Search results for tag #human
1. Certainly, I was dismayed when a popular post (100% upvoted) from a highly reputable organisation went 404 (not found) following publication of a Pangram analysis that I explicitly treated as questionable.
I do need to make my own decisions, based partly (not solely) upon non-human analyses, because the radar-like ability that some human analysts bestow upon themselves is a figment of their imagination. Their radar is, quite simply, broken, or wildly prejudiced …
#human #radar #AI #Reddit #hijackers
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Screenshot: Reddit insights for a June 2026 post that had an upvote ratio of 100%, with more than six thousand views, before disappearance.
(lesson learned)
https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1v05bkz/comment/oykl4w2/
Google's AI Overview has the correct order for the listed steps – despite at least one of its three sources putting things in the wrong order.
For the benefit of people who love to facefart the words "AI slop" wherever there's a hint of artificial intelligence: I'll describe the wrongness in this case as natural human slop. …
#AI #human #slop #partnership #Reddit #Google #OpenAI #facefart
Archaeologists Just Found the Earliest Known Named Scientist in the Ancient Americas
Scientists have long known that the Maya were great thinkers—and we may finally have at least one name to credit.
#human-history
https://gizmodo.com/archaeologists-finally-know-the-name-of-a-maya-mathematician-astronomer-2000784827
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Saktahnwaax Interpretation
@aral It's also a deep #human thing which we are all tied to and tempted to use by default:
- strength instead of heart
(financial strength in modern day - it was more brutal direct force before but still same today in many ways)
lack of empathy
lack of will
lack of collective intelligence
etc
We have time, but often choose to use it / waste it.
To invest in you & I as good investment?
You also might not see #likeminded a #fans of #AralBalkan as worthy to reply (or sometimes lack depth).
why do we have to wish for this over just actually get it
#trans #queer #lgbtqiaplus #human
Modern Humans May Have Shared Culture With Neanderthals for 20,000 Years
The excavation of a cave in southern Türkiye revealed evidence of shared technologies, survival strategies, and even symbolic objects.
#human-history
https://gizmodo.com/modern-humans-may-have-shared-culture-with-neanderthals-for-20000-years-2000782300
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People Who Can’t Visualize Anything Are Challenging a 300-Year-Old Theory of Thought
Mental imagery might not be as central to complex human thought as we believed, philosophers say.
#human-history
https://gizmodo.com/people-who-cant-visualize-anything-are-challenging-a-300-year-old-theory-of-thought-2000781894
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Aphantasia Diagram
mentalhealth [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Our brains aren’t wired to handle this much bad news. But ’looking away is not the fix,’ expert says.
Around 40% of people around the world are avoiding the news. Here’s why, according to a psychologist.
#human-behavior #psychology
https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/psychology/our-brains-arent-wired-to-handle-this-much-bad-news-but-looking-away-is-not-the-fix-expert-says
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A man wearing pajamas puts his head in his hands looking down at a large newspaper with glasses on top
As an #actuallyautistic #human I often listen to the same song on repeat....for long periods of time. I find it really helps regulate my nervous system.
Today at work I listened to this gem all day. From 0700 to 1600. Predictable, pleasant, and oddly soothing. I was super productive.
Who else does this and what's your go-to music?
violence [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Scientists Just Rewrote the Origin Story of One of Humanity’s Deadliest Diseases
The outbreak occurred much earlier than the Middle Ages and had an unexpectedly high mortality rate.
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/jgieq
#human-history
https://gizmodo.com/scientists-just-rewrote-the-origin-story-of-one-of-humanitys-deadliest-diseases-2000773035
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Plague Victim Skull
Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing
What’s the difference between a person, an artifact, and an ecosystem?
#archaeology #biological-archaeology #gut-microbiome #human-microbiome #mummies #otzi #science #ötzi-the-iceman
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/otzis-mummified-body-is-home-to-ancient-strains-of-yeast-and-bacteria/
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photo of a petri dish of yeast, held in front of a man’s face in the background
So like. Can dudes, masc people, and testosterone whatever hormone yada yada... them lot.
Can they / you have small nipples with large areolae? https://wellwisp.com/men-with-big-areola/
I'm used to, like, round boobs which stretch. Since they stretch the skin with size, I kinda expect the areola would, too.
So I'm having difficulty imagining wide sand, pink, grey (?), tan, brown, (or ... idk what other color) areola area to pair with small nipple and chest tissue.
Cuz numbers, right?
You pick (especially underrepresented in defaultism-dominated media) random traits and smush them together, SOMEONE on Earth probably has that.
#anatomy #human #MedMastodon #artist #AskMastodon #AskFedi #discussion
long poem / lyrics, CN abusive parent, "Whom You Want to Be", feel free to adapt change etc queer license here [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
"Whom you want to be - Lyrics or poem
How do I avoid that?
I'm terrified to be you.
A child is not a cat,
but fully-formed human, new.
I know some of what you've been through.
Beyond any kid's breaking point,
No one should ever have had to
in that hell themselves annoint.
Why carry it forward though?
Your life will never heal this way.
What more pain are we all owed?
Self-respect, you can replace.
Self-respect, you may replace.
Self-love, please seek, "Your Grace".
All I want from you:
Be more of yourself and choose
whom you want to be.
No one else will feel your feelings.
No one else can cry your tears.
No one else may think your viewpoints.
No one else should stoke your fears.
Trans people exist?
Hello, I'm one!
Nonbinary just means "person".
What a kind idea we've won.
Is it nice to meet you?
I'm not really sure.
Had you considered being trans, too?
Did I ever know you, anymore?
To be real is not to repeat
the last thing you just read.
To be "biased" means
you've an opinion in your head.
You're allowed to disagree with me,
on things outside of human rights.
Otherwise which mom used to teach
fairness, about which we now fight?
All I want from you:
Be more of yourself and choose
whom you want to be.
I'll be honest: I gave up on you.
I can't stand you in my life.
"Your" "mini-me" was never "You ver. 2".
You do not deserve my time.
My pronouns are vey, vem, ver.
I wish you saw me as a person.
(Quite simple to make them square.)
Without help, you'll only worsen.
You deserve forgiveness,
as all do, but not from me.
No risk from counselling,
or not necessarily.
There is no way around it.
Other parents I've found;
these other people love me,
if I am, or not, around.
Why couldn't you do the same?
Was being separate truly hard?
You said you valued my brain.
Why force me constantly on guard?
All I want from you:
Be more of yourself and choose
whom you want to be.
No one else supports your comments.
Everyone I asked has been confused.
"That's weird. Are you okay? Honest?"
"Did she tell you how not to use boobs?"
"When she said 'What happens here, stays'?"
"Who says that to a child?"
Did you think I would organ-replace
to extend your time a while?
I can no longer make myself care.
Maybe if you loved yourself more,
while you will not see me there,
you'd have more chance to tone down the scorn.
Do I deserve to have kids?
What if I turn into you?
Oh, dear god(s), no! I can't risk that.
The core idea rips me in two.
I love them too much in advance
to avoid asking of ourselves:
"May we bring into existence
people whose time may never tell?"
All I want from you:
Be more of yourself and choose
whom you want to be.
Ban fossil lobbying; and act!
Long-term, more extreme weather?
Climate change patterns collapse.
We've plenty solutions clever.
Problems from hierarchy
ingress beneath our skin.
Set aside your worries;
Become your strength within.
You cannot redo high school.
Become yourself, a real adult.
What can you do; who are you?
Feel emotions, not just sulk.
HRT may have advantages
for who you want to be.
Think past the many challenges.
Imagine yourself free. "
#OortArtCloud #poem #lyrics #song #idea #ideas #TW #CW #CN #heavyTopic #VeRamble #VeRantDa #VeyVemVer #trans #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIA2S #queer #nonbinary #NonBinaryHRT #nonbinarity #NonbinaryArtist #enby #person #people #human #humans #Acceptance #SelfAcceptance #FullAcceptance #advocacy #LetPeopleLive #therapy #counselling #therapist #ArtTherapy #interest
Here's the abridged version, mostly the end. I feel like these stanzas are more widely applicable to most people or situations. Probably more accessible. too. (A little reworked to make it flow a bit better for most readers.)
"Whom you want to be - Lyrics or poem
All I want from you:
Be more of yourself and choose
whom you want to be.
No one else will feel your feelings.
No one else can cry your tears.
No one else may think your viewpoints.
No one else should stoke your fears.
Trans people exist?
Hello, I'm one!
Nonbinary just means "person".
What a kind idea we won.
Is it nice to meet you?
I'm not really sure.
Had you considered being trans, too?
Did I ever know you, anymore?
To be real is not to repeat
the last thing you have read.
To be "biased" means
you've opinions in your head.
I can no longer make myself care.
Maybe if you loved yourself more,
while you will not see me there,
you'd have more chance to tone down the scorn.
Do I deserve to have kids?
What if I turn into you?
Oh, dear god(s), no! I can't risk that.
The core idea rips me in two.
I love them too much in advance
to avoid asking of ourselves:
"May we bring into existence
people whose time may never tell?"
How do I avoid that?
I'm terrified to be you.
A child is not a cat,
but fully-formed human, new.
All I want from you:
Be more of yourself and choose
whom you want to be.
Ban fossil lobbying; and act!
Long-term, more extreme weather?
Climate change patterns collapse.
We've plenty solutions clever.
Problems from hierarchy
ingress beneath our skin.
Set aside your worries;
Become your strength within.
You cannot redo high school.
Become yourself, a real adult.
What can you do; who are you?
Feel emotions, more than sulk.
HRT may have advantages
for who you want to be.
Think past the many challenges.
Imagine yourself free. "
https://meow.social/@oddtail/113924688366357500
(but also that
Lily Alexandre video about DIY HRT
you can find on youtube, nebula, and archival places for as long as possibly, hopefully.)
[Also, the bias / opinion bit is about e.g. hearing the phrase "filter bubble", then immediately testing everyone you know whether they are less that you for succumbing to our shared systems.]
#OortArtCloud #poem #lyrics #song #idea #ideas #art #TW #CW #CN #heavyTopic #VeRamble #VeRantDa #VeyVemVer #trans #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIA2S #queer #nonbinary #NonBinaryHRT #nonbinarity #NonbinaryArtist #enby #person #people #human #humans #Acceptance #SelfAcceptance #FullAcceptance #advocacy #LetPeopleLive #therapy #counselling #therapist #ArtTherapy #interest #BuyIntoArt #poetry #indiePoets #QueerVibes #queers #gender #GenderPolitics #vent #VentArt
Here's the media shareable version of https://lgbtqia.space/@MxVerda/113932062656410421
when in doubt, anything of mine most likely follows https://oql.avris.it/license and even if it doesn't, dw. I'll appreciate if you go by the queer license in any case.
emoji spam incoming.
👏
#OortArtCloud #poem #lyrics #song #idea #ideas #art #TW #CW #CN #heavyTopic #VeRamble #VeRantDa #VeyVemVer #trans #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIA2S #queer #nonbinary #NonBinaryHRT #nonbinarity #NonbinaryArtist #enby #person #people #human #humans #Acceptance #SelfAcceptance #FullAcceptance #poetry #indiePoets #QueerVibes #queers #gender #GenderPolitics #vent
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all the text from https://lgbtqia.space/@MxVerda/113932062656410421 doesn't fit and I have a migraine sorry. I will put this on my website at some point too, in case anything happens to that post. The poem is called "Whom you want to be" by me, Mx Verda, dork extraordinaire. May you step on no lego bricks, electrical plugs, rakes, or egg shells this week!
’If astrological compatibility exists, its effects should be observable’: How one study of 20 million people shows star signs have no influence on romantic compatibility
Astrology has a long history, stretching back thousands of years and permeat...
#human-behavior
https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/if-astrological-compatibility-exists-its-effects-should-be-observable-tl-dr-its-not
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a man and woman holding up bits of paper in front of their faces with their star signs, with a pink background
’We can no longer ignore diseases in the deep human past’: Malaria influenced early humans’ migrations across Africa, study suggests
Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study sugge...
#archaeology #human-evolution
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/we-can-no-longer-ignore-diseases-in-the-deep-human-past-malaria-influenced-early-humans-migrations-across-africa-study-suggests
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A close up of a mosquito on a long, green leaf
@patrickcmiller
@simonzerafa @Kierkegaanks
Readers of 'Artificial Intelligence Made Simple' are sorely misinformed. From <https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/330>:
＂As a direct consequence of misinformation by Devansh, we have a somewhat misleading article by Jessica Lyons: Anthropic Mythos shaping up as nothingburger …＂
#human #slop #misinformation #FreeBSD #Anthropic #Claude #Mythos #Carlini #Calif #devansh #AI #artificialintelligence #chocolatemilkcultleader
Also from the Open Slopware organisation:
"… nothing good can come of it if/when Graham and his reddit buddies find out they're blocked. …"
– that's a baseless, mean-minded, tawdry accusation.
Re: the screenshot here, the first of my three 'friends' is a test account that I created. Not truly a friend.
The second is a highly-upvoted contributor who had difficulty with his Reddit account. I spent many hours helping him, and silently working around some of the difficulties. Probably not a mutual friendship; I have no idea whether, or how, other people make use of the feature.
The third is u/TheSunflowerSeeds <https://www.reddit.com/user/TheSunflowerSeeds/> – an automated account, an app. A single upvote from me. I vaguely remember responding to a single comment a year or so ago. Until today I wasn't aware that it's non-human. I don't remember adding the account, I was probably testing something.
Those three aside: some writers gain more votes than others. It's as simple as that, and the colouring by Reddit Enhancement Suite (RES) <https://redditenhancementsuite.com/> helps me to see, privately, when a disagreeable comment is written by someone who I frequently upvote.
The Open Slopware implication that I'm a rabble-rouser is just ugly. Is there a better word than "ugly"? Yes: sloppy.
Slop.
Human slop.
#human #slop #truthfulness #openness #Reddit #friendship #AI
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Screenshot: my three 'friends' in Reddit.
DNA From 1,500-Year-Old Korean Mass Grave Exposes a Brutal Ancient Ritual
In ancient times, power plays were on a whole other level.
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/95zrg
#human-history
https://gizmodo.com/dna-from-1500-year-old-korean-mass-grave-exposes-a-brutal-ancient-ritual-2000745194
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Secondary Chamber Eii 2 Tomb Joyeong Dong Sunjang
Human ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million years ago, helping to fuel their large brains
A professor of anthropology explores how early hominids ate prehistoric elephants to survive.
#archaeology #human-evolution
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/human-ancestors-butchered-and-ate-elephants-18-million-years-ago-helping-to-fuel-their-large-brains
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Illustration of elephant hunting using spears by Dana Ackerfeld
30 Unpublished Poems From Iconic Greek Philosopher Discovered in Cairo
For over two millennia, the philosopher’s poetic work had largely been alluded to in the writings of others.
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/8kr56
#human-history
https://gizmodo.com/30-unpublished-poems-from-iconic-greek-philosopher-discovered-in-cairo-2000741535
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Empedocles Engraving
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@patrickcmiller/116328439530412007
Reddit: humans welcome (bots must wear name tags)
<https://www.reddit.com/user/spez/comments/1s3ezrc/humans_welcome_bots_must_wear_name_tags/>
＂… Things are changing quickly, and we’ll adapt as best we can. We welcome any thoughts and criticism.＂
Reddit takes on the bots with new 'human verification' requirements for fishy behavior | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/reddit-bots-new-human-verification-requirements/
It's great to see such a huge turnout for this past weekend's No Kings Rally. However, at the end of the #weekend, a friend (who works in healthcare) asked me which rally I went to. I told him I didn't attend any due to caregiving responsibilities. He asked what was so difficult about bringing our son to a rally.
So...I want to talk about #caregiving for a bit. I've mentioned here before my son is fully #disabled with severe spastic #quadriplegic cerebral palsy, is #actuallyautistic, and has significant #sensory #needs. Caregiving is physically and emotionally #brutal. It's a significant #life change that, unfortunately, a lot of #people simple do not and cannot fathom - unless it happens to them.
The best way I can describe *my* #experience is it's real time #multivariable #calculus with known, unknown, and constantly changing variables. It requires high level non-linear systems-based thinking to solve #problems, #chaos #management, and constantly being on high alert.
#Burnout is inevitable, the #physical and #emotional #labor is genuinely exhausting on a cellular level, and #time and #access to self care is rare. It's also incredibly #socially #isolating.
In addition to the #social #isolation, navigating the outside world isn't just unnecessarily difficult it's a #failure of the #system. The uncomfortable #reality is most places are NOT #accessible, including #bathrooms. #Toileting is a basic #human #right! My son is too large and heavy for the baby changing stations in "#family #restrooms." We need to put him on a #dirty bathroom floor in order to change his #diaper. Where is the #humanity and #dignity in *that*?
I feel like a broken record explaining this to him for the past six years. It's honestly mind blowing and exhausting.
Repair Workers Accidentally Stumble Upon Lost Remains of Legendary ‘Fourth Musketeer’
Under some old, loose tiles lay the real-life counterpart of d’Artagnan from The Three Musketeers.
#human-history
https://gizmodo.com/repair-workers-accidentally-stumble-upon-lost-remains-of-legendary-fourth-musketeer-2000738986
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Charles De Batz De Castelmore Portrait
What do these people actually mean when they shout that man is a machine? It is, as I’ve suggested, that human beings are ‘‘computable’’ (berechenbar), that they are not distinct from other objects in the world, in any way deserving of special respect or even attention. This then leads, at first gradually and then with exponentially increasing speed, to a view of human beings as mere objects who—no! Not who, that—can be exploited, inducted in killing machines, imprisoned, tortured, killed (providing they are ‘‘enemy combatants’’). It leads to the American military sponsoring programs to produce robot soldiers. What is then left of Norbert Wiener’s vision of the human use of human beings? And does not our world show us with utmost clarity how far we have already come?#AI #ComputerScience #human #life #TormentNexus #machinicI want here to emphasize, especially to this audience, that all this is not the fault of the computer. Guilt cannot be attributed to computers. But computers enable fantasies, many of them wonderful, but also those of people whose compulsion to play God overwhelms their ability to fathom the consequences of their attempt to turn their nightmares into reality.