That Old Broadbean

@thatoldbear.bsky.social

Just an old man trying to get by with art, language studies, manga and a burning hatred of conservatism. my old art is on https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/44253033

It's obvious that ai makes you stupid. All the studies on it etc. But what's extra sad is that depending on Ai makes you less confident. You will trust yourself less. You won't feel as comfortable making your own choices without reassurance. You will never be brave. You will never be a hero.

That horrible video of a Ukrainian vegetable-seller being stalked by a Russian drone is just one example among many, many thousands of recent incidents where combatants used small drones to kill and terrorize obvious civilians. We have to do more to protect these people - and here’s some ways how:

What Can We Do About Drone Attacks on Civilians? Some Thoughts

Lately, I've been spending a lot of time analyzing, reporting on, and researching the horrifying global uptick in the use of small, cheap, short-range drones to intentionally target and kill civilians...

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The Maritime Union and the thousands of workers on these Carnival cruise ships are asking for the government to insist on a collective agreement, to raise their pay above $2.50 an hour, as part of their licence to operate. Of course that should happen. Now.

Allowing a US billionaire-owned cruise line to ruthlessly exploit foreign workers in Australian waters is "good news" for passengers and tourism businesses says Labor. This same statement could have come from any of Labor, the Coalition or One Nation.

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I do have to say, while it’s very corporate cookie cutter, the food at Wingstop is pretty good. Like, the chicken they buy is good quality, the wings are good. It’s nice to see. You really have no idea what a place is gonna serve you until you’ve seen the kitchen.

My friend told me her 10 yo daughter is growing out her hair after a teacher at school barred her from entering the girl’s bathroom last year because of her short hair. Can you believe this shit? And the school never apologized for this act of bullying.

Being a church treasurer must be an insane job because sometimes she's using our hardship find to help really vulnerable people secure housing, and sometimes she's checking receipts for bottles of wine that we're gonna turn into Jesus, and sometimes she's asking me why I've bought the church an axe.

Avery@averyis.online · yesterday

The curse of being a church treasurer is that sometimes you get to do something that really helps someone out and sometimes you say something that makes you sound like George Osborne