«Models don’t ‹generate› any new meanings but enclose and commodify those that already exist, working to freeze the embedded social relations in whatever turns out to be the most profitable forms for the interests that own and promote ‹AI.›» @robhorning.bsky.social on #genAI as commodified language

Borderline reverie. soundcloud.com/gorillaz/noo...

Recently hooked on THE PITT. youtu.be/ufR_08V38sQ By recently I mean yesterday 9 pm and by hooked I mean I’ll be through the whole season by tomorrow.

We've added a toggle to getkirby.com so you can preview the new Panel dark mode in Kirby 5. Tap it to see what it looks like in the dark! 🌒

Kirby 5 is here 🚀 And it's packed with new features: 🔮 Changes preview 🌑 Dark mode 📕 Entries field 🗑️ Batch delete of pages/files 👁 Panel file previews 🍰 Chunked uploads for large files 🪄 Panel view buttons 🔌 Plugin licenses right in the Panel 🐘 PHP 8.4 And so much more: getkirby.com/releases/5

New month, new projects 🥷: For those of you just getting started with Kirby, check out our new video tutorial on how to set up your local development environment and site in just a few minutes 🍿🙇 youtu.be/us4hwvMJbzs

We've invited Justus from the fantastic Moinframe YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@moinfra-me ) to make a brand new installation video for us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=us4h... 📺

Wer sagt es ihm?

every person online who thinks the tariffs are a good idea are people who are trying to figure out how to take their first step as a huamn being

Jon Hicks, known for his icon designs for Firefox, MailChimp and Shopify, tells us how he uses Kirby as part of the 'Blog Questions Challenge':

Over the past year, our Kirby Community Map has been filled with many pins from around the world: 🗺️ community.getkirby.com But we think there are still many missing. We'd love for you to add yourself. It's a wonderful way to connect and start new meetups and collaborations.

It's great to see so many Kirby #meetups continue to happen! 💛 to see so many people at the recent gatherings in Berlin, Munich, Mainz, and Hamburg: great conversations, ideas, and a shared love for all things Kirby. A big thank you to all the organizers! Looking forward to more! 🥳

Kirby 5.0.0-beta.3 is here! 🚀 https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/5.0.0-beta.3 We've wrapped up the last features for v5: 🗑️ Batch delete 📋 New Entries field 📜 PDF document preview Learn more: https://getkirby.com/releases/5 P.S. v5 will be a free upgrade for all v4 license owners.

Friedrich Merz will die AfD jetzt „inhaltlich stellen“, indem er verfassungsfeindliche und menschenrechtswidrige Gesetze mit der AfD zusammen beschließt? – Franz von Papen zieht seinen Hut!

Pixels is back 🍓. And now has its own site! This handy little tool helps us create social media thumbnails, plugin cards and more for Kirby right in the browser. ✨ Check it out:

This is a very interesting read. Personally, I am particularly interested in the political implications of this (second third of the article) but all of it is quite fascinating. #Biedermeier www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin - right now! In cooperation with @ledbydonkeys.org

Dare to unfollow the emperor? www.the-independent.com/tech/instagr...

AI is the free U2 album of our time.

@shamjaff.bsky.social Have you thought about bringing your newsletter back as podcast (for paid subscribers)? Not saying you should (don't want this to come across pushy out of nowhere), just curious cause I loved it.

How are forests becoming digital environments? The University of Cambridge investigates this in their Smart Forests project: https://www.smartforests.net #madeWithKirby by Sarah Garcin

More AI trash heading into your feeds

„Imagine how little you will see from the friends and family members you actually care about. Imagine how much slop you will be greeted with — a feed alternating between slop, suggested posts, and ads, with just enough of what you actually opened the app to see.“ pxlnv.com/linklog/meta...

Catch SEED OF THE SACRED FIG now at the movies in Germany. Quite the watch. youtu.be/nbKLGsf1Syg?...

It is remarkable that there are still people who believe that the reason hundreds of thousands of people have nowhere to live is that we haven’t made having nowhere to live unpleasant enough.

Rufmord durch Zitieren

"Because #AI the 4 day work week can come true". This is bullshit. Recent studies show that we could feed and house and take care of literally _everybody_'s needs with everyone just working 30% of what we consider "full time" today.

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Using the holidays to catch up with all the #movies I missed. Favorite of 2024 so far: ANORA. boxd.it/876zdX #letterboxd

Today is the last day to get 20% off all Kirby licenses 🎉. Whether you want to buy a single license for your first Kirby project or stock up for all those 2025 projects you have lined up. No pressure - just a final heads up for anyone still deciding. https://getkirby.com/buy

We get it—sales reminders can be a bit much. 👀 But just ICYMI: 20% off all Kirby licenses ends on Monday. A little nudge, if it’s been on your mind, now’s the time: https://getkirby.com/buy

Just a quick holiday reminder ⛄: all Kirby CMS licenses are 20% off until December 23. A little something to kick off your next project before the year wraps up! 🎁 https://getkirby.com/buy

We are super excited to finally show you our brand new changes preview system in Kirby 5.0.0-alpha.4: getkirby.com/buzz/v5-alpha 🚀 More highlights in v5: 😎 Dark theme ⏫ Chunked uploads 🎨 Custom view buttons 🎆 Custom file previews

Catching up on #SHRINKING season 2. So far, lights up my heart and chuckles once more.

Kirby’s been getting some shoutouts as an alternative #CMS recently, and we appreciate the love! 💜 We know switching platforms isn’t easy, so we created a Migration Guide to make it smoother for those exploring Kirby. 👉

„There are always going to be the free riders – tech companies, perhaps – who benefit from the interconnectedness of the world while refusing to do the work. Often, we’re not in a position to choose not to deal with them. But occasionally, we are.“ blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2023/11...

It’s time for a new era: Kirby 4 is here 🚀✨ filled with a ton of user features, a fresh look and lots of developer improvements. Say hello: getkirby.com/releases/4.0 Upgrade your site or grab a new license, 20% off until Dec 18th! We hope you’ll enjoy this one 🙌

FKA twigs meets Barney's Cremaster cycle. youtu.be/NdyTbL6A3_Q?...

Highly polarizing and/or misleading SPIEGEL covers are vile pieces of clickbait. Quality journalism adds context and is aware of its responsibility not to add fuel to the fire. SPIEGEL covers do the opposite.

„Es gibt in der Bundesrepublik ein Auf und Ab der rassistischen Brandanschläge und Übergriffe, und dieses (…) korrespondiert weniger mit der Entwicklung der Asylbewerberzahlen als eher damit, wie in Deutschland über Migration diskutiert wurde.“ #Poutrus #TUBerlin www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...

trippin. 🎧

„battery-swapping initiatives are key in making electric two-wheelers more affordable“

In der neuen EU to go-Folge spreche ich mit Nicole Koenig, Head of Policy bei der MSC, über die europäische Verteidigungswende: Was hat sich anderthalb Jahre nach Beginn des russischen Angriffs auf die Ukraine in der EU Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik getan? open.spotify.com/episode/4lYz...

Time for that bimonthly meeting… is it? 🤨😳

Make the thing a link. allenpike.com/2023/make-th...

Sunday is for movies 📽️ – actually any day. Sharing one of my all-time favorites: BLACK BEAR. We get knocked hard into fractured realities and it's thrilling. What if the imagined is the genuine? boxd.it/2scFKh youtu.be/D7XVArQc7z8?...