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YouTube video by Technology Connections You are being misled about renewable energy technology.

Let's do this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

NVidia chief creep says resistance and scorn for AI have done a lot of harm. Good. Nice confirmation it's working. Keep it up. Although the main thing is this stuff is harmful crap so the mind and body tend to revolt against it automatically.

Two pasta brochures from 1930s/40s Italy.
libreriagrandangolo.it

found by searching 'pastificio anni 50' on Italian Google.

Every little bit of trying counts, Moominpappa! We all get a little blocked once in a while...

#MoominMonday

I don't think a petition is going to do much. HOWEVER, You can send requests for a native Linux client to Celsys directly via their support page specifically the "Requests" section.

support.clip-studio.com/en-us/

You will need to log-in, and you don't need to write anything particularly long.

++ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɪ ++
+++++++ᴄʟɪᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssᴏʀ +++++++

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best. It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

A three panel comic titled "Portion control". A person is looking at art online. At first they are motivated "That's some interesting art... Maybe I should try that too?" They keep looking at more art and feel motivated: "Wow!! These artists are so good! I can't wait to go practise so I can catch up!". As they look at even more art, they get overwhelmed: "They're so many... Why am I even trying...?"

Luckily, I've gotten much better at this lately!

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“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

Uncle Sam tank crossed out by a red line

Give yourself something to look forward to next year. Something less substantial than a resolution which can carry regret if you can't stick to it. Think of a book you want to read, a genre of music you'd like to learn more about, a curiosity to chase no matter how trivial. Keep your spark lit.

every time I see nye I think new york eity

junk store

I love when I can see the work in a piece of art. Practical effects in film, brush strokes on canvas, strange sounds in music, "impossible" visuals in games. It puts me in conversation with the artist. That's why - ethics aside - art created with AI is just so disappointing. There's no work to see.

There's Discourse about using genAI for writing research, and I want to add that every time I've done research (reading books, emailing the library, talking directly to experts, etc) I always stumble across something that inspires a new direction or adds depth that wouldn't have been there before.

「Is that human after all?」

Human
ft. SF-A2 MIKI

YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbuN...
Streaming: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

We can do even more.

“They burned millions but got nothing.” Japanese game font provider’s aggressive price hike could be result of parent company’s alleged AI failure and financial struggle  - AUTOMATON WEST After it replaced a domestic $380 annual license plan for game fonts with a $20,500 plan, Monotype has come under scrutiny.

“They burned millions but got nothing.” Major Japanese game font provider’s aggressive price hike could be result of parent company’s alleged AI failure and financial struggle
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...

Next year baby!

Reject AI and annoy a billionaire.

(PDF) 'Elf on the Shelf' and the normalization of surveillance PDF | On Jan 1, 2015, Laura Elizabeth Pinto and others published 'Elf on the Shelf' and the normalization of surveillance | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

John, one of my annual holiday traditions is to point people to a 2015 research paper that implicates Elf On The Shelf in the normalization of surveillance culture! I hate that little shit so much!!

Anti-ICE poster spotted in Portland, Oregon

Pacific Rim (2013)

Bong Joon Ho took a characteristically radical approach when questioned on his thoughts around the rise of Al technology at the jury press conference of the Marrakech Film Festival on Saturday. The Korean director, who is president of the jury, gave two responses, one measured, the other deeply personal. "My official answer is, Al is good because it's the very beginning of the human race finally seriously thinking about what only humans can do. But my personal answer is, I'm going to organize a military squad, and their mission is to destroy AI," he said.

Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...

The best Sanrio character, hands down!