Cory Doctorow's newsletter is essential reading on the intersection between technology and capitalism: "This is the kind of doctrine you can only fully embrace after sustaining the kind of highly specific neurological injury that is induced by taking an economics degree"

Seems unfortunately apt on Cartoonist's Day. But we do indeed continue, despite the flaws. How can we not?

The "out of the way swine" comic is great but this is the best comic strip of all time

Happy Cartoonist's Day!! With thanks to @extrafabulous.bsky.social for this comic.

Got my tickets yesterday, very excited for this!

Never met Tony Peters, don’t know who he is, but a million years ago on Facebook he posted this and I don’t think anyone’s ever put it better.

They could just say 'what we previously published was unchecked AI slop because we think that's what journalism is now'

Well fuck me that's beautiful. I love nature.

DC is, forgive the pun, absolutely dropping the ball on this one. They have pole position right now over Marvel and could make embracing an ongoing black lead series a true cultural moment. The excuses are tired.

crazy to think that before the car horn was invented you had to throw a goose at someone if they cut you off in traffic

We're finally making strides in renewable energy, and its going to be used to power Amazon data centres. JFC. I just can't with this country. This is incredibly infuriating.

1/2 Hearing a lot about the concept of living with 'friction' as opposed to AI doing all of our thinking/work for us. I think it's a crucial point, and, as ever, Ray Bradbury has a quote for this:

Fart runes, you say ... (yes, I am a child)

No, DFS. I really don't think you want my feedback on your customer service. Trust me. Neither of us want to open that can of delayed, frustrating, enshittified can of worms.

Can’t even see friggin Chicago

The A.I discourse:

This is actually beautiful to me. It really is.

I'm not going to link to it, but if anyone is wondering what the The Guardian are doing publishing that absurd article about how authors need to use AI now, remember that The Guardian are not neutral: they have a 'strategic partnership' with Open A.I.

Callow. Cowardly. Craven.

wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it

First, the good news. The bathwater has been disposed of.

Honestly I’m quite happy to cut off HP/JKR supporters the same way I have conservatives in my life. At this point there’s a concentric circle for both groups in that “you knew what you were supporting, but you put your own WANTS in front of the NEEDS of others because it don’t affect you”.

Next week there will be another existential boogeyman designed to discourage you from pursuing art. There will always be a mosquito in your ear trying to convince you your creativity has no value. Let this Sora situation be a lesson. Stop getting pushed around by scammers. Make art

"How does one hate a country, or love one?" Ursula Le Guin always out there expressing my exact feelings in trying times.

Our very own @colinomahoney.bsky.social and @rolinmari.bsky.social are launching the Teen Graphic Novel this year at the Cork World Book Fest!

It’s fast approaching midnight and I would be remiss if I didn’t close this with a shout-out to @limitbreakcomics.bsky.social and particularly @paulcarroll.bsky.social who keeps that show on the road. He has a new crowdfunding campaign with @wearezoop.bsky.social coming up. Full details below 👇

'Martin acts like a callow sycophant and shames Ireland once again' was all I had on my bingo card and hey! - would you look at that, it's full.

McSweeneys nailing it again. Getting to be Onion-level humour and parody these days.

So, BlueSky, one of my passions is the study of tea in WW2. I need you to watch this oral history from three ex-tea ladies from the Bermondsey WVS. Because you could guess for ONE THOUSAND YEARS and you would not guess where it is going... #skystorians #history #tea

Not now, symbolism.

I hope it is, especially now as the Taoiseach dons his Leprechaun suit to go dance for Donald. Somebody in power in this country has to have a spine.

So if using AI actually does erode human cognition the way studies suggest, then it's a feature instead of a bug? The world is gross enough without "take away people's ability to think so we can sell it back to them" being on the list.

If you're not challenging yourself you are not 'maximising' anything. If you smooth all the edges, you get no friction. Friction, in this sense, is what makes us think. What challenges us. Holds the world in a different light for us to examine.

“There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.” ― Ray Bradbury #quote www.goodreads.com/author/quote...

I know I'm like an indie band chart outlier who only has that one hit they keep playing to remind people they're still around, but I don't think enough people realise this: That you can broadly choose not to engage with AI. Anyway, your parents might remember this one -- ONE... TWO... ONETWOTHREEF

Just started playing Pokémon for the first time. When do I get to eat them?

Comics I'm reading: Boys Run The Riot vol. 1. I love these characters and the journey they're on. This is beautiful, heartfelt stuff, following a trans character as the find a way to express themselves and to be themselves.

Who would let a dog play basketball in a world like this?

Telling Jesus he'll never make it if he keeps being so hostile to wealth. Advising him to moderate his message to appeal to the Galilee suburbs

One of the reasons I distrust GenAI is that I've been doing tech support in one form or another for 35+ years, and I've seen every way that tech can be misused, break, or behave outside of expectations; GenAI ticks every 'uh-oh' box for me.

the future is for trans people

*gently poking the social contract with a stick* hey are you okay

This is fucking horrifying. And I really hope those who have been referring to trans rights as “purity politics” or “wanting a pony” are paying fucking attention. Trans rights are not up for debate, nor are they up for negotiation as part of some electoral strategy.

New @robwilliams71.bsky.social Dredd is always something to look forward to. His stories are relevant and modern, without ever straying from the foundations of what makes the strip great - if anything, he has revitalised those fundamentals.

PUT IT BACK!

Every single comics con/festival/fair should have an anti-AI policy front and centre now. Basic ethics.