Barry O'Neill

@barryoneill.bsky.social

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software guy, trying not to make things worse

seymour skinner "am I out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong" meme
"Did Lalas enjoy an elite playing career? No. But does he do the background reading that could compensate for his relative lack of standing in a conversation with titans like Henry and Zlatan? Also no. But is he charming or funny or charismatic or otherwise magnetic on screen? Eh, no. "
My gemini 3 pro prompt: "Read https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar25/ as if you were an impartial investor. Do you see any red flags?"
Four panel comic, character talking to his mom's avatar on his phone: 1: Mom: "Look Darling, with AI we can be together forever" 2: Person: "Do you love me, mum?" 3: Mom: "I do. Almost as much.." 4: Mom (now wearing bling outfit): ".. as I love getting 10 FREE SPINS WHEN I SIGN UP TO POCKETCASINO.COM"
the meme of the man flogging a dead horse
With the country selected as 'Ireland', I see a checkbox next to "Yes please, I’d like GitHub and affiliates to use my information for personalized communications, targeted advertising and campaign effectiveness. See the GitHub Privacy Statement for more details."
google pixel marketing email: "Jimmy Fallon hosts Made by Google, tune in on August 20"
Looking down from a high viewpoint onto a charred mannequin lying in an alleyway next to a fire extinguisher
app: You are Bilbo Baggins, a respectable hobbit enjoying a peaceful morning smoke when Gandalf the wizard arrives, proposing an adventure. me: Politely decline the offer app: Gandalf raises a bushy eyebrow, a silent question hanging in the air as Bilbo politely declines the adventure. me: Insist on tea. app: Bilbo, ever the gracious host, insists on tea, leading Gandalf to chuckle and remark, "Indeed, some tea would be most welcome, though I suspect more than tea will be needed before our business is concluded." me: Politely decline company. app: Gandalf tips his hat, leaving a silence Bilbo finds remarkably appealing, yet undeniably awkward. me: Tell Gandalf to get the fuck out of my house
The AI avatar 'Brendan'
"HARRIS FIGHT FUND" email. Contents: ------ Good morning, Barry. It's Kamala. You know Barack. He would like to meet you. Here’s why. I know a lot of folks are wondering what’s going to guide us through this moment... How are we all going to chart the course? There is only one answer — and that is together. Everyone doing whatever it is they can: volunteering, organizing in your community, running for office, and more... That is why Barack Obama has agreed to participate in a contest where one lucky winner and a guest will get the chance to meet him later this summer. Flight — covered. Hotel — covered. All you have to do is donate to the Democratic Party to enter. Please contribute $500 or whatever it is that feels right to you today to the Democratic National Committee. You'll help build a strong party while getting a chance to meet Barack Obama. -------- a bit list of red buttons with suggested donation amounts
me: Is there any way for chatgpt to minimize the verbiage, overly familiar tones? I want the minimum of speech in the responses chatGPT: Yes, just tell me directly: 'be minimal'. Would you like me to switch to minimal mode now? (One-word answer is fine). me: yes chatgpt: OK. me: Are you mad at me? chatgpt: No.
Update notes from the latest 15.3 MacOS update: • For users new or upgrading to macOS 15.3, Apple Intelligence will be enabled automatically during Mac onboarding. Users will have access to Apple Intelligence features after setting up their devices. To disable Apple Intelligence, users will need to navigate to the Apple Intelligence & Siri Settings pane and turn off the Apple Intelligence toggle. This will disable Apple Intelligence features on their device. (141646607)
Meme of the scorpion on the frog's back. "But I voted for you, said the frog". "lol", said the Scorpion, "lmao".
The windows 11 start menu after typing 'fan'. The top entry is a link to FanDuel's website, and the right preview pane is an ad for the latter. FanControl is in second place.
The Kate Beaton "Aww Yiss" meme, where the bird is saying "Motha Freakin [+91 -1248]", the numbers being a file changed delta on a github PR
Screenshot of the Instagram "take a video selfie" screen, stating 'your selfie will be stored securely and deleted within 30 days after we finished confirming your identity'
The "old man yells at cloud" meme changed to have the title "young man yells at vi", with a picture of the squeaky-voiced teenager and the vim logo
The open sandwich showing it about a quarter full, right at the visible edge
An example of a Dewalt drill bit case, where in increasing sizes, the bits are: 1/16, 5/64, 3/32, 7/64, 1/8, 9/64, 5/32, 3/8
A pull request comment with the picture of Vito Corleone and the caption "Look how they massacred my boy"
A restaurant's "Pizza city" sign but the 'a' is broken
A news article showing road brining stripes with the heading "What are those narrow white lines on Houston highways?"
Slack conversation person1: BUT person1: Let's make it better! barry: I like big buts
A St Patrick's day accessories display in the supermarket I'm in
A photo of a standard American drill bit selection, with wonderful sizes like 9/64" and 3/32"
A pretty horrific attempt at icing a turkey on a ice cream cake
the folder structure of a 20-deep conversation thread
The home Depot specials bay cleared out