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Alex Paknadel from off of comics @alexpaknadel.bsky.social · 26m

This dogshit AI "boom" is about the denial of death.
We had our time with Marilyn. It was beautiful and funny and achingly sad in the end, but WE HAD OUR TIME. We shouldn't be able to make Back to the Future 4, 5 and 6 at the push of a button because WE HAD OUR TIME.
Time to grow up.

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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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 1h

In a shocking turn of events, they’re talking about immigration on the radio. A guy who arrived in the UK by small boat has been convicted of threatening Nigel Farage.

Meanwhile, can anyone tell me if there was any public furore over this?

www.psni.police.uk/latest-news/....

Murder investigation launched following death of woman in Donaghadee | PSNI

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a woman in Donaghadee.Commenting, Detective Chief Inspector Tom ...

www.psni.police.uk

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 3h

I thought that was lil Simba from The Lion King

Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 11h

I’d just spam it with “Pee is stored in the balls”

NPR @npr.org · 11h

Afraid to sneak into a British embassy? MI6's new dark web portal Silent Courier lets you share secrets online. n.pr/477wpfs

Move over James Bond: A new service lets anyone share secrets with Britain

Afraid to sneak into a British embassy? MI6's new dark web portal Silent Courier lets you share secrets online.

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 11h

Okay so how about a 100-foot pole with a camera on it? Problem solved.

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Izzy Bowles @imbow.bsky.social · 11h

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK www.bbc.com/news/article...

Will we be able to exchange them for British folk who can’t string a sentence together?

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.

www.bbc.com

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 11h

Idea for motorcycling:
An overhead drone that scans ahead for hazards like cars approaching blind intersections, traffic holdups, debris. Simple warning sounds or HUD indicators so you can slow down, change lane, etc.

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 12h

The world is so stupid. But not my personalised bar runner used as a guitar mat

Photo of a work benchtop adorned with a black bar runner which reads RNR WORKSHOP. That’s my stupid lil business where I fix guitars n shit.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 16h

Be the existential threat to fascism and corporatism you want to see in the world.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · May 6

It is offensive to me that even in our late stage capitalist society if I want pizza and sunglasses I have to go to two different huts

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 19h

‘PAT testing’ is daft like ‘PIN number’.

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 23h

Remember “Drain the swamp”? And remember how we’ve learnt that every accusation is an admission?

Well, we should have known back then how crazy he was.

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 23h

Oh it’s very useful to many, that’s the thing.

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 1d

And/but… Google top answer tends to be AI scrape.

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve practically abandoned FB, and mostly do Bluesky, so thankfully shielded from a lot of targeting. As for YT, it usually pushes motorcycle stuff, so that’s cool, but I’m getting really fed up with the density of in-video adverts. I’ve seen fewer on commercial television.

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 1d

[Stupid god damn headline on Washington Post]

<unfollows, dusts hands>

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 1d

Simply telling a good fuckin story in an easy-to-read style is a superior skill to using a slew of impressive words nobody says in their everyday life.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 1d

Words are important, but so is how they look. Spacing, indents, justification, a light touch with punctuation; these things show care and attention to the reader. An ugly page is an ugly read.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

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

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d.ly @dly.bsky.social · 1d

can we just 3D print him a Nobel Peace Prize so he’ll shut the fuck up

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 1d

Trump mentioned something about giving Ukraine long-range missiles. He better come through with that shit 🇺🇦

Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 1d

Oh haha yeah that. To be fair Canada was a tad British at the time.

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 1d

Canada?

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Leif Боднарчук 🍁 🇺🇦 @leifb73.bsky.social · 1d

YOUSE TWO ARE DEAD WHEN I SEE YE

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