The “Calvin’s dad explains two types” meme, inspired by a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. Clockwise from top left: 1) Calvin’s dad walks into frame to find Calvin trying to operate a record player. The dad says: “There are only two industries left in America: gambling, and fraud.” 2) The dad shows where the record goes, and how to turn on the player, while Calvin watches. Dad says “Derivatives? Gambling. AI? Fraud. Video games? Gambling. Social media? Fraud.” Calvin says “yeah”. 3) With one hand open palm up, Calvin’s dad cheerfully explains to Calvin out of frame below him, “The stock market looks like gambling, but it’s actually fraud.” 4) In bed in a dark room, Calvin clutches at his pillow, eyes wide in existential terror. There is no text in the panel.

I’ll just leave this here… writingandwhatnot.com/blog/diy-new...

Social media apps: *incredulous scoff* wh-wHy would you want to see your timeline of carefully curated accounts in """"chronological"""" or *gags* RECENT posting order?

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god i wish this were us

The characters are nice too but this franchise oughtta know why we sign up for these things. The first season NAILED it.

Who cut the VFX budget?? Why is this season a B-grade Netflix drama? Where is the giant silly lizard????

Unspeakably disappointed in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters for spending SOOO much time on character development and Kurt Russell talking to himself when we are watching this specifically for giant absurd epic CGI monsters

Student loans cancelled for all

Tax funds diverted from warmongering to things that immediately benefit America’s socioeconomic structure

Construction of a cross-country bullet train system effective immediately

Affordable housing mandate passed and fully funded

Any madness is now possible

Additional option: Jail forever for him and his cabinet of treasonous enablers.

It's funny how people who actually prefer the concept of Star Wars like to have opinions about how Star Trek could be more like Star Wars. Yet Star Trek fans generally recognize and enjoy the reality that some Stars are Treks and some are Wars.

April fools is cancelled this year because everyday is a fucking joke

oh my god they're going to blow up the moon

'twas! Just Monday and today, leaving pretty early tomorrow. If you're here bummed to miss you! I'm waving from the W!

“How was RSA Haf?”
*not pictured: crippling toe cramp*

what if I’m having a drunk tantrum and physically can’t and now it’s the problem of everyone in line? (based on a true Delta story)

Forced to find a workaround for getting media files onto my corporate laptop whilst on the road (no USBs allowed). The AI overview having a meltdown on my behalf is very empathetic of it.

RSAC/every giant conference needs an introvert attendee lounge that is noise cancelled, stocked with snacks and has lots of booths to sit/charge.

Me, in San Francisco, delusional and delirious in the sunshine: hehe what if I moved to Califor…

*remembers the cost of living here*

ope nvm, a Mitten life it is for me

who are they polling and does nobody ever send me anything. I'd like to help drive that to 100% disapproval. we can make this happen

it is beyond inconceivable to me that the same LLM that can't accurately complete animation tasks that it is supposedly so great at automating, AND straight up lies to your face, was used by government people for wartime activities.

absolutely atrocious.

What’s supernatural is how many people are enabling this administration to remain in power. We are literally at the mercy of a cabal of assclown gamblers, liars, grifters and white collar scum of the earth. With no clear path out outside of a compromised voting system.

Absolutely wild.

What if we just….cancelled these subscription services and started buying DVDs again

'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

I met with AI data labelers in Kenya who are organizing their colleagues to fight the brutal working conditions and horrible pay given to the workers at the "bottom of the AI supply chain." They believe the NDAs they've signed are unenforceable so are speaking out:

www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...

Someone brought measles to Ypsilanti and was walking around with it for days, including two trips to urgent care. Sharing this again for my #a2council & #ypsi folks.

ECCC was fun and I had a wonderful time.

But there was a storm cloud. When I complained about Trump with my white straight cis friends, we were all sincere and concerned.

But I talked with many Trans friends, and it’s so much worse. They are in fear for their lives.

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Kegsbreath doesn’t believe in “war crimes”, thats some woke garbage according to him. Just listen to him speak, he is insane. There are no adults or sane people left in the White House.

unskilled, unhinged and unempathetic. all you need to qualify for a spot in the 47th admin’s clown car

How do you aim at a target you can’t see?

It’s not a riddle. It’s para biathlon!

“I can excuse using your private army to attack/detain/murder people in *this* country, but I draw the line at doing that to *other* countries”

1939 Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden - Wikipedia

Why am I 37 and just now learning about the German American Bund.

So many little hidden tells for why we’re at the point we are in the US. Damn.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Na...

Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.