it’s mika mika me

floundering human with a phd | they/she

[it’s mika mika me @simplymikhaila]

pip install motivation

*[Errno 13] Permission denied: ....*

sudo !!

*RuntimeError: motivation requires interest 4.2.1+*

[Vivian @suchnerve]

“But did you wear a mask before COVID?”

No. I learned new information and changed my behavior accordingly, because I accept when I’m wrong and take meaningful action to fix it.

[it’s mika mika me @simplymikhaila]

I’m sorry UMN, you’re going to what??? The irony in that statement. As if data centers and technology aren’t destroying the environment???!!!!

[it’s mika mika me @simplymikhaila]

the prices at the reuse art center in the area i am now are insane and nowhere as good as art parts. such a shame 😔

[Abeba Birhane @Abebab]

the amount of folx who think that the solution to bias in gen AI/big techs lack of quality data is to mobilise the public to crowdsource quality, labelled training data is astounding.

hate to tell you but this is extractive labour that only benefits tech monopolies

[Allison Perry 🖤🤍💜 #StandWithAnimation @allisonperryart]

"emerging crisis in consent" is a wild way to describe "stealing" lmao

[arne ness @arne__ness]

checking in on big tech climate pledges

[Alex Hanna (اليكس حنٌا) @alexhanna]

I don't recall paintbrushes having to steal the creative work of millions to function correctly, but go off

[it’s mika mika me @simplymikhaila]

don’t know what colorado department of transportation was thinking raising the express lane rates. i know they probably want to make more, but i know now i will never enter that lane again and i will have the remaining funds on my express toll returned to me

[it’s mika mika me @simplymikhaila]

everyone can have their favorite sparkling water, but if you choose anything other than spindrift, you are simply wrong

[Maha Hussaini @MahaGaza]

How many atrocities is Israel required to commit for the international community to finally take action?

[Rex is in the ruins of Raccoon City @TsaiMeLemoni]

I can't tell you all how serious I am about the need to stop using ChatGPT and other gAI. Don't play around with it. Don't use it at all.

The use of this technology comes at a cost, and it's not one we can afford on multiple levels.

[it’s mika mika me @simplymikhaila]

my new hypothesis is that you can tell how neoliberal a city is by the number of teslas

[it’s mika mika me @simplymikhaila]

people know the negative environmental impact of gen ai and data centers in general, right? so while you debate using open ai “just for research” purposes, remember every prompt is like dumping a large glass of water on the ground. there’s no ethical use case, sorry not sorry

[National SDS @NewSDS]

National SDS Stands with the Student Encampment!

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[it’s mika mika me @simplymikhaila]

small hail balls remind me of dip’n’dots

[it’s mika mika me @simplymikhaila]

i’m tired of reviewing papers that fall apart in the second half

[it’s mika mika me @simplymikhaila]

boulder county plow your fucking residential roads. i’m not asking anymore, i’m demanding

[it’s mika mika me @simplymikhaila]

all the schools around here have late start wednesdays and then odd blocks of even/odd classes two of the other days and as a sub it throws me off but i’m sure the switch in monotony is nice for the students

[Abeba Birhane @Abebab]

the most cunning trick the tech industry played on public institutes, governments, academics, and the general public is to make us all believe that everything they do is for the public good, to advance society and out of a good heart