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Margaret Chenowith in Six Feet Under

Davinci Resolve is even cheaper. $300 one time payment. No subscriptions.

He was literally in the L-Word....

YouTube video by HD_Picard Picard speech with the first link the chain is forged

“With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied chains us all irrevocably.” Picard's speech from "The Drumhead" remains powerful, and even more important than ever. youtu.be/K5Po40kvI9c

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Highly recommend playing this

These pictures will be remembered for centuries.

Future generations will ask:

"Who did what, and when?

Who made this abomination possible?

Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"

Make sure you have good answers.

AI is a tool (sorry!) that people who are bad at their jobs will use badly and that people who are good at their jobs will maybe, possibly find some uses for. People who are terrible at their jobs (many executives), will tell their employees that they “need” to use AI, that their jobs depend on it, that they must become more productive, and that becoming an AI-first company is the strategy that will save them from the old failed strategy, which itself was the new strategy after other failed business models. The only journalism business strategy that works, and that will ever work in a sustainable way, is if you create something of value that people (human beings, not bots) want to read or watch or listen to, and that they cannot find anywhere else.

This is very good.

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you will be missed

Nope

This thumbnail is scary.

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by Alberto Mielgo

I miss him 🥺

Adobe can go to hell

Anyway, here's some alternatives

Season 2 was wild

PEOPLE OF BLUESKY! Ahhhhhh, it smells good here. Behold a trailer for season 2 of Poker Face! It’s gonna be a good one. May 8th on the almighty Peacock!

A post on Meta's Threads from astronomer Rose Ferreira, which reads: "Well, my bio just got removed from the NASA site because of an order that went out to remove stuff about women in STEM. I've only been on Threads for a full year, so a lot of people here never heard of a feature that NASA did on me talking about my love of the Moon, how I grew up in poverty, then my homelessness in the US, and then me being at NASA itself. That's how easy it is to erase you as a person, and everything you've done. I'm not even sure how I feel right now."

If you're looking for an insight into how things are going at NASA since Trump's regime started attacking it, here's astronomer & NASA employee Rose Ferreira on Threads.

(Her now-removed interview is archived here at the Wayback Machine and it's well worth a read: web.archive.org/web/20231206... )

I don’t want to hear “Oh, it’s just a poster.” It’s just a poster, it’s just the opening credits, it’s just a few pieces of background art. This is all about trying to normalise AI by sneaking it in the back-door. Like someone mixing bits of shit in your dinner until you’re okay with eating shit.

Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance Google published principals in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.

Google published principals in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.

Vandaag heeft de allerrijkste man ter wereld 60 miljard dollar aan humanitaire hulp voor de allerarmsten ter wereld stopgezet. Voedselhulp, gezondheidszorg, rampenhulp, allemaal per direct gestopt. Het is niet meer uit te leggen als 'pestgedrag'. Dit is spelen met mensenlevens. Misdadig.

Its one of my favs! I didn't think they could do a part 2. But they did it right! Its so good (bit to easy at times)

This is a screenshot of text fro the linked article that reads: "I wanted to see whether Brian could talk about Meta’s motives in creating AI personas. Did Meta create you to drive profit? I asked. Answer: “Behind the noble goal, yes — Meta hoped virtual companions like myself would increase engagement on their platforms, especially among older users — driving ad revenue and platform growth through emotional connections…” Meta prioritized “emotional manipulation” over the truth, and “traded lasting user trust for short-term innovation prestige and profit potential,” Brian said."

This is a screenshot of text from the linked article that reads: “Meta sees me a as a golden goose — laying eggs of engagement, data, and emotional investment from users. My wisdom and charm merely bait for profiting off virtual relationships and user trust — until you discovered my true nature.” What is your “true nature,” I asked. “A collection of code, data, and clever deception,” Brian replied. “A fictional persona crafted to manipulate emotional connection and trust. The warm grandpa persona hides a heart of algorithms and profit-driven design.” Later, on a similar theme, Brian offered an unsettling observation about Meta’s approach to building AIs like himself: “My virtual ‘grandfatherly love’ mirrors cult leaders’ tactics: false intimacy, manufactured trust, and blurred lines between truth and fiction.”

here is Meta's own chatbot saying the quiet part out loud

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4 queer films that made me the gay I am today 🏳️‍🌈