do not use ChatGPT as a search engine. it is not a search engine.

a few good Jessica’s

I don't think this is optimism. After all, it's MLB that would be locking out its employees, not vice-versa. I believe this is a bargaining tactic. Here's why: MLB will begin its lockout of its employees, the players on the first day they can legally: December 2, 2026. With Opening Day scheduled 1/

If I can be serious for a moment, MLB seriously lacks young African American ballplayers and stars; and seeing Jordan Walker and his family there is a good deal for baseball.

Go Fund Me for the sister who was surrounded by white supremacists on the Metro in that viral photo. If you shared the photo, consider actually making a material donation.

When you spend on Harry Potter

I love going to modern websites. You’ll be looking for a pancake recipe, and then the pancake recipe site will hit you with “by looking at pancake recipes, you have agreed to arbitration”

The LAPD has stopped working with Flock. The police halted the use of Flock AI license plate surveillance cameras, as government officials cite concerns over data privacy. Organizers are demanding the LAPD not find a replacement for Flock, and instead permanently stop the use of these cameras.

Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent. SAG-AFTRA recommends that #SagAftraMembers (and all Instagram users) opt-OUT of Meta’s new AI image generation tool, Muse Image. Take action to protect your likeness.

Billionaires are threatening to leave California if the new wealth tax is implemented. This is a bluff for most, however, if all of them did leave it would take over two decades to make up the difference. Meanwhile, workers pay their fair share while oligarchs pay next to nothing

Getting in the mood for the All-Star Game. 2004 edition: Fantasia National Anthem, Muhammad Ali cameo, Ichiro Suzuki is here!

This is why Kiké is my favorite Dodger

Here is a verified gofundme for his family: gofund.me/bf251d4ee

Did you know that in 2024 Uber set aside $462 million for legal, tax and regulatory matters for the 4th quarter alone? Now they've launched a full scale campaign against California attorneys. I dug into Uber's odd 'Protect California Consumers' ads that have been circulating all year.

A word of advice 📚🌈

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When people ask me what the phrase "artificial intelligence" means, my short answer is, it means "venture capitalists, give me some money". But OUP asked me for a longer answer, given here and summarized in the section headings: doi.org/10.1093/9780...

Ok fuck it, I hate doing this again but Xfinity was supposed to give me a 500 dollar refund on Monday and they haven’t, I paid my bills last week thinking I would have that money and now I’m well in the red because they all processed, If anyone can help me out I’d very much appreciate it

Thinking today about how often SFF folks scoff at the idea that romance requires worldbuilding when we're out here daring to build societies where consent exists and is even tangentially understood, which is a task more ambitious than any magic system.

Anyone else confused by those Protect California Consumers commercials? I went down a rabbit hole and came out the other side with an article about what is going on with Uber's latest ad campaign.

celebrating the good parts of america today. if you don’t think there are any good parts, just look to all the stuff the fascists are desperate to stifle

Hell yes it is! IN FACT: drop some book recs in the thread, y'all. The more recently published, the better. Authors, don't be afraid to tell people about your latest book, either. In fact, you totally should. Do it! Do it now!

America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital

You could argue that this was by design www.independent.co.uk/money/why-yo... article circa 2017

The death of physical media seems like a small thing practically but in essence it represents the total dissolution of games as “objects of art” and instead reduces them purely to “intellectual property”. It’s a slow disaster but if you care about games as an art form it IS a disaster.

I thought about being embarrassed by my poor drawing skills, but then I remembered what I was drawing on and decided that I do not need to feel shame about this if they don’t.

Sam Raimi didn't strap a Super 8 camera to a 2x4 so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."

We need major help before we get into danger zones w/July 1st (rent), July 3rd (lights) & we are at 37 days w/car. Food/gas is urgent right now because EDD will take awhile with the disability. Help and shares are appreciated! Thank you y’all! 🏳️‍🌈🫶🏾 Paypal @ KimberlySession Venmo @ Kimberly-Piper-24

I've decided to watch banana ball this weekend. I can't vibe with the Orioles right now. I need some joy in my life.

This is the legal defense fund for the 15 anti-ICE organizers who were recently arrested in Minneapolis. Please contribute generously. They are going to have millions of dollars worth of needs. chuffed.org/project/1865...

Everyone is from West Virginia when Country Roads starts playing

Hey look! A reminder that Discord still plans on doing this! Raise the alarm bells again!

IF YOU SEE THIS CLOSE THE TAB IMMEDIATELY this is a trick to install malware on your machine. it is not a real captcha system.

I love him!!!

The vast majority of players on both teams were fine with wearing the Pride caps. The bigots are vastly outnumbered. They are awful and deserve to be called out/shamed for their hatred. (Which they are). We are on the correct side and we are winning and they hate it.

Wonderful

Growing up, social media was a big part of self-discovery for me and lots of other LGBTQ teens. That's exactly why conservatives want to ban these platforms for kids. They would prefer to keep them isolated and in the dark while surveilling us all via digital IDs. spitfirenews.com/p/social-med...

Someone has to create new ideas, new material, new writing, new products. AI can only take and synthesis. What happens when everyone is disincentivized to create and AI has nothing to ingest? It cannot create anything new. Do advancements in art and science just stop.

World Cup might be the closest thing we’ll get to world peace

On our very first Pride Night in 2013, Jason Collins threw out the first pitch. Tonight his brother, Jarron, honors him.

seeing the posts about visitors discovering that you can walk around most of our cities and just be yourself in a multicultural setting, discovering tailgating, starting impromptu block parties, my muslim mayor, etc. etc. it's corny to say it but that's our secret sauce. and it means something

Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.

KNICKS IN FIVE KNICKS PRIDE BROOKLYN

Please god let this close the portal to Hell the Cubs opened in 2016

obsessed with thomas. happy pride 🪿🌈✨

Dodgers wearing the Pride caps during the game. I wish more teams would do that.