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[inkskinned]

the rise of AI art isn't surprising to us. for our entire lives, the attitude towards our skills has always been - that's not a real thing. it has been consistently, repeatedly devalued.

people treat art - all forms of it - as if it could exist by accident, by rote. they don't understand how much art is in the world. someone designed your home. someone designed the sign inside of your local grocery store. when you quote a character or line from something in media, that's a line a real person wrote.

"i could do that." sure, but you didn't. there's this joke where a plumber comes over to a house and twists a single knob. charges the guy 10k. the guy, furious, asks how the hell the bill is so high. the plumber says - "turning the knob was a dollar. the knowledge is the rest of the money."

the trouble is that nobody believes artists have knowledge. that we actively study. that we work hard, beyond doing our scales and occasionally writing a poem. the trouble is that unless you are already framed in a museum or have a book on a shelf or some kind of product, you aren't really an artist. hell, because of where i post my work, i'll never be considered a poet.

the thing that makes you an artist is choice. the thing that makes all art is choice. AI art is the fetid belief that art is instead an equation. that it must answer a specific question. Even with machine learning, AI cannot make a choice the way we can - because the choices we make have always been personal, complicated. our skills cannot be confined to "prompt and execution." what we are "solving" isn't just a system of numbers - it is how we process our entire existence. it isn't just "2 and 2 is 4", it's staring hard at the numbers and making the four into an alligator. it's rearranging the letters to say ow and it is the ugly drawing we make in the margin.

at some point, you will be able to write something by feeding my work into a machine. it will be perfectly legible and even might sound like me. but a machine doesn't understand why i do these things. it can be taught preferences, habits, statistical probability. it doesn't know why certain vowels sound good to me. it doesn't know the private rules i keep. it doesn't know how to keep evolving.

"but i want something to exist that doesn't exist yet." great. i'm glad you feel creative. go ahead and pay a fucking artist for it.

this is all saying something we all already knew. the sad fucking truth: we have to die to remind you. only when we're gone do we suddenly finally fucking mean something to you. artists are not replicable. we each genuinely have a skill, talent, and process that makes us unique. and there's actual quiet power in everything we do.

[yardsards]

so apparently my roommate straightup Did Not Know that leaving your food out on the countertop for several hours can give you food poisoning. i thought when she brushed me off every time i told her to put her food away she was simply throwing caution to the wind. "ohhh, is that why i get sick so often?" FUCKING PROBABLY!!!

[treacherousrift]

I’m about to go plumber mode and fix the clog in my sink with 0 experience and a YouTube video on loop

[clonerightsagenda]

Yeah people usually envision haunted houses as older because there's more time for bad stuff to happen there, but given that 'the dead can't cross running water' is a pretty common lore element, I propose, modern houses with indoor plumbing have too many water pipes. In the Old Kingdom books it's even specified that the dead can't pass under aqueducts also so the waterway doesn't have to be open. When the Old Kingdom figures out showers it's over for necromancers

[bluastro-yellow]

get it Kim has a lot to unpack do you get it

it's imperfect I'll never polish it just take it as it is I should have put aerostatics not airplanes...

[rosiemissfandomchaos]

did this purely bc i imagine her to be the type to actively interact with her fans, but with the batshit insane ass things fans can say about their idols sometimes.. [she censored the text herself]

[vimbry]

[macabrity]

another night in a motel

[deewellsosd]

I remember when the public high schools that my mother taught at, in the US Virgin Islands, offered ‘Shop’ and ‘Home Economics’ classes.

Sadly, those classes are looked down upon and the students that took those classes were too.

You see, we NEED plumbers, electricians, contractors, and carpenters.

Eventually, the ‘Shop’ and ‘Home Economics’ classes were eliminated because parents, teachers, and the government pushed for us to become doctors and lawyers for the so called prestige that these careers yield.

What our parents didn’t know was that the guy that was a general contractor could make $75k or more per year, run his own business and hire people.

You see, the government needs ‘workers’ and one of the ways to guarantee that there’s a long pipeline of workers is to tell people they need to graduate high school, go to college, and get a job where they work 40-hours a week.

You know the rest…..work 20 to 25 years and then retire.

My parents were raised with this mindset, but somewhere along the line they wanted more for themselves and our family.

Since trade skills aren’t being passed along from generation to generation how do we ensure that there are enough construction workers, electricians, and plumbers?

The Government.

On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that will parcel money to local and state government agencies to upgrade the outdated roads, bridges and transit systems.

What we need to do is bring back classes like ‘Shop’ and even create vocational schools.

We NEED these schools in America now more than ever!

Read the NPR article here.

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[mabelsguidetolife]

caliche, also known as the bane of any digger wherever it forms

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How Professional Plumbing Service In Weston Is Better Than Local Plumbers?

A homeowner always search for the best person in the job as far as the safety and security of the home is concerned. This is the reason they always look for a professional in the particular field. This is the reason they trust only the professional plumbing service in Weston when they want to get jobs done at their home. If you are wondering on why a professional plumber is a better choice. We tell you how:

Presence Of Certification

Plumber Weston have the necessary certifications and credentials from previous satisfied customers, which they can easily show to prospective clients. This helps build trust and improve client relationships.

Expertise in Handling Complex Plumbing Tasks

The work of a plumber usually involves working with tricky nooks and crannies. The professional plumber is equipped with the hand skills which are required to handle these aspects of plumbing. Also, they have an experience of working on several similar projects that adds to their expertise in these work areas. The local plumbers, on the other hand carries a handful of experience and are not professionally trained; thus at times they may end up complicating the issue at disposal.

Compliance To Rules

A professional from a plumbing company will adhere to the state rules and regulations and other safety protocols at the time of handling the plumbing issue at the customer's home or office. They are equipped with the latest tools and information and make sure that none of the government regulation is broken.

Technical Knowledge

The professional plumber has undergone the training and thus is well aware of the contents of the job he is required to do. The plumber during the professional course is required to have a basic knowledge of math and geometry and by the time the course is completed they know how to read and access the blueprints. The level of technical knowledge the professional carries is way higher than a local plumber can ever accumulate. Thus, when you hire a professional, you can relax that you are in safe hands.

Past Experience

The professional plumbers usually carry a good track record indicating that the plumber has dealt with a number of plumbing issues in the past and thus has garnered the experience of catering to a number of plumbing related issues. The vast experience can only be gained by being on the job for a significant number of years and at the same time getting the opportunity to handle different issues. This can only be present in the case of professional plumbers who are called by various people to resolve a variety of issues.

Effective Communication

Not everyone is adept at understanding plumbing intricacies, so when a plumber is on the job, customers often struggle to comprehend the situation and necessary actions. Therefore, it's crucial for the plumber to communicate the issue to customers using straightforward language, avoiding technical jargon, to ensure clarity and understanding. This way they make the customers aware about what the issue is and how the same can be addressed. This sort of training for effective communication is specially imparted by plumbing companies to their professional plumbers.

Field Specialization

There are various domains of plumbing and one plumber may excel in one domain or in different domains of plumbing. This is an added skill that the professionals display during their service to the customer. The customers usually look for a resolution to a specific plumbing issue faced by them. In such events, the specialization of the professional plumbers helps in assuring that the service they are getting is from the best hands who is well aware of the issue and the possible recourse.