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Thomas 🔭🕹️
Thomas 🔭🕹️
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

It's so fucking sad that this guy who wrote some of the most classic computer books in the 70s and 80s now has gone off the deep end and pooped AI-generated imagery all over his website that _misspells the names of his own books_.

https://mitchwaite.com

Alpha Brain Waves & Biofeedck Trainng
Alpha Brain Waves & Biofeedck Trainng
Alpha Brain Waves & Biofeedck Trainng
"Projects in Sigit Sound and Sension"
"Projects in Sigit Sound and Sension"
"Projects in Sigit Sound and Sension"
"Your Own Compputer"
"Your Own Compputer"
"Your Own Compputer"
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Matt
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@mdc@mstdn.ca replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@thomasfuchs

Do these people even bother proofing anymore? If you're going to half-ass this with AI, at least generate the picture without text and add it in. Even using MS Paint to do it would be less embarrassing than this

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Thomas 🔭🕹️
Thomas 🔭🕹️
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

I can understand maybe not being able to comprehend this due to age (he's 79).

But there's a lot of young people who don't have problems with images like these which show wrong things, make up stuff that's weird, look creepy and misspell text.

I wonder if perhaps repeated COVID infections contribute to people's mental decline that is similar to age-related mental issues.

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armadillosoft
armadillosoft
@Armadillosoft@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@thomasfuchs

In your alt-text you misspelled "Biofeedbck" and the 79 year old did not misspell it on his page/cover/whatever.

Even old people are entitled to typos sometimes. Not saying I find his pitch appealing and also not saying I never publish typos.

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Thomas 🔭🕹️
Thomas 🔭🕹️
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@Armadillosoft

BIOFEEDCK
BIOFEEDCK
BIOFEEDCK
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CM Harrington
CM Harrington
@octothorpe@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@thomasfuchs @Armadillosoft The new scent from Calvin Klein

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Steve Canon
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@steve@discuss.systems replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@thomasfuchs my parents are in their late eighties and understand this just fine. It’s not age.

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Thomas 🔭🕹️
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@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@steve I'm not saying that every octogenarian does this, I'm saying that it's more likely to have cognitive issues with advanced age.

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