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I think if the defenders of AI were just honest on god I wouldn't be so annoyed.
It's about profit. It's about maximizing profit. Not accessibility, not empowerment of creators, not improved work-life balance of developers, not relief of human suffering, not making fans happy. Profit.
It's about reducing labor costs and running skeleton crews and producing products faster and meeting quarterly goals and pleasing investors.
AI is a product like any other! It preys on the consumer's insecurity and lack of resources, promising instant gratification and discouraging you from thinking too hard about the origin or side effects. That's literally all it is. Like why are we bullshitting so hard about it. Pure diarrhea blasting on the feed in the name of defending capitalism. What happened to us?
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if you follow me, you already know my friend @ahmedaldaniii. Ahmed is a sweet, kind teenager currently facing horrifying conditions in occupied Gaza. it's hard to find words to describe what he's going through.
food, water, medicine, and shelter are all daily struggles. everything is both scarce and expensive. Israel has also targeted water infrastructure, leaving Gazans only with water that's distant, impossible to purify, and makes people sick. it's an impossible situation, and its beyond heartbreaking for such a young person to be faced with death every day.
the occupation is now threatening all residents of northern Gaza with displacement towards the south, and bombing has gotten more intense and dangerously close. its terrifying.
I am begging you, if you have anything to spare, please donate to Ahmed. he and his family are in desperate need of our help.
My name is Ahmad Aldany. I am reaching out to you from the heart of the daily suff… Ahmed Aldany needs your support for Help Ahmed and his f
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moleskine = bad
IT'S SO BAD AND I HATE IT
moleskine makes people hate pens and is probably a huge part of why so many people give up on good pens.
to folks who might not know, moleskine is extremely famous AND infamous. they are hardcover notebooks with elastic enclosures. they are expensive, and sold everywhere from pharmacies to bookstores, and does collaborations with a variety of brands including james bond and pokemon. moleskine has tried to establish itself as a luxury notebook, which it technically is.
as long as you do not write in it.
moleskine paper is wholeheartedly shit. it is complete fucking garbage. you might wonder, what makes good paper? well the first thing is how well it can be written on. good paper can handle ink well. good ink handling means clear, solid lines without any feathering (fuzzy spreading), not bleeding through the page, and not ghosting. basically, you want paper that can do crisp lines with a variety of different inks and be used on both sides.
moleskine does not do that. anything more than a ballpoint or pencil will look fuzzy and gross and bleed right through the fucking page. the paper is shit. and that makes people think their pen is shit. and ballpoint pens can be seen on the other side of the page.
common knowledge is that fountain pens, rollerball pens, gel pens, felt pens, and more work better on good paper. good meaning good with ink. but when many people think good paper without knowing any better, they will reach for a moleskine notebook. because moleskine is expensive and advertises itself as good and is widely available. so people try out actually good writing implements on this shit paper, see how bad it works, and then blame the pen.
fountain pens, gel pens, and rollerball require much less pressure than ballpoint pens. they are ergonomic. easier on joints, easier for chronic pain. and moleskine makes people give up on them. nobody wants shitty bleeding feathered lines.
in the united states, our ideas of good paper and good stationery in general are extremely warped. so much of this is because paper here fucking sucks. a lot of paper performs like moleskine. there is shit paper at all price ranges. but you can pick up caliber brand paper (the ones that say made in vietnam) from cvs and have infinitely better performance for pennies. even though it looks low quality, caliber paper (vietnam) can even handle calligraphy ink clearly. bad paper makes people hate good pens and bad pens make people hate writing.
another thing really important to mention, a lot of people think thick paper is always better. this is extremely wrong. in terms of being able to handle a wide variety of inks clearly and cleanly, some of the best paper in the world is tissue thin (tomoe river).
do not buy moleskine. even if the stand is right there. they have some of the worst paper you can get at that price point. expensive paper is not always good paper, good pens need good paper, moleskine paper makes good pens seem awful, and moleskine is something you should only give to someone you loathe.
There are so many great options:
- Leuchtturm;
- Rhodia;
- Clairefontaine;
Notebooks made by pen manufacturers.
Seriously, there are so many options, just ask other pen buffs.
Also, if you have to use shitty paper (besides Moleskine, bc Moleskine sucks), then mind nib size and ink.
I could correct copies with a M nib TWSBI Eco with Iroshizuku ink and no bleedthrough. (On moleskine, though... yes.)
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National Tile Museum in Lisbon. Would recommend.
Detail of plants/trees/leaves from various Indian miniatures.
Salman Toor, Seated Boy with Sneaker, 2021
Oil on panel, 24 x 18 in
Salman Toor (Pakistani, 1983)
'Study for the Conference' by Giovanni Martoglio, 1908
Marylore Heck by Lola and Pani for Hapers Bazaar France Magazine May 2025
Robert Vickrey - Wooden Ponies (1983)
This tree was magnificent
Yeah I'm into phrenology but I don't like, really believe in it. it's just for fun. could you tell me the dimensions of your brow? oh that makes so much sense you can be really aggressive haha. wow your nostrils are really wide too are you capable of empathy? Idk I just don't want to date anyone with your head shape it gives me the ick
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