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Mer
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· Apr 1
Get you a kitty cat, and then try to accomplish literally anything
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I feel like we don’t talk about millennials in particular, hitting our 40s - in earlier generations many of us would be reaching the peak of our careers, but because of disaster after disaster, locust after locust eating our industries, many of us are on our 3rd or 4th fresh start.
October 7, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I feel like we don’t talk about millennials in particular, hitting our 40s - in earlier generations many of us would be reaching the peak of our careers, but because of disaster after disaster, locust after locust eating our industries, many of us are on our 3rd or 4th fresh start.
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(expect lots of different rulings on this until it gets to the Supreme Court)
October 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
(expect lots of different rulings on this until it gets to the Supreme Court)
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Hot news for the sea lion in my comments bothering everyone about how training data is fair use
www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...
www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...
AI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third Circuit
Using someone else's "creative spark" to start a competing business runs afoul of copyright law, the panel found.
www.courthousenews.com
October 6, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Hot news for the sea lion in my comments bothering everyone about how training data is fair use
www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...
www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...
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This is a good illustration of how so much of AI theft isn't indirect (ie, data sucked into a model to train the chatbot) - it's actually **direct** copying, but *enabled* by GenAI.
Of course it is: chatbots absolutely suck at creating good, new stuff.
Of course it is: chatbots absolutely suck at creating good, new stuff.
October 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This is a good illustration of how so much of AI theft isn't indirect (ie, data sucked into a model to train the chatbot) - it's actually **direct** copying, but *enabled* by GenAI.
Of course it is: chatbots absolutely suck at creating good, new stuff.
Of course it is: chatbots absolutely suck at creating good, new stuff.
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If you are friends with Lazulisong and want an invite to the discord server for finding ways to support her stroke recovery, send me a DM
Also it sounds like someone is going to make a GFM for her expenses like rent, I’ll share a link when one exists
Also it sounds like someone is going to make a GFM for her expenses like rent, I’ll share a link when one exists
October 7, 2026 at 4:03 AM
If you are friends with Lazulisong and want an invite to the discord server for finding ways to support her stroke recovery, send me a DM
Also it sounds like someone is going to make a GFM for her expenses like rent, I’ll share a link when one exists
Also it sounds like someone is going to make a GFM for her expenses like rent, I’ll share a link when one exists
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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 4:33 PM
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
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There does seem to be an interesting subset of folks who seem huffily annoyed that creators might want to be compensated for their stolen work by the people whose intentional acts of theft has literally allowed to become billionaires, I mean, how dare we, right
October 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
There does seem to be an interesting subset of folks who seem huffily annoyed that creators might want to be compensated for their stolen work by the people whose intentional acts of theft has literally allowed to become billionaires, I mean, how dare we, right
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new wolfenstein looks like shit
October 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
new wolfenstein looks like shit
Rewarded for great business acumen, showcased by doing things like shelving the Wile E Coyote movie that has a 96% rating on RT
David Zaslav is expected to exit ‘Skydance,’ the combined Warner Bros. Discovery–Paramount company.
He stands to receive over $550 million in stock and cash when the deal closes, including $34.2 million in cash severance.
He stands to receive over $550 million in stock and cash when the deal closes, including $34.2 million in cash severance.
October 3, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Rewarded for great business acumen, showcased by doing things like shelving the Wile E Coyote movie that has a 96% rating on RT
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The fucking anger I feel. Not even because of the merger or Newsom, but the fact that this piece of shit is just gonna fade into the background having made god knows how much money off of fucking over thousands of people the last 7 years.
David Zaslav is expected to exit ‘Skydance,’ the combined Warner Bros. Discovery–Paramount company.
He stands to receive over $550 million in stock and cash when the deal closes, including $34.2 million in cash severance.
He stands to receive over $550 million in stock and cash when the deal closes, including $34.2 million in cash severance.
October 3, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The fucking anger I feel. Not even because of the merger or Newsom, but the fact that this piece of shit is just gonna fade into the background having made god knows how much money off of fucking over thousands of people the last 7 years.
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When we enjoy art created by a person, we sit and ponder why they made it, what motivated them. It’s compelling and engages our own imaginations.
We don’t have these questions when AI generates a thing because we know there’s no motivation behind it. If there’s no motivation then what is the point?
We don’t have these questions when AI generates a thing because we know there’s no motivation behind it. If there’s no motivation then what is the point?
Every time a discourse kicks off over whether AI music, literature or art will be "as good as" the real thing, I'm always amazed more people don't cite that **there already are** creative pursuits where human-free spectacles have been available for decades, and nobody has ever wanted to watch them.
When you have no concept of how people engage with music
October 1, 2026 at 10:42 PM
When we enjoy art created by a person, we sit and ponder why they made it, what motivated them. It’s compelling and engages our own imaginations.
We don’t have these questions when AI generates a thing because we know there’s no motivation behind it. If there’s no motivation then what is the point?
We don’t have these questions when AI generates a thing because we know there’s no motivation behind it. If there’s no motivation then what is the point?
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National interest and such
October 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
National interest and such
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is it mind-boggling? when anyone not lily-white and anglo-saxon might get beaten up and thrown into grey jails and sent to parts unknown???
what's mind-boggling is that anyone WANTS to visit
what's mind-boggling is that anyone WANTS to visit
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year.
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
October 1, 2026 at 2:26 AM
is it mind-boggling? when anyone not lily-white and anglo-saxon might get beaten up and thrown into grey jails and sent to parts unknown???
what's mind-boggling is that anyone WANTS to visit
what's mind-boggling is that anyone WANTS to visit
Whatever you feel about the MCU at this point, can we agree that the Avengers ensemble movies are the weakest ones
And I liked Cap 2 but at this point I am willing to assume that was all on the actors because the Russos simply cannot get it together since then without cringe
And I liked Cap 2 but at this point I am willing to assume that was all on the actors because the Russos simply cannot get it together since then without cringe
The Russo brothers say that one of the new scenes in Avengers: Endgame Encore is the most profound thing to ever happen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Avengers: Endgame Encore's TVA 'Multiverse Is Collapsing' Scene Explained By Directors - SlashFilm
www.slashfilm.com
September 30, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Whatever you feel about the MCU at this point, can we agree that the Avengers ensemble movies are the weakest ones
And I liked Cap 2 but at this point I am willing to assume that was all on the actors because the Russos simply cannot get it together since then without cringe
And I liked Cap 2 but at this point I am willing to assume that was all on the actors because the Russos simply cannot get it together since then without cringe
The only thing that will ever MAYBE deter a rapist is thinking they will be caught and punished harshly for doing it.
And even that is not enough to rely on. But it would be a good fucking start. Give all the entitled rich white boy rapists unavoidable jail time measured in years. They earned it.
And even that is not enough to rely on. But it would be a good fucking start. Give all the entitled rich white boy rapists unavoidable jail time measured in years. They earned it.
Consent training isn’t going to stop a gang rape.
September 30, 2026 at 5:48 AM
The only thing that will ever MAYBE deter a rapist is thinking they will be caught and punished harshly for doing it.
And even that is not enough to rely on. But it would be a good fucking start. Give all the entitled rich white boy rapists unavoidable jail time measured in years. They earned it.
And even that is not enough to rely on. But it would be a good fucking start. Give all the entitled rich white boy rapists unavoidable jail time measured in years. They earned it.
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The first requirement of restorative justice is a perpetrator’s confession. He has to admit what he has done and to take accountability.
The men in this case are smearing the victim and threatening her with lawsuits. They are not candidates for RJ. They would turn it into a new site of violence.
The men in this case are smearing the victim and threatening her with lawsuits. They are not candidates for RJ. They would turn it into a new site of violence.
September 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The first requirement of restorative justice is a perpetrator’s confession. He has to admit what he has done and to take accountability.
The men in this case are smearing the victim and threatening her with lawsuits. They are not candidates for RJ. They would turn it into a new site of violence.
The men in this case are smearing the victim and threatening her with lawsuits. They are not candidates for RJ. They would turn it into a new site of violence.
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your average Bluesky adventuring party has:
- 1 sports person who is also a political sicko
- 1 adhd chaos crafter who is also a political sicko
- 1 sff writer who is also a political sicko
- 1 romance author who is also a lawyer who is also a political sicko
- 1 gardener recovering from being a po
- 1 sports person who is also a political sicko
- 1 adhd chaos crafter who is also a political sicko
- 1 sff writer who is also a political sicko
- 1 romance author who is also a lawyer who is also a political sicko
- 1 gardener recovering from being a po
September 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM
your average Bluesky adventuring party has:
- 1 sports person who is also a political sicko
- 1 adhd chaos crafter who is also a political sicko
- 1 sff writer who is also a political sicko
- 1 romance author who is also a lawyer who is also a political sicko
- 1 gardener recovering from being a po
- 1 sports person who is also a political sicko
- 1 adhd chaos crafter who is also a political sicko
- 1 sff writer who is also a political sicko
- 1 romance author who is also a lawyer who is also a political sicko
- 1 gardener recovering from being a po
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This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose
September 29, 2026 at 3:06 AM
This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose
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doing exercise feels like being addicted to heroine in that I am addicted to doing absolutely fucking nothing and I will relapse into nothing after every attempt to not, no matter the elaborate structure I build up around doing exercise.
Nothing else hits like doing absolutely fucking nothing.
Nothing else hits like doing absolutely fucking nothing.
September 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
doing exercise feels like being addicted to heroine in that I am addicted to doing absolutely fucking nothing and I will relapse into nothing after every attempt to not, no matter the elaborate structure I build up around doing exercise.
Nothing else hits like doing absolutely fucking nothing.
Nothing else hits like doing absolutely fucking nothing.
I tell people before they start taking ADHD meds that day 1 will bring euphoria that will only last the one day, but the rage will still be there on day 2. Then they take them and go IS THIS REALLY HOW CALM AND FOCUSED AND EASY EVERYONE ELSE FEELS ALL THE TIME? Right on schedule
I had a diagnoses for over 15 years before I got prescribed stimulants and that first week was the first time I understood that other people can apparently think "I should bring this to the kitchen" and then they can get up and bring something to the kitchen.
just like that. like magic.
just like that. like magic.
September 28, 2026 at 5:04 AM
I tell people before they start taking ADHD meds that day 1 will bring euphoria that will only last the one day, but the rage will still be there on day 2. Then they take them and go IS THIS REALLY HOW CALM AND FOCUSED AND EASY EVERYONE ELSE FEELS ALL THE TIME? Right on schedule
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I think every weirdo should get $5 million and one a-lister to make whatever movie they want
September 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I think every weirdo should get $5 million and one a-lister to make whatever movie they want
Watched Coyote v Acme and just about cried laughing at Gossamer the process server but also texted my friend afterward about how with better trial prep they could have taken Acme to the cleaners for unjust enrichment among other things smh
Avery didn’t need to tell me he wasn’t a trial lawyer
Avery didn’t need to tell me he wasn’t a trial lawyer
September 27, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Watched Coyote v Acme and just about cried laughing at Gossamer the process server but also texted my friend afterward about how with better trial prep they could have taken Acme to the cleaners for unjust enrichment among other things smh
Avery didn’t need to tell me he wasn’t a trial lawyer
Avery didn’t need to tell me he wasn’t a trial lawyer
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GIRL DINNER GOALS
One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten. www.wired.com/story/venus-...
Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon
One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten.
www.wired.com
September 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM
GIRL DINNER GOALS