NewtonMark

NewtonMark , 11 days ago to random

I can’t be the only one who thinks it’s risible to see a campaign from the people who make gambling legal to tell us all about the harms of gambling.

NewtonMark OP , 11 days ago

@vampiress @abstractcode That looks extremely well regulated, and certainly less socially harmful than what we have now.

vampiress , 15 days ago to random

Do I NEED a 23rd camera?

No.

Do I WANT a Fujifilm X100 series camera?

Oh god do I how!

Shame the fuckers are so expensive.

NewtonMark , 15 days ago

@vampiress I have never even heard of anyone with 23 cameras. You should strive to attain that record. You go, girl!

(helping)

vampiress , 1 month ago to random

Well this one looks fun**.

NewtonMark , 1 month ago

@vampiress @stilgherrian This is why one should never listen to ATC.

NewtonMark , 1 month ago to random

NYPD Assistant Chief James McCarthy pepper sprayed himself in the face at point blank range in response to a New York protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. https://nypost.com/2024/05/12/us-news/top-nypd-cop-pepper-sprays-himself-breaking-up-anti-israel-protests/ #acab

NewtonMark OP , 1 month ago

@vampiress Some real “aiming the wrong end of the gun” vibes right there.

vampiress , 1 month ago to random

The trains were out because Sydney, so I decided just fuck it and walked to tonight's venue.

That's ONE way to make up for not getting enough exercise earlier in the week.

14,000 steps, 11.6km

Good thing I got a ride home or my legs would be 100% dead right now.

NewtonMark , 1 month ago

@vampiress You must be drenched.

NewtonMark , 1 month ago

@vampiress Miraculous.

NewtonMark , 2 months ago to random

“Quiet quitting” isn’t a real thing, it’s the product of an emotional disorder experienced by managers, where they have a vague unexplainable suspicion that their team members are terrible even when they’re producing superb work. Any company concerned about quiet quitting in their workforce can completely eliminate the phenomenon by clearing out their middle management ranks. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2024/04/25/quiet-quitters-test-employers-even-more-than-staff-departures/

NewtonMark OP , 2 months ago

@jpm “I should be able to just inflict the consequences of my poor headcount planning on them and expect them to absorb it for free!”

vampiress , 2 months ago to random

There needs to be a Mastodon feature where once a post hits X number of boosts, it self-destructs.

Nothing good ever comes of too MANY people boosting a post.

NewtonMark , 2 months ago

@vampiress This one got more than 2000. https://eigenmagic.net/@NewtonMark/111940484144831608

stilgherrian , 2 months ago to random

“A world-first study has found that when asked a health-related question, the more evidence given to ChatGPT the less reliable it becomes -- reducing the accuracy of its responses to as low as 28 per cent.” https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2024/April/Good-evidence-confuses-ChatGPT-when-used-for-health-information

NewtonMark , 2 months ago

@vampiress @stilgherrian Seems pretty obvious that ChatGPT has passed the peak of its hype cycle. Sora is OpenAI trying to convince its audience that they aren't a one trick pony (they're a one trick pony)

vampiress , 2 months ago to random

Rubbish taken out. Leaves swept on my balcony. Windows closed. Preparing for the multi-day deluge about to smash Sydney. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-04/torrential-rain-triggers-flood-watch-for-sydney/103665240

NewtonMark , 2 months ago

@liamvhogan @MattHatton @vampiress The Audley Weir is open for traffic again. I have a good feeling about this.

stilgherrian , 3 months ago to random

One for @NewtonMark to laugh at.

Slovakian BMW-powered flying car tech sold to Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Company. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68669296

NewtonMark , 3 months ago

@stilgherrian I've never seen a use case for an airplane which requires $100,000 worth of repairs if someone runs a shopping trolley into it in the Coles car park.

NewtonMark , 3 months ago

@stilgherrian @vampiress Amphibian. It's not terrible, it's just been flown by idiots who've crashed it into lakes.

NewtonMark , 3 months ago

@vampiress @stilgherrian The other fun thing about it is that it's marketed as the kind of thing where you can land it on a lake, throw out the anchor, fling the doors open, kick back, and spend the afternoon fishing before you fly home again.

Which neglects the fact that one of the only things that makes fishing on a lake fun is beer. Which you can't drink if you're flying. :-)

NewtonMark , 3 months ago to random

Ok, fine. They can sell to someone more confident. https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103619384

NewtonMark OP , 3 months ago

@vampiress They’re all so fragile and skittish. It’ll devastate them.

NewtonMark , 3 months ago to random

Virgin has just become the official airline of the Inner West. https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/flying-with-dogs-cats-virgin-australia

NewtonMark OP , 3 months ago

@vampiress @MattHatton @liamvhogan Matt’s just mad because he doesn’t have a dog.