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Kerry Kole

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Just here. Slowly dying. Personal Account. Not representative of any organisation. Interests in Dataviz / Intelligence / Philosophy / Psych / Linguistics / Cultural History / Knitting / Alpacas kerrykolosko.com grafiqinsights.com workout-wednesday.com

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So interestingly, it seems that people's success with LLMs and their output might have a lot to do with their inherent ability to task switch and drown out distraction...

08.03.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Data scientist hell is when you're trying to grab the data from somewhere and the only source is a PowerBI dashboard with no download button.

08.03.2026 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and take are above him ALT: a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and take are above him
07.03.2026 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think "evidence-based decision-making" means what they think it means...

07.03.2026 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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scooby doo and a ghost are standing next to each other in a cartoon scene . ALT: scooby doo and a ghost are standing next to each other in a cartoon scene .
04.03.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My favourite live covers :
youtu.be/s64RnXSwn-A?...

youtu.be/GPTY6l_PX5k?...

03.03.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Crazy how many people repeat online propaganda and disinformation when offline

02.03.2026 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hadn't seen this: the Broadcasting Standards Authority have a new version of their survey on offensive language
www.bsa.govt.nz/research-and...

(for non-Kiwis: we have an actual fucking survey on what words/phrases offend community standards when broadcast, in a variety of settings)

02.03.2026 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️

27.02.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks more like phallic than mushroom-y but what do I know...

26.02.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I dated someone who kept calling his iPhone a computer.

He was a lot older mind you.

26.02.2026 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are AI Models on the Autism Spectrum? Exploring the Parallels Large language models are celebrated for their ability to process information quickly and generate human-like responses. However, they often show limitations that make them seem β€œon the spectrum.”. LL...

Grossly insulting

Are AI Models on the Autism Spectrum? Exploring the Parallels share.google/Eq9s9ygKuozO...

26.02.2026 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great Bowie song

26.02.2026 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is AI on the Spectrum? Some key traits of generative AI bear a striking similarity to autism spectrum disorder. Why does this matter?

What in the actual *** is this...

Is AI on the Spectrum? | Psychology Today Australia share.google/vuU7KdC8SEA3...

26.02.2026 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today I leaned how many paddle pop sticks can fit in to my mouth...

26.02.2026 04:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Teenager first in SA to be prosecuted under new deepfake laws A suppression order has been lifted on the identity of the first South Australian man to be prosecuted for allegedly creating and sharing sexually explicit deepfake images.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

25.02.2026 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Should be multi-hued and the interpolation larger on the "well-meaning men who underestimate the issue"

25.02.2026 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™ˆ

25.02.2026 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

4 years!!!

24.02.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That would be nice

24.02.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"This latest LLM release is the absolute shit and it's going to change the world"
"Oh really? Can you show me?"
.....
I. Still. Don't. Get. It.

24.02.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, maybe a 100 times, but I would not be confident that at the next model update that there would be a regression when all the weights change...

24.02.2026 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Built a β€œ3D” sphere (SVG) to show RYB transformations.
Over-iterated in @codepen.io

10% optimization, 90% procrastination.

codepen.io/meodai/full/...

21.02.2026 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1383    πŸ” 219    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 7

My grandfather looking for a Ron Watkins because he just realised he'd never paid for the piglets
β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️

21.02.2026 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooooh

20.02.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Time is whooshing past.
It's Thursday and it feels like Tuesday...

19.02.2026 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Frightening

17.02.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Three down
www.economist.com/interactive/...

16.02.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Interesting and promising concept but will probably take a while to perfect...

16.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

AI/LLMs don't need to be 100% accurate to perform/automate the bulk of tasks, sure. But they can't replace humans because only humans can be accountable.

16.02.2026 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0