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Hans Gerwitz

@hans@gerwitz.com

Head of Design at Canonical and King Freret IX

Every word I post here is statistically determined by preceding words.

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New server means a new

Hi, I am a design executive in Europe who started as a backend developer in Missouri.

My life has taken many turns, but I’ve always benefited from the advantage of being a white cishet male who is stereotyped as credible. Hopefully, I leave this planet more equitable than I found it.

I strive to apply critical analysis to everything yet also find solidarity with everyone.

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While I value “strong opinions, weakly held”, I do indulge in strongly-held opinions on a few issues. I’ll thread them here so you can make an informed decision on whether to follow or block me:

New server means a new

Hi, I am a design executive in Europe who started as a backend developer in Missouri.

My life has taken many turns, but I’ve always benefited from the advantage of being a white cishet male who is stereotyped as credible. Hopefully, I leave this planet more equitable than I found it.

I strive to apply critical analysis to everything yet also find solidarity with everyone.

Hans Gerwitz boosted

OpenAI Board: "You're fired!"

Altman: "Are you sure about that?"

OpenAI Board: "I apologize for the confusion in my previous answer. You are hired. We are fired."

Can I upload media? Let's find out with a cat photo.

New instance means I should be able to migrate my network, but all the old posts will remain captive on an old server. This is a good argument for POSSE, I suppose, but I'd prefer even "throwaway" posts to have permanent URLs.