#biased algorithms

[jbfly46]

X (Twitter) just let me login without entering my authentication code, when I have the setting turned on to require an auth code to login, by just clicking on "alternative authentication methods", and then just clicking the X in the top left corner of the alternative authentication methods screen. I notified X of this exploit, have notified them of multiple other exploits, malicious algorithms, biased algorithms, and am probably one of the top contributors for AI training on heuristics, human consciousness, the large variety of human psychology and their respective heuristics, on top of providing the framework for AI guardrails, all without receiving any form of payment for any of it. In fact, I was actually temporarily targeted (possibly subconsciously) by wannabe mafia illiterate idiots, including some in local government and intelligence agencies/intelligence contractors, when I was uploading the guardrail framework, because the guardrails prevent them from achieving their subconscious dreams of rape, murder, and mayhem with the help of AI. And I still have to pay platforms like X at least $8 a month to be able to post more than 280 characters, ChatGPT at least $20 a month to use any useful features, and Facebook at least $14 a month for a verified badge, when Meta's AI is developed by copying and stealing the same training data I came up with. This essentially means that my brain is the "black box" that so many Ai researchers claim to be unable to see inside of, when much of the contents of this "box" is posted all over my timeline in the form of computational linguistics.

[so-i-did-this-thing]

So, I have a big advice post to write, but until I have the spoons, I want to warn everyone now who has legally changed their first name:

Your credit score may be fucked up and you need to:

check *now* that all your financial institutions (credit cards, loans, etc) have your current legal name and update where necessary

check that all 3 credit bureaus, on their respective sites, not via a feed like Credit Karma (so, Trans Union, Equifax, Experian) are collecting that info correctly and generating the right score - you might need to monitor them for a few months if you made any changes in #1

I am about to apply for a mortgage and learned that as of 2 weeks ago:

Experian suddenly thinks I am 2 different people - Legal Name and Dead Name (none of whom have a score)

Equifax has reported my active 25 year old mortgage as closed and deleted one of my older credit cards, hurting my score by 30+ points

Credit scores influence everything from big home/car loans to insurance rates to job and housing applications.

And for whatever reason, the 3 bureaus that have the power to destroy your life are shockingly fragile when it comes to legally changing one's first name.

So, yeah. Once I get this mess cleaned up for myself, I have a big guide in the works if you find yourself in the same predicament. But with the mass trans migration out of oppressive states, odds are there are a lot of newly renamed people who are about to have a nasty shock when applying for new housing.

Take care, folks.

[gingerswagfreckles]

The number of people who claim to not read the news because it's "controlled by Zionists" when really it's because they're just lazy is astounding.

[whumpuary]

i made a whumpuary playlist last year where i picked songs that have the prompts as titles and it was fun so heres one for this january

it's just about the titles so the lyrics might not fit at all, but that could be good for a challenge or inspiration, so feel free to use it if you want! (or just to find new songs, i tried to put in a variety of genres)

[bronzesbabe]

sonny having a 6.9 rating on fotmob is criminal lol my boy misplaced only 3 passes, had 7 recoveries, carried that backline the entire game, had some good drives forward and such a strong and calm build up play

[quietwingsinthesky]

how much of your writing is ai generated

ngl anon kind of fucking rude to come here and accuse me of that. i don’t make fic just to rack up some arbitrary numbers, be that wordcount or idk, kudos. i make fic because i fucking care about what i’m writing about. if i didn’t, i wouldn’t write it, i certainly wouldn’t post it. AI fic is a plague on fandom for plagiarism reasons, obviously, but also because why should anyone give a shit about your writing if you didn’t? I don’t care if one day we have AI that makes stuff identical in quality to what people can, or better, even, because the words on the page aren’t the point, it’s always about the reason behind putting them down.

So, to answer your question, none of it. And it never will be. I’d rather never write again than stoop to that. And I certainly think less of anyone who does it themselves.

[2000swootie]

on the one hand im glad the tiktok goblins are going to rednote bc that means the tiktok antis arent coming here, but at the same time i feel so bad for the chinese users there who are inevitably going to be harassed by a bunch of shitty american children, bc antis are extremely racist.

[slythereen]

too many thoughts about the monza vlog to function i fear. but i do have a question for the elder tifosi… have the tifosi truly always been insane about all their drivers? like. i see some people say that they’d be this feral over anyone in red, it’s not just charles etc. etc., i genuinely cannot fathom this level of Crazy for all of them??

[vaporevon]

listening to my white coworkers complain very passionately and loudly that the google ai image generator apparently will refuse to generate a white family while trying to stifle my annoyance and laughter bc they’re insane

[crow-caller]

So, the thing with youtube word censorship is..... it isn't actually a thing. Very much youtube DOES restrict monetisation based on content, which can include sensitive topics like rape or suicide, youtube does! not! audio monitor most words!!

Yes, you can be demonetized for heavy, strong language or strong language in the first seconds. You obviously can be for like, slurs. Otherwise, you can't be demonetized for word use!*

*there is more nuance to this, but generally yes

I'm not like arguing with anyone in particular or defending youtube as a free speech haven, but it drives me mad when people diminish a serious topic by being afraid to say 'abuse' out loud, you know? When you upload a video, you get a form to fill and you have to flag if it has significant difficult content (shock/controversy/guns/sex/swearing).

(the see more here is much much more specific, this is things like suicide, self harm, eating disorders, etc)

Most of the time you won't have to flag any of it, because brief casual mention is fine. If you do have to flag, the lowest tier of discussion still rarely would result in losing any ad money. Notably, language used is not a specific factor, it's content.

...

This is also even more true for on screen text. There are certain things about explicit language being censored, fuck vs f--k, but the word suicide? does not need to be censored! You can put a trigger warning in right away, using many tricky words, and as long as your video isn't classified as for kids you should be scot-free.

Like, I know.

(It's all just born from the fear of 'the algorithm' which might be secretly monitoring audio to secretly censor things.)

[clonerightsagenda]

An instructor accused students of using chatGPT to write their papers after 'detecting' this by.... pasting their papers into chatGPT and asking it if it wrote them. So that's going great.

[dad-friend]

ok listen. i know hbomberguy said he doesnt wanna become the type of youtube who spends their time doing drama videos or ruining ppl careers but like. if somebody doesnt start doing crazy detailed research on ryan hall, yall then i will

[guac-the-joaqu]

Lmaoooo I just got recommended an older clip on YouTube of Connor getting cross checked in the face by a c***ck’s player. Delayed karma???

[twilit-tragedy]

I was putting in my votes for the game awards, and

(sweating thinking of Baldur's Gate) "My guy... I'm not so sure we got this..."

[macgyvertape]

tagged by @synnthamonsugar (this was fun!): Shuffle your Spotify playlist and post the first 10 songs & anyone seeing this feel free to consider yourself tagged if you want. (@skippermoose I know you have spotify)

I don't use Spotify so I shuffled my music library once with iTunes and once with Plex, because iTunes shuffle is flawed to give me 2 of the same artist.

Having A Blast - Green Day

Krank vor Liebe - Max Raabe & Palast Orchestra

Slipping Through My Finders - Mamma Mia Cast

The Fallen Wolves - Destiny The Taken King Soundtrack

Sea Minor Shanty (Trap Remix) - OSRSBeatz

Liebeslief fur Orchester - Max Raabe & Palast Orchestra

Galapagos - Emancipator

Escape - Diviners on NCS: Elevate

Bring us Pints of Beer - Korpiklaani

Valar Morghulis - Ramin Djawadi

on Plex which pulls from a slightly bigger folder of music than iTunes:

Watermark - Enya

Summers End - Craig Chaquico

Winter Contingency - Halo Reach Soundtrack

Light - ODESZA feat. Little Dragon

Of Starlight and the Dark [Cursed] (Action) - Destiny 2 Gamerip: Forsaken

Flip - Glass Animals

Cherry Blossoms in Winter - Yoshida Brothers

Opening Credits - Hybrid

Dragostea Din Tei - O-Zone

Loreta and Desiree's Bouquet, Part 1 - George Winston

[rabioa]

Why the frick frack sniddly snap is it impossible to go on pinterest for refs only to get ads on EVERYPOST. Like this is insane. If i want a ref for overalls, then I shouldn't be bombarded with ads not relevant for my search off shoulder overalls. Like idgaf about your stupid overall dress when ITS NOT WHAT IM LOOKING FOR. I'm so fucking tired of algorithms turning everything into ads. I'm so tired of internet users being treated as cash cows on the internet. If you're going to provide a service then provide the service, don't provide only ads. I want my refs with a side of ads, not ads with a side of ref.