Skyflower
@skyflower.bsky.social
💠 Stay open to the Light ~
💠 Quiet human
💠 Meditation Photog Art Music Tech Info.Sponge Ecom ret./IMP/EX
💠 Artists+art in all media prevail
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💠 Quiet human
💠 Meditation Photog Art Music Tech Info.Sponge Ecom ret./IMP/EX
💠 Artists+art in all media prevail
💠 📿🕊️💕
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Skyflower
@skyflower.bsky.social
· Jan 16
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Exactly this. And in fact, many models *have* been created this way, and decades of prior machine learning systems *were* created this way, consensually. These things are choices! People are STILL working this way! It’s not just that a better world is possible — it already EXISTS. We can nurture it.
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
October 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Exactly this. And in fact, many models *have* been created this way, and decades of prior machine learning systems *were* created this way, consensually. These things are choices! People are STILL working this way! It’s not just that a better world is possible — it already EXISTS. We can nurture it.
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October 5, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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"Before the Freeze"—Fairbanks, Alaska. This photo is the September page of my 2027 Awesome Auroras calendar, which launches on Friday, October 9 at 9 AM Alaska time.
October 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"Before the Freeze"—Fairbanks, Alaska. This photo is the September page of my 2027 Awesome Auroras calendar, which launches on Friday, October 9 at 9 AM Alaska time.
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WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
October 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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Paul Oscar Droege (German, 1898–1983)
"Contrast of Fall and Foggy Snow", 1930s.
Color Woodcut, 13.8 × 18.3 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Contrast of Fall and Foggy Snow", 1930s.
Color Woodcut, 13.8 × 18.3 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
October 5, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Paul Oscar Droege (German, 1898–1983)
"Contrast of Fall and Foggy Snow", 1930s.
Color Woodcut, 13.8 × 18.3 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Contrast of Fall and Foggy Snow", 1930s.
Color Woodcut, 13.8 × 18.3 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Eyvind Earle (American Artist, 1916–2000)
"Grazing in Peace", 1970.
Serigraph on Paper, 55.6 × 69.2 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Grazing in Peace", 1970.
Serigraph on Paper, 55.6 × 69.2 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
October 5, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Eyvind Earle (American Artist, 1916–2000)
"Grazing in Peace", 1970.
Serigraph on Paper, 55.6 × 69.2 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Grazing in Peace", 1970.
Serigraph on Paper, 55.6 × 69.2 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Pippa Dyrlaga is a paper cutting artist and print maker based in England #womensart
October 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Pippa Dyrlaga is a paper cutting artist and print maker based in England #womensart
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Blue-footed boobies.. 😊
October 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Blue-footed boobies.. 😊
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New today in the old tale of externalizing costs while privatizing profits:
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells Politico, “We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells Politico, “We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.”
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
The OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic.
www.politico.com
October 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
New today in the old tale of externalizing costs while privatizing profits:
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells Politico, “We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells Politico, “We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.”
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October 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Single father
Size 17 by 13 inch on paper
Medium oil
Original available.
Size 17 by 13 inch on paper
Medium oil
Original available.
October 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Single father
Size 17 by 13 inch on paper
Medium oil
Original available.
Size 17 by 13 inch on paper
Medium oil
Original available.
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Do not resist the wind.
Be still within it.
Find your place,
then let yourself become the wind.
What is true in you remains.
What is not, is carried away.
You do not become stronger by resisting,
but by learning to move.
#poem #resilience
Be still within it.
Find your place,
then let yourself become the wind.
What is true in you remains.
What is not, is carried away.
You do not become stronger by resisting,
but by learning to move.
#poem #resilience
October 3, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Do not resist the wind.
Be still within it.
Find your place,
then let yourself become the wind.
What is true in you remains.
What is not, is carried away.
You do not become stronger by resisting,
but by learning to move.
#poem #resilience
Be still within it.
Find your place,
then let yourself become the wind.
What is true in you remains.
What is not, is carried away.
You do not become stronger by resisting,
but by learning to move.
#poem #resilience
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Frank Hinrichs, German (1956- ), Engramm 145, 2024, resin, stonemeal, pigment and oil on wood, 30 x 20 cm, private collection
October 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Frank Hinrichs, German (1956- ), Engramm 145, 2024, resin, stonemeal, pigment and oil on wood, 30 x 20 cm, private collection
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The Long Light: Twenty Nordic Landscapes (1880–1920)
5. Akseli Gallen-Kallela – Lake Keitele (1905, Finnish)
5. Akseli Gallen-Kallela – Lake Keitele (1905, Finnish)
October 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
The Long Light: Twenty Nordic Landscapes (1880–1920)
5. Akseli Gallen-Kallela – Lake Keitele (1905, Finnish)
5. Akseli Gallen-Kallela – Lake Keitele (1905, Finnish)
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October 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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How The MIND Diet Protects Aging Brains www.healthday.com/health-news/...
#Alzheimers #dementia #food #diet #nutrition #health
#Alzheimers #dementia #food #diet #nutrition #health
How The MIND Diet Protects Aging Brains
FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A well-known brain-healthy diet appears to ward off decline and dementia by protecting a person’s arteries, a new stud
www.healthday.com
October 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
How The MIND Diet Protects Aging Brains www.healthday.com/health-news/...
#Alzheimers #dementia #food #diet #nutrition #health
#Alzheimers #dementia #food #diet #nutrition #health
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David Bowie on creativity and his advice to artists www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/24/d...
David Bowie on Creativity and His Advice to Artists
“It’s terribly dangerous for an artist to fulfill other people’s expectations”
www.themarginalian.org
October 1, 2026 at 3:28 PM
David Bowie on creativity and his advice to artists www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/24/d...
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‘While it is obvious that the current models are doing things that are misaligned with human objectives, one still must ask: Which humans? Whose objectives? After all, the interests of AI leaders are rather different from those of American workers.’ www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/d...
Distorted Intelligence at the AI Frontier
Daron Acemoglu offers a novel explanation for why OpenAI and Anthropic’s most advanced models have been going rogue.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
‘While it is obvious that the current models are doing things that are misaligned with human objectives, one still must ask: Which humans? Whose objectives? After all, the interests of AI leaders are rather different from those of American workers.’ www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/d...
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The Long Light: Twenty Nordic Landscapes (1880–1920)
14. Albert Edelfelt – Kaukola Ridge at Sunset (1890, Finnish)
14. Albert Edelfelt – Kaukola Ridge at Sunset (1890, Finnish)
October 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
The Long Light: Twenty Nordic Landscapes (1880–1920)
14. Albert Edelfelt – Kaukola Ridge at Sunset (1890, Finnish)
14. Albert Edelfelt – Kaukola Ridge at Sunset (1890, Finnish)
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Today at 2p ET: My special field report from the headquarters of Trump Media & Technology Group. Join the trip on Substack. Link: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
September 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Today at 2p ET: My special field report from the headquarters of Trump Media & Technology Group. Join the trip on Substack. Link: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned
How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
www.404media.co
September 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned
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Chee Chee was my first introduction to Indigenous artists and his work is still incredible.
The utter brilliance of Chee Chee’s minimalism: ‘When I draw fish or birds or animals they have no symbolic meaning from the past. For me they are animals of the present and I draw them because I like their clean lines and beautiful shapes.” - Temagami artist Benjamin Chee Chee (1944-1977)
September 30, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Chee Chee was my first introduction to Indigenous artists and his work is still incredible.
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Between granite shores and quiet water, the little boats rest where the sea meets the evening.
#skandiphotographer #photography #naturephotography #fujifilm
#skandiphotographer #photography #naturephotography #fujifilm
September 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Between granite shores and quiet water, the little boats rest where the sea meets the evening.
#skandiphotographer #photography #naturephotography #fujifilm
#skandiphotographer #photography #naturephotography #fujifilm