ME: AI is a project by the tech oligarchy to deskill and devalue labor while enriching themselves even more

“what? but it’s no different than any other form of automation like assembly lines or factories”

ME: you’re so close to getting it

An "author" trying to defend his AI use in writing because "When I write, there are plot holes and I change tenses and end up with problems, I don't see why having AI rewrite it is a bad thing"

That's a first draft, dipshit, they're all like that. Then when you read back over it you think "Oh I changed that name and ah, tiny plot hole there and ..." and you fix it.

Dipshit.

@gdinwiddie This is an AI generated image, isn’t it.

So. Is it just coincidence that the new theme colors available on Mastodon.social are almost the same colors as the 4 Mastodon plushie mascots? I THINK NOT!!!!

#Mastodon #Plushtodon

León in 35mm

📍 Pedredo, León
📷 Nikon FM2 + 35mm 2.5
🎞️ Portra 800 (expired)

#photography #believeinfilm #filmphotography #nikonfm2 #leon

If you haven't seen it yet, we have a new forum for user feedback. If you want to share your opinions on the new 5.0 design (or other topics), please submit it there so our team can see and process it. If someone already submitted what you wanted to share, there is an upvote function. https://community.joinmastodon.org

It's called two factor authentication because there are two factors and they're both two.

Today's #TheMuppetShow GIF of the Day is...

PHP is actually short for Party Hard Project btw

RE: https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/117474817880134546

🚨 Please read & act if you're running a small online shop in the EU or are even just a customer of one: These people need your urgent support. Otherwise the still new EU-wide packaging & waste regulation (PPWR) as it currently stands and is in full effect WILL kill most of the small businesses in the EU, incl. the livelihoods of artists, designers, illustrators, makers etc. who're trying to survive by selling physical goods online...

The legislation already came online in August, but it's been an utter bureaucratic mess! Official communication and clarification was even worse/absent for many weeks since rollout. An exemption from the most damaging parts for nano/micro-businesses was only voted[1][2] on in parliament today (almost 60(!) days after introduction), but with positive outcome. However, this support by parliament is only a small win and we need more pressure on MEPs to clarify the severity of this situation for the next round(s) of negotiation with the EU Council and member states.

To clarify: The most damaging & costly part of this regulation is the requirement for a legal representative in each EU country you want to ship to. The cost of a single representative is several hundred Euro per yer per country. If you're intending to sell to the entire EU, that's worst case 27 middlemen to pay, i.e. (tens of) thousands of Euro in just regulatory fees every single year. It's completely unrealistic, disproportional, nonsensical and against every aspect of the single market principles... It is now easier to sell to outside the EU than it is to sell inside the EU! Make it make sense!

The only people this regulation benefits are major retailers and the growing compliance industry!

Please boost for visibility! Thank you! 🙏

(Update: added link, punctuation)

[1] https://packaging-journal.de/en/the-european-parliament-wants-to-simplify-the-epr-requirements-only-for-small-companies/
[2] https://www.rapporteur.com/news/meps-back-small-business-exemption-from-costly-waste-reduction-compliance/

#PPWR #EU #SME #SaveMicroEnterprises #Legislation #WriteToYourMEP

"Not every billionaire is a policy failure," argues an opinion piece in the FT.

Comrades, we're winning the argument. They've conceded the broad principle and are reduced to haggling over details.

https://www.ft.com/content/2c8c610b-83f3-4cab-b409-bab69f4c2207