The ceasefire continues according to virtually every media outlet. Israel is demolishing entire neighbourhoods in Gaza to make sure Palestinians never go back. The genocide is ongoing

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I get the pull of AI narratives, I really do - it's a romantic concept, old as humanity, to become godlike in creating a new being. AI adds a (troubling) cleanliness to it: a person without a body. Its diseases are metaphorical. It's a fantasy rooted in the (false) dualism of reason & emotion (1/?)

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That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually. The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.

TIL that Signal runs on AWS. That seems less than ideal.

wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

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WHY. This is all so STUPID

Agreed. Mass market paperback first, as wide and cheap as possible so readers take a chance on a new author without shelling out a ton.

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Oh, hello

Finally, and this is the most important point, international observers and press MUST BE PERMITTED ENTRY INTO GAZA IMMEDIATELY. We need a full accounting of the horrors of this genocide. The laughably implausible death toll of 60,000 must be corrected. It's time for the truth.

The only people whose opinion matters on this peace deal are the people of Gaza, many of whom are cautiously optimistic. It is hard to be genuinely hopeful as a Palestinian, but I pray that the ceasefire holds and that Israel does not renege on the agreement.

The IDF took 3D animations from the Scottish Maritime Museum, a cyberpunk project and other places to make shit up about Gaza, Lebanon and Iran and these were reproduced in international outlets for the past 2 years. Thread

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The Empire’s disaster poet Tarem, documenting catastrophes in a forest world with fungal magic, learns to resist the empire she serves. BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN x A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE #F #A #LGBT #OWN #DVPit

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Forest Antifa novel tbh

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An ancient bridge crumbles, eaten by monsters. The network of tree portals that connects the world-spanning Empire malfunctions. Disasters pile up, and the Empire’s disaster poet Tarem, sent to document them, begins to realise that empire is the greatest catastrophe of all. #F #A #LGBT #OWN #DVPit

Mythical social justice with fungal magic and tree portals: the Empire’s disaster poet Tarem gets radicalised while documenting catastrophes around the world. Blood Over Bright Haven x A Memory Called Empire. #F #A #LGBT #OWN #DVPit

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Getting ready to query this epic fantasy novel!! TO THE TRENCHES!

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‼️ Update: We're still awaiting an update from the "Mikeno". All we can do at the moment is pray for their safe passage and overall safety to the shores of Gaza. Sommes tjrs en attente de nouvelles du Mikeno et espérons son passage jusqu’au rivage 🤞

Israeli forces have detained 223 international activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, a Gaza-bound aid convoy. Despite more than 40 reported interceptions, one vessel, Mikeno, successfully broke through and reached Palestinian waters for the first time in a historic development[…](t.me/QudsNen)

EMERGENCY: ISRAEL ATTACKS GSF Israel has attacked the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters. People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and the Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon. 1 of 2

Israel on taas laittomasti pysäyttänyt kansainvälisen avustuslaivueen ja ottanut kiinni laivoilla olleet. Ainakin viisi suomalaista on kiinni otettujen joukossa. EU:n ja Suomen on otettava kantaa humanitaarisen avun perille pääsyn puolesta ja Israelin kansainvälisen oikeuden loukkauksia vastaan.

This is truly the opposite of what we should be doing! We need MORE sleeper trains and trains in general, COME ON!! And we need to tax the fuck out of flying.

Gazan sodassa on kuollut enemmän journalisteja kuin missään muussa konfliktissa, mukaan lukien 2. maailmansota. Lähes kaikki ovat saaneet surmansa Israelin iskuissa. Lähes kaikki menehtyneet ovat palestiinalaisia, sillä Israel ei päästä kansainvälisiä toimittajia alueelle. www.ku.fi/artikkeli/52...

“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.

Jos fossiilisten polttamista voi tukea miljoonilla, niin aivan yhtä hyvin voisimme laittaa resursseja koulutukseen, sote-palveluihin, hyvinvointiin; tieteeseen, ja tutkimukseen; vihreään infraan ja luonnon ennallistamiseen, sekä ilmastotoimiin. Mutta hallitus ei halua. yle.fi/a/74-20183984

Suomi oli viime ja toissa vuonna EU-maiden kärkipäässä asetoimituksissa Israelista. Olemme Israelin tukija ja ostamme kansanmurhassa toimiviksi testattuja aseita, eikä hallituksemme näe asiassa mitään ongelmia. yle.fi/a/74-20181124

Terrorismin rahoittaminen on rikos. Mutta kun kokonainen valtio harjoittaa kansanmurhaan tähtäävää terroria ja rahoitamme sitä kaupankäynnillä, niin kyse on laillisesta bisneksestä. Mietin vain, että miten vitussa.

There is not enough money in the world to feed the plagiarism machine. Not 'they don't have enough money' but actually 'there is not enough money' I can't quite get my head around it

Aaah, excellent analysis from an expert: we love to see it!

Starting a new thread to collect critical perspectives on AI, as they are articulated dozens of times every day and appear repeatedly on my timeline. I can't read everything right away, but if, like me, you want to stay up to date, then this might help a bit:

ChatGPT Edu is built for conning education executives into subsidising and edu-washing planet-burning slop machines via non-consensual access to young people’s creativity AND DATA while attacking their ability to learn. At a university.

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As someone who is neurodiverse and on the spectrum, I have thoughts on that presidential big announcement about autism. Here we go! We've always been around. We'll always be here. Living, seeing, loving, dying. 1/ www.patreon.com/posts/139553...

Humans were literally so blessed to be on a planet filled with abundant natural resources, nature, trees, fruit and sunshine but no, we chose debt, capitalism and war.

I deleted my account today - good riddance to a pretty shit site

Yaaay, another publication for 2025! I'm really proud of this article on alchemical metaphors and their function as part of alchemical language use. It's open access, go forth and check it out!