BrighteyesOK
@brighteyesok.bsky.social
If I don't see you all again, it's been fun.
In Ohio, starting on Monday 9/29, we'll be implementing an age assurance solution similar to what we're doing in South Dakota and Wyoming. Read more here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Our Approach to Age Assurance - Bluesky
We’re committed to keeping our community informed as we navigate new regional regulations.
bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If I don't see you all again, it's been fun.
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Trans rights are human rights.
September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trans rights are human rights.
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While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
August 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
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Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
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I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"
August 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"
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I really and truly need people to understand that a chatbot does not and cannot know anything. Like, I need them to understand that in their bones. It is very good at looking like it knows something, but it does not and cannot know anything.
August 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I really and truly need people to understand that a chatbot does not and cannot know anything. Like, I need them to understand that in their bones. It is very good at looking like it knows something, but it does not and cannot know anything.
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me as a kid: wow I can't wait until we have robots and computers for everything
me now: if this toaster makes me download an app I am slipping out into the night to start a new life as a mysterious figure occasionally glimpsed in the fog
me now: if this toaster makes me download an app I am slipping out into the night to start a new life as a mysterious figure occasionally glimpsed in the fog
August 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
me as a kid: wow I can't wait until we have robots and computers for everything
me now: if this toaster makes me download an app I am slipping out into the night to start a new life as a mysterious figure occasionally glimpsed in the fog
me now: if this toaster makes me download an app I am slipping out into the night to start a new life as a mysterious figure occasionally glimpsed in the fog
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it is not about sports. it has never been about sports. it is about banning trans people from public life entirely AT BEST, and at worst, forcing them into situations that will endanger their lives. this is why we don't play along with the "just asking questions" sports bullshit
🚨 BREAKING | Labour is set to impose a sweeping ban on trans people using any "single-sex space".
In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender.
(Source: @TheTimes)
In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender.
(Source: @TheTimes)
August 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
it is not about sports. it has never been about sports. it is about banning trans people from public life entirely AT BEST, and at worst, forcing them into situations that will endanger their lives. this is why we don't play along with the "just asking questions" sports bullshit
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It's not hallucinating or making something up. It can't do that, because it doesn't have cognition. It's just regurgitating text. It can't lie because it has no way to distinguish fact from falsehood. It's just regurgitating text.
August 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It's not hallucinating or making something up. It can't do that, because it doesn't have cognition. It's just regurgitating text. It can't lie because it has no way to distinguish fact from falsehood. It's just regurgitating text.
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Let's not use "hallucinate" or "lie" when we talk about ChatGPT. It can't make decisions, it doesn't have a conscious thought, it's not having a conversation with you.
It's regurgitating false information based on stolen content without context or nuance.
It's regurgitating false information based on stolen content without context or nuance.
August 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Let's not use "hallucinate" or "lie" when we talk about ChatGPT. It can't make decisions, it doesn't have a conscious thought, it's not having a conversation with you.
It's regurgitating false information based on stolen content without context or nuance.
It's regurgitating false information based on stolen content without context or nuance.
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This is just free content, by the way. The payment processor Stripe is still refusing to process anything made for “sexual gratification”, This is just the first step in fighting this shit, keep calling.
August 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This is just free content, by the way. The payment processor Stripe is still refusing to process anything made for “sexual gratification”, This is just the first step in fighting this shit, keep calling.
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oh my god it’s true
July 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
oh my god it’s true
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The game without sexual content of any type, the game about sexual assault, too adult for visa or mastercard too stomach. Because Visa and Mastercard and payment processors consider discussing the impacts of sexual assault to be tantamount to pornography, which is a loaded fucking implication.
July 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The game without sexual content of any type, the game about sexual assault, too adult for visa or mastercard too stomach. Because Visa and Mastercard and payment processors consider discussing the impacts of sexual assault to be tantamount to pornography, which is a loaded fucking implication.
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I love this new American custom of deleting Signal and other messaging apps before going through border security, very normal.
July 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I love this new American custom of deleting Signal and other messaging apps before going through border security, very normal.
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the good thing about having to give every website way more info to identify us, is that websites never get hacked
July 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
the good thing about having to give every website way more info to identify us, is that websites never get hacked
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absolutely insane that "payment processors shouldn't control art" is considered a radical take
July 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
absolutely insane that "payment processors shouldn't control art" is considered a radical take
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I feel like we owe Kojima an apology because he’s like “This is my villain, Corrupto Moneyguy. He controls the media and eats children.” As it turns out, this is a nuanced and accurate view of global politics.
July 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I feel like we owe Kojima an apology because he’s like “This is my villain, Corrupto Moneyguy. He controls the media and eats children.” As it turns out, this is a nuanced and accurate view of global politics.
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Our Supreme Court of partisan hacks has finally decided that it's too burdensome to write pages of disingenuous rationalizations for their opinions and increasingly just saying "Because I said so"
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our Supreme Court of partisan hacks has finally decided that it's too burdensome to write pages of disingenuous rationalizations for their opinions and increasingly just saying "Because I said so"
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this is basically how I feel about rainbow capitalism
is it obviously insincere horseshit? yes
it is still much better for society as a whole that companies are expected to performatively signal their support for marginalized people, it helps set the norms
we’re seeing the alternative now
is it obviously insincere horseshit? yes
it is still much better for society as a whole that companies are expected to performatively signal their support for marginalized people, it helps set the norms
we’re seeing the alternative now
my modest disagreement is that i think it is important to signal virtue even if, privately, you are a piece of shit. performing decency is an important part of maintaining the norm that decency is part of a well ordered society.
you are SUPPOSED to signal virtue. The actual argument, such as it exists, is that people are signaling virtue while not actually being virtuous. But you are supposed to signal virtue and BE VIRTUOUS.
July 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
this is basically how I feel about rainbow capitalism
is it obviously insincere horseshit? yes
it is still much better for society as a whole that companies are expected to performatively signal their support for marginalized people, it helps set the norms
we’re seeing the alternative now
is it obviously insincere horseshit? yes
it is still much better for society as a whole that companies are expected to performatively signal their support for marginalized people, it helps set the norms
we’re seeing the alternative now
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no, I said I wanted a tradewife. like a union electrician
July 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
no, I said I wanted a tradewife. like a union electrician
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i think its a really really good idea to gather everyone's personal information and put it in one location. nothing bad ever happens when people do this
Starting July 25, Bluesky will require users in the UK to scan their face, upload an ID or verify their identity with a bankcard.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK
Bluesky users in the UK can verify their age using their face, ID, or payment card.
www.theverge.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
i think its a really really good idea to gather everyone's personal information and put it in one location. nothing bad ever happens when people do this