Elise Hunley 🏳️‍⚧️

I might be the sole person in the universe who finds this amusing.

Product Managers as mercenaries vs missionaries is so last decade.

I want Product Manager paladins.

Younger Me, boy:

Now Now Me, girl:

Younger Me, boy:

Now Me, girl:

Younger Me, boy: You're eating box mac & cheese and Sour Patch Kids for dinner... aren't you supposed to be an adult?

Now Me, girl: ...seriously? The question you ask?

Younger Me, boy: Answer the question, Hunley.

I loved it! I read almost all of it while sitting on a beach in Florida.

...although, I might be doing "beach reads" wrong...

Hey, all I'm saying is that you only *know* the data is bad if you look at it.

If you don't look at it, then BOOM, problems are gone!

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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Are you connected with anyone involved with green/sustainable technologies (broadly defined) in the Atlanta area?

I'm hoping to learn about what's going on in the city!

#atlanta #georgia #sustainable #green

If you unironically post AI-generated "thought content" on LinkedIn because you think that makes you an Influencer... I'm just saying that I wouldn't be sad if you received a small electric shock.

YouTube video by vlogbrothers I feel like I can't talk about this, but...

Reminds me somewhat of Hank Green's comments in a similar vein: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNw8...

My car is having problems, and I spoke with someone who literally buys cars as a service.

And his advice was basically, "Ok, but... have you considered *not* buying a car?"

Said differently, earnest authenticity kicks ass.

I am fantastically thankful for the people in my life who are willing to be "weird".

Everyone is weird. But there's something special about someone letting it show.

Presa canario full-on snoozing, with her head resting on a knit blanket. One ear is flopped-up so that it's sticking straight up in the air.

Yes, yes, everything sucks. But have you seen this sleepy baby angel? She's the SLEEPIEST baby angel. LOOK AT THAT EAR, FRIENDS.

Not sure that makes sense, but something that's been on my mind.

Which feels like it could lead to very toxic situations? Like, it's already super easy to convince human users that LLMs are "real" in some way... models tuned to always praise the user could either actively prey on that and/or passively cause dependence in bad ways....

These models also definitely seemed tuned to flatter the user. I have occasionally found legitimate benefit from asking an LLM to help me reflect on something. But I *always* have to cut through incredible amounts of bullshit flattery. (cc @timkellogg.me )

Like... I understand using it to generate text you don't care about, that is low stakes, and you just need to done... I still avoid that, but I get it.

But to use it for what is theoretically the more fun or personally meaningful stuff feels... dumb?

Especially because it will always be easy to verify that they didn't actually write the post... and right now, all of those tools sound the same.

I am genuinely curious as to why so many folks use AI to generate social media posts, blog posts, or personal communications for them? Like, the whole point of that media is it's supposed to be *from* *you*... if a bot wrote it... why even bother? What do they think their achieving?

Seriously one of my favorite type of experiences... For me, I love those moments where it feels like the walls come down and people just talk earnestly and excitedly about the thing they do.

"Are you worried that you'll be cringe?"

...this question implies that there was a moment in my life when I *wasn't* cringe, and quite frankly, I find that insulting.

Banner above the logo for NIH's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases reading: "Due to current HHS and NIH restructuring, the information provided on niddk.nih.gov is not being updated and may not be available in the future. Please refer to nih.gov."

Banner above the logo for NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute and various menu links reading "Due to current HHS and NIH restructuring, the information provided on genome.gov is not being updated. Please refer to nih.gov"

Banner above logo for NIH's National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders reading: "Due to current HHS and NIH restructuring, the information provided on nidcd.nih.gov is not being updated currently. Please refer to nih.gov."

Banner above the logo for NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders reading: "Due to current HHS and NIH restructuring, the information provided on niddk.nih.gov is not being updated and may not be available in the future. Please refer to nih.gov."

Interesting banner going up on a few of NIH institute sites (four of 27 so far, by my rough count)

The science coup within the Us Government continues.
@altnih4science.bsky.social

Rule for this business: The chef has to work under a pseudonym.

Admittedly... I met a few psychologists who might earnestly ask that question while getting my PhD....

Compile friends, not code.

It's weird how imperfect and/or weird writing is becoming a sign that an actual human wrote something?

Like – "Hm, the flow of this memo is somewhat meandering and repeats itself in a couple places... and that word is definitely used incorrectly... WOW! A person took time to write this? How sweet!"

Reading notes from my last doctor's appointment, and the notes all refer to me with feminine identifiers.

Which feels great! Don't get me wrong!

But... the imposter syndrome is real... I keep thinking, "You guys are taking me *seriously*? Are you sure you wanna do that? Because personally..."

Thank you for always being an honest-to-god, earnest ally... I started my transition after I became a big fan of yours, and it means so much to feel like I "have a space" in your content.

just for the record, I have a zero-tolerance policy towards transphobia and if I see it in my mentions it's an instant block.