Also doesn't this just tell you something? “Print books from the pre-LLM era are structurally guaranteed to be free of this contamination...“Physical books published before this date [pre-2022] are structurally clean of modern poisoning tools.”

Loren Johnson@lorenjohnson.bsky.social · last wk.

Just when you thought you knew AI companies were shit. futurism.com/artificial-i... "And since Anthropic was turning the original physical texts into digital ones — rather than redistributing them as new copies — a judge found this to be “transformative,” and therefore protected by fair use."

Just when you thought you knew AI companies were shit. futurism.com/artificial-i... "And since Anthropic was turning the original physical texts into digital ones — rather than redistributing them as new copies — a judge found this to be “transformative,” and therefore protected by fair use."

AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies Remain

AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.

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This is just the Red Line during rush hour.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Trying to imagine a public transit system where a train pulls up and you have to fight with the other passengers about who gets to board.

Its pretty smoky out there folks. I could barely walk four blocks with the dog this morning without my lungs burning. If you are sensitive to smoke, please take the appropriate precautions.

Gender-affirming treatment for me but not for thee.

Matthew Gault@mjgault.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hegseth announced they're gonna start screening for T and administering testosterone treatment for warriors found wanting

Did we not learn from Fetterman that heinous assholes saying Pro-Union shit isn't The Imperfect Working Class Struggling For Consciousness Amidst Metal Subjugation, but rather Racists with a Comms Team??

Just found an old timesheet from 2014. Hard to believe I used to believe I used to pull these kinds of hours, and for so little.

What we should be doing is rewilding vast portions of land that is currently being used for corn ethanol production. Too much land for human uses - not enough left to it's own devices.

Aaron Rogers@aaron-r.bsky.social · last mo.

Putting on my Technology Connections hat for a moment: It's almost as if we should replace some of our Midwestern corn fields with solar panel farms so we could massively ramp up our electrical capacity, reduce fuel dependence, and lessen the "corn sweat" humidity effect.

You guys I just discovered cursed Marriot. I need a timeline cleanse.

If you're doing it right, this is what D&D character arcs look like. Or vice versa.

Amelinda Bérubé@metuiteme.bsky.social · last mo.

Poor....OR AWESOME???

This is a work of art

Rural Indexing Project@ruralindexing.bsky.social · last mo.

Horney's (on Main) Clinton, IN

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The parking meters create so much money, we could pay almost literally anything and it would still be a good idea. Chicago government needs to start thinking in centuries, not election cycles.

Star:Line Chicago@starlinechicago.bsky.social · last mo.

If the city offered $3.3B under wraps and if the opposing “highest and best offer” was $3.5B, the city should pony up $300m to close the deal and be done with it

Instead of a fake builder like Trump, we should elect a jobsite superintendent. Those sucker's get shit done.

In a moment of what seems like targeted, infernal retribution, my wealthy neighbor has decided to start parking like this, with this, in my condo building. When approached, he was intransigent and confused as to why I was upset.

Looking for feedback on this survey! Take a look - do you see a question posed poorly? Some data not captured? Let me know before it goes live! #bikechi 40th and 47th Ward - Family Mobility Survey forms.gle/RRQwLos1rHun...

Heart of Lincoln Square Family Mobility Survey

Heart of Lincoln Square (HOLS) surveying families with children in the Lincoln Square Ravenswood area about how they get around, how their transportation choices impact their family, Completing this...

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I'm on speaking terms with a few people who have had more than four children, and the way that the women talk about how it destroyed their bodies and their health is devastating. It is not healthy to have that many kids.

ex-Lethality Jane@lethalityjane.bsky.social · last mo.

Your wife has given you three kids and has another on the way, you ungrateful piece of shit.

B is goated as hell. If you pick F I don't know what the hell you're doing.

Machu Pikacchu@judet.bsky.social · last mo.

Why would anyone pick anything other than B? You've got Door County, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Madison, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland. You'd never run out of things to see and do!

We need a universal, significant study of traffic safety issues at the perimeter of all of Chicago's parks and schools. I'd posit that most school / park perimeters can see on-street parking removed, drive aisles reduced, and designed to enforce < 10mph speeds. blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/22/d...

Drivers Keep Running Over Warning Signs At North Side Intersection, But City Plans No Major Changes

Neighbor Jason Thompson has been sounding the alarm about the "dangerous" intersection along Montrose Avenue near Horner Park for nearly two years.

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I had a lot of fun leading HOLS first Architecture & History Walking Tour this Saturday. Thank you to all who came out!

Inspired by Josh - can you all also please check out our website and let me know what you don't like? heartoflincolnsquare.org All constructive feedback is welcome.

Heart of Lincoln Square Neighbors Association

heartoflincolnsquare.org

Mr. Brutalism@jmings.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Regarding visibility - would you all mind doing me a favor? If you could check out our website and tell me what you DON’T like or if anything leaves you confused I’d be grateful. DM me if you don’t want to respond in thread. aggregate-studio.com

#bikechi help em out?

@ratchats.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hi I never post but I’m trying to get in touch with a cyclist I saw get hit yesterday on Clark/lawrence. I have their bike and some witness phone numbers! (They gave me their number but their phone got fucked up) If you know someone named Chance who bikes could you put me in touch?

WOW - the first tour sold out! We've added July www.eventbrite.com/e/1992145408... and August www.eventbrite.com/e/1992145476... tour dates! If you're interested in joining us, its a mix of architecture, transportation, and urban planning history and design.

Lincoln Square Architecture + History Walking Tour - July Edition

Join HOLS for a Lincoln Square Architecture & History Walking Tour exploring the neighborhood’s architecture and history

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Loren Johnson@lorenjohnson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Heart of Lincoln Square Neighbors is hosting an Architecture Walking Tour this Saturday at 10am. Meet in Giddings Plaza and get a discounted beverage from Geraldine's before a tour with local architect (yours truly). Donations accepted, all proceeds benefit HOLS. www.eventbrite.com/e/1991652039...

Why on earth is the CTA studying another extension of our already extended system, when opportunities for cross-connections are so much richer and would create so much more mobility for residents across the city?

These car lanes are so empty! Terrible use of city funds.

The way that my life would be fundamentally improved on so many levels by any sort of dedicated transit improvement along Western Ave - it's so difficult to measure. So many friends closer, so many opportunities within reach.

Chicago 2100 Urbanism@chicago2100.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Would your life be improved with BRT on Western?

Heart of Lincoln Square Neighbors is hosting an Architecture Walking Tour this Saturday at 10am. Meet in Giddings Plaza and get a discounted beverage from Geraldine's before a tour with local architect (yours truly). Donations accepted, all proceeds benefit HOLS. www.eventbrite.com/e/1991652039...

Lincoln Square Architecture + Design Walk

Join HOLS for a members-only Lincoln Square Architecture & Design Walking Tour exploring the neighborhood’s architecture and history

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