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Kee Hinckley

@nazgul.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy

Now there's a protest sign you don't see often.

Person holding a cardboard sign which reads "Hand off working COBOL code"

April 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM

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jamelle

@jamellebouie.net

re: LIQUID SWORDS, i like that the closest thing to a single on that record, “Living in the World Today,” is still the most sinister thing you’ll ever hear. and it’s the sinister vibe of LIQUID SWORDS that i love. the whole record feels like headlights in your rearview mirror on a foggy night

March 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM

burgersmoke

@burgersmoke.bsky.social

100% of all purchases of "Pete Inherits Valhalla" are donated to Whiskers (a non profit cat rescue). Feel free to donate any amount directly here:
whiskersutah.org/donate

burgersmoke.bandcamp.com/album/pete-i...

#ambient #synth #guitar #valhalla #cat #pete #bestcatever #cinematic #instrumental

December 20, 2024 at 8:50 PM

burgersmoke

@burgersmoke.bsky.social

Released in 2023, "Pete inherits Valhalla" is a 7-track short concept album about a cat's journey to inherit the land fit for a Viking. While I do not believe Valhalla exists, this did not prevent a cinematic vision in my mind when we lost Pete.

burgersmoke.bandcamp.com/album/pete-i...

December 20, 2024 at 8:47 PM

burgersmoke

@burgersmoke.bsky.social

Part 2 about AL/FRESCO/WAVE. Most musical elements were created by creating new instruments with new sounds. Bells were turned into an organ, scooters were turned into drum sounds...

100% of purchases go to #girlswhocode

burgersmoke.bandcamp.com/album/al-fre...

#ambient #fieldrecording #granular

December 20, 2024 at 8:43 PM

burgersmoke

@burgersmoke.bsky.social

Part 1 about AL/FRESCO/WAVE released earlier this year. Recordings made on a trip to Italy transformed into music. All sounds recorded by the artist "al fresco" and then shaped into music later in the studio. 100% of purchases go to #girlswhocode

burgersmoke.bandcamp.com/album/al-fre...

#ambient

December 20, 2024 at 8:41 PM

burgersmoke

@burgersmoke.bsky.social

THE PRICE OF OUR GROCERIES!!!

Edward Silha @silha.com · Dec 17

Big things are happening in Texas mega churches

December 19, 2024 at 3:25 AM

burgersmoke

@burgersmoke.bsky.social

"I only have stress dreams..." @francis-morning.bsky.social moments before a gorgeous performance where NOTHING BROKE. Not even a single reel-to-reel. #ambient #synth #fieldrecording #saltlakecity

December 19, 2024 at 3:24 AM

burgersmoke

@burgersmoke.bsky.social

Great #ambient show recently from @francis-morning.bsky.social here in #saltlakecity complete with reel to reel!

December 19, 2024 at 3:04 AM

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Duncan Jones

@manmademoon.bsky.social

"Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest! What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal? Get your hand off my penis! I see that you know your judo well!”

November 23, 2024 at 5:23 AM

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Emanuel Maiberg

@emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social

We spent months digging into the booming AI influencer industry. People are brazenly stealing content from human models and adult content creators and Instagram does not give a damn www.404media.co/inside-the-b...

Inside the Booming 'AI Pimping' Industry

AI-generated influencers that steal content from human models and adult content creators have taken over Instagram.

www.404media.co

November 20, 2024 at 2:15 PM

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender.bsky.social

Welcome new followers and check out the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 starter pack!

Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · Nov 15

Here's the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 starter pack! Includes past guests and friends of the show.

@emilymbender.bsky.social @whatulysses.bsky.social

go.bsky.app/3BjnHmd

November 16, 2024 at 2:33 PM

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Emily M. Bender

@emilymbender.bsky.social

A Guide for Creating and Documenting Language Datasets with Data Statements Schema Version 3 (McMillan-Major & Bender, 2024) is now available!

You can find the Guide along with templates for data statements and other resources here:
techpolicylab.uw.edu/data-stateme...

#linguistics #criticalai

Data Statements | Tech Policy Lab

techpolicylab.uw.edu

November 20, 2024 at 3:48 PM

burgersmoke

@burgersmoke.bsky.social

Woof.... and... seems like an accurate summary.

Fully Digital Future @fullydigitalfuture.bsky.social · Nov 23

Someone on Bluesky:

A.I. art is like a Funko Pop; a dead-eyed facsimile of someone else's work" Best description of A.I. generated material I've heard.

AI generated responses:

#ai #art #funkkopop #isthisart #cyberpunk

November 23, 2024 at 5:06 AM

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belowthesmoke

@belowthesmoke.bsky.social

100% of all money for our album SUPER RETROID 2049 goes to girlswhocode.com. They are an incredible organization working to close the gender gap in tech. Consider donating or volunteering if you don't buy our award winning record*.

* Awards pending

belowthesmoke.bandcamp.com/album/super-...

SUPER RETROID 2049: DNA Resequenced, by below the smoke

15 track album

belowthesmoke.bandcamp.com

November 20, 2024 at 8:52 PM

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Vicki

@vickiboykis.com

when you try to convert your text into smaller pieces but all it gives you is Elvish, that’s a tolkienizer

November 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM

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Sean | Drowned in Sound

@drownedinsound.bsky.social

For every repost this post gets, I’ll share one song, podcast or article recommendation from this year

November 21, 2024 at 12:34 PM

burgersmoke

@burgersmoke.bsky.social

Hey homie, I heard you like #LLM stuff? And is it true you like pretty pictures? Check out what this guy has over here...

bbycroft.net/llm

#llm #nlp #transformer #gpt #visualization #dataisbeautiful #language #3d #linearalgebra #mathissexy #math #matrix #softmax #attentionhead

LLM Visualization

A 3D animated visualization of an LLM with a walkthrough.

bbycroft.net

November 21, 2024 at 4:40 PM

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Kvy_kv

@kvykv.bsky.social

I think adults should get a personal pan pizza for reading books too

November 19, 2024 at 3:42 PM

burgersmoke

@burgersmoke.bsky.social

Haunted take on Zelda Fairy Fountain.

Gear: Make Noise Strega, Nintendo KORG DS-10, tape deck, tambourine, brushes, Ekoverb

youtu.be/Bb0tC3F-pzc

#zelda #nintendods #wirebrushes #makenoise #nintendods #fairy #fairyfountain #strega #makenoise #makenoisestrega

Zelda Fairy Fountain (slightly haunted 2022)

YouTube video by burgersmoke

youtu.be

November 20, 2024 at 10:25 PM

burgersmoke

@burgersmoke.bsky.social

From compilation of artists using ppooll for music/sound

"bacta tank rêverie" imagines what Boba Fett's dreams might sound like while he is sleeping in his tank, thinking about his past and future

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCzK...

#maxmsp #max #ppooll #starwars #synth #microsound #granularsynth