Matt Bowes

The distinction between "is this person a vocal transphobe?" and "work on a transphobe's project is not a dealbreaker for them" seems awfully thin, especially when these are financially secure people

One of the best parts (of many) is that you tell Lupin is having a great time driving the car. He’s having fun, so are we.

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Mister Rogers ❤️

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"i just use AI for-" say no more, i already think less of you

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"How I Fucked Up The Entire Earth" by Kamala Harris Soars Past 800 Copies In First Week

Amazon review of Pride and Prejudice, left by carlton p morgan on 30 July 2010: "Just a bunch of people going to each other's houses"

Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate

Not the best time to have recently finished reading Vollmann’s NO IMMEDIATE DANGER… (short version, Fukushima was much worse than you probably think it was)

The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...

Well, I'll be damned.

It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.

newatlas.com/infectious-d...

the billionaire boomers are dying and their failsons can be defeated.

the gen x boomers are all falling in love with their computers, so they can also be defeated.

mark zuckerberg can be beaten by a robust regulatory state.

Asked the cashier at McDonald’s why the flag was at half mast and she said “Grimace died” and then she started crying

i believe that at 18 every american should be entered into a draft, not for military service, but for one year of mandatory retail or restaurant work

CHI Al shaming is a social phenomenon in which negative judgements are associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence (Al). This includes comparing someone's work with Al-generated work as a means of disparagement, voicing suspicion or alleging that someone has used Al to undermine their reputation, or blaming the poor quality of an artefact on Al use. Common justifications of Al shaming include recourse to Al's societal harms, its technical limitations, and lack of creativity. I argue that, more fundamentally than any of these, Al shaming arises from a class anxiety induced in middle class knowledge workers, and is a form of boundary work to maintain class solidarity and limit mobility into knowledge work. I discuss the role of Al shaming in protecting the privileged class of knowledge work and its attendant harms.

uh oh, things are happening dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

David Trotter · Putt for Dough: On the Golf Space Golf lends itself to spectacle. There’s a special thrill to the shape of the perfectly hit shot, a kind of lingering,...

‘Golf lends itself to spectacle. There’s a special thrill to the shape of the perfectly hit shot, a kind of lingering, dreamy eloquence.’

David Trotter: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

The new Adam Curtis movie SHIFTY does a great job explaining the UK’s move to cultural exports in the 90s. No one ever puts his work on lists of why people like English stuff lol

One question is always, always missing from representation-in-publishing discourse. "They published that book, by them, but they won't publish this book, by me!" OK. Was it shit though. Did you write a shit book.

Zuckerberg says Meta will build data center the size of Manhattan in latest AI push CEO says company plans to spend hundreds of billions on developing artificial intelligence products

Once again this proves he can damn well afford to pay authors and other creatives to license their copyright material, as well as punitive compensation for work which Meta has already stolen.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I feel like we owe Kojima an apology because he’s like “This is my villain, Corrupto Moneyguy. He controls the media and eats children.” As it turns out, this is a nuanced and accurate view of global politics.

nathan fielder was right

I’m shocked, shocked I say:

Just laughed out loud thinking how Trump is in a hot bedroom right now in the White House with the TV muted pacing around angry

A pink stamp with "Free Palestine" written on it. In the middle there are two mirrored, three-eyed magpies, from the move "Kpop Demonhunters", holding a poppy between them. They are encircled by hibiscus flowers, olives and orangeblossoms.

I don't think you're ready for the takedown...
#art #kpopdemonhunters #freepalestine #palestine #birds

I played this game so much as a kid that the soundtrack is forever burned into my mind.

When was the last time a Microsoft app improved?

I have just learned about this excellent new boutique Bluray house with a focus on South Asian cinema -- their initial Kickstarter for their first release will run for another two weeks and a half, but they're only at 20%. Spread the word! This really looks like the start of a beautiful effort here.

A colorized photo of Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a femme in uniform holding a rifle. Quote text: "Every Nazi who remains alive will kill women, children, and old folks. Therefore, if I kill a Nazi, I am saving lives. " -Lyudmila Pavlichenko

Happy birthday to Lyudmila Pavlichenko (born July 12, 1916), Soviet sniper in World War II, with 309 confirmed kills.

A true role model for today.

(The pollution is farts)