Also it's not even like machine learning will go away. Just the overly-broad LLMs that waste server space, energy, and water just to output unreliable bullshit. The actually useful stuff can easily be run locally because they're trained to do specific tasks rather than output literally anything.
Imagine being this proudly incompetent
Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 24h agoGuys like this don’t realize that they are the freak
Niyi Akin thanks fans for supporting his performance in 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' “Thank you so much ... 🥺 I remember saying to my family ‘I hope I get to be in Spider-Man one day’ ... This a dream come true ... Your friendly neighborhood superfan 🕸️"
EA is officially a privately owned company Main investors include Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners Deal was worth $55B
Ah so the actors didn’t feel up to acting and the creators didn’t feel like creating
AUTOMATON WEST@automatonwest.bsky.social · 2d agoAtelier Ryza “AI chat RPG” announced. Developers promise “no AI-generated artwork” and fair revenue sharing with voice actors https://automaton-media.com/en/news/atelier-ryza-ai-chat-rpg-announced-developers-promise-no-ai-generated-artwork-and-fair-revenue-sharing-with-voice-actors/
Days after a WNBA team co-ownwer was suspended for confronting anti-trans activists courtside, Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx wore a "Trans Kids Belong" shirt while facing down Sophie Cunningham's team, the Fever. The Lynx won 108-100. Subscribe to support our journalism.
WNBA Coach Cheryl Reeve Wore “Trans Kids Belong” While Beating Sophie Cunningham’s Team
The crowd was equally indignant, reportedly booing whenever Cunningham touched the ball.
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a classic react image I made for my discord a while back:
also, in case this needs to be said YES I'm anti-ai, I'm EXTREMELY anti-ai, if you don't know how ravenously anti-ai I am then you don't know me at all, do not attempt to paint me as pro-ai, FUCK ai I just think people are jumping to conclusions about this specific situation and ignoring nuance
So Okay Here's the Thing@sookayheresthe.bsky.social · 2d agoohhh I see. people just didn't actually read what hank green said, and didn't listen to his actual words, they just heard "hank green" and "AI" in the same sentence and went "ah yes I see where this is going" and started angrily writing fanfiction about him
That's 100% why I created leavesubstack.com -- got tired of re-hashing the points; wanted to make a simple 1-pager.
You Should Probably Leave Substack
You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.
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anyway, i’m at the point where people starting new substacks/remaining on substack really bums me out but can’t spend a ton of energy getting mad about it. bigger fish to fry and all. it just confuses me how so many continue to ignore the evidence of how much they suck.
Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...
An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026
Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.
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anything can be "sexually gratifying" if you try hard enough and I fail to see why that should be considered an automatic negative
Sam Cole@samleecole.bsky.social · 5d agoa bunch of popular ASMR artists lost their channels forever this week, after YouTube cited them for violating terms against "sexually gratifying" content: www.404media.co/youtube-asmr...
This might sound elitist, but I don’t think the people liking the Peanuts slop posts should have rights
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9. Now, major institutions cannot even criticize the groups responsible for this. Meanwhile, transgender people in the United Kingdom are watching groups cow in submission to these threats and are left wondering if there is anyone left they can turn to for help.
8. The capitulation of Amnesty International signals a bleak new era for transgender people in the United Kingdom. The country that once ranked first in Europe for LGBTQ+ rights now sits 22nd on the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map, after 11 consecutive years of decline.
7. Rowling celebrated. She posted on twitter: “Your apology for labelling women-only rape support centre Beira’s Place ‘anti-rights’ is a nice birthday present, AmnestyUK. Cheers. And congratulations to all the other women’s and LGB organisations Amnesty acknowledges having wrongly smeared"
6. In its apology, Amnesty completely capitulated, saying the document “should never have been published” and calling its publication “an error.” It specifically disavowed the labeling of anti-trans “gender critical” organizations as “anti-rights,” stating:
5. The threats were serious due to UK policies allowing the mega-wealthy to sue people who criticize them into submission. Unlike the US, where anti-SLAPP laws allow defendants to get these suits dismissed early, the UK has no protections for those using their freedom of speech to criticize.
4. Rowling posted: “Should any of the women’s organisations targeted by AmnestyUK’s recent ‘anti-rights’ blacklist wish to take legal action, applications can be made to the JK Rowling Women’s Fund.” That fund is a private war chest she launched in May 2025, backed by an immense personal fortune.
