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LA Sooner 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

"Guess we're gonna need a new midget." #KungFuSat

#kungfusat

David McMullin 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

“AI enables everyone to be a creator.”
Everyone could already be a creator. What was stopping everyone before AI? “Gatekeepers”? How does AI solve that? It makes gatekeepers more necessary and valuable, to filter out all the AI slop.

“AI can create just like a human artist.”
Then what does it need copyrighted art made by humans for?

From: @muz4now
https://mastodon.world/@muz4now/113683045826174265

Stan Stewart aka muz4now

2024-12-20 03:33:36

U.S. Copyright Law, Not Big Tech, Democratized Authorship - The Illusion of More http://dlvr.it/TGvMWP #Copyright

U.S. Copyright Law, Not Big Tech, Democratized Authorship - The Illusion of More
Big tech talks about democratizing creative and cultural works as anathama to copyright law. This is is backwards.
^{David Newhoff (The Illusion of More)}

@Stan Stewart aka muz4now

Estarriol, WU Dragon 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

AI allows companies to not pay creatives in the belief that creativity than be automated.

Stan Stewart aka muz4now 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

U.S. Copyright Law, Not Big Tech, Democratized Authorship - The Illusion of More http://dlvr.it/TGvMWP #Copyright

U.S. Copyright Law, Not Big Tech, Democratized Authorship - The Illusion of More

Big tech talks about democratizing creative and cultural works as anathama to copyright law. This is is backwards.

^{David Newhoff (The Illusion of More)}

#Copyright

CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :blobcatrainbow: 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Somebody really wants to play with his shadow.
#Caturday

#caturday

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Old Man in the Shoe 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

I like to think about the #Axial age a lot

#axial

Sue Stone 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

'A fiasco by any measure': Wall Street Journal turns on Trump over budget 'blundering' - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fiasco/

'A fiasco by any measure': Wall Street Journal turns on Trump over budget 'blundering'

Following a last-minute deal in the House which kept the government running until March, the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal placed the blame for the House budget chaos on Donald Trump and not House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) who was unde…

^{Tom Boggioni (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)}

Lu ohne CiA 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Kann man sich echt nicht ausdenken! #Magdeburg #AfDVerbot

#Magdeburg #afdverbot

Lu ohne CiA 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

@energisch_ die Befürchtung habe ich leider auch 🙈

@Mensch, Marina

taz 3 weeks ago • diaspora

Anschlag in Magdeburg

„Eine Schockstarre, die bis jetzt anhält“

Von Christian Jakob

Der Magdeburger Linken-Politiker Robert Fietzke war bis kurz vor dem Anschlag auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt. Es sei „unfassbar“, dass nun Nazis aufmarschieren.

Schwerpunkt: Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)
Schwerpunkt: Rechter Terror

#taz #tageszeitung #Magdeburg #Sachsen-Anhalt

Anschlag in Magdeburg: „Eine Schockstarre, die bis jetzt anhält“

^{Christian Jakob (taz)}

#Magdeburg #taz #tageszeitung #Sachsen-Anhalt

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taz (inoffiziell) 3 weeks ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

Im Berliner Nikolaiviertel spricht man winterlich der Feuerzangenbowle zu. Der gleichnamige Film lockt in den trubelfreien Nostalgiekiez.

Wintermarkt mit „Die Feuerzangenbowle“: Touri-Niemandsland im Berliner Nikolaiviertel

^{Gunnar Leue (taz)}

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taz (inoffiziell) 3 weeks ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

Zu Weihnachten gehören Geschenke, Kerzen und Essen, aber auch alte Krimifilme. Zum Beispiel „Tod auf dem Nil“ mit Peter Ustinov.

Krimi-Klassiker im TV: So vertraut wie ein Festtagsbraten

^{Anne Haeming (taz)}

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taz (inoffiziell) 3 weeks ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

SPD und CDU haben ihre Listen für die Bundestagswahl im Februar aufgestellt – und dabei wenig nachvollziehbare Personalentscheidungen getroffen.

Bundestagswahl am 23. Februar: An der Wählerschaft vorbei

^{Stefan Alberti (taz)}

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Kevin C 🎬 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

#KungFuSat I like that the soundtrack stole a flute theme from somewhere. 👍

#kungfusat

Gary Hill 3 weeks ago • diaspora

Imagine a world where supermarkets use refrigerator units to store photos of fish and meat...
#Photo
#Photography
#Photographer
#MyWork
#signofthetimes

#photography #mywork #Photo #Photographer #signofthetimes

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Kenny Chaffin 3 weeks ago • diaspora

😀

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Mulkurul 3 weeks ago • diaspora

Hunka Munka redux...

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Inkican 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week https://abcnews.go.com/International/asteroid-creates-fireball-siberia-larger-version/story?id=116422005 #space #nasa #universe #astronomy #art #science #galaxy #moon #stars #spacex

Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week

The asteroid entered the atmosphere Tuesday morning in northeastern Siberia.

^{Leah Sarnoff (ABC News)}

#Science #art #space #NASA #Galaxy #SpaceX #astronomy #universe #moon #stars

animalsfarm 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

She's been waiting all day for this

#Caturday

A calico cat hanging off the side of a bed while getting a tummy rub

#caturday

Sue Stone 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

GOP lawmakers now face job danger from 'Musk Republicans' in 2026: ex-RNC official - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/musk-republicans/

FediFollows 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Christmas can be an especially difficult period for people who are socially isolated.

If you're feeling lonely, whether alone or among other people, there is a group and a hashtag you can follow which encourages friendly chit chat:

➡️ @joinin

➡️ #JoinIn

It works like this:

1. Follow the tag and/or group
2. Post about what you are up to in everyday life (cooking, walking the dog etc) and include the tag and/or group
3. Reply to someone else's Join In posts in a friendly supportive manner

#JoinIn @joinin group

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Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️ 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

@seanbala I participated in this for a while last year but quickly got totally bummed out by the tales of woe reported and then tagged #joinin. I think I'll skip it this year. Sorry, but I don't come here so other people can bring me down. I need to look after my own mental health first. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#JoinIn @Sean Bala

Tyrion 🐧🏴‍☠️ 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

@mlanger
I wonder if something like a positive-only #JoinIn can be made. #PositiveJoinIn or #UpbeatJoinIn or #CheerfulJoinIn, something like that.

I mean, we don't have to laugh like clowns all day, but we can keep the serious stuff for other tags.

#JoinIn #positivejoinin #upbeatjoinin #cheerfuljoinin @Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️

FediFollows 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

The experience you have will vary depending on which accounts your server has noticed.

I did join in last year and (from what my server could see) it was mostly people talking about positive everyday things, it was very fun and constructive.

Obviously you had a different experience, but the Join In tag isn't specifically intended for tales of woe.

A way to avoid this variation is to follow the group rather than hashtag, as the group will be identical on any server.

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Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️ 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

I'd say that most were upbeat, but there was certainly a lot of pity partying going on, too. We all have shit to deal with in our own lives and the last thing I need to see is someone else's.

FediFollows 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

People deal with loneliness in different ways, I don't think it's useful to vilify any particular approach. Join In is meant to be as inclusive as possible.

I'm sure you didn't mean it like this, but some people might interpret phrases like "we all have shit do deal with" and "pity partying" as shaming them into keeping quiet.

(Again, I'm sure you didn't mean it that way, I'm just saying it may sound like shaming, especially if someone is having a tough time.)

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MicroBlog Castellano 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

🇬🇧 🇺🇸 If you're on Spain, we're promoting the tag #Únete
🇪🇦🇺🇾 Si estás en España estamos proponiendo la etiqueta #Únete para quienes quieran pasar estas navidades con su "familia virtual" del fediverso. Creo que también será bienvenida la gente de Latinoamérica, pero de momento estoy viendo eventos en horario europeo.

#unete

FediFollows 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

@fivethreezerosiamese

Just to be clear, I didn't set this up, I'm just letting people know about it 🙂

✒️Miguelbrasil :disfarce: 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

hi there people

Jamie Knight 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Out for today’s visit to my friend #IndustrialEstateCat to drop off a meal and exchange her microwaveable heat pad. She’s just enjoying some turkey and a sachet of chicken-flavoured yoghurt. The heat pad means she’ll be warm and comfortable in her Mr Snugs Kat Den, as there’s a nasty cold wind blowing. Since the weather got colder she’s living almost full time in the den. 😊

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Caturday

A white and grey tabby cat in front of two mostly empty food trays, near her green plastic cat den, looking up at a nearby human. She’s just enjoying turkey and a yoghurt treat.

#cats #caturday #catsOfMastodon #industrialestatecat

Marion Donnelly 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

You’re a kind person, Jamie.

Three varied illustrated cats in winter hats and scarves

Jamie Knight 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

@MarionDonnelly Thank you. 😊 I do what I can to make their lives a bit more comfortable.

@Marion Donnelly

😃ʙᴛ'ғᴀɴ•ᴍᴀ!! [ᴄʜʀɪsᴛɪᴀɴ] 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Definitivamente La Inquisición Me Daran Casa Hoy Estoy Muy Herraje Siguiendo A #Slaanesh

• SLAANESH, Canción del placer - #Warhammer40K Epic SONG 2024 #Video
#MusicAI #Music #YouTube

[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZodWapr4LM ]

SLAANESH, Canción del placer - Warhammer 40k Epic SONG 2024

Y llegó la canción que muchos esperaban; al príncipe del exceso, placer y lujuria! Quise hacer algo al nivel de Slaanesh, Posiblemente me la bajen pero valió...

^YouTube

#video #music #YouTUBE #warhammer40k #musicai #slaanesh

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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

"We haven't any room in Prison to spare"

They're doing this intentionally, as a message to the rest of us about protest.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/21/elderly-activist-to-spend-christmas-in-prison-because-tag-does-not-fit

#JustStopOil #UKpol #Ukpolitics

Elderly activist to spend Christmas in prison because tag does not fit

Woman jailed for M25 protest not allowed to continue home detention because electronic tags are too big

^{Diane Taylor (The Guardian)}

#UKpolitics #ukpol #juststopoil

Paul 💙 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Shortage of prison space... Release environmentalists, drug users, and sex workers and make some space... Keep those that are a danger to society in jail...

But not those that need help not imprisonment, those that are trying to make a better place and those who are just trying to get by

Old Hippie Ⓥ Resistance! 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Meat-eaters more likely to be disgusted by meat after taking part in #Veganuary
#veganism
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/dec/21/meat-eaters-more-likely-to-be-disgusted-by-meat-after-taking-part-in-veganuary-study-reveals?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Meat-eaters more likely to be disgusted by meat after taking part in Veganuary, study reveals

Avoiding animal products – and alcohol – at the start of the year makes lasting changes more likely, say researchers

^{James Tapper (The Guardian)}

#veganism #Veganuary

NotImpressed 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

#Syria #AlQaeda2.0
#US #Israel #Turkiye
@palestine

An update from geopolitical analyst Ben Norton:
- The US has 2000 troops on the ground in Syria, where the oil fields are located. They're there to stay.
- How the Cesar sanctions crippled Syria
- How the US created, armed and trained Al Qaeda
- Israel's strategic occupation of Mount Hermon

Who lost the most out of the neo-colonial US/Turkiye/Israeli led regime change are the Syrian people and the Palestinians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qicLi6kqt7M&t=1051s

Exposed: US military supported Syrian rebel offensive that toppled Assad government

Syrian rebel commanders have admitted that the US military helped them overthrow the government of Bashar al-Assad. NATO member Turkey and Israel played a ke...

^YouTube

#US #Israel #Syria #turkiye #alqaeda2 @palestine group

SoydelBierzo ⁂ 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Tanta preocupación con Huawei, TP-Link, TikTok y resulta que el peligroso es el Gran Dragón Niño-Hombre

No sé a que espera la UE para cerrar el acceso al bar nazi

https://12ft.io/https://elpais.com/internacional/2024-12-20/elon-musk-siembra-el-nerviosismo-en-alemania-al-apoyar-a-la-extrema-derecha.html

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Mon 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Pues que la UE está llena de Nazis.

Ya no tenemos al Pacto de Varsovia para mantenerlos a raya.

SoydelBierzo ⁂ 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

@xesfur eso parece

@Mon

Khurram Wadee 3 weeks ago • diaspora

𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕒 🏳️‍⚧️🦋

2024-12-20 20:08:02

#books

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🔥 Peter 🌍✊ :NoNazis: 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Far Right

Donald Trump and Elon Musk Have Energized the German Far-Right – Mother Jones

Germany’s AfD, with its own plan for mass deportations, is hoping to replicate the MAGA movement’s success in upcoming elections.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/12/donald-trump-elon-musk-alternative-fur-deutschlandafd-german-elections/

Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's endorsement has them exultant.

Germany's AfD, with its own plan for mass deportations, is hoping to replicate the MAGA movement's success in upcoming elections.

^{Mother Jones}

GoNintendo 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 greenlit, set for theaters Spring 2027:

https://gonintendo.com/contents/43972-sonic-the-hedgehog-4-greenlit-set-for-theaters-spring-2027

The SCU expands

#sonic

#sonic

Taz Bewegung 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Urteil zu Eigenbedarfskündigungen: Nichts zu gewinnen mit Eigenbedarf

🔥 Tausenden Mieter:innen wird in Berlin jedes Jahr unter vorgeschobenen Gründen gekündigt. Jetzt stärkt ein Urteil die Rechte der Betroffenen.

🔗 Hier lesen: https://ift.tt/zCshx71

Lake Michigan! Live! 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Current* conditions near Two Rivers, WI:

Rotating view just south of the mouth where the Twin Rivers meet Lake Michigan in Two Rivers. // Image captured at: 2024-12-21 17:59:04 UTC (about 5 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Two Rivers: 19.28 F | -7.07 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: NW at 11.498 mph | 18.50 kph // Humidity: 76%

Rasta 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

" i haz new furry toy "

#Caturday #Fun

#fun #caturday

Pastor of Muppets 3 weeks ago • hometown (AP)

Picking up my daughter and her friends and I'm setting parental embarrassment settings to FULL

My car stereo blasting Prisencolinensinainciusol, the weirdest, coolest dad song I can summon this side of Tom Waits. Who is also on this playlist.

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James Y🎃ung 3 weeks ago • hometown (AP)

all right!

The beat is *magical*

Pastor of Muppets 3 weeks ago • hometown (AP)

@pronoiac It has an excellent groove. It's really a great song.

@James Y🎃ung

Kueperpunk 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Heute morgen war den Medien zu entnehmen, dass der Täter von Magdeburg Islam-Kritiker ist. Wenige Minuten nachdem ich meiner Frau gegenüber bemerkte "Wenn der nicht mal #AfD -Anhänger ist.." bestätigte sich genau das.
Und ausgerechnet diese Partei wird von seiner Tat profitieren.

#AfD

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DB 🇵🇸 🌎🌏🌍 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

White supremacy makes it a crime to be Black in America.

#MikeParsonIsARacist #MarcellusWilliams #EricDeValkenaere #Kansas #SystemicRacism #DefundThePolice

X post from Bishop Talbert Swan
@TalbertSwan

Marcellus Williams, a Black man, was executed on September 24, despite credible evidence that called his conviction into question and widespread support for clemency. Governor Mike Parson refused to grant it. Today, Parson commuted the sentence of Eric DeValkenaere, a white Kansas City police officer convicted of murdering Cameron Lamb, a Black man, after unlawfully entering his property without a warrant. DeValkenaere walked free. A Black man with overwhelming evidence of innocence: Executed. A white officer guilty of killing a Black man: Released. This is more than a miscarriage of justice—this is systemic racism in action.

#MarcellusWilliams #CameronLamb #Raciallnjustice #BlackLivesMatter

3 photos below the text show the three men mentioned in the post

11:25 PM - Dec 20, 2024 - 298.8K Views

#Kansas #DefundThePolice #SystemicRacism #marcelluswilliams #ericdevalkenaere #mikeparsonisaracist

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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Look how Sky News frames it as "Refugees making problems" rather than mention the Far Right material he consumed online and encouraged him to his terrorist attacks, don't want to upset Emperor Musk now, do we?

This was one of Musk's own boys here...

#Madgeburg #ElonMusk #Musk #TalebA #SkyNews

Christmas market suspect may
have been 'dissatisfied with
treatment of Saudi refugees'

#ElonMusk #Musk #skynews #Madgeburg #TalebA

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Err, the Far Right CAUSED this attack! When are people going to fight back and stop letting them dictate the Narrative?!

2h ago
13:30
Fears far-right will descend on Magdeburg to exploit
attack
A professor of su-iology at a university in Magdeburg has wamed the far-right will
likely use this attack for their own ends.
"There are fears about the political exploitation of this attack," said Dr Matthias
Quent, of Magdeburg-Stendal University
"There are strong far-right mobilisations from all over Germany to come to
Magdeburg and to use this case for their political aims:
This is despite the suspect being identified by authorities as an Islamophobe
himself, Quent said.

Estarriol, WU Dragon 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

south african refugee complains about other refugees.

😃ʙᴛ'ғᴀɴ•ᴍᴀ!! [ᴄʜʀɪsᴛɪᴀɴ] 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

> Breve Lore Sobre El Dios Del Caos #Slaanesh Por Parte De #LaPapeleraCentral

• #Warhammer40K Deidades: Slaanesh #Video #YouTube

[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9wEUVR3WYk ]

Warhammer40k. Deidades: Slaanesh

este quizás sea el video que pueda que me desmoneticen por obvias razones pero si desean apoyarme mejor ahi estan los supergracias para apoyarme de manera op...

^YouTube

#video #YouTUBE #warhammer40k #lapapeleracentral #slaanesh

Emeritus Prof Christopher May 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Hi fellow Mastodonians.... just wanted to check something;

my feeling is that there is a lot more activity on Mastodon at the weekends than during the week (by which I mean re-posting, liking & replying) ... is that just me or a more general impression?

#Mastodon #SocialMedia #weekend

#Mastodon #socialmedia #weekend

Estarriol, WU Dragon 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Not for me, but what I find is different people are busy at weekends than in the week, especially daytimes.

Brian Smith 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

@Thebratdragon
Same here, Some different people but about the same level of activity.

@Estarriol, WU Dragon

taz 3 weeks ago • diaspora

Exklusiv: RAF-Verdächtiger Garweg

Meldung aus dem Untergrund

Von Konrad Litschko

Seit 1990 ist der als RAF-Terrorist beschuldigte Burkhard Garweg abgetaucht. Jetzt äußert sich der 56-Jährige, die taz dokumentiert hier sein vollständiges Schreiben.

Schwerpunkt: Rote Armee Fraktion / RAF

#taz #tageszeitung #Terrorismus #Anschlag #Fahndung #Burkhard #Garweg

#taz #tageszeitung #Terrorismus #Anschlag #Burkhard #fahndung #Garweg

𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕒 🏳️‍⚧️🦋 3 weeks ago • diaspora

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Dan Gillmor 3 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Hilarious if maybe too trenchant Defector piece on the Williams Sonoma catalog: https://defector.com/the-2024-haters-guide-to-the-williams-sonoma-catalog?giftLink=1c33f33a0da293f5f5047be76c87dab6&utm_campaign=defector&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

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Gavin N. Harris 3 weeks ago • unkn (AP)

Řekněme si to zcela bez obalu. Buď začnou standardní demokratické strany dramaticky zhoršující se bezpečnostní situaci v západní Evropě řešit okamžitě, rychle a rázně nebo v průběhu následujícího desetiletí ovládnou Německo, Francii, Nizozemsko atp. větší či menší fašisté.