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\nWaymo confused by the lack of lane markings on asphalt tonight a 9 pm. Good thing it wasnt 9 am or I'd never have gotten across the street safely.
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A friend deep inside the bowels of the beast got so bored with his job, that he told altman's plagiarism machine to do this:
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Content warning:AI slop/plageiarism
@altbot Alt+M this for me.
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A friend deep inside the bowels of the beast got so bored with his job, that he told altman's plagiarism machine to do this:
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\"There Will Come Soft Rains\" by Ray Bradbury: hobs.micro.blog
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I meander and sink into wonder: https://hobs.micro.blog/2026/07/17/i-meander-and-sink-into.html
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My favorite AI philosopher and the worlds favorite AI naysayer, together again, one last time in a blog post: https://mail.proton.me/u/0/inbox/pY_PyL6ycVa73-vgbiWVpDE7pg_8YAGtzz5uS1KAeF_UoMBas0139E9W5CABwvUclAVP-Y8XjTueoo_qtogy_w==
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://hobs.micro.blog/2025/12/24/having-holiday-fun-implementing-graph.html","date_published":"2025-12-24T18:47:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Hobson Lane","url":"https://hobs.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F135d04120c8a912c6dc1464e472ec6d2%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"hobs"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-24 18:47","date_timestamp":1766602037,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https:///@/115776038831250175"]}},{"id":"95380372","content_html":"Staying relevant on professional social media 4/4: https://hobs.micro.blog/2025/12/21/162800.html
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TL;DR: You want to be true to your values, have impact… and keep your job.
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Four ideas or values that can help you Stay relevant on professional social media 2/4
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