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Maximum Mary

@maximummary.bsky.social

Noir hound, knitter, all around hep kitten

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Emily J. Edwards@msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 5h ago

not only is AI music written through a scheme that stole what is our family's livelihood, not only does it hurt the planet, but: AI MUSIC IS NOT COPYRIGHTABLE. the record label makes money by licensing music for use in other projects. if you don't own the copyright, you can't license. it's simple.

Aimai@aimaiami.bsky.social · 5h ago

This also seems right to me. I don’t have a boss anymore but lots of my patients do and this describes what is happening in their workplaces to a T. Managers are displaying the worst traits of learned helplessness and authoritarian abuse simultaneously.

𝔞𝔪𝔞𝔯𝔶@amaryllis.no · 9h ago

I feel like the misuse of AI chatbots has gotten so bad that managers and CEOs just treat their employees the same way, giving less than the bare minimum of vague instructions for the worker to infer, because they can't spend the cognitive effort it takes to formulate what they want

Caleb Crain@calebcrain.bsky.social · 4h ago

“SAT test scores were an average 16 points lower in counties that observed seasonal daylight saving time compared with those on permanent standard time. The gap widened among lower-income students.” I’m a permanent standard time girlie.

Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent? (Gift Article)

More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.

nytimes.com

Anne Macpherson@drmac67.bsky.social · 5h ago

NYPIRG canvasser in western upstate NY told me yesterday that he's getting tons of first-time conservative donors because NYPIRG 's #1 issue is data centers. They want Gov Hochul to go beyond her exec order and to sign the legislation passed.

Luke Knox@lukeknox.me · 20h ago

in the Québécois version of King of the Hill (“Henri pis sa gang”), Boomhauer is named Papineau and sounds like this

Sam@sammka.bsky.social · 22h ago

As a defender of traditional gender roles, I am concerned that Ed is promoting Finding Nemo, where Marlin stays male after his wife died. When the dominant female dies the largest male clownfish turns female. This is basic biology! I don't want my child to grow up confused about clownfish.

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Matt Zoller Seitz@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 20h ago

"The events of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” occur today: August 4, 2026. Like so many dates in science fiction, this one probably seemed far away when it was chosen, but once it was finally upon us, it passed like all days." www.rogerebert.com/mzs/silhouet...

Silhouettes and Warnings: On Reading Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" On the Exact Day When It's Set

The events of Ray Bradbury's short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" occur today: August 4, 2026.

rogerebert.com

Zoe Tunnell ➡️ FlameCon E-09@zoewithasword.bsky.social · 19h ago

Oh this thing is dead as hell, then. They aren't going to pay over $1bn to shareholders (and thats if the trial starts and ends on March 1st) on a merger that they wanted to push through as fast as possible. Thank god.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 19h ago

The antitrust trial for the Warner Bros/Paramount merger will take place in March 2027. Paramount must begin paying WB shareholders $7M a day on Sept. 30 until the deal is complete.

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social · 21h ago

I mean yeah, it’s the corruption. But it’s also that he impulsively spends billions and makes policy the way most rich dudes buy luxury sports cars. He heard about it on the golf course and now he has to have it. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...

Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts

The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.

nytimes.com

Heather Burns@heatherburnstech.bsky.social · yesterday

The most terrifying enshittification I've discovered has been learning that Microsoft Word documents no longer auto-save if you are not saving them to one of their own proprietary cloud services. I'm slapping control-S like it's 1999.