Alex Acks
@katsudon.bsky.social
aka Alex Wells, certified gentlethem. Author, geologist, "asshole geographer," cyclist, cat dad. Union strong and queer as hell. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✊ All opinions strictly my own. (they/them) https://katsudon.net/
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Alex Acks
@katsudon.bsky.social
· Mar 20
How about some biker space witches organizing labor to fight a monopoly? angryrobotbooks.com/books/hunger... angryrobotbooks.com/books/blood-...
Or steampunk rail pirates in an alternate Denver solving mysteries? queenofswordspress.com/product/murd...
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Or steampunk rail pirates in an alternate Denver solving mysteries? queenofswordspress.com/product/murd...
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If, as OpenAI claims, this was “unforeseeable” use, WHY DID THEY SPECIFICALLY HAVE A LINE ABOUT IT IN THE TOS
This is evil. Just pure fucking evil.
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If, as OpenAI claims, this was “unforeseeable” use, WHY DID THEY SPECIFICALLY HAVE A LINE ABOUT IT IN THE TOS
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Man, why are all stories these days about [fundamental human issue our society is failing to address]? What is that about?
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Man, why are all stories these days about [fundamental human issue our society is failing to address]? What is that about?
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a french dude mailing a toilet an art gallery to protest their pay to play policies isn't art but me typing "garfield the cat beautiful anime woman big breasts photorealistic and she is looking at me with tender affection i complete her life and give her meaning" is
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
a french dude mailing a toilet an art gallery to protest their pay to play policies isn't art but me typing "garfield the cat beautiful anime woman big breasts photorealistic and she is looking at me with tender affection i complete her life and give her meaning" is
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[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
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There are many things I love about Finland but somehow the fact it's the sort of country to make another country go "Who shall we send as ambassador...? I know! THIS guy!!!" kinda captures the essence of ALL of it.
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
November 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
There are many things I love about Finland but somehow the fact it's the sort of country to make another country go "Who shall we send as ambassador...? I know! THIS guy!!!" kinda captures the essence of ALL of it.
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My statement on Ai from the mini-comic as syllabus i made for new class I'm teaching that starts tomorrow! It robs you of your decisions & struggles - and the joy of being surprised. We won’t to be robbed of our learning - this is essential. This & the full mini at post:
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August 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
My statement on Ai from the mini-comic as syllabus i made for new class I'm teaching that starts tomorrow! It robs you of your decisions & struggles - and the joy of being surprised. We won’t to be robbed of our learning - this is essential. This & the full mini at post:
bsky.app/profile/nsou...
bsky.app/profile/nsou...
This is evil. Just pure fucking evil.
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is evil. Just pure fucking evil.
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
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are they going to make it illegal in the TOU to receive hallucinations too.
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
are they going to make it illegal in the TOU to receive hallucinations too.
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Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
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The least interesting uses of the whole AI tech stack is in trying to make it more human. We solved making humans ages ago, really well. There are something like 8 billion of them in fact.
Because we already have things that make pictures and write stuff and create videos. They’re called………. ARTISTS. There is nothing interesting and novel and revolutionary about making shitty, derivative text or pictures unless you are incredibly incurious and easily impressed.
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The least interesting uses of the whole AI tech stack is in trying to make it more human. We solved making humans ages ago, really well. There are something like 8 billion of them in fact.
Okay I’m going to take off my “I hate everything you stand for, you evil, thieving piece of shit“ hat for a second here and respond to one claim in this that is actually really funny.
November 29, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Okay I’m going to take off my “I hate everything you stand for, you evil, thieving piece of shit“ hat for a second here and respond to one claim in this that is actually really funny.
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
Zootopia 2 was a delight. Particular highlight was Ke Huy Quan as Gary.
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Zootopia 2 was a delight. Particular highlight was Ke Huy Quan as Gary.
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![Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicffnydtpbb2x24cfbblv2qtcwbr37zyw44vtqx47ocj2a26b2j2u@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Sounds like a shitty guy in the pentagon is all butt mad that girls can now be (and are!) Eagle Scouts too.
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sounds like a shitty guy in the pentagon is all butt mad that girls can now be (and are!) Eagle Scouts too.
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE is absolutely batshit bananapants, my god. @mattfnwallace.bsky.social if you haven’t seen these movies, you gotta.
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE is absolutely batshit bananapants, my god. @mattfnwallace.bsky.social if you haven’t seen these movies, you gotta.
SISU is free to watch on Tubi. Great if you want to watch a mostly silent Finnish protagonist kill a shitload of Nazis up close and personal. Action’s a bit over the top, very bloody, and occasionally borderline body horror.
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
SISU is free to watch on Tubi. Great if you want to watch a mostly silent Finnish protagonist kill a shitload of Nazis up close and personal. Action’s a bit over the top, very bloody, and occasionally borderline body horror.
The Running Man is really fucking fun! Recommend. Dark fun and excellent action. The only complaint I really have is that it’s got three endings and it really should have stopped after the first. Just some massive selling past the close.
November 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The Running Man is really fucking fun! Recommend. Dark fun and excellent action. The only complaint I really have is that it’s got three endings and it really should have stopped after the first. Just some massive selling past the close.
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Yes, I have an axolotl.
His name is Larry.
His name is Larry.
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Yes, I have an axolotl.
His name is Larry.
His name is Larry.
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billboard seen in London.
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
billboard seen in London.
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reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
