Cos!

@algernonentity.bsky.social

i like birds // agender // they/them // neuroatypical // mancunian in glasgow // too old to die young // film photography and #lomography // free palestine // fuck AI // no alt text, no follow, no rp #BelieveInFilm all my socials: coscoldwater.carrd.co

the touch screen on my tablet no longer works apparently, beginning this morning. this is bothersome, mostly because it's been playing music for the past 16 hours with no way for me to turn it off, and is nearly out of battery.

If you commission a work of art, that doesn't make you an artist. If you pay someone to write a book, that doesn't make you an author. If you ask a person to create a design for you, that doesn't make you a designer. Getting genAI to do something is not the same as YOU DOING THE THING!

Gl*nner did this stuff all the time. Tagging celebs, phoning them. Some of it was, admittedly, because he is absolutely bananas, but most of it is calculated. These folk know their careers are in the toilet. They have to generate right-wing outrage and media attention in order to earn a living.

good: the lab has my film! bad: due to their seemingly unending backlog, their turnaround times are now 10 days. that's frankly ridiculous. nowhere around does a 10 day turnover. i was fully on autopilot when i bought the postage, alas

I'm so disappointed in so many people over their response- or lack thereof- to the anti trans panic. So many people framed it as "they'll come for us next" instead of "they're coming for trans people now". They weren't wrong- look around- but it was ALWAYS enough to be outraged for trans folk.

[weight loss] was feeling great after weighing myself only to find that weight fluctuates by 1-2kg a week just by being alive based on many factors and now i feel like utter fucking shit like what's even the point of all of this if it's doing fuck all

Man if only the labour leader could come out and say he wishes me dignity and respect that would really alleviate my stress over segregation i could really do with a dignity and respect please andy solemnly shake your head as you segregate me for my own good

Anecdotal but the largest audience for generative AI outside of c suite dinguses appears to be hobbyists who are furious someone charged them (or even just said there was a price) for a commissioned art piece once

it is very funny how defensive (some) people get when you suggest they double check their relationship with alcohol. like that reaction in itself speaks volumes my guy!

[food] today at aldi i picked up some microwave sticky rice, some lemon, garlic and herb marinated fresh salmon fillets, and some baby corn. i'm gonna roast the baby corn in't oven with the salmon, microwave the rice, serve in a bowl utterly drenched in soy sauce. i'm really looking forward to it!