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Warmup doodle before some commission work

I'm still Big Mad from the animation industry AI news, and I had some thoughts I needed to get out. There are lots of more important reasons why artists shouldn't use AI, but here is my philosophical take on it.

PATREON

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podcasts could have been so good but they decided to make the main genres True Crime and Men Talking. shut up shut up the public yearns for audio dramas

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i do appreciate how tumblr LOVES podcasts that aren't what most people think of when they think "podcast." you people love strange and terrible things happening to queer & confused characters, and i respect that

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that being said we need a broad-scale revival of the golden age of radio (but this time without the Hays Code). before everyone had a television, radio dramas were THE premium form of at-home entertainment. there were so many to choose from: comedies, mysteries, crime, sitcoms, soap operas, you name it.

I am SO glad the public is rediscovering the joys of listening to audio plays, and damn well hope we can get some more variety. currently BBC Radio is doing amazing things with audio dramas (but the availability on their website is...not great. some shows pop up on archive.org before getting taken down for copyright, so pirate it when possible).

If you like horror podcasts, I recommend two canadian radio shows from the 1980s: Nightfall and Vanishing Point, both free online (and with amazing production value). also BBC's Fear On Four, some episodes of which are currently on archive.org (so download em while you can!)

ferainart

Audio Plays are wonderful and I cannot recommend them highly enough!

My current favorite would be the one based on the unproduced script for Alien 3.

Also things like the Magnus Archives or, if you speak German, John Sinclair for spooky goodness!

#audio drama #podcasts

sztupy

A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previou

ayeforscotland

Let’s fucking go

made-in-manetheren

This is HUGE.

1. The court holds Google responsible for statements made by its AI, considering them Google's statements (search engines have limited liability for results in their engine as they're the words of other sites/companies/people), meaning when their AI lies/hallucinates they're liable for the defamation/harm resulting from those statements.

2. Google's defense that customers are generally aware of the lack of reliability and are responsible for fact checking was dismissed. As the court pointed out, that would "significantly diminish" AI Search's stated purpose and it can't be distinguished from Google's business practices/statements as a search tool.

3. Studies have found about 91% of Google's everyday AI responses are accurate, leaving millions of searches per HOUR with potential liability for falsehoods. 56% of correct responses weren't supported by the sources the AI listed. Both of which mean Google is now liable for a LOT more AI "errors."

4. Google was held liable for 80% of court costs in this case and this precedent is expected to reverberate around the world. This is a massive shift from the 3rd-party search provider role Google has previously played and it comes right as they've tied ALL searches to their AI search.

TL;DR Google reeeeeally stepped in it this time.

yourreddancer

The European Union already forced Apple to abandon its proprietary charging port and adopt USB-C across its entire iPhone lineup. It just did something bigger. A new EU mandate requires every smartphone sold in Europe including Apple devices to feature a battery that can be replaced by the user without specialist tools, without voiding a warranty, and without sending the device to a manufacturer approved service center. Batteries must maintain a minimum capacity threshold after a set number of charge cycles and replacement parts must remain available for up to ten years after a model goes on sale.

The consumer electronics industry built its current business model around batteries that degrade, cannot be replaced at home, and create a natural upgrade cycle every two to three years. The EU just legislated that model out of existence in the world's largest regulatory market.

Apple, Samsung, and every other manufacturer now faces a choice between redesigning their devices for the European market or accepting that their current hardware architecture is no longer legally sellable there.

Given that no company walks away from European consumers voluntarily the phones are going to change and once they change for Europe the rest of the world will ask why theirs still do not.

ferainart

This is really good news. Although I expect they will then quickly find some way to keep the ‘get a new phone every few years’ cycle going. Shortening the time they’ll provide security updates for the OS or something like that I imagine.

rederiswrites

Just watched Adam Conover (of Adam Ruins Everything) make such a solid point that I think we should spread far and wide. Yes, having AI write your emails is lazy, sure, but people love being lazy. We need to really emphasize that sending AI emails (or using AI responses on social media, or publishing AI flyers, or or or) is rude.

It's rude. You're making someone take their time to read something you couldn't bother to write. You're telling them they were so unimportant you couldn't be bothered to actually take the time to say something yourself. And frankly, you're lying about it while you're at it.

It's rude.

anscathmarcach

I can't stand how predatory advertising is now.

Footage of "gameplay" that has nothing to do with the actual game.

"Playable" ads that aren't actually playable, or only let you get so far before forcing you to open the Play Store.

Games that are made not to be good or entertaining, but to be ad farms and show 30-second ads between every level, sometimes even in the middle of levels, and even FAKE "pay to remove ads" or ad-free behind a SUBSCRIPTION.

All of these are reasons I just don't play mobile games anymore. Remember when mobile game addictions were a real problem? Yeah I think they solved that by making nothing but slop since 2015.

Fake X buttons.

Automatically installing apps you didn't ask for with your phone's "security updates".

Slowing down your scrolling while the ad is onscreen.

Popping up the second you click the Like button on a legitimate video so you like the ad/click a link instead.

Videos that purposely leave out the content you came for.

Fake image slideshows that trick you into swiping into the Store/opening a link.

Covering up the entire screen bit by bit on every news article so it's unreadable.

AI generated and trying to sell a completely fictional product.

Genuinely good and creative content drowned out 10 to 1 by ads and "influencer" videos promoting products.

Videos pretending to be genuine craft videos but are actually selling something.

Hidden links that cover what you're actually trying to click on so you open the ad instead.

Movies that are really just trailers to sell tickets and butts in the seats while the movie itself is soulless utter slop.

Commercials that aren't enjoyable, funny, or creative at all anymore so they can't even be less of a burden to watch.

We're just lucky they haven't found a way to legally siphon money from your bank account with every accidental click.

Every modern form of entertainment is ruined.

ferainart

Have watched YT go from ‚buffer before leaving the house and watching uninterrupted with the screen off‘ to:

-unskippable pre-roll ad

- skippable after 1 minute ad just 90 seconds into the video

-dynamic ads that play every time you hit play after pausing for more than like 30 seconds.

-constantly having to hit play because the ads take up so much space I accidentally hit them when putting my phone in my pocket.

-can‘t read comments because ads jump back to the top with every new clip.

-every line of videos on the home page contains at least one or two commercials disguised to look like actual vids.

-the first video is an ad by default.

-the first recommended video after finishing something is now an ad.

-when pausing vids in full screen half your screen becomes an ad.

-accidentally klicked to another video? Guess who’s gotta watch the ads for that and watch the ads on the previous video again.

And then they ask to buy the premium service to not have ads…at this point it’s a protection racket tbh.

#ads

jace-targaryen

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002) dir. peter jackson

#always reblog #lotr

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Apollo 13 (dir. Ron Howard)

"I look up at the moon and wonder... when will we be going back? And who will that be?"

ferainart

Love that we have an answer to both questions now 🥹

#apollo 13 #artemis ii #artemis 2 #nasa

Item: The Great Mole Rarity: ✦ Uncommon

Best video game underground level?

Feed your dashboard by answering my question, blogger.

MNOG Onu Koro

This is a weird tumblr thing but sure, let’s play along…

#bionicle

Well this is nostalgic. And way faster paced than snake ever was XD

#tumblr snek

tinyspaceofficer

Drawing dragons is always fun hehe c:.

Iron Lung spoiler thought

He probably could’ve noticed the air was turning spicy from using that thing earlier - except it’s a blood ocean and everything already tastes like metal.

#iron lung