All I want is some kind of audio processing so people can’t tell I’m on the toilet.
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I like the term “shit colander”. I also hope I’ll never have reason to use it.
He argued people should read the book before criticizing it, and declined to share a photo of the disguise he used during the writing process.
Real researchers are very explicit and forthright about their methodology…
“If people are looking for a minstrel show, they should look somewhere else.”
…and don’t insult people who ask legitimate questions about their work.
“Nobody has an experiential barometer with respect to race, for that matter,” he writes. “Nobody except for me.. My barometer is better than anyone else’s.”
Exceptionally arrogant and (unsurprisingly) quite wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Like_Me
He describes his own writing in Seven Shoulders as a “tremendous literary achievement” and a “tremendous achievement in the realm of civic progress.”
More arrogance, in case you missed any of the other examples.
I don’t know what this guy’s deal is, but he’s doing everything possible to avoid being taken seriously. I happen to think that another book done as professionally and seriously as Black Like Me may be insightful and useful. Based on what I’ve seen so far, though, I don’t think that this self-aggrandizing stunt comes anywhere close to that standard.
Here’s how John Howard Griffin did it when writing Black Like Me:
In late 1959, John Howard Griffin went to a friend's house in New Orleans, Louisiana. Once there, under the care of a dermatologist, Griffin underwent a regimen of large oral doses of the anti-vitiligo drug methoxsalen, and spent up to 15 hours daily under an ultraviolet lamp for about a week. He was given regular blood tests to ensure that he was not suffering liver damage. The darkening of his skin was not perfect, so he touched it up with stain. He shaved his head bald to hide his straight brown hair.
A link to the actual article, instead of CNNs homepage, would be appreciated
I hate their life, too
Man, am I glad that I couldn’t afford a Tesla when I thought they were cool and didn’t find Musk repulsive.
It turns out there’s a very clear reason for that. I have seen the extremely restrictive off-boarding agreement that contains nondisclosure and non-disparagement provisions former OpenAI employees are subject to. It forbids them, for the rest of their lives, from criticizing their former employer. Even acknowledging that the NDA exists is a violation of it.
Utterly insane.
That doesn’t do expensive damage. I am pro-finger.
Edit: come on, “pro-finger”? Nobody’s gonna take that and run with it? I’m disappointed.
True. I had intentional damage in mind.
Upvote for this. I started throwing the “flavor packet” away, and adding my own spices and seasoning, to avoid the ridiculous amount of sodium.