To elaborate on this further; even piracy will still be supporting Harry Potter, because do major companies monitor piracy statistics. That do this to gage market interest in intellectual properties, and use the information they gain to adjust their market strategy in the future.

uosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄@danacorn.bsky.social · 2d ago

If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

so BOTh of the two latest “ai” “breakthroughs” came from training on the user data of the people who actually did the work, themselves, and made the fatal error of putting novel research into their claude chats? amazing stuff. they invented auto-cannibalization of their users

Hagen Blix@hagenblix.bsky.social · 2w ago

So, it looks likely that the results on transcription enzymes that Anthropic claimed as their own, were likely also achieved by training on user data

talent is a lie

I think there's a whole litany of women in Silicon Valley who, if they had been listened to and the promises of tech were at all what they claimed to be, would have burnt the entirety of the place to the ground and replaced it with Luxury Feminist Gay Space Communism already.

Morgan K. Bell@morgankbell.bsky.social · 2w ago

This was a company that I absolutely idolized, and over a decade later, I'm still grieving the fact that they weren't who I thought they were.

We now have rigorous pooled data showing that even without active restoration efforts, cleared rainforest can rebound to 75% of their former species composition and 90% of species diversity within just thirty years. #goodnews

Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist Daily

A major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.

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To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online)just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! See us at @ThoughtBubbleuk.bsky.social on 14th-15th November and grab the LAST of the tutorials BOOKS!

Trying to explain to my husband why I couldn't see the mirror because I just saw the mirror reflecting stuff back at me and I thought it was just more shelf.

I need to get on with drawing that zine of "Your Slop is Cringe and you Need to Stop", but I may have to staple on a copy of "Capitalism is trying to make you dumber because you'll be easier to manipulate that way" to go with it.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 3w ago

Yeah, I've been a tech nerd for decades but all the "AI" stuff really does feel like "Sooooo we're taking a type of computation that's actually bad at most things and putting it in a whole bunch of stuff to make it work worse because... if we don't the whole economy's going to crash or something?"

Lot of issues here but one part that sticks out in light of the almost-attacked-a-Chinese-ship story today: people with very important jobs where lives are at stake have bought the hype and outsourced their whole brains to AI. We're going to see more and more of this. www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...

Jason Leopold@jasonleopold.bsky.social · 3w ago

HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

One of my cartoons for Friday's Metro

Just in time for the 2026-2027 vaccines, a new review shows that COVID19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe illness and hospitalization across all age groups, including kids. Pregnant women were also protected, as were their babies. Don’t forget to schedule your vaccination!

COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season

This Special Communication aims to identify and summarize the most recently published evidence evaluating the effectiveness and safety of US-licensed COVID-19 vaccines and report on the epidemiology o...

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Snack 🧀 for: @lavaalter.bsky.social

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

Ossoff: “The election deniers, they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing to tell, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission. And you may have seen that one of those election deniers now asks to represent Georgia in the Senate.”

From Toby: 10 years ago I made a song that sounded like this. It's called "The Sunset of 7 Suns." This is the hope for Chapter 5 from 10 years ago.

Comics people! This year if you want to vote in the Eisners (and didn’t receive an email saying you’re already registered), YOU MUST APPLY BY 13 MAY. Make your voice heard! Historians, educators, ✨ librarians ✨ and comic / webcomic creators should apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Guys. Heads up. Let’s talk about Hantavirus. There have been SEVERAL bad takes and BLATANT misinformation circulating regarding this outbreak so I figured it was a good idea to make a thread about it. Stay calm. Stay vigilant. Know your facts. Here’s ALL you need to know. 🧪🧵⬇️

Using the rules of linear perspective to combat ai slop can I get a hell yeah

Science Magazine@science.org · 5mo ago

Deepfakes are everywhere, but digital forensics investigators are fighting back. Learn more: https://scim.ag/42dMPBg

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a bioengineered chewing gum that dramatically reduces cancer-linked microbes in the mouth, including human papilloma virus (HPV) and harmful bacteria tied to head and neck cancers offering a promising new approach for cancer prevention and treatment.

Dragons say Trans Rights!! Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🩷

I slept but this is my explanation for constant snarl

Tennessee’s Republican senator, who is the overwhelming favorite this year to become the next governor, calls for eliminating the only majority-Black and safely Democratic congressional district

Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · 6mo ago

NEW: The Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act, enabling the GOP to erase countless districts drawn to protect voters of color at the congressional, state, & local levels. We detailed each Dem VRA congressional seat that the GOP could target by 2028: www.the-downballot.com/p/with-the-v...

With every day presenting more news lapping the grimmest satire, its time to embrace the rhetorical presumption that every part of the Trump project is part of a cloud of criminal enterprises, no matter how much a particular part of it gets to wear costumes at work.

“Tell It to the Judge, Roberts” - Truthdig

Even if they never bring charges, Democrats should treat the Supreme Court chief as a criminal co-conspirator.

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There's honestly been some pretty good news coverage tonight on TV regarding today's events. It's not a coincidence. Like half a dozen prominent Democrats finally came out this afternoon and said ICE is terrorist trash led by a secretary who should be impeached and it flipped the whole narrative.