"I am starting a petition to no longer refer to AI "art" as AI art but instead as Computer-Rendered Artificial Pictures (CRAP).

Pass it on."

Wait, do I like Ghost now? This is really good! #metal

https://album.link/i/1796483834

The management class is used to experiencing the world through the *artifacts of work*.

LLMs produce the artifacts of work without humans producing the associated institutional value and advancement of that work.

The LLM sleight of hand operates in the gap between management inputs and work outputs, making it possible (and likely) for managers to see low value *artifacts as proof of work*, and see *work as waste*.

I’m replaying Portal 2 and could not be more tickled to get to the level with Cave Johnson’s epic “lemons” speech:

I'm looking for a senior .NET dev. Current team is 2 .NET, 1 JS, 1 devops contractor. Looking to add +1 on both .NET and JS. I think I've found my new JS dev, but my .NET well is dry. Any referrals very welcome.

#hiring #dotnet #FediHire

@constancies Now you have! Get ready for fun!

It’s #BandcampFriday! 🥳

Grabbed a little bit of everything today:

Bloodywood - Rakshak
#NuMetal from New Delhi.

Death of Heather - Forever
#Shoegaze from Thailand.

Kills Birds - Crave
#Indie/ #Punk/ #Grunge from Los Angeles.

I’m still missing new releases from bands I followed on Spotify. Apple Music for the L. Anyways, I randomly wondered, “What’s up with Headwreck? They dropped, like, 3 utterly filthy tracks and haven’t put out an album or anything?” But they did put out a new EP last month! It’s 11 minutes of Industrial Limp Bizkit, and me likey! #metal

https://album.link/i/1806569023

https://snook.ca/archives/writing/subversive

Today's musical mood has been 😂

🌸 Yumi Zouma 🤝 Slaughter To Prevail 👹

Thank you, YouTube, for returning this old obsession to my feed. That drop still gives me the tingles.

YELLE - Ce Jeu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QOxKCKC09A

Gonna be a rough Friday. It's only 10:00 AM and I’m ready to go take a nap.

#Softcult have continued pushing more and more into full-on #shoegaze, and I'm here for it!

Softcult - Pill To Swallow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76z_Iph37xg

As lovely as ever…

Belly - Feed The Tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQJjUbMrt8w

OMG, Belly is touring this year! 😭 Please don’t let the world explode before then.

Surprise! Moon In June dropped a new album: https://mooninjunetokyo.bandcamp.com/album/--2 #MoonInJune #Shoegaze #DreamPop

“Prompting isn’t a strategy. It’s a tactic. And right now, most teams are just using AI to automate their bad thinking faster.

Most companies are still using AI like a vending machine—pushing buttons, hoping for genius. That’s not strategy. That’s panic.”

Mo prompts, same problems.

https://brilliantcrank.com/mo-prompts-same-problems/

A few snaps of the back garden this evening. #garden #gardening

https://pixelfed.social/p/Jaredigital/820076943271669256

Latest comic: Veneer of Normalcy

#authoritarianism #economy #cartoon #comic

On this #GoodFriday we solemnly contemplate the incredible dissonance, hypocrisy, and insincerity of those who oppress others as they celebrate their own liberation. They don't see it.

There's no such thing as Rambo Jesus. You either follow the Middle Eastern long-haired radical, who preached care for others, or you don't. I know that religion have been used as a weapon throughout history, but it's just so striking right now.

For I was hungry, and you cut off my food stamps and called me a freeloader.

I was thirsty, and you said no water breaks, get back to work.

I escaped danger to come to your country (just like Jesus, Mary, and Joseph when they fled to Egypt) and you demonized me.

I couldn't pay the landlord, and you said it's my fault for not getting a better paying job.

I was sick, and you said I was faking it, and denied me medical treatment.

I was in prison and you said I deserved to be tortured in a death camp.