Mireille Sillander
@mimesatwork.bsky.social
Writer, illustrator, bog crone, general menace (any pronouns)
https://linktr.ee/mimesatwork
https://linktr.ee/mimesatwork
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Folks, I am doing a study on authors and their views on AI as part of my dayjob. If you are a fiction author then I would love to see you participate! Full recruitment letter & link are below, threaded.
April 29, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Folks, I am doing a study on authors and their views on AI as part of my dayjob. If you are a fiction author then I would love to see you participate! Full recruitment letter & link are below, threaded.
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We fired a bunch of the people making our products [wild cheers from investors] and in the coming year we are going to have products made with a new process we're calling "magic" [investors start screaming and throwing their Platinum cards around]
March 11, 2024 at 3:31 PM
We fired a bunch of the people making our products [wild cheers from investors] and in the coming year we are going to have products made with a new process we're calling "magic" [investors start screaming and throwing their Platinum cards around]
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THIS.
"Boycotting" an election doesn't send the message that you're unhappy, because it doesn't lose them money like it would for a business. You're not the nation's customer.
Refusing to vote sends the message that you're fine with whatever result you get, that other people can decide for you.
"Boycotting" an election doesn't send the message that you're unhappy, because it doesn't lose them money like it would for a business. You're not the nation's customer.
Refusing to vote sends the message that you're fine with whatever result you get, that other people can decide for you.
And unfortunately some well-meaning people fall for it, thinking not voting would work the same way as boycotting a business.
March 8, 2024 at 11:42 PM
THIS.
"Boycotting" an election doesn't send the message that you're unhappy, because it doesn't lose them money like it would for a business. You're not the nation's customer.
Refusing to vote sends the message that you're fine with whatever result you get, that other people can decide for you.
"Boycotting" an election doesn't send the message that you're unhappy, because it doesn't lose them money like it would for a business. You're not the nation's customer.
Refusing to vote sends the message that you're fine with whatever result you get, that other people can decide for you.
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Now open to submissions, “The Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction Volume 1.”
Why…? WHY NOT!
Submit your previously published (in 2023) stories for consideration before April 2nd!
🐝🦋🕷️🐜🪰🦀🐛🐞
Why…? WHY NOT!
Submit your previously published (in 2023) stories for consideration before April 2nd!
🐝🦋🕷️🐜🪰🦀🐛🐞
March 11, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Now open to submissions, “The Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction Volume 1.”
Why…? WHY NOT!
Submit your previously published (in 2023) stories for consideration before April 2nd!
🐝🦋🕷️🐜🪰🦀🐛🐞
Why…? WHY NOT!
Submit your previously published (in 2023) stories for consideration before April 2nd!
🐝🦋🕷️🐜🪰🦀🐛🐞
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Even if for some reason you don’t think generative AI is copyright theft, or don’t care about the industries it disrupts and jobs it destroys, or aren’t bothered by the very low quality of what it actually produces, its environmental impact alone should be enough to quit using it.
Before you use that chatbot prompt, you should be aware that these generative AI companies are using so much power that they're trying to get more power plants built.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
March 11, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Even if for some reason you don’t think generative AI is copyright theft, or don’t care about the industries it disrupts and jobs it destroys, or aren’t bothered by the very low quality of what it actually produces, its environmental impact alone should be enough to quit using it.
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For whoever needs to hear it today: taking precautions to avoid catching covid does NOT make you an "anxious" person!! It's not unreasonable to want to keep yourself/others healthy! Anyone who says you're a burden or should "compromise" by putting yourself at risk should go kick rocks for eternity.
March 11, 2024 at 6:58 PM
For whoever needs to hear it today: taking precautions to avoid catching covid does NOT make you an "anxious" person!! It's not unreasonable to want to keep yourself/others healthy! Anyone who says you're a burden or should "compromise" by putting yourself at risk should go kick rocks for eternity.
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so funny when conservatives get riled at stephen king and try pretending hes irrelevant. hes literally one of most successful writers in human history and theyre like 'try havin an opinion once you find some success mr king now back to my podcast on freedomgoof dot biz dot truth'
March 11, 2024 at 3:52 PM
so funny when conservatives get riled at stephen king and try pretending hes irrelevant. hes literally one of most successful writers in human history and theyre like 'try havin an opinion once you find some success mr king now back to my podcast on freedomgoof dot biz dot truth'
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guys how can i have a day job and hobbies and a social life AND make comics i can't 😭
March 10, 2024 at 6:10 PM
guys how can i have a day job and hobbies and a social life AND make comics i can't 😭
I "love" spending a LOT of time not communicating with other people with my vocal cords (or like, at all), so that when I finally do get into a communication situation, I have no idea how to human anymore, and will just default to being a horror
So: I'm sorry if you had to experience that
So: I'm sorry if you had to experience that
March 11, 2024 at 6:38 PM
I "love" spending a LOT of time not communicating with other people with my vocal cords (or like, at all), so that when I finally do get into a communication situation, I have no idea how to human anymore, and will just default to being a horror
So: I'm sorry if you had to experience that
So: I'm sorry if you had to experience that
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The dragon gets it. 📉📈
March 10, 2024 at 9:22 PM
The dragon gets it. 📉📈
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caught up with my backlog and am open for sketch commissions in exchange for e-sim donations 🍉🌿
✨here are examples of some I've done so far✨
✨here are examples of some I've done so far✨
March 10, 2024 at 7:54 PM
caught up with my backlog and am open for sketch commissions in exchange for e-sim donations 🍉🌿
✨here are examples of some I've done so far✨
✨here are examples of some I've done so far✨
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Goodnight everyone may tiny bow tie wearing Godzilla bless your week ahead
March 11, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Goodnight everyone may tiny bow tie wearing Godzilla bless your week ahead
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sorry, i'm a self-empath and can't be dealing with this *gestures*
March 11, 2024 at 4:09 AM
sorry, i'm a self-empath and can't be dealing with this *gestures*
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Yes, translators are independent artists and literary creatives. When you name the writer and illustrator of a translated book, please don't forget to #NameTheTranslator
In addition to crediting illustrators, #NameTheTranslator for translated works!
Kudos to @averyudagawa.bsky.social & @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social, for example! Any other book translators here on Bluesky? Post your shoutout or reply with #NameTheTranslator hashtag.
Kudos to @averyudagawa.bsky.social & @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social, for example! Any other book translators here on Bluesky? Post your shoutout or reply with #NameTheTranslator hashtag.
#PicturesMeanBusiness has been an amazing partner over time to #NameTheTranslator. Likewise with translated works, be sure to name the translator as well as the author! Someone performing a creative service who gets a copyright line!
March 11, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Yes, translators are independent artists and literary creatives. When you name the writer and illustrator of a translated book, please don't forget to #NameTheTranslator
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this is the energy I want to project on bluesky
March 11, 2024 at 6:25 AM
this is the energy I want to project on bluesky
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Lol work is the reason I gradually had no friends. The secret to having them again? Make a fursona.
March 11, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Lol work is the reason I gradually had no friends. The secret to having them again? Make a fursona.
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the big machine | patreon.com/lubchansky
March 11, 2024 at 2:02 PM
the big machine | patreon.com/lubchansky
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Hey, remember MOOCs? Remember "the year of the MOOC?" Remember how UVA's board tried to fire the president because she wasn't sufficiently hyped about MOOCs? Remember how Sebastian Thrun (Udacity) said there would eventually be only 10 higher-ed outlets bc of MOOCs?
Just thought I'd ask.
Just thought I'd ask.
"LLMs must become a core part of the educational experience.... This imperative grows with each new development in text, image, and voice generation — even the potential for AI-driven lessons delivered by simulated celebrities." Uurrgghh. (And what about environmental damage of this proposal?)
The continued success of universities hinges on the response to the generative AI reckoning | Wonkhe
The essay assessment is only the most obvious casualty of generative AI. Janice Kay, Chris Husbands and Jason Tangen explain why AI should prompt a total overhaul of education strategies
wonkhe.com
March 11, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Hey, remember MOOCs? Remember "the year of the MOOC?" Remember how UVA's board tried to fire the president because she wasn't sufficiently hyped about MOOCs? Remember how Sebastian Thrun (Udacity) said there would eventually be only 10 higher-ed outlets bc of MOOCs?
Just thought I'd ask.
Just thought I'd ask.
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I have had a book I illustrated on the NYT best seller list and cannot get an agent to even return my emails
hey comics people, curious to hear what ur thoughts are on literary agents for folks who'd like to get published but aren't doing comics full-time or even as their primary thing, if anyone has any experiences they'd wanna share..
March 11, 2024 at 12:58 PM
I have had a book I illustrated on the NYT best seller list and cannot get an agent to even return my emails
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If anyone in another country is seeing this, NEVER BELIEVE ANYONE WHO TELLS YOU THAT THE PROFIT MOTIVE WILL GIVE YOU BETTER CARE.
March 11, 2024 at 1:28 PM
If anyone in another country is seeing this, NEVER BELIEVE ANYONE WHO TELLS YOU THAT THE PROFIT MOTIVE WILL GIVE YOU BETTER CARE.
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Ancient Mesoamerican cultures were undefeated at having ceramic vessels that were also just a little guy
March 11, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Ancient Mesoamerican cultures were undefeated at having ceramic vessels that were also just a little guy
Fingers crossed I'll land a day job this month, so I can start painting again.
March 11, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Fingers crossed I'll land a day job this month, so I can start painting again.