Yes.

OK there's my Unhinged Literary Opinion: Pratchett is the greatest humanist/philosophical writer of our era.

Lee Pace in The Fall is the result of a decades-long experiment to see what happens if all the hotness for an entire generation is concentrated in the body of a single man

I have never, ever heard a reader say their problem is too few books on the market.

I’ve heard MANY say there are so many that it’s hard to find *quality* reads, which is why they’re loyal to certain authors + publishers.

This “business” is solving a problem that doesn’t exist, using stolen work

It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? | Marina Hyde

#Nigeria There's an obvious Billy Porter joke about Mr 23, but both these are really great example of costumes that are ridiculous and over the top and clearly full on *costumes* but feeling absolutely of their country and just being all the more brilliant for that

I genuinely cannot express how vital it is that you train yourself to recognize AI-generated images and videos for your own good because none of this is going away and many, many people are counting on you to fall for their shit

line is being lined, so i'm proud of myself
#vtm #vampire #chronicles #TheMasquerade #toreador
#bloodlines

mahareth is becoming a flower (just as she should)
#vtm #vampire #chronicles #TheMasquerade #toreador
#bloodlines

you’re very welcome, my sweet baby girl 💖😎

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at blinkingguy.com

Morning walk

had the urge to do this since the moment i saw this post!
#pixelart

From D. L. Mayfield:

9/ I had launch with Paulina Borsook last month in Oakland. Her life is hard, but she still has a lot to say! She's trying to raise funds to get a new version of the book reissued on the Internet Archive.

Some of her friends have a running GoFundMe to support her:

www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

So many women have been talking, writing and warning people of the dangerous ideologies and biases of tech in Silicon Valley, for decades, and it’s so infuriating that so many men (not OP here) just flat out ignore it and act surprised at the technofascists infecting it now

The more I think about it the more I’m fascinated with the idea of remastering a game from 2000 to look like a game from 2004.

Regular reminder that the literal 1st full conversation in ALIEN is a contract negotiation, & that everything that goes wrong throughout those movies happens because the Weyland-Yutani Corporation programmed all of its "AI" systems to put any possibility of profit over & above the lives of the crew.

actions that will contribute more to pushing against bluesky's censorship than a blackout:

-submitting a feedback request
-@ing moderation about it
-commenting on mods posts about it
-making and sharing memes (ex: "i consent!" sticker)
-leaving an app store review
-just generally posting about it

and some catsketch, okay

i'm done for now

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.

These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

SH2 x RE4