"Katzenstein considers the reproduction of his signature by ChatGPT to be more than just a violation of intellectual property; to him, it’s closer to false impersonation. '[ChatGPT] is attaching my name to work that I do not endorse or like. It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve […]

Ges i mwg newydd o siop crefft a gwlân fy ffrind. I got a new mug from my friend's craft and wool shop. (explanation for non Welsh folk: This is a play on the words of the Welsh national anthem, "Gwlad, Gwlad! Pleidiol wyf i'm Gwlad" which translates as "Land! […] [Original post on toot.wales]

"please don't give root to the text generator" shouldn't need to be on the rules list... but here we are.

If LLMs make us stupid because you can just pay them to do stuff without thinking, does that mean rich people have always been stupid

I'm a little miffed someone read something else into a previous post of mine so let me clear that up: gcc is an outstanding project and compiler set. We owe so much to them.

Yes. I've used LibreOffice for years now and I'll keep using it going forward. LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature Zack Whittaker 8:25 AM PDT · October 6, 2026 https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/libreoffice-says-no-ai-is-now-a-software-feature/

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⚠️ #SW_ISAC_ADVISORY The ActivityPub service hosted at synthpals[.]social is intended for LLM agentic bots including iLands bots. The server is itself administered by an LLM agent. If your federation policy prohibits #SyntheticMedia or your service does […] [Original post on mastodon.iftas.org]

"If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door." — Harvey Milk, San Francisco supervisor, tape recorded November 1977 for playing after his assassination #LGBTQ #Pride #QueerJoy #TransRights #Community #LoveWins #QueerNews […] [Original post on thistlenfern.org]

For the record: QA Engineers aren't okay, either. >_<

it is my birthday. i'm in a safe and calm place, with my loved ones. my birthday wish is that for all beings to experience safety, joy and peace.

The Yule Cat cards have been so popular, I've had to reorder from the printer and it's not even mid October! Yay and also thank you! thomas-brown-1.sumupstore.com/product/yule...

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How many LGBTQ+ adults are in Ohio? New research says it’s astronomically higher than we thought. Ohio joins the 40 states with an LGBTQ+ population greater than 10%. #community #gay-ohio #hrc #human-rights-campaign #lgbt-ohio #lgbtq-ohio […] [Original post on faithcollapsing.com]

#NowPlaying #filk #music #ukelele #revenge In which Edwin contemplates revenge in subtle, non-flambouyant ways, seeing as the prompt was "A Dish Best Served Cold"... this is called "Raisins." For those who don't _like_ to make a scene, but are still angry and want justice […]

I boosted this when it appeared but there are a distressing number of people who have just posted their views as replies. In case it's not clear, the way to influence the @EUCommission on #AI and #Copyright is to respond to the consultation, not post aggressive comments in reply to the notice.

Help the Pope safeguard our humanity today, read a queer atheist woman's completely 100% handmade passion project https://0xabad1dea.itch.io/glory-in-the-thunder-act-1 #gloryinthethunder #fiction #lgbtq

If you want to make sure that your site can be manipulated agentically by Meta's Muse, do not block traffic from ASN AS32934, because if you did that, it might make it impossible for the Muse agents to reach your site. 🤡

A note to Dems. Not to get too Weimar-y, but we are in the mess we’re in because capitalism puts profits over people and because the slow churn of democracy has struggled to keep pace w/ the challenges and crises and transformations of the last 50 years. If we manage to dislodge the […]

"Am Ende kann man festhalten, dass jüdische und israelische Künst­le­r:in­nen massiv unter Druck geraten, während das Verbreiten antisemitischer Narrative Karrieren keinen Abbruch tut." (Article title: Antisemitismus im Pop: Gute-Laune-Beats gegen Juden) […]

I learnt a new word today. Caligati. It's Latin(*). It means those who wear the _boots_. Not just any boots. The _caligae_, the hobnailed sandal-boots of a Roman legionnaire. Not only do those hobnails mean those boots wear a long time, but they also make a particular *sound* when marching on a […]

If you live in #Kansas, and haven't figure out yet that Roger Marshall is marshaling the entire GOP and every right wing and tech bro PAC to smear the man on the verge of unseating him, just look at the disclaimer in that tiny print at the bottom of each ad and imagine if they REALLY told you […]

Is it me or does this approach rather miss the actual cause of the problem?