Jason B
@jasonbaker.me
Horticulturist / Assets Systems Specialists / Project Manager / Flâneur / Amateur Photographer / Explorer / Olympus OMD EM1mkII / Maker of Paper Planes / Sydney, Australia
Post event drinks assisted by a little sunset colour this week.
Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney.
Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney.
July 25, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Post event drinks assisted by a little sunset colour this week.
Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney.
Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney.
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Stanford Study: ‘AI’ Generated ‘Workslop’ Actually Making Productivity Worse
Automation undeniably has some useful applications. But the folks hyping modern "AI" have not only dramatically overstated its capabilities, many of them generally view these tools as a way to lazily cut corners or…
Automation undeniably has some useful applications. But the folks hyping modern "AI" have not only dramatically overstated its capabilities, many of them generally view these tools as a way to lazily cut corners or…
Stanford Study: ‘AI’ Generated ‘Workslop’ Actually Making Productivity Worse
Automation undeniably has some useful applications. But the folks hyping modern "AI" have not only dramatically overstated its capabilities, many of them generally view these tools as a way to lazily cut corners or undermine labor. There's also a weird innovation cult that has arisen around managers and LLM use, resulting in the mandatory use of tools that may not be helping anybody…
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October 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Stanford Study: ‘AI’ Generated ‘Workslop’ Actually Making Productivity Worse
Automation undeniably has some useful applications. But the folks hyping modern "AI" have not only dramatically overstated its capabilities, many of them generally view these tools as a way to lazily cut corners or…
Automation undeniably has some useful applications. But the folks hyping modern "AI" have not only dramatically overstated its capabilities, many of them generally view these tools as a way to lazily cut corners or…
Some Friday tunes as I sit watching the golden light of sunset ( well almost sunset) between raindrops after a very damp day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHFc...
#yoste #teampixel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHFc...
#yoste #teampixel
August 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Some Friday tunes as I sit watching the golden light of sunset ( well almost sunset) between raindrops after a very damp day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHFc...
#yoste #teampixel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHFc...
#yoste #teampixel
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Introducing Bases, a new core plugin that lets you turn any set of notes into a powerful database.
Now available to everyone with Obsidian 1.9!
Now available to everyone with Obsidian 1.9!
August 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Introducing Bases, a new core plugin that lets you turn any set of notes into a powerful database.
Now available to everyone with Obsidian 1.9!
Now available to everyone with Obsidian 1.9!
Today's delivery...
Yellow sticky insect traps and a book on conspiracies
Congrats on the release @arielbogle.bsky.social and @cameronwilson.bsky.social ... Looking forward to the read
Yellow sticky insect traps and a book on conspiracies
Congrats on the release @arielbogle.bsky.social and @cameronwilson.bsky.social ... Looking forward to the read
July 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Today's delivery...
Yellow sticky insect traps and a book on conspiracies
Congrats on the release @arielbogle.bsky.social and @cameronwilson.bsky.social ... Looking forward to the read
Yellow sticky insect traps and a book on conspiracies
Congrats on the release @arielbogle.bsky.social and @cameronwilson.bsky.social ... Looking forward to the read
A snap of last nights storm as it passed by my window. Taken on a Pixel 9 Pro XL #teampixel #sydney
July 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
A snap of last nights storm as it passed by my window. Taken on a Pixel 9 Pro XL #teampixel #sydney
January 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
From Omnivore to Readeck / Obsidian Web Clipper..
Not the solution I were hoping for, but the workflow that kind of works for me.. . just need to find a way to bring newsletters into that mix
#readitlater #readeck #obsidian #obsidianmd
Not the solution I were hoping for, but the workflow that kind of works for me.. . just need to find a way to bring newsletters into that mix
#readitlater #readeck #obsidian #obsidianmd
December 1, 2024 at 5:31 AM
From Omnivore to Readeck / Obsidian Web Clipper..
Not the solution I were hoping for, but the workflow that kind of works for me.. . just need to find a way to bring newsletters into that mix
#readitlater #readeck #obsidian #obsidianmd
Not the solution I were hoping for, but the workflow that kind of works for me.. . just need to find a way to bring newsletters into that mix
#readitlater #readeck #obsidian #obsidianmd
Somedays you just need to get some height...
Views from the 83rd floor of Crown Sydney
#photography #sydney #australia
Views from the 83rd floor of Crown Sydney
#photography #sydney #australia
November 29, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Somedays you just need to get some height...
Views from the 83rd floor of Crown Sydney
#photography #sydney #australia
Views from the 83rd floor of Crown Sydney
#photography #sydney #australia
November 26, 2024 at 12:27 AM
"The Road Between"
winding through the desert like a serpent
#photography #NorthernTerritory #Australia
winding through the desert like a serpent
#photography #NorthernTerritory #Australia
November 22, 2024 at 1:43 AM
"The Road Between"
winding through the desert like a serpent
#photography #NorthernTerritory #Australia
winding through the desert like a serpent
#photography #NorthernTerritory #Australia
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I ran the same blank phone experiment that I did on Facebook on TikTok and found it took not very much to end up in a far right rabbit hole without trying.
TikTok’s algorithm is highly sensitive – and could send you down a hate-filled rabbit hole before you know it
TikTok’s algorithm is highly sensitive – and could send you down a hate-filled rabbit hole before you know it
TikTok’s highly active recommendation system is designed to keep users clicking on videos, even if they contain racist or homophobic content
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TikTok’s algorithm works in mysterious ways, but a Guardian Australia experiment on a blank account shows how quickly a breaking news event can funnel users down a conservative Christian, anti-immigration rabbit hole.
Last week we reported how Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms are luring young men into the Manosphere. This week, we explore what happens when TikTok’s algorithm is unleashed on a blank account in the absence of any interactions such as liking or commenting.
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July 26, 2024 at 8:17 PM
I ran the same blank phone experiment that I did on Facebook on TikTok and found it took not very much to end up in a far right rabbit hole without trying.
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X isn't "back" — it's the sunk-cost social network. This and other thoughts about this week's big shake-up in the presidential campaign www.platformer.news/kamala-harri...
July 23, 2024 at 12:13 AM
X isn't "back" — it's the sunk-cost social network. This and other thoughts about this week's big shake-up in the presidential campaign www.platformer.news/kamala-harri...
Fitzroy Falls -an 81m plunge over the cliff into the Yarrunga Valley
November 18, 2023 at 10:26 PM
Fitzroy Falls -an 81m plunge over the cliff into the Yarrunga Valley
Kasbah Amridil a historic fortified residence or kasbah in the oasis of Skoura, Morocco.
November 17, 2023 at 9:44 PM
Kasbah Amridil a historic fortified residence or kasbah in the oasis of Skoura, Morocco.