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September 1, 2023

So I was made to feel old today…

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So I was made to feel old today…



Two decades today



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Published on September 01, 2023 12:56

We work hard so that we can afford to take care of our furbabies.

We work hard so that we can afford to take care of our furbabies.

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Published on September 01, 2023 09:40

phoenixyfriend:I don’t want to end Amazon, because it provides an incredibly useful service to the...

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I don’t want to end Amazon, because it provides an incredibly useful service to the disabled community, the elderly, and those who simply don’t have time to go shopping due to working three jobs and the like. There currently isn’t a major alternative on the market that is the same level of cheap and accessible.


What I do want to do is enforce some goddamn antitrust laws on major web-based companies like Amazon and Google and Facebook, and roll back their attempts at monopolizing en...


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Published on September 01, 2023 07:50

August 31, 2023

The US Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI

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The US Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI

US Copyright Office wants to hear what people think about AI and copyright


American friends! The US Copyright Office (which we know exerts huuuge influence in how these things are treated elsewhere) wants to hear opinions on copyright and AI.


“The US Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI and copyright issues beginning August 30th as the agency figures out how to approach the subject.”


We ca...


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Published on August 31, 2023 15:49

August 30, 2023

little reminders 🫶

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little reminders 🫶


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Published on August 30, 2023 15:10

August 29, 2023

Today.

positivelypositive:


🍁


you are where…


…you are supposed to be right now.


this doesn’t mean that you couldn’t have gone higher or further. it only means that at this point in your journey, this exact spot is what works best for your past, present, and future. believe in your present.


however it may be, good or bad, the present is the most real thing in your life right now


Today.

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Published on August 29, 2023 16:27

August 28, 2023

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The great German polymath Johann...



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The great German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born #onthisday in 1749. As well as penning novels, poetry, criticism, and dramas, he also wrote various scientific treatises, including his 1810 book Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colours): https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/black-on-black #OTD


If there’s one thing this site loves, it is color theory. 


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Published on August 28, 2023 07:50

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August 22, 2023

Some people have asked me if I can publish my mapmaking tools. So I developed a software. 🙂

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Some people have asked me if I can publish my mapmaking tools. So I developed a software. 🙂


Here is the result:


Canvas of Kings on Steam


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Published on August 22, 2023 13:20

“This intolerance has to end,” [Paul Feig] said. “Anyone using hateful language against the LGBTQ+…

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A Californian was killed after an argument over a Pride flag hanging outside her clothing store, deputies say | CNN


This is NOT being talked about enough.


“This intolerance has to end,” [Paul Feig] said. “Anyone using hateful language against the LGBTQ+ community has to realize their words matter, that their words can inspire violence against innocent loving people.”

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Published on August 22, 2023 06:57