David J.

David J.

@apocalypticdrift.bsky.social

Reluctant literary scholar with a focus on the end (of the world) American Studies at Universität Stuttgart (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) Other research interests include video games (& ludology), zombie studies, sound studies, and dark ecology.

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David J.
@apocalypticdrift.bsky.social

I’ve seen this movie before…

New Scientist@newscientist.com

Researchers have created the first living synthetic bacterium made from non-living parts by killing a bacterial cell and then transplanting the genome of another species into it, blurring the boundary between life and death

newscientist.com'Zombie' cells created by transplanting genomes into dead bacteriaResearchers have created the first living synthetic bacterium made from non-living parts by killing a bacterial cell and then transplanting the genome of another species into it, blurring the boundary between life and death

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Berna Devezer
@devezer.bsky.social

i love m-dashes. i use 'not only but also' type of constructions in certain kinds of writing. i am not ai. i find the implication that i might be depressing. just as i dislike defensive academic writing targeting reviewers, i'd regret having to adopt defensive writing habits to prove i'm not a bot.

David J.
@apocalypticdrift.bsky.social

In the last ten days I’ve gone from being in so much pain the doctors gave me fentanyl before they downgraded me to metamizole but that made me feel as grim as the fentanyl so we went for ibuprofen (despite my asthma) and now I’m celebrating being on 1000MG dosage of paracetamol every 6 hours…

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David J.
@apocalypticdrift.bsky.social

In the last ten days I’ve gone from being in so much pain the doctors gave me fentanyl before they downgraded me to metamizole but that made me feel as grim as the fentanyl so we went for ibuprofen (despite my asthma) and now I’m celebrating being on 1000MG dosage of paracetamol every 6 hours…

David J.
@apocalypticdrift.bsky.social

This is on the back of another sports injury (literally my back)… having recovered from a herniated disc in my neck last year, my back was like, let‘s fuck you up at the other end.

David J.
@apocalypticdrift.bsky.social

It’s fucked up more than a few things for me these past two weeks to say the least… but the real mindfuck was going from feeling absolutely peak to doctors speculating if I had serious nerve damage from one day to the next.

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Alt National Park Service
@altnps.bsky.social

ChatGPT is shedding users fast. Since yesterday alone, estimates suggest more than a million accounts have been deleted and the boycott continues to gain momentum. Incredible work, everyone!

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David J.
@apocalypticdrift.bsky.social

If this man had a spine it would rip him in two because he’s such a wet paper towel.

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social

The United States & Israel have launched an illegal and unprovoked attack on Iran. Keir Starmer condemns Iran.

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃
@jessdkant.bsky.social

Reposting this because, hilariously, someone running an AI news aggregator just plagiarized the hell out of it and got shared 3x as much as the original post. So you know, here's the actual piece. Where I talk about LLMs making copies of copies of copies of copies and how that drives disinformation.

jessk.orgAI update: replication crisis — Jessica KantRegardless of who actually prints a story, it is the merger of social media and machine learning which increasingly drives narratives in the immediate wake of a major event. The next time a catastroph...

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Josh Shepperd
@joshshepperd.bsky.social

We have a word for this in media history. It's called propaganda.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

BARTIROMO: Patriotism is spreading. You announced your Pledge America Campaign, encouraging broadcasters to air more pro-America content, such as starting each day with the Pledge of Allegiance CARR: We're in the midst of a great revival. President Trump is truly the political colossus of our time

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Thomas Germain
@thomasgermain.bsky.social

I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point. I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it

David J.
@apocalypticdrift.bsky.social

*dusts off guillotine*

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office – live

theguardian.comAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office – liveThe police raided Andrew’s Norfolk home this morning Here are some of the first pictures that show police arriving at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Wood Farm residence, on the Royal Family’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Police can be seen talking after turning up in unmarked police cars. Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office. It is important that we protect the integrity and objectivity of our investigation as we work with our partners to investigate this alleged offence. Continue reading...