the moment any media replaces any human labor with AI it is dead to me. And anyone with any iota of appreciation for the hard work that goes into their games, books, music, illustrations, animations, etc etc etc should feel similarly

Growing up we always muted commercials. One day, watching TV at a friend’s house, I muted the commercials. Everyone stared at me in horror and someone actually said, “Why would you do that?!” like I just threw paint on their furniture. So that’s how I learned how propaganda works as a 10 year old.

if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets. no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.

Nope. He's an unfuckable asshole who neglects the children he makes in test tubes. He's a nazi nepo bitch who claims credit for other people's thoughts and inventions. He poisons the environment and benefited from Apartheid. The only way he's worth that much is if cannibalism solves world hunger.

there should be a word in English for when somebody tells a story that they think valorizes them but they're the obvious villain

"Beat em ups are button mashing quarter munchers, but this new one is really good because it's about learning and getting good" is the beat em up version of "Unlike other mecha shows, this one is about the characters."

As someone who has managed to not cross a picket line even when it was nearly all the grocery stores in the metro area on strike, really don't wanna hear anyone talking about how they just HAVE to cross the Starbucks picket line. This is like the easiest solidarity ever.

Forced to assume @moderation.bsky.app @support.bsky.team banning a trans woman, ghosting her, then banning her other account is just blatant transphobia. Vile behavior from the moderation in this site. Not surprising though.

This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.

Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice. They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.

“0% woke shit” a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time

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Because SE's QA people are probably not in a position to defend themselves and their jobs in public, I want to spell out some of what it is they specifically do for us localizers, because nothing I've written here is rhetorical. SE QA acts as a final check on our work after translation and editing.

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

Now is a great time to go check out that local coffee shop that's maybe a couple blocks away.

oh boy its square enix share holder meeting time of the eyar where random statements made to shareholders they are legally required to make as a japanese tech company get miscontruted I looked at what it actually talked about

You can find a Food Pantry near you at sites like findhelp.org type in your zip code & find the nearest ones accepting non-perishable food. It's approaching the season of giving and gratitude, maybe do something good for someone else & it'll return to you threefold! 🖤

With all the SNAP stuff giving to meal charities is great & Food Pantries can really use your help! Meal charities like Meals on Wheels deliver cooked meals to the homebound, Food Pantries give groceries to anyone from the unhoused to a normal family who is a paycheck behind.

Every thing about these screencap cards over the last 3 UB sets has been a complete mess. A total embarrassment. Some of the worst looking cards ever printed.

To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.

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No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison. So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.

Eli is STILL been needing help for 4 months & I’ve seen others fund nonblack ppl asking triple the amount in days, Black ppl deserve help and mutual aid too. He’s been stuck at $920 for 17 days. Help him please. #gfm #black #disabled #mutualaid #BIPOCMA #emergency #blacksky #paypal #cashapp #help

lets fucking go

The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc

The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort: www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...

[ROB ZOMBIE, ABOUT TO WRITE ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER MADE] you ever think about the car grandpa munster drives

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What radicalized you? Nothing. It's not radical to want people treated with intrinsic value like life is sacred as so many claim. That's called being a good person. Why do you think the bare minimum human kindness and decency is radical? It should be automatic.

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video. I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children. But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.

BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike. Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%. Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.

Briana White - Aerith’s voice actress in the FF7 series- is currently running a huge charity auction with a bunch of Final Fantasy memorabilia. And all proceeds are donated Immigrant Defenders Law Center - helping for legal funds and reconnecting families. Take a look! tiltify.com/@thestranger...

Sad!

As a very white woman, for the baristas out there who may be striking: People over PSLs! Socialism step by step until we're all cared for and caring!

Congrats to NYC

One thing I’ve learned about VO land is you can abuse friends + partners, ruin people’s reputations or lives, throw everyone under the bus, use people as stepping stones, behave unprofessionally, violate NDAs, recast projects and lie about why But don’t criticize any of this or you’re the villain.

18 years ago today, #FireEmblem: Radiant Dawn was launched on the Wii in North America! A fantastic sequel to the GameCube's Path of Radiance, this engaging title further cemented the series' global popularity. Check out our review below! Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/fire-...

REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

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just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters