"don't worry we didn't use AI to do it, we just used AI to decide what to do" is what I hear from brainstorming, concept phase, internal-use hand waving. I even saw somebody refer to that as ethical (?) use, but, same data center pollution, same stolen training data, same deskilling, same lazy trash

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I see the Digital Transgender Archive is hiring in Oakland, CA. (If that interests you but you're not sure you'd qualify for an Assistant Director role, the ad does a good job at expressing interest in you still applying + is worth your reading?)

This makes me wonder if it's quietly been here for longer than anyone wants to admit

Why isn't the ALT text reminder *on* by default

When I say Tolkien, I generally mean Christopher

What if I go work at the state hospital

Trying to get into the mood for Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains, TX later this week. 1 like = 1 factoid or hot take on Conan the Cimmerian

Our next Games Y'all is just under a week away! Join us on Saturday June 13th at 7pm at Hyperreal Film Club for June's Games Y'all! RSVP here: pools.events/event/qsvmzM... Saturday, June 13th 7-10pm 301 Chicon Street Austin, TX 78702

A.I. is for like, bug fixing, & making sure the shop keeper in an RPG doesn't noclip into RAM & corrupt your save file. I'm fine with them getting Diddy Kong Racing to run with no slowdown on the N64, but when you're making a whole ass game with it, think of what they're NOT disclosing. It's tainted

My new favourite medieval fact: there was a late 14th/early 15th-century author named ‘Goblin Person’ (Gobelinus Persona) #goblinmode

This actual step towards apocalyptic water wars is happening because tech bros religiously believe in a post-human fantasy world where they merge with machines to become immortal and the government is helping them becuse they can finally achieve mass surveillance. www.barchart.com/story/news/2...

I love that the Tour de France starts on the 4th of July this year

I stood in hours-long lines to buy both the minute they came out at Hastings in Tyler, Texas

Night Court made getting arrested at night seem fun as hell

Thinking about moving to Tennessee, which, apart from being around 10% cheaper than where we are now (positive), just seems like a lateral move in the cultural sense (negative)

Alan Turing died on this day 1954, aged forty-one.

Pneumonia again

If you didn't know this already have a fact to brighten your day. This is my cat Boris when he played Jones in Aliens. He was picked because he would hiss on camera because he was not a nice guy.

There's a lot of work to do and what we need is more people.

I want to say one thing about this. This has been the hiring process for low wage workers for awhile. Wal Mart et al have been using automated job application systems to gamify everything from postings to schedules. The crisis, such that it is, is that it is now happening in middle skills jobs.

Y'all, do you stick with a full-time job that you can walk to, but makes you literally hate everything, or do you go part-time, save some sanity, and figure it out later (?) Running out of spoons like everyone else, but I feel like if I don't make a move, a move will be made for me

Portfolio here: kheehoon.persona.co

Godspeed Arwen…you were an amazing companion, a wonderful co-host and the best friend to another best friend I ever met. Thank you for being there for us in more ways than you’ll ever know. We love you and thank you. #ArwenRIP

Meanwhile, "Bedbugs have infested the government agency responsible for insect defense." newrepublic.com/post/211269/...

Our Pride Center in San Antonio is being forced to move and is at risk of closing. If you have $26 to spare, match my donation and help make sure LGBTQ+ Texans have a place to feel seen and a little more safe. I started a team—internet weirdos for the SA pride center.

Possibly the worst thing I've ever made (so far), the Hair Keyboard.

Did I forget to tell y'all about the guy that punched his way into the store, through the glass front doors, after closing, during third shift He just was barehand eating sushi and walking around

A week or so ago, I was looking for a couple books by an author from 10 and 15 years ago and my library didn't have them. I requested them via a library form. Today I got a notification in Libby that they purchased both titles. Asking your library for writers' books is an amazing way to support us.

Andy Merrill (Brak) is an Amazon delivery driver. Carey Means (Frylock) got CHF from/exacerbated by COVID & was recently working as a restaurant dishwasher. C. Martin Croker (Zorak) died of sepsis from an infected tooth he couldn't afford to get treated. Capitalism destroys both art & artist.

this is my kind of company motto right here

It’s my birthday today, so, in true hobbit fashion, here’s my present to my readers: a new piece on “hobbit talk”, dialects, non-standard English, and “rustic” vs. “gentlehobbits”! dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/the-slow-l... Cover art by the amazing @miriamellis.bsky.social

people talking about getting "flashbanged" by nudes on their discover feed: please understand you sound like the wettest little babies ever

Game Poems Issue #2 -- submissions are open! ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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The temple hides many layers of secrets for acolytes savvy enough to plumb its depths. Curiosity and observation is rewarded; your journey will take you as deep as you're willing to go. Play the Dittori demo now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4311980/...

Kudos Bars (1986-2017): A line of chocolate-covered chewy granola bars, marketed as a healthier snack for kids, despite ostensibly being candy bars. Available in flavors like chocolate chip, peanut butter, cookies n creme, and many more. then eventually actual candy variants like Snickers and M&Ms.

I feel like some of you are plant nerds

Remember when you could go to the strip mall ebay store with your stuff and they'd sell it for you? What happened to those

I've been writing off the possibility that Talarico leading in Texas polls means anything else across the ballot statewide, but I just found out the Dem nominee for TX AG composed music for the Funimation dub of DBZ I think this changes the calculus a lot.

Murg 🪿 is getting clean. His water was fairly clear this morning, but over the course of the day it had turned dark green..Algae blooms really fast!

Hi everyone, We're still trying to raise money for Hamlet to get his ACL and knee fixed. We know that times are hard for most folks, and people have been so generous already. A quick share might get it to fresh eyes. gofund.me/4c05278ed

20 days til @chattfilmfest.org

Trashcade gets some graphics. Lots of masking tape later. Space for many stickers! #mame #arcade #retroarch

Remember, if you draw the line at being a fuckin merc you never have to get to whatever the fuck it is Graham Platner's up to today

So, I finally finished "Roadside Picnic"

we may think statements like this aren’t enough and don’t matter, but an extremely normie, super-Christian woman I work with is *obsessed* with Pedro Pascal and completely reworked her priors regarding trans rights solely because of his opinions on the matter

Magic cards were almost prototype meme culture in a way. Going "haha funny thing the guy would say" is a cornerstone of internet humor. Damn shame it's all Ninja Turtles & Avatar now. This is the kind of thing you could frame on a wall.