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Mark S
@markstanton89.bsky.social
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3d printing, model/diorama making, painting. At least when I remember to post them...

He/Him
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katietiedrich.bsky.social
I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now
photo of a white truck with the logo for Bob’s BBQ Emporium, which is written in comic sans and has a charming rudimentary illustration of a pig
September 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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lettucewrangler.bsky.social
Sometimes i think about how, in the late 90s, USPS was moving to set up a secure email address for every US resident and how congress prevented it.
tuta.com Tuta @tuta.com · 18d
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this.

Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how.

Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
Image of Sundar Pichai and the Gmail logo
August 31, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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jonmarkhicks.bsky.social
August 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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hulkhoquinn.bsky.social
Jim Henson didn’t muppeteer a tiny green frog that was singing and playing the banjo, with rubber gloves while totally submerged underwater in a airtight aluminum tank just so you could tell me that AI is “inevitable”.
Comic page depicting how the did the scene in the Muppets Movie with Kermit playing the banjo in a swamp
August 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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brainmage.bsky.social
"I use chatgpt as a search engine"

"I use minesweeper as a website browser"

"I use the lego pirate ship when I want to boil an egg"
July 20, 2026 at 9:06 AM
markstanton89.bsky.social
If any of my American friends are currently shuddering at the thought of celebrating America's birthday on the 4th...

My birthday is on the 6th, if you'd rather celebrate that instead? 🤷‍♂️🤣
July 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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remleiz.bsky.social
That moment when a channel that you used to watch regularly starts using Al thumbnails.
June 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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thedammitch.bsky.social
If you are commissioning an artist, and want a specific pose, don't run to genAI to try and make it for you. Draw a stick person.

Stick person poses are beloved among all artists. We can see exactly what you want. Do not fear sending the stick person.

The stick person is magical.
March 19, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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merriam-webster.com
to = ➡️

two = 2️⃣

too = ➕

Toto = 🙏🌧️⬇️🌍
May 24, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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aprildaniels.bsky.social
Page from a 20th century IBM manual, that famously says "A computer can never be held responsible therefore a computer must never make a management decision" It has been edited to say "A computer can never be HORNY OR SAD therefore a computer must never make AN ARTISTIC decision"
December 30, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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dmisemer.bsky.social
Ever fucking green
Tech Enthusiasts: My entire house is smart! Tech workers: The only piece of technology in my house is a printer and I keep a gun next to it so I can shoot it if it makes a noise I don't recognize.
May 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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alexandria-stone.bsky.social
Everytime I try to join a discord server it's like this
Tumblr post by bumblebeebats Jan 7 Trying to join a big Discord server when you're not really that familiar with Discord servers somehow manages to combine the social anxiety of trying to make new friends or ordering at a fancy new coffeeshop for the first time with the general chaos and technical barriers to entry of an MMO. I shuffle up to the counter and go "Um, hey, can I get---" only for someone named ☽ 𝓖𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 𝓕𝓾𝓬𝓴𝓮𝓻 ☾ [👑 Mod] [👺 Dark Wizard] [♣︎ BUNT] [🔮 Pengis Time 2022] • he/him to manifest in a cloud of bisexual coloured animated lightning, turning me instantly to dust and then announcing to the shop at large "Hey guys, please remember to read the #2026-updated-rules-terms-and-conditions and choose your role before you speak, also remember that ordering should go in #ordering-drinks, #ordering-cakes, or #ordering-a-cake-and-a-drink, unless you're 🔉just-using-the-bathroom. Thanks"
May 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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amyraehill.bsky.social
Well well well looks like those art degrees aren't so useless after all
science.org Science Magazine @science.org · May 5
Deepfakes are everywhere, but digital forensics investigators are fighting back.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/42dMPBg
To verify images, digital forensics investigators will often check whether the geometry of the scene is realistic. In a real photo, lines that run parallel in reality—like floor tiles—should meet at a single vanishing point. In this image, however, the dotted lines do not meet in a single point, indicating it is a fake. Image: an AI-generated image of soldiers marching down a hallway in three lines, wearing fatigues and carrying rifles. Four dotted white lines have been added over the image, running along the floor tiles visible in the foreground and extending back to where the vanishing point should be, behind the soldiers. Instead of meeting in a single point, the lines all cross at different points. Investigators also examine reflections. The lines connecting points on an object to matching points in its mirror image run parallel in reality, so similarly should meet at a vanishing point. In this image, the lines again do not converge on one point, revealing it to be a fake. Image: An AI-generated image of a plastic cartoon dinosaur toy with its reflection visible in a small mirror. Four dotted white lines are layered over the image, connecting points on the toy with the same points on its reflection: the top of its eye, the end of its jaw, its hand, and its foot. The lines extend out to the side of the image, where they all cross at different points rather than meeting at a single point. Shadows can be a giveaway, too. Because the Sun is so far away, its rays are essentially parallel when they reach Earth's surface. That means that the lines connecting points on an object to the shadows they cast in sunlight should also intersect at a vanishing point. In this Al-generated image, that is clearly not the case. Image: An AI-generated image of colorful, semi-transparent plastic cubes arranged in a group in a city plaza. Six dotted white lines are layered over the image, connecting corners of several cubes with the corresponding corners in their shadows. The lines extend upward off the edge of the image, toward where a vanishing point should be. Three of them converge on roughly the same point, but two extend further, and one cuts across all the others at an angle.
May 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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lucyksy.bsky.social
Giving poor people some money makes crime go down better than giving cops more money. Says science. We did the science. We keep doing the science. Nobody in a suit ever cares tho.
May 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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vibianasecret.bsky.social
- Based in the UK, but account was made on a US server
- Trans women are required to submit ID for verification
- ID verification handled by Persona

Y’all, it’s the feds. Three letter agent glow so bright
getamouraapp.bsky.social Amoura @getamouraapp.bsky.social · Apr 29
I'm a cis man building a trans-first dating app called Amoura. I know how that lands. Worth saying upfront before any of the rest.

The short version of what I'm building below.
April 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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marawilson.bsky.social
LA! These kitties’ human passed away, and they need a new home! Please help them find one! Spread the word!
nicocolaleo.bsky.social Nico Colaleo @nicocolaleo.bsky.social · Apr 8
LOS ANGELES - URGENT! I'm heartbroken that my friend and neighbor has only a few days to live. We must find a loving forever home for her 2 kitties, Kit (F/grey/white) & Caboodle (M/black). Both 3-4yrs old, total sweethearts. Please ask around and send anyone interested my way, thank you ❤️
April 16, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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theserfstv.bsky.social
So there was an endless amount of media coverage over drag queens and trans influencers being an organized danger to society meanwhile the population of France is attending online rape seminars?
cnnipr.bsky.social CNN International PR @cnnipr.bsky.social · Mar 26
Exposing a global 'rape academy.'

A months-long CNN investigation uncovers a hidden network of men encouraging each other to drug and assault their partners, and swap tips on how to get away with it.

New from CNN's Saskya Vandoorne, Niamh Kennedy and Kara Fox.

edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
Exposing a global ‘online rape academy’ that is teaching men how to abuse women and evade detection
CNN exposes an online network of men encouraging each other to drug and assault their partners, and swap tips on how to get away with it.
edition.cnn.com
April 16, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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elbi.bsky.social
@attie.ai, for those who wanna press the funny buttons too
Screenshot of me blocking the attie.ai account
March 29, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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alanbaxter.bsky.social
You absolutely cannot separate the artist and the art without contributing to the persecution of trans people. Boycott everything Potter.
Advocate: J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization.
March 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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furry-hater.bsky.social
Black hat with brim with white text embroidered on it saying "Ever since i was a small child i knew i wanted to be indoors on the computer"
March 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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emilylorange.bsky.social
the meme of bugs bunny in a tuxedo, looking smug on a black background. it has been edited to read 'I wish all pivot to AI a very buzzfeed'
March 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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lozelda.bsky.social
Super fun to see this right after my area had to issue an emergency water use restriction.
March 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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lyse.myatproto.social
“I have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit
Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h ••• My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72
March 6, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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lixxieb.bsky.social
New badges set! Something cute that'd be perfect for art streamers! 🎨💕
#VGen #VGenArtist
vgen.co/LixxieB/prod...
February 25, 2026 at 3:31 PM
markstanton89.bsky.social
A short film I did some 3d printing for in 2023 won a BAFTA last night!!

A friend worked for the studio making it, and drafted me to help with some of the printing, and now I have my first ever onscreen credit, and I've officially worked on a BAFTA winning project! 🥰
February 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM