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The Crowd is Artificial [294]

Hi Crowd! Apologies for yet another AI heavy note, but it's really the most exciting thing happening right now on a dozen different levels and given that there's burning shitpiles everywhere else I'm trying really hard to stay positive and focusing on the exciting…

Rod Serling is probably the coolest guy of the 20th century. Looked cool, sounded cool, fought Nazis, hated John Wayne, wrote the screenplay for Planet of the Apes. Honestly dunks all the hell over any male influencer guy.

Had an idea for an app that solves a newsletter problem I have. Started brainstorming w/ Claude then handed off instructions to Claude Code. The app is online and working in less than 2 days. I didn’t have to write any code myself. Totally mindblowing moment we are in right now.

Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity), by Fugazi 12 track album

In case you missed it, Fugazi just released the Albini sessions.
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CHANGING THE CONVERSATION ON ART + AI: IS IT THEFT? Artists using AI in their work are regularly accused of theft and if we’re going to have any kind of reasonable conversation on the subject that needs to be addressed. On a recent 60 Minutes episode artist Molly Crabapple said generative AI constitutes “the greatest art heist in history.” In the broadcasted interview she expanded on that saying “When we talk about art heists, typically, we're talking about one painting being taken from a museum, two, three… They stole billions and billions of images.” Crabapple isn’t mincing words here, this is a sharp accusation and it deserves to be taken seriously.

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION ON ART + AI: IS IT THEFT?

Artists using AI in their work are regularly accused of theft and if we’re going to have any kind of reasonable conversation on the subject that needs to be addressed. On a recent 60 Minutes episode artist Molly Crabapple said generative AI…

Mullin didn't even know there had been multiple Ayatollahs until last week, expecting him to understand the difference between Socialism and Communism is incredibly optimistic.

When Trump came to power, he ripped up the peace deal that Obama had made, and used the uncertainty he created as an excuse to bomb Iran, insisting he had ended the problem he had created once and for all, except now he's bombing them again to solve the problem he created and previously solved?

shockingly people are capable of simultaneously,

1. Hating their government

2. Hating the people who bomb and sanction their country, making regular life impossible and murdering members of their family, even more

Bingo

Wonder how her tshirt sales are going?

A better way to say “preemptive attack” is to just say “attack.” Another is “Illegal.” “Unprovoked” also works.

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION ON ART + AI: WE’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE Everything old is new again, again. The concern about mechanical/technical innovation replacing, or threatening to replace the human hand is something we as a species have faced repeatedly. It could be argued that’s due in part to us too often ignoring the past, or at least lessons learned from it. Especially if those were learned before we were born. But turns out, there's some wisdom to pick up along the way.

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION ON ART + AI: WE’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE

Everything old is new again, again. The concern about mechanical/technical innovation replacing, or threatening to replace the human hand is something we as a species have faced repeatedly. It could be argued that’s due in part to us…

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION ON ART & AI: THE PRE-RAMBLE Fair warning: This is not just another piece about ai art, or ai and art, but about the conversation around ai and art. I think this is far more complicated, more nuanced, and perhaps more important. If you know me you know how much of my life and my social circles are deeply intertwined with artists who I can safely say are spread across the entire spectrum of opinions on ai.

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION ON ART & AI: THE PRE-RAMBLE

Fair warning: This is not just another piece about ai art, or ai and art, but about the conversation around ai and art. I think this is far more complicated, more nuanced, and perhaps more important. If you know me you know how much of my life…

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION ON ART & AI: THE PRE-RAMBLE Fair warning: This is not just another piece about ai art, or ai and art, but about the conversation around ai and art. I think this is far more complicated, more nuanced, and perhaps more important. If you know me you know how much of my life and my social circles are deeply intertwined with artists who I can safely say are spread across the entire spectrum of opinions on ai.

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION ON ART & AI: THE PRE-RAMBLE

Fair warning: This is not just another piece about ai art, or ai and art, but about the conversation around ai and art. I think this is far more complicated, more nuanced, and perhaps more important. If you know me you know how much of my life…

The Crowd Prays to Bits [293] Hi Crowd! This week was my birthday and I've been heads down writing what I thought was going to be a short blog post and has turned into a multi part extended essay on AI and art. If all goes well I'll have the first part live by end of the week. I wanted to take a quick break and send you a few things that have landed on my desk that are somewhat related even if the lines are explicitly clear.

The Crowd Prays to Bits [293]

Hi Crowd! This week was my birthday and I've been heads down writing what I thought was going to be a short blog post and has turned into a multi part extended essay on AI and art. If all goes well I'll have the first part live by end of the week. I wanted to take a…

How to Make Coffee in the Bialetti Moka Pot: The “Ultimate Techique” In Italy, roughly 70% of households have a Bialetti Moka Pot. And chances are you have one too. But are you using it the right way?

How to Make Coffee in the Bialetti Moka Pot: The “Ultimate Techique”

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Suspect Devices It's been about 5 years since I updated core devices, and even longer since I talked about those choices so I'm probably overdo for a brain dump. What I’m using, how I’m thinking about it, and what I’m carrying around vs leaving at home. I also thought I’d touch a little on some things I’d considered but then ultimately decided against.

Suspect Devices

It's been about 5 years since I updated core devices, and even longer since I talked about those choices so I'm probably overdo for a brain dump. What I’m using, how I’m thinking about it, and what I’m carrying around vs leaving at home. I also thought I’d touch a little on some…

Beginning February 21st, and for four online sessions in total, I will host the class INTRODUCTION TO OCCULTURE. What is Occulture, and why is it so trendy and popular?

TICKETS & INFO:
www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/in...

Checking in Post-X At the beginning of the year I noted that I’d been on Twitter (now X) for 20 years, and given the cesspool the site has become that was probably enough. I made a post there saying my account was no longer being monitored and logged out / deleted the app off my devices. I made the conscious effort to spend time on BlueSky instead.

Checking in Post-X

At the beginning of the year I noted that I’d been on Twitter (now X) for 20 years, and given the cesspool the site has become that was probably enough. I made a post there saying my account was no longer being monitored and logged out / deleted the app off my devices. I made…

I mean, just the fact that AI/NFTs are lumped together demonstrates assumptive biases. That’s like saying you don’t like any art that is brush/canvas related. Outside of both being digital a tool and a medium aren’t related.

Really disappointed to see that the majority of the art feeds here explicitly state that they filter out anything AI/NFT related. Suddenly realizing why so many artists I know have told me they don’t feel welcome on BlueSky even though BlueSky sees itself as being by very artist friendly.

Indeed. And crucially important info being hidden behind paywalls is absolutely to blame for the public being less informed and quicker to buy into misinformation.