Nick
@ncilcahyotloans.bsky.social
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whether or not you use AI personally, it is making computer Worse and there’s nothing you can do about it
December 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
whether or not you use AI personally, it is making computer Worse and there’s nothing you can do about it
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Perfect response to S230 repeal bill by, per usual, @mmasnick.bsky.social
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/19/s...
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/19/s...
Senators Want To Hold The Open Internet Hostage, Demand Zuckerberg Write The Ransom Note
Not this shit again. A bipartisan group of the most anti-internet Senators around have released their latest version of a plan to “sunset Section 230.” We went over this last year when they floated…
www.techdirt.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Perfect response to S230 repeal bill by, per usual, @mmasnick.bsky.social
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/19/s...
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/19/s...
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Posted by Sen Graham on Twitter, calling for a week in February “dedicated to advancing legislation that protects children from online threats and tackling the Section 230 crisis once and for all.” 10% of the senate sponsors the S230 repeal bill
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Posted by Sen Graham on Twitter, calling for a week in February “dedicated to advancing legislation that protects children from online threats and tackling the Section 230 crisis once and for all.” 10% of the senate sponsors the S230 repeal bill
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We as fans and professionals need to be sounding the alarm over AI as loudly and as frequently as possible, PARTICULARLY when it's so shamefully clear that it's been used
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We as fans and professionals need to be sounding the alarm over AI as loudly and as frequently as possible, PARTICULARLY when it's so shamefully clear that it's been used
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An ILLEGAL action by the Board:
December 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
An ILLEGAL action by the Board:
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Well, this is disgraceful. The Kennedy Center board (composed almost entirely of President Trump’s allies) voted on Thursday to change the name of the performing arts center to the Trump-Kennedy Center.
Board of Kennedy Center votes to change its name to Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change its name.
www.cbsnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Well, this is disgraceful. The Kennedy Center board (composed almost entirely of President Trump’s allies) voted on Thursday to change the name of the performing arts center to the Trump-Kennedy Center.
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There is a sequence in Gore Verbinski's upcoming movie Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, where people are scrolling a social media feed that is entirely made up of "ai slop" videos, and during the Q&A after the screening I saw, he said every one of those videos was made by a CGI artist, no AI involved
December 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
There is a sequence in Gore Verbinski's upcoming movie Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, where people are scrolling a social media feed that is entirely made up of "ai slop" videos, and during the Q&A after the screening I saw, he said every one of those videos was made by a CGI artist, no AI involved
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"It’s time to face reality, AI is here to stay" - Kingdom Come: Deliverance head Daniel Vávra says Larian got a "crazy shitstorm" for doing what "absolutely everyone else is doing", and that while he's "no fan of AI generated art" it's going nowhere.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-tim...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-tim...
‘It’s time to face reality, AI is here to stay’: Kingdom Come Deliverance studio head responds to Larian backlash | VGC
Daniel Vávra says AI is a frightening prospect but has its uses, and that “absolutely everyone else” is using it…
www.videogameschronicle.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"It’s time to face reality, AI is here to stay" - Kingdom Come: Deliverance head Daniel Vávra says Larian got a "crazy shitstorm" for doing what "absolutely everyone else is doing", and that while he's "no fan of AI generated art" it's going nowhere.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-tim...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-tim...
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the disdain for workers losing their livelihoods just drips off of this whole fucking thing like mud off a pig. The smug confidence of a man who has convinced himself that HE is definitely uniquely irreplaceable, only LESSER work is under threat.
December 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
the disdain for workers losing their livelihoods just drips off of this whole fucking thing like mud off a pig. The smug confidence of a man who has convinced himself that HE is definitely uniquely irreplaceable, only LESSER work is under threat.
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all the articles you read about this will say it "would charge doctors" but there is nothing in the bill limiting the felony crime to medical providers. you could write "would charge parents" and be just as correct. news outlets downplay it because news outlets are transphobic.
December 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
all the articles you read about this will say it "would charge doctors" but there is nothing in the bill limiting the felony crime to medical providers. you could write "would charge parents" and be just as correct. news outlets downplay it because news outlets are transphobic.
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Using genAI for concept art is so fucking stupid because like... that's where you get the cool shit. Thats the blue sky phase where artists make pieces of art that will be seen by a teenager later and change their life forever. Why would you want to start from mediocre. Why would you do that.
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Using genAI for concept art is so fucking stupid because like... that's where you get the cool shit. Thats the blue sky phase where artists make pieces of art that will be seen by a teenager later and change their life forever. Why would you want to start from mediocre. Why would you do that.
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The end of Section 230 would mean the end of all but the largest websites that allow user-generated content at all - and even the largest would be radically changed and locked down
It would probably mean the end of your fav streamers' careers
Call your senators and your representatives about this
It would probably mean the end of your fav streamers' careers
Call your senators and your representatives about this
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The end of Section 230 would mean the end of all but the largest websites that allow user-generated content at all - and even the largest would be radically changed and locked down
It would probably mean the end of your fav streamers' careers
Call your senators and your representatives about this
It would probably mean the end of your fav streamers' careers
Call your senators and your representatives about this
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Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
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the butt of the joke.
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
the butt of the joke.
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An anonymous Japanese game studio is making applicants draw in front of them during interviews to prove they don't use generative AI 🎮
“Only human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratch”
“Only human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratch”
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
An anonymous Japanese game studio is making applicants draw in front of them during interviews to prove they don't use generative AI 🎮
“Only human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratch”
“Only human creators can produce compelling characters and graphics from scratch”
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Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
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Happy old year
December 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Happy old year
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Thought:
Turning Point USA is funded by Visa and Mastercard — those payment processors appear on its donation page.
Visa and Mastercard are currently censoring art and media for crimes like “having cat ears.”
TPUSA is currently advocating for bullying teachers and children.
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Turning Point USA is funded by Visa and Mastercard — those payment processors appear on its donation page.
Visa and Mastercard are currently censoring art and media for crimes like “having cat ears.”
TPUSA is currently advocating for bullying teachers and children.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Thought:
Turning Point USA is funded by Visa and Mastercard — those payment processors appear on its donation page.
Visa and Mastercard are currently censoring art and media for crimes like “having cat ears.”
TPUSA is currently advocating for bullying teachers and children.
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Turning Point USA is funded by Visa and Mastercard — those payment processors appear on its donation page.
Visa and Mastercard are currently censoring art and media for crimes like “having cat ears.”
TPUSA is currently advocating for bullying teachers and children.
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Therefore, if Visa and Mastercard are currently condoning and financing bullying.
We can and should call them about their decision to endorse TPUSA and its policy of bullying.
If I can’t buy Diablo 2 on Steam, why can someone donate to TPUSA to bully teachers or trans people?
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We can and should call them about their decision to endorse TPUSA and its policy of bullying.
If I can’t buy Diablo 2 on Steam, why can someone donate to TPUSA to bully teachers or trans people?
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December 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Therefore, if Visa and Mastercard are currently condoning and financing bullying.
We can and should call them about their decision to endorse TPUSA and its policy of bullying.
If I can’t buy Diablo 2 on Steam, why can someone donate to TPUSA to bully teachers or trans people?
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We can and should call them about their decision to endorse TPUSA and its policy of bullying.
If I can’t buy Diablo 2 on Steam, why can someone donate to TPUSA to bully teachers or trans people?
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Six Indiana state senators who have refused to go along with Trump’s redistricting scheme have been subjected to swatting incidents. This is mob rule and it has to end.
November 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Six Indiana state senators who have refused to go along with Trump’s redistricting scheme have been subjected to swatting incidents. This is mob rule and it has to end.
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During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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Next week the House E&C Committee is looking to run something of a shock and awe campaign, debating at least 19 bills that they say are related to "protecting kids online." Most of which are actually about censorship and control. Don't buy the framing. It's always the same damn thing.
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Next week the House E&C Committee is looking to run something of a shock and awe campaign, debating at least 19 bills that they say are related to "protecting kids online." Most of which are actually about censorship and control. Don't buy the framing. It's always the same damn thing.