Harley David

Reminder to all the designers out there to do daily shoulder (and wrist) stretches 😪

Like, you just proved their point. It took you no time to do a sketch that you are more than capable of doing. But instead, your first choice was to spit out the same looking Ai garbage as every tech-bro and grifter out there, and for what? To show you lack integrity?

Just saw an art account on Instagram throw a fit about getting flamed in their comments under a post of theirs that used generative Ai slop. And then proceeded to post their own hand drawn version of the Ai slop image as if it was a “fuck you” to those people that called them out lol.

Ah! This rings a bell - I believe there is a short section about him in the book '1960's Gay Pulp Fiction: The Misplaced Heritage'. Fantastic collection of articles on gay pulp and their impact. He definitely get's brought up.

This is exactly the type of gay history that is fascinating to read through. This will definitely be added to my reading list. Thanks for the recommendation!

I had the opportunity to go see this exhibit yesterday and it was incredibly well curated. Anyone in the Chicago / Milwaukee area, I definitively recommend you buy tickets and see this before its gone. It ends August 2nd.

Now this is my type of gaming

NewJeans and Oklou 🫶

Thank you! Can’t wait to listen

Great conversation! What episode is your episode on Bond?

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions is a fantastic read!

I will definitely add Cruising to my list! Thank you! 🌹

If you have any gay non-fiction favorites to read, please send your recommendations.

Generative Al is being marketed as a tool designed to reduce or eliminate the need for developed, cognitive skillsets. It uses the work of others to simulate human output, except that it lacks grasp of nuance, contains grievous errors, and ultimately serves the goal of human beings being neurologically weaker due to the promise of the machine being better equipped than the humans using it would ever exert the effort to be. The people that use generative Al for art have no interest in being an artist; they simply want product to consume and forget about when the next piece of product goes by their eyes. The people that use generative Al to make music have no interest in being a musician; they simply want a machine to make them something to listen to until they get bored and want the machine to make some other disposable slop for them to pass the time with. The people that use generative Al to write things for them have no interest in writing. The people that use generative Al to find factoids have no interest in actual facts. The people that use generative Al to socialize have no interest in actual socialization. In every case, they've handed over the cognitive load of developing a necessary, creative human skillset to a machine that promises to ease the sweat equity cost of struggle. Using generative Al is like asking a machine to lift weights on your behalf and then calling yourself a bodybuilder when it's done with the reps. You build nothing in terms of muscle, you are not stronger, you are not faster, you are not in better shape. You're just deluding yourself while experiencing a slow decline due to self-inflicted atrophy.

re: generative AI

I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.

And now, you can use it, too.

I think about this once a week. I should go back just to see if they’d be willing to sell it.

I played around with the emerald sea glass rom patch (makes emerald look like gen 2 with some quality of life changes), but it wasn’t finished when I played it.

Honestly not really. I pretty much always keep a copy of pokemon pinball and sapphire with me for my Analogue Pocket - might have to check out odyssey and see if I can get it running on the pocket since you’ve been posting about it. Looks fun.

Best pokemon spinoff

Us in September

the cult of efficiency will be the death of creativity

Meant to say: “… need to find you, will find you.”

A Different Corner

youtu.be/VfPSNKb0Ahc?...

Just saw it in theaters for the 20th anniversary. Crazy to think something that was released when I was 8 years old would circle back to find me 20 years later at the exact time I needed to see it. All of the things that will find you, will find you.

Happy Birthday to our Father 🌹

Convinced you can only play it with a full group. Solo play is horrendous.

SPRINTING to go listen to this right now

In the most genuine and sincere way. Touch some grass. Have a conversation with a stranger. Read a book. Do something that isn’t fucking automated for you. Have some semblance of curiosity about the world and our existence that isn’t spoon fed to you by a robot.

Hello Sailors ⚓️

If you ever need any help, feel free to reach out 🌹

Pride MKE 2025

More book recs! 🌹