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@peterquirk :) I grow them. I'm being dramatic (but seriously Vandemeer is terrifying).

@peterquirk That doesn't help. Look I am freaking afraid of fungi. Did you read Finch/Ambergris? Good grief.
jeffvandermeer.com/book/amberg

@CLManussier It pains me to say this but Visio can do that from Excel files.

@peterquirk "brain augments based on genetically modified fungi" is in my very worst nightmare. *breathes into paper bag*

@john_b Just wrote a 700 word memo to that effect for work. Show me a problem to use it on we didn't already more cheaply and reliably solve.
Found one semantic similarity research-y task, but even that is much easier with conventional NLP approaches.
Can everyone just grok the Hype Cycle and take a deep breath. Please.

@Iveyjanette1 already do. I miss Tabasco and learned to make my own beignets.

@gshevlin @BreakingNews
I'm bored. This is boring. They need to get a new hobby.
"He was removed from his position as chief justice, in 2003 for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments monument"

encyclopediaofalabama.org/arti

@corlin Here have some more!
The Gold and Red Libraries (Gold effects start with “G”, Red with “R”)) consist of high-quality, first generation copies of original nitrate optical sound effects from the 1930s & ’40s created for Hollywood studios.
The Sunset Editorial (SSE) Library includes classic effects from the 1930s into the ’80s.
archive.org/details/usc-sound-?

@Beanc *cautiously web searches*
ohthankjeebus honey infused with chilies

@LiberalLibrarian Does it have lightrail yet? Not trying to rub it in if not, actually interested.

@Zeroshot If Mickey D needs to save a few bucks I can think of better targets than the minimum wage drive through staff. Let's have a gander at C Suite pay

@Pat_Walrond no worries! I'm slightly allergic to the concept of geniuses. Got to put in the work, and anyone can put in the work.

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US Surgeon General calls it: social media is bad for kids and should be labeled as such. Also, "measures should prevent platforms from collecting sensitive data from children and should restrict the use of features like push notifications, autoplay and infinite scroll, which prey on developing brains and contribute to excessive use"

Good marketing material for @th3j35t3r

apnews.com/article/surgeon-gen

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