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The filter relies on manually curated open-source blocklists, including the ‘nuclear’ list, provided by uBlockOrigin and uBlacklist Huge AI Blocklist,” DuckDuckGo said in a post on X. “While it won’t catch 100% of AI-generated results, it will greatly reduce the number of AI-generated images you see.

Left: AI filter is off Right: AI filter is on

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this is not my screenshot

discord has been pushing its new uk online safety act changes early for some users. this screenshot belongs to a 32 year old who used discords built in face scanner to verify their age. the scanner said they were 11 years old, and instantly suspended the account, with no option to try again or appeal, and the suspension will automatically end in 2027, when they’re “old enough” to use discord.

DO NOT SCAN YOUR FACE TO VERIFY YOUR AGE

if you really want to verify your age, use a different option available. don’t trust the face scan.

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Mastercard and visa have reported to a couple news outlets that they are currently being swamped with calls and complaints. Keep up the pressure and try to (politely) insist that you leave a complaint via phone instead of letting the rep direct you to emails. It's way easier to be overwhelmed by a much smaller number of calls so each one counts for a bit more!

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The new official cover for Life Beside the Tracks.

Yeah, Comicfury has been asking artists to make new covers for their comics.

So I took a pic I already did and made it into the cover:

Fits the whole motif better than previous versions.

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The side benefits from Michael’s camping trips (regular or experimental archeology) is that he gets the peace and quiet that he needs from his work as a police officer.

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sorry if i'm gonna be quiet for a while. my country recently introduced laws that make it so that in order to use social media to the fullest (not being able to view ns/fw content and in a few cases, not even having access to dms), i HAVE to give the sites my id/face scan.

it goes into effect july 25th. it'll probably effect here too, since this place allows mature content (tho not full on ns/fw)

i'm very distressed about it bc i might end up not even being able to talk to my internet friends. i don't really have any irl ones

if i have to disappear on most socials by then, you know why.

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It’s that time of year.

What’s the better holiday; Halloween or Christmas?

(Originally posted on September 11, 2024.)

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We all have those questions that keep us all night.

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We all have those questions that keep us all night.

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The SDA&E was basically the coolest transnational semi-transcon railway that we never had. Called the "Impossible Railroad" for the impassible terrain and the challenge of zigging and zagging between the US and 1906 México, it was to bridge from the Pacific Ocean (San Diego) to the Colorado River (Yuma, Arizona) and develop a port there to the Gulf of California — that was contemporary with the Salton Sea disaster (when the Colorado River ran backwards). The Colorado River today basically doesn't reach the ocean at all, and no one really needed a way to circumvent the Baja California peninsula anyway, but it was the early 1900's Gilded Age of the eccentric and über-wealthy industrialists so no one thought it was particularly strange. It ended up just being a back door into the California's Imperial Valley.

Eventually it became part of the Southern Pacific (and Mexican subsidiary, Ferrocaril del Sur) and that's the Southern Pacific Common Plan standard trestle you see here. Because of the insanely dry weather, and the creosoted 100% old growth redwood (yes!), the trestle at Goat Canyon is still there nearly 100 years after it was built in 1932. Surprisingly, it is also accessible and from what I hear a nice hike

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/hike-to-the-worlds-largest-wooden-trestle-bridge-right-here-in-san-diego-county/

Somehow I've never gone out there, something I'd like to fix someday but hey here I am poking out a post on Tumblr with my thumbs and putting it in the queue to remind me to go to this shrine of the glorious Southern Pacific... *poke*

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When Michael's not giving positive messages or giving hugs, he's making you some snacks like brownies.  He's a very good boy.

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I hate having to post political posts like this nut he we are again. Anybody from the UK wanna sign this. Folks from outside the UK maybe share it?

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Fun little art trade piece for @Stevenafc11 of his office fox, Steffina.

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During her travels by train, Bastet would just stare out into the landscape and take in the view. Such as the life of the working hobo.

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Nuff said. Love the art.

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Nuff said. Love the art.