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'do you think you're superior for not using AI in your work' thank you for asking! yes i do

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If something I've written doesn't appeal, I promise you don't have to leave me a comment telling me why you're not reading it. Not every story I write will be for everyone, and I'm actually better off not knowing how much it's not your jam.

It's mine, and that's enough 👍

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Kzerplt extruded a querysome appendage.

"Professor, why is my report marked as Fail?"

"Clearly, you have just made things up."

"I did not! I found and studied an uncontacted world, and reported truthly!"

"Absurd! A technological yet irrational society? This 'Earth' you dreamed up is nonsense!"

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I assure you: somebody, somewhere, is on the exact same wavelength as you are.

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The game: "Are you sure? Any unsaved progress will be lost"

Me: 😰

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Fantasy worlds have a huge attraction. There are rules built in. The appeal is simple and beguiling in the complex world of the twentieth century. Evil has a map reference and a remedy -- the finding of a sword, the returning of a Grail, the destruction of a ring. The way will be tough but at least it has a signpost. If the Good exhibit enough goodness, moral fibre and bravery they will win through, although at some cost. And for a span they'll live happily ever after . . . until they have to do it again.

-- Terry Pratchett, "Magic Kingdoms", A Slip of the Keyboard

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Donald Trump spreads lies and misinformation about many things — immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, DEI, “wokeness,” FEMA, tariffs. The list goes on. But know this. Spreading lies is all part of his bigger strategy to sow chaos and consolidate more power. Understand it — and do not fall for it. ‘Andor’ hits close to home, doesn’t it?

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"Have you heard "Shake it Off" by Taylor Swift?"

Yes.

"Could you sing along to most of it?"

That makes a lot of assumptions about how well I learn the lyrics of any song

Aren't the lyrics mostly just "Shake it, shake shake shake it, shake it off"? 🙃

(Then later there's "Have you heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana?" and "Could you sing along to most of it?" and… yeah, entirely my era, definitely my style… but SING IT? I'm not sure most of the lyrics are even intelligible! I can make appropriate mumbles to the beat, if that's what you mean)

47 years old! You like the classic '90s hits because it's what you grew up with. You'll never pass up a chance to turn up Nirvana or TLC.

Nope, sorry, I'm not that old!

With the bands - Nirvana: Yes. TLC: Meh, take it or leave it.

I'd rather have 70s/80s rock, 80s New Wave, and late 90s/2000s Nu Metal/Pop Punk/Goth/etc

30-Song Guess Your Age Quiz

Fwiw, they thought I was MANY years younger than I am. Just made me feel good all over. 😊

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"Getting your spark back" with GenAI

Are any other industries and hobbies suffering with people saying "I'm so excited to be back" due to GenAI as much as software engineering is right now?

I don't mean the kudos-chasing people who are "so excited" to be in the community because they're now able to make things that some people will say "wow!" at without looking too hard, and they did it without putting in effort to learn the skills and be competent and grow.

I mean the people who were in a community before and had the skills, but are now "back and more excited than ever" because they can get a machine to do a passable-if-you-don't-look-too-hard job for them.

It's like:

"I'm so excited to get back in to football" puts humanoid robot on "striker" mode then lets it run on the five-aside field

Are there people going:

"I'm so excited to get back into art!" writes a prompt and presses 'submit' presses 'regenerate' Types "more grimdark" and regenerates Types "even more grimdark" and regenerates Types "in the style of John Blanche, but with oil paints instead of ink" and regenerates "Ahhhh, look at my art!"

Or:

"I'm so excited to get back into writing!" writes a prompt and presses 'submit' presses 'regenerate' Writes 'make it novel length' and regenerates Adds 'but the main character is a noir detective' and regenerates Adds 'and setting is a mix of Tudor England and early Industrial revolution' and regenerates "Wow! I love writing stories!"

And keeping it more industry-based, how are there people who think they're good at their job because of GenAI? It's the equivalent of:

Carpenter: I love carpentry! It's so rewarding to work with wood and make things. Carpenter: throws new block of wood into CNC machine Carpenter: Just look at this chair that I made! Incredible. Chair: creaks, has splinters

Or:

Graphic designer: I love making new designs for people. It's so fun to be creative. Graphic designer: runs fifteen different prompts and calls them a portfolio Graphic designer: I have no clue how colour theory works. Or typography. Not even an intuition. But I like these designs. They look nice and they're my work. Client, looking at fifteen very same-y pictures that kinda-mostly follow the brief: 😐

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and what are we going to do when the HP series comes out and we start seeing a resurgence of the fandom here including gifsets and fics. like are u guys gonna bring up your neurodivergence and cry "can we separate the art from the artist!!!!! you dont need to pay to watch it!!!!!its my comfort show and I'm DEPRESSED and AUTISTIC"

what then

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How come you're all about "feminism" until it's time to protest? We haven't seen you make a single fucking post about the LA riots and it's really disappointing.

Hi friends. This is your reminder not to reply to questions like this. You do not need to self-report your behavior. This is a guilt trip designed to make you violate your own Miranda rights.

Also, they are not riots (Freudian slip, fed?), they're peaceful protests and are a democratic right under the first amendment.

where to find your local protest donate to legal funds my local immigrant support network

be safe out there, i love you.

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Angelina Jolie in Hackers, 1995

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Some PTerry quotes that feel especially salient at the moment:

"He asked you to shoot at people who weren’t shooting back,” growled Vimes, striding forward, “That makes him insane, wouldn’t you say?”

“They are throwing stones, Sarge,” said Colon.

“So? Stay out of range. They’ll get tired before we do."

- Night Watch

Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.

- Jingo

It always embarrassed Samuel Vimes when civilians tried to speak to him in what they thought was “policeman.” If it came to that, he hated thinking of them as civilians. What was a policeman, if not a civilian with a uniform and a badge? But they tended to use the term these days as a way of describing people who were not policemen. It was a dangerous habit: once policemen stopped being civilians the only other thing they could be was soldiers.

- Snuff

The poor devils. They thought a king would make them free.

- Feet of Clay

Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say “we’re the good guys” and do bad-guy things. Sometimes the watching watchman inside every good copper’s head could use an extra pair of eyes.

- Thud!

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hey uh new type of ao3 spam comment just dropped. (I know it's spam because the fic they left this comment on . doesn't have chapters. lmfao). Report this kinda comment as spam and don't take it personally it is literally recycled bullshit

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On our street, we accept all, we love all, and we respect all. Happy #PrideMonth!

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There are sadly always other factors that can limit the accessibility of archery, but you might be surprised by how adaptable it can be!

Archery GB have some useful info if you’re looking to get involved in disabled archery

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Trump pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and cop killers without looking at any of their crimes, guity pleas, and convictions.

A complete disregard for law and order.

Skip the lectures, MAGA.