The LLM thing is remarkable because if anyone was like "I never went to medical school anyway here's my magic anti disease device pls give 100 billion" they'd be laughed out the room or beaten with sticks but we're supposed to let guys who never read a book hand us an app claiming it'll write them

incredible animation reference here

Morning.

Last night I went to the Puca Festival in Trim, Ireland. It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.

If every zombie bit one new person a day, starting with one zombie, the whole world would be zombified in 34 days.

I think it's a good time to post a Welsh trickster horse spirit

I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

A silly little gander behind-the-scenes of our recent short... For science!

“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡

Nothin else for it

One of the name gags on last night’s Treehouse of Horrors. There is no higher honor.

hmm

I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.

Heard about the Louvre jewel heist and my first thought was “finally, some good old fashioned normal crime”

An important message to the people of New York City. More information at zohranfornyc.com/birthday

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

RIP to Drew Struzen, the greatest to ever do it. 🙌

Publish the unedited version.

stop thinking right now

I absolutely love the fact they've Pokemon-ised the museum staff, for the upcoming Pokémon partnership with the Field Museum. Museums, take note.

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

What do you get when you cross a peepshow with a petite book? A peti-pshow! A peepshow, or tunnel book, is a book format that spaces multiple illustrated leaves apart from one another to create an illusion of depth when viewed through a front opening.

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

I was aiming for C6 Aino, but a win is a win! ⚡️🪦 #GenshinImpact

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

Let’s talk about ‘whoa.’ First of all, ‘woah’ is not yet considered an established spelling variant of ‘whoa.’ While ‘woah’ has grown in prevalence since the late 20th century, ‘whoa’ is still about 5 times as common as ‘woah.’

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Wily Wyvern

The "AI" responses that Google gives about me and my work are consistently error-prone, which I know because I am me. If I know Google's "AI" responses give incorrect answers about things I know about, I can't trust it to give correct answers about things I don't know. So, no, I don't use it.

🎃 UNCANNY HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN: DAY 2 🎃 Today’s slice of scariness is Case 2: The Secret Song 🎶 There will be a brand new #Uncanny mini-case every day until #Halloween - when a new full-length series of #Uncanny will land! Who’s excited?

During the 2020 lockdown, birds no longer had to compete with traffic noise. Their songs became softer and deeper.

For the love of all that is good in the book world, please work with real-life illustrators, cover designers and other creatives. In the UK, they are absolutely the best in the world.

Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically. Tsawasi (jhawahsee) and Tsagasi (jhagahsee) are the names of two small fairies, who are mischievous enough,

I found more joy in life this way.

Give folks their flowers No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier "They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Character Trailer - "Flins: Nocturne Sentinel" | Genshin Impact #GenshinImpact #Flins A "flame" in the graveyard brings no warmth. If anything, it only deepens the chill. One may tremble while celebrating their narrow escape. Not that there's any need to go hunting for the source of this fortune.

Inktober sets completely unrealistic expectations regarding output. Making a complete inked drawing in one day EVERY day for a month is insane and a recipe for burnout. Don’t tie your worth to something that even professionals believe is unrealistic.

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‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’ It was originally ‘ekename.’ ‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.” Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it. Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'

As I was saying…

If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands. DOUGLAS ADAMS

I feel like the last line should be in every set of submission guidelines out there.

Here is an interesting adjective quirk that you probably aren’t even aware you are doing. In English, adjectives seem to follow a specific order: opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose - noun ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/one-...

I have *never* used ChatGPT. Not once. I’m not saying I’m better than you… oh fuck it, I’m better than you.

Some phrases are so well-known, you don't need to say the whole thing to be understood. E.g., you can say "birds of a feather" without saying "flock together." -“When life hands you lemons…” -“Great minds…” -“When in Rome…” Such partial phrases are called 'anapodotons.'

We’re better at making games than social media. Can you help us out and share this far and wide? 🙏 Strange Antiquities is OUT NOW! 🛎️📚🐈 #indiegame #indiedev #cozygames #cozy