@annaleen I imagine it would be precise. And self-correcting. Always checking to make sure things were in order. A stickler for details and process. It would probably have trouble with concepts outside the contract. Loyal, to a fault and bound to its own strict stipulations. It might be an enforcer, calling out anything outside the lines. And perpetual, concerned about living and aware of any situation that might threaten its existence or signal the end the contract (like out clauses.)
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jul-2024 11:16:02 JST aburtch
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024 02:34:51 JST aburtch
@killyourfm Ah! If everything else is the same (no bugs, or soil changes) I definitely think it's the extreme heat. We've been watering to keep everything alive, BUT most growth has stalled. And it's not just the butternut squash. Tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant are all experiencing the same thing.
The only thing that's growing fine in the heat is the okra.
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024 02:21:47 JST aburtch
@killyourfm Where are you? We are having similar issues, researched it, and it’s definitely from the prolonged extreme heat with little to no rain. (We're in Durham, NC)
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 20:24:53 JST aburtch
@GrahamDowns @jfslicer That is indeed possible.
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 09:35:03 JST aburtch
This is a REALLY important article. We're entering the era of algorithmic fraud. FBI raids Cortland Management (corporate real estate management firm, rents out 85,000 units across 13 states) who used RealPage to increase rents nationwide by coordinating landlord pricing decisions and holding apartments off the market.
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-fbi-raids-big-corporate
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 05:28:23 JST aburtch
McSweeneys nails it once again…
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-message-from-the-chancellor-on-the-recent-student-protest
(via @MichaelTBacon)
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Saturday, 13-Apr-2024 03:21:46 JST aburtch
@jeffowski I totally agree with the sentiment expressed in this post. However, I find it a bit confusing / inconsistent / hypocritical since so many of your posts rip religion as made up bullshit. So which is it?
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Apr-2024 11:24:06 JST aburtch
One of the most obvious tells in an #AI written article is the overuse of the word “important." Everything is always "It's very important to..." “We must remember the importance of…"
That and the gobs and gobs of filler sentences that state the obvious or don't tell you anything new you didn't know. "Here we are going to discuss why [this] and the benefits of [that]…”
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Monday, 11-Mar-2024 01:46:39 JST aburtch
People can’t even grasp the concept of a billionaire. It just feels “rich” to them. But put it in terms of time:
1 million seconds is 12 days
1 billion seconds is 32 yearsThat’s what an obscene amount of money a billion dollars is.
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Saturday, 13-Jan-2024 06:46:57 JST aburtch
@RickiTarr No. every single person is unique and different. “Normal” isn’t intrinsic, it can only be defined through a societal lens, what a specific society calls “normal.” And because there are many, many different societies, all with different views of what “normal” is, there is no universal definition.
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Friday, 12-Jan-2024 14:13:38 JST aburtch
@incre_ment We have them here in NC too. You mainly see them outside big box stores. I was told by an employee that since offfical policy is for the employee NOT to engage or try and stop any shoplifters, these surveillance towers are supposed to record any incident so that the police will be able to identify the people later.
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 05:52:02 JST aburtch
@stuartl @ai6yr I'm with Stuart on this one. I still collect CDs. A lot of the classic bluegrass that I listen to is out of print or not on streaming services which makes CDs the better option.
Another reason is that often times things will appear and disappear on streaming services based on negotiations with the rights holders. Owning the CD prevents that.
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Sunday, 05-Nov-2023 14:24:53 JST aburtch
If you ever wonder where our society went wrong, about $2.5 billion was invested in drone delivery companies between 2013 and 2019 with absolutely nothing to show for it. Money that could have gone towards affordable housing, universal healthcare, high speed rail…literally anything that would actually help people instead of dropping single jars of peanut butter onto people’s driveway from 12 feet in the air.
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 22:32:16 JST aburtch
Sorry for the screenshot post, but this is too good not to share. Great idea.
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Saturday, 16-Sep-2023 04:48:46 JST aburtch
@thomasfuchs Were you at least able to pay using your phone?
My usual grocery store (Harris Teeter) has NO way to pay other than a physical card or a check. Can't use the NFC on a phone, can't use Apple Pay. I have my credit card info memorized, but they won't even type it in manually! So frustrating.
(Interesting how often I forget my wallet, but never my phone.)
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Sunday, 30-Jul-2023 13:14:34 JST aburtch
@Radical_EgoCom The most confusing thing to me is that people are even surprised by this. The corporation’s literal job is to extract as much labor as possible for the least amount of money.
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aburtch (aburtch@triangletoot.party)'s status on Wednesday, 03-May-2023 05:12:29 JST aburtch
@Radical_EgoCom Exactly. "Preserving our business model" is the number 1 innovation killer.