I know the machines aren’t yet *that* smart because my phone would have started autocorrecting duck to fuck just to mess with me by now if they were.

It happened to me. No one could find a birthday card at the last second and my dragon-style hoard of cards yielded a perfect corgi butt birthday card for the occasion. Don’t tell me I have impulse control problems.

I built my first web tool today. I used to just know enough to be a problem for IT (thanks LiveJournal!) but now I will be a menace!

Yzma's Evil Laugh in The Emperor's New Groove

ALT: Yzma's Evil Laugh in The Emperor's New Groove

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Wow this sucks www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

HarperCollins Partners with ‘AI-Powered’ Animation House Toonstar

The publisher will co-produce animated YouTube series based on select titles through a “creator-led” process that employs Toonstar’s proprietary AI production technology, beginning with Lisa Greenwald...

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Maris Kreizman@maris.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I wrote about the new AI partnership that Harlequin announced as if it was an exciting thing. lithub.com/dear-harlequ...

Is there a way to tell Apple Music I like dancey music but not the heavy synth beat that sets my teeth on edge and feels like it's going to give me a panic attack? Like how do I teach the algorithm that?

I'm just a girl standing in front of the bakery in her hometown, writing cloying emails, begging them to give her a recipe for her favorite cookie please.

in my heart I know that Lin-Manuel Miranda wants to play Zohran Mamdani on SNL so bad it physically hurts him

They were all good people who brought so much light to our lives. The world is a much dimmer place without them.

I don't typically mourn celebrities or famous people. They're strangers that I don't actually know. But like with Mr. Rogers, Steve Irwin, and Robin Williams, I feel a genuine sadness over Jane Goodall's passing.

RT if you agree that the deli should let me take a bath in the everything seasoning at the bottom of the bagel rack

Earlier this month, U.S. House candidate @katmabu.bsky.social, 26, was involved in a confrontation at an ICE rally that went viral. “If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.” Read more ⤵️

Inside Gen Z Candidate Kat Abughazaleh's Viral ICE Rally Tear-Gassing: "Fascism 101"

“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”

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PBS bringing back Reading Rainbow is THE BEST NEWS ALL YEAR.

Tech giants have spent more than $100 billion on data center construction just this summer in the name of “progress”- but this new report from @mediajustice.bsky.social reveals just how much the opposite of that is happening in Southern communities: mediajustice.org/resource/the...

Look I know sometimes the internet is dumb, and yes, AI drains resources, but I also love that I can now wonder "Hmmmm can I get a soda I like at the game tonight?" and Google can tell me without scrolling that yes, Citifield has Coke products, not Pepsi. The fountain Diet Coke better be delicious.

“The BBC has documented at least half a dozen first-hand, devastating accounts in areas where USAID-supported clinics have shut down.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

BBC investigates Afghan maternal deaths after US aid cuts

The BBC hears devastating accounts of Afghan mothers and babies dying after US-backed clinics shut.

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chocolate covered pretzels are the best afternoon snack

"No bookstore that PW has reached out to has been as adversely impacted as @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, which specializes in diverse and intersectional literature ... Sales are down 65% since August 11." you can shop at Loyalty at loyaltybookstores.com or through Bookshop bookshop.org/shop/loyalty

Washington D.C. Indies Contend With Police and Military Presence

The Trump administration’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., last month is impacting sales and foot traffic to various degrees at indie bookstores across the city.

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I got to talk with @lataco.bsky.social's @eltragon.bsky.social about his tireless documentation of immigration raids in LA, and how his knowledge of the city's street food scene makes him a better immigration reporter

They Spent Years Covering L.A.'s Taco Scene. When ICE Raids Began, They Were Ready.

"It's very personal to me," Memo Torres told HuffPost. "L.A. is home. So you attack my home, you’re attacking my people."

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I just love capitalism.* * The government paying private companies to perform a government function and then on top of that giving them a financial incentive to perform it maliciously and harm people.

Joshua J. Friedman@joshuajfriedman.com · last yr.

What a cursed sentence (gift link) “The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”

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Really missing Google Reader in this age of Substack.

I made this today, and it was so good, I’ve now texted it or messaged it to at least a dozen friends. munchingwithmariyah.com/roast-pepper...

Roast Pepper Pasta Salad | Munching with Mariyah

This roast pepper pasta salad is a classic pasta salad that takes full advantage of summer produce like sweet peppers and cherry tomatoes.

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Flame and I are sooo excited to share a first peek at The Day Leap Soared, featuring breathtaking gouache paintings by @oliviawhen.com!!

This is an interesting use of AI that could actually make life a little easier for people who have difficult jobs. But we’ll see how it plays out.

Richard Nieva@richardnieva.bsky.social · last yr.

New: Anthropic is making its first foray into government social work, partnering with a Founders Fund-backed startup called Binti to provide social workers with AI tools for paperwork. www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Someone stole my umbrella during intermission at Wicked tonight. Which was truly wicked. And incredibly annoying. It was a really good umbrella.

Head colds in August should be taken out back and shot.

I wonder what threats Taylor writes into the NDAs for pretty much her whole team. 🤔

Wyoming newspaper executives Robb and Jen Hicks and Rob Mortimore announced Tuesday they’ve reached an agreement to purchase eight local newspapers and will keep them running after an out-of-state corporate owner shuttered them without warning last week. wyofile.com/longtime-wyo...

Longtime Wyoming newspaper executives to buy, reopen eight shuttered newspapers - WyoFile

Overjoyed newsroom staff in communities across Wyoming are back on the job with pay after corporate closure laid off 30 employees.

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The Chelmsford, Mass., court has hemorrhaged judges, a consequence of the Trump administration's seemingly contradictory efforts to downsize the federal government and increase immigration arrests.

Inside one of the most understaffed immigration courts in the country

The Chelmsford, Mass., court has hemorrhaged judges, a consequence of the Trump administration's seemingly contradictory efforts to downsize the federal government and increase immigration arrests.

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