I spent half my day coding for an AI application and the other half sanding moulding and glueing urethane moulding around an architectural detail

I recommend that anyone getting too deep into the abstract world find a hobby in the real world

@EileenKCarpenter @Patti1120
And with AI they can be as good or better than the average specialist!

@Patti1120
Great news!
We really really really need more doctors.

@Luber905
But wouldn't you want to see what others are up to? 🙂

Product idea: A TV on a wall in a bar that displays AI art that is generated based on the conversations happening throughout the bar. It would be continually changing. It would serve as an ice breaker.

@pewtergod
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/26/israeli-embassy-airman-fire-death-gaza/

Yup. Context is complex.

@pewtergod
From WAPO:
Airman who set self on fire grew up on religious compound, had anarchist past
"Bushnell was raised in a religious compound in Orleans, Mass., on Cape Cod"

@pewtergod
Sounds like a similar context.
Instead of expressing desperation of your personal condition like Mohamed Bouazizi, these people seemed to latch onto a greater issue to amplify their condition.
For me, this act is a distraction. It doesn't increase my disgust at the situation.

Maybe I'm too insensitive....

@pewtergod
Mohamed Bouazizi was directly impacted by the conditions that triggered his self immolation.

This incident seems disconnected. It seems driven by a personal issue that attached itself to this greater issue and was accelerated.

There will be copycats. I'm now a bit surprised that we have not seen Palestinians do this yet.

@pewtergod @BreakingNews
Effective?
I can't help but think there is more to his intent than the obvious. What it is I'll not speculate.

@Render
Good God that's a lot of sausage!

Imagine how much damage that thing did to the ecosystem. They are quite destructive.

@ACG2
"friends" abandoning me.
It's a theme lately. Greater insights about trust, loyalty and the concept of "friend". Many assumptions are being reconsidered.

I can understand how dreams are a mechanism to understand and cope.
The one I experienced just before waking has stuck with me all day.

The Coast Guard helicopter is flying circles over our neighborhood.

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Present Biden just flew by with 5 other military helicopters. Landed on Marina Green in San Francisco.

Insight from an old man:

Don't ever assume people like you.

Don't ever assume they have similar views as you.

Try to understand why your friends choose to be your friends. What is it about you? Are you OK with that?

@XSGeek
Think of it like having a B-level employee. You can get a lot done with it, but you do need to check on the quality.

Enjoy the Eiffel Tower tonight!

Enjoy Paris