cybeardjm

docpop, 7 days ago to random

In a crowded market, now is a great time for companies to stand out by taking clear stances against data scraping and the unethical use of AI. Cara, the new art platform, is a great example. Along with a clear stance against AI generated content, Cara adds “NoAI” tags to images uploaded by default and offers Glaze to prevent AI unauthorized scraping. https://blog.cara.app/faq#ai-stance

Users are fleeing platforms like DeviantArt and Instagram due to data scraping, and looking for ethical alternatives.

screenshot from Cara.app's FAQ: What is Cara’s stance on AI art? We believe artists’ rights should be respected, and the current use of creators’ work without their consent in datasets is unethical. We do not plan to host AI art unless the rampant ethical and data privacy issues around datasets are resolved via regulation. In the event that legislation is passed to clearly protect artists, we believe that AI images should always be clearly labeled as such, as the public deserve to have the ability to search for human-made art and/or AI art with posts tagged accordingly. Read more about why we’re building Cara on our About page. To know more about our founding thoughts on the future of AI and how it will impact creatives, you can read this blog post.
screenshot from Cara.app's FAQ: Where does Cara stand on NFTs? Cara does not offer any direct integration with NFTs or cryptocurrency-related technology and does not tolerate scams or illegal activities of any kind. As a platform, we do not seek to foster a culture of get-rich-quick schemes or grifts, and using Cara to advertise such activities falls outside of our Terms & Conditions. Additionally, many NFT projects use artwork created via AI image generation, which is considered a violation of our rules and would not be allowed in portfolios. That being said, it is untenable for us to police artists who choose to share unique pieces of art created by hand for the purpose of being sold as an NFT elsewhere, and we do not currently disallow individual artworks for this reason.

cybeardjm, 8 days ago to Cats

As an example, all kittens in NYC have 0 conviction...

#Cats #Caturday

cybeardjm, 9 days ago to Introvert

Forgot drinking tea or coffee...

#Introvert #Comics

docpop, 15 days ago (edited 15 days ago) to random

Looking through some old posts on my site and noticing a bunch of twitter embeds are broken. It's probably due to Twitter.com forwarding to x.com, but it's oddly inconsistent. Some old tweets still display, others don't. Even stranger, I'm unable to see some of the tweets when I'm not signed in. For example, I can see this post if I'm logged in, but it says "this post has been deleted" when I'm incognito mode. https://x.com/DocPop/status/1531128882115424257 I'd be sad if that old content isn't viewable anymore.

michaelzemmour, 18 days ago to random French

Condition d'indemnisation du chômage:

2021: en emploi 4 mois sur les 28 derniers mois.

12/2021 : 6 mois d'emploi sur les 24 derniers mois.

Réforme envisagée:
8 mois d'emploi sur les 20 derniers mois

Rappel: en 2023 près de 6 chômeurs sur 10 n'étaient pas indemnisés.

https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2024/05/22/reforme-de-l-assurance-chomage-le-gouvernement-mise-sur-3-6-milliards-d-euros-d-economies-et-la-creation-de-90-000-emplois_6234832_3234.html

Jyoti, 19 days ago to ElectronicMusic

If you're involved in electronic music-making and you're not white, please DM me on here.

I've just been watching loads of #SuperBooth footage and was aghast at how overwhelmingly white the whole thing is. I've seen more diversity at EDL marches.

So, I'm gonna try and do something about it. And the first thing is organising.

#Diversity #ElectronicMusic #Synthesizer #MusicProduction #DrumMachines

cybeardjm, 20 days ago to jazz

Tete Mbambisa – Tete’s Big Sound

https://amf.didiermary.fr/tete-mbambisa-big-sound/

An often ignored classic of South African jazz, “Tete’s Big Sound” by Tete Mbambisa was released in 1976. Tete Mbambisa – "Tete's Big Sound" The album Tete’s Big Sound emerged during a golden age for local South African jazz recordings in the 1970s. Issued by the independent As-Shams/The Sun label in 1976, it was the […] …

#70smusic #Jazz #SouthAfrica

stefan, 21 days ago (edited 20 days ago) to fediverse

Hey everyone! I recently posted about my latest project, a universal fediverse sharing button: https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-sharing-button/

Is this something that you'd find useful for your website or blog?

#WebDevelopment #WebDesign #UXUI #fediverse #SocialMedia

EDIT: Thanks everyone for sharing and trying this out! I fixed an issue on iOS some of you might have run into, just FYI.

cybeardjm, 21 days ago to Cats

Trying to take a photo of your pets? Think twice...

#Cats #Dogs #Caturday #Photography

cybeardjm, 22 days ago to random French

Comment fait-on lorsque l'on a besoin de #Nutella pour soutenir son moral et qu'il est difficile d'y avoir accès (cher, car importé, et uniquement dans 2 grandes surfaces sur le pays) ? On cherche des produits locaux ou régionaux... Le cacao pousse sur la majorité de la sous-région, donc facile, mais les noisettes, faut oublier...

Localement, il existe une pâte à tartiner à base de cacao et de noix de cajou (sous le nom Gounou). Recette pas à mon goût.
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cybeardjm, 23 days ago to ai

"The best metric to know if someone is lying about future technology, look to see if they use the language of inevitableism to discuss the future. Doubt and skepticism are the marks of scientific rigour and engineering, when those are abandoned you're only left with charlatanism."

• Stephen Diehl - 2021

#AI #Crypto #Quote

cybeardjm, 23 days ago to climate

From the vault: 2020

When the wet bulb temperature gets around 35°C, even a physically fit person resting in the shade with plenty of water would die within hours.

Potentially Fatal Combinations of Humidity and Heat Are Emerging Across the Globe
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/05/08/fatal-heat-humidity-emerging/

This is already happening - for brief periods - across the world.

#Heat #Humidity #ClimateCrisis

stefan, 23 days ago (edited 23 days ago) to fediverse

I'm prototyping a fediverse sharing button. Anyone interested in giving it a try?

Feature highlights:

• shows a logo of supported fediverse software
• lets you share selected text
• remembers the last fediverse domain used

Demo: https://fediverse-share-button.stefanbohacek.dev/
Download: https://github.com/stefanbohacek/fediverse-share-button/

#fediverse #FediverseSharingButton

cybeardjm, 23 days ago to books

From the vault: 2018

Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Activism, and Advocacy for All

by Elisa Camahort Page, Carolyn Gerin, and Jamia Wilson

https://www.roadmapforrevolutionaries.com/

#Books #Revolution #Advocacy #Activism

cybeardjm, 23 days ago to worldwithoutus

Kagame's Rwanda deports Human Rights Watch official

https://gazettengr.com/kagames-rwanda-deports-human-rights-watch-official/

"The denial of entry reflects the authorities’ intensifying assault on human rights, months ahead of the country’s 2024 general elections, Human Rights Watch said."

#Rwanda #Africa #HRW

cybeardjm, 28 days ago to movies

Who remembers this movie?

The Gods Must be Crazy ("Les dieux sont tombés sur la tête" in French) released in 1980, with N!Xau (est. 1944-2003) a San from the Kalahari Desert.

#Movie #Africa

cybeardjm, 28 days ago to southafrica

Sho Madjozi – Dumi Hi Phone

https://amf.didiermary.fr/sho-madjozi-dumi-hi-phone/

From her debut album “Limpopo Champions League“.

Here’s a fresh track from Sho Madjozi, a big name in South Africa’s burgeoning gqom music scene—that spare, darkly textured and infectious dance sound that evolved out of house music. The 25-year-old rapper does her work in the Xitsonga language, choosing to remain true to her mother tongue. […]

#GQOM #SouthAfrica #Electro #EDM