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J. Whitehall @jwhitehall.bsky.social · 18h

If that were the reason it would have turned around a lot faster

J. Whitehall @jwhitehall.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow's headline: Water wet.

If you asked me to imagine what the chat was like, this is exactly what I'd picture, unfortunately.

J. Whitehall @jwhitehall.bsky.social · 1d

Had a great time this weekend at the annual glass warehouse sales! It's always a highlight of the year for me, getting to engage with my hobby, meet new people, and have adventures.

We visited Youghiogheny Glass Friday, Wissmach Glass Saturday, and the Berkeley Springs WV Apple Butter Fest Sunday.

Various sizes and colors of glass sheets lean in wooden cubbies.

Large pallet-like wooden bins of glass sheets sit on a concrete floor in a metal warehouse building. Glass enthusiasts mill about between the bins.

Sitting in a league covered grass yard in front of a large colonial style brick building, a large red apple shaped sign reads "The Apple Butter Festival October".

A view of a street. To the left a stone retaining wall is covered in moss and a large tree towers. The sidewalk is littered with fallen leaves. To the right signs stand along the edge of the street, and a dark car is parallel parked. Green trees and the gray sky make up the background.

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J. Whitehall @jwhitehall.bsky.social · 2d

So glad she's doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances.

We got a robot vacuum and the cat is HIGHLY suspicious of it

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J. Whitehall @jwhitehall.bsky.social · 2d

I found it and got it all turned off! I live on Pinterest, so this was a great update for me.

Akane ⚔️🫀 DTIYS pinned! @akanelogics.bsky.social · 3d

‼️ REMOVE AIslop from your PINTEREST results.‼️
Let's see how true this is....

1. Go to ‘Refine your recommendations’ and remove everything related to ‘generative AI interests’.

(As if anyone who visits the site for reliable references would be interested in that...)

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J. Whitehall @jwhitehall.bsky.social · 2d

I love Pinterest for garden and outfit inspiration, I'm super interested in being able to remove the AI from my results! Thank you for sharing this. Every little bit helps.

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J. Whitehall @jwhitehall.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like some old rich guy said in passing "Hey, you don't happen to have any secret info on Amelia Earhart, do you?" And trump was like "Who?" So the rich old guy explained it to him and now he's got a new hyper focus

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J. Whitehall @jwhitehall.bsky.social · 7d

So they'll be rounding up the remaining world war two veterans, then? 🙄

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J. Whitehall @jwhitehall.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, the idea is to declare a non-existent group associated with a loosely defined set of ideals as terrorists, and then say anyone you want to arrest or get rid of or who disagreed with you at all fits this vague definition of antifa and must be a terrorist.

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Matt Hackett @richtaur.bsky.social · 9d

[David Lynch looking awesome in sunglasses] i hope you all are having a lot of fun working on your favorite projects

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J. Whitehall @jwhitehall.bsky.social · 8d

Also it's just stupid. Searches return incorrect results I have to fact check. The other day I typed only "Friday" into an email and Google wanted to suggest ways to improve it.

I want real human art and connection! I want to talk to coworkers and friends and learn about the human condition!

J. Whitehall @jwhitehall.bsky.social · 8d

I avoid it! The best part of making art is the making. Robbing myself of the ability to make artistic choices for my writing, photo editing or digital work takes me out of the art. It removes the best part-the decision making. The joy of finding the right word, the satisfaction of a project finished

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 9d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 9d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 8d

Ooh, if you're in the US, you can order from @bookshop.org with free shipping today and tomorrow! Find all of my books there: bookshop.org/beta-search?...

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