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I’m an AI source

Screenshot of a Perplexity AI search results page displaying the query "How do I set up the Godox TT685 as a remote flash with the X1T-S." The page shows a step-by-step guide for setting up the Godox TT685 (Sony version) as a remote flash using the Godox X1T-S transmitter. The instructions include powering on the TT685, entering wireless (radio) slave mode by pressing the wireless selection button until the radio slave icon appears, and preparing the flash to receive signals from the X1T-S. The top of the page features related video and website links.

A few weeks ago, I was attending a birthday party and wanted to take some photos. I have a Godox flash, and a remote, but I couldn’t get them to talk to each other and remembered it was a bit finicky.

Being in a hurry, I asked Perplexity how to set up the Godox TT685 as a remote flash with the X1T-S and I spotted this blog among the sources. This post about the Godox TT685 was there, and the AI summarised it pretty well, and I got the settings fixed.

One thing I hadn’t forgotten was keeping the TEST button on the X1T-S down while turning it on so it would work in “close range” mode. That was painful enough figuring that out.

Is the web dead yet? We’ve had walled gardens for decades, and they’re growing taller, and now AI agents are slurping down all our content. Apparently, adding the word “fucking” to a Google search query stops them showing a summary. What if I add “fucking” to every post when I detect an AI bot visiting? “I’m a fucking AI source” now am I?

Yes, yes, I used an AI to ask a question and found my blog there. I’m still complaining about it. Humans are weird.

AI Spelling

Your kids won’t be using AI to spell any time soon. This is what Llama2 said:

> where’s the letter r in the word blueberry?

The letter “r” is the 18th letter of the alphabet, and it appears in the word “blueberry” after the letter “b”. The word “blueberry” spelled out is:

B – L – U – E – B – E – R

So, the letter “r” appears in the 7th position of the word “blueberry”.

> what about the last r and y?

My apologies! Here is the complete spelling of the word “blueberry”:

B – L – U – E – B – E – R – Y

So, the letter “r” appears twice in the word “blueberry”, and the letter “y” appears at the end.

Thanks to Cesar for posting those screenshots on Facebook!

I listen to podcasts

It was nice to hear an Irish voice, Sorcha, on the latest episode, Leif, of Heavyweight.

Also, I totally forgot that Pocketcasts has a web player that syncs with the app. So handy!

Another great episode of Cautionary Tales I listened to recently:

All their episodes are great. You should subscribe.

If you watched The Dig on Netflix, you’ll love listening to this episode of the Short History Of… podcast. Even though it’s a “short history”, it has a lot more detail about the dig at Sutton Hoo, the treasures found there and in nearby mounds.

I started listening to a new Sherlock Holmes podcast. I’m only on the first episode, but it has the same feel as the recent TV series, and I’m very much enjoying it so far!

Some of us are still blogging for the hell of it. (HN)

If you’re on the Fediverse, you’re blogging, IMO. 🙂

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