Second article on #kofi is up, and I'm pleased with how it turned out. "Interview with a Data Vampire" (https://ko-fi.com/post/Interview-with-a-Data-Vampire-N4N2UU0VI) follows up the first article, "LLMs and the Theft of Intellectual Property", with a more personal investigation of how #GenAI fares with fact-based reporting.

@ozoned

I can't get in to watch this. Sorry my support this episode has to be moral alone.

Trying to sign into my email account to check on my job query replies, I got a 400 error.

Curious if this is related to the GenAI craze. At least bitcoin didn't affect the functioning of basic internet-related services.

What an absolute mess these stupid, fat dragons have made of the intellectual successes of others.

@Longplay_Games

You need to do some kind of teaching thing, because few people know HOW to look for what to look for.

My only cue on things like this are (1) the inappropriate proper-noun capitalization of general nouns (English grammar rules != German grammar rules) and (2) the odd request for personal data instead of a #CV and cover letter.

And neither are good cues when one is desperate for work.

@Longplay_Games

This is deeply disconcerting though unsurprising.

@ozoned

That's true. I suppose the issue is that in a world of requests for the unreasonable and impossible, being a real person with realistic accomplishments feels inadequate.

But you're absolutely right. It's my job to apply, just like it's someone else's to decide if it's worth their time to start the interview process.

I suppose if they want someone whose expertise is gamifying getting work, then I guess they'll end up with someone who's a professional interviewee.

Does anyone else check their C.V.s and question how this capable and talented individual could be themselves?

It's not lies. I did all of that, even if the memories lost their brightness in the C-19 fog from which I'm finally departing. It's just that I don't see myself with the clarity of that printed page, and I have this irrational terror that I'll be arrested and jailed for misleading potential employers.

Which I'm not, but it's terrifying nonetheless.

I hate this sense of inadequacy, which I acknowledge is sad and inaccurate. I have creators thrilled to work with me again, and I smile when I remember they're out there.

Why am I not giddy? Why am I doubting myself? Why do I think I'll go to résumé jail?

Pet peeve: whenever I see an ad for a book and the ad image was made with AI, I immediately hide the ad and move on without checking the actual book.
If you need AI pictures to advertise for you, I don't trust you as an author, because I don't know what else you had AI-made.

Trying to log into the Epic Unreal website, and it's telling me that I don't know what a frikken pineapple looks like.

I am a human who has eaten pineapple all my life.

Eff you and your garbage security theater code.

#EpicFail #UnrealFail

I don't feel well. At all.

@Longplay_Games @retronianne

I loved my TiBook. Still do, TBH. Unix is still a great operating system.

@edallical Have a great stream, and I'll be looking for the recap on the Y-Tubez.

Today's not a good comprehension day. Also not a good non-pain day.

But all the love to you all, and I'm grateful you're not around me to watch me be snitty A.F.

@doctormo

I'm on Inkscape 1.2.2; the frustration I have most is that it'll hold on for a while then cascade crash. The last project I did had 4 crashes (I saved after each one).

Rebooting used to help. Now . . . not so much.

The worst part is that it's random. Sometimes it'll be like, "Sure, yeah," and others it's all, "N-n-n-ope (LMAO!)," so there neither appears to be rhyme nor reason to what triggers a crash for me.

The grid failing for others was a surprise.

It's possible my recent update temporarily fixed the issue. TBH, I'm an end user with just enough knowledge to be dangerous and just enough sense to recognize it.

@Longplay_Games @godotengine

I would, too. I actually don't have the means to go to conferences or to print an iron-on to put onto a tee shirt.

I would really like to vote with my dollars for #GodotEngine tees and retire my #UnrealEngine freebie tees to cleaning day.

I am REALLY unhappy with #FlatPak version of #Inkscape. In the last week, it's crashing all the time using the #BezierTool.

I had to go into .var to find the cache for the autosave, not just .cache.

I have to make UI art for a video game right now. I rebooted my freaking computer (a.k.a. "turned it on and off").

I guess I will revert to Inkscape 0.97 like everyone else.

Ugh.

@vapor

You just got the Tears for Fears song stuck in my head with your parody lyric. 😆​

I have discovered Live Bird Cams, and I am delighted that people are kind enough to not only help their local fauna but share it with people.

I am aware some people complain that human interference harms species. A couple of years ago, my region had a massive bird die out from starvation--not illness.

The silence that year was awful. Days and weeks without birdsong.

Live Bird Cams mean live bird populations.