AI slop is being weaponized by the internet's worst grifters, who do not care that it's not real as long as it helps them further their political agenda

https://www.404media.co/hurricane-helene-and-the-fuck-it-era-of-ai-generated-slop/

@jasonkoebler such an irritating (& by appearances kind of obtuse?) “flood the zone with shit” maneuver

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jasonkoebler/113277695930067862

“Stay alive” is such a funny admonition in what a minuscule portion of humanity it addresses

Fediverse video accounts (cont.)

COMPUTING, FOSS & PROGRAMMING

@vkc
@thelinuxexperiment
@dair
@flipboard
@blender
@thunderbird
@kde_community
@krita
@tpid98
@privacyint
@penpot_app
@veggero
@wedistributemedia
@martin_owens
@art
@andybalaam
@estherpayne
@bram_dingelstad
@linuxuserspace
@fsfe
@framasoft@framatube.org
@framasoft@peer.tube
@efoundation
@root_42
@geotechdigital
@foss_north
@commonwl
@buddiesofbudgie
@macbla
@lakedrops
@genebean
@opentoolchainfoundation
@myracle
@las

2/7

this article was published 10 days ago and not a single news outlet has picked up the story.

when we say journalism is dead. this is what we mean.

here's a gift link:
https://wapo.st/4dooYTd

Please Murder Me!

another #photography

The irony is not lost on me that the Internet Archive went out of its way to acquire the physical versions of millions of books and loan them out carefully and in a limited way, and is facing a near-extinction-level event over it, while for-profit and VC-backed companies are just stealing people’s content and making up excuses to validate the bad behavior.

secret acid zone

who's got recommendations on the least-bad #OnDemand printing services for shirts / apparel, etc?

#advice #askfedi #printing

This week's newsletter drops today at 5 p.m. ET, so you still have about an hour to sign up if you want this edition. (We usually publish on Tuesdays, but hey, I got busy)

Majority of TriMet Board Members Don't Ride Public Transit https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2024/08/01/47334749/majority-of-trimet-board-members-dont-ride-public-transit

Still kinda reeling from the discovery that Abus, the company that makes locks and helmets, is operated by a misogynistic christian cult. “Shaped by christian principles” seems to hide a whole lot of bigotry every time.

I hope Kryptonite don’t have dark secrets, who else will I buy bike locks from if they do 😬

TIL that Christoper Robin, the kid whose teddy bear inspired the Winnie the Pooh stories, was credited with killing 28 Wehrmacht soldiers in the Battle of the Bulge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Robin_Milne
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1eex0ej/til_that_christoper_robin_the_kid_whose_teddy/

Near my body water comes flowing

(Translated by Hiroaki Sato)

Photo Journalist Pete Souza was suspended from X (#Twitter) today for posting a photograph of former President Trump that was published by the Associated Press. The photograph showed Trump's seemingly undamaged ear.

This man has twice worked in the White House as the official photographers of both Ronald Reagan and Barrack Obama. He is a respected professional photojournalist.

Edit: fix

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Souza

#politics #uspol #journalism #Press #photojournalism #Trump #elonmusk

#GeorgeTakei #media #fascism

My dad and his family were among them as well.

Dr. Strange is a Perky Goth.