There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election. Go. Check. Your. Ballot. komonews.com/news/local/s...

You love to see it: Vivek Ramaswamy trying to run for Governor of Ohio, and the same MAGA base he tried to suck up to and helped embolden are like, “Uhhh no. You’re brown and not Christian, so you’re not getting my vote.” What did you think was gonna happen, Vivek? Enjoy reaping what you’ve sowed.

Fellas, is being concerned for the poor and the planet gay? 🤔 But like for real, this is controversial somehow -.- I dunno maaaaaaan. What are we doing?

Mmmmmmm, it’s starting 👀 Mainstream media are finally beginning to question just how much of a scam genAI might very well be (is. It is a scam. That’s no maybes here.) Now keep going! Pop the bubble! Pop the bubble! 😺 www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

Our city hall has an eagle statue on top. Looks fine from the front. But from the side…

Went to Hot Topic to kill time. Emerged with the freshest hoodie of all time! LOOK AT THAT GIGANTIC CHUNKY ZIPPER 😻😻😻

Just added some chestbags to the shop, depending on how well these sell ill look into doing other designs etsy.com/shop/LeagueofVillainsLLC

The absolute BEATING the gopniks (and the money dems) took on Tue should demonstrate beyond any doubt that when ppl FULLY show up, good shit can happen. Cuomo had tens of millions of dollars and the backing of Wall St. STILL got his ass beat. We just need actual good candidates to show up for.

I'm fully comfortable handing the title of "worst white collar job of all time" to Jessica Tarlov. Imagine arguing with your racist relatives at Thanksgiving... but that's your job EVERY SINGLE DAY OF YOUR LIFE. Buuuuut also she can just quit, so I'm not sorry for her or anything.

#ZigCGTip Get DaVinci Resolve. The basic (still plenty powerful for most) version is free. Or spend $300 and get a PERPETUAL (yes those still exist) license, which gives you an all in one solution comparable to Premiere + AfterEffects + Audition. And their color grading tools are better. Fuck Adobe.

AND Pelosi is retiring! Dick dying really did lift the curse! 🥳 When a man is so evil that he measurably contributes to the evil vibes just by existing (and being a fucking war criminal). thehill.com/homenews/hou...

"Sora can basically replace CGI!" Yeah, if you're willing to sit at a slot machine for hours and hours, at $7.50/spin, hoping the next attempt to generate a video will be what you want. And you better only want a 15 second thing because GOOD LUCK retaining any sort of consistency between shots.

Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia governor’s race, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. Flipping the state blue to the horror of MAGA.

The more I learn about it, the more I'm convinced that the whole "AI will become sentient and destroy the world" narrative is just part of the grift. Make it sound like this legitimate, all powerful thing... rather than a barely functional intern that burns absurd amounts of money for NOTHING.

Captain Torture

If you're in Jersey and you're voting later today, double check where you need to vote Sorry for the inconvenience due to unfortunately tiring neonazi hijinks, but you got this!

Ding dong, the Dick is dead 🔔

Somehow AI here feels fitting. “Let’s celebrate the warm, cozy Christmas tradition of drinking overpriced brown sugar water.” Everything about them is fake and manufactured — from the nostalgia, to how they reshaped the depiction of Santa Claus, to now the visuals. Fuck you and your diabetes water.

“See? Would be so much less frustrating if you just got GenAI to do it!” Yup. Also much less fun. I’d get bored and quit. Because without the frustration and the grinding, life’s boring. If you can just type, “Make me an animated movie” and it does, what’s the point? Overcoming obstacles is fun!

One of these days when everything is FUCKING BREAKINGGGGG -.- But if I quit and go to bed, shit definitely won’t get done. So we keep doing the thing!

Heard another amazing, succinct summary of genAI: It makes easy tasks easier and hard tasks harder. 100% accurate! In coding, it can write some decent functions and regex and the like. Stuff that would take me 20 mins, it can do in 2. But as soon as you raise the complexity, it crumbles.

The downside is that my hair cache went bad at some point around 1am last night, so my character rendered entirely without hair AND I LOST AN ENTIRE 600 FRAMES OF THIS ANIMATION BECAUSE OF THAT 🫠 FUCK

I love making CG art it scratches ALL of my brain. Sculpting: Very artistic Retopo: Technical Materials: Artistic Rigging: Technical-ish Fur: Artistic Simulations Techical Animation: Both. Logic driven machines OR do it by hand. Rendering: Artistic, but with a lot of technical decisions

The markets are really run by toddlers. “Oracle and OpenAI announce $300b deal!” Everyone goes CRAZYYYYYY! OpenAI doesn’t have the cash. Oracle doesn’t have the capacity. BUT WHO CARES! $300 BILLION! Big number! Invest now! They just read the headline and push the “invest” button.

I’m always on the fence about unbiased journalism. On one hand, “just report the news.” Valid. But then, “Elon says he’ll release a flying car soon.” You can’t just report that at face value. Because that man’s track record of following through on his promises is basically zero.

Me trying to do chores after the way too many edibles I ate an hour ago suddenly hit. 😵‍💫

Coming SOOOOON! Exciting news! #FurryArt

Got up early enough this morning to get to the gym!

GOT FOOD!

Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement • Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright • OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied

Hi folks, this is again a plea for help. There still is no cleared donor. People working through the system but again-if you're at all interested in trying to help, it takes months to get cleared as a donor. There's a lot of delays/appointments. So please consider and spread it around, thank you.

I was gonna say, "I sorta feel sorry for Zuck." But fuck him, let's laugh at his pain instead. Apparently, Meta released a Sora lookalike (TikTok GenAi slop social network) called Vibes... and literally no one cared. The app isn't even in the top 100 and ppl basically don't know it exists XD

This marks the final step in... THE PREPARATION. No spoilers, but I am officially transitioning from standalone animation to a story-based, episodic animation. Basically one 5-10 minute episode per month. 10 total per year. I'm finishing up the script, aaand then we just go for it.

GPU manufacturers, we need to have a talk about your size fetish. This one just barely fit into my case. Back when I bought my 3090, I thought THAT was absurdly huge. You’ve proven me wrong. (Jokes aside, it runs like a beast and I can render 3X faster, so I can’t complain. Grateful to have it!)

Basically, budding developers: 1. Make apps marketed HARDCORE as being AI-Free 2. Print money That’s it. There’s no 3rd step. It’s that simple. Ex: A really good, solid word processor… woth a perpetual license, without any copilot garbage 🎉 Instant top seller.

Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have. Python foundation said no and rejected the grant. If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.

Windows 11 installer... *Runs health check* Here's things you need to fix! Great! *I fix them, install continues. Runs for a WHILE. Then...* Here's MORE things you need to fix. Oh, a new firmware requires restart? Guess we'll have to start the install process AGAIN when you reboot. Whoooops. -.-

While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...

Hi all, I hate to do this but I need help. My dog, Dinah, has been incredibly sick and needed to be hospitalized due to complications with severe fever, pneumonia, and bronchitis. Any and all help with her hospital costs would be immensely appreciated. Thank you so much. ko-fi.com/pulsebehemot...

Feels good to be writing again! I've wanted to do a proper animated show for AGES, and I finally have the confidence to say, "Fuck it, let's give it a go!" I know I can write decently well -- I've published like a dozen novels in a past life. I know I can animate. SO LET'S FUCKING COMBINE ALL THAT!

I've come upon a rough patch and could use a lil financial help. I'm planning some things around commissions and things, but still a WIP. In the meantime, if you like the things that I do, consider supporting me with a tip if you can. I'd greatly appreciate any help! 💜 ko-fi.com/noodlebeast

This is SO VITAL TO UNDERSTAND. It only "knows" that "boiling water is hot" because those words have been written down together enough times. But there is a very decent chance it'll tell you boiling water is cold with just as much certainty. Depending on LLMs for facts is a literal game of chance.

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."

fursuit head stolen out of my car. if anyone in the Baltimore City area happens to find it please let me know.

I guessss it’s time for windows 11 -.- Mostly because my 10 install has become slovenly. Explorer hangs on and off (start menu stops working, etc.), apps “close” but really hang out in the back with even task manager unable to kill them. Restart attempts sometimes hang for ages. Time to start fresh.

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Backed by the Heritage Foundation and Big Tech, KOSA will force everyone to upload their ID to access the internet. In an age when Palantir has direct ties to ICE, where technofascists are in power and want to eliminate and censor everything, we CANNOT allow KOSA to pass. It NEEDS mass pushback.

Online censorship is one of the many levers of state power right-wingers have been pulling to try and snuff out queer and trans existence. But instead of fighting back, some Democrats are helping them at the controls. Read the full #OpEd from @fightforthefuture.org

How many of my models do I buy? Good question! My characters are ALWAYS made from scratch, by hand. That's my main focus. Otherwise, about 60/40? I love modeling, but sometimes it's a crazy complex item that's in one shot... and there's a perfect model I can buy. Support ANOTHER artist.