Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
I had a conversation this afternoon with the director of my regional public library, about Libby. She said that tagging books as Notify Me is what tells her what to buy. Libby notifies her about the requests for books from users, and if any book has more than three requests, she orders it. So using Notify Me is important!!!
#Libby #PublicLibraries #Books
OpenAI is using Studio Ghibli-style memes as an ad hoc promotional campaign for its new image generator—despite Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki's famous hatred of AI. Sam Altman even made his X avatar a 'Ghiblified' portrait.
Disgracing Miyazaki is part of the point: It's more proof to the industry's biggest boosters that they have won—that they're free to use, appropriate, and commoditize art however they see fit.
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/openais-studio-ghibli-meme-factory
Blood in the Machine · OpenAI's Studio Ghibli meme factory is an insult to art itself
JD prayed in the group chat, so yes, I got added too. Wasn't my choice.
I saw 4 bald eagles circling around together on my way home. More and more birds are coming baaack and it makes me really happy!
Keep the Congressional switchboard number handy these days: (202) 224-3121
Neoliberalism is the extraordinary belief that the most greedy, self-centered, self-interested people will somehow work together to create the greatest good for all.
Much of the Signal discussion is overlooking a key point: an entire apartment building was leveled to kill one guy.
How many civilians died? Is this a war crime?
The religious language—“prayer,” “God bless,” “Godspeed to our Warriors”—makes it all the more revolting, like a game of Battleship from the safety of a church basement.
If you are not a US citizen and you are thinking about coming here, please strongly reconsider. I would be concerned for your safety, and to be honest these idiots need to feel the pain of tourism and international business drying up.
The US has what are effectively secret police snatching up people and disappearing them into a detention system. Some people reemerge in two weeks, some stay in there.
Don't risk it until something changes.
Security and hacker conferences and the like should really be considering alternate venues for international audiences, and consider whether they are being held in places queer folks within the US can safely attend.
A classroom full of lampshades at the abandoned Central Junior High School. Thankfully this building was repurposed into apartments rather than destroyed.
More at https://www.abandonedamerica.us/central-junior-high-school
Another sketch in the 642 Things to Draw where I try to inject capybaras where I can! The prompt "Sea Spray" instantly made me think of The Little Mermaid.
Weird how the jobs that AI-boosters say AI is going to replace never seems to include the management or executive class.
Truth is not an echo chamber, accepting other people who aren't hurting anyone just by existing isn't an echo chamber, kindness isn't an echo chamber.
I don't need to consider "alternate beliefs" that are just lies. There's this idea that if I'm not constantly reading stuff by straight up Nazis, that I won't understand that they are Nazis. Not having to read nonsense as possible facts is one of the really cool things about having critical thinking skills.
Just look at this handsome young fellow. My son and d-i-l found him hiding under their truck—no tags, no chip. He’s going to make someone such a wonderful best friend. Could it be you?
He’s house-trained, very affectionate and eager to please, and SO sweet-natured. He’s a very VERY good boi who desperately needs a home & family. 
#Houston #LostDog #LostDogsOfMastodon #PleaseBoost #PleaseShareWidely
I'm really loving how Mastodon has become a refuge for all the grizzled seafarers on the ocean of the internet. They pop up in my feed and their bios all say something like
"I've been online for longer than the internet. I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. 56k modems on fire in the light of Usenet. I watched IRC forks glitter in the dark near the Gateway 3000. All those moments will be lost in slop, like tears in rain. Time to deshittify."