There has been a bit of an internet kerfuffle because someone posted an AI render of the pope, wearing a crazy cool white hiphoop puff coat.
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There has been a bit of an internet kerfuffle because someone posted an AI render of the pope, wearing a crazy cool white hiphoop puff coat.
This is not a great revelation for anyone, but making things, to say nothing of growing things, is an act of believing in a better future. In this case, it’s a better future, by definition, since it includes cilantro and holy basil.
I think this one is actually pretty good.
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A few years ago, I played an audiobook version of LeGuin’s The Wave of The Mind [wc] – basically, short essays on writing and thinking about writing – and, as usual, I was impressed by her clarity and thoughtfulness. She ranges widely, including a fascinating meta-analysis of gender in book awards (depressing!) and a piece on genetic determinism.
Committee Chair: Please state for the record your name and title. After that, you may provide a brief testimony and we will proceed with questions and answers.
It’s really sad how many Americans put stock in their so-called “Democracy.” First, it’s controlled from the beginning by the corrupt two party system, then there’s a layer of voter suppression, filtered through the electoral college (more voter suppression) and a huge cloud of lies and media.
In the computer security world, the vulnerability of open above-ground transformer parks is a well-known problem. It’s been a hypothetical on many a threat model for decades.
Anyone who wants this is welcome to it.
Biden just demonstrated it. Basically, he just said “I don’t give a shit because none of this will affect me” and signed off on the Willow project – the largest oil extraction plan for Alaska, ever.