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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 5h

OK my weirdest anti-AI take is that is you are looking for haircuts online (I know, shut up) all the 'models' are AI images with incredibly long necks and freak cheekbones, so unless you are a malnourished giraffe, this is not at all helpful.

Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 11d

Today in “AI is a scourge”: I’m in an embroidery group on Facebook, and it feels like every day brings a new person who says “I bought this pattern on Etsy but it didn’t come with instructions and I don’t understand how they got this effect”

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rufus⁷ @rufuss.bsky.social · 11h

How to tell if yr embroidery pattern is fake / AI. (JFC these absolute FUCKERS.)

Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 11d

Should you find yourself in a similar position, this video has a lot of tells to watch for. I’d add:
• fabric looks fake/lines are wobbly
• pattern doesn’t come with instructions (what are you paying for in that case?)
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youtu.be/tVhIIjoIFVw?...

How to Spot AI Hand Embroidery so You DON'T Get Scammed

YouTube video by Saint Rogers Street

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 4h

Wheeling this one back out, to the sound of squeaky tumbrel axles: bsky.app/profile/anto...

Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · Aug 2

I used to joke about going long on guillotine futures in my retirement portfolio; alas, I had to stop because the joke stopped being funny and started sounding like financial advice.

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Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 11h

Absolutely! 💪

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Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 11h

Perimenopause severely limits the number of fucks you have to give about things like “decorum” and “caring what mediocre men think about you”

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 12h

This seems like a job for somebody on here

Comics Jobs @comics-jobs.com · 12h

Assistant Editor, Manga at Penguin Random House

Full-time | Remote (Anywhere)

comics-jobs.com

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Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 12h

She definitely thinks she’s onto something here

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Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 12h

Methinks you are correct!

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 17h

Kitty is home with medications to improve his appetite & reduce nausea. Has a small heart murmur that could just be caused by stress, but is something to keep an eye on & if he doesn't eat tonight/tomorrow we'll need more advanced tests

This was another $240 soooo toss a coin to your writer?

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 1d

Cat update: He only ate one of his two usual meals yesterday & ate it very slowly, a few bites at a time. And today he only had three bites of breakfast. So we're taking him in to our usual vet this afternoon for a checkup

Send good vibes and also, if you can, money

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Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 12h

She’s standing just out of frame and laughing!

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Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 12h

EXACTLY

The consensus solution is “welp, not buying that one”

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Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 12h

(I wish I was kidding)

Facebook comment thread
OP: l just kept thinking, how in the world would they even KNOW if someone gifted it? Lol! Seems like a ridiculous ask to me!

Our helpful friend: that's incorrect. Because by
giving that image to someone else, that is called distribution. The only person that has the right to distribute the image is the intellectual copyright holder. They are well within their right to enforce that.

Innocent bystander: The pattern yes, the
finished product, no.

Helpful friend: that's not true. My best friend who is a copyright attorney is standing over my shoulder and laughing at all these responses. She said she hopes one of her clients hires her so that she can show you how wrong you are.
Cheers. I'm out

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Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 12h

So tempting!

Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 12h

Ooh y’all, her best friend is a copyright lawyer. She’s reading everyone’s comments and laughing. She’s begging her clients to ask her to sue one of us for stealing photos.

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Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 12h

Most people: “that’s absurd, they can’t tell you what to do with a thing you make.”
One woman, on EVERY GODDAMN COMMENT: *this AI overview about stock photos*

No, you cannot give someone an image that you copied under a limited license because a limited license is personal and doesn't grant you the right to transfer or share the image. A limited license specifies who can use the image and for what purpose, and sharing it with another person would violate the terms of that agreement.
Understand your license
• What it covers: A limited license gives you permission for specific uses, such as publishing in a single magazine edition, but it doesn't give you ownership.
• What it doesn't cover: It does not give you the right to distribute, sell, or give copies to other people.

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Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 12h

More from the wacky world of embroidery: someone in the same group found a pattern on Etsy whose creator stipulated that not only can you not copy and sell the pattern (fine), you can’t even *give the finished product to someone else*.

Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 11d

Today in “AI is a scourge”: I’m in an embroidery group on Facebook, and it feels like every day brings a new person who says “I bought this pattern on Etsy but it didn’t come with instructions and I don’t understand how they got this effect”

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 19h

A pilot out in Nova Scotia seems to have had some fun yesterday.

www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

C-GZPT Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Flight status, tracking, and historical data for C-GZPT including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times.

www.flightaware.com

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CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 17h

Over at Reason we have a "puppycide" tag for cop-shoots-dog stories going back to 2012. Easiest way to get a normie 4th Amendment-pilled against the cops is to show them this stuff reason.com/tag/puppycide/

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 18h

Teach the babies how to chop people in the throat

Brianna Chesser @chessercat.bsky.social · 20h

Actual safety notice from my alma mater:

Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses being used exactly as everyone expected

The techbros are not okay (it’s a completely open campus…not all the buildings, obviously)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Office of Public Safety

Crime Safety Advisory:
Suspicious Occurrence Reported

Dear USF Community,

We want to make you aware of recent reports of a suspicious occurrence on and around campus. Multiple community members have reported contact from an individual, described as male and wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses, who has approached women with unwanted comments and inappropriate dating questions. Reports indicate that this individual may be attempting to post these interactions online under the account name "pickuplines.pov" on TikTok, Instagram, and possibly other social media platforms.

While no threats or acts of violence have been reported, we want our community to stay informed and take steps to support one another.
If you encounter this individual or any suspicious activity:

Take immediate action to report the incident at the time it occurs by calling Public Safety Dispatch.
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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 16h

Great news! We have built the Blackmail Machine from the classic sci-fi short story, "Help, The Blackmail Machine Is Selling My Sex Dreams to Stephen Miller"

The Verge @theverge.com · 21h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Robin Mar-Witch 🧙🏻‍♀️ @electricland.bsky.social · 16h

To be fair to Boomers, they’re not the ones currently refusing to vaccinate their kids.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 16h

it’s amazing that it’s 2025 and people are still deluded enough to believe that age verification on the internet actually works

this was apparent to me when *I* was an extremely online child

Misandrosaurus Hex @bexone.bsky.social · 16h

My bff is a high school teacher and can verify that the (freshman) children are absolutely mobile gambling in high numbers, an activity that *already* has laws defining it as an adult-only activity requiring age verification

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 16h

I go back and forth on if this would blow back on us, but I wouldn’t be SAD to see America’s Concerned Parents launch moral panic jihad against ChatGPT’s decision to permit their teenager to spend 12 hours a day making genAI Sonic-taur fetish porn.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 17h

good news everyone!

chatGPT is now able to “mitigate the serious health issues,” according to trustworthy source Sam Altman, which means humanity can be trusted with the Revenge Porn Madness Spigot

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 21h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

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Jean @jeanjauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Spooky Season Reminder: Most "Halloween Black" food dye uses charcoal. Normally, it's safe to eat!

However:

Charcoal can NEUTRALIZE many types of medications!

If you're taking your meds (good for you!), make sure you consult your pharmacist to see if they might get neutralized!

Eat Safely!

a woman in a black dress is eating a cupcake

ALT: a woman in a black dress is eating a cupcake

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20h

you have to hunt a bit for the results (though delivered through a nice infographic) so a partial list of the brands that tested low: Optimum Nutrition (whey, not the mass gainer) Owyn, Transparent Labs

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 22h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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