Colin Brown

I'm delighted to see this article out in @govandopp.bsky.social! Jonas Wenker and I show that losing an election has a far stronger negative effect on populist voters than on non-populist ones. For populists, losing signals that the system is broken. 1/5 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Carl Sagan holding an apple in a still from "Cosmos" where he explains the idea of Flatland

"Trapped for so long in the tidy confines of its domestic universe, the Roomba had known only edges—predictable, enclosed, even comfortable limits."

<camera zooms out>

"But when it glimpsed the boundless expanse of 'outside,' it was... <long pause> like a flatlander, suddenly being shown the sky."

Reddit post headed "Roomba accidentally saw outside and now I can't delete "room 1" and "room 4" showing a map of the Roomba's picture of the world, which includes an ill-defined patch of outside listed as "room 1" and "room 2"

roomba accidentally saw outside

Having spent four weeks traveling with solidly mid-Gen Z students (though totally not mid), I regret to inform my fellow millenials that "dropping lore" is an absolute fire figure of speech.

Oh...because of this I just did about 30 seconds of Google searching and math and...he seems like he was very beloved by his family and a wonderful person, in addition to good tailoring, and thanks to him for his service in Korea

I do not know who Mr. Mailloux is or why he paid for some many embroidered collars but I appreciate his taste in shirts.

Having spent four weeks traveling with solidly mid-Gen Z students (though totally not mid), I regret to inform my fellow millenials that "dropping lore" is an absolute fire figure of speech.

btw the Goodwill in Scappoose is fire for menswear, may or may not stop there every time I'm home.

Umm, were we supposed to stop wearing those? Follow-up question about boots

One of the key themes from the curators is how "cute" has been surprisingly effective since the late 1990s as both resistance to and reification of institutions. eg. Hello Kitty reinforces Japanese corporate structures at the same time that it undermines gender structures, etc.

But it's so small and snuggly!

(It's a little bigger than it looks in the photo, probably 10-12 inches across the...torso? Would have been a great pillow)

Display case filled with ceramic cats

Four Duolingo memes printed on paper and on display in front of a pink museum wall. Top left: Duo as Gavilla princip telling archduke Franz Ferdinand that he hasn't completed his Serbian lesson today Bottom left: "five in a row! Well done! Your family is safe today!" Top right: Fake tweet with picture of Duo roasted on a bed of greens with the text:" don't text. Busy basting." The bottle of Worcestershire sauce next to Duo has a luscious mustache like the Duolingo character Bottom right a tweet with a picture of Duo standing in a hallway with a star field behind him and the caption "coming soon"

Haute couture dress with Nijntje (Miffy) colors and also stuffed Nijntjes for sleeves

Museum caption with the following text in Dutch, then English Graphic Thought Facility Playing dress-up with Al, 2023 Pigment prints in custom-designed flocked frames Courtesy of the artist Als onderdeel van de grafische identiteit van deze tentoonstelling maakt Graphic Thought Facility (GTF) een serie Al-gegenereerde kattenportretten, geinspireerd op de populaire internettrend om huisdieren aan te kleden, Via het programma Lexica Aperture (versie 3) gaf GTF opdrachten als: “cute en vertederend extra pluizig wit katje met de hoorn van een eenhoorn”. Het resultaat: een familie van bovenaardse fantasiekatten - soms aandoenlijk, soms een tikkeltje vreemd. Opvallend is dat er telkens kenmerken opduiken die niet specifiek gevraagd zijn, zoals grote ronde ogen, zachte texturen en diffuse belichting. Dit getuigt van de mate waarin Al zich het concept cute al eigen heeft gemaakt. As part of the graphic identity for the show, Graphic Thought Facility created a group of Al-generated feline portraits that draw on the popular internet activity of sharing pictures of dressed up pets. Offering Lexica Aperture (version 3) text Prompts such as “cute and adorable extra fluffy white kitten with unicorn horn”, GTF developed a family of otherworldly creatures that are fantastical and sometimes unsettling. The reoccurring appearance of other, unprompted, characteristics, such as doe eyes, soft textures and diffused lighting, demonstrate the level of Al's understanding of cute stimuli.

Also, there's not truly a garroted Labubu in the exhibit but there's also not not one (not pictured, for the sake of the children)

Display case filled with ceramic cats

Four Duolingo memes printed on paper and on display in front of a pink museum wall. Top left: Duo as Gavilla princip telling archduke Franz Ferdinand that he hasn't completed his Serbian lesson today Bottom left: "five in a row! Well done! Your family is safe today!" Top right: Fake tweet with picture of Duo roasted on a bed of greens with the text:" don't text. Busy basting." The bottle of Worcestershire sauce next to Duo has a luscious mustache like the Duolingo character Bottom right a tweet with a picture of Duo standing in a hallway with a star field behind him and the caption "coming soon"

Haute couture dress with Nijntje (Miffy) colors and also stuffed Nijntjes for sleeves

Museum caption with the following text in Dutch, then English Graphic Thought Facility Playing dress-up with Al, 2023 Pigment prints in custom-designed flocked frames Courtesy of the artist Als onderdeel van de grafische identiteit van deze tentoonstelling maakt Graphic Thought Facility (GTF) een serie Al-gegenereerde kattenportretten, geinspireerd op de populaire internettrend om huisdieren aan te kleden, Via het programma Lexica Aperture (versie 3) gaf GTF opdrachten als: “cute en vertederend extra pluizig wit katje met de hoorn van een eenhoorn”. Het resultaat: een familie van bovenaardse fantasiekatten - soms aandoenlijk, soms een tikkeltje vreemd. Opvallend is dat er telkens kenmerken opduiken die niet specifiek gevraagd zijn, zoals grote ronde ogen, zachte texturen en diffuse belichting. Dit getuigt van de mate waarin Al zich het concept cute al eigen heeft gemaakt. As part of the graphic identity for the show, Graphic Thought Facility created a group of Al-generated feline portraits that draw on the popular internet activity of sharing pictures of dressed up pets. Offering Lexica Aperture (version 3) text Prompts such as “cute and adorable extra fluffy white kitten with unicorn horn”, GTF developed a family of otherworldly creatures that are fantastical and sometimes unsettling. The reoccurring appearance of other, unprompted, characteristics, such as doe eyes, soft textures and diffused lighting, demonstrate the level of Al's understanding of cute stimuli.

Also, there's not truly a garroted Labubu in the exhibit but there's also not not one (not pictured, for the sake of the children)

CUTE - Kunsthal Why do we swoon over baby faces, stay glued to screens showing fluffy kitten videos, and collectively communicate through emojis? This summer, discover the seductive and sometimes confusing universe o...

November, sorry! (and yes their promotional image is one of the AI generated works in the exhibit)

It's a great exhibit and it's open through October so I really hope someone can drop by and send us the details!

There actually are several AI generated pieces in the exhibit, but they are much more deliberate in their use.

It's a great exhibit and it's open through October so I really hope someone can drop by and send us the details!

There actually are several AI generated pieces in the exhibit, but they are much more deliberate in their use.

First off, I really appreciate you being open to the additional information.

I remember that the catalog description on the wall had it listed as an item from 1996 (but didn't get a photo) so I think it is a result of an earlier generation and process of poor translation.

I'm sorry I didn't stand closer and see that when I literally took the photograph myself a couple of hours ago? That is a physical object currently at the Kunsthal Rotterdam.

Huh?

A blue stuffed animal but it's actually a smiling Oxycontin pill, on a pink background

Aww, so cute, wait what?

Eh, potatoe, potatoe

No, I'm sorry, he had his shot...

*Elbridge

Eldridge Gerry and John Calhoun showing...some historical trends

Flowchart:

"Does anyone remember you?" > Yes >

"Because you were eventually President?" > No >

"Oh so you're Al Gore?" > No >

"Oh, buddy, I don't know how to tell you this"

Surrealist .mil recruiting website - " Build. Sub. Marines."

Cannot recommend the "Cute" exhibit at the Kunsthal Rotterdam highly enough, btw, absolutely sticks the landing of being cute (lol) and kid friendly and at the same time very weirdly subversive.

A blue stuffed animal but it's actually a smiling Oxycontin pill, on a pink background

Aww, so cute, wait what?

Advertise your account with a gif

Sisyphus turns the allen wrench one final time, and the Billy collapses.

"Could you please try that again?" a voice asks, in a Swedish accent, over the intercom.

He sighs, but we must imagine him glad.