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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 5h

I hear there's a cask of Amontillado down there ... Why don't you go have a look

Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 9h

This is what seems to be happening with the Clayface movie - still set in some form of DC's Gotham, but with a different focus and body horror instead of superhero/detective

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 21h

Couldn't you just ERP like a well-adjusted person?

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 30/09/2026

I'm not sure it's new technologies that I'm sceptical about, more late-stage capitalism, but I recognise they've become heavily entwined in the last 25 years

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 30/09/2026

I get what you mean, I'm sure this thread falls foul of this other recent skeet of Zach's, but I don't get how you can have the experience below and decide to use your public platform to be more frustrated about how people criticise AI than about the product itself

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 30/09/2026

It can build a Frankenstein-esque amalgamation of previous ideas, but it can't reflect on previous experience to decide to do something novel or unique, because novel or unique are, by definition, statistically unlikely

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 30/09/2026

LLMs don't understand that experience, because they don't even understand individual words, it's just using a most-probable next token based on previous tokens Beneath the software layers it's not all that different from 10,000 monkeys on 10,000 typewriters

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 30/09/2026

I conceded in my thread that humans are capable of creating art that's the equivalent of slop, people phone shit in, or bold ideas are watered down by committee But you're right, the wider context matters; even if someone rushes a job, they still practiced and maintained the skill

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 30/09/2026

Ultimately, I understand the point OP is making, if the art is of equal/mid level quality, does it matter what created it My counter argument would be that between AI and a human, only one is going to be able to use that "mid" creation to have artistic innovation in the future

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 30/09/2026

AI meanwhile, has a limited context window, which doesn't really benefit the iterative nature of art, nor the sprawling amounts of information an artist can gather and develop, which informs the work while never being written down or imagined - and this is before accounting for hallucinations

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 30/09/2026

I know this reading is not intended, but Wodehouse didn't crack out "the three greatest comic novels" at the outset of his career and then toss off "generic Edwardian light comedy" for his subsequent 70 books Artists evolve over time, they iterate, revisit and build on ideas

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 30/09/2026

Zach goes on from here to say that most artists, even the greats, are mid (subjective), but I think he fails to acknowledge that someone's "mid" art is practice and progression, even if you're phoning something in to make sure you can have a roof over your head

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 27/09/2026

It even looks like the autism creature wearing a hat and a coat...

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 27/09/2026

How does Harry DuBois simultaneously exist at all extremes of this chart?

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 27/09/2026

This week's Shōnen Jump is really good for smug assholes getting rocked by characters achieving satisfying power ups.

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 27/09/2026

We had a dishwasher error, and while I was cleaning the filters, I noticed other bits in the kitchen that needed doing, so I cleaned the sink, put on a load of laundry, swept and mopped the floor Now I'm done, content and I have a clean kitchen Is this what it feels like when ADHD is useful?

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 26/09/2026

I've got thick 3B hair, so speak from experience Honestly, even just using the argan oil brushed through with a thick tooth comb before one of your other products may improve your experience Failing that, maybe find a local salon that specialises in BAME hair and ask them for recommendations?

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 26/09/2026

What are you using the gel for and are you using any other products? For my hair, I use an Argon Oil dry oil spray when my hair is still damp and then use an Inecto Naturals hair serum for a little hold

Argon Oil of Morocco weightless dry oil mist

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 23/09/2026

Despite messing with the naming scheme, Sue and Reed's children, Franklin and Valeria, have both been considered members of the FF for years Plus the many auxiliary members (Spidey, Wolverine)

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 23/09/2026

It probably helps that Riquetti Gardens puts me in mind of Alton Towers, which is built in and around the ruins and gardens of a stately home. Maybe it means this blend doesn't seem quite as unusual to folks in the UK.

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 23/09/2026

I've been playing Two Point Museum a lot, and expanding the concept into aquariums, zoos and theme parks is a stretch BUT putting them all in the same game means you can blend all these interconnected themes in one museum! A monorail around your safari park, a ghost train next to the actual ghosts!

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 21/09/2026

Three MONTHS? That's a deeply worrying loss

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 19/09/2026

I remain very skeptical about AI, but I recently learned about OLMo (Open Language Model) from @ai2.bsky.social, which seems to avoid a lot of my biggest objections The training data for most models is derived from human work that has been unethically sourced and deliberately obscured

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 20/09/2026

Depends how often you need to swim and if you have any strong opinions about global leadership

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 20/09/2026

That worked incredibly well I think my strategy going forward may be to stream directly to @stream.place, with a multistream broadcast to Twitch, and leave a pinned post directing folks to the "real stream", thereby slowly moving myself away from the platform

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 19/09/2026

Is this your browser of choice?

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 19/09/2026

Is there an alternative browser that you can recommend that provably doesn't use AI code? Because it's either Firefox, Chromium or Safari, as far as I know.

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 19/09/2026

I just learned that @stream.place lets you forward your stream to other streaming services That's super useful and really something they should point out more I'm going to try a little experiment in half an hour...

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Doc Vivi Leandra【 VTC 】- Real-Life Scientist VTuber 🧬🖥️ @docvivileandra.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Let's talk a bit about what LLMs - the specific AI technology everyone is talking about as "AI" - actually be useful for, to debunk the "unprincipled hater" allegations. LLMs are, essentially, predictive models of human language, and they can do things that involve predicting human language.

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 19/09/2026

I'm not intending to use any AI, but I have to concede that the training and distribution of OLMo adds some nuance to my stance and I'm curious to know what other people think Overall, I think the advice of @ethical-consumer.bsky.social remains appropriate

What to look for when choosing an AI tool:

• Start with less AI. Before using an AI tool, ask whether you need one at all. A search engine (see separate forthcoming guide), library database, calculator, or colleague may be safer, more accurate and less resource intensive.

• Use AI deliberately. Treat prompts like a small act of consumption. Avoid using AI for throwaway tasks, especially image generation, long conversations, or anything involving sensitive, legal, or financial information.

• Look beyond convenience. Look for small providers and prioritise companies that avoid military contracts and minimise data retention. A tool that is slightly less polished may be the better ethical choice if it means you can avoid Big Tech.

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 19/09/2026

There are still issues: hallucinations will still occur and this model doesn't address social issues of AI, such as AI psychosis, individual isolation, validating erroneous beliefs, and Nor does it prevent the atrophying of skills reported by some software developers when used as a coding tool

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 19/09/2026

On the subject of corporate products, this is FOSS (Free and Open Source Software), and the documentation promises "Unrestricted commercial use without hidden restrictions" across the models. No tokens to purchase, no licenses, no oligarch is getting richer off this LLM

docs.allenai.org

Ai2 documentation

How-to guides and resources for building with Ai2's fully open models

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 19/09/2026

On top of this, as an open source model, OLMo is intended to run locally or with a cloud deployment, so would not cause the environmental or privacy concerns nor tech shortages of the major corporate models This does address one of my major objections to local models I made six months ago

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 19/09/2026

By comparison, OLMo's training data is publicly visible. That still doesn't necessarily mean they're not scraping information without consent, but it does make it harder to hide it Research by Rachel Hong, et al. found OLMo derived some training data from other datasets, so it's not entirely clear

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 18/09/2026

I've been recommending @zen-browser.app, as an explicitly anti-AI browser forked from Firefox

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 18/09/2026

Hell yeah, Northern Boys new track is fun, and love that they're still showing support for the queer community!

youtu.be

The Northern Boys - Baddest In Town

YouTube video by Sindhu World

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 18/09/2026

I've been worried recently that I was some extreme outlier in an industry that has fully accepted AI, so it's a genuine relief to have another anti-AI dev appear on my timeline

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 18/09/2026

I've been off work sick due to burnout for a while, but I'm getting ready to go back in about a month During that time, it would benefit me to come up with a solid list of reasonable adjustments to accommodate my ADHD

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 18/09/2026

Both Firefox and Waterfox are taking Ls. This is my current browser of choice, it takes a little getting used to, but the complete absence of AI is totally worth it.

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 15/09/2026

In psychology, the transposed letter effect is a phenomenon in which letters within a word are switched, but still recognisable as the original word

The side panel of a business van with a decal reading
"STULZ" in a large font with the tag line "CLIMATE. CUSTOMISED." in a smaller font beneath

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 14/09/2026

Sushi Cat meets Bloons... Hey @rinpenrose.bsky.social, might be one for the queue

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 14/09/2026

Honestly, if I were a First Minister watching an ineffective Labour shepherd the country to a potential Farage government, I'd be eyeing the exits as well

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 07/09/2026

I had the context of this being a documentary, and I was still fully expecting a jump scare of her transforming into a monster

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Vic "Loxley" Collins @satyricorner.live · 07/09/2026

My loved ones should be allowed to grieve, mourn and celebrate me in their own fashion, not be beholden to some weird computer recreation that never allows them to accept my passing

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