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@matthewterrill.bsky.social

Poetry, art, music, urbanism, justice. Runner for sport and cyclist for transport. Arts & Culture finance leader. Learning to thrive with ADHD. Finding the sacred all around. (he/him) https://linktr.ee/matthewbterrill

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MAHA is a death cult built on grift and sick children.

05.08.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1086    πŸ” 207    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 9

Even wilder: Trump has hinted multiple times over the years that he kinda-sorta wishes he could take a victory lap for developing the COVID vaccine β€” which, under a different president, would be a legacy-defining achievement.

But he basically can’t, because his base is in a very different place.

05.08.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The thing about this: it’s targeted at mRNA tech.

It’s just an extremely 2025 thing. In the 20th century, the idea that the U.S. would willingly slash funding for a domestically developed tech acclaimed worldwide would be unthinkable.

Just a wild departure from the mindset of the American Century.

05.08.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

i think it is hard for some people to really their heads around the reality that kennedy is staunchly anti-vaccine and thinks that people should suffer through disease and that those who die deserved it and that those who survive are a better order of human being

05.08.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3513    πŸ” 908    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 54

kennedy is going to kill a lot of people

05.08.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9090    πŸ” 2804    πŸ’¬ 362    πŸ“Œ 164
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White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite The White House has instructed NASA employees to destroy two major, climate change-focused satellite missions.

i continue to think that β€œfamily annihilator” is a useful frame for the trump administration futurism.com/white-house-...

05.08.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1420    πŸ” 392    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 37
r/ChatGPTPro 
u/vurto β€’ 28d
If ChatGPT is not consistently dependable, how are we suppose to use it for actual work?
Discussion
It's behavior and results can randomly change due to some OpenAl tweaking that's opaque.
On some days it can't even keep track of a fresh chat, it can't do calculations, it can't sort through a chat to extract relevant information, and when it's suppose to refer to source material in a PDF, it doesn't.
All because OpenAl trained it for fluency and basically to simulate whatever it can for user satisfaction.
I can use it for general chats, philosophical stuff, therapy, but nothing serious. I'm pro Al, but I approach it with skepticism knowing it's undependable (as I do with anything I read).
And prompts can be interpreted/executed differently across users' own interaction with their Als so it's not truly scalable.
How does the business world / leaders expect staff to adopt Al if it's not consistently dependable? It doesn't even calculate like a calculator. If the internet start claiming 2+2=5, that's what it'll answer with.
I'd use it for hobbies and pet projects but I can't imagine using it for anything "mission critical".

r/ChatGPTPro u/vurto β€’ 28d If ChatGPT is not consistently dependable, how are we suppose to use it for actual work? Discussion It's behavior and results can randomly change due to some OpenAl tweaking that's opaque. On some days it can't even keep track of a fresh chat, it can't do calculations, it can't sort through a chat to extract relevant information, and when it's suppose to refer to source material in a PDF, it doesn't. All because OpenAl trained it for fluency and basically to simulate whatever it can for user satisfaction. I can use it for general chats, philosophical stuff, therapy, but nothing serious. I'm pro Al, but I approach it with skepticism knowing it's undependable (as I do with anything I read). And prompts can be interpreted/executed differently across users' own interaction with their Als so it's not truly scalable. How does the business world / leaders expect staff to adopt Al if it's not consistently dependable? It doesn't even calculate like a calculator. If the internet start claiming 2+2=5, that's what it'll answer with. I'd use it for hobbies and pet projects but I can't imagine using it for anything "mission critical".

You're so close

05.08.2025 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9051    πŸ” 1842    πŸ’¬ 183    πŸ“Œ 223

don't forget the multiple trials of it on cancer where it's basically 100% effective

05.08.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

homicidal maniacs are running our country

05.08.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m absolutely furious about this and I will never forgive RFKJ & his grifter cronies for this baseless assault on our health. mRNA was a near miraculous breakthrough with broad possibilities for many other applications. Lots of people will die from this idiotic and totally unfounded action.

05.08.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this work saved millions of lives in 2021, won the Nobel Prize in 2023, and is cancelled in 2025

05.08.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4064    πŸ” 1809    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 58

"you can't fuck with the odometer" is the first thing I remember my parents teaching me about how cars work

05.08.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
chat showing rapid growth in china's renewable energy market with 264 gigawatts installed in the first half of 2025.

chat showing rapid growth in china's renewable energy market with 264 gigawatts installed in the first half of 2025.

(2/2) Meanwhile, this year in China they installed approximately 1.4 gigawatts of renewable power every day so far in 2025.

The nuclear power business model is dead.

Chart from www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinm...

05.08.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

This is $1429 for every person in the UK. Imagine if they mailed everyone half that & said β€œif you spend this on solar/batteries, send us the receipt & we’ll send you another check.”

05.08.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A very clear lesson for Americans who oppose Trump and think the solution was "what if we just leaned into the whole xenophobia culture war thing to win back the Trumpists."

It... does not work.

05.08.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1902    πŸ” 420    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 17
White People Have a Very Very Serious Problem - Toni  Morrison on Charlie Rose
YouTube video by Alex Hyman White People Have a Very Very Serious Problem - Toni Morrison on Charlie Rose

Six years ago today, Toni Morrison transitioned. I had forgotten, but when I woke up this morning she was strong-strong on my mind about her & then I saw someone’s post & understand why. This clip from her speaking on the β€œbereft” nature of racismβ€”oh I miss her so much.

youtu.be/n2txzMkT5Pc?...

05.08.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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They look like the Hot Cops!

05.08.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

honestly remco is a true free spirit the likes of which the catholic humility corps of cycling hate to see

05.08.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I'd love to speak to them about this. @lynnae.bsky.social & I have been an e-bikes and no-car household for the last 3.5 years

05.08.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Total deaths involved in each motive, transport, red being deaths caused, and blue being deaths for that road user

Total deaths involved in each motive, transport, red being deaths caused, and blue being deaths for that road user

A graphic from Great Britain that I particularly like showing who is being killed and who is doing the killing on our shared our roads

05.08.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

One thing I would like more people, and I mostly mean my fellow men, to understand is that no matter how smart you are, other people are also smart and some of them have tried to work on the same problems you’re working on. If a simple solution hasn’t been found yet, there probably isn’t one.

05.08.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 492    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 18

Do not get on this internet on the 20th anniversary of Katrina and rehabilitate George Bush I swear to god.

05.08.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3306    πŸ” 646    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 31

i don’t think it’s fair that the walls can get dusty. like what am i supposed to do about that. that doesn’t seem like it should be my problem.

05.08.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1116    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 5

So you’re telling me the Wizard of Oz presented itself as a towering force of overwhelming technology, only to be unmasked as just some guy, off-screen?

05.08.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9371    πŸ” 3526    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 30

I love my bookstore! Good on them for standing up for their authors.

05.08.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Any Biden issue was treated as a five-alarm fire and security threat.

Any Trump issue is just fodder for jokes. Nothing to see here.

05.08.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Is About To Go on a Social Media and TV Ad Recruiting Blitz Contracting records reviewed by 404 Media show that ICE wants to target Gen Z, including with ads on Hulu and HBO Max.

New from 404 Media: ICE is about to go on a social media and TV ad recruiting blitz, according to contracting records. Shows ICE wants to target Gen Z and have ads on Hulu, HBO Max, Amazon Prime. Will also geofence areas to target particular people. Wants to hire 14k www.404media.co/ice-is-about...

05.08.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 483    πŸ” 303    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 145

This is real: President Trump is standing on the roof of the White House briefing room right now and no one knows why

05.08.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4038    πŸ” 749    πŸ’¬ 584    πŸ“Œ 653

Sorry boss, I'm not going to get a lot of work done today. Yeah, the president climbed onto the roof of the White House and nobody knows why.

05.08.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 609    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 9

when people call it the "AI bubble" this is what they mean

05.08.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1083    πŸ” 328    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 7

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