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It’s just below 40 degrees outside, which means it feels like 50 with the high humidity. Celsius, obviously. I can say with certainty that summer has officially arrived in southwest Ontario! Now come 2-3 months of this, sometimes interrupted by a derecho or two, small tornadoes, and such!

As someone with a PhD in Computer Science and a record of more than 30 years researching and teaching the sociotechnical impact of information systems, I am literally qualified to criticise AI for its effect on society, and its ridiculous overblown claims. And I do so at every opportunity.

Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)

monday started with seeing a painter i've followed for a long time put up an ad for a printer that paints your minis for you. cool tech, but the ad only used gen ai art examples. what are we even doing here

@daemonrich.bsky.social says it perfectly

40k is so overpriced. It’s $50 more for the same amount of plastic in a box if it’s branded 40k. This is LEGO logic. #warhammer #warhammercommunity #nerdlings

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Heck yeah! #warhammercommunity #warhammer #ageofsigmar #soulblightgravelords #vampires #nerdlings

I really wish I could get excited for this, but with Israel still being in Eurovision, I won’t be watching anyway.

Rachel is an important source of information about the far-right and extremists in Canada. If you can, please support her work.

My potato PC from 2019 can run Guild Wars 2 flawlessly, and it still looks fucking gorgeous. We have been able to do beautiful, aesthetically amazing 3D games for over a decade. Style and expertise trump hyper realism every time. This is not exactly nonsense, but almost.

Imagine a miniature wargame for Elden Ring, The Shattering War. So many factions available, so many scenarios. Could get a huge starter box, Defense of Leyndell, with Morgott, his omens, trolls, and other forces, versus pre-Scarlet Rot General Radahn and Godrick’s soldiers. #eldenring #wargame

Also worth noting that, at least in the U.S., none of that gained ANY traction until elite journalism made their major anti-trans pivot in 2021-2022. This effort was mostly going nowhere until then. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

I just signed this petition and honestly everyone in 🇨🇦 should know about it. Right now political parties can legally vacuum up your personal data with zero safeguards. Your bank can't do that, so why can they? Learn more and sign the petition today 👉 voterprivacy.ca @openmedia.org

I hate to keep asking but I'm due to have my stitches removed tomorrow and I'm trying to balance just how negative my account is going to be.

If youre doing anything creative and you use AI just because its not in your area of creativity (like the endless book ads on my IG feed) fuck you

It was never "Vote Blue No Matter Who." It was "Vote Blue No Matter What". The "what" was a genocide of children. NYC voters said no. US voters elsewhere are saying no. That Dem elites can't fathom why Americans don't want to fund genocide, war, and mass torture of children is revolting in itself.

#DataCenters You know what to do.

Also: we should keep reminding people as often as possible that the level of income inequality America currently labors under would have been literally inconceivable to the fomentors of the French Revolution; there was not enough wealth in the world at that time to accomplish today's levels.

Turns out the Cass review was full of shit the whole time.

Judge O’Connor stated from the bench that he is giving maximum sentences to the Prairieland sentences because “the state wants to send a message to anyone who shares a similar ideology.”

Please read this and watch this video from the senate. If you're not shocked and saddened by the further weakening of our data collection laws, so some research. There has to be oversight, or bad actors WILL misuse your personal data, not if.

WELP! Adding another traditional oil painter to the 'Fuck off' list. Seriously stupid take, he brings weird 'connections' the philosophies of Socrates, about 'improving the quality of life'. Get fucked bud. Sad to have watched this guy rise up in his painting and YouTube career to defending slop.

Choose climate goals pls

I join Montrealers in their shock and grief today as they mourn the tragic shooting in Côte-des-Neiges, a vibrant neighbourhood now shaken by senseless violence.

#ウォーハンマー あるまげど〜ん！！

Fuck A24 then.

I'll take any opportunity to share this real lesbian sword

Here’s just one of the unprecedented measures the Liberals pushed through at the end of this session: Cabinet ministers will now be allowed to authorize the use of banned pesticides in the name of “national economic security.” Even if they’ve been deemed unsafe for human health. shorturl.at/OlnQl

No offense to my UK friends, but what’s the issue with the weather? Just for the record, where I live, the average weather at this time of year is 24C-27C with 50%+ humidity, and a humid 26-27 is normal until September. Is it because your infrastructure/homes ain’t built for it and lack A/Cs?

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Adobe is a greedy garbage company that doesn’t respect artists!! There are plenty of great and more affordable alternatives to Adobe. I’ve really enjoyed using Clip Studio Paint and the Affinity programs by Serif. Here’s a great starting point for alternatives to Adobe:

I saw someone earlier say that it's worth rolling the dice on Burnham because he can't be shitter than Starmer, and whilst I basically agree, I do think that shows a lack of imagination. It's Britain. It can *always* get worse.

Starmer saying the next PM will inherit a country that is 'fairer' than the one he inherited 2 years ago. In the one Starmer inherited, trans people could use public toilets.

If you think Keir Starmer is a 'decent' person, you need to speak to the many, many minorities his government has targeted mercilessly. You can't speak to all of them, however, because many of them are dead because of choices Keir Starmer's government made

I’ll do this: for every like, i will post one song i love ❤️

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted much lately. I should be back at it now! Anyways, I finished the lineart for that dark revenant sketch I did: #eldenringnightreign

John Blanche #oldhammer

Celebrating the launch of Warhammer 40k 11th edition by running an Old World event and listening to some Iranian Jazz. Absolutely lovely weekend

Marking the release of 40k 11th Edition by jumping into a cool new army (new to me) and playing with the new terrain and rules! #warhammercommunity #warhammer40k #butactually #ageofsigmar #nerdlings

This weekend, I did an interview about my forthcoming book *The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI* (a book about being a better AI critic), and the interviewer said she was surprised that I wasn't an AI booster, based on my demographics and work history: us.macmillan.com/books/978037... 1/

More heresy era Iron Hands veterans #wip #horusheresy #warhamner #ironhands

I refuse to be the only one who sees it

Been thinking about the Lands Between a bunch lately

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The literal middle of the night. Midnight. Without debate. MPs were (also literally) crying. This really happened last night!!!!!