Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

For those keeping track, How Comics Were Made corrections were sent to the printer today, and proofs were returned! I just dropped off the last borrowed art, too.

The book is still on track for shipping starting in mid-October! (I know, a Kickstarter that, knock wood, could be on time?)

You can pre-order a copy at https://howcomicsweremade.ink/order and find out more about the book at https://howcomicsweremade.ink/ – an overview, preview of pages (including an index page), and a full table of contents.

KOSA could block youth access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health resources. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/kosas-online-censorship-threatens-abortion-access

The discussions about whether to use AI helpers for creative work remind me of musician's unions attempting to ban synthesizers and drum machines in the early eighties [1], which sound funny today. In the meantime, musicians have learnt to combine these tools with their own skills in fantastic ways, covering the full range from "all electronics" to "no electronics" for our enjoyment.

We've come a long way, and it has taken time. #music #ai

[1] https://www.musicradar.com/news/the-union-passed-a-motion-to-ban-the-use-of-synths-drum-machines-and-any-electronic-devices-the-day-the-loony-musicians-union-tried-to-kill-the-synthesizer-which-also-happened-to-be-bob-moogs-birthday

Claiming government officials’ texts are unavailable because they’re stored on personal phones is “just a dodge to try to avoid accountability,” EFF’s @aaronmackey told Louisville Public Media. “I think what it says is they don’t actually value transparency.”
https://www.lpm.org/investigate/2024-09-17/jcps-superintendent-goes-under-oath-in-lpm-records-lawsuit

Eviscerati.Org: Official Policy on AI-Generated content

https://www.eviscerati.org/ai-policy/

(TL;DR version: no AI-generated content. But the longer version provides more context, and to be fair some of the anti-AI crowd may find the context objectionable)

so, it looks like two cops did shoot a third cope because they were hunting a guy who didn't pay $2.90 for the subway fare.

oh, and that knife that supposedly the turnstile jumper had?

nah.

most likely a plant.

fuck Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul.

yes, they are democrats. yuppie and buppie scum democrats.

https://www.aol.com/news/probe-underway-nypd-friendly-fire-223220976.html

#nyc #ACAB

"Being born into western civilization is like waking up in the middle of a massive lynch mob. Something terrible is happening, and everyone’s going along with it and telling you it’s fine and it’s normal, and even if you’re able to figure out that what they’re doing is wrong in all the chaos and confusion you find yourself powerless to stop them, because the whole thing has so much momentum already and there are far too many people blindly caught up in the frenzy of bloodlust..."

UK’s #smartmeter targets leaving energy users short-changed, says Martin Lewis - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/17/uk-smart-meter-targets-energy-users-martin-lewis "Consumer campaigner writes to Ed Miliband warning that installations are being prioritised over repairs"

So, been working with #svelte & #sveltekit for the past couple weeks, but have run into what I think is a conceptual problem.. It has to do with creating a Component with a store that might be used multiple times (with a different store value) meaning that I'm trying to achieve a 'reactive contextual store'. I've gone through all the online guides/vids I can find, but can't find a working solution. Note that I'm *not* using TypeScript. Anyone out there able to offer a bit of targeted #FediHelp?

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Someone said DuckDuckGo uses Microsoft for search. Is that why when you search for news all you get is MSN links? Do we see how corporate greed just breaks everything yet?

Adding more clumsy animal metaphors to the donkeys and elephants in election coverage. https://www.gocomics.com/brian-mcfadden/2024/09/16

“There are forbidden topics in the hacker community. One is sternly reprimanded for bringing them up, by their peers, their leaders, and the community at large. In private, one can expect threats and intimidation; in public, outcry and censorship. […] Our community has problems, important problems, that every hacker should care about, and we need the bravery and humility to face them, not the cowardice to retaliate against those who speak up.” (Drew DeVault, Sept 23)

https://www.kommunikationsliebe.org/en/post/talking-about-violence/#what-has-happened-so-far-a-summary

When the second assassination attempt drops

Larry Ellison, who was a terrible person long before the current generation of Silicon Valley terrible people emerged, is promoting a total surveillance society -- which is the linchpin to tomorrow's fascism.

The fact that his company stands to profit immensely from such a thing is probably not his top motivation.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/omnipresent-ai-cameras-will-ensure-good-behavior-says-larry-ellison/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/15/data-center-gas-emissions-tech

Seems like everyone is having a grand old time dunking on bad LLM answers, but I can't bring myself to join in. Why? Because this is what's required to provide fodder for the jokes 👇 and I don't find it at all funny.

https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-ai-fumes

https://gizmodo.com/the-new-plan-to-power-data-hungry-ai-sink-server-farms-into-the-san-francisco-bay-2000497769

"LOL, lookit this dumb thing the LLM said! Totally worth poisoning poor people and fucking up an ecosystem for!"

The jokes just help normalize it. Don't laugh at it, demand its abolition. wtaf?

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Decisions concerning people’s freedom, mobility, and ability to seek safety in the United States should not be made by computers. That's why EFF and over 100 other organizations are calling on the U.S. government to stop this practice. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/eff-140-other-organizations-call-end-ai-use-immigration-decisions