? Are you trying to get me to stop giving people money on your platform? This is how you get me to stop giving money on your platform. 100 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026That sounds kind of pleasant, actually. Being dust must be very relaxing. Just floating where ever the breeze takes you, no nerves to deliver pain from all my joints and muscles... 000 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026But, I also tend to get bored of a game after whaling at it for a few months. The game goes from interesting to "oh, there's nothing else new and it's just me and the other whales on a leaderboard fighting each other first first. Boring." 000 0
Needs Books (he/him) @needsbks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I have definitely whaled before, when I was super into a game, and did it responsibly. My budget for this kind of thing is smaller than it used to be, however. Moving to a higher COL location will do that to you. 100 0