Aden Howl-e-mariam
@adenhailemariam.bsky.social
I love having hobbies. Mostly thinking about comics, baking, healthcare-related stuff, systemic issues, libraries, and needing a nap. Banner image is from She-Hulk issue #12 (LGY #175). adenhailemariam.com
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Physical manifestation of an economy focused around futures speculation.
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Physical manifestation of an economy focused around futures speculation.
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I'm not even going to pretend I'm not anti-AI. But you can really see the massive flaws when people attempt to get AI to produce sequential art. AI can't replace a comic creator or movie director. I don't think it ever will.
December 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I'm not even going to pretend I'm not anti-AI. But you can really see the massive flaws when people attempt to get AI to produce sequential art. AI can't replace a comic creator or movie director. I don't think it ever will.
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First, this ad was hot garbage and I'm glad it's gone. But second, why are we so capable of seeing this slop for what it is in commercial advertisements yet so relatively passive in the face of AI intrusion into education? Is it just that it's less visible? A conundrum.
It's truly wild to me that this just keeps happening. Coca-Cola runs an AI ad and people overwhelmingly react with disgust. They do it again, and people are disgusted again. Now McDonald's makes an AI ad that's so bad that so many people are furious about it they pull it down.
People hate AI slop!
People hate AI slop!
McDonald's Pulls Down AI-Generated Holiday Ad After Deluge of Mockery
McDonald's Netherlands is catching flak for a stupefying AI-generated video, which was roundly condemned on social media.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
First, this ad was hot garbage and I'm glad it's gone. But second, why are we so capable of seeing this slop for what it is in commercial advertisements yet so relatively passive in the face of AI intrusion into education? Is it just that it's less visible? A conundrum.
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friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.
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I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
donuts
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
candy
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a masked professor
who makes sure not to bring
viruses
to the last day of classes.
who makes sure to bring
donuts
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
candy
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a masked professor
who makes sure not to bring
viruses
to the last day of classes.
December 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
donuts
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
candy
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a masked professor
who makes sure not to bring
viruses
to the last day of classes.
who makes sure to bring
donuts
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
candy
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a masked professor
who makes sure not to bring
viruses
to the last day of classes.
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It’s free unfortunately, in fact they got rid of late fees so it’s the most free it’s ever been
Sorry if that’s a deal breaker
Sorry if that’s a deal breaker
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It’s free unfortunately, in fact they got rid of late fees so it’s the most free it’s ever been
Sorry if that’s a deal breaker
Sorry if that’s a deal breaker
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“I miss blockbuster video” the library has every dvd totally untouched and I never see you there
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“I miss blockbuster video” the library has every dvd totally untouched and I never see you there
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The way people tell me not to bother speaking out against gen AI because ‘it’s too late’ like I’m sorry tell that to NFTs and other such nonsense.
Interest speaks, fam …
Interest speaks, fam …
Don't ever let anyone discourage you from taking positive action, especially when it involves your principles.
Every little bit helps.
Every little bit helps.
December 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The way people tell me not to bother speaking out against gen AI because ‘it’s too late’ like I’m sorry tell that to NFTs and other such nonsense.
Interest speaks, fam …
Interest speaks, fam …
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"You have to use AI."
...why?
...why?
December 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"You have to use AI."
...why?
...why?
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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IT on campus is definitely worried about AI's role in increased hacks and phishing attempts.
Not sure repeated "be careful as an individual" messages are gonna help much (kinda like climate change - its a systems problem, not an individual one (unless you're a billionaire, in both cases))...
Not sure repeated "be careful as an individual" messages are gonna help much (kinda like climate change - its a systems problem, not an individual one (unless you're a billionaire, in both cases))...
December 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
IT on campus is definitely worried about AI's role in increased hacks and phishing attempts.
Not sure repeated "be careful as an individual" messages are gonna help much (kinda like climate change - its a systems problem, not an individual one (unless you're a billionaire, in both cases))...
Not sure repeated "be careful as an individual" messages are gonna help much (kinda like climate change - its a systems problem, not an individual one (unless you're a billionaire, in both cases))...
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Every few months he trots this out hoping that this time the comics community isn't going to go ape****.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
Activist and former quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels.
Colin Kaepernick launches AI storytelling tool at Prince George's County high school
Former quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Every few months he trots this out hoping that this time the comics community isn't going to go ape****.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
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ANYWAY, AI is a atrocious. But you know what's great? Asking black comic creators to come speak to kids at your local middle school. (I'm namedropping @shawnrpryor.bsky.social and @shanfiction.bsky.social as two candidates for this.)
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
ANYWAY, AI is a atrocious. But you know what's great? Asking black comic creators to come speak to kids at your local middle school. (I'm namedropping @shawnrpryor.bsky.social and @shanfiction.bsky.social as two candidates for this.)
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Just…. Just give these kids art supplies and fund their art programs. Nobody wants this ai garbage they just want to enjoy the arts!!!
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Just…. Just give these kids art supplies and fund their art programs. Nobody wants this ai garbage they just want to enjoy the arts!!!
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my comics advice is: show feet
it sounds like dumb online meme nonsense but it's not; every 2-3 pages make sure you draw your character so their feet show, it grounds them in the environment and forces you to vary your panel composition.
it sounds like dumb online meme nonsense but it's not; every 2-3 pages make sure you draw your character so their feet show, it grounds them in the environment and forces you to vary your panel composition.
December 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
my comics advice is: show feet
it sounds like dumb online meme nonsense but it's not; every 2-3 pages make sure you draw your character so their feet show, it grounds them in the environment and forces you to vary your panel composition.
it sounds like dumb online meme nonsense but it's not; every 2-3 pages make sure you draw your character so their feet show, it grounds them in the environment and forces you to vary your panel composition.
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Since 2024 I've seen jobs on sites like Indeed listed as "librarian" but are just $20 p/hr AI training jobs. They all require a BA (which is both unnecessary for data training and also not an MLIS which is actually required for a librarian job).
I'm starting to see jobs out there for 'humanties experts' to train AI systems. I know we all need work, but don't do it.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Since 2024 I've seen jobs on sites like Indeed listed as "librarian" but are just $20 p/hr AI training jobs. They all require a BA (which is both unnecessary for data training and also not an MLIS which is actually required for a librarian job).
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Anyone who says “be normal” betrays that they have an implicit value system of who is considered normal and who is not, and when you have that, you will always value some people and traits over another. They will always replicate hierarchies of power in the long run.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Anyone who says “be normal” betrays that they have an implicit value system of who is considered normal and who is not, and when you have that, you will always value some people and traits over another. They will always replicate hierarchies of power in the long run.
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Utopia is only ever found in the becoming, never in the destination.
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Utopia is only ever found in the becoming, never in the destination.
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Artist alleys at comic cons bum me out sometimes because I’ll see artists who’ve inspired me my whole life grinding away hour by hour when they should all be comfortable as hell and doing whatever they want, making whatever they want. I want that for everybody!
Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
December 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Artist alleys at comic cons bum me out sometimes because I’ll see artists who’ve inspired me my whole life grinding away hour by hour when they should all be comfortable as hell and doing whatever they want, making whatever they want. I want that for everybody!
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"If you're teaching comics to kids, start with a silent comic."
[Forces readers to learn to read visually, to explain visually]
@scottmccloud.bsky.social
@massmice.bsky.social
@countwaylibrary.bsky.social
[Forces readers to learn to read visually, to explain visually]
@scottmccloud.bsky.social
@massmice.bsky.social
@countwaylibrary.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"If you're teaching comics to kids, start with a silent comic."
[Forces readers to learn to read visually, to explain visually]
@scottmccloud.bsky.social
@massmice.bsky.social
@countwaylibrary.bsky.social
[Forces readers to learn to read visually, to explain visually]
@scottmccloud.bsky.social
@massmice.bsky.social
@countwaylibrary.bsky.social
A stressful part of trying to be out and about and putting things on my calendar is when I can’t tell if something happening is an event, a place, just a store, a pop-up, a fair, a vibe, or what. The vague details become an art itself 😆
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A stressful part of trying to be out and about and putting things on my calendar is when I can’t tell if something happening is an event, a place, just a store, a pop-up, a fair, a vibe, or what. The vague details become an art itself 😆
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It's here. Applications are now open for exhibitors, workshops and volunteers for the 3rd annual Black Zine Fair taking place on 5/9/26. Applications are accepted until Feb 9. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It's here. Applications are now open for exhibitors, workshops and volunteers for the 3rd annual Black Zine Fair taking place on 5/9/26. Applications are accepted until Feb 9. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I’m hosting an event to foster interest in Graphic Medicine in Guilford County, NC! Registration link and more info at adenhailemariam.com. I’ll also be encouraging participation in the 2026 Graphic Medicine Conference @graphicmedicine.bsky.social
#GraphicMedicine #comics #health #HealthCare
#GraphicMedicine #comics #health #HealthCare
December 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I’m hosting an event to foster interest in Graphic Medicine in Guilford County, NC! Registration link and more info at adenhailemariam.com. I’ll also be encouraging participation in the 2026 Graphic Medicine Conference @graphicmedicine.bsky.social
#GraphicMedicine #comics #health #HealthCare
#GraphicMedicine #comics #health #HealthCare
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A couple weeks ago we got a lovely note from someone on the other side of the country thanking us profusely for ILLing a book to them. Curious, we looked up the book they borrowed.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
Requested a book through ILL over break. It arrived today. Libraries man.
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A couple weeks ago we got a lovely note from someone on the other side of the country thanking us profusely for ILLing a book to them. Curious, we looked up the book they borrowed.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.