Elliot Toburen
@magiccarpetman.bsky.social
he/him. Writer. Rat lover. Needs a nap.
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i'll be honest: i love mincing words. if i had to describe what exactly it is i like about it, i'd say it's just one of those situations where like, you've got language, right? and with that language you can express a whole lot of different ideas, and a whole lot of different things. and a lot of th
February 27, 2024 at 7:34 PM
i'll be honest: i love mincing words. if i had to describe what exactly it is i like about it, i'd say it's just one of those situations where like, you've got language, right? and with that language you can express a whole lot of different ideas, and a whole lot of different things. and a lot of th
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People hearing revolutionary ideas: Yes! Hell yes!! This is awesome!!
People seeing revolutionary actions: No no no! Oh god oh fuck. This is crazy!
People seeing revolutionary actions: No no no! Oh god oh fuck. This is crazy!
February 27, 2024 at 10:07 PM
People hearing revolutionary ideas: Yes! Hell yes!! This is awesome!!
People seeing revolutionary actions: No no no! Oh god oh fuck. This is crazy!
People seeing revolutionary actions: No no no! Oh god oh fuck. This is crazy!
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The NYT Spelling Bee humbles me every day. Every single day.
I’m a writer. I love words almost as much as I love dick. And yet. AND YET, this damn game kicks my ass every time.
I’m a writer. I love words almost as much as I love dick. And yet. AND YET, this damn game kicks my ass every time.
February 27, 2024 at 11:50 PM
The NYT Spelling Bee humbles me every day. Every single day.
I’m a writer. I love words almost as much as I love dick. And yet. AND YET, this damn game kicks my ass every time.
I’m a writer. I love words almost as much as I love dick. And yet. AND YET, this damn game kicks my ass every time.
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This should only be an issue if your site is on Wordpress.com If you have your own domain and pay for hosting elsewhere, you should be fine. Wordpress the site host and Wordpress the software are separate entities.
"Tumblr and Wordpress are preparing to sell user data to Midjourney and OpenAI, according to a source with internal knowledge about the deals and internal documentation referring to the deals."
www.404media.co/tumblr-and-w...
www.404media.co/tumblr-and-w...
Tumblr and Wordpress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools
Internal documents obtained by 404 Media show that Tumblr staff compiled users' data as part of a deal with Midjourney and OpenAI.
www.404media.co
February 27, 2024 at 7:52 PM
This should only be an issue if your site is on Wordpress.com If you have your own domain and pay for hosting elsewhere, you should be fine. Wordpress the site host and Wordpress the software are separate entities.
Between this and Tumblr’s new AI deal, I’m trying to learn how Bluesky works. This isn’t my first social media implosion rodeo, but it sure does suck.
If you recognize my handle from Tumblr, hello! If you don’t, hello!
If you recognize my handle from Tumblr, hello! If you don’t, hello!
the shortest version seems to be that a transfem creator got banned for supposedly posting too-spicy pictures (tho the pictures seem to be un-spicy?) or harassing people or... and so she made another account & was yelling at staff & made a cartoonish 'threat' to photomatt & got banned 'for life'
February 27, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Between this and Tumblr’s new AI deal, I’m trying to learn how Bluesky works. This isn’t my first social media implosion rodeo, but it sure does suck.
If you recognize my handle from Tumblr, hello! If you don’t, hello!
If you recognize my handle from Tumblr, hello! If you don’t, hello!