I've already given it up, dingus. I never started. These people have no idea. There's never a time that I hear that someone's used ChatGPT or whatever to do their thinking for them that I don't lose respect for that person. Why would anyone want to do this to themself? It's baffling.

The first thing I'd notice if AI went away would be search engines becoming usable again

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.

The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects...

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my fellow Americans, Donald Trump just took an AR-15 out of your family budget.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22h ago

Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...

"saudi arabia owns EA" is going to be the headline you see basically everywhere for this one but "jared kushner is about to use EA as a vehicle for trump administration bribes" is equally relevant imo

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · yesterday

EA Announces Completion of Acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners www.ea.com/news/ea-anno...

Uh oh.

Looney Labs@looneylabs.bsky.social · 20h ago

Coming this October... it's the funniest frontier! The voyages of the Starship Cerritos inspire the fifth Star Trek themed version of Fluxx. Is your helmet big enough to win you the game? Get your copy of Star Trek Lower Decks Fluxx this October and find out!

"it looks like you're using an adblocker to visit our site." yep! ha ha! it rocks!

Something-something X-Men.

I tell you what, though, I've GMed every game I've ever run without AI, and my experience is that the more you do it, the better you get at it, so maybe don't foist off the creative endeavor onto the slurm faucet.

Casual reminder that I did the very first 5e Dark Sun illustration, in Princes if the Apocalypse.

Shut up about replacing McConnell. Right now we have a non-voting Republican, which changes the calculus of the senate AND takes J.D. Vance out of the equation.

Hey man, maybe just make the sandwiches and take a pic of them.

I know, as we all do, that "Mr. Whitehouse," as he's now known, legally changed his name to make himself sound more electable to the presidency, but we could do worse (and have).

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "

This is the tragic yet logical result of a decades-long project—undertaken by rightwing politicians and “business-minded” administrators alike—to distort the meaning of higher education, to deny the intrinsic value of the pursuit of knowledge, to deprive us all of richer, more purposeful lives.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterday

Banks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS

I think the "I am just a smoll bean" joke is overdone, but the Senate of the United States can't do anything to rein in the President is that joke.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

To be very clear, extrajudiciously killing people you suspect are drug traffickers is *also* murder

CNN@cnn.com · 2d ago

The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.

When you do read The Jungle, friends, read the uncensored, original version. It is not only the horror of the animal processing and food packing standards, but the working conditions, lack of medical care, housing schemes and rampant exploitation and disposal of workers without protections.

The Jungle: The Uncensored Original Edition

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SpryOldLorax@spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 2y ago

They stopped teaching Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" in schools, and it shows. This book should be required reading for all Americans, preferably when they are teenagers. And maybe again in College to re-enforce the lessons. Regulations are NECESSARY in a capitalist society. Period.

This Film often has the piss taken out of it for being a rather sedentary piece about 2 people just talking a lot — BUT — it has one of the most brilliantly prescient monologues in the history of Movies imho. MY DINNER WITH ANDRE (1981) Have a listen.

The next 90 days before Election Day will have the most bad faith arguments to malign leftist candidates you’ve ever seen from established power. Unfortunately for them, trust is earned and sustained over time. If you stay the course and act with integrity regardless of image it shines through.

He cites users' ability to mute & block folks as a positive, which is good. It's also why right wing chuds thankfully can't get a foothold here - b/c they violate community norms & get nuclear blocked out of normal people's timelines. Bluesky isn't a *liberal* bubble - it's a *decency* bubble.

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

"I don't understand why you, a fantasy writer, don't appreciate the value of making bargains with the fae."

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

Whoa whoa whoa, back up -- *moving cameras*?

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2d ago

Trump on the Reflecting Pool: "Jeanine Pirro made a mistake. There was vandalism…We have photographs or tapes — like moving cameras — where people are on the side cutting it with a box knife…The judge was extremely unfriendly to Jeanine, and frankly I think she choked."

If you're a cis person insisting that the prospect of trans children playing youth sports is not only "a problem" but in fact one of the biggest problems we currently face as a nation, I'd be happy to introduce you to literally a million other things that should be worrying you more.

wisconsin, new york salutes you

Jessy Edwards@jessyedwards.bsky.social · 2d ago

A video taken Saturday shows former NYC Mayor Eric Adams in sales pitch mode in Wisconsin Rapids, as he's heckled by residents opposed to the data center he's trying to sell them on. "My name is Eric Adams," he begins, as the boos begin to rain down. "You belong in prison!" one attendee shouts.

Exactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlue🗳️ #RejectMAGA 👎

I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

RFK Jr and wife had a soiree at their Hollywood mansion during COVID and required proof of COVID vaccination with RSVP. Watch what they do, not what they say. –Rachel Maddow