A teen (13?) is talking to his mum with UTMOST enthusiasm about recently seeing a bronze whaler shark while kayaking with a school group. In the face of Mum's horrified expression he says with painstaking patience: "Just because it's made of teeth, doesn't mean it's bitey." (4)

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I spend nearly a year on this personal project to create a giant map of the world to dominate a wall in my living room It's size is 2.85m by 1.5m and I love it! 🤩 See more photos and read about the creation process here: www.visualcinnamon.com/portfolio/wo...

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On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world 😍 airesistlist.org

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✏️ New blog post about establishing a weekly user interview routine for cushionapp.com destroytoday.com/blog/establi...

@jonnie.com Hi Jonnie I like your blog post about user interviews, will you post it here so I can share it with you as the author? And: maybe replace twitter with Bluesky in the blog footer? Bluesky logos in the media kit, linked at the bottom of this bsky.social/about/blog/p...

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Listening to Fiona Apple's Tidal album. So, so good! (Unlike her webpage, so no link...)

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For those who wanted to know about the paint color, it's Thermal from Behr. I pulled out my colorimeter and this is what matches: Miramichi from Benjamin Moore (little darker) Cascades from Sherwin-Williams (darker) Night Watch from PPG (almost exact) Sequoia Glade from Valspar (lighter).

If you want a new-release-finding power-tool, or a complete semi-cryptic music interface, everynoise.com/nrbg.html and everynoise.com/curio.html both now work without any extra pre-configuration.

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Extremely cool job alert!

We’re live. Two years ago, we released a plan. Today, our collectively owned music platform is open. Explore. Support artists directly. Join the co-op. It’s only the beginning. Sincerely Ours, Subvert

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Had convos w/ multiple people in the past 4 days who DID NOT KNOW that 1. AI doesn't "think" or know anything; it's a probability machine 2. It was created using massive amounts of work stolen from actual people including me 3. The environmental costs are astronomical Spread the word, every time!

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I was today years old when I realized I could sweep the whole middle floor in less than a minute.

This is about writing & AI but could be about being a visual artist as well. "Do you actually want to learn how to write, or just pretend to do so?" www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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Subvert launches on Tuesday 12 May. We are now just days away. If you are a Member of Subvert, check your email for more details on how we will launch together next week. Not a member yet? These are the final days to join as a Founding Member of Subvert. Join the co-op at subvert.fm

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The articles I found link to blog posts that no longer exist, but maybe there is a backup somewhere, or a more recent description? @blmedieval.bsky.social

Ah, and now I see that the experts have their own account here @blmedieval.bsky.social – maybe they can tell us more?

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Swiss press agrees on disclosing AI use. "Trust is the most important value in media." Pia Guggenbühl, director of Verlegerverband Schweizer Medien www.srf.ch/news/schweiz...

My good friend has opened up a record store in Winnipeg Beach. He has a great collection of new and old vinyl. If you’re in the area, I recommend checking out Beachside Vinyl.

Reminded of this gem xkcd.com/1172

I'm running a workshop on creating library newsletters this afternoon - I'd love to crowd-source some examples of ones people like. 📚 Do you either work somewhere with a successful newsletter, or subscribe to a newsletter you rate highly? Leave a reply with a link! Thank you, people of Bluesky.

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Was inspired by the remarkable thread below to finally finish a long-in-drafts post about GenAI and authenticity and infinity and art and mortality and all that stuff... I do think there's a real opportunity here, for human creativity. www.ned-potter.com/blog/embraci...

"You can travel on Two Together Railcard discounted tickets from 09:30am Mon-Fri and at any time on weekends&public holidays. [...] discounted tickets cannot be used between 04:30am and 09:29am Monday - Fridays (excluding public holidays)." You can only use it when you travel with the other person.

If you travel by train with a colleague or friend, consider buying a www.twotogether-railcard.co.uk. Costs £ 35.-/year & allows you to buy considerably cheaper train tickets. You can wait with buying the railcard until shortly before you travel, & already pick this option when booking train tickets.

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Success for Berlin start-up: Nox receives €2m euros to develop full-size mock-up of the night train of the future, with all-private compartments, but at affordable prices. www.berliner-zeitung.de/article/erfo...

Going to #UXlibs, not living in the UK and spooked by the jungle of train options? I just found www.seat61.com/train-travel... / www.seat61.com/london-to-yo... by @seatsixtyone.bsky.social, which is really helping.