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Grant Peace

@thx.bsky.social

BlueSky only. Tech enthusiast (optimist). Futurist and early-adopter of everything.

created June 6, 2023

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Couldn't that be replicated by a function? Seems like a fairly simple trait to replicate.

1/9/2025, 11:19:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nvidia were on the right side of history (so far).

31/8/2025, 7:56:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks!

31/8/2025, 6:45:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The only reason I stopped arguing after your initial comment is because: a) the basis of your points is correct b) I've argued with a prominent figure on BlueSky before and my comments were shared around (out of context), making me out to be an asshole in front of tens of thousands :p

31/8/2025, 6:41:49 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I am an outlier who desires to be corrected and will likely argue to pry for more - even if it makes me look more like an arse* on a public forum :p

31/8/2025, 6:39:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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One of the ways that I learn is by (often) making controversial or blatantly incorrect statements with the intention of informed beings providing correction that fills gaps in my knowledge or collective knowledge.

31/8/2025, 6:35:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm extremely appreciative of your input on this.

31/8/2025, 6:33:26 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It certainly leads to a more "spectacular" atmospheric experience.

31/8/2025, 6:29:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm not a fan of "doing it for the gram" culture, which I am afraid the attendance of Burning Man is turning into. You have raised a great point about this social media influence leading to a greater awareness of the origins and purpose of Burning Man. Whether it is a net-positive outcome...

31/8/2025, 6:27:45 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Agree with all of your points and am aware of the history, culture, and social construct underlying Burning Man which is important for general awareness of alternative social structures. My post completely dismissed that and I acknowledge that.

31/8/2025, 6:22:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All good. Noticing your data science background... Interesting work ๐Ÿ‘

31/8/2025, 6:12:50 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

I never said anything about either one being a "festival" or having "lineups". I understand your interpolation is that these are separate events. You are correct.

31/8/2025, 6:09:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Agree. Apart from the quote of "event is about" which is not actually a quote from my post ๐Ÿ™ƒ You can remove those quotation marks thank you.

31/8/2025, 6:00:50 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Australia has its own version of Burning Man. It's called the Mundi Mundi Bash located in Broken Hill. It's the same dystopian utopia without the focus on status and social media (which is why you probably have never heard of it). It's huge and truly remote. (1800 mile drive from where I am.)

Burning Man-esque collection of encampments make up the festival area.
31/8/2025, 5:19:23 AM | 65 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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I set a number of personal goals this year and have somehow accomplished all but two which are nearing completion. It's been an exhausting to-do list birthed from quiet-time and creativity. While the prospects build, I steadily continue...

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. - Franklin D. Roosevelt
28/8/2025, 2:36:48 PM | 71 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Not sure. Seems like a decent movement at surface level.

28/8/2025, 11:56:40 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I definitely know more than the average bear. ๐Ÿป We don't have bears in Australia.

24/8/2025, 10:51:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

No.

24/8/2025, 4:12:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Yep

19/8/2025, 11:43:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Typically, by shared agreement of values.

18/8/2025, 7:10:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Without effort, nothing important happens.

18/8/2025, 6:49:32 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Good people attract good people.

Good values are like a magnet - they attract good people. - John Wooden
16/8/2025, 8:19:57 AM | 80 9 | View on Bluesky | view

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I agree so much so that I plan to remove my post because it's just such a futile point to bring up. Leaving it up long enough for you to see my comment about taking it down.

14/8/2025, 3:59:30 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Image of water being pumped into the air by facility.
14/8/2025, 3:22:11 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The thing about life is, even if you do everything right - you will be lucky to get through it unscathed. Everyone understands that, but whether you take comfort in it or feel victimized is all about perspective. โœŒ๏ธ

8/8/2025, 3:45:53 PM | 54 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sometimes the best thing you can do is try

7/8/2025, 9:31:44 AM | 65 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

I tend to agree. Especially because it's extremely common to be put on a BlueSky list due to association. It's a classic "guilty by association." BlueSky is fairly toxic in this area.

6/8/2025, 3:26:39 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

100%

5/8/2025, 10:53:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Your posts are interesting. I wouldn't be upset about being on the list if I were you. I'm on over 200 lists. It's pretty normal here.

5/8/2025, 1:08:26 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm pretty sure the buildings in the image alone would solve and future-proof Australia's entire housing crisis. (Evergrandeโ€™s Life in Venice development in Qidong, Jiangsu province.)

5/8/2025, 5:38:56 AM | 19 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Australia has possibly the most serious housing crisis in history - Housing shortage - Labour shortage - Highest per capita immigration in the world Surely, China's Evergrande Group has the best-fit expertise for this problem?

Countless skyscrapers developed by Evergrande Group in China
5/8/2025, 5:35:53 AM | 47 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What "fascist bullshit" is it? Can you articulate what it is that I shouldn't support?

4/8/2025, 3:31:38 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

So is your issue with the list or with me?

4/8/2025, 1:55:13 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Grant Peace, not war.

4/8/2025, 12:44:22 AM | 42 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you identify one, you would need to take it up with the person who curated the list. Right?

4/8/2025, 12:16:26 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

It is directly relevant.

3/8/2025, 1:39:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Which one is your favourite?

3/8/2025, 11:53:45 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Which one is your favourite?

3/8/2025, 11:50:16 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

No, read the blocklist description.

3/8/2025, 11:40:42 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mostly. If you think otherwise, I have some concerns I think this group of doomers has an unhealthy perspective which detracts from those who have legitimate concerns for the climate. ๐Ÿซก

3/8/2025, 9:04:18 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm not engaging with trolls today. Sorry peeps. โœŒ๏ธ

2/8/2025, 7:24:21 AM | 93 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Very neat.

1/8/2025, 7:52:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Very neat. One of my favourites is Bacha Coffee in Changi airport.

Decorative glass ceiling, walls covered in coffee from many countries.
1/8/2025, 7:46:26 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Lol

1/8/2025, 7:39:54 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Wow. Is that a cafe?

1/8/2025, 7:39:26 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

How am I meant to do anything about it if I don't even know what you are referring to?

1/8/2025, 2:04:02 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Did you report it?

31/7/2025, 11:04:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

No. Must be a mistake. So much spam on here. It's horrendous.

31/7/2025, 5:11:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is a needle in a haystack. I discovered this album from a Bluesky first post and cannot stop listening. After some work to track down the artist - I cannot express how good of buy this is. New artist - first album - experimenting with AI TL;DR - This is worth buying.๐ŸซกโœŒ๏ธ

30/7/2025, 2:15:56 PM | 83 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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The facts of each headline can be true at the same time. They are not mutually exclusive.

30/7/2025, 1:55:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Do you do vinyl records?

30/7/2025, 12:56:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I really like this album and have purchased. โœŒ๏ธ

30/7/2025, 12:55:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Hi, what platforms is your music available apart from this one?

30/7/2025, 12:51:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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History is repeating itself in plain sight. Currency shifts have happened countless times. We are experiencing it again. Centralized currency is not just breaking down, it's already been killed during Crypto Week in the House. The shift is happening... Massive fallout effects occuring.

The Fall of the Western Roman Empire (circa 476 CE) Before: Rome minted coinage and levied taxes centrally in denarii and solidus. After Collapse: Cities lost minting authority. Trade reverted to barter and local credit systems. Decentralized scrip issued by feudal lords, monasteries, and cities. Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic (1921โ€“1923) Before: Centralized currency issued by the German Reichsbank. During Breakdown: Hyperinflation rendered the mark useless. Barter, foreign currencies...
29/7/2025, 12:50:44 PM | 67 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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SaaS (Sushi as a Snack)

29/7/2025, 8:49:31 AM | 82 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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Incredible. Love the broadcast as well.

29/7/2025, 3:16:40 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There's a big gap there. I recommend starting with an online course or tertiary education focusing on computer science or engineering!

29/7/2025, 2:16:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sure! I can help. What aspects are you trying to improve?

29/7/2025, 2:03:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All good. Much better than the usual, "Hello World"

28/7/2025, 1:37:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Amazing

28/7/2025, 1:27:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Who?

28/7/2025, 1:27:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You are thinking perfectly clear. Whether it is going for a walk to clear your head, or travelling to the other side of the world - finding your optimal environment is imperative for success. The moment you identify your environment as the issue is the time to take action.

28/7/2025, 1:11:39 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you try really hard for long time, you can build something remarkable. ๐Ÿš€

28/7/2025, 1:05:58 PM | 75 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

Nope! I like your thinking.

28/7/2025, 1:04:51 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's here technically. Only in some of their development products (Xcode etc.)

27/7/2025, 8:54:38 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Neurospicy

25/7/2025, 11:16:28 AM | 112 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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I cannot believe we are midway through 2025 and Google only just released their embedding model. ๐Ÿ˜† Five years late. Better late than never? ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

Email about the new Gemini Embedding model being live in the API. Quick start guide.
25/7/2025, 7:48:09 AM | 67 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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Microsoft, AWS, and Google have projects in stealth-mode. Research and development from these companies suggests nuclear power is the next logical step. Strategic acquisitions in nuclear are now common.

25/7/2025, 3:59:39 AM | 35 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Most people don't know: The largest infrastructure projects in history are data centres. It started with a few with funding around $500bn (Project Stargate, Texas). Within months, this grew to more than five known data centre projects over $1 trillion dollars.

Render of future 5GQ UAE-US AI Campus
25/7/2025, 3:59:39 AM | 77 8 | View on Bluesky | view

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Imagine if it aged your brain by up to four years between 2020-2024.

23/7/2025, 1:20:13 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's a silent Honeypot ๐Ÿฏ Collecting metadata and connection attempts.

23/7/2025, 4:40:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That's a common Tor relay named "noack13i0". Definitely not me.

22/7/2025, 11:58:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeah, that's why I live in Australia.

22/7/2025, 4:45:45 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Imagine if you really thought AI couldn't spell strawberry backwards ๐Ÿคฃ

22/7/2025, 4:44:42 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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image
22/7/2025, 12:36:07 AM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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yrrebwartS

22/7/2025, 12:35:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Did anyone else have an existential crisis when they found out about Benford's law? I did for a while until I understood exactly why it occurs and how it really isn't a phenomenon. Spoiler alert: It is directly proportional to the numbers used in mathematics (derp).

Chart showing Benford Probability distribution (leading digit)
21/7/2025, 9:12:51 AM | 82 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes

21/7/2025, 8:43:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No

21/7/2025, 8:42:44 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Try asking Deepseek about Tiananmen Square in 1989. Further, it's common to train an LLM to ignore specific comments. It is a skill LLMs are commonly trained to do.

21/7/2025, 8:39:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Google it!

21/7/2025, 12:22:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Could an AI not replicate random phone states or understand sarcasm?

20/7/2025, 12:39:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No... That's the point.

20/7/2025, 10:41:00 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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E.g. A method to prove that Donald Trump stole my Amazon box is to sample the DNA from a hair left at my front door. If there was actually a strand of hair at my front-door, the method could be used to find evidence. However, the method itself is not evidence that Donald Trump stole my pay-check.

20/7/2025, 6:05:33 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nothing about the method is currently providing evidence. Typically, multiple methods would be devised and tested to produce evidence.

20/7/2025, 6:00:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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How feasible is your method? Both visiting Jupiter and flying to London require someone to agree to make the journey. Both individuals accepting a level of risk imposed by the two modes of air travel.

20/7/2025, 5:57:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That is what is called a method. A method to prove a hypothesis is empirically different to evidence. A method may or may not provide a result and the results may vary. If you were to provide evidence as opposed to a method, what could you produce?

20/7/2025, 5:53:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Grant Peace (@thx.bsky.social) reply parent

The reason your evidence is invalid is because you are using an event which has not happened yet to prove your hypothesis. Use Jupiter as an example. If someone asked for evidence of the existence of Jupiter, you cannot respond with, "Just go there. You can just go there. Turn up. In person."

20/7/2025, 5:48:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I agree with you and do believe you found proof. Nice work :)

19/7/2025, 8:04:34 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What proof?

19/7/2025, 8:02:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Also the fact the domain is registered to a name which matches the so-called potential AI agent, that should be a dead giveaway the person is real. Unless the person has automated their identity using AI, in which case, does not prove I am not an AI on this platform.

19/7/2025, 6:55:35 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That would require interaction with the physical person. You certainly pass the test. ... Or is that something an AI would say? Fail.

19/7/2025, 6:49:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I really like where you went with this. Although, an AI agent could have used a domain allocated to it which was registered before the transformers era. However, that is fairly extreme for current-state AI agency.

19/7/2025, 6:47:24 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Fail.

19/7/2025, 6:44:36 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yep. Everybody can see your post.

19/7/2025, 6:39:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I know... AI can make grammatical errors to seem more like a human. So we really don't have any hope :p

19/7/2025, 6:36:57 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sorry, I had to delete it because I used incorrect grammar which should have been an immediate giveaway that I am not an AI. ๐Ÿ˜‚

19/7/2025, 6:33:48 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I am going to run an experiment. Can you prove that I am not an AI? You must provide evidence that cannot be replicated by an AI agent. โœŒ๏ธ

19/7/2025, 6:33:13 AM | 97 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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๐Ÿคฃ

19/7/2025, 6:31:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I believe Neuroscientific Biopharmaceuticals is producing a drug which has the potential to reverse Alzheimer's. EmtinB will pass human trials in coming years and change the course of safe neurodegeneration.

19/7/2025, 5:39:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view