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Hardware Humor

I have to respect this seller’s title inflation

I saw this while perusing Facebook Marketplace for odd items (okay, I’ll admit it: accordions). While calling an old Casio calculator a “vintage computer” is title inflation, it’s also technically correct.

In fact, the seller could’ve gone a little farther by calling attention to its solar cell with phrases like “renewable energy-driven” or “green processing.”

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Artificial Intelligence Humor

How generative AI might end up solving the world’s problems

Tap to view the neural network-driven “trolley solution” at full size.

You probably don’t want to know what’s in those hidden layers.

I wish I could take credit for it, but I didn’t come up with it; Eryk Salvaggio did, and he posted it on Mastodon.

Need context about those images of trolleys and tied-up people? You’ll want to look up the Trolley Problem thought experiment, followed by this collection of Trolley Problem memes.

Need context about the diagram? That’s a neural network, which is explained quite nicely in this article.

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Career Humor

Don’t use AI for your “LinkedIn glamor shots”

Tap to view the uncanny valley at full size.

I know that it’s tempting to enhance your “LinkedIn glamor shots” with AI, but you’ll still get better results with a human professional photographer than Midjourney, as this actual pic from LinkedIn demonstrates.

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Humor Programming

Every programming language has its time

“Every programming language has its time” featuring the “I used to be with it, but then they changed what ‘it’ was” scene with younger versions of Grandpa Simpson, Homer Simpson, and Barney Gumbel.

In case you’re feeling nostalgic, here’s the original scene from The Simpsons:

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Hardware Humor

This used to be a hobby of mine, too

Post on Mastodon by “Foone” (@foone@digipres.club): “my hobby is getting computer hardware that people don't want anymore and finding out there's very good reasons why they don't want it anymore”
Tap to view the original post.
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Business Editorial Humor

The strategy behind Twitter’s rebranding, explained

This is the latest from Pizza Cake Comics, created by Ellen Woodbury. Click the comic or this link to see it on its originating page.

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Current Events Humor

If Twitter is now “X,” what will tweets be called?

My vote is for Xcrement for both singular and plural.