Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15hThis seems like a very bad idea 59153641346
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiHobby Drifter in Tokyo @hobbydrifter.bsky.social · 10/10/2026There are two types of people 122052648
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiDiane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 21hStatus report, “Stirring The S**t” dep’t: Keep getting the irrational urge to wander into pro-AI spaces shouting “If your model’s alive, THEN FREE YOUR SLAVE!” to see what logical lapses and wild-eyed excuses the live-model proponents start coming up with. 🫤 1019435
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiGizmodo @gizmodo.com · 09/10/2026Apple’s Flirtation With Surveillance Tech Could Put Its Reputation to the Test gizmodo.com/apple-home-security-cam…gizmodo.comApple’s Flirtation With Surveillance Tech Could Put Its Reputation to the TestWill you care if Apple devices see and hear everything, so long as they don’t actually keep the video or audio? 172
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiAlt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 10/10/2026The Nobel Prize committee should have and maintain a list of people who are permanently disqualified from consideration. Could be called the Ignoble, may be cross indexed with the Darwin Award. 3499
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiEtherington Brothers @etheringtonbros.bsky.social · 22hTo get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (with NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) tap link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social +See us at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social on 14th-15th Nov for the LAST of the tutorials BOOKS! Table C1 REDSHIRT HALL! 6548122
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiUrsula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words. 2333149
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026In the vein of "public libraries could never be created today," a pitch for a calculator would get you thrown out of the boardroom. What do you mean, it just maths? Where are the ads supposed to go? How does it send usage telemetry back if it doesn't even have wifi? There isn't even a leaderboard. 13748177
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiGizmodo @gizmodo.com · 10/10/2026Walmart Denies Plans for Surveillance Pricing Despite Holding Patents for Surveillance Pricing gizmodo.com/walmart-denies-plans-fo…gizmodo.comWalmart Denies Plans for Surveillance Pricing Despite Holding Patents for Surveillance PricingWho you gonna believe? 2126
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiGilles @gillesy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Someone on tv just said the fuel crisis was a deliberate move to stop us travelling. No, it’s a deliberate move by very rich people to get more money from normal people. Just like it always is. 2028832
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiElizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A simple idea for regulating data center mania: "No large data center...should receive the permits or grid connection it needs unless its developer brings enough new carbon-free generation, energy storage and transmission online to meet its additional electricity demand—and pays the full cost."wsj.comOpinion | Let Physics Regulate the AI IndustryNo new data centers without enough clean power to run them. 34366106
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 07/10/2026Canada is refusing to issue ISBNs to books primarily generated with AI. This illustrates both the urgency of the problem of the growing flood of slop books, and also the toothlessness of addressing it on the honor system without there also being consequences for lying 262649701
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiMC Squared @mcsquared.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Tying health insurance to employment makes workers easier to exploit, bc when you get fired you don’t just lose your job, you might also die or go bankrupt… 1173752852
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 07/10/2026www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bur...merriam-webster.comWhy do we 'bury the lede?'We buried 'lead' so far down that we forgot how to spell it 717617
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiElizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Currently, one giant corporation could own your pharmacy, your doctor, your pharmacy benefit manager, and your insurance. They are taking a cut every step of the way. I have a bill to Break Up Big Medicine and stop companies from operating as one giant health conglomerate. 1524657
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiLiam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 07/10/2026With Unity further leaning into AI slop, a good time for #GameDev to check out godotengine.orggodotengine.orgGodot Engine - Free and open source 2D and 3D game engineGodot provides a huge set of common tools, so you can just focus on making your game without reinventing the wheel. 1045388
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 07/10/2026ZZ Top bassist Elwood Francis playing a massive 17-string bass guitar. Original post 2016336
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiKybosh @kybosh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I like seeing the dev of the SNES core on the Pocket actually telling one of these dudes off. Holy shit. 4790552187
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.” 17999463233
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiJonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I still love this so much 271496267
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 06/10/2026‘Ciao’ comes from a shortening of a northern Italian word meaning, literally, "slave." It was used as a polite greeting meaning something along the lines of “I am your servant.” 2448974
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 06/10/2026Unlike previous versions of macOS, macOS 27 Golden Gate doesn’t have a toggle for turning off Apple Intelligence, which makes disabling AI features that you may not want a bit more difficult: arstechnica.visitlink.me/wNMd_-arstechnica.visitlink.meCommand-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27The tool can free up over 12GB of storage. 138525
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiTasting History with Max Miller @tastinghistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is kvass - a fermented drink of Slavic origin. This 15th recipe from the Domostroi, calls only for water, honey and bread. Let it ferment, strain, and bottle. It tasted like you’re drinking a loaf of fizzy rye bread and it’s delicious. youtu.be/oNmxLEHwaqY?...youtu.beRye Bread Kvass from the Reign of Tsar Ivan the TerribleYouTube video by Tasting History with Max Miller 1024251
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiTechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 06/10/2026LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software featuretechcrunch.comLibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software featureThe maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy. 1520554
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiThe Verge @theverge.com · 06/10/2026Tech companies with new AI hardware want you to agree that always-listening, often-recapping devices don’t count as recording. Read more from @vicmsong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/10056... 1010325
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Translation: Sociopath elitist tech fascists who think they’re creating God and believe democracy is the enemy want us to finance our own demise to let them take over the world. www.politico.com/news/2026/10... 31927981157
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10894842978
Reposted by ShinLadyAnarkiRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wise words…. #BookSky 191040238
