Thomas Franz

Thomas Franz

@thomasafranz.bsky.social

Graduate student and refugee from Twitter. I love science, space, cute/spooky art, and animals. AuDHD and proud. Mad scientist. I have friends everywhere.

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Hello, Bluesky! Want to crash out with me? Trump is making an “AI Force”, like Space Force. He claims that any concerns about the technology are a leftist hoax and we should push ahead at full steam. As a scientist, there is nothing I can do to stop this. With Congress out til after the midterms

no one will be able to stop the new OMB guidelines, which means any research that goes against the directives of the federal government will have their funding revoked. Doesn’t matter if you are on a project that was guaranteed funding by Congress, or if you were granted the funding before Trump

came back into office. Say goodbye to your labs and supplies! This officially ends any possibility of me doing any meaningful work in machine learning in the United States. I guess my best bet is getting my passport renewed and leaving.

@vivziepop.bsky.social I just got done watching the second season of Hazbin Hotel and it was awesome! I had an ADHD brain blast after seeing Able and am curious if Caine will show up. I don’t want to be presumptuous, but some pitchforks would be really cool design elements as he was a farmer.

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This is Alex Pretti. This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA. Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE. #ScientistsAgainstICE

Welcome to all those making the exodus to Bluesky. Tons of people are dropping guides and such, but I just want to wish you all a happy holiday. Come make yourself comfortable and enjoy the community!

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🦋 Welcome to Buesky! 🦋 It's long past time to leave the Nazi bar, and you'll have a much better time here. I updated this guide due to the influx of users fleeing Grok's new AI bullshit. Share widely for all the newcomers!

So there is a resolution (bill? Idk) trying to get a vote in the House that would force the release of the Epstein files. 10 Republicans are promising to pass it, including Lauren Bobert and MTG. As my favorite song states, “this storm brings strange loyalties.”

Ok, so I am incredibly sad to have to say this. ChatGPT is not god. Or a god. Or self aware. Or some sort of angel/akashic sprite/whatever other bullshit. It is a word calculator. I can build my own LLM over the course of a couple weeks. It is not magic! www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

rollingstone.comPeople Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual FantasiesMarriages and families are falling apart as people are sucked into fantasy worlds of spiritual prophecy by AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT

I want to vent about something near and dear to my heart, and the hearts of many autistic people. Board game companies are getting destroyed by these tariffs. A hobby I have enjoyed all my life is in jeopardy because of one idiot in office. Lawsuits have been filed though, and I say give them hell!

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Not sure if I will ever get the chance, but I would love to ask RFK about the treatment of his Aunt Rosemary. I wonder if he considers that a net improvement for her life. Just food for thought.

So I just read an article that said if the DoE gets dissolved low income and special needs kids would be at the mercy of Health and Human Services. Yet another reason to preemptively despise RFK.