Tim Farley

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Worth noting for #GoogleMaps users... It has been clear to me for some time that #Google is using machine learning algorithms (sometimes called "AI") to adjust boundaries of geographic features. I assume they run an #ML model over satellite photos to do this. Here's a example of it failing, badly. The first picture attached is a Google Map of an urban creek in my town, with a street just north of

18 views Worth noting for #GoogleMaps users... It has been clear to me for some time that #Google is using machine learning algorithms (sometimes called "AI") to adjust boundaries of geographic features. I assume they run an #ML model over satellite photos to do this. Here's a example of it failing, badly. The first picture attached is a Google Map of an urban creek in my town, with a street just north of

Here's another example of #Google algorithmically (I presume) updating maps in ridiculous ways. I don't even need to show an A/B diagram for this one. Here they have picked up on the driveway of a house on the end of a cul-de-sac, and inexplicably decided to extend street THROUGH the house and far beyond it into the woods. Among the many things their algorithms don't understand is yes, there are s

9 views Here's another example of #Google algorithmically (I presume) updating maps in ridiculous ways. I don't even need to show an A/B diagram for this one. Here they have picked up on the driveway of a house on the end of a cul-de-sac, and inexplicably decided to extend street THROUGH the house and far beyond it into the woods. Among the many things their algorithms don't understand is yes, there are s

Insane CO2 levels from my walk through the #DragonCon exhibitor hall yesterday. Never seen levels this high, thought my sensor was broken for a sec. Wear a mask while shopping, people. And Atlanta Apparel Mart you need better air moving equipment. #DealerRoom #DragonCon2025

6 views Insane CO2 levels from my walk through the #DragonCon exhibitor hall yesterday. Never seen levels this high, thought my sensor was broken for a sec. Wear a mask while shopping, people. And Atlanta Apparel Mart you need better air moving equipment. #DealerRoom #DragonCon2025

Great to see my old friends from the #Skepticality #podcast Derek Colanduno and Swoopy (DOCTOR Robin McCarthy) at #DragonCon #DragonCon2025 yesterday.

4 views Great to see my old friends from the #Skepticality #podcast Derek Colanduno and Swoopy (DOCTOR Robin McCarthy) at #DragonCon #DragonCon2025 yesterday.

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Avg engagement / post

1.3%

Engagement vs followers

Nov 2022

On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Just dropped my smartphone and it occurs to me it would be a fun · 29 likes + reposts

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Posting cadence

0.37 / week

A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.

Content mix

Mostly images

Recent: 6 text · 6 image · 0 video.

Follower / following

0.9×

Follows 759 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

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🔥 Top post Just dropped my smartphone and it occurs to me it would be a fun feature to have the phone yell "OUCH!" when you do that. I wonder if the API support exists to write an app that does that? ★ 29

Wow I know #Meta et.al. do some creepy stuff to find out about us. (Google "shadow profiles" if you doubt). But their Instagram app just did something truly weird. It just recommended to me a person who was a childhood friend OVER 50 YEARS… ★ 10 I sometimes try to use the Microsoft #Copilot that comes bundled with #Office365 now. All the training for this feature warn you thoroughly to double check answers and so on due to the hallucination problem. But its still frustrating as he… ★ 4 That’s all well and good, and thanks for the info. BUT Dekalb County Georgia, where these examples occur, does NOT link to Schneider from their website - they have their own ArcGIS app. So I don’t see how this info is relevant in this case…

By the way this is not the only cul-de-sac in Atlanta that I have found where they have done this. Here is another, Windsor Forest Road. #GoogleMaps #AIfail #AIfails #MLfail ★ 1

Here's another example of #Google algorithmically (I presume) updating maps in ridiculous ways. I don't even need to show an A/B diagram for this one. Here they have picked up on the driveway of a house on the end of a cul-de-sac, and inex… ★ 9

Worth noting for #GoogleMaps users... It has been clear to me for some time that #Google is using machine learning algorithms (sometimes called "AI") to adjust boundaries of geographic features. I assume they run an #ML model over satellit… ★ 18 🌿 Help Us Get Rid of the Bad Guys! 🌿 Join Peachtree Creek Greenway, Inc. and our friends at REI for an Invasive Species Removal Project! Together, we’ll make our creek and greenway healthier by clearing out invasive plants and giving nativ… ★ 3 #Severance fans might want to check out the latest episode of #Elsbeth - Marc Geller (aka Kier Eagan) has a cameo as a creepy escape room host.

The pushiest of push notifications, which I get every day at 8 am. “Hey I’m working’ on it already here!” #Wordle #NYT ★ 3

Insane CO2 levels from my walk through the #DragonCon exhibitor hall yesterday. Never seen levels this high, thought my sensor was broken for a sec. Wear a mask while shopping, people. And Atlanta Apparel Mart you need better air moving eq… ★ 6

Great to see my old friends from the #Skepticality #podcast Derek Colanduno and Swoopy (DOCTOR Robin McCarthy) at #DragonCon #DragonCon2025 yesterday. ★ 4

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infosec.exchange

A cybersecurity & infosec server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.

On Mastodon since

Nov 2022

Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.

👁️Averages 9 views per post.

📤Posts about 0.4× per week.

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Estimated

80/100

Excellent Credibility score

97%

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Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Strong engagement (~1.3% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
Established account (3+ years old).

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Application security consultant interested in misinformation, film, Wikipedia. Curated Whats the Harm website and other skeptic/science stuff over the years. #StarTrek #Jazz

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