W. Ron Sweeney

Ralph Wiggem “I’m in danger” meme

*Academics in early August

Definitely worth distinguishing between automated digital tools artists have used for years and generating AI images. And some of these companies are trying to relabel their tools as AI.

Smart cities know that, as hot as they already are, they’re just going to keep getting hotter. Greening the city not only cools it down, it cleans the air, quiets the noise, improves mental health & happiness, saves public money, & more. Strand Aldwych, London. 2021 vs. 2025. Via @modacitylife.com

Part of the problem with having a media environment that is entirely uncritical and unquestioning of AI is it results in outright cooked stories, like recently reported Wizard of Oz Sphere set extensions being entirely credited to AI when the reality is it's the work of hundreds of VFX artists.

The very same day a Trump official announced he wants to build a nuclear reactor on the moon.

We used to be a proper country

mortalityplays on tumblr: "REMEMBER: • if you don't understand the post at a glance it's because op wrote it wrong and needs your help • if the post doesn't contain all the contextualising information you need to understand it, op is gaslighting you • if you haven't experienced the phenomenon the post describes, op is making it up for clout • if you haven't encountered the type of person the post describes, they're a strawman that doesn't exist • if the post doesn't address a topic you'd prefer to talk about, it's a distraction, missing the point, and talking over you • if the post makes a good point, it is your duty to contribute to human enlightenment by nitpicking it to be more correct and most importantly: • every online conversation is a competition and you must win"

Opinion | The Sweeney ad 'controversy' is cancel-culture bait — Democrats beware The Sweeney/American Eagle ad discourse offers Republicans a familiar line of attack on well-worn culture war grounds.

For @msnbc.com I wrote about the Sydney Sweeney ad and how tired I am of everyone ascribing every little social media comment from a left leaning person as an official position of the Democratic Party.

(Please read and share, I wrote this on my vacation this week)

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

interestingly, "your fans making you feel like you're cool when you're not" is also the big problem with audience capture on social media

There are still so many people defending genocide and ethnic cleansing on here. Now they are trying to save a little bit of their humanity by only caring about the worst excesses.

Many of your faves!

CONTENT ADVISORY: PLEASE BE WARNED THAT THE DEADLINE FOR ALL POSTS ABOUT "AMERICAN EAGLE" AND "SYDNEY SWEENEY" HAS PASSED. IF YOU ARE FOUND IN VIOLATION YOU WILL BE FINED 1500 CLOUT POINTS AND A LABUBU.

[bunch of guys who haven't read a piece of fiction in 20 years] my feeling is the kids don't read anymore

Climate optimism! I did gain some hope in hearing that some of the worst possibilities have already been avoided. I will try to nurture that feeling.

my favorite bluesky arguments are the long drawn-out ones where person a responds via direct reply and person b exclusively answers through quote-posts. it's like seeing two people arguing on the street with one person facing sideways and shouting into the open door of a baskin robbins

The Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ad "Backlash" Is Mostly Fake How a handful of TikTok comments became a national controversy about eugenics, Democrats, and denim.

We're All Unpaid Actors in American Eagle's Marketing Campaign www.readtpa.com/p/the-sydney...

Another spectacular day on here

Exactly this. Kamala Harris was weighed down by a hugely unpopular white man and she refused to say how she would do anything different or take even the smallest steps to distance herself from a genocidal regime. I blame Biden still, but that part is on her and her team.

I know this specifically was always a problem, but the Atlantic used to have must-read writers working there! Now look at them. An absolute embarrassment.

Him?

i'm alan dershowitz's grammarian. we've been in touch since this happened and we're working through it. alan is going through a lot right now. please keep him in your thoughts

it's really weird to see someone ask an honest question about bluesky and get swarmed in the responses. I shouldn't be too surprised considering how defensive everyone here is about their preferred forum.

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

if you see this post a redhead

fun essay at IHTOV today

Y'all try to make Alan Moore out to be a meanie, but everything I've ever read about him is him going, "GET OFF MY LAWN--but before your go, take some money and this delightful little story I've written about sentient leaves."

that's fun too! just hurts my brain a little, and it took me too long to notice the number of letters in the answers...

instantly in love with this game. avoid NYT games and look for indies.

one reason democrats have a credibility problem is folks like adam schiff were taking smiling photos next to netanyahu two weeks ago

Amazing. And who would have thought I'd get Devoured on the first try? I am actually so good at video games.