HELP: looking for sources on fascist aesthetics. Why fascists (Nazi Germany, other fascist countries, and current fascist movements) like minimalism, Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture and architecture, and “elegant” beauty.

And why they banned the kinds of art they banned.

(PLEASE BOOST FOR REACH)

#research #AskFedi #AskMastodon #history #art #artHistory

Seattle apparently raided a bunch of gay bars over the weekend and made some arrests for lewd conduct. And the ones spared with that were still written up for probably having a taco truck out front that you can eat inside.

#ACAB as always.

https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2024/01/lewd-conduction-capitol-hill-gay-bars-and-clubs-band-together-to-push-back-on-liquor-board-inspections/

#TechWriters matter

Discord is NOT documentation

@cstross As a fellow middle-aged cis white male, I have a theory. I've been wondering how the "ZOMG GAI is almost here" crowd sees things so differently than me. I suspect many of them, mostly cis white men, pay no attention to the actual humanity of the people around them, especially those they see as lesser/subordinate. So when they see ChatGPT as nearly human, that's because it's about as complex as their understanding of their wives, girlfriends, and employees.

The data
It has poisoned the AI
yes
YES
Nightshade is OUT

https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu
Poison future genAI training with nightshade and glaze and fight back against corporations trying to erase artists!

The absolute gall of this question. A required question, mind you.

I will likely not be getting called in for an interview, but it was totally worth it.

#jobsearch #jobhunt #capitalism

TIL if you track a package on ups.com, it will send your full tracking link including the tracking number to both Google and Facebook.

This is just "normal".

Use an ad-blocker, folks.

'Impossible' to create fabulous coat without stealing Dalmatian puppies says woman

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/08/ai-tools-chatgpt-copyrighted-material-openai

A lot has been said about Steamboat Willie entering the public domain in 2024. But also, 2024 is the year "The House at Pooh Corner" by A.A. Milne enters public domain, which is the book introducing the character Tigger.

PSA for Android users: Uninstall Simple Mobile Tools apps!

The developer of Simple Mobile Tools, an Android app suite which has been historically well respected in the FOSS space, has sold their apps to a company called ZipoApps, a company that buys apps from independent developers to add advertisements and trackers to them. I highly suggest uninstalling any of the Simple Mobile Tools apps you have on your device and looking for alternatives.

Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/SimpleMobileTools/comments/187w64x/simple_mobile_tools_bought_by_zipoapps/

https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/General-Discussion/issues/241

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGr4H7QLVRs

Rotate Your Owl.... for Science

(remember to turn the sound on)

It is so important to preserve shockwave animations from our earlier days. so important. :)

Go @internetarchive . Please donate https://archive.org/donate

https://archive.org/details/rotate-your-owl

#unionize #nobillionaires