Still baffled by the sheer irresponsibility of unleashing the Convincing Lie Generator on the general public. I donβt think thereβs a historic precedent save for only maybe the release of teflon into the environment.
I cannot express enough how sweet my cats are. They are gentle, kind, and affectionate. Not a hint of malice in their soul. And softer than any plushie.
#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
#Mastodon has had a nice little uptick in sign-ups and activity from #Taiwan after a facebook post recommending it as an alternative to facebook and Instagram for Taiwanese users went viral on facebook, bringing in about 20K new users over the span of two days to mastodon.social, g0v.social, m.cmx.im and a few more.
In today's mastodon.social update, we're testing a few minor quality of life improvements to the web interface: Every list of accounts now has a shortcut to add or remove an account from lists; clicking a hashtag in a post now brings up a menu with a shortcut to browse posts in that hashtag specifically by the author, and a new featured tab on profiles to make featured hashtags and posts easier to find and navigate.
A shot from November last year that I somehow never shared.
π· Pentax 6x7
ποΈ Kodak Portra 160
π Super Takumar 105mm/2.4
π€ @Amelia Rochko
β Spieker Film Lab
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #MediumFormat
Today's mastodon.social update brings some improvements to the video player in Mastodon's web app. You can double-tap the video to enter and exit full screen, the controls will disappear once your mouse stops moving, and a new indicator will show you which function you triggered when you press a hotkey (like "m" to mute or "arrow up" to increase volume).
I have to say, I am really disappointed Devin Townsend's #TheMoth featured AI-generated art projections. They were uncanny and distracting at best even if you look past the ethics of it. And now it's occupying my mind and distracting me from talking about the actual music of his 10 years in the making project...
Another portrait. Two Arri tungsten lights, one at 90Β° with a softbox and one at 45Β° without, but aiming at the hair. No gels this time. There was also a reflector but I forgot to move it for this pose so it's kind of irrelevant.
π· Pentax 6x7
ποΈ Kodak Portra 160
π Super Takumar 105mm/2.4
π€ @Amelia Rochko
β Spieker Film Lab
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #MediumFormat
You can hardly find a studio the works of which are so thoughtful, kind, and intentional as Studio Ghibli. To stripmine that for its aesthetics, to take a piece of cardboard and paint it like food and say "See, doesn't this taste just as good?" is more than missing the point, it's barbaric, dystopian. It's an insult to life itself. #OpenAI
