@dansup in my 15ish years of using social media, it's never about metrics for me

i started #RandomMovieTVQuotes in 2014, #InterestingWords in 2015, and #RandomObservations in 2016 -- all for my own amusement and self therapy

as i am starting to re-post old #RandomObservations to @ApocalypseSoon, i realize just how much i‘ve mellowed over the years, or is it that i just gave up?

This quick talk from Marketplace explores the pseudo-spiritual ways some view AI – almost like a saviour to some. However, I find it most interesting the number of folks who seem to have an irrational fear of AI as if it were the mark of the beast.

#RandomObservations #AI #MachineLearning #ML #666 #Religion
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketplace-tech/id73330855?i=1000623910594

as i read my old #RandomObservations and @ForestMusings posts from 2016, i realize i was a lot more hostile back then than i am now.

not sure if that is from mellowing or exhaustion though.

Anyone else notice it’s almost like the major news anchors are mourning the release of Barbie now that it’s behind us? They’ve gone from All The Pink for months to black/navy and neutrals this week 🧐

#Barbie #Pink #BarbieCore #barbenheimer #RandomObservations #PeopleWatching #Fashion #Trending #BarbieWorld #BackToReality #Adulting

Sometimes, I think #Japan has too many signs on #PublicTransport, especially trains. Do we really need to know that we are at Door 1?

That said, see how cool is it that they worry about #accessibility with #braille on the sign!

#Travel #Japan #RandomObservations

This "Train is arriving" display cum barrier door at a #rail station in #Tokyo #Japan uses the lights on top to indicate the direction that the train will come in (from right to left in this case)

#RealITS #Transportation #Travel #RandomObservations #safety

Who else thinks that we should not call #COVID variants things like XBB? For me, it sounds like something that came out of the marketing department at SONY when deciding what to call their latest extra bass headphones.

#TGIT #RandomObservations

We are used to seeing benches at platforms being parallel to the train, but in Japan, they're changing this to be perpendicular. Why? Cos it saves lives! #WhyDesignMatters

See: https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/13061704

#RealITS #Safety #Travel #RandomObservations #UX #Japan

I can't remember if it was @TimHarford or @FryRsquared who was discussing boarding aircraft but it's interesting that in Japan for some planes/ routes/ airports, they stream the 2 sides of the cabin into different doors at the front.

#Travel #RandomObservations #Japan

apps/services that make me scroll up infinitely (Instagram, Facebook, Reddit) are far more rage inducing for me than those that let me scroll down to a natural stopping point (Twitter, Mastodon) #RandomObservations

Facebook Reels: "Let's do TikTok but less intelligent and not anywher near as interesting."

#RandomObservations

i’m discovering the level of incompetence is directly proportional to the level of self perceived importance #xp #RandomObservations

there needs to be a study on the effect of the abuse of “Reply All” on the mental well-being of office workers #RandomObservations

when someone says

“normally I mind my business when it comes to how people conduct themselves, but”

you know this isn’t their first time at the rodeo #RandomObservations