Josh Cook
@jjmcook.bsky.social
"Certainty blinds us and makes us insane. It can devour our hearts. And turn us into beasts.”
he/him on the territory of the Qayqayt FN
he/him on the territory of the Qayqayt FN
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This is a big part of it, for me. Instead of glancing at the image and continuing to listen to the talk, I’m noticing that the table leg is connected to the chair, that the shirt buttons sideways, that the window bleeds weirdly into the wall. And wondering why the presenter didn’t notice or care.
It's also just distracting because usually the image has some weirdness to it, and it doesn't tend to add explanatory value. So if you're just adding them for ambience or to represent a generic concept, just use a regular picture.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is a big part of it, for me. Instead of glancing at the image and continuing to listen to the talk, I’m noticing that the table leg is connected to the chair, that the shirt buttons sideways, that the window bleeds weirdly into the wall. And wondering why the presenter didn’t notice or care.
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Some of my best friends are other people’s dogs 🐶❤️🥹
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Some of my best friends are other people’s dogs 🐶❤️🥹
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Average folks kettled ICE
ICE still FROZEN at Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan right now as calls continue circulating for people to join.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
November 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Average folks kettled ICE
This is the best possible result. The Rio Theatre is taking over the space with some impressive backing.
604now.com/vancouvers-p...
604now.com/vancouvers-p...
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is the best possible result. The Rio Theatre is taking over the space with some impressive backing.
604now.com/vancouvers-p...
604now.com/vancouvers-p...
Amen, I left that site for a good, goddamned reason. Get fucked with that nonsense.
Importing Stephen Miller takes from X? You just caught a block.
November 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Amen, I left that site for a good, goddamned reason. Get fucked with that nonsense.
Same, so shortsighted on P+ part.
November 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Same, so shortsighted on P+ part.
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Are you still struggling or are you ready to just lie there and let it happen yet?
Fuck AI.
Fuck AI.
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Are you still struggling or are you ready to just lie there and let it happen yet?
Fuck AI.
Fuck AI.
A-fucking-men!
WHERE IS OUR MODERN DAY RELIC FROM THE BEACHCOMBERS?
WHERE IS THE NEW SHOW THAT SCRATCHES THAT SEEING THINGS ITCH?
WHERE I ASK? WHERE?
I will say that Corner Gas and Kim's Convenience were definitely hitting some of the required weirdness, but in a slightly too safe way.
WHERE IS OUR MODERN DAY RELIC FROM THE BEACHCOMBERS?
WHERE IS THE NEW SHOW THAT SCRATCHES THAT SEEING THINGS ITCH?
WHERE I ASK? WHERE?
I will say that Corner Gas and Kim's Convenience were definitely hitting some of the required weirdness, but in a slightly too safe way.
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A-fucking-men!
WHERE IS OUR MODERN DAY RELIC FROM THE BEACHCOMBERS?
WHERE IS THE NEW SHOW THAT SCRATCHES THAT SEEING THINGS ITCH?
WHERE I ASK? WHERE?
I will say that Corner Gas and Kim's Convenience were definitely hitting some of the required weirdness, but in a slightly too safe way.
WHERE IS OUR MODERN DAY RELIC FROM THE BEACHCOMBERS?
WHERE IS THE NEW SHOW THAT SCRATCHES THAT SEEING THINGS ITCH?
WHERE I ASK? WHERE?
I will say that Corner Gas and Kim's Convenience were definitely hitting some of the required weirdness, but in a slightly too safe way.
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I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
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Translation: "If you don't use AI then the guys using our chips can't pretend to make money and can't pay the loans they took out to pay for the original loans they took out for all the money they're not making and it all falls apart and we can't sell chips to fuel the money they're not making."
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Translation: "If you don't use AI then the guys using our chips can't pretend to make money and can't pay the loans they took out to pay for the original loans they took out for all the money they're not making and it all falls apart and we can't sell chips to fuel the money they're not making."
Nice to see @wrexhamafc.co.uk make their way to just outside of the top 3rd in the Championship League this year after a very rough start.
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Nice to see @wrexhamafc.co.uk make their way to just outside of the top 3rd in the Championship League this year after a very rough start.
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A fun design by Jason Lee (aka VektorVisual) for the USS Jefferson Randolph Smith, a small dilithium prospector ship from my favourite Star Trek novel, "How Much for Just the Planet?"
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A fun design by Jason Lee (aka VektorVisual) for the USS Jefferson Randolph Smith, a small dilithium prospector ship from my favourite Star Trek novel, "How Much for Just the Planet?"
Oooh!
Behold, the Sword of Power! Excalibur! For anyone waiting for things from me, this is why: my brain has been consumed by John Boorman and Excalibur, both of them dear to my heart. The restoration is stunning, and finally presents the film in the right aspect ratio on home video... 🧵1/8
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Oooh!
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Holy shit, I finally finished moving every single subscriber over to Ghost. Lemme tell you, merging two newsletters into one publication was a challenge, but I have nothing but good things to say about the fine folks at Ghost who have been helping me. Champs, every one of them.
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Holy shit, I finally finished moving every single subscriber over to Ghost. Lemme tell you, merging two newsletters into one publication was a challenge, but I have nothing but good things to say about the fine folks at Ghost who have been helping me. Champs, every one of them.
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Students will use AI to do this. When someone tells me their One Simple Trick for averting student LLM use, I find this doc by @miriamposner.com is a very useful resource: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Students will use AI to do this. When someone tells me their One Simple Trick for averting student LLM use, I find this doc by @miriamposner.com is a very useful resource: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
oh damn
oh damn
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
oh damn
oh damn
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MIGS25 Interview: Steering a Galactic Phenomenon – A Conversation with Arrowhead’s Linda Tiger
At MIGS I caught up with Linda Tiger, COO of Arrowhead Game Studios, to talk about the explosive rise of Helldivers 2, the challenges of live-service development, and how the studio protects its culture…
At MIGS I caught up with Linda Tiger, COO of Arrowhead Game Studios, to talk about the explosive rise of Helldivers 2, the challenges of live-service development, and how the studio protects its culture…
MIGS25 Interview: Steering a Galactic Phenomenon – A Conversation with Arrowhead’s Linda Tiger
At MIGS I caught up with Linda Tiger, COO of Arrowhead Game Studios, to talk about the explosive rise of Helldivers 2, the challenges of live-service development, and how the studio protects its culture while scaling up.
seriousgamer.ca
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
MIGS25 Interview: Steering a Galactic Phenomenon – A Conversation with Arrowhead’s Linda Tiger
At MIGS I caught up with Linda Tiger, COO of Arrowhead Game Studios, to talk about the explosive rise of Helldivers 2, the challenges of live-service development, and how the studio protects its culture…
At MIGS I caught up with Linda Tiger, COO of Arrowhead Game Studios, to talk about the explosive rise of Helldivers 2, the challenges of live-service development, and how the studio protects its culture…
Tika dog standing on business and monitoring the neighbourhood below.
October 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Tika dog standing on business and monitoring the neighbourhood below.
BOOOOOOO The PARK Theatre is closing. I hope someone local gets that 70mm projector. Fingers crossed that The RIO is taking it over.
Historic Vancouver movie theatre to close this weekend
It's been showing films since 1941.
www.vancouverisawesome.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
BOOOOOOO The PARK Theatre is closing. I hope someone local gets that 70mm projector. Fingers crossed that The RIO is taking it over.
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Please let's help Val and her roommate to cover their rent. They're having a rough time coming up with the money they need to stay housed. If you can't donate, please share to spread the word.
hello hi, I am a disabled, chronically ill, queer woman who is in danger of becoming unhoused. Please support if you can, pass this long if you can't, thank you all the same.
gofund.me/1b3076522
gofund.me/1b3076522
Donate to Keep Val and Roommate Safe and Housed, organized by Kiley Fox
Hi, my name is Kiley. I am fundraising for my friend Val and her roommate who are curr… Kiley Fox needs your support for Keep Val and Roommate Safe and Housed
gofund.me
October 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Please let's help Val and her roommate to cover their rent. They're having a rough time coming up with the money they need to stay housed. If you can't donate, please share to spread the word.
GET ALL THE WAY FUCKED YOU GHOULS
Tilly Norwood raises the question of who will be the first to win an Oscar for best AI in a leading role
Tilly Norwood Is Expensive, Even for Hollywood
The “synthetic actress” may be cheaper to cast than Leonardo DiCaprio, but AI’s footprint carries major economic and environmental costs.
bloom.bg
October 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
GET ALL THE WAY FUCKED YOU GHOULS
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Reminder that an IDF prison guard is on on camera raping a Palestinian man to death, and when arrested, masked armed soldiers raided the base where he was detained and forced his release. He then went on TV and became a celebrity.
October 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Reminder that an IDF prison guard is on on camera raping a Palestinian man to death, and when arrested, masked armed soldiers raided the base where he was detained and forced his release. He then went on TV and became a celebrity.
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My buddy Zelda has very strong opinions on this stuff. A reminder that her dad left explicit instructions that he did NOT want corporations to be able to do this to him and that means us too. The bare minimum here is to respect the wishes of those who said NO.
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
October 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
My buddy Zelda has very strong opinions on this stuff. A reminder that her dad left explicit instructions that he did NOT want corporations to be able to do this to him and that means us too. The bare minimum here is to respect the wishes of those who said NO.
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Conservatives romanticize the Confederacy because no matter how much time passes, the Confederacy will never be 18 years old.
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Conservatives romanticize the Confederacy because no matter how much time passes, the Confederacy will never be 18 years old.