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Using AI is antithetical to being in right relationship with the land 💁
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Major victory for writers here:
Some rare good news: Journalists at the PEN Guild won their arbitration case against Politico, which deployed two separate faulty AI products (a "report builder" and a headline and summary generator on the homepage) without their knowledge or input.
That violated their contract, the arbiter found.
That violated their contract, the arbiter found.
Journalists win a key battle over AI in the newsroom
PLUS: Artists fight for an AI transparency law in the belly of the beast, a Spotify mass deletion event, and an interview with a top video games journalist about AI and labor.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Major victory for writers here:
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If you run across a gen A.I. slop 🤖💩 diagram in an academic journal, I’d love to know about it! Please fill out this form:
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Slop in journals is illuminating about journals’ quality control. And journals would like you to forget their mistakes.
#AcademicChatter
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Slop in journals is illuminating about journals’ quality control. And journals would like you to forget their mistakes.
#AcademicChatter
Slop graphics in academic journals
Use this form to share graphics (e.g., figures, covers, graphical abstracts) made using generative A.I. that have appeared in academic journals.
The plan is to compile these slop graphics in an ope...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If you run across a gen A.I. slop 🤖💩 diagram in an academic journal, I’d love to know about it! Please fill out this form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Slop in journals is illuminating about journals’ quality control. And journals would like you to forget their mistakes.
#AcademicChatter
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Slop in journals is illuminating about journals’ quality control. And journals would like you to forget their mistakes.
#AcademicChatter
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if I was a 12th century Cluniac monk I never would have gotten to passively watch files download at 25 MB/s and would have had to content myself with observations of babbling brooks, fields of wheat swaying in the wind, sunsets, etc
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
if I was a 12th century Cluniac monk I never would have gotten to passively watch files download at 25 MB/s and would have had to content myself with observations of babbling brooks, fields of wheat swaying in the wind, sunsets, etc
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one of the things Weizenbaum really nails is that our propensity to believe machine intelligence rivals our own is embedded in a deeper view of humans as being basically machines, that the ELIZA Effect is in part a product of our spiritual and cultural empoverishment... it seems the woke pope agrees
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
one of the things Weizenbaum really nails is that our propensity to believe machine intelligence rivals our own is embedded in a deeper view of humans as being basically machines, that the ELIZA Effect is in part a product of our spiritual and cultural empoverishment... it seems the woke pope agrees
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The Raccoonobahn was firmly the GreyFoxobahn last night. This grey fox was living his/her best grey fox life in-between the fences last night.
After a quiet few days, things ramped up last night with a buck mule deer rubbing/destroying part of our moonlight broom. video to follow. #mammals
After a quiet few days, things ramped up last night with a buck mule deer rubbing/destroying part of our moonlight broom. video to follow. #mammals
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Raccoonobahn was firmly the GreyFoxobahn last night. This grey fox was living his/her best grey fox life in-between the fences last night.
After a quiet few days, things ramped up last night with a buck mule deer rubbing/destroying part of our moonlight broom. video to follow. #mammals
After a quiet few days, things ramped up last night with a buck mule deer rubbing/destroying part of our moonlight broom. video to follow. #mammals
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Have you ever heard of an allonautilus? The fuzzy sea peach at the top of my oil painting is the extremely rare allonautlius. Its only been documented in the wild a couple of times.
*more in comments*
#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining
*more in comments*
#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Have you ever heard of an allonautilus? The fuzzy sea peach at the top of my oil painting is the extremely rare allonautlius. Its only been documented in the wild a couple of times.
*more in comments*
#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining
*more in comments*
#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining
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Nasa astronaut films the Northern Lights from space
Nasa astronaut films the Northern Lights from space
Zena Cardman captured the footage of the display from the International Space Station on 17 November.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Nasa astronaut films the Northern Lights from space
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"Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection. Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
Beautifully written & reasoned 3 min read. “To my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
Commentary from a cool prof in 🧵
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
Commentary from a cool prof in 🧵
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection. Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
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2016-11-27 --- ENCELADUS QUATRO UNCROPPED - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/NCukd3
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
2016-11-27 --- ENCELADUS QUATRO UNCROPPED - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/NCukd3
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the universe may be dying. entropy will probably win. but I exist at the same point in space time as cool ranch doritos. I wonder what other snacks I’ll get to eat
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
the universe may be dying. entropy will probably win. but I exist at the same point in space time as cool ranch doritos. I wonder what other snacks I’ll get to eat
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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Twin Peaks: The Giant removing Agent Cooper’s ring.
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Twin Peaks: The Giant removing Agent Cooper’s ring.
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parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
November 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
Happy ‘Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’ OST day to all who celebrate
November 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Happy ‘Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’ OST day to all who celebrate
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HiRISE 8K: The Vastness of the Dunes
This impressive observation is near the North Pole of Mars, in a region known as Vastitas Borealis.
Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2rC2F1c
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #NASA #science
This impressive observation is near the North Pole of Mars, in a region known as Vastitas Borealis.
Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2rC2F1c
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #NASA #science
October 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
HiRISE 8K: The Vastness of the Dunes
This impressive observation is near the North Pole of Mars, in a region known as Vastitas Borealis.
Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2rC2F1c
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #NASA #science
This impressive observation is near the North Pole of Mars, in a region known as Vastitas Borealis.
Full cutout on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2rC2F1c
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #NASA #science
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ESP_033565_1945 - From UAHiRISE (NASA) (uahirise.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/hyKuDa
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
ESP_033565_1945 - From UAHiRISE (NASA) (uahirise.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/hyKuDa
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❤️Heretic Coffee in Portland is offering free breakfast to SNAP recipients, no questions asked.
You can donate here:
hereticcoffee.com
You can donate here:
hereticcoffee.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
❤️Heretic Coffee in Portland is offering free breakfast to SNAP recipients, no questions asked.
You can donate here:
hereticcoffee.com
You can donate here:
hereticcoffee.com
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"Introducing Doublespeed, an [Andreessen Horowitz backed] startup operating a phone farm to flood social media with AI-generated slop on behalf of its clients.
Doublespeed clients can expect to pay anywhere between $1,500 and $7,500 a month for access to its phone farm."
Doublespeed clients can expect to pay anywhere between $1,500 and $7,500 a month for access to its phone farm."
AI "Phone Farm" Startup Gets Funding from Marc Andreessen to Flood Social Media With Spam
Andreessen Horowitz has injected $1 million into Doublespeed, a startup meant to flood social media with gobs of for-profit spam.
futurism.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Introducing Doublespeed, an [Andreessen Horowitz backed] startup operating a phone farm to flood social media with AI-generated slop on behalf of its clients.
Doublespeed clients can expect to pay anywhere between $1,500 and $7,500 a month for access to its phone farm."
Doublespeed clients can expect to pay anywhere between $1,500 and $7,500 a month for access to its phone farm."
Big guy out there spinning around in the dark. Just like me for real
Video - Jupiter and Ganymede 's shadow - Nasa’s Juno polar orbit n. 40 - From Andrea Luck (andrealuck.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2n6mskM
October 21, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Big guy out there spinning around in the dark. Just like me for real
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Get a broad overview of medieval history in one engaging course—start today! 🕯️📖 medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medi... #MedievalEurope #MedievalStudies
Medieval Europe 870 - 1300
The Medieval era brought tremendous change to Western Christendom (Europe). This course provides a panoramic overview of European history from the ninth to the thirteenth century covering themes…
medievalstudies.thinkific.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Get a broad overview of medieval history in one engaging course—start today! 🕯️📖 medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medi... #MedievalEurope #MedievalStudies
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For the first time in more than 100 years, Chinook salmon have been spotted at the confluence of the Sprague and Williamson rivers in Chiloquin, the government seat of the Klamath Tribes in Southern Oregon.
Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers
Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin.
www.opb.org
October 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
For the first time in more than 100 years, Chinook salmon have been spotted at the confluence of the Sprague and Williamson rivers in Chiloquin, the government seat of the Klamath Tribes in Southern Oregon.
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Come visit the 'Smiling cat' nebula!
Here, in vast clouds of gas & dust 15 000 light-years away from Earth, stars are being born. Meanwhile, giant pillars, light-years across, are formed as winds from the young stars batter the surrounding material.
www.eso.org/public/news/...
🔭
Here, in vast clouds of gas & dust 15 000 light-years away from Earth, stars are being born. Meanwhile, giant pillars, light-years across, are formed as winds from the young stars batter the surrounding material.
www.eso.org/public/news/...
🔭
October 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Come visit the 'Smiling cat' nebula!
Here, in vast clouds of gas & dust 15 000 light-years away from Earth, stars are being born. Meanwhile, giant pillars, light-years across, are formed as winds from the young stars batter the surrounding material.
www.eso.org/public/news/...
🔭
Here, in vast clouds of gas & dust 15 000 light-years away from Earth, stars are being born. Meanwhile, giant pillars, light-years across, are formed as winds from the young stars batter the surrounding material.
www.eso.org/public/news/...
🔭
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February sunrise, javelina family, happy cactus, forest fire
September 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
February sunrise, javelina family, happy cactus, forest fire