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yes-i-am-happyaspie · 2 years ago

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Happyapie's 2023 Sicktember Master List:

Lack of Self-Care G

With Pepper out of the country and a plethora of projects requiring his attention, Tony fails to participate in any kind of self-care. As a result, he’s overcome by a pounding headache. At some point, Peter shows up with a guilt-inducing look of harried concern.

- Hopelessly Bad at Self-Care - Pounding Headache

Don't Come Crying to Me G

In a moment of exasperation, Tony says to Peter ‘Don’t come crying to me when you get sick’. Peter takes the instructions to heart and a few months later when Tony invites him to help with a mission, he decides to keep the fact he woke up feeling awful under wraps. That goes just about as well as you would expect

- Hiding an Illness - “Wear Your Coat, You’ll Catch a Cold”

For a Friend T

Peter finds out Bucky is sick and spends his weekend at the Tower balancing between spending time with Tony and making sure his friend is taking care of himself. When it’s time for Peter to go home, he asks Tony to keep looking after Bucky. Reluctantly, Tony agrees... Of course, Peter can't stay away for long.

- “You’re a Jerk When You’re Sick” - ‘‘I shouldn’t be worried about you, but for some reason, I am’’ - Coughing Fit

Heat Below the Rubble G

Peter has a fever. And a night terror. All while asleep on the couch in Tony's lab. As Peter talks in his sleep, Tony finds out all about the fight with The vulture and the building that Peter was temporarily trapped beneath.

- Persistent Fever - Confused/Disoriented

Ned Leeds' Beginner's Guide to Faking Sick G

Peter really, really REALLY doesn't want to go on the scheduled class field trip. Ned doesn't understand why. But being the good friend that he is, Ned supports Peter's decision to be weird about it. And provides him with a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to faking sick. And well- things don't exactly go as planned...

- Beginner's Guide to Faking Sick - Anxious Stomach

AutoCorrect: Teen to Todd G

While staying with Tony, Peter comes down with a common cold. Unsure of how to help with the situation, Tony turns to the internet.

Casually, he typed into his phone’s search bar, ‘How to take care of a sick teenager.’ Although the devices autocorrect, promptly updated the search to ‘How to take care of a sick toddler.’ After noticing the unwarranted correction, he looked thoughtfully at Peter. The kid was lying pathetically across the couch, staring vacantly at some weird-looking cartoon on the television. Suddenly, the new search terms didn’t feel all that far off and he thought to himself, ‘Eh. Close enough.’

- Consulting the Internet/Web MD - Forehead Kisses

Face First(aid) T

While out on patrol, Peter decided he might not be feeling all that well. Eventually he decides to swing home but his stomach is iffy, his body aches and his brain is a bit sluggish. As a result he ends up slamming face first into a billboard, creating an explosion of pain around his nose. His AI was quick to alert Mr. Stark and bring up an ETA countdown in the corner of his HUD. He can’t decide if he was annoyed or relieved.

“Hey, Kid. Does your face hurt?”

- Sick and Injured - "I could Really Use a Hug Right About Now"

Signs of Sickness G

Peter wakes up one morning feeling tired and achy. He doesn’t think too much of it until his stomach starts to hurt on the way home from school. He tries to tell Tony he doesn't feel good but after dropping his phone there’s a language barrier larger than he knows how to fill in such a harried state. But everything ends up okay. Tony and Pepper are there for him.

- Sick in an Inconvenient Place. - Terms of Endearment/Nicknames

Happy to Stay G

Tony has been out of the county, and Happy has been tasked with making sure Peter is there to greet him when he gets back. Only Happy wasn’t really expecting the kid to be sick when he picked him up from school. Nor was he expecting to have to coax said kid into admitting it. But there he was, suddenly in charge of taking care of his superhero boss’s sick superhero pseudo son. [Happy's pov!]

- "What happened to your phenomenal immune system, huh?" - “Did you just sneeze?” - “The only place we’re going is to the pharmacy”

On Edge T

When Peter heads out on Patrol feeling overly exhausted and a little under the weather, May asks Tony to keep an eye on him. Tony happily takes on the task and everything is going perfectly well. Until the Spider-Suit’s GPS stalls right in the middle of the Queensboro Bridge and Tony decides his best course of action is to, well- panic. Even if it isn’t necessary.

- “I should have stayed home” - “I’m so sorry”

These are all a part of the 25 fic series, Sicktember 2021-2023

#happyaspie writing #sicktember 2023 #master list #irondad and spiderson #peter parker #tony stark #spider-man #iron man #mcu #marvel #spider man #irondad #spider son

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pezpenser205 · 7 months ago

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i fear people dont really understand why generative ai is bad and will just try to trash anything that is made by generative ai aesthetically without getting mad at why its bad. however, this is only a temporarily effective strategy. due to the nature of generative ai it will keep getting better until you completely fail to tell the difference, so let me be clear rn girlies; i do not gaf if generative ai content is aesthetically bad, or if its used at all. i really dont care that something wasnt made by a human because it's new and "feels weird." thats illogical and conservative behavior. i care about the non-consensual training of ai on stolen work, failure to compensate artists on the part of the companies, and the environmental impact.

all three of these things can be fixed with the final product of generative ai BARELY being changed as it is. the problem isnt children roleplaying with generative ai. id honestly rather them be doing that than getting groomed on social media. the problem is that its being used as a capitalistic tool to steal from working class people and destroy the earth. with artist opt ins, proper compensation for artists, and alternative energy sources i wouldnt have the slightest problem with it. the problem is NOT generative ai. please be serious with me. the glorified autocorrect is not the thing you should be mad at and youre getting lost because you dont know how to think critically.

as is with most things, the problem with this new technology is capitalists latching onto it by the balls and piloting it for their own gain and profit at the expense of the working class. Many such cases.

#op

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lookninjas · 1 year ago

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I'm not saying our ads are being done by "AI" now. I'm just saying "Sit Out Kayak" sure seems like a glorified autocorrect trying and failing to generate the phrase "Sit On Kayak."

#my life in retail #it's sit-on as opposed to sit-in #for those who don't spend summers selling kayaks

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kierancampire · 2 years ago

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This post will drive me crazy but that's the point, my phone's driving me crazy

So I get a lot of compliments lately for my writing, which is nice, it's always been a severe weak point of mine. But it's not all me. I'm heavily dependent on technology, my spelling is dog shit, I heavily rely on my phone's autocorrect or for it to show words I've spelled incorrectly. Except it doesn't just do that. My Huawei never did this, but the Google Pixel 7 auto-corrects correct words. Now I know it is easy to think I've misspelled the word and the phone is just correcting it to the right word, but nope, I'm spelling it correctly, it makes sense in the sentence I am writing, but my phone assumes it doesn't so it changes it

For instance, without fail it changes "shed" to "she'd" it changes "nut" to "but", the other day it changed "Korean" to "Kieran" (which I never realised how close my name is to Korean), it changes "so" to "do", it will change my "its" to "it's" even though it isn't correct in the context, sometimes it even changes it back itself when it realises this. It also constantly tells me my sentences are grammatically/structurally incorrect, yet my sentence is fine, its suggestions are what's wrong. But it's done it to so many other things that I can't think of right now, and the thing is, every time I write, I am not only having to focus all my attention and focus into my spelling, grammar, punctuation, and trying to remember how to write constantly. I am also now having to keep an eye on my phone when I write to see when it changes (this is another one! It always changes "changes" to "changed") words, and either delete it and correct it and try not to trigger it changing it back again, or second guessing myself and my knowledge in case the phone is right! Which it almost never is!

And although the "simple solution" is turning off auto-correct, with how atrocious my spelling is that causes me more harm than good! I just wish I could get the phone to stop changing correctly spelled words! It freaks me out anyway that it reads everything I write and tries to predict/"correct" everything as I write it, I dunno if it all is being stored somewhere, but I fekin struggle with writing enough as is without some dumb and exceptionally flawed AI programming being worse at writing than I am! Like, even with how much I struggle I know this phone is bad! A few years ago I woulda accepted whatever the phone said and made no progress in my writing! It does far more harm than good, and I say that as the idiot it is harming! And yes, making this post I had to change every auto-correct example I used, and many others my phone did as I wrote this!

#personal

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spintaxi · 2 months ago

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J-36 Disintegrates in Rainstorm

China's Cardboard Jet Exposed: J-36 Disintegrates in Rainstorm, Entire Air Wing Executed for Littering

By the Moldy Cockpit Crew at SpinTaxi.com BEIJING (probably): The Chinese military suffered a “devastating strategic setback” this week when its allegedly sixth-generation stealth fighter, the J-36, was left outside during a light drizzle and immediately dissolved like a cheap IKEA desk left out during monsoon season. Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft's fuselage "curl like damp posterboard" and the decals melt off like temporary tattoos on a sweaty toddler. “We were told it was made of composite polymers,” said an anonymous janitor from the Chengdu Aviation Factory. “Turns out it was papier-mâché over chicken wire. I thought it was a kindergarten art project at first.” A Trijet Mirage Made of Lies and Elmer’s Glue The J-36, previously hyped as a technological leap that would “dominate the skies and win TikTok wars,” has now become a soggy national embarrassment. Multiple Western analysts confirm the aircraft was likely made from surplus Xi Jinping campaign posters, old DeepSeek AI investor pamphlets, and industrial-grade hopes and dreams. Security footage leaked by a rogue Douyin (Chinese TikTok) user shows PLA airmen desperately blow-drying the aircraft with industrial fans as puddles formed inside the cockpit. One pilot was seen crying into a roll of duct tape while muttering, “Why didn’t we at least laminate it?” Entire Air Wing Executed for Forgetting to Bring a Tarp In a response best described as emotionally unregulated, the entire 19th Experimental Wing was sentenced to execution by folding chair for "gross negligence and excessive optimism." According to the Ministry of Public Security, they failed to read the fine print on the J-36's care label, which clearly said, “For indoor use only.” “They didn’t even Scotchgard it,” said one military tribunal judge, wiping a tear. “Such bravery. Such stupidity.” If They Lied About DeepSeek, and Now the J-36... It’s now open season on Chinese defense credibility. If they lied about the DeepSeek AI cracking open the code of human consciousness (when it really just used autocorrect), and now this aircraft—what else are they fabricating? Hypersonic missiles? Turns out they were just Nerf darts with glitter glued on. Weather satellites? Actually helium balloons from a discontinued Hello Kitty collection. Quantum computing labs? Just abacuses next to lava lamps. A senior analyst at RAND Corporation said, “China’s military tech seems to be powered entirely by Photoshop and national ambition. At this point, I wouldn’t trust their toaster not to detonate.”

SpinTaxi Magazine - A satirical cartoon-style image showing a Chinese cardboard military jet labeled 'J-36' disintegrating mid-air in a rainstorm. ... - SpinTaxi.com What the Funny People Are Saying “China’s military parade is just cosplay with real consequences.”— Ron White, after three whiskeys and a Freedom of Information Act request “The J-36 is stealthy because it disappears when wet.”— Jerry Seinfeld, live from the aircraft hangar “They didn’t need an air-to-air missile; a garden hose would do.”— Ali Wong, midway through a roast of military-industrial complexes Domino Effect of Damp Lies The collapse of the J-36 has caused ripple effects across Chinese society: Stocks in China’s Defense Paper-Mâché Cooperative dropped 94% in 6 minutes. A factory worker was arrested for selling “J-36 blueprints” that turned out to be IKEA’s SVALNÄS shelf manual. At least one military engineer tried to defect to Hobby Lobby. Meanwhile, the U.S. military responded by canceling their “cardboard tank” prototype and reminded all personnel: “If it floats in a bathtub, it does not belong on a battlefield.” Meanwhile, in Russia... Vladimir Putin, upon hearing the news, reportedly ordered his own stealth fighter made entirely from recycled vodka crates. The name? The “Su-Flatpack.” Assembly time: 7 years. Instructions? Lost in translation. Experts Issue a Stark Warning A new satirical intelligence briefing from the prestigious (and probably fake) Institute of Geopolitical Absurdities warns that: “China may also be lying about its panda population, Great Wall sturdiness, and the number of people who actually use Baidu on purpose.” In an emergency press conference, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin laughed so hard he accidentally launched a drone strike—on an empty warehouse full of decoy tanks made of papier-mâché and salted duck eggs.

Final Thought

If the J-36 is made of arts and crafts, the DeepSeek AI is powered by WordArt, and China’s missile program is just a collection of fireworks duct-taped together, then perhaps the world has nothing to fear—except for water damage. Auf Wiedersehen, air superiority.

SpinTaxi Magazine - Chinese Cardboard Jet Exposed J-36 Disintegrates in Rainstorm, Entire Air Wing Executed for Littering... - SpinTaxi.com Read the full article

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glaxitsoftwareagency · 2 months ago

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When to Avoid Using AI Tools: Must Know their Limits

AI is everywhere! It helps us write emails, plan trips, and even run businesses. But let’s be real: AI isn’t perfect. There are times when using AI might not be the best choice. So, let’s talk about when you should think twice before relying on AI tools and why it’s important to understand their limits.

When You Need Human Judgment

AI is great at crunching numbers, but it can’t replace human intuition and emotions. Some things simply need a human touch!

Medical Diagnoses: Doctors must make the final call when it comes to a patient’s health. AI can assist, but it should not be trusted blindly.

Legal Matters: AI can summarize laws, but a lawyer needs to interpret them correctly.

Hiring Employees: While AI can scan resumes, a human manager should assess soft skills and personality traits.

When Accuracy Really Matters

AI can make mistakes, and blindly trusting it might not end well.

Financial Calculations: AI-powered accounting tools may miss details that a human accountant wouldn’t.

News and Information: AI tends to pull content from existing sources but may not always be accurate or up-to-date.

When Creativity Matters

AI tools can generate content, but they lack originality and emotions.

Art and Design: Human artists can incorporate uniqueness and feeling into their work, while AI mimics existing styles.

Writing Stories: AI might help with grammar, but storytelling needs human emotions and experiences.

When Privacy and Security Matter

AI tools can put your privacy at risk.

Personal Chats: AI chatbots may store or analyze conversations, raising privacy concerns.

Business Data: Feeding confidential company information into AI tools could lead to data leaks.

Facial Recognition: Some AI-powered systems can be misused for surveillance, which raises ethical concerns.

When Common Sense is Needed

AI follows logic, but it doesn’t have human common sense.

Driving Assistance: AI-powered cars may help with navigation, but a human driver must be ready for unexpected situations.

Customer Support: AI chatbots try to answer questions, but sometimes, a human representative needs to handle complex issues.

AI Limitations: Facts & Figures

Bias in AI: In 2018, Amazon scrapped an AI hiring tool because it showed bias against women.

Error Rates: A 2021 MIT study found that facial recognition AI had a 34% error rate for dark-skinned individuals.

Creativity Gap: Research suggests that only 6% of users find AI-generated content as engaging as human-written pieces.

Everyday Examples: When AI Fails

Autocorrect Fails: Have you ever sent a text that made no sense? That’s AI struggling with language.

Navigation Errors: GPS apps might suggest a weird route because they rely on old data.

Online Translations: AI translation tools can create awkward or incorrect phrases.

Find the Right Balance

AI is an amazing tool, but it should not be used in every situation. Knowing its limits can help us make smarter choices. In future, human intelligence, creativity, and judgment will always be irreplaceable. As the saying goes, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” AI is helpful, but it’s not a substitute for human expertise.

#business #artificial intelligence #software #game development #glaxit

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forthistleandbracken · 4 months ago

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I come from subpar education; I was unwell with little support during my school years and would not go onto further education, failing several of my subjects and not meeting the crucial bare minimum grade requirements to get by. I did, however, simultaneously enjoy and despise the challenges that came with learning and solving problems and can at least know that I experienced this essential process and tried. I can credit the experience of learning and solving things for myself (even if I was slower than most and often failed) on being the reason I am able to think critically, and for my ability to even think for myself at all as an adult.

I enjoy viewing and creating art, something that I was deemed good at only as a child on the merit of what I was producing for my age - knocking on thirty's door I now see people half my age in the cyber-sea of what seem to be superhumans producing masterpieces beyond my personal ability. I still dabble in traditional drawing, poetry and creative writing from time to time. I am an objectively awful poet, and I can only draw portraits with skewed anatomy. The eyes of my scribbled muses are often wonky and the line work of my art is shoddy. I am also dyslexic; in the absence of autocorrect I find myself scribbling incomprehensible jumbled words in my journal despite knowing exactly which word I intended (to which I often annotate in the margins with infuriated question marks).

I also enjoy reading. I sometimes misread words, miss them entirely or (oftentimes due to my love for classics and their wordy nature) have to search for the definition of every second word. It sometimes takes ten minutes or more for me to adequately read and make sense of a single page. Once I have figured out and understood what the author is saying and allowed myself to dwell on it, no matter how much time has elapsed or how supposedly embarrassingly little progress I have made, I feel a sense of personal achievement beyond measure.

Learning and creating is supposed to be painful by some measure. It is supposed to be a challenge for oneself; a marathon of endurance and patience which teaches you that you can or that you were at least able to get further than you ever believed that you could, no matter the overall outcome. You either come away with a sense of confidence and pride or leave basking in the assuring knowledge that you learned something for yourself for the next time: it was all you and yours alone. No machine can replicate that for you and you are sorely missing out on your personal growth and an important opportunity to nurture your self esteem.

Young people and uncertain adults: you do not have to be the best. You only have to do what you can and you will always surprise and learn something about yourself in the process of trying to achieve something that you were brave enough in the first place to attempt. Flex your creative and thinking muscle: please do not lose it by utilising machines that do the thinking (mechanically at that) for you. Draw something utterly novice and see it as the beginning of your journey or as simply a hobby that you at least tried. Write the adolescent, self indulgent poetry - even burn it afterwards if you wish to prevent yourself from looking at it and cringing in the future. Read the difficult book with an accepting mindset that it will be a challenge; decode each page at your leisure and come away with knowing that you at least understand the definition of a new word. If you're struggling with understanding something, sit and take your sweet time to think about it at length. There is bravery in trying and in your curiosity to step outside of your comfort zone.

You will not always be good at everything you try or attempt and there is no shame in this fact, it is human. Please do not let this deprive you of the joy that comes with creating and learning, nor let it deprive you of the personal achievements that you did not think yourself capable of. AI will snatch all of this opportunity away from you and only leave you feeling empty. Please allow yourselves to struggle so that you may truly bloom, I beg you.

Something I don't think we talk enough about in discussions surrounding AI is the loss of perseverance.

I have a friend who works in education and he told me about how he was working with a small group of HS students to develop a new school sports chant. This was a very daunting task for the group, in large part because many had learning disabilities related to reading and writing, so coming up with a catchy, hard-hitting, probably rhyming, poetry-esque piece of collaborative writing felt like something outside of their skill range. But it wasn't! I knew that, he knew that, and he worked damn hard to convince the kids of that too. Even if the end result was terrible (by someone else's standards), we knew they had it in them to complete the piece and feel super proud of their creation.

Fast-forward a few days and he reports back that yes they have a chant now... but it's 99% AI. It was made by Chat-GPT. Once the kids realized they could just ask the bot to do the hard thing for them - and do it "better" than they (supposedly) ever could - that's the only route they were willing to take. It was either use Chat-GPT or don't do it at all. And I was just so devastated to hear this because Jesus Christ, struggling is important. Of course most 14-18 year olds aren't going to see the merit of that, let alone understand why that process (attempting something new and challenging) is more valuable than the end result (a "good" chant), but as adults we all have a responsibility to coach them through that messy process. Except that's become damn near impossible with an Instantly Do The Thing app in everyone's pocket. Yes, AI is fucking awful because of plagiarism and misinformation and the environmental impact, but it's also keeping people - particularly young people - from developing perseverance. It's not just important that you learn to write your own stuff because of intellectual agency, but because writing is hard and it's crucial that you learn how to persevere through doing hard things.

Write a shitty poem. Write an essay where half the textual 'evidence' doesn't track. Write an awkward as fuck email with an equally embarrassing typo. Every time you do you're not just developing that particular skill, you're also learning that you did something badly and the world didn't end. You can get through things! You can get through challenging things! Not everything in life has to be perfect but you know what? You'll only improve at the challenging stuff if you do a whole lot of it badly first. The ability to say, "I didn't think I could do that but I did it anyway. It's not great, but I did it," is SO IMPORTANT for developing confidence across the board, not just in these specific tasks.

Idk I'm just really worried about kids having to grow up in a world where (for a variety of reasons beyond just AI) they're not given the chance to struggle through new and challenging things like we used to.

#musings #anti AI #you are not a machine and you will make mistakes and struggle. This is a blessed thing! (⁠个⁠_⁠个⁠)#thank you to OP for saying this.

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queervegancryptid · 6 months ago

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Thoughts on my time in grad school, trauma, being autistic, and hitting "fuck it."

One of the best moments of grad school for me was right before I dropped out. That's sad in a lot of ways. Especially because of how minor it was. But it was like how Obama got kinda sassy at the end of his second term.

When you know you're on your way out no matter what you do, you stop caring so much about arbitrary rules and decorum. You stop giving a fuck and whether people think you're strange when you no longer have to try to be invited back.

And maybe when the place sucks, you don't so much care whether you're invited back. But it still stings. I mean, no one likes rejection. This program had been rejecting me like a failed organ transplant from day one, though. When I finally snapped, it was a damn relief.

Some of that may have been due to recently being informed that I was probably autistic. I was about 22, or not quite that old. And I was incredibly annoyed about it, in part because no one was surprised by it at ALL. I should have been screened as a kid for half my present-day known issues, but no one saw it. This led to me sitting across from one of my advisors and going, "So it turns out I'm probably autistic."

Her face completely changed, like she was seeing me for the first time. And she said, I think before she could stop herself, "That would explain SO MUCH." But it was the way she said it. It was an expression that looks how I feel when I realize something internally and feel like I've been hit on the head with a cartoon mallet by how stupidly obvious it should have been. She breathed it out as if in awe of the entire thing, including herself for not seeing it and me for stating it so casually.

Some days later, I sat in the seminar room for some ancient philosophy course; I couldn't tell you off hand who was covered. But I had gotten my final paper topic approved by the prof via email, and people were going around the room sharing ideas. It was my turn, and I was asked if I wanted to share mine.

I didn't, and I told him so. Literally. He asked if I wanted to share, and I just said, "Not particularly."

People laughed because they thought I was joking. It got a little awkward when they realized I wasn't, but we brushed past it. I went back to the complex math of budgeting for my next few days of binge-purge episodes on the pad of paper in my lap. Of course, by that point, I was so poor and fucked up and food, a "binge" was nothing like an actual binge in terms of volume of food. The loss of control over it definitely was there, but it objectively was more like anorexia, binge-purge subtype.

This was "sad," in part because of how big a deal that tiny amount of defiance was for me. Don't get me wrong; I had nothing against anybody there. Still don't. I'm not that guy. But it was borne out of the frustration I felt at having tried, my whole life, to be what other people wanted me to be and having it never be good enough. I couldn't see the point in it anymore.

The whole experience was actually somewhat traumatic for me. I actually had flashbacks several times a day for years before I even realized that's what I was dealing with. But of course it would be traumatic on a certain level to have your entire direction and purpose in life, your whole life, really, taken away from you by circumstances out of your control. I couldn't handle it, so I just repressed the fuck out of it.

I ran from that shit for years. That was a mistake I'm only just recently beginning to understand. It is what it is, but I wish I'd made better choices along the way.

Also, and this is less important, but I'm gonna say it: Google's autocorrect and auto complete typing features have gotten worse in the last few months. I don't know what the deal is, but it seems really stupid, so I'm guessing AI is involved. Typing this on the phone is annoying as hell.

Now I have to go down to the car. There's a light bulb in the glove box. It doesn't matter why. But the light burned out in the bathroom when I woke up this morning, so I gotta fix that and start getting my partner to wake up. We have stuff to do.

#nik speaks #personal #like if u read #ask 2 tag #grad school be like

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nextonesolutions · 2 years ago

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The Evolution of Funny Technology: A Hilarious Journey!

INTRODUCTION:

In the ever-evolving world of technology, it's not just about the latest gadgets, cutting-edge software, or breakthrough scientific discoveries. Sometimes, it's about the lighter side of technology – the funny, quirky, and downright hilarious aspects that often go unnoticed. In this article, we take you on a side-splitting journey through the world of funny technology, exploring the most absurd inventions, viral tech-related jokes, and bizarre tech fails that have left the internet in stitches.

The Birth of the Techno-Comedy Genre

A Glimpse into Tech Humor:

The fusion of technology and humor has given rise to a unique genre known as "techno-comedy." This genre encompasses everything from satirical tech blogs to humorous tech-related YouTube channels. With the internet serving as a breeding ground for memes and funny tech content, it's no surprise that techno-comedy has gained immense popularity.

When Robots Get Clumsy

Tech Fails That Had Us Laughing:

Robots, designed to be precise and efficient, sometimes prove that even technology has a sense of humor. From robot vacuum cleaners getting tangled in cords to robotic arms spilling coffee, there's an endless source of amusement in tech fails. These mishaps often go viral on social media, leaving us in stitches.

The World of Viral Tech Memes

When Tech Meets Memes:

Memes are the currency of the internet, and the tech world is not exempt from this trend. Whether it's the classic "404 Error" meme or the relatable "Software Updates" meme, tech memes resonate with users worldwide. They provide a humorous lens through which we can view our daily technological struggles.

The Rise of Tech Pranks

Tech Shenanigans that Keep Us Chuckling:

Tech-savvy pranksters have taken humor to a new level with their ingenious and sometimes mischievous antics. From changing autocorrect settings on friends' phones to cleverly disguising gadgets as everyday objects, tech pranks are a testament to the creativity of those who find joy in the world of ones and zeros.

The Weirdest Tech Inventions

When Innovation Takes a Surreal Turn:

In the pursuit of innovation, inventors have occasionally stumbled upon the bizarre. We're talking about gadgets like the "USB Pet Rock" and the "Selfie Toaster." These weird and often useless inventions not only make us question the boundaries of technology but also provide a hearty laugh.

The Tech Comedians We Love

Stand-Up Comedy Meets Silicon Valley:

Tech comedians have emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the comedy scene. These performers blend their love for technology with sharp wit to create hilarious routines. They poke fun at everything from smartphones and social media to tech giants like Apple and Amazon.

The Future of Funny Tech

What Awaits Us in the World of Techno-Comedy?

As technology continues to advance, so does the potential for humor. With AI-driven humor generators and virtual reality comedy experiences on the horizon, the future of funny tech looks promising. We can expect even more laughter-inducing content in the years to come.

Conclusion:

In a world where technology often takes itself too seriously, it's refreshing to explore the lighter side of innovation. From robots with a knack for clumsiness to tech comedians who keep us entertained, funny technology is a delightful escape from the daily grind. So, the next time you encounter a tech fail or stumble upon a hilarious tech meme, remember that even in the digital age, laughter remains one of our most cherished human experiences.

#feelgoodfriday

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grailfinders · 4 years ago

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Fate and Phantasms #163

Today on Fate and Phantasms we’re making the Alter Ego of Pleasure, Meltryllis! This one’s easy, all we gotta do is make a vampiric ballerina A.I. out of water and strap knives to her feet. In vaguely medieval times.

Yep, real easy.

Nothing to it, really.

Won’t even break a sweat on this one.

Tootally not stalling here.

Fine, we’ll really do it. Build breakdown below the cut, character sheet over here.

Next up: She’s got huge... tracts of hand.

Race and Background

So, uh... tackling the big questions first, I guess. The obvious answer here is just Custom Lineage, but we’re trying to make someone made of acid here, and slightly reflavored human just isn’t going to cut it.

Instead, we’re going with Water Genasi because let’s be honest literally nothing would actually fit here, and we already set a precedent with Arjuna and Karna. This increases your Wisdom by 1 and your Dexterity by 2. You also get resistance to acid damage because melting acid is dumb, you’re Amphibious, allowing you to breathe air and water, you can swim, and you can cast Shape Water for some fancy ballet visuals thanks to your Call to the Wave.

Your background is... complicated to integrate into D&D, but you do get a lot from your mother, so we’ll modify the Inheritor background and make you an A.I.nheritor, giving you proficiency with Arcana (the closest thing to tech in D&D) and Performance thanks to your obsession with pirouettes.

Ability Scores

You’re good at spinning around and stabbing people with swords while spinning around, so make sure your Dexterity is as high as possible. Bending yourself into a pretzel is only half the battle though, so keep your Charisma high too. Your Wisdom also isn’t that bad, you’re usually hooked into the universe’s admin systems whenever you pop up, so you’re pretty aware of things, even if you can’t feel them. Your Intelligence isn’t that bad, you’re literally a hyper-advanced A.I., I bet you’re good at calculus. This means your Constitution and Strength are pretty low. You’re canonically built for offense, and while I would’ve dumped Constitution instead of Strength normally I checked out how much HP you’d be left with and that’d just be cruel, even for me.

Class Levels

1. Monk 1: We’re starting off as monk right away so you can have Unarmored Defense to make your Armor Class good even in a leotard. You also get Martial Arts, giving you a bonus action attack, dexterity based attacks, and a d4 minimum for monk attacks.

Just saying here that we’re reflavoring your heels as short swords. This lets you dual-wield for two shoes (though it is kind of redundant since you already get bonus action attacks with your kicks anyway) and they’re pointy and already monk weapons.

You also get proficiency with Strength and Dexterity saves, as well as the physical skills Acrobatics and Athletics to make your dance moves flashier and your routines longer.

2. Monk 2: Second level monks get Ki which you can use to Dash, Disengage, Dodge, or attack twice as a bonus action by spending a ki point. You get Monk Level ki points per short rest.

You also get Unarmored Movement, making you a bit lighter on your feet.

3. Sorcerer 1: It’s been said that eldritch abominations are just outside context problems for the universe, and it doesn’t get more outside D&D’s context than a sentient AI. That’s why you’re an Aberrant Mind sorcerer, which gives you Psionic Spells for free (most of which we’ll be swapping out) and Telepathic Speech, giving you the ability to tap into Seraph’s chat system to speak telepathically with another creature for Sorcerer Level minutes, as long as you stay within Charisma Modifier miles of each other. I don’t know how you could get two miles away in less than a minute, but have fun figuring that out.

Also also your Call to the Wave improves, and you can cast Create or Destroy Water once per long rest.

Speaking of Spells, you can cast those now by using your Charisma modifier. You get the first steps of the Melt Virus thanks to your Acid Splash and Tasha’s Caustic Brew to soften up even the toughest of enemies. You also get Blade Ward because seriously try to cut water. Message is just another chat program, and Sword Burst lets you try spinning. It’s a good trick!

You also get Arms of Hadar, Dissonant Whispers, and Mind Sliver for free from your psionic spells, but we’re going to replace DW with Detect Magic right away. You’re jacked into the system, magic shouldn’t be hard to figure out.

4. Monk 3: Bouncing back to monk real quick to become a Drunken Master. You can Deflect Missiles by kicking them back as a reaction, reducing their damage and launching it back if they’re reduced to 0. You also get a Drunken Technique, making yourself even faster when you start hurting people. Using a flurry of blows lets you disengage for free, and your walking speed increases by another 10 feet.

5. Sorcerer 2: Second level sorcerers are a Font of Magic, giving you sorcery points that can be spent to recharge spell slots, among other things that don’t unlock til next level.

You can also cast Comprehend Languages now, and you should replace Arms of Hadar with Identify. Just stick it in your inventory and read the name, it’s not hard.

6. Sorcerer 3: Thanks to second level spells, you can now Blur the edges of your body to become harder to hit. You also get Calm Emotions and Detect Thoughts as freebies, though neither one is really justified, which is unfortunate.

Thankfully all your other spells get cooler thanks to Metamagic! Spend sorcery points to change a spells damage type with Transmuted Spell or make it harder to save against thanks to Heightened Spell!

7. Monk 4: Bouncing back to monk again gives you your first Ability Score Improvement, so bump up your Charisma for stronger spells. You can also Slow Fall as a reaction to avoid fall damage because all those heels kind of act like shocks. You also get Quickened Healing to spend ki points to heal yourself as an action. This probably isn’t canonical, but trust me, you’ll need it.

8. Sorcerer 4: Now that your spells are okay, use this ASI to get the Elemental Adept feat for Acid spells. Your spells now ignore resistance to acid damage and all your dice count as at least a 2 for damage. Considering how much Acid spells love d4s, this is a serious upgrade.

This level, you can use Green-Flame Blade (Green-Acid Blade?) and Enhance Ability to make your dance moves even better.

9. Sorcerer 5: Fifth level sorcerers can autocorrect thanks to their Magical Guidance, spending a sorcery point to re-roll a failed skill check. You also get a proper Melt Virus upgrade thanks to Vampiric Touch, dealing necrotic damage and healing yourself. Sadly you can’t turn this into acid damage, but it’s still pretty good on its own.

You also get more freebies from Psionic Spells, Hunger of Hadar makes for a pretty good Sarasvati Meltout vortex for at a low level, creating an area of difficult terrain that deals cold and acid damage on creatures that start and end their turn in it, respectively. You also get Sending, another chat client that can work even with people in other servers (planes).

10. Sorcerer 6: Your brand new Water Walk will let you stay on top of your own Meltout.

You also get Psionic Sorcery, not to be confused with Psionic Spells, that lets you cast Psionic Spells without verbal or somatic components if you spend sorcery points. You can also ignore material components if they’re not consumed by the spell.

On top of all of that, your Psychic Defenses firewall kicks in, giving you resistance to psychic damage and advantage on saves against being charmed or frightened. Lets be real, your mother is way scarier than any dumb goblin could be.

11. Monk 5: Fifth level monks get an Extra Attack each action, so now you can kick with both legs without using your bonus action! Your Stunning Strike can also be used by spending a ki point to force a constitution save on a creature you hit with a monk attack. If the target fails, they’re stunned for a round, giving you the perfect opening to torment them even more.

12. Monk 6: Sixth level monks get Ki-Empowered Strikes, making your fists magical weapons. You’re kind of a magical construct, so that just makes sense. Since you’re a drunken master, you also get your Tipsy Sway, speeding up how much speed you need to stand up and letting you turn your pleasure into another creature’s pain by redirecting attacks that miss you.

13. Sorcerer 7: For your fourth level spells, you can use Vitriolic Sphere for even more Acid, possibly even taking more damage on the next turn unless they pass their dexterity save. You also get more Psionic Spells, but I’ll save you the headache and just tell you what we’re swapping them with. Get Arcane Eye this level, and Locate Creature next level. One benefit to being an AI; access to the world map.

14. Sorcerer 8: Grab the Piercer feat to round up Dexterity, boosting your AC and attack power. You can also re-roll a piercing die once per turn. You also deal an extra die of damage on critical piercing attacks. You also get a Watery Sphere to restrain creatures within... drumroll please... a watery sphere. A great way to hold enemies in place while you pelt them with acid.

15. Sorcerer 9: Your fifth level spells include Enervation for a longer lasting Melt Virus, as well as Psionic Spells Rary’s Telepathic Bond for a whole chatroom, and Legend Lore. Tune into the BB channel to learn about your favorite subjects!

16. Sorcerer 10: Grab Quickened Spell as your third Metamagic option to add extra power to your rounds. Attack twice as an action, then Green-Acid Blade for even more pain!

You also get Skill Empowerment to give yourself expertise on skills you’re already good at for the greatest dances you’ve ever seen. We’re also pretty much set on good cantrips, so grab On/Off for the flavor. You can now turn nearby electronic devices on or off as an action. Honestly you could probably use a lot of the Modern Magic spells if your DM allows for it.

17. Sorcerer 11: Tasha’s Otherworldly Guise gives you a fancier outfit that makes you immune to fire and poison or radiant and necrotic damage depending on what role you choose to play. You’re also immune to being poisoned or Charmed, respectively. Your weapon attacks are now magical, and you get +2 to your AC. You get a flying speed for truly impressive jumps. You can also use your Charisma instead of dexterity to attack, but your dexterity’s better, so...

18. Sorcerer 12: Use your last ASI to bump up your Charisma. Stronger spells are always good.

19. Sorcerer 13: With your new seventh level spells, you can fully unleash your sadism thanks to Power Word Pain. If the target has fewer than 100 HP and it can be charmed, it becomes wracked with crippling pain. It can only move 10 feet per round, it has disadvantage on attacks, checks, and saves (aside from constitution saves). It also has to succeed on a constitution save to not waste the spell slot. At the end of each turn it has to try and make a constitution save, otherwise, the spell is indefinite.

20. Sorcerer 14: Your capstone level turns you into a Revelation in Flesh. As a bonus action, you can transform yourself for 10 minutes using 1 sorcery point for each ability you want to activate. These options include:

Truesight on invisible creatures (6/10 canonicity, might as well with all the divination spells you’ve got)

A flying speed (8/10 canonicity, can justify with sick jumps)

A swimming speed and underwater breathing (5/10 canonicity, but you already have these abilities so it doesn’t really matter)

Your body becomes basically liquid, able to squeeze through inch width gaps and escape from grapples and restraints. (10/10 canonicity, this is literally why we’re here.)

Pros:

With deflect missiles, a decent enough AC of 16/18 with Tasha’s Guise, and your Psychic Defenses, you’re decent enough at dealing with ranged attackers.

This is especially useful, as your mobility will keep you one step away from the melee fighters, letting you pick and choose your fights. You’re fast, and you can fly or run on water for extra escape options.

For most damage types, elemental adept is a nice addition, but nothing game changing. Not so with acid spells. So many acid spells use d4s, meaning the difference between 1 and 2 is greatly appreciated, as is the ignored resistances.

Cons:

If something can catch up to you, it’ll find out real fast just how squishy you are. Those sorcerer hit dice did not do you any favors, leaving you with only 75 HP. Be careful around high level casters with a good antivirus (Power Word Kill), or they might just delete you. Also literally any fighter.

While elemental adept helps, Acid Immunity is also pretty common in D&D. While Transmuting your spells (and just hitting people) will help keep you from being a sitting duck in those fights, it’s still a glaring weak point.

Outside of your spells, your physical attacks aren’t particularly powerful thanks to being stuck with short swords. So if you start running out of spell slots, retreating might be a good idea. A glass cannon without the cannon is just a bad thing to be.

#fate grand order #fgo #D&D 5e #DND #Meltryllis #Sorcerer #Monk

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magpiewords · 7 years ago

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Sugar and Snow

This was way too much fun to write. Text-talk style is my guilty pleasure. The title isn’t my best, but half the story is about a ski trip and half of it is about sufganiyot.

It was the sixth night and no one was home. Steve shouldn’t have been surprised, they were all busy people. The fact that nothing alien or super powered had threatened the world in the past few weeks was a miracle all on it’s own. He was grateful for the peaceful days they had together, but he was left wanting more as he stood alone in the kitchen, mading a single sandwich out of leftover brisket. There weren’t even any latkas left to heat up, and he really didn’t feel like making more if he was just by himself.

He was on the last bites of his sandwich when his phone buzzed. A lone text message from Tony. [check snapchat]

Steve was just happy with was in actual English instead of whatever amalgamation of emojis the genius was prone to communicate with. Bucky had picked up on that new language fast enough, which seemed to give everyone else clearance to speak solely in pictures on the team group text. They were having so much fun and Steve didn’t have the heart to tell them he felt left out.

Snapchat wasn’t as bad. It took him a little longer than everyone else to figure out, but once he did, he loved it. It was still more pictures than words, but it was pictures of real life. Usually it was selfies or sneaky pictures of Clint asleep at a stakeout. The stickers were really fun and everyone seemed to enjoy the drawings Steve could create after Natasha had given him a stylus.

He opened the app, noticing several notifications waiting for him on the team thread. A video of Sam walking past some birds on his way to meet with an advisor for his master’s degree, a series of photos in which Bucky braided Thor’s hair, and finally, one photo from Tony.

The geo-filter said Los Angeles in a fancy type, and the image was of a giant donut sign above a building. The caption must have been what he wanted Steve to see.

[THEY MAKE SUFGANIYOT AND IM SCREAMING want some???]

The rest of the picture was filled with heart-eye emojis and what looked like water droplets. Steve chuckled to himself and snapped a photo of his open palm. It only took a minute to doodle a cartoon donut on the image.

[I would love one.]

Tony didn’t reply for a while, but Steve had already put his phone away and made himself comfortable in the living room. Everyone else had missions and meetings and “Thor’s never been skiing so we’re going upstate for the day”, but Steve had things to do too. Important things like…

Well, he had his sketch book and some podcasts. That was fine.

It could have been five minutes or a few hours, but Steve’s phone turned on and didn’t seem to stop. He scrambled to pull it out of his pocket; it would only go off like this if he was getting a phone call which probably meant villainy had finally stopped taking a vacation. If that was the case, though, wouldn’t Jarvis be alerting him too?

Instead of a phone call, he was rapidly getting a string of text messages.

TStark: buck how could u fail us like this???

Bucky: wut im skiing i literally did nothing

Widow: winter soldier sucks at winter sports btw

Bucky: fuck off

Hawkeye: haha i want pics

TStark: no shut up

TStark: steve’s never had Sigmund Freud

TStark: i mean stuff and yaks

TStark: autocorrect bullshit i cant do this while flying

Col.Rhodes: DON’T TEXT AND FLY

Col.Rhodes: We talked about this

TStark: S U F G A N I Y O T

Widow: omg bucky how could u

Steve had barely caught up with the string of texts when his snapchat notified him again. It was from Natasha’s account, but someone else was filming. Likely Thor, if the camera half being covered by a thumb was anything to go by. The video featured Natasha and Bucky, both on skis at the bottom of a slope they must have just come down. With one solid shove, she pushed him into a snow bank. There was shouting and laughter before the video cut out.

Bucky: tony i need a new phone tash got snow in mine

TStark: haha nice

TStark: but seriously

TStark: every1 get home asap so we can eat these

Hawkeye: dont u have an AM meeting tomorrow?

Col.Rhodes: Pepper is not going to be happy about this.

Another snapchat notification, this time with a photo taken from the Iron Man armor’s outside cameras. Tony didn’t just have a box of donuts, he had a crate, carrying it on the suit’s shoulders like he would carry building materials. The photo was surrounded by thumbs up emojis and a small bit of text in the corner. Steve leaned in, just barely reading it before the image timed out.

[I told Sir that I do not approve]

Steve chuckled again, glancing up at the ceiling. “He giving you too much trouble, Jarvis?”

“At least I got him to stop texting and flying. The trade off is I have to type his messages for him. And he is very particular about the placement of those emoticons.” The AI sounded the closest Steve had ever heard him to exhausted.

Another video came in, this time from Sam. The camera was facing him as he walked across campus.

“I was in a meeting,” He sounded furious, but it was too over the top. Steve knew what a truly angry Sam sounded like, so this must be played up for a joke. “In a meeting with my graduate advisor and my phone sounds like the end of the world. She asks me if it’s Avengers business and I have to look her dead in the eye, with all you still texting me, and tell her to ignore it.” The camera rapidly moved as Sam seemed to throw up his hands. “Now she thinks I value my studies over saving the world and you know what, right now I think I do!”

The video ended, followed with a short text message.

Falcon: You guys suck

The rest of the team replied with a series of different emojis, ranging from laughing symbols to something with birds that was probably a Falcon related joke Steve didn’t quite get.

Falcon: T I want those donuts when I get home

TStark: what’s that birdy? i should go faster??

Jarvis: Sir is already breaking several interstate flight regulations, please do not encourage him.

Col.Rhodes: damnit sam

Widow: save some for us!

“Iron Man should be landing at the tower in fifteen minutes.” Jarvis reported. Steve could hear the coffee machine in the kitchen start to power up. “Mr. Wilson will be arriving in twenty. Agent Romanoff, Sergeant Barnes, and Thor are leaving the ski lodge and are due home in just under two hours.”

“You work way too hard, Jarvis.” Steve slid his phone to silent, knowing Jarvis would tell him if there was anything important, and went back to sketching.

“Captain, you have no idea.”

Exactly fifteen minutes later, Tony was on the landing platform outside the tower windows. He all but dragged the crate into the kitchen, opening it and pulling out smaller cardboard boxes. He walked into the living room with a spring in his step, pastry in one hand, cell phone in the other.

“Those don’t look like your usual donuts, Tony.” Steve said. It looked more like a small cake with powdered sugar on top.

Tony didn’t say a word, just kept the camera on Steve as he shoved the pastry in the soldier’s face. Steve took a bite, jelly gushing around the sides as flavor overwhelmed his senses. His eyes must have been comically wide as Tony started laughing before lowering his phone. A few seconds later, as Steve was cradling the donut to prevent any jelly or crumbs from getting on the couch, his own phone went off. He let out a sigh, half annoyed despite the something warm curling inside him, knowing the rest of the team would get to share the moment of his first sufganiyot with him.

#hanukkahprompts2017 #happymcuavengers #Avengers #team as family #Steve Rogers #jarvis #an embarrassing amount of text-talk #food #Holidays

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