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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 4h

The use of AI to marionette a woman whose tortured existence was spent trying to carve her own life and identity out of the space men forced her into is both damningly macabre and a surprisingly perfect encapsulation of the problems with this ghoulish use of technology.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Scornflake Ghhhoul @scornflakegrrrl.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants must participate in debate about correct name for bread rolls before being allowed entry to the UK

Lee Harveryscary @valleyguitarist.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants must have a tedious opinion about jam and cream on scones before being allowed entry to the UK

Binfire Era @binfire.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants will have to correctly rewire a 1363 plug before being allowed entry to the UK

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 9h

Ofcom's latest proposals would mean that:

🔴 Lawful activism could be censored as it happens
🔴 Content about Palestine may auto-delete from your feeds
🔴 The police can clampdown on protest online

With proactive scanning of content, censorship under the Online Safety Act is potentially boundless.

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 10h

i cringed so hard i think i pulled a face muscle

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 12h

An exhibition of fantasy maps all drawn by the fantasy author, Ursula K. Le Guin, has opened in central London.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/map...

Mapping Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin's maps go on display at the Architectural Association

An exhibition of fantasy maps all drawn by the fantasy author, Ursula K. Le Guin, has opened in central London.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 13h

If you're reading this and wondering, "what the fuck are they on about?!" then this Informative Educational Content might help www.youtube.com/watch?v=s93X...

My jokes are good, actually, and here are the reasons why.

YouTube video by Guy Kelly

www.youtube.com

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Samuel Pinney @ginbrogueshats.bsky.social · 15h

I would like to ask questions about why so many of the stories studied in English schools are about how resisting the system doesn't work. 1984, Animal Farm, Moby Dick. Etc.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Simon Christiansen @simonchris.bsky.social · 17h

Current main character on Threads. Everyone is now posting knitting projects saying they're none of your business.

Threads thread going:
Sara: "I'm halfway done with my second piece. 4 more to go." Picture of unfinished knitting project.
Fiona: Whatcha makin?
Sarah: None of your business given I don't know you nor do I want to

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Isa / EvilCleverDog @evilcleverdog.bsky.social · Aug 23

Using ChatGPT

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 15h

"Dean Cundy? Well that answers that question..."

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 19h

I need to know what Bob Hoskins said to Princess Diana in front of Roger Rabbit at the London premiere of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988).

Bob Hoskins meets Princess Diana as a full size Roger Rabbit costumed character stands next to them.

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 1d

THE BABY LONG

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 2d

The "you wouldn't download a car" screen but it reads "you wouldn't scrape all the art ever made and use it to create an Anime titty generator"

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 2d

This is very cool as a visual and also yes I agree that a whole lot of people have not/do not want to realise this. It will reduce traffic to the busiest area, thereby reducing traffic in the ‘thru’ zones, without reducing access TO the ‘thru’ zones

Stephen Gower @sjgower.bsky.social · 2d

I made an infographic map. Oxford's Congestion Charge scheme (from 29th Oct) is not like most congestion charge schemes, because you can get to most streets in the city without being charged. My impression is a lot of people haven't realised this.

A street map of Oxford.

Woodstock Road, Banbury Road and the streets in their immediate vicinity are coloured pink. Botley Road and streets off it are coloured green. Cowley Road, Iffley Road and Abingdon Road and streets off them are coloured blue. Streets in Marston and Headington are coloured orange. The ring road matches the colours at each junction and fades between colours as it goes around. A small area in the middle is coloured yellow, and labelled "Central Permit Area". THe Congestion Charge traffic filters are indicated by black circles circles with white segments, those white segments correspond on a 24 hour clock face with when the filter isn't operational (and the remaining black, when the filters are operational). Crosses mark other filters in the city that are enforced by ANPR but are not part of the Congestion Charge scheme.

Text at the top of the image reads "Temporary Congestion Charge for Cars in Oxford 2025-2026. Any road outside the Central Permit Area can be accessed without passing any traffic filers by using the Ring Road and selecting an approporiate exit junction (matching colours on this map)."

A key at the bottom matches the filter types, with text "Traffic Filters. Hollow Way & Marston Ferry Road 7-9am and 3-6pm. St Cross Road, Hythe Bridge Street, Thames Street and St Clements, 7am-7pm. £5 daily permit covers all Congestion Charge filters. Free Permits available. For example for residents, business use, health and car, SEND and disabilty. Congestion Charge permits do not apply for other filters, such as High Street or in East Oxford/Cowley."

Small print reads "Full details at https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-and-travel" and "©@sjgower Contains OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Locations of highway filters are approximate and for overview purposes only. v1.3"

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 2d

Look, I don't want to leave the house, OK

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 2d

Normal people: "Oh that laundry basket is broken. I should buy a new one."

Me, a stubborn idiot armed with brute force, power tools, and zip ties:

close-up of a red plastic laundry basket, repaired in multiple places with crossed black zip ties like a boy racer's front bumper

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Alex Kain @tdcpresents.bsky.social · 3d

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · 2d

and I feel fine

jamma10.bsky.social @jamma10.bsky.social · 4d

Toilet, Bristol UK circa 2015

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pickwick @pickwick.bsky.social · 3d

Love this, and a lot of politicians who claim to be pro-trans could learn from it

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 5d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 3d

A disgusted-looking Thomas the Tank Engine. Seriously, he looks fuckin' ANGY.

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 4d

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 4d

macron saw an opportunity to do the funniest possible thing and god bless him but he took it

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4d

Revolving door spinning faster, can’t get off…

Macron reappoints Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil

www.bbc.com

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 4d

Ooooh could go either way... She might need some bribery

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 4d

!!!!! (thank you for providing this vital informative service)

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ArcadianAeon @basilbrushoff.bsky.social · 4d

"Tell us you've alienated all your artist contacts without telling us you'e alienated all your artist contacts"

Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social · 4d

so, uh, I guess the studio responded to this by replacing their website art!

(not gonna lie, I'm torn between "lol, lmao" and "hm, that's a bit of an immature response from a professional game studio")

A screenshot of the Sackbird website that shows their social media icons replaced with intentionally bad MS Paint-style art

A screenshot of the Sackbird website which used to have an AI-generated skyline of Baltimore, and now has an intentionally shitty bunch of brown boxes labelled as "Fort McHenry" and "Sackbird Studios" in Comic Sans. It has clearly been drawn in MS Paint in about 5 minutes

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