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it honestly just makes me so mad that a handful of greedy assholes have stolen all the creative work of every human being and all the wonderful and weird things people did on the internet and are now using it to take our jobs and make the internet a shitty wasteland
May 21, 2024 at 3:08 AM
it honestly just makes me so mad that a handful of greedy assholes have stolen all the creative work of every human being and all the wonderful and weird things people did on the internet and are now using it to take our jobs and make the internet a shitty wasteland
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1994: internet is ephemeral
2004: internet is forever
2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots
2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work
2004: internet is forever
2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots
2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work
February 24, 2024 at 3:26 PM
1994: internet is ephemeral
2004: internet is forever
2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots
2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work
2004: internet is forever
2014: only internet is forever. Print pubs and owning physical media are for idiots
2024: your favorite shows have been removed for tax breaks and private equity firms bought up the websites you worked for and deleted your entire life's work
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We are poisoning ourselves: this, the fake 'this mushroom is safe to eat' books, the false obituaries; it makes me feel slightly detached from reality.
Rather insane thing that happened: someone emailed me asking for a link to my TedX talk, which they remembered but could no longer find.
When I wrote back to say I had never done a TedX talk, they replied with an extensive summary of this non-existent talk, generated by ChatGPT, offered as proof.
When I wrote back to say I had never done a TedX talk, they replied with an extensive summary of this non-existent talk, generated by ChatGPT, offered as proof.
February 21, 2024 at 9:15 PM
We are poisoning ourselves: this, the fake 'this mushroom is safe to eat' books, the false obituaries; it makes me feel slightly detached from reality.
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As always, the thing about AI isn't that it's good enough to replace humans (because it's patently not, despite what they try to tell you), it's that the people holding the purse strings believe it is good enough to save them the money they pay the humans.
February 17, 2024 at 4:45 PM
As always, the thing about AI isn't that it's good enough to replace humans (because it's patently not, despite what they try to tell you), it's that the people holding the purse strings believe it is good enough to save them the money they pay the humans.
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This is great - the moment I installed it it was like I was finally back home. I hadn't realised how much I'd been missing Tweetdeck.
February 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
This is great - the moment I installed it it was like I was finally back home. I hadn't realised how much I'd been missing Tweetdeck.
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a lot of authors have started writing in the defensive crouch induced by social media, where the fear of being misread causes them to write less interestingly. this is bad and they should stop it. people will always misread, because lots of people are dumb, badly taught, or reading in bad faith
It drives me nuts from the other direction because I’ve been annoyed at multiple books lately because they Kept Hammering the Same Point Over and Over and I’m eventually going “are you writing this for very dim people?”
February 10, 2024 at 7:07 PM
a lot of authors have started writing in the defensive crouch induced by social media, where the fear of being misread causes them to write less interestingly. this is bad and they should stop it. people will always misread, because lots of people are dumb, badly taught, or reading in bad faith
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Today the Irish Examiner published my piece about the hellscape of platform manipulation and spam that is the modern web. In it, I highlighted that such actions materially benefit Twitter.
Now, for the first time in 14 years, I've been suspended by Twitter. For "platform manipulation and spam".
Now, for the first time in 14 years, I've been suspended by Twitter. For "platform manipulation and spam".
February 10, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Today the Irish Examiner published my piece about the hellscape of platform manipulation and spam that is the modern web. In it, I highlighted that such actions materially benefit Twitter.
Now, for the first time in 14 years, I've been suspended by Twitter. For "platform manipulation and spam".
Now, for the first time in 14 years, I've been suspended by Twitter. For "platform manipulation and spam".
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Auf Threads gesehen und für wunderbar befunden
February 7, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Auf Threads gesehen und für wunderbar befunden
You can see that on Upwork every day where previous translation jobs turned into editing the AI translated stuff, for a fraction of the money, needless to say.
This sort of charade does serve a purpose, other than publicity, whether it means to or not: sustain the illusion of superfunctional AI for long enough to ensure everyone on the creative side of creative industries loses their job & can be rehired for peanuts on zero hours as a “content generator”
So it turns out the George Carlin special wasn't written by Ai, and was written in its entirety by Chad Kultgen.
www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/a...
www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/a...
January 29, 2024 at 8:49 AM
You can see that on Upwork every day where previous translation jobs turned into editing the AI translated stuff, for a fraction of the money, needless to say.
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I know that sadly some folks are being forced to learn how to be criminals for the first time so here's some advice from someone who grew up around crime:
No phonecalls
No paper trails
No digital footprints
You make your plans face to face in private locations, no exceptions
No phonecalls
No paper trails
No digital footprints
You make your plans face to face in private locations, no exceptions
If you are gonna travel out of state to have an abortion, DO NOT make plans/arrangements on FB or Messenger. They’ll notify the police.
January 28, 2024 at 5:51 PM
I know that sadly some folks are being forced to learn how to be criminals for the first time so here's some advice from someone who grew up around crime:
No phonecalls
No paper trails
No digital footprints
You make your plans face to face in private locations, no exceptions
No phonecalls
No paper trails
No digital footprints
You make your plans face to face in private locations, no exceptions
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Ich habe mich mitunter gefragt, ob das mit den drunter klebenden Rasierklingen eine Urban Legend ist - vorhin habe ich das erste Mal ein Exemplar in freier Wildbahn gefunden. #Mainz
Ich habe mich mitunter gefragt, ob das mit den drunter klebenden Rasierklingen eine Urban Legend ist - vorhin habe ich das erste Mal ein Exemplar in freier Wildbahn gefunden. #Mainz
January 19, 2024 at 3:23 PM
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Ich habe mich mitunter gefragt, ob das mit den drunter klebenden Rasierklingen eine Urban Legend ist - vorhin habe ich das erste Mal ein Exemplar in freier Wildbahn gefunden. #Mainz
Ich habe mich mitunter gefragt, ob das mit den drunter klebenden Rasierklingen eine Urban Legend ist - vorhin habe ich das erste Mal ein Exemplar in freier Wildbahn gefunden. #Mainz
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Elon Musk is an evil man who fractured a vital information resource during disasters - and the world is now scrambling to replace the dependence it developed for over a decade on a service run by a private company.
It's hardly the most important thing here, but the disaster in Ishikawa is a tangible reason why Elon's management of Twitter is such a problem...in Japan especially, Twitter has been a source of real-time news, esp in situations like this, and now it's a vanity project for a white supremacist
January 1, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Elon Musk is an evil man who fractured a vital information resource during disasters - and the world is now scrambling to replace the dependence it developed for over a decade on a service run by a private company.
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Lawyer details for class claim down thread
#Webcomics Hey kids! Here's a fun game! They just dropped a list of All the artists that Midjourney admits to having scraped to train its A.I. engine. Are YOU on it? (We are) Do you have a good lawyer? (We do) (storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...)
storage.courtlistener.com
January 2, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Lawyer details for class claim down thread
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i understand there are people who take Yann LeCun's opinions seriously for some reason. Here's where he tells you to write for free because, when he says "society", he means his AI team at Facebook.
January 2, 2024 at 1:09 AM
i understand there are people who take Yann LeCun's opinions seriously for some reason. Here's where he tells you to write for free because, when he says "society", he means his AI team at Facebook.
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thisthisthisthis. People confusing ChatGPT with a knowledge database instead of a text generator is absolutely annoying already, but with that kind of input, things can (and honestly probably will) get a lot darker.
What's scary here is how this will effectively shift ChatGPT/Bing output on current topics to the right while people will still think it's objective because Mr. Computer is 'unbiased' - that's far more of a problem than Musk making his AI talk like some edgy dork out of a 90ies Kevin Smith movie
»ChatGPT will gain access to to content from Axel Springer publishers, including German outlets such as Bild and Welt and American outlets such as Politico and Business Insider, that it can use for real-time news summaries and to help train its large language models.« What could possibly go wrong?
December 14, 2023 at 8:11 AM
thisthisthisthis. People confusing ChatGPT with a knowledge database instead of a text generator is absolutely annoying already, but with that kind of input, things can (and honestly probably will) get a lot darker.
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it's just going to be a series of studies forever that *surprise* *whoa* find out it's a great thing and it works, and everyone will say that'd be fantastic and then just kinda let it fade away until they decide to try the next test study
The results from the world’s largest Universal Basic Income study are now in. Findings:
“A monthly UBI empowered recipients and did not create idleness. They invested, became more entrepreneurial, and earned more. The common concern of “laziness” never materialized.”
“A monthly UBI empowered recipients and did not create idleness. They invested, became more entrepreneurial, and earned more. The common concern of “laziness” never materialized.”
Early findings from the world’s largest UBI study | GiveDirectly
Money always helps, but for the poorest, one large lump sum can last a long time. A long-term universal basic income also looks promising.
www.givedirectly.org
December 7, 2023 at 5:13 PM
it's just going to be a series of studies forever that *surprise* *whoa* find out it's a great thing and it works, and everyone will say that'd be fantastic and then just kinda let it fade away until they decide to try the next test study
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Shitty people have realized that the former Twitter isn't a place where they can have "fun" anymore, so they're going to where they can antagonize others. "Don't Engage, Just Block" is a good first step here. And don't wait for them to be shitty to you, block 'em when they're shitty to others.
December 5, 2023 at 1:25 PM
Shitty people have realized that the former Twitter isn't a place where they can have "fun" anymore, so they're going to where they can antagonize others. "Don't Engage, Just Block" is a good first step here. And don't wait for them to be shitty to you, block 'em when they're shitty to others.
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lol almost like we shouldn't privatize everything and rely on billionaires to fix things
Lawmakers increasingly worry that Elon Musk is an unreliable partner, but it may not be easy to disentangle federal agencies from his sprawling tech empire.
The U.S. government gives billions to Musk’s companies. It can’t quit him.
Some lawmakers say the government should reevaluate its relationship with Elon Musk and his firms, which agencies support with billions of dollars in contracts.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2023 at 10:28 PM
lol almost like we shouldn't privatize everything and rely on billionaires to fix things
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Be kind, listen, give the benefit of doubt, but block anyone who is a dick to you or anyone you know.
Pre-emptively block bigots.
Try to use Alt-text when you can.
Share good news.
Don't take shit off fools (It only encourages them, and they're not looking to change).
Pre-emptively block bigots.
Try to use Alt-text when you can.
Share good news.
Don't take shit off fools (It only encourages them, and they're not looking to change).
UPDATED POLL for those who have been enjoying Bluesky: What are YOUR top pieces of advice for those new to the platform?
My advice: Instead of "Sigh, yet another new social media platform," try to think "Yay, clean slate! What can I do differently here to create a social media experience I ENJOY?"
My advice: Instead of "Sigh, yet another new social media platform," try to think "Yay, clean slate! What can I do differently here to create a social media experience I ENJOY?"
(*Updated Nov/2023*) Do you know a kidlit/YA person new to Bluesky? Here are starting resources that might help, pls see full thread 👇🏼
My take on social media
Quick tips + templates
My Bluesky how-to videos
KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky
Kate Messner's KidLit Community list
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My take on social media
Quick tips + templates
My Bluesky how-to videos
KidLit Authors & Illustrators On Bluesky
Kate Messner's KidLit Community list
cont'd
November 19, 2023 at 8:36 AM
Be kind, listen, give the benefit of doubt, but block anyone who is a dick to you or anyone you know.
Pre-emptively block bigots.
Try to use Alt-text when you can.
Share good news.
Don't take shit off fools (It only encourages them, and they're not looking to change).
Pre-emptively block bigots.
Try to use Alt-text when you can.
Share good news.
Don't take shit off fools (It only encourages them, and they're not looking to change).
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Speech must be free, unless Elon Musk doesn't like what you say, in which case he'll sue the ass off you.
"Above everything, including profit, X works to protect the public's right to free speech. But for speech to be truly free, we must also have the freedom to see or hear things that some people may consider objectionable."
November 18, 2023 at 7:29 AM
Speech must be free, unless Elon Musk doesn't like what you say, in which case he'll sue the ass off you.
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So: new editions of Heyer with the antisemitism removed. I'm not honestly sure how I feel about that. She *was* antisemitic and racist, and if it is going to be done, there should absolutely be an afterword saying it was done.
‘You Can’t Hide It’: Georgette Heyer and the Perils of Posthumous Revision
A new edition of the best selling romance writer’s 1950 novel removes blatant Jewish stereotypes, stirring debate about whether to tinker with older works.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2023 at 10:16 AM
So: new editions of Heyer with the antisemitism removed. I'm not honestly sure how I feel about that. She *was* antisemitic and racist, and if it is going to be done, there should absolutely be an afterword saying it was done.
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ich habe Freunde mit MEINUNGEN und ich liebe es.
October 29, 2023 at 9:01 PM
ich habe Freunde mit MEINUNGEN und ich liebe es.
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If you're watching a Taylor Swift concert movie and thinking "this lacks the panache of Nazi propaganda" then the problem is definitely not Taylor Swift
October 21, 2023 at 1:18 AM
If you're watching a Taylor Swift concert movie and thinking "this lacks the panache of Nazi propaganda" then the problem is definitely not Taylor Swift