Tonight was waffle night, where I make waffles for the next 6 weekends. I made 1.5x the previous batch because of our travel plans in March. I still think there's a way I can streamline this process further though.
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"html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/4580/634f2a4e4-291f24/oHxcq9APtiqn/nAObXUx4TbY3nJY9xynzzP6E6cqkYVtnFR5Ag0jq.jpg\" /><p>It was one helluva drone show here on New Year\u2019s. Go <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/oregonexplored\">#OregonExplored</a>!</p>\n\n<p>Excited to see Pixelfed blow up in 2025 \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f</p>",
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Just #Portland having a vaporwave moment. You get that a lot at the Tilikum Crossing Bridge because yes, it really does light up in extraordinary colors. And when the moon is out… 🤩
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"text": "Just #Portland having a vaporwave moment. You get that a lot at the Tilikum Crossing Bridge because yes, it really does light up in extraordinary colors. And when the moon is out\u2026 \ud83e\udd29"
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"html": "<p>I am about half-way through my sabbatical and I estimate that my sabbatical project is a bit more than half done. But, of course, the last 20% of any project like this is the hardest so maybe I\u2019m less than half done.</p>\n<p>I have learned a ton about using GML, GameMaker\u2019s built-in language to make games, even though I have been teaching students how to use GameMaker for more than a decade. I have really pushed myself to delve into some details of GML that I had never had to pay attention to before. I developed an inventory system that I am using to hold objects of various types: cameras, lenses, mounts, targets, enemies, and tools to fight the enemies. I thought I had the game mechanism all worked out but I read a fascinating book, called <a href=\"https://www.versobooks.com/products/3086-everything-to-play-for?srsltid=AfmBOopV9D1QWqt1aWbJhS-C1o4ARTQAcdtsWK5Cav-yQS_O4sZ5BWmP\"><em>Everything to Play For</em></a>, that made me rethink what I wanted the players to do in the game. The book is a kind of manifesto about what games can do to improve society. The author calls for games that can make positive progressive change in the world, despite the many negative aspects of the games industry. For example, she discusses the exploitive processes used to manufacture the hardware that games are played on and calls for game designers to figure out ways to destabilize the status quo of hardware manufacturing. I realized that a big part of my game was focused on capital\u2013material capital in the form of money and equipment and social capital in the form of the reputation and skills of the player as astrophotographer. In my original conception, players used virtual equipment (hardware) to capture images which increased their skill level. The higher their skill level, the better reputation they had and the more money they could sell their images for. They then used that money to get better virtual equipment and the cycle continued. After reading <em>Everything to Play For</em>, I decided I want the cost of the equipment to be demonstrated in more than just monetary value. I am working on ways to incorporate the other societal and environmental costs into the game. This is requiring some major rethinking.</p>\n<p>I am also working hard on improving my drawing skills because I am creating all of the assets used in the game rather than using pre-made images, sounds, music, etc.. For example, I drew three types of cameras that I\u2019m pretty happy with.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i0.wp.com/cathieleblanc.com/wp-content/uploads/20241121_1049237E24610965151888515804.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"Phone camera\" /></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i0.wp.com/cathieleblanc.com/wp-content/uploads/20241121_0941567E2344432691265939482.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"DSLR\" /></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i0.wp.com/cathieleblanc.com/wp-content/uploads/20241121_1047487E27276669398660911747.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"Cooled astrocamera\" /></p>\n<p>I am also working on various types of characters. For example, here\u2019s one of my latest sketches.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i0.wp.com/cathieleblanc.com/wp-content/uploads/20250127_1632277E29028935136573761292.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"A viking warrior character holding a large mallet\" /></p>\n<p>I am using my own astrophotographs for the targets in the game. For example, this is an early version of a card representing the Crescent Nebula as a target. I captured the image of the nebula myself. Since I captured this image, I have updated the target cards so that they contain more information on them. I wrote about the process I\u2019m using to create these cards in my <a href=\"https://cathieleblanc.com/2024/09/17/creating-assets-with-nandeck/\">previous post</a>.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://i0.wp.com/cathieleblanc.com/wp-content/uploads/newsprites7E24437275179173473259.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"Crescent Nebula card\" /></p>\n\n<p>I have a ton of sprites that I still need to create and add into the game. Currently, I am using placeholder images to represent most things.</p>\n<p>So I still have a ton of work to do on the game but it is very fun and hardly feels like work. I am lucky to have a job that provides me with an opportunity to take on a large project like this. I already have a lot to share with my students when I return to teaching in August. And I know I will have a lot more by then.</p>",
"text": "I am about half-way through my sabbatical and I estimate that my sabbatical project is a bit more than half done. But, of course, the last 20% of any project like this is the hardest so maybe I\u2019m less than half done.\nI have learned a ton about using GML, GameMaker\u2019s built-in language to make games, even though I have been teaching students how to use GameMaker for more than a decade. I have really pushed myself to delve into some details of GML that I had never had to pay attention to before. I developed an inventory system that I am using to hold objects of various types: cameras, lenses, mounts, targets, enemies, and tools to fight the enemies. I thought I had the game mechanism all worked out but I read a fascinating book, called Everything to Play For, that made me rethink what I wanted the players to do in the game. The book is a kind of manifesto about what games can do to improve society. The author calls for games that can make positive progressive change in the world, despite the many negative aspects of the games industry. For example, she discusses the exploitive processes used to manufacture the hardware that games are played on and calls for game designers to figure out ways to destabilize the status quo of hardware manufacturing. I realized that a big part of my game was focused on capital\u2013material capital in the form of money and equipment and social capital in the form of the reputation and skills of the player as astrophotographer. In my original conception, players used virtual equipment (hardware) to capture images which increased their skill level. The higher their skill level, the better reputation they had and the more money they could sell their images for. They then used that money to get better virtual equipment and the cycle continued. After reading Everything to Play For, I decided I want the cost of the equipment to be demonstrated in more than just monetary value. I am working on ways to incorporate the other societal and environmental costs into the game. This is requiring some major rethinking.\nI am also working hard on improving my drawing skills because I am creating all of the assets used in the game rather than using pre-made images, sounds, music, etc.. For example, I drew three types of cameras that I\u2019m pretty happy with.\n\n\n\nI am also working on various types of characters. For example, here\u2019s one of my latest sketches.\n\nI am using my own astrophotographs for the targets in the game. For example, this is an early version of a card representing the Crescent Nebula as a target. I captured the image of the nebula myself. Since I captured this image, I have updated the target cards so that they contain more information on them. I wrote about the process I\u2019m using to create these cards in my previous post.\n\n\nI have a ton of sprites that I still need to create and add into the game. Currently, I am using placeholder images to represent most things.\nSo I still have a ton of work to do on the game but it is very fun and hardly feels like work. I am lucky to have a job that provides me with an opportunity to take on a large project like this. I already have a lot to share with my students when I return to teaching in August. And I know I will have a lot more by then."
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/01/anthony-mackie-clarifies-captain-america-comment-backlash-1236271188\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>Brave New World star Anthony Mackie caught backlash for a comment he made about the Marvel superhero while promoting the film in Italy. The actor has now taken to social media to clear up his remarks about the beloved character.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>We\u2019re quickly approaching the release date of the latest of the <strong>Captain America</strong> Marvel <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/movies\">#movies</a> and the first one starring Mackie in the titular role, and instead of talking about what might actually be interesting about the film, we\u2019re arguing about (and this is just my opinion) <em>really dumb stuff because Welcome to America circa 2025</em>\u2014and in a way, proving the exact point in Mackie\u2019s original statement.</p>\n\n<p>You can read the article to see what he initially said, which I have no problem with, and his follow-up to attempt to defuse controversy. I also appreciated <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKWkHR-GWgE\">this clip by the John Campea Show crew</a> where they did a fine job coming to Anthony Mackie\u2019s defense. The <strong>TL;DR</strong>: Captain America represents the ideal qualities of a hero that America should aspire to, not \u201cAmerica\u201d in some geopolitical sense. And as many commenters point out, we should remember that in both <em>Captain America: Civil War</em> and <em>The Avengers: Infinity War</em>, Steve Rogers (Captain America!) was an <strong>outlaw</strong> on the run from his own government!</p>\n\n<p>So yeah, I think anyone trying to take Mackie\u2019s original statement as some kind of malicious dig at America or an attempt to distance oneself from appropriate patriotism is <strong>reading way too much into it</strong>, which says a whole lot more about them than it does about Anthony Mackie.</p>",
"text": "Brave New World star Anthony Mackie caught backlash for a comment he made about the Marvel superhero while promoting the film in Italy. The actor has now taken to social media to clear up his remarks about the beloved character.\n\n\n\nWe\u2019re quickly approaching the release date of the latest of the Captain America Marvel #movies and the first one starring Mackie in the titular role, and instead of talking about what might actually be interesting about the film, we\u2019re arguing about (and this is just my opinion) really dumb stuff because Welcome to America circa 2025\u2014and in a way, proving the exact point in Mackie\u2019s original statement.\n\nYou can read the article to see what he initially said, which I have no problem with, and his follow-up to attempt to defuse controversy. I also appreciated this clip by the John Campea Show crew where they did a fine job coming to Anthony Mackie\u2019s defense. The TL;DR: Captain America represents the ideal qualities of a hero that America should aspire to, not \u201cAmerica\u201d in some geopolitical sense. And as many commenters point out, we should remember that in both Captain America: Civil War and The Avengers: Infinity War, Steve Rogers (Captain America!) was an outlaw on the run from his own government!\n\nSo yeah, I think anyone trying to take Mackie\u2019s original statement as some kind of malicious dig at America or an attempt to distance oneself from appropriate patriotism is reading way too much into it, which says a whole lot more about them than it does about Anthony Mackie."
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"html": "<p>I reclaimed a meaningful portion of my proper mental space today.</p>\n\n<p>Don\u2019t worry, this isn\u2019t going to devolve into a screed about how smartphones are rotting our brains and the Internet was a mistake and other such performative <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/minimalism\">#minimalism</a>. I still love my iPhone 14 Pro, and if the Internet didn\u2019t exist you wouldn\u2019t be reading this!</p>\n\n<p>But what I <em>will</em> say is that when I went for a scooter ride earlier today around Portland SE neighborhoods such as Richmond, Sunnyside, and Ladd\u2019s Addition, <strong>I left my iPhone at home</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>I still was listening to music on my headphones but via an Internet-free dedicated music player (more on that in the near future!). I\u2019ve decided one of the ways I am going to <em>wrest back control</em> from the insidious grasp of Big Tech this year is to become less reliant on always-on connections to their services. Sorry <strong>Apple Music</strong>, but I\u2019ve decided I\u2019m more of an <strong>iTunes</strong> guy at heart. \ud83d\ude0f</p>\n\n<p>A couple of downsides to my smartphone-free excursion: I kept missing the ability to bring up a map and plan my route, and I also missed having access to my note-taking app Bear. I don\u2019t have a good solution for the first problem\u2014short of attempting to find a (gasp!) printed map of Portland\u2014but as for the latter, I might just get a pocket-sized journal and small pen to write with.</p>\n\n<p>At any rate, I consider this small but meaningful gesture of \u201cunplugging\u201d from the noise of feeds and flamewars and felonious fascists to be one I\u2019ll have to repeat often going forward. I could tell almost right away after my ride began that <strong>my mood had improved considerably.</strong> And that\u2019s a mental health boost well worth the temporary inconvenience of not having any wireless computer on my person.</p>",
"text": "I reclaimed a meaningful portion of my proper mental space today.\n\nDon\u2019t worry, this isn\u2019t going to devolve into a screed about how smartphones are rotting our brains and the Internet was a mistake and other such performative #minimalism. I still love my iPhone 14 Pro, and if the Internet didn\u2019t exist you wouldn\u2019t be reading this!\n\nBut what I will say is that when I went for a scooter ride earlier today around Portland SE neighborhoods such as Richmond, Sunnyside, and Ladd\u2019s Addition, I left my iPhone at home.\n\nI still was listening to music on my headphones but via an Internet-free dedicated music player (more on that in the near future!). I\u2019ve decided one of the ways I am going to wrest back control from the insidious grasp of Big Tech this year is to become less reliant on always-on connections to their services. Sorry Apple Music, but I\u2019ve decided I\u2019m more of an iTunes guy at heart. \ud83d\ude0f\n\nA couple of downsides to my smartphone-free excursion: I kept missing the ability to bring up a map and plan my route, and I also missed having access to my note-taking app Bear. I don\u2019t have a good solution for the first problem\u2014short of attempting to find a (gasp!) printed map of Portland\u2014but as for the latter, I might just get a pocket-sized journal and small pen to write with.\n\nAt any rate, I consider this small but meaningful gesture of \u201cunplugging\u201d from the noise of feeds and flamewars and felonious fascists to be one I\u2019ll have to repeat often going forward. I could tell almost right away after my ride began that my mood had improved considerably. And that\u2019s a mental health boost well worth the temporary inconvenience of not having any wireless computer on my person."
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I appreciate Chris keeping it 💯 and I hope you do, too.
Pushing for accessibility in every corner of what you build—whether its formally your job or not—is a great way to maintain hope, protect the vulnerable, and resist fascism.
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"text": "I appreciate Chris keeping it \ud83d\udcaf and I hope you do, too.\n\nPushing for accessibility in every corner of what you build\u2014whether its formally your job or not\u2014is a great way to maintain hope, protect the vulnerable, and resist fascism.\n\nhttps://gomakethings.com/accessibility-is-woke-now/",
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"html": "<p>The world-weariness I feel after only a hundred (and change) hours living under a Trump presidency is hard to put into words.</p>\n\n<p>I knew it would be <strong>bad</strong>, but I don\u2019t think I was prepared for the <em>rawness</em> of the feelings that I feel. I know a great many of my fedi-friends feel exactly the same way.</p>\n\n<p>I wish I could be <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/writing\">#writing</a> about uplifting things, filled with joy and optimism. I really do. I realize I keep saying this for some reason, but I <em>naturally</em> am a very \u201cglass half-full\u201d sort of person. I am not typically a grump, but I can come across that way on social media because I post so often on the absolutely batshit crazy stuff I see happening. Like <a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/01/jewel-apologizes-performing-inauguration-donald-trump-health-secretary-rfk-jr-1236267222/\">Jewel performing at (checks notes) a Trump Inauguration Day ball \u201chonoring\u201d RFK Jr.</a> and then (kinda sorta) apologizing for it afterwards all while completely centering herself and her feelings which <a href=\"https://social.lol/@adam/113884279391661561\">seems to be going around a lot these days</a>.</p>\n\n<p>I literally cannot watch her weird, weird IG video without my eyes rolling way, way back into the back of my head. A certain word comes to mind: it starts with a \u201cc\u201d and ends with \u201collaborator\u201d. \ud83d\ude44</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019ll repeat what I\u2019ve been saying regarding a wide variety of recent scenarios: <strong>what bothers me more</strong> than the outright American Nazis and fascists themselves are the <strong>mealy-mouthed, cowardly</strong> people who either find ways to defend them or find ways to defend other people who don\u2019t seem to be bothered by associating with them.</p>\n\n<p>Remember that \u201cc\u201d word I mentioned above?</p>\n\n<p>I don\u2019t blame MAGA for being MAGA, in a sense. They are bold and forthcoming with their hate and stupidity. You know where you stand with them. What I <em>absolutely cannot abide</em> are the moderates & \u201cprogressives\u201d who think the things we should really be focusing on right now are tone-policing, bridge-building, and letting bygones be bygones if someone issues an <em>oopsie poopsie</em>.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Fuck that shit.</strong></p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found this informative chart in a <a href=\"https://www.lgbtgreat.com/sites/default/files/2024-06/Striving%20For%20More%20Authentic%20Allyship%20Guide.pdf\">PDF by UK-based LGBT Great</a> which highlights some concrete differences between <em>performative allyship</em> and <em>authentic allyship</em>:</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://jaredwhite.com/20250124/true-allyship.jpg\" alt=\"Examples when celebrating pride month, seeing a colleague making a racist comment, or addressing gender inequality\" /></p>\n\n<p>One of the themes you may pick up on is the difference between being <em>reactive</em> and being <em>proactive</em>. Authentic allyship isn\u2019t about reacting to issues after they become apparent, but about taking meaningful steps to avoid issues in the first place. By the time you are being called out and have to address a real problem (by \u201capologizing\u201d), it\u2019s already <em>way</em> past the point when you should have been doing something useful in the first place.</p>\n\n<p>So, at the risk of being accused of being part of a \u201cwoke mob\u201d or a \u201cgrowing legion\u201d or whatever dumb term people want to throw out in bad faith, I am going to continue speaking out about this stuff. And if I screw up too down the road? I\u2019ll say \u201cDamn, I\u2019m sorry I fucked up so bad. You are right to call me out on this. I\u2019m listening, and perhaps one day I might earn back your trust.\u201d <em>That\u2019s it. That\u2019s the toot.</em></p>",
"text": "The world-weariness I feel after only a hundred (and change) hours living under a Trump presidency is hard to put into words.\n\nI knew it would be bad, but I don\u2019t think I was prepared for the rawness of the feelings that I feel. I know a great many of my fedi-friends feel exactly the same way.\n\nI wish I could be #writing about uplifting things, filled with joy and optimism. I really do. I realize I keep saying this for some reason, but I naturally am a very \u201cglass half-full\u201d sort of person. I am not typically a grump, but I can come across that way on social media because I post so often on the absolutely batshit crazy stuff I see happening. Like Jewel performing at (checks notes) a Trump Inauguration Day ball \u201chonoring\u201d RFK Jr. and then (kinda sorta) apologizing for it afterwards all while completely centering herself and her feelings which seems to be going around a lot these days.\n\nI literally cannot watch her weird, weird IG video without my eyes rolling way, way back into the back of my head. A certain word comes to mind: it starts with a \u201cc\u201d and ends with \u201collaborator\u201d. \ud83d\ude44\n\nI\u2019ll repeat what I\u2019ve been saying regarding a wide variety of recent scenarios: what bothers me more than the outright American Nazis and fascists themselves are the mealy-mouthed, cowardly people who either find ways to defend them or find ways to defend other people who don\u2019t seem to be bothered by associating with them.\n\nRemember that \u201cc\u201d word I mentioned above?\n\nI don\u2019t blame MAGA for being MAGA, in a sense. They are bold and forthcoming with their hate and stupidity. You know where you stand with them. What I absolutely cannot abide are the moderates & \u201cprogressives\u201d who think the things we should really be focusing on right now are tone-policing, bridge-building, and letting bygones be bygones if someone issues an oopsie poopsie.\n\nFuck that shit.\n\n\n\nI found this informative chart in a PDF by UK-based LGBT Great which highlights some concrete differences between performative allyship and authentic allyship:\n\n\n\nOne of the themes you may pick up on is the difference between being reactive and being proactive. Authentic allyship isn\u2019t about reacting to issues after they become apparent, but about taking meaningful steps to avoid issues in the first place. By the time you are being called out and have to address a real problem (by \u201capologizing\u201d), it\u2019s already way past the point when you should have been doing something useful in the first place.\n\nSo, at the risk of being accused of being part of a \u201cwoke mob\u201d or a \u201cgrowing legion\u201d or whatever dumb term people want to throw out in bad faith, I am going to continue speaking out about this stuff. And if I screw up too down the road? I\u2019ll say \u201cDamn, I\u2019m sorry I fucked up so bad. You are right to call me out on this. I\u2019m listening, and perhaps one day I might earn back your trust.\u201d That\u2019s it. That\u2019s the toot."
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"html": "<p>Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, has some <em>very</em> interesting things to say!</p>\n\n<p>To whit, this CNN article <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/business/davos-marc-benioff-salesforce-ai-prediction-intl/index.html\">Today\u2019s CEOs are the last to manage all-human workforces, says Marc Benioff</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>\u201cFrom this point forward\u2026 we will be managing not only human workers but also digital workers,\u201d he said on a panel at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland\u2026Benioff also said Thursday that AI and humans can work together \u201cto create a higher level of success.\u201d</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Wow, that all sounds very bold and future-y! And then there\u2019s this:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>The rise of <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/generativeai\">#generativeAI</a> \u201cagents,\u201d which Benioff described Wednesday as \u201cdigital labor,\u201d is among the next wave of advancements for the tech. (<a href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/salesforce-chief-ai-agents-davos\">Axios</a>)</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Digital labor\u2014amazing! I guess that\u2019s like human labor, only digital!</p>\n\n<p>Speaking of Axios, they have some fantastic news for us all:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n <p>Architects of the leading generative AI models are abuzz that a top company, possibly OpenAI, in coming weeks will announce a next-level breakthrough that unleashes Ph.D.-level super-agents to do complex human tasks. (<a href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/01/19/ai-superagent-openai-meta\">source</a>)</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Wow! We\u2019re not just getting AI agents this year, we\u2019re getting AI <strong>super-agents</strong>! <em>With Ph.D.s!</em></p>\n\n<p>Now I just have a few simple questions for you, Mr. Marc Benioff CEO sir. This won\u2019t take long. Thank you for your valuable time!</p>\n\n<ol><li>Will your digital workers sit down with their managers periodically for performance reviews?</li>\n <li>What kind of severance packages will you offer digital workers who are terminated?</li>\n <li>Which currency will you be using to pay your digital workers? The US Dollar? Or crypto?</li>\n <li>Will the amount of PTO granted to digital workers be the same as human workers?</li>\n <li>What is your stance on organized digital labor? Do you support the rights of digital workers to unionize?</li>\n <li>Let\u2019s say one of your digital workers and one of your human workers become romantically involved. What is your office policy on human-AI relationships?</li>\n <li>Do you intend to offer digital workers a stipend for career development? Or perhaps fitness? (I\u2019m assuming digital workers, having no bodies to speak of, would go to virtual gyms where they can exercise their human-impersonation skills.)</li>\n <li>Which websites will you use to advertise job openings for digital workers? My understanding is that current job boards assume all the applicants are human. Seems like an area ripe for disruption!</li>\n <li>What new training will you provide your HR departments so they can handle complaints of sexual harassment of digital workers by human workers?</li>\n <li>How soon will a digital executive be hired as CEO of Salesforce?</li>\n</ol><p>What\u2019s that? The mic\u2019s not working? You\u2019re being called away on urgent business? <strong>Oh dear, I was really looking forward to your answers!</strong></p>",
"text": "Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, has some very interesting things to say!\n\nTo whit, this CNN article Today\u2019s CEOs are the last to manage all-human workforces, says Marc Benioff:\n\n\n \u201cFrom this point forward\u2026 we will be managing not only human workers but also digital workers,\u201d he said on a panel at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland\u2026Benioff also said Thursday that AI and humans can work together \u201cto create a higher level of success.\u201d\n\n\nWow, that all sounds very bold and future-y! And then there\u2019s this:\n\n\n The rise of #generativeAI \u201cagents,\u201d which Benioff described Wednesday as \u201cdigital labor,\u201d is among the next wave of advancements for the tech. (Axios)\n\n\nDigital labor\u2014amazing! I guess that\u2019s like human labor, only digital!\n\nSpeaking of Axios, they have some fantastic news for us all:\n\n\n Architects of the leading generative AI models are abuzz that a top company, possibly OpenAI, in coming weeks will announce a next-level breakthrough that unleashes Ph.D.-level super-agents to do complex human tasks. (source)\n\n\nWow! We\u2019re not just getting AI agents this year, we\u2019re getting AI super-agents! With Ph.D.s!\n\nNow I just have a few simple questions for you, Mr. Marc Benioff CEO sir. This won\u2019t take long. Thank you for your valuable time!\n\nWill your digital workers sit down with their managers periodically for performance reviews?\n What kind of severance packages will you offer digital workers who are terminated?\n Which currency will you be using to pay your digital workers? The US Dollar? Or crypto?\n Will the amount of PTO granted to digital workers be the same as human workers?\n What is your stance on organized digital labor? Do you support the rights of digital workers to unionize?\n Let\u2019s say one of your digital workers and one of your human workers become romantically involved. What is your office policy on human-AI relationships?\n Do you intend to offer digital workers a stipend for career development? Or perhaps fitness? (I\u2019m assuming digital workers, having no bodies to speak of, would go to virtual gyms where they can exercise their human-impersonation skills.)\n Which websites will you use to advertise job openings for digital workers? My understanding is that current job boards assume all the applicants are human. Seems like an area ripe for disruption!\n What new training will you provide your HR departments so they can handle complaints of sexual harassment of digital workers by human workers?\n How soon will a digital executive be hired as CEO of Salesforce?\nWhat\u2019s that? The mic\u2019s not working? You\u2019re being called away on urgent business? Oh dear, I was really looking forward to your answers!"
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"text": "Today I finally had an appointment with an ENT and an audiologist, as part of trying to figure out what\u2019s going on with my vertigo.\n\nThe audiologist didn\u2019t find anything wrong with my hearing and said it\u2019s normal for someone of my age. (She also told me the correct pronunciation of \u201ctinnitus.\u201d It\u2019s like TIN-nit-iss.) She didn\u2019t have any idea what might be underlying my tinnitus but I\u2019ve had it my whole life and it doesn\u2019t seem to be relevant to anything going on now.\n\nThe ENT didn\u2019t see anything particularly out of the ordinary with my sinuses from what he could see in this basic exam, but he wanted to bring me in for a more focused CT scan, especially since my previous cranial CT scan found sinus polyps as being a thing, and I have such a long history of chronic sinus issues. So that\u2019ll happen in a month. In the meantime he also referred me to a physical therapist that can do vestibular rehabitation, and he thinks the prognosis for that is really good.\n\nHopefully I\u2019ll be able to feel comfortable driving again soon, because gosh do I not like being stuck in my little bubble.",
"html": "<p>Today I finally had an appointment with an ENT and an audiologist, as part of trying to figure out what\u2019s going on with my vertigo.</p><p>The audiologist didn\u2019t find anything wrong with my hearing and said it\u2019s normal for someone of my age. (She also told me the correct pronunciation of \u201ctinnitus.\u201d It\u2019s like TIN-nit-iss.) She didn\u2019t have any idea what might be underlying my tinnitus but I\u2019ve had it my whole life and it doesn\u2019t seem to be relevant to anything going on now.</p><p>The ENT didn\u2019t see anything particularly out of the ordinary with my sinuses from what he could see in this basic exam, but he wanted to bring me in for a more focused CT scan, especially since my previous cranial CT scan found sinus polyps as being a thing, and I have such a long history of chronic sinus issues. So that\u2019ll happen in a month. In the meantime he also referred me to a physical therapist that can do vestibular rehabitation, and he thinks the prognosis for that is really good.</p><p>Hopefully I\u2019ll be able to feel comfortable driving again soon, because gosh do I not like being stuck in my little bubble.</p>"
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