simply vibing

[loveridden1999]

[whisperingsoup]

imagine a park bench underneath

[haberdashing]

if you computter keyboard is working properly ight now, withoutt any keys sticking or efusing to type letters properly, you should ake a momentt and be grateful for that fact. enjoy tthe blessings of having a functional compue keyboard. because, as you perhaps have gleaned fm thtis very text post, not all of us are able ot take such litttle luxuries forr grranted...

[gumi-megpoidd]

did you have to use that photo for that

[gumi-megpoidd]

i mean good on them...? still paired with that image thats uh. interesting

[gumi-megpoidd]

[laura-the-swarming]

I respect the fuck out of this. The whole site is trying its hardest to go against every selling point the dog robots have as its selling points.

The dog robots are supposed to be autonomous, threehalves is explicitly only for being piloted by a human. The giant horns make it difficult for this machine to enter through doorways, and that is the point. Coupled with the built-in weak points, it is very easy to disable this thing, so it can't be used by the police or the military effectively.

OP alluded to how unsettling the machine looks, and I believe that it was a concious decision; the robot dogs have garnered sympathy due to their apperance, which makes it easier for the police to morally justify their use. This thing? You're not gonna get many people to sympathise with it. The only people who would are monster and-or robot fuckers, and I believe these circles generally understand that a machine cannot be trusted (though of course many would willingly approach it for pervert reasons (positive) knowing full well it's a bad idea).

[dingbatblr]

oh yeah i saw everyone on tiktok freaking out about "if it can't harm humans why does it come with instructions to kill it" it's a safety feature in case of an emergency or malfunction where it needs to be quickly deactivated. "why is it so big and demonic why does it look like that" it's a safety feature so it can do dangerous labor and so you don't feel bad about killing it. "it was designed not to be able to follow you through doors?? why the fuck would it do that that's scary" it's a safety feature so you can't get cornered or have the person piloting it misuse it. "it doesn't have hands but it can attach CHAINSAWS to its limbs???" it's MADE TO WITHSTAND WILDFIRES IT'S NOT GONNA USE IT ON YOU "this thing gives me such bad vibes i do not trust it" GOOD!!! IT'S A ROBOT!!! IT IS A TOOL!!! IT'S A REALLY BIG AND COMPLICATED MACHINE THAT IS DESIGNED TO GO IN DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS WHICH WOULD MEAN IT COULD POTENTIALLY MALFUNCTION! USE YOUR BRAIN!!!

admittedly i do think that picture of it standing in the doorway with glowing white eyes is like comically frightening but it's SUPPOSED to be so you don't feel bad for it or approach it

[theemotionmachine]

[cyberbullyinc]

[emiliusthegreat]

I had previously seen the bottom image with zero context like 5 times before finally finding the context post and that’s why I love tumblr.

[cyberpunkpavlichenko]

The negative consequences of offloading cognitive tasks to AI is itself a consequence of overworking and undereducating people so they have little energy to learn new skills and information and haven’t been given the tools to properly assess what is or isn’t accurate information.

I’m not saying that’s a good thing but it’s not as if AI invented the incentive to have someone else do their thinking and decision making.

Far more disturbing is that businesses and governments are abdicating decision making responsibility to AI. “Predictive policing,” autofiltering resumes, military target acquisition. Then everyone washes their hands and says “the machine made the decision,” no you input the parameters and accepted it’s conclusion and then acted! That was you!

[teaboot]

I think that if you buy a really big fuckoff monster truck and drop it off at the puppy orphanage with a baby duct-taped to the driver's seat and a cinder block on the gas pedal you should still be held responsible for whatever happens next even if the baby is the one at the wheel

That said

Whatever the fuck made you WANT to do that, and whatever the fuck ALLOWED you to do that, ensure that it *will* happen again unless changes are made

[ralfmaximus]

What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

What if we banned all advertising? Not regulate it—abolish it. This proposal would transform manipulation machines, and maybe save democracy

Even as an advertiser (especially as an advertiser), I am convinced that outlawing advertising is the best thing we can do for our world now. More than gun control. More than tackling climate change. More than lowering the price of eggs. Removing these advanced manipulation tools would force everyone—politicians included—to snap back into reality. By outlawing advertising, the machinery of mass delusion would lose its most addictive and toxic fuel.

I started out reading this smugly saying to myself yeah, right.

But by the end I'm sold. Let's ban advertising.

We can start small, maybe with city ordinances. Then roll it out county wide, then at the state level. Once other states see how quiet and sane things can be, they'll adopt the ban too. The ones that don't will remain snarling islands of rage & delusion until the people move away.

Let's ban advertising.

[e-the-village-cryptid]

the entire state of vermont already banned roadside billboards years and years ago. change is possible!!

[bigsigma88]

✨Blaschko’s lines ✨

I like the idea of Duke having visible Blaschko’s lines that became visible once he got his powers. Since they’re possibly due to cell migration patterns (I think), and Duke’s got freaky meta god blood, they might be a little different and glow when he uses his powers! I think I was also just thinking of freckles showing up when ur in the sun.

[hildadrk]

[mazeeque]

eepy duke and damian ft alfred for @spinninggaround via @dcforgaza

[deecotan]

art for jason's bday :-)

[whencartoonsruletheworld]

not to "trying to be chill but can't help noticing how misogyny bleeds through the cracks etc etc" but once you realize that almost none of the cute disney comic relief sidekicks are women you can't unsee it. like that thing only exists to do some slapstick and look cute for plushies. why can't it be a woman. why are ALL of them he/him. it's driving me fucking insane

[whencartoonsruletheworld]

I would like to formally apologize to everyone. I had no idea what consequences my actions would create but I should have been more careful anyway. I should have remembered this is a Genie Website and I should have clarified that when I want more female nonhuman comedic relief characters, I did not mean I wanted Olaf the Snowman to have an intensely heterosexual love interest in Frozen 3. I will do my best to go through each post with a team of lawyers going forwards to ensure this never happens again.

[mvtk42]

#I think the fact that all female nonhuman comic relief sidekicks are sequel-introduced love interests just proves your point tbh @aro-narcissus

[mysillycomics]

[wizardarchetypes]

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS When Maggie last visited me in Dublin I asked him to bring me my two favorite snacks I was missing from the U.S.: Goldfish crackers and Swedish fish (obviously Swedish fish are Swedish, but I couldn't find the specific type I'm used to in Ireland).

Maggie brought them both and a few days later I was in a (very casual, snacks allowed) Zoom meeting with some Phd students and our academic advisor and I was talking about my upcoming fieldwork in Irish salmon fishing communities and eating my snacks and someone else in the meeting said, "hang on. I'm SO sorry to interrupt. but are you eating exclusively fish-themed snacks on purpose?"

[afieldinengland]

normal country latest

[redsunrisinginthesky]

[theladymisandry]

You CANNOT hide these in the tags @injuries-in-dust

[walmart-the-official]

Hey, don’t cry. Free online database of Japanese folk lore

[bleu-guacamole]

Might I add, free database of mostly European folklore and myths

[bogleech]

A Book of Creatures by @a-book-of-creatures doesn't update these days but is another thing along these lines, really huge, fully illustrated all by the author and cites all sources

[st-dionysus]

Free database of Native American folklore, sorted by tribe.

[personsonable-deactivated201908]

me holding a gun to a mushroom: tell me the name of god you fungal piece of shit

mushroom: can you feel your heart burning? can you feel the struggle within? the fear within me is beyond anything your soul can make. you cannot kill me in a way that matters

me cocking the gun, tears streaming down my face: I’M NOT FUCKING SCARED OF YOU

[miaislying]

Hey OP? What the FUCK does this mean?

[personsonable-deactivated201908]

decay exists as an extant form of life

[miaislying]

That’s a terrifying answer, have a nice day

[haystarlight]

THE ORIGINAL?!?!!!!!!!!;!!!!!!!!???

[worldheritagepostorganization]

World Heritage Post

[writingdose]

a million times this. “I don’t like these xyz fics” then don’t read them. THEY ARE NOT FOR YOU!!!!!!! no one forces you to read anything you don’t want to read. no one forces you to consume art you don’t enjoy. it’s so easy to click that mute or block button. instead of insulting fanfics or fan art for not fitting your personal liking, either choose something that does fit your personal liking, or write the fic you want to read yourself / draw the art you want to consume yourself.

fanfic writers and fan artists create as THEIR hobbies. they create for themselves and their own enjoyment. they don’t create for strangers’ approval

[xiiiwayfinders]