my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI

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Just read that first line, then read it again, and imagine what’s to come.

Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...

DART+ South West "... won’t begin construction until 2030 at the earliest. That is despite the plan having planning permission, facing no judicial reviews or objections, and running through the heart of two strategic development zones..."

DCAF is happening tomorrow. We thought it was time to reshare why we mask at DCAF events. We have exhibiting artists and audience members who are immuno-suppressed and immuno-compromised. Masking ensures everyone can safely participate in DCAF! 😷❤️ 2 m

It's just such a failure, in every way. I'm Green, but I was hoping for success for YP, because a coalition of the left might be another route to a decent government at the next GE. But it seems we'll be doing it alone. In a way I'm glad we know that now, with 3 years left to make this happen.

I'd only receive UBI because giving it to everyone is cheaper than means-testing. But while it wouldn't make a dramatic material difference to me, it would massively ease my worries about my son and members of my extended family.

[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy

You know what I like about shows only being dropped once a week. We spend all week theorizing what happened in the last episode and really studying what happened on past episodes. I love it! #Pluribus

"A host of impressive A-list musicians and celebrities are joining forces for a special concert at Wembley Arena aiming to benefit the trans and gender non-confirming community."

An extraordinary thing, this. A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase. Register now for tickets. www.transmissionlive.uk

The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture

And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.

IMPORTANT: When transporting a giant puffball mushroom you have recently foraged, it is absolutely crucial that you ensure the mushroom is firmly strapped into the passenger seat of your car to guard against sharp braking and potential whiplash

Depressingly well-made point.

It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality

Don't forget to gather your old comics and get some great swaps this Sunday!

Such an incredibly effective piece

Weird the way the entire world went mad and only the creator of the IT Crowd was unaffected.

Our Debut Book page is heaving with new titles for DCAF this Sunday! For more information check out our website: www.dublincomicarts.ie/debut-books

Like for real, I haven't seen a single thing in the media for ages about Sally Rooney except in the context of the Brits doing the will-we-won't-we dance about banning her books. Couldn't have come up with better marketing if you were her biggest fan

Spain's Eurovision boycott: RTVE president reaffirms veto on Israel

I'm 33 and I stopped cycling at 12 because I was no longer young enough to cycle on the path, I was adult sized on an adult bike, and I never felt safe enough to even try cycling on the road. I really admire cyclists but every one I know has at least one scary story that only solidifies my decision.

Disappointed to see the CoOp involved with this.

Pick it up, gently place it on its side - as long as you don't damage it, no crime has been committed.

And they're actually still using even-more-lowly-paid contract workers because these robots are autonomous only up to a point, and when they need help someone in what's called a "low-cost geography" (a term coined at IBM during the 90's offshoring craze) takes remote control.

The fact nobody ever spots these things before they are unveiled is the biggest argument against the idea that a “human in the loop” can magically make #AI safe to deploy.

The sadly extinct kangaboob, hunted for its comfort and support.

My favourite recent story from the bookshop - I told a comic loving boy that he could read comic books all his life. ‘I still read them,’ I told him. His mum said I was right, that his auntie was a big comic book fan. The grin on his face when he realised it was true! It made my year.

Not doing Black Friday because I'm against the creeping Americanisation of Irish life and can't afford to as a small artist, but WILL be doing Vengeful Hag Friday where for every piece of art you purchase from www.ciaraioch.com/artprints I will fervently wish bad cess to your enemies

I know of at least one defence where the internal and external examiner got into a shouting match with each other about some aspects of the research and the chair took the student out for lunch and when they came back in two hours the examiners were still at it.

My dad told an apocryphal story about a PhD defense where someone on the committee went off the rails on questioning and the advisor butted in with “Now is neither the time nor the place to get answers to the questions that have been troubling you all your life.”

"Dublin City Council can’t expect to get anywhere with the scheme if it relies on expressions of interest, says Filan..." “You have to go out and chat to the business owners and say, ‘Look, this is what we'd like to do. This is what we want to try and achieve’ ..."

All the parade performances are lip-synced, but she has been singing a few notes lower than the recording when she does it live.

Good thread, very informative. NB a key reason the traditional publishers' advance/royalties finance model no longer supports most UK authors is that assumes steady backlist sales but these days publishers don't take returns on titles more than 18 months old, so high street shops don't stock them.

The attack on his niece was a few years ago. Everything this scumbag has done since has been with full awareness of what he's been empowering and emboldening. To come out with this now is gobsmacking. I don't know how he's got the nerve.

Repeat after me: artificial, made by humans, human-made, not natural

This is wonderful news, and also means it’s time for me to beat the drum I always do when HPV vaccines make the news: They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.

I'm all for road safety but you could have every cyclist in the land wearing a full suit of Christmas lights and drivers fucking around on their phones will still knock them down

Can we then enforce a ban on adults featuring children in online social media - for eg school's Facebook pages.. Also this ban will not work because teenagers are very good at finding ways around ridiculous laws.

Only flaw in this otherwise excellent article is blaming the left: "your bad for not showing your work or coming up with workable solutions." So much work has been done on UBI, universal healthcare, infrastructure, and appropriate taxation! Peak capitalist brain.

Pharrell Williams confirmed as another world famous multi-millionaire who chose to live in a house that looks like it should be called the North Strabane Esat-Digifone Retail Hub & Business Park.

I really try to avoid stuff that's on Substack because fuck Substack, but this is really worth the time to read. This pull quote should hook you

🗣️ "It's going to cost us more to implement this than it is to take it back. So this is actually just performative cruelty," says Gary Gannon TD, Social Democrats Justice Spokesperson. #TonightVMTV

he could have turned off replies and QTs on that post and shut the entire thing down pretty fast. he could lock down his notifications so he only sees people he follows! he could mute the thread. he actually has a ton of tools! or also, you know, he could have not posted rage bait to begin with.

My entire life in one cartoon, you might ask? This little masterwork, from the latest Private Eye.

Evergreen

Hospitals have warned of a significant rise in flu among children, and urged parents to get kids vaccinated. The majority of 650 kids who presented to emergency departments and urgent care centres on Monday had flu-like symptoms. jrnl.ie/6886096t

Do you want to see a squirrel photo every day from an account that blocks AI and correctly attributes the original photographer? Then bsky.app/profile/squi... is the account you want to follow!