Thoughtful Sloth
@thoughtfulsloth.bsky.social
Enjoyer of film, TV, books, comics, video games, sumo, science, streaming, scifi, fantasy, anime, manga, crosswords, mysteries, city pop, electronica, & other slothy things. Age: Old enough to remember restaurants w/ smoking sections & CDs were new media.
*slaps roof of Trump* "You can fit so many meaningless bribe trophies in this baby."
February 12, 2026 at 12:06 AM
*slaps roof of Trump* "You can fit so many meaningless bribe trophies in this baby."
Yes, I'll accept the hype when the hype produces evidence of a sustainable, non-exploitive, useful technology. So far, all it's given us is flawed, destructive, abusive, thieving technology that isn't worth it. Technology needs to put up or shut up. 🤷
February 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Yes, I'll accept the hype when the hype produces evidence of a sustainable, non-exploitive, useful technology. So far, all it's given us is flawed, destructive, abusive, thieving technology that isn't worth it. Technology needs to put up or shut up. 🤷
Well put! People have repeatedly laid out why they don't like LLMs and their issues with the technology, yet companies continue to refuse to address those issues. It's clear technology companies simply reached the end of original creative improvement & see LLMs as their only option for profits.
February 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Well put! People have repeatedly laid out why they don't like LLMs and their issues with the technology, yet companies continue to refuse to address those issues. It's clear technology companies simply reached the end of original creative improvement & see LLMs as their only option for profits.
It's a delightful shift from previous MCU work, & if this path continues, it could save the MCU from falling further from grace. Regardless, I'll look forward to seeing more work from this creative team, seeing more of the characters, & hope Disney listens to the critical praise for WonderMan. 🤞
February 10, 2026 at 10:44 AM
It's a delightful shift from previous MCU work, & if this path continues, it could save the MCU from falling further from grace. Regardless, I'll look forward to seeing more work from this creative team, seeing more of the characters, & hope Disney listens to the critical praise for WonderMan. 🤞
Though there are a few tropey moments & cliche plots you can see a mile away, I was impressed with the writing, attention to character depth, & the authentic feeling emotional journey. The directing & score can best be described as "crafted," w/ care not seen in many other MCU shows.
February 10, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Though there are a few tropey moments & cliche plots you can see a mile away, I was impressed with the writing, attention to character depth, & the authentic feeling emotional journey. The directing & score can best be described as "crafted," w/ care not seen in many other MCU shows.
Death Stranding's various notification sounds are well-done.
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Death Stranding's various notification sounds are well-done.
My guess would be that missing tooth is stuck in someone's arm.
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
My guess would be that missing tooth is stuck in someone's arm.
Pearl Jam has some incomprehensible bangers too and we've always just rolled with it.
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Pearl Jam has some incomprehensible bangers too and we've always just rolled with it.
A potential key aspect of people overlooking a person's terrible art skills is to be an awful person in other ways. Then they hardly criticize the art. (I'm joking, I think. People should just do art if they want!)
February 8, 2026 at 7:58 AM
A potential key aspect of people overlooking a person's terrible art skills is to be an awful person in other ways. Then they hardly criticize the art. (I'm joking, I think. People should just do art if they want!)
Perhaps you spent a bunch of time discovering ways not to make satisfactory art. Every creation is a stone of progress on the path toward pleasing results.
February 7, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Perhaps you spent a bunch of time discovering ways not to make satisfactory art. Every creation is a stone of progress on the path toward pleasing results.
Asking for clarification sake, is that a typo in the last word of the image? Should it be "teacher" or similar rather than "student?"
This aligns with what I've heard from my professor friends. It's creating a situation where education is faltering to authoritarian censorship.
Thank you for sharing
This aligns with what I've heard from my professor friends. It's creating a situation where education is faltering to authoritarian censorship.
Thank you for sharing
February 7, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Asking for clarification sake, is that a typo in the last word of the image? Should it be "teacher" or similar rather than "student?"
This aligns with what I've heard from my professor friends. It's creating a situation where education is faltering to authoritarian censorship.
Thank you for sharing
This aligns with what I've heard from my professor friends. It's creating a situation where education is faltering to authoritarian censorship.
Thank you for sharing
I tend to think the reason people turn to AI is purely a lack of desire to put in effort. People just want the ease of having the thing done & don't care about any sense of agency in the results. Like, art for me carries a sense of enacted fulfillment in every line or stroke. Some people are vapid.
February 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I tend to think the reason people turn to AI is purely a lack of desire to put in effort. People just want the ease of having the thing done & don't care about any sense of agency in the results. Like, art for me carries a sense of enacted fulfillment in every line or stroke. Some people are vapid.
To my understanding, yes to both. At least, that's how I would interpret the language.
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
To my understanding, yes to both. At least, that's how I would interpret the language.
If I were teaching a publishing class, this language is an example I'd give of "what to never do," & if I were teaching a writing class an example of "what to never agree to." I can't speak to the intent, but there could be no bigger red flag. Highly suggest ROR reach out to CLMP for guidance.
February 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
If I were teaching a publishing class, this language is an example I'd give of "what to never do," & if I were teaching a writing class an example of "what to never agree to." I can't speak to the intent, but there could be no bigger red flag. Highly suggest ROR reach out to CLMP for guidance.
5) "you also irrevocably waive in their entirety any current or future exercise of 'natural rights' or 'moral rights of authors' as may potentially be asserted": read the first 2 paras of this Wikipedia & determine if you want to waive, note these rights exist despite agreements *except* when waived
Moral rights - Wikipedia
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February 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
5) "you also irrevocably waive in their entirety any current or future exercise of 'natural rights' or 'moral rights of authors' as may potentially be asserted": read the first 2 paras of this Wikipedia & determine if you want to waive, note these rights exist despite agreements *except* when waived
aware of how they'll make money off your work and give you a chance to ask for additional compensation for its reuse in a new form. Agreeing to the quoted language locks you out of that and allows a publisher to freely make money off your work in perpetuity.
February 6, 2026 at 11:48 AM
aware of how they'll make money off your work and give you a chance to ask for additional compensation for its reuse in a new form. Agreeing to the quoted language locks you out of that and allows a publisher to freely make money off your work in perpetuity.
magazine reverts the rights of a work back to the author upon publication. This allows you to later publish your work in another collection elsewhere, or at the very least guarantee the same publisher will have to (or at least should) ask you to reprint your work in another form so that you're...
February 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
magazine reverts the rights of a work back to the author upon publication. This allows you to later publish your work in another collection elsewhere, or at the very least guarantee the same publisher will have to (or at least should) ask you to reprint your work in another form so that you're...
4) "and in any reproduced, related, or derivative materials, including in print books and in electronic books ... without expectation of any cash payment, royalty payments, or any other valuable compensation": this is insane to agree to. Typical boilerplate agreement language for a journal or ....
February 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
4) "and in any reproduced, related, or derivative materials, including in print books and in electronic books ... without expectation of any cash payment, royalty payments, or any other valuable compensation": this is insane to agree to. Typical boilerplate agreement language for a journal or ....
translations, which are sometimes key items of contract negotiations for publication of books, etc. Don't blindly give these up.
February 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
translations, which are sometimes key items of contract negotiations for publication of books, etc. Don't blindly give these up.
3) "unrestricted, transferable, and nonrevocable worldwide license": insanely broad, allows the *transfer* of your work and rights to *anyone* else without your approval. "Worldwide license" also locks you out of negotiating for additional compensation for, say, international rights or transl...
February 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
3) "unrestricted, transferable, and nonrevocable worldwide license": insanely broad, allows the *transfer* of your work and rights to *anyone* else without your approval. "Worldwide license" also locks you out of negotiating for additional compensation for, say, international rights or transl...
2) "or any other publication outlet": this is way too broad. What other publication? The New York Times? The Scientology Monitor? Don't agree to rights that aren't specific to the publication you're submitting work to.
February 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
2) "or any other publication outlet": this is way too broad. What other publication? The New York Times? The Scientology Monitor? Don't agree to rights that aren't specific to the publication you're submitting work to.
1) "in exchange for ... evaluation": the mere submission for review supposedly grants the publisher these rights, not the publication. Typically exclusive rights of any kind would not be applicable until acceptance / publication. Agreeing to these rights on *submission* is pretty wild.
February 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM
1) "in exchange for ... evaluation": the mere submission for review supposedly grants the publisher these rights, not the publication. Typically exclusive rights of any kind would not be applicable until acceptance / publication. Agreeing to these rights on *submission* is pretty wild.