Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI No more Spirited Away and Demon Slayer in Sora 2.

Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI

I will say I have now seen the term used without the original 'actual car trunks' and a number of towns do it on the town green or at malls etc. with vendor stalls and stuff. Still not as fun as 'real' Halloween, but not as depressing as a parking lot.

Microsoft saw how everybody loved Apple Intelligence and said "I need me some of that good PR"

FB post from the Independent, "are modern men really using literature to get laid?", the hot bloke in the picture is reading Harry Potter

Dying at the book he's reading

Yeah I hear the ones out there have better stock than the one in NYC (and also you all have multiple)

I want to go to all the Book Offs in LA just to see what fun stuff they have

Vinny from "My Cousin Vinny" in Ace Attorney style. Dialog reads "Everything that guy said is bullshit"

The Judge from "My Cousin Vinny" in Ace Attorney style. Dialog reads: "Are you on drugs?"

Mr. Tipton from "My Cousin Vinny" in Ace Attorney style. Dialog reads: "I don't know, I'm a fast cook, I guess."

Mona Lisa from "My Cousin Vinny" in Ace Attorney style. Dialog reads: "A little? You've been thrown in jail twice!"

My Cousin Vinny: Ace Attorney

Had to finally release this from my head

*stares at blockchain, Second Life, NFTs*

I have not written a from-scratch (i.e. not using Flask or FastAPI etc) python program in so long, I feel like I am re-learning so many basics hah.

far be it from me to tell scientists how to do their jobs but i feel like there might be value in surveying the <365 hot dogs per year demographic

High court tells UK lawyers to stop using AI after fake case-law citations Ruling follows two cases blighted by actual or suspected use of artificial intelligence in legal work The high court has told senior lawyers to take urgent action to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence after dozens of fake case-law citations were put before the courts that were either completely fictitious or contained made-up passages. Lawyers are increasingly using AI systems to help them build legal arguments, but two cases this year were blighted by made-up case-law citations which were either definitely or suspected to have been generated by AI. Continue reading...

High court tells UK lawyers to stop using AI after fake case-law citations

I know a lot of people who could fall for this, and it might have been me if I hadn’t seen this thread.

Man who stole 325 Creme Eggs banned from Cambridgeshire for three months Deon De Groot, 26, was spotted stuffing eggs worth £220.50 into a duffle bag at a Tesco Express in Peterborough A man who stole 325 Cadbury Creme Eggs from a petrol station has been banned from Cambridgeshire for three months. Deon De Groot, 26, was spotted when he stuffed £220.50 worth of the eggs into a duffle bag at a Tesco Express in Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, and left without paying on Saturday. Continue reading...

Man who stole 325 Creme Eggs banned from Cambridgeshire for three months

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Digital Development Manager Do you have an interest in promoting the use of digital tools and methodologies for research and partnership working? Do you have a track record of supporting researchers to engage with digital innova...

Are you interested in promoting digital tools and methodologies for research and partnership working? We're looking for a Digital Development Manager (fixed-term) for @dcch-leeds.bsky.social - find out more here jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

‘One-in-a-billion’ round egg found at farm in Devon to be auctioned Rare spherical egg could fetch in region of £200, with proceeds of sale going to charity A farm worker in Devon has discovered what she believes to be a “one-in-a-billion” spherical egg. Alison Greene, who has worked as an egg handler on Fenton Farm…

‘One-in-a-billion’ round egg found at farm in Devon to be auctioned

Even if he did direct her to publish the ERA three days before a new administration, it would’ve been bullshit. This is something Biden could’ve done right after Dobbs and had the lawsuits play out over two years. Instead, we have this meaningless pandering

Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2 Data for 2024 shows humanity is moving yet deeper into a dangerous world of supercharged extreme weather Wildfires that blazed around the world in 2024 helped to drive a record annual leap in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, surprising…

Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2

Joan Plowright dies after long stage and screen career Actor helped shape British postwar theatre through her performances at the Royal Court, National Theatre and West End The actor Joan Plowright, who was celebrated for her long career in theatre and film, has died at the age of 95, her family have…

Joan Plowright dies after long stage and screen career

It’s very interesting watching people try to explain how bad it is for the Chinese government to have your information without referencing other places that have your information and the bad things those places are doing without being stopped or even gently chided.

Moving away from high-end emissions scenarios I have a new commentary in Dialogues on Climate Change exploring climate outcomes in current policy scenarios

New post on The Climate Brink from Zeke @hausfath.bsky.social about our climate future. With current policies, we’re on track for a bit less than 3C, with 2030 NDCs we’re on track for about 2.5C, and with net zero pledges we’re on track for a bit less than 2C.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/moving-awa...

I don't know how many of y'all are watching the migration of American TikTokers to RedNote, but it's the most fascinating thing I've EVER SEEN HAPPEN ONLINE.

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a woman wearing a santa hat says " stop trying to make fetch happen " ALT: a woman wearing a santa hat says " stop trying to make fetch happen "

No MS, I don't want Co-pilot and 'just hide it' ain't it.

s/fetch/ai integrations

From a FB post. Hey California friends…my friend’s dog sanctuary in Topanga has burned to the ground. 30 dogs looking for fosters ASAP. Please contact me if you can help, even help for a temporary basis it would do so much . Please call or text me on 248 520 0054

@bibliobeka.bsky.social guess it's good I'm coming this year XD

Coming back from break and learning FastAPI, it seems pretty ice so far (and I do love python).

All the grocery store employees groan as I enter wearing this and head to the rotisserie chicken stand

I don't know why the SF Chronicle avoids mentioning specifics at all.

But the "violation of workplace conduct policy" alluded to here was a social media post promoting fundraising for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which offended some racists.

She was fired for supporting the UN.

Tweet from Alex Press: “NYPD literally locking arms to protect Amazon’s operations lol” 5-6 NYPD officers locking arms with signs from striking Amazon employees are seen in the background.

This post from @alexnpress.bsky.social is just too on the nose of how law enforcement is used and implemented to protect the capital of the obscenely rich.

In 2010, anti-copyright activist Aaron Swartz hanged himself after being prosecuted to the full extent of the law for making copyrighted academic publications freely available. Today, academic publishers are insisting those copyrights be lifted to feed the corporate AI slop machine.