@chrisubik.bsky.social
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I just realized that Bsky has never seen @chrisubik.bsky.social and my wax photos. I will rectify that. #fineart #fineartnude #figuremodel #wax #model #travelingmodel #artmodel #candlewax
Hells to the yeah!
With @chrisubik.bsky.social wearing my Marie Mur leather harness, which I can't believe I had never shot in prior to this photoshoot. #blackandwhite #bnw #bnwcaptures #moodyportrait #fineart #artmodel #fineartphotography #leather #lingerie #model #monochrome
I developed film at home for the first time since the late 1980s today! The roll on the left is Tri-X; on the right is CineStill BwXX. Both were developed in CineStill DF96.
The hardest part wasn’t developing, it was using a changing bag and getting film on the reels for the first time in 37 years.
Another from the wealth of archives @chrisubik.bsky.social and I share. I was very obsessed this timeframe with "anonymity" so I shot in wigs, accessories, and costumes that obscured my identity. This is what longterm collaborations between models and photographers will grant! #artmodel #surreal
I think one of the hangups around sex workers rights is that everyone else adjacent feels like it's an affront to center sex workers because other groups also suffer from similar problems
But my point is-
These are not mutually exclusive positions
This is a time for solidarity, not division
Here’s the bottom line for what’s going on with Grok - if the owner of the website is putting his thumb on the scale hard enough for the chatbot to turn into Goebbels, you should be deeply concerned about what he’s doing to the algorithm that you can’t so easily see, and what it’s doing to you
We know what we have to do to save our city from Andrew Cuomo.
We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social
RIP, Ed, you steely-eyed missile man
real heroes use duct tape
In the mood for some bodyscapes. With @chrisubik.bsky.social
#bodyscapes #nudeart #bnw #blackandwhite #ncmodel #travelingmodel #artmodel #moodyportraits #figureart #figurephotography #fineartphotography #fineartphoto
I think our hit rate for “let’s try this thing that we’ve never done before” is a solid hundred percent. I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to properly light you, and yet…
A fun experiment in a nylon body stocking – I’m obsessed with nylon textures and I wish I could play around more with this concept. With @chrisubik.bsky.social 📸
#artmodel #travelingmodel #fineartphotography #fineartmodel #ncmodel #blackandwhite #bnw #model #nylon
Here's me very oiled up before @chrisubik.bsky.social and I shot with candle wax poured over me. I will be bringing baby oil to figure shoots more often, thanks to this session.
#fineart #fineartnude #figuremodel #figurestudy #artisticnudity #ncmodel #travelingmodel #artmodel
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OpenAI says it has found evidence that Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek used the US company’s proprietary models to train its own open-source competitor, as concerns grow over a potential breach of intellectual property.
The San Francisco-based ChatGPT maker told the Financial Times it had seen some evidence of “distillation”, which it suspects to be from DeepSeek.
The technique is used by developers to obtain better performance on smaller models by using outputs from larger, more capable ones, allowing them to achieve similar results on specific tasks at a much lower cost.
Distillation is a common practice in the industry but the concern was that DeepSeek may be doing it to build its own rival model, which is a breach of OpenAI’s terms of service.
“The issue is when you [take it out of the platform and] are doing it to create your own model for your own purposes,” said one person close to OpenAI.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:26hkfmtr7jrchexamh7hk6rz/bafkreicsgga7q6qtz6xcrc4xl4sucq4wgcyrlojh4roufwiyj3tcon5wka)
beyond parody www.ft.com/content/a0df...
And just like that, Ivy whirls her way into the bsky Universe, tits out and surrounded by billowing fabric. Would you expect any less from a Goddess? 😘 @chrisubik.bsky.social on the lens
Mike the Cool Guy, though the resemblance is more aspirational than actual.
Me and the three people who read my skeets.
The lens hood is goofy AF, but 🤷🏻♂️
I haven’t been loving my Sony A7R III since purchasing it and came thiiiiiis close to trading her in this weekend. It’s kinda heavy and full frame lenses exacerbate that problem.
So today I got myself something light and svelte: the 40mm 2.5 G. Totally changes the handling for the better!
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
While there is a 100% chance of rescue, it is equally likely that you will be exposed to shenanigans that will make you wonder if you were safer with the kidnappers 😏
Seems a little fortuitous, but I’ll take it 😏
Nope! I also have a dear friend who has never called me anything but “Cubik,” because that was my login name on the system he and I virtually met on over 20 years ago. It just bled over into real life.
Yes! My burlesque buddy, Ivy, is forever Ivy. I know her government name, but calling her by it feels odd.
I confessed that to her years ago and was assured that “Ivy” is fine.
I pity Ian Betteridge’s mentions this morning.
This 2025 stop calling yourself a "content creator"
You're an artist, graphic designer, a video editor, an entertainer, musician, a streamer, a cook, a craftsman, an animator, a storyteller, a writer, a painter, a woodworker, a tailor...
You are not a faceless "content" machine.
Achievement unlocked!
The second floor of the #LEGO Jazz club is complete! I was going to wait until this weekend to complete the build, but I’m feeling bold in the new year.
