Graham Downs / is on Nostr

South African Christian, husband, Software Developer, and author of the urban fantasy novella, Memoirs of a Guardian Angel.

Originally Joined: Nov 7, 2022
Location: Ekurhuleni, South Africa
URL: https://www.grahamdowns.co.za/?utm_source=Mastodon
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Last Notes

2024-07-31 07:53:15

So, don't stone me, I've been using #ChatGPT for a while now, and I just asked it a particularly deep question, to which it gave me a long, thorough answer. And for the first time, I clicked the "speaker" button to have it read the answer aloud...
And was taken aback when I heard a female voice! I don't know why, but from the beginning, I've been imagining ChatGPT as male (as opposed to a certain other AI assistant, who is clearly and obviously female in my mind 😛).
I immediately went into Settings and looked for a setting to change the voice. Thankfully I found one, and picked a male voice.
Ah. That's better! 😆

2024-07-29 09:00:32

*sigh* Is nothing sacred? Really? Why would you specifically target #deaf and #blind people? 😢
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-07-28-eastern-cape-extortionists-target-deaf-and-blind-people/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica
#crime #SouthAfrica #disabilities

2024-07-23 11:25:01

This is scary: you can literally get every single #streaming service available in #SouthAfrica, excluding DStv Stream Premium, for less than the price of Dstv Stream Premium! 😲
https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-ultimate-streaming-package/248464/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica
#TV

2024-07-18 10:44:46

Generally, the more you earn, the more expensive your lifestyle, and the less likely you are to have enough in reserve to cover an emergency. It's why I was taught to always strive to live below my means, but as you get older, you pick up more responsibilities, and the cost of living goes up, etc, it gets really difficult.... :/
https://businesstech.co.za/news/finance/782914/standard-bank-warning-to-south-africans-earning-over-r25000-per-month/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica #finance #savings #SouthAfrica