I'm pretty good with words. I know my there, they're and their, the difference between effect and affect, when to use it's and its, who's and whose, but I still haven't a clue when it comes to "whom."

A major milestone happened to me today that happens to most men of a certain age: my belt snapped. It served me well for at least 25 years but I’ve just expanded too much and the poor thing could only hold out so long. Walking home from work is going to be fraught. Please stay up, jeans! 😱

Thing is, I'm an incredibly fundamentally lazy person (and artist). But I cannot think of anything that I'd get an AI tool to do that I wouldn't much rather do myself. All my art & design skills, I've built up over decades. I enjoy creating things. Why would I want to delegate that to clankers?

Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social · 18h ago

My answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.

"What would you do if AI suddenly disappeared?" The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world! Or just live my life as I normally do because I don't outsource my cognitive abilities to autocomplete with delusions of grandeur.

I got another, extended chance to go and play @starwarsgracer.bsky.social today! Lots to share in due time 👀 Thanks again to @wearesecretmode.com and @fusegames.com for the invite and I got to hang out with @starwarsexplained.com again!

I get through my workdays now without using it so… Counter question: Imagine Ai suddenly goes from being free/inexpensive to being extremely costly. Do you really want to become completely reliant on it?

Alexander Glass@alexanderglass.bsky.social · 21h ago

I have one answer.

Physically I'm bear maximum, mentally I'm bear minimum. :D

DerkHerkenbersh@dochackenbush.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bear min/maxxing #art #bears

I’ve always been a slow reader as it just takes me longer to process text. (I feel like I’m missing out information if I don’t read every word). So it’s taken me about 2 weeks to read #ProjectHailMary. Best book I’ve read in years. Fantastic ending, totally unexpected. I was almost in tears. Amaze.

We go on holiday in a couple of weeks and our finances are currently sub-optimal so I’m opening up ten Silly Little Guy slots. Usual rules apply: ⭐️ No portraits ⭐️ £30 each (via PayPal) ⭐️ Just simple silly guys My DMs are open! As ever, any and all shares are appreciated x

Steve is busy contemplating his shenanigans for the day.

Say what you like about Rod Liddle. No, really, go on. We may as well stretch this into a second day.

Have you ever played a game that reminded you of Goosebumps? Come and experience it for yourself by joining our closed playtest. Apply here: https://bit.ly/4wzmR8Q

Watched Belleville Rendez-Vous for the first time in years, maybe decades. I'd forgotten just how incredibly funny it is, gently (and not-so-gently) poking fun at pretty much every French national stereotype as well as Wallace & Gromit does for British stereotypes. I love the stretched 2CVs.

I haven’t dated in a long time and hopefully never will again, but the Instagram algorithm feeds me a lot of videos of people telling horror stories of dating. The terminology makes it all sound like an alien planet and the phrase “shooting your shot” sounds like… something it’s not. 😖

Weird insecure manosphere types take testosterone in the hopes of becoming extra manly for some ill-defined reason. I take testosterone because I’m old, I had mumps when I was a kid and I don’t want my bones to break.

Isekai as a genre is exploding in popularity because it appeals to a universal desire to get hit by a truck rather than live in the 21st century.

Oh no I’m going to have to do the whole deck aren’t I? Or the face cards at least #art #capybara #cards

DerkHerkenbersh@dochackenbush.bsky.social · 4d ago

Hail to the King, baby #art #capybara

Today is the 40th anniverary of Studio Ghibli's first cinema release! Laputa: Castle in the Sky came out on 2 August 1986, paving the way for everything that followed.

Maybe instead of performing outrage that someone retweeted a photo of someone else’s t-shirt showing a guillotine and a message saying “we’re making plans for Nigel”, rightwingers might perhaps think about why someone would wear such a garment in the first place?

A dark day for human rights.

As of today, our marriage is legally old enough to drive. Happy anniversary Vicky. ❤️❤️

QRP with your most popular piece on bsky ~ Gotta be this one. It was also my most popular on the birdsite. Also my most popular on Tumblr (I don't even have a Tumblr). It's nearly thirty years old. Sometimes I feel like a one-hit wonder.

Karina S.@chirunax.bsky.social · 5d ago

QRP with your most popular piece on bsky ~ not 100% sure how to check, but I believe it's this one!

I have a sad addiction to buying graphic T-shirts and I was on the official DC shop, looking for a Superman logo. Also found this gorgeous gem from my favourite Batman film. I love a bit of silliness with the Caped Crusader.

I’ve not seen the film of Project Hail Mary yet, but I’m currently reading the book (excellent by the way). Speaking as a frequent potty-mouth (at least in private), I find Ryland’s exclamations of “gosh darn it” etc quite adorable. 🙂