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Kate Bixler

@ksbixler.bsky.social

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jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 5d ago

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
Ignacio Gallup-Diaz@igallupd.bsky.social · 2w ago

“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”

A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.

West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.

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404 Media@404media.co · 2w ago

A book seller told 404 Media that, normally, on a good week, he’d sell about 20 books. Since April, he has regularly sold hundreds of books a week. While the seller didn’t have clear evidence that the purchases were being made by AI companies, the purchases made him suspect that they were.

AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop

ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”

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eileen chengyin chow@chowleen.bsky.social · 7mo ago

“‘Because of you I will remember this minute. We’re friends in this minute and from this minute on. It’s how it is. Because you can’t change the past.’ I don’t know if he’s ever thought of that single minute because of me, but I have always thought of him.” -Days of Being Wild (Wong Kar Wai, 1990)

Kate Bixler@ksbixler.bsky.social · last mo.

Watched a deeply moving documentary, The Hermit of Treig. I lit up when I saw Ken Smith shooting with a Zenit. I have a 12XP sitting on the shelf. Looking forward to working with this next.

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