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I'm good at video games; I'm better at dissapointing others.
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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In 202x, the industry used AI language models to "learn" from published copyrighted music and generate professional revenue without asking the owner for permission.
Industry and governments have no problem with this. Robbery in broad daylight is legal because it is sold at a monthly flat rate.
Industry and governments have no problem with this. Robbery in broad daylight is legal because it is sold at a monthly flat rate.
October 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In 202x, the industry used AI language models to "learn" from published copyrighted music and generate professional revenue without asking the owner for permission.
Industry and governments have no problem with this. Robbery in broad daylight is legal because it is sold at a monthly flat rate.
Industry and governments have no problem with this. Robbery in broad daylight is legal because it is sold at a monthly flat rate.
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Napster was founded in 1999, and millions of households downloaded music they did not pay for, but they did not use it to build a business.
The industry and governments did everything in their power to shut down Napster and we were punished with Spotify, which continues to rob and cheat musicians.
The industry and governments did everything in their power to shut down Napster and we were punished with Spotify, which continues to rob and cheat musicians.
October 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Napster was founded in 1999, and millions of households downloaded music they did not pay for, but they did not use it to build a business.
The industry and governments did everything in their power to shut down Napster and we were punished with Spotify, which continues to rob and cheat musicians.
The industry and governments did everything in their power to shut down Napster and we were punished with Spotify, which continues to rob and cheat musicians.
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Taking a page from Mr Rogers: do the thing you feel good about doing. (Not just what makes you happy, but what you're proud to do and be and talk about and share.)
And my own addition: it's never too late to do it. (Do it scared, do it bored, do it however you need but do it. At 30, 40, whenever.)
And my own addition: it's never too late to do it. (Do it scared, do it bored, do it however you need but do it. At 30, 40, whenever.)
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
September 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Taking a page from Mr Rogers: do the thing you feel good about doing. (Not just what makes you happy, but what you're proud to do and be and talk about and share.)
And my own addition: it's never too late to do it. (Do it scared, do it bored, do it however you need but do it. At 30, 40, whenever.)
And my own addition: it's never too late to do it. (Do it scared, do it bored, do it however you need but do it. At 30, 40, whenever.)
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legal documents r so fun to read, everyones just always playing these very specific characters, the legal system is like one beautiful theater :)
September 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
legal documents r so fun to read, everyones just always playing these very specific characters, the legal system is like one beautiful theater :)
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chasing the sun / i want to go home
mixed media, 4x4 inches, 2025
mixed media, 4x4 inches, 2025
August 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
chasing the sun / i want to go home
mixed media, 4x4 inches, 2025
mixed media, 4x4 inches, 2025
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i looked in the mirror and did not recognize myself
tech pen on hot press paper, 3"x3", 2024
tech pen on hot press paper, 3"x3", 2024
July 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
i looked in the mirror and did not recognize myself
tech pen on hot press paper, 3"x3", 2024
tech pen on hot press paper, 3"x3", 2024
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i went from reading like 2 books a year to now having read 21 so far in 2025! you can just* train your brain to like reading again. it’s incredible
*it does take a lot of work!
*it does take a lot of work!
books are so good. and you can just read them! it’s hard to believe, i know
July 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
i went from reading like 2 books a year to now having read 21 so far in 2025! you can just* train your brain to like reading again. it’s incredible
*it does take a lot of work!
*it does take a lot of work!
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if i can be y’all’s dad for a second:
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
I am surrounded by people who are outsourcing their own thinking to ChatGPT and they are quickly and obviously becoming dependent on it for even the most banal tasks. Once again, the "figuring it out" is the important part. Yes, you can use a crane to lift weights but you will not get stronger
June 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
if i can be y’all’s dad for a second:
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
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Let me also add that you can be into things BY YOURSELF.
You can enjoy things without having to have other people enjoy them too. Do a hobby just for you. Do things alone.
Enjoy the mental quiet of doing something in solitude without any input from other people.
You can enjoy things without having to have other people enjoy them too. Do a hobby just for you. Do things alone.
Enjoy the mental quiet of doing something in solitude without any input from other people.
Personally I would just recommend getting a hobby that’s not based around fan consumerism. Take up gardening or crochet or salsa dancing or literally anything. You can make friends with hobbies as easily as with fandom and the friends you make might even be normal and not terminally online
June 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Let me also add that you can be into things BY YOURSELF.
You can enjoy things without having to have other people enjoy them too. Do a hobby just for you. Do things alone.
Enjoy the mental quiet of doing something in solitude without any input from other people.
You can enjoy things without having to have other people enjoy them too. Do a hobby just for you. Do things alone.
Enjoy the mental quiet of doing something in solitude without any input from other people.
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“I asked ChatGPT-“ okay well I asked little alex horne and he said all the information is on the task
May 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
“I asked ChatGPT-“ okay well I asked little alex horne and he said all the information is on the task
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Instructions for Having a Soul
May 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Instructions for Having a Soul
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Wir alle haben ein Leben in Frieden, Sicherheit, Würde und Schönheit verdient.
Das ist das Minimum.
Lasst uns weiter darum kämpfen. Der 1. Mai ist ein Kampftag. Hoch der 1. Mai!🌹
Das ist das Minimum.
Lasst uns weiter darum kämpfen. Der 1. Mai ist ein Kampftag. Hoch der 1. Mai!🌹
May 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Wir alle haben ein Leben in Frieden, Sicherheit, Würde und Schönheit verdient.
Das ist das Minimum.
Lasst uns weiter darum kämpfen. Der 1. Mai ist ein Kampftag. Hoch der 1. Mai!🌹
Das ist das Minimum.
Lasst uns weiter darum kämpfen. Der 1. Mai ist ein Kampftag. Hoch der 1. Mai!🌹
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"why not use [language model] for this" well you see I take some amount of pride in having stuff to say that can't be predicted by a statistical estimate
April 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"why not use [language model] for this" well you see I take some amount of pride in having stuff to say that can't be predicted by a statistical estimate
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Heute bin ich irgendwie in sehr wilder Content-Laune. Nachdem ich heute Morgen schon in meiner Insta-Story über ein neues Nachrichten-Opening der rbb-Jugendwelle Fritz gepostet hab, hatte ich direkt das Bedürfnis in einem Follow-up die alte Version zu demonstrieren. 🤓😂
Nerd Alert pur. Lieb’s aber. 🫣
Nerd Alert pur. Lieb’s aber. 🫣
April 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Heute bin ich irgendwie in sehr wilder Content-Laune. Nachdem ich heute Morgen schon in meiner Insta-Story über ein neues Nachrichten-Opening der rbb-Jugendwelle Fritz gepostet hab, hatte ich direkt das Bedürfnis in einem Follow-up die alte Version zu demonstrieren. 🤓😂
Nerd Alert pur. Lieb’s aber. 🫣
Nerd Alert pur. Lieb’s aber. 🫣
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This Yougov survey contains an important finding: people who rely heavily on ChatGPT rate it as being "good" at tasks that we ABSOLUTELY know for sure it is very bad at
imo, this is a strong piece of evidence these heavy users simply do not ever check outputs
yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
imo, this is a strong piece of evidence these heavy users simply do not ever check outputs
yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
April 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This Yougov survey contains an important finding: people who rely heavily on ChatGPT rate it as being "good" at tasks that we ABSOLUTELY know for sure it is very bad at
imo, this is a strong piece of evidence these heavy users simply do not ever check outputs
yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
imo, this is a strong piece of evidence these heavy users simply do not ever check outputs
yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
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Saving this and just showing it, wordlessly, to anyone who asks me “how’s it been going?” this weekend
April 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Saving this and just showing it, wordlessly, to anyone who asks me “how’s it been going?” this weekend
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Yeah I’m built different (broken)
April 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Yeah I’m built different (broken)
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“As protesters marched by Homan’s waterfront home on Saturday, a sign on a neighbor’s lawn—a photo of which was shared with me by rally attendee Ginger Storey-Welch—read: ‘WE NO LONGER HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN POLITICAL OPINION. WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN MORALITY.’”
New — I spoke to the school principal of Sackets Harbor, NY, where ICE handcuffed and disappeared a mother and 3 kids (including a 3rd grader). It’s also the town Trump Border Czar Tom Homan calls home.
Cook tells me about how the small town is taking on enormous power to bring the students home:
Cook tells me about how the small town is taking on enormous power to bring the students home:
Try that in a small town
ICE disappeared a mother and 3 children. Neighbors of Trump's Border Czar said hell no.
www.thehandbasket.co
April 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“As protesters marched by Homan’s waterfront home on Saturday, a sign on a neighbor’s lawn—a photo of which was shared with me by rally attendee Ginger Storey-Welch—read: ‘WE NO LONGER HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN POLITICAL OPINION. WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN MORALITY.’”
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There is no misunderstanding about the political nature of Ghibli art, there is no irony in using AI to generate bad versions of it. The defiance of its humanity is the point. It’s fascist bullies shouting none of it matters and you can’t do anything about it. They’ll do what they want.
March 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
There is no misunderstanding about the political nature of Ghibli art, there is no irony in using AI to generate bad versions of it. The defiance of its humanity is the point. It’s fascist bullies shouting none of it matters and you can’t do anything about it. They’ll do what they want.
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old Soviet joke for our times:
Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.
Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”
Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”
Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”
Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.
Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”
Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”
Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”
March 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
old Soviet joke for our times:
Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.
Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”
Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”
Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”
Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.
Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”
Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”
Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”