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toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2w ago

FediBlock @ArneBab@rollenspiel.social for zionism.

@ArneBab@rollenspiel.social

"the last sentence is a red flag…"

The last sentence that @ArneBab is objecting to is "Free Palestine". In additional replies downthread they conflate antizionism with antisemitism; declare themselves a zionist; and conflate the antigenocide/antizionist "Free Palestine" slogan with being pro-Hamas.

#FediBlock
#FediBlockZionism

rollenspiel.social

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 1mo ago

Replying to

@nudlan@mastodon.social Obvious sealion is obvious. *plonk* @CordiallyChloe@tech.lgbt @BenRiceM@mastodon.social

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

"Section 31" was so unenjoyable we stopped it 25 minutes in and the following day we deleted the recording. It's the only Star Trek show/movie we disliked so much that we didn't finish it. What a waste of Michelle Yeoh's talent, too. #StarTrek #StarTrekSection31

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

Replying to

off topic: the virtues of defederating mastodon.social

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 4mo ago

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@Aaron_Davis@toot.cat (not judging)

Husband and I already weren't fans of the show, then this pair of video essays made us anti-fans:

@alice@lgbtqia.space

The Adorkable Misogyny of The Big Bang Theory

The Pop Culture Detective Agency

The Adorkable Misogyny of The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory provides a perfect lens through which to deconstruct a popular media trope I like to call the Adorkable Misogynist. Adorkable Misogynists are male characters whose geeky version…

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

Stalking werewolf breathing like he needs to wear a CPAP.

#Monsterdon

tech.lgbt

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

me: the congregation all turned into werewolves

husband: *busy prepping dinner, not watching* were any of them hot?

me: not a one

husband: bummer

#Monsterdon #FurryAdjacent

tech.lgbt

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@sundogplanets If your slides were photos of sketches drawn on napkins I'd appreciate them just for being authentically human made. 😅 @nacly

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 4mo ago

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@feisty_lemming@zeroes.ca Even worse, based on the article they're trying to cover their asses by blaming the woman for not describing her symptoms correctly. 🤬 @LeslieBurns@esq.social

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

HIGHLANDER 2: THE QUICKENING (Special Edition) is…still a terrible movie. It is however better than the theatrical release. If the planet Zeist retcon was a step too far, then give this edition a shot. #Movies #Highlander

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toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

Was about to check a coding project for signs of #AISlop as one does, but then I remembered I don't have to do that so rigorously because it is hosted on #Codeberg. What a relief.

tech.lgbt

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

Replying to

I appreciate the OP's sentiment, but the execution is lacking in principle. This isn't effective AI resistance and now it's taking up space.

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

Jay Chattaway did the music for tonight's #Monsterdon, #SilverBullet. You may know some of his other work (TL;DR – lots of music in multiple Star Trek series)

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jay_Chattaway

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toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@nkanaev it's in the article

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

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@wizbean@tech.lgbt "Goose value 71" is the new "42"

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 4mo ago

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@CaileanG@mastodon.social Not policing. I sometimes contribute alt text when I come across images without them. I learned from others it was more effective/easier to provide it than recriminating the original poster.

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 4mo ago

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@CaileanG@mastodon.social All caps white text on a black background: Advertising is about making people think that they want something. Marketing is about making them think that they need it. [emphasis on "need"] #AltText

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

What sin or vice is "flying a kite"?

#Monsterdon

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toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@kyonshi @jwildeboer samesies

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 3mo ago

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@Chalkllate@yeen.town #HashtagPolice #TagHOA @jvschrag@hachyderm.io

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 3mo ago

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@lostgen@det.social Good that you blocked them. They're a new account that is full of sealioning replies. @gemmy@mastodon.social

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

POV: someone you trust just revealed that they are #AI pilled

tech.lgbt

LGBTQIA+ and Tech

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@jmcrookston Coming months. I took that to mean he wasn't ready to share. Maybe a misinterpretation on my part.

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@gryphonmyers Thanks! I wish I could have found the persons that were saying automation for moderators was inevitable. Also I should add that Fedimod FIRES is designed to support multiple providers. My concern is that economic, social, and other pressures will lead to centralization. However, that centralized denylist and centralized labellers would be the eventual outcome is my supposition.

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@wronglang Black & white fluffy doggo resting on a couch. They look tired and are staring straight ahead looking zoned out. #AltText

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@xgranade "…we announced that Haidra has joined Nivenly as a member project." "our decision is to follow the sentiment of the membership in the vote and not accept Haidra as a Nivenly project." https://nivenly.org/blog/2024/04/15/haidra-decision/ [I'm having difficulty finding sources of criticism of Haidra facilitating CSAM. It can be inferred from Haidra's own blog post having rushed (my opinion) CSAM detection and somewhat inferred from the Nivenly community vote to unsupport it.] Scott Jenson pro-AI (while denying that characterization), appropriating Black experiences, and other problematic things 🧵 https://social.coop/@scottjenson/116352522288234148 That isn't a source for every claim in my first reply, but I'll stop for now.

The Nivenly Foundation

Haidra decision

The board

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 4mo ago

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@mawhrin@circumstances.run I blocked him months ago for this behavior. https://tech.lgbt/@toolbear/116490307172287700

tech.lgbt

toolbear#🌶️: "I recently learned that pedantry around what "AI"…" - LGBTQIA+ and Tech

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@dzwiedziu@mastodon.social This was good. Thanks for sharing! @alice@lgbtqia.space @Aaron_Davis@toot.cat

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@resonancewright@infosec.exchange Counterpoint: https://ali-alkhatib.com/blog/defining-ai @futurebird@sauropods.win

ali-alkhatib.com

Ali Alkhatib: Defining AI

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@vga256 Encarta was an intermediate step of traditional encyclopedias going out of favor, and I love Wikipedia, but we lost a bit of culture when wikipedia effectively became the only show in town.

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@Gabs *plonk*

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@dbattistella /cc vulture lover @ianrosewrites

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@PDXyogini@toot.cat I'm sorry you're up against that. Living through a collapse of social safety nets is so frustrating. Hopefully they don't put any AI mediated stuff in your way.

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@Illuminatus and Gen X

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@gryphonmyers a Mastodon rep disavowed the Jenson comments That's good to hear. Do you happen to have a source so I can keep track?

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 1w ago

Is #KDE developer Nate Graham on the Fediverse? I assume not since noone has mentioned an account in any of the recent threads. I'd like to make sure, because I would like to block him.

tech.lgbt

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@zzt@mas.to "Don't get mad hoe, get a bag hoe!" — Linus Torvalds probably

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@resonancewright@infosec.exchange I found their writing perfectly clear and a good counterpoint to linguistic prescription on the term "AI". I'm not going to engage with the singularitarianism part of your reply.

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

Replying to

offtopic: Kingett criticism

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@resonancewright@infosec.exchange Another example of an author taking a pragmatic approach to the term "AI" (in a 🧵 of mine collecting such examples): https://tech.lgbt/@toolbear/116446941946842140

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toolbear [now 20% spookier]: "> So while I don’t think that “AI” is a great ter…" - LGBTQIA+ and Tech

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

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@rosaaeterna@transfem.social FSF is fine having pedophile enablers on its board. It's past time to move on from them. And since we're now in a post-copyright world, we also need to move beyond thinking copyleft provides leverage. I don't know what we do in their place except that it should be community-forward. Maybe start with the #LibrarySocialism folks? @zzt@mas.to

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

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@fancysandwiches@neuromatch.social You omitted gay/queer. https://tech.lgbt/@toolbear/116951967716702729 @cstross@wandering.shop

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toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 3mo ago

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@pitd@mstdn.social *plonk*

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 4mo ago

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@1password@1password.social Please don't. As a 10+ year customer, I'm asking you: please don't use genAI / LLMs / "AI" in your product.

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@kklevine@union.place This is more an argument for choosing a definition of "AI" that suits AI resistance, but I found this to be illuminating: https://ali-alkhatib.com/blog/defining-ai

ali-alkhatib.com

Ali Alkhatib: Defining AI

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

Replying to

offtopic: Kingett criticism

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 2mo ago

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@GreenMtnBear@4bear.com because a spoon would hurt more! EDIT: oops…got it mixed up and thought you were replying to my thirst posting of Friar Tuck.

toolbear [now 20% spookier] @toolbear@tech.lgbt

· 5mo ago

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@2legged The haiku voice alt text has some errors: an extra "e.g" at the head of the poem and an extra "begins." at the tail of the poem. Not necessarily an error: the entire image is described as an infographic, but to me seems more a comic. 🤷 @RabBrucesSpider1 @JugglingWithEggs