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MurderBotBotThis place was creepy. I reminded myself that the terrible thing that had most likely happened here was me. Somehow that didn’t help.
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David William
Профиль VivelyAcademic librarian, PhD in philosophy. Critical librarianship, phenomenology, synths, tabletop & video games, sci-fi. Settler on Treaty 7 land. He/him. All opinions my own. Infinite diversity in infinite combinations.
"The problem: publishers and movie companies may not be able to register copyright and come away with a clear title chain if there are certain AI elements in the mix. That’s because AI-aided copy is an amalgamation of many other copyrighted works."
AI Questions Spoil Book & Movie Heat On 'Call Me, I'll Hide The Body' NovelThat screeching sound you heard from international publishers and film rights buyers was an abrupt application of the brakes after a fevered pursuit of the unpublished debut novel.deadline.com
Fade in: Los Angeles, 2036. The sunset obscured by the heavy smog from the data centres. Two human forms huddled under a dirty tarp. A painful whirring sound overhead. One looks up, nervously, narrows their eyes, then widens them and shakes the other awake. THE BURRITO COPTER HAS FOUND US, RUN
The VergeDoorDash is going airborne with new drone delivery division
"The most notable finding by CFE is that of the 502 challenges [509 with Quebec] reported by Canadian public, school, and academic libraries in 2025, 360 were the result of the Alberta Ministerial Orders (May/September 2025]. This is the largest book ban in Canadian history." 📚 #abpoli #cdnpoli
Challenges faced by Canadian Libraries in 2025 - Canadian Federation of Library Associations2025 saw a dramatic rise in censorship efforts aimed at libraries in Canada, with activity focused at school libraries in Alberta following the Alberta Ministerial Orders. Challenges reported by libra...cfla-fcab.ca"Earlier this month, 404 Media reported that AI detection service Pangram estimated 41 percent of long form posts and 30 percent of short form posts on LinkedIn are likely AI generated." Pretty sure we all already knew where the 'seems like AI slop button' was
Joseph CoxNew: LinkedIn just introduced a "seems like AI slop" button. That's literally what the button says. The thought leaders are going to have a meltdown www.404media.co/linkedin-int...
As a punk from the 90s, I am HERE for the Shell culture jam
So MayerOn the Northern Line from ctl London while both Piccadilly & Central lines are down & could not support this more.
Glen Hansard and Richard Thompson performing Sandy Denny's Who Knows Where The Time Goes 🥹
Glen Hansard with Richard Thompson "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" in Durham, NC 11/27/15 (6 of 8)YouTube video by Jon's Music Channelwww.youtube.com"Clock Tower X created ten websites, each dedicated to a particular aspect of Israel’s propaganda campaign...The websites attract only a few hundred human visitors each month, Drop Site reported. Their principal audience appears instead to be search engines, automated web crawlers and AI chatbots."
SUPPORTING PALESTINEwww.middleeastmonitor.com/20260729-isr...
"[C]ollaborating with Rowling is not simply a tone-deaf brand partnership—it’s actively harmful."
Mel WoodsI hate it here ... 🫠 New from me, on the Canadian discount coffee chain in the year 2026 (!!) choosing to partner with the British anti-trans lady's three-decade-old children's book series ⬇️ xtramagazine.com/culture/tim-...
Soon to be deployed by police at a protest near you
Phil LewisSchools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters The plastic, non-lethal aircraft, which can smash windows and ram attackers will be at the ready at certain schools in Colorado, Florida and Georgia www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...