I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

Porg says "No kings".

There is a cult of ignorance... nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' — Isaac Asimov, Newsweek

My cat sleeps all day and then keeps me awake all night so this gave me a good laugh. Credit - @dagnylill on Instagram

“Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.” — Isaac Asimov

"Superman is about immigration. X-Men is about diversity and civil rights. Star Wars is about fighting facism. Star Trek is about equality. If you enjoy these fandoms you're inherently reading progressive stories. The good guys always fight nazis and billionaire villians" @robertgarcia.bsky.social

Here's a real test for those of you who still treat SDCC like it's important. Are you willing to lower your standards enough to look the other way at this just so you can show up at the publicity trough this summer?

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At this point I’m blocking anyone who admits “I asked ChatGPT.” I don’t care if I’ve known you 20 years or if you’re a stranger who ended up on my timeline. Get gone.

“We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.” — George Orwell, 1984

Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/

via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon

Good Monday morning friends! A Healthy List: Sleep more Eat less sugar Roll more dice Remove clutter Stay teachable Show gratitude Actually exercise Drink more water Read & write more Perform random acts of kindness Spend quality time with loved ones #MondayMotivation

This is who she was. Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best. Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...

It costs nothing for you to share this. For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.

Hi. It's me. I'm here to gently ask if you've been giving yourself grace? Patience? Self-care? You've got this. You are enough, and you deserve all the good things.

The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence." - Aldous Huxley.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

If you can hear this image, it's probably time to schedule your colonoscopy. If you can sing the whole song, it's also time to get your shingles vaccine.

"i just use it to generate ideas"

Dearest Prudence, from Portland, beset by the furies of imaginary conflict, I do pen this missive. Midst azure skies, I contemplate the vicissitudes of mine existence. I implore thee, eschew the consumption of Tylenol.

"If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us." - Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.

TWENTY YEARS AGO I posted about how easy it is to get around any sort of flag-burning law/amendment/executive order/whatever, and here we are today, having it have some relevance. Also our current president is a feculent spoon. whatever.scalzi.com/2005/06/23/c...

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A family of wild Pallas's cats (Otocolobus manul).

Majestic coronal loops dance above the Sun’s surface huge arcs of hot plasma shaped by magnetic fields. These stunning loops can last for days and are often found near sunspots. Some even unleash solar storms affecting Earth’s space weather! Credit: Andrea Vanoni

Carl Sagan explains the 4th dimension

Thanks for saying I look 30-40. I'm going to go play with my Star Wars action figures now.

If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us. - Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World

Happy Don't Be A Dick Day, to all who celebrate. dontbeadickday.com

Maybe the first earworm to ever burrow into my brain? Tom Lehrer was a genius. www.youtube.com/watch?v=91BQ...

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." -FDR, 1937

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AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves... If we become even slightly more violent, shortsighted, ignorant, and selfish than we are now, almost certainly we will have no future. - Carl Sagan

"We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back." ~ Carl Sagan

Hits hard as always! Are we too bamboozled to see the truth?

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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.