digichelle

digichelle, 5 days ago to random

You know these fuckers made it sound like ScarJo on purpose. They’re absolutely shameless and will rip off anyone and anything. But now that they’ve been caught, they’re trying to play innocent.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24161108/openai-scarlett-johanson-chatgpt-her-sky

digichelle, 8 days ago to random

Broadcom may not be the worst company in the world—it’s quite a competitive space, after all—but damn, they’re going for the crown. Absolute fucking clown show from top to bottom.

https://matduggan.com/the-worst-website-in-the-entire-world/

digichelle, 10 days ago to random

In case you were wondering, yes, we are living in a tech-fueled dystopian nightmare.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c25rre8ww57o

digichelle, 11 days ago to random

Though the Global North (the United States in particular) contributed to climate change the most, it’s the Global South paying the price. But good luck getting the Global North (Americans in particular) to care.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/14/impossible-heatwave-philippines-april-scientists

skinnylatte, 12 days ago to random

I saw someone on Instagram trying to sell jpgs of his black and white film photo as an NFT. I had to check which year we were in

skinnylatte, 12 days ago to animals

Cookie is REALLY excited about my food

#DogsOfMastodon #dogs

digichelle, 12 days ago to random

I’m sure the Red Sox fans amongst you will be amused by this news.

(FYI: I root for the Dodgers, so if any of y’all wanna hate on the Yankees, I’m right there with you.)

https://gothamist.com/news/new-york-lawmakers-to-honor-red-sox-legend-david-ortiz-yes-really

#sportsball

digichelle, 23 days ago to random

“Order must prevail.” That phrase alone betrays so much. You may protest, but it must be in the place we designate and in the manner we prescribe. And anyway, it’s useless, since I’m not changing my mind. The status quo must be upheld at all costs.

Conveniently, he and many others overlook the fact that the violent “outside agitators” they blame are often the police. The chaos stems not from the protests, but from the response.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/02/joe-biden-protests-speech

digichelle, 23 days ago to random

More on the conflation of antisemitism and criticism of Israel, from @TheRaDR. Alas, the thread is on Bluesky, but it’s worth a read.

https://bsky.app/profile/theradr.bsky.social/post/3krj5fj5ia326

digichelle, 23 days ago to random

It’s all too obvious how The New York Times feels about the campus protests sweeping the world. They’re not even trying to hide it.

I can’t say I’m surprised. So much about the NY Times makes sense when you know it’s a paper by the powerful, for the powerful.

digichelle, 25 days ago to StarTrek

I wish there were more people in my life who shared—or at the very least, understood—my singular obsession with #StarTrek. Alas.

digichelle, 27 days ago to random

I keep thinking about how, in 2003, I was a student protester against the Iraq War. Despite the government’s insistence, despite the media’s complicity, we persevered. We knew what the war was really about, and we knew it would end in disaster. And sadly, we were right.

Students were right about civil rights and Vietnam in the 60s, students were right about apartheid in the 80s, students were right about Iraq in the aughts, and students are right about Gaza today. Listen to them.

digichelle, 29 days ago to random

I have an Apple Watch Series 5 running watchOS 10 point whatever-the-latest-release-is. Every now and then, I see the red dot denoting new notifications at the top of the screen, but can’t pull down to see them. The only way to fix this is to reboot the watch.

Anyone else experiencing the same issue? Or is my watch just too fucking old?

digichelle, 29 days ago to random

I wish smoking would go the way of the dodo.