Yami
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Hank Green should not use LLMs in his work. Working scientists have specific use cases for LLMs, but science communicators like Hank and I do not. They add more vulnerability than value in our field. I laid out some history and background to walk you through the reasons why.
Hank Green, Science, History, and Misinformation — aeta
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i didn't want to delve too deep in this particular piece, but i loved this essay by the Aeon Collective and have thought about it a lot since reading it
AI Is A Slavery Fetish
The wet dreams of our overlords
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if you want to see normally sclerotic do-nothing local governments suddenly snap into action, do some quietly beneficial tactical urbanism type thing like this and watch how quickly they race to remove it
wishda@wishda.bsky.social · 5d agoThe DSA in Wilmingotn, N.C. has created a "crisis" by putting benches at city bus stops, after literal decades of the city promising and failing to do so.
a trans knight to celebrate my 2 years on testosterone anniversary! 🏳️⚧️✨⚔️
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Something I wish I didn't have to worry about but I do is word count... I've been slowly chipping away at the same story for a year or so, and even though it's not finished I'm worried that once I do have the initial draft down it won't be long enough to be considered for formal publication.
#julybugweek Prompt 6: Bug is blue 💙 I think this is my fav of all the ones I painted! (Prompt list by k0.za on instagram)
#julybugweek Prompt 4: Bugs that glow Was inbetween a firefly or glow worms for this prompt and settled on this guy after sketching his fun cloak (Promptnlist by k0.za on instagram)
#julybugweek Prompt 3: Bug is happy! My happy rendition of a Man Faced Stink Bug! I was between drawing this one or a jumping spider (sometimes they have markings on their abdomen that look like a smiley face) (Prompt list by k0.za on instagram)
Five years ago, I ran across a piece of stock footage that defied all conventions. It was beautiful and textured. It was *memorable*. But what can this single video tell us, in context of an entire industry designed to be generic? youtu.be/k3bkCTy9rLk
NEW VIDEO, NOW ON YOUTUBE: To celebrate Pride Month and my birthday, I decided to finally take a look at Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury and make a video on it in the hopes of getting others obsessed with it as well. Check it out! youtu.be/q7NJArg9sjc
The Yuri Anime That Got Me Into Mecha
YouTube video by Lady Emily
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What if I told you that all of the Publishing Agreements I have reviewed in the last 6 months (several dozen) included a no gen AI provision, wherein the use of gen AI in development is a material breach, but companies like Epic and EA are still trying to convince us the industry is cool with it
Austin Wood@woodwould.bsky.social · 2w agoHe's only gone and written 2,500 more words about how game devs feel about generative AI. Latest piece quotes around two dozen different people with an indie background. When asked how they feel about gen AI, not one, but two devs responded, "Fuck that shit." www.gamesradar.com/games/it-cre...
