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its_me_xiphos

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  • Recommend Some Magazines and Journalism

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  • Newstands being gone is a sad, sad thing.

    Probably $400 annually to start.

  • ChatGPT’s latest stylistic quirk is sinister, infuriating – and absolutely everywhere

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  • When I'm tired this is my shortcut. I usually edit them out in drafts but miss a few in my substack posts. I am more machine now than man I guess.

  • ChatGPT’s latest stylistic quirk is sinister, infuriating – and absolutely everywhere

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  • Agree. Also, amazing DS9 avatar. Just noticed.

  • ChatGPT’s latest stylistic quirk is sinister, infuriating – and absolutely everywhere

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  • I left it. This paper was under review for 197 days (yep). Got the word two weeks ago and frankly, fuck it.

    Happy to have a larger academic career chat too. It wrecked me over the long term. Now my aspirations are to work in a board game store.

  • ChatGPT’s latest stylistic quirk is sinister, infuriating – and absolutely everywhere

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  • Hero. I never knew that and always did the shift alt.

  • ChatGPT’s latest stylistic quirk is sinister, infuriating – and absolutely everywhere

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  • Had a paper rejected because em dashes obviously mean AI. I love em dashes for long breaks that rest between a ; and ( ) for the reader. I just tossed my hands up and do not give a shit. I write how I write.

  • ChatGPT’s latest stylistic quirk is sinister, infuriating – and absolutely everywhere

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  • Nailed it.

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    How's your week going, Beehaw?

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  • Great so far. Solo parenting and emptying our flat to get ready to leave is...exhausting...but I got good weightlifting progression, which is nice.

    105kg bench, 175kg deadlift, and 125kg squat. Not bad for over 40!

    Writing again and more often over at my substack, but i feel the quality suffered when I moved to weekly rather than bi-weekly. So I will move back shortly.

  • The blue light from your phone isn't ruining your sleep

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  • You, dear user, are my spirit animal now.

  • Used EV sales spike alongside gas prices

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  • No worries. 27,000 USD out the door in summer of 2023(?) If memory serves.

    Just got a used Kia Niro (2023 maxed out edition) for 39,000 CAD.

    I will use this opportunity to say i'll miss my bike.

  • Used EV sales spike alongside gas prices

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  • Got a Chevy Bolt used with a battery replacement after their warranty debacle. They had a glut of them due to that. Never looked back. It got me, realistically, 200+ miles of range. I never had a problem. No mechnical, no range issues, nothing. I've never had a flawless car experience before that.

    If you have the ability to charge at home or reliably at work, get an EV. There is nothing to fear.

  • What have we done?

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  • That's a fair push back. I would counter that the line between lesson learned and "I'll never forget and am angry about it" is a fine one. Deeper conversation, though.

  • US tech firm Oracle cuts thousands of jobs as it steps up AI spending

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  • Hopefully he can dock in the UAE and use AI to repair the crater that was a data center.

  • US tech firm Oracle cuts thousands of jobs as it steps up AI spending

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  • I despise LinkedIn for encouraging such shitty verbal veneer to gloss over a rotten corporate foundation.

  • What have we done?

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  • This is not an issue in the Netherlands. There are not giant vehicles, kids have autonomy at a younger age, and society is structured around allowing family and play time. Infrastructure allows kids to visit friends and play safely. Kids can run off and do anything, adults rarely intervene. Its a kid paradise compared to the US today and is more aligned with the 80s and 90s you describe in the US. I remember those times too. But its not perfect here either.

    There is a line between autonomy and trauma. A kid is free to make a decision, but also free to suffer horrendous consequences without any empathy or adult support to help them recover. At least in my experience. For instance, a kid did not bring gloves to school and thus was not prepared for a sudden sleet storm in the ride home. Asking for help and telling people they were in pain and scared only to be responded to with the dutch equivilant of suck it up kid - you aren't made of sugar. Thats trauma for damn sure that will come back to guide their actions as an adult.

    There has to be a balance, and I fear many peoples are not meeting it.

  • how's your week going, Beehaw

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  • Leaving the Netherlands. Need to file a US tax extension which is pain. My partner got the "ghosted at the border" issue resolved. An HR person made a mistake but it got fixed. We can move forward with relocation in Canada. That was an anxiety producing 5 days!

    Sad that the Netherlands was not for us. Housing crisis + academic burnout + just not fitting in + no job = move. I am recording my bike rides with a go pro knock off to remember the lovely biking infrastructure and nature. As well as the insanity of biking rush hour.

    I did help our friends move from the US to down the street. They are a gay couple and finally feel safe here. That means alot to me as there are no better people I know than them and they deserve peace and happiness.

  • how's your week going, Beehaw

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  • GTFO of Texas! Yay! Happy for you.

    We left the US, spent time in the Netherlands, and got jobs in Canada. Its like the floor is lava but the international version where you avoid the USA.

  • Writing @beehaw.org
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    And We Thought Nation States Were a Bad Idea

    lecternmedia.substack.com /p/and-we-thought-nation-states-were

  • ‘The era of invincibility is over’: the week big tech was brought to heel

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  • Wtf is up with the Guardian lately and these headlines? Not as bad as the "slams" or "politician did this one thing slop" but getting there. I digress...

    They are invincible. That fine is a pittance. Thats a get out of jail free card.

  • To understand anything about me, you have to understand how I ended up in journalism.

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  • surprised Pickachu face is the best way to explain it. Look, I was young, naive, trying to get away from home and be independent. Bought into it all -before- 9/11 and placed my bets on a more peaceful cold war world. Turned out that career path was a poor choice and lead me down an entirely different redemption arc.

  • Environment @beehaw.org
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    https://www.dw.com/en/solar-is-winning-the-energy-race/a-76517556

    www.dw.com /en/solar-is-winning-the-energy-race/a-76517556
  • Climate @slrpnk.net
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    Solar is winning the energy race

    www.dw.com /en/solar-is-winning-the-energy-race/a-76517556
  • Writing @beehaw.org
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    Who are the great essayists of today?

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    What should I learn?

  • Politics @beehaw.org
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    Administration of the Public

    lecternmedia.substack.com /p/administration-of-the-public
  • AskBeehaw @beehaw.org
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    How to Career Change - Leaving Academia

  • United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml
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    School Shooting Prevention Industry is Booming

    www.npr.org /2025/09/08/nx-s1-5317647/school-shooting-industry
  • Free and Open Source Software @beehaw.org
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    Workout App Alternative

  • LGBTQ+ @beehaw.org
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    Helping My at-risk colleagues

  • Free and Open Source Software @beehaw.org
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    Chat with Documents - Ollama or Other?

  • Free and Open Source Software @beehaw.org
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    That word, Open, it doesn't mean what they think it means

    analytics.opensyllabus.org /about
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    Advice - Getting started with LLMs

  • Free and Open Source Software @beehaw.org
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    OCR Tools for Uni and Research Notekeeping