Zannah
@alopexstudios.bsky.social
Art and tiny things! Enby cat-parent who enjoys making and sharing stuff || They/Them || No AI/NFTs Linktree: https://linktr.ee/alopexstudios
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Actual artists have a community, genAI users just have a fistful of hot dogshit an Epstein associate is losing billions of dollars on.
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Actual artists have a community, genAI users just have a fistful of hot dogshit an Epstein associate is losing billions of dollars on.
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If you can't afford to pay for books you want to read, getting that book from the library instead of pirating it enables authors to get paid for their work *and* lets you read the book for free. The Libby app is your BFF.
I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 AM
If you can't afford to pay for books you want to read, getting that book from the library instead of pirating it enables authors to get paid for their work *and* lets you read the book for free. The Libby app is your BFF.
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People, if you are too poor to pay an author for their work, I have a solution for you. Your local public library is FREE and will gladly help you find a legitimate ebook version that you can check out, for free.
Don’t steal; use your local public library.
Don’t steal; use your local public library.
I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
People, if you are too poor to pay an author for their work, I have a solution for you. Your local public library is FREE and will gladly help you find a legitimate ebook version that you can check out, for free.
Don’t steal; use your local public library.
Don’t steal; use your local public library.
I haven’t talked to my parents since 2016. I don’t regret or miss that in the least. Huge stressor gone from my life. ❤️
It's the start of the "holiday season" for Americans this week and I always feel like it's a good time to mention that you do not have to go see your family and especially your parents for any reason if it's going to be a bad time.
Imagine a reality where you don't suffer through this process.
Imagine a reality where you don't suffer through this process.
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I haven’t talked to my parents since 2016. I don’t regret or miss that in the least. Huge stressor gone from my life. ❤️
I know some of y’all would be into this!
No joke would anyone actually be interested in this really stupid idea I just had
November 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I know some of y’all would be into this!
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It's not "helping you write" it's telling you want to write. Tell me what to think, tell me what to say, tell me what to buy, tell me what to do. So it's not outside the norm/average.
Depend on me for every thought, word, idea, decision.
NO. "Abusive boring bland sinister greedy trashpt"
Depend on me for every thought, word, idea, decision.
NO. "Abusive boring bland sinister greedy trashpt"
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's not "helping you write" it's telling you want to write. Tell me what to think, tell me what to say, tell me what to buy, tell me what to do. So it's not outside the norm/average.
Depend on me for every thought, word, idea, decision.
NO. "Abusive boring bland sinister greedy trashpt"
Depend on me for every thought, word, idea, decision.
NO. "Abusive boring bland sinister greedy trashpt"
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It's interesting how easily a lot of ppl say oh it's over, it's inevitable just use it.
Most Artists I know aren't like that. From day one. They are built different. They are resistant to conformity. You're not going to tell them what to do or say.
Don't tell me what to say gpt. I speak for me.
Most Artists I know aren't like that. From day one. They are built different. They are resistant to conformity. You're not going to tell them what to do or say.
Don't tell me what to say gpt. I speak for me.
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It's interesting how easily a lot of ppl say oh it's over, it's inevitable just use it.
Most Artists I know aren't like that. From day one. They are built different. They are resistant to conformity. You're not going to tell them what to do or say.
Don't tell me what to say gpt. I speak for me.
Most Artists I know aren't like that. From day one. They are built different. They are resistant to conformity. You're not going to tell them what to do or say.
Don't tell me what to say gpt. I speak for me.
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I have said the drama class kids, and art weirdos along with the band kids and writing club are on the front lines here.
Reading about AI being subverted by adversarial poetry and Russian drones' navigation systems jammed by Ukranian folk anthems, which suggests the opening future 'human rebels' scenes of Terminator may now have to be revised.
November 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I have said the drama class kids, and art weirdos along with the band kids and writing club are on the front lines here.
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Please, please, PLEASE just leave the form blank!
If you would like to talk to me about my art, I would heavily prefer DMs on here on social media sites.
If you would like to talk to me about my art, I would heavily prefer DMs on here on social media sites.
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Please, please, PLEASE just leave the form blank!
If you would like to talk to me about my art, I would heavily prefer DMs on here on social media sites.
If you would like to talk to me about my art, I would heavily prefer DMs on here on social media sites.
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PayPal is doing this to sus out artist who create NSFW content like me and other folks in the server. By giving them feedback, you are not only putting artists like me at risk of being banned from the site, but also YOUR OWN account.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
PayPal is doing this to sus out artist who create NSFW content like me and other folks in the server. By giving them feedback, you are not only putting artists like me at risk of being banned from the site, but also YOUR OWN account.
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PayPal has rolled out a new "feature" that prompts you to leave feedback about an artist that you've commissioned via invoice.
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
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Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
PayPal has rolled out a new "feature" that prompts you to leave feedback about an artist that you've commissioned via invoice.
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
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When these things work well they can work *really well*. See Alphafold.
The animosity should not be misplaced.
The dipshits burning the world up to use a bloated autocomplete as a stand-in for human thought and creativity are the ones to blame.
The animosity should not be misplaced.
The dipshits burning the world up to use a bloated autocomplete as a stand-in for human thought and creativity are the ones to blame.
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
When these things work well they can work *really well*. See Alphafold.
The animosity should not be misplaced.
The dipshits burning the world up to use a bloated autocomplete as a stand-in for human thought and creativity are the ones to blame.
The animosity should not be misplaced.
The dipshits burning the world up to use a bloated autocomplete as a stand-in for human thought and creativity are the ones to blame.
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LLMs are just text autocomplete. Video and image generators are just a photo labeler glued to an image denoiser.
They are built from simple parts that do specific types of things. When you see that you can see where the scam is.
They are built from simple parts that do specific types of things. When you see that you can see where the scam is.
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
LLMs are just text autocomplete. Video and image generators are just a photo labeler glued to an image denoiser.
They are built from simple parts that do specific types of things. When you see that you can see where the scam is.
They are built from simple parts that do specific types of things. When you see that you can see where the scam is.
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At its most simple form any ML model is a just a blob of math that you optimize to produce desired outputs from some type of inputs.
Like categorizing items, identifying anomalies, etc. It's *specific* in purpose.
LLMs and GenAI are no different, you're just getting scammed about what they do.
Like categorizing items, identifying anomalies, etc. It's *specific* in purpose.
LLMs and GenAI are no different, you're just getting scammed about what they do.
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
At its most simple form any ML model is a just a blob of math that you optimize to produce desired outputs from some type of inputs.
Like categorizing items, identifying anomalies, etc. It's *specific* in purpose.
LLMs and GenAI are no different, you're just getting scammed about what they do.
Like categorizing items, identifying anomalies, etc. It's *specific* in purpose.
LLMs and GenAI are no different, you're just getting scammed about what they do.
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This. I've been working with "machine learning" since before the current AI-fever and it's an invaluable tool in science and engineering.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This. I've been working with "machine learning" since before the current AI-fever and it's an invaluable tool in science and engineering.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
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"Stop Forcing AI Into Every Fucking Thing" stickers are BACK IN STOCK
Brighter than ever— a rich ketchup-y orange-red.
3" circle of thick vinyl, yours for $2
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Brighter than ever— a rich ketchup-y orange-red.
3" circle of thick vinyl, yours for $2
▶ square.link/u/BFQkzE6U
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"Stop Forcing AI Into Every Fucking Thing" stickers are BACK IN STOCK
Brighter than ever— a rich ketchup-y orange-red.
3" circle of thick vinyl, yours for $2
▶ square.link/u/BFQkzE6U
Brighter than ever— a rich ketchup-y orange-red.
3" circle of thick vinyl, yours for $2
▶ square.link/u/BFQkzE6U
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Can you spread the word about weaintbuyingit.com? This is one of the easiest and safest ways possible to fight back against the current administration. If you've been saying there's nothing you can do - you're wrong! All you have to do is not buy from Amazon, Home Depot, or Target for five days.
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weaintbuyingit.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Can you spread the word about weaintbuyingit.com? This is one of the easiest and safest ways possible to fight back against the current administration. If you've been saying there's nothing you can do - you're wrong! All you have to do is not buy from Amazon, Home Depot, or Target for five days.
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Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
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Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
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People are starting to see generative AI for what it is.
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
People are starting to see generative AI for what it is.
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If you're just waking up or getting online it's a beautiful moment to use Bluesky mute features for the terms Lizza, Nuzzi, RFK, poetry and bamboo. Trust me
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
If you're just waking up or getting online it's a beautiful moment to use Bluesky mute features for the terms Lizza, Nuzzi, RFK, poetry and bamboo. Trust me
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periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute
Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!
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November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
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Hell yeah @rianjohnson.bsky.social (reposting with alt text)
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Hell yeah @rianjohnson.bsky.social (reposting with alt text)
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Honestly, the “genAI is a calculator” metaphor really falls apart because if your calculator gave you the wrong answer even 5% of the time, you’d be swearing at Casio to give you your money back, not fawning about how it’s so close to being revolutionary.
My calculator didn’t rely on bastardizing years of unrelated disciplines to give me the answer I remembered the right steps to calculate.
My calculator doesn’t remember 12 year olds typing “poo poo pee pee” into it and assume popularity equals correctness.
My calculator doesn’t remember 12 year olds typing “poo poo pee pee” into it and assume popularity equals correctness.
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Honestly, the “genAI is a calculator” metaphor really falls apart because if your calculator gave you the wrong answer even 5% of the time, you’d be swearing at Casio to give you your money back, not fawning about how it’s so close to being revolutionary.