Mastodawn

Ramblings of a #supervillain

#Palantir #manifesto claims #AI #weapons, cultural inferiority

#American technology corp Palantir raised controversy such as moral duty of tech companies in defence & implying some #cultures are inferior to others

The post was called a 22-point #manifesto that has generated backlash ...

#racism #CorporateTerrorism #BigData #greed #power #USAggression #USThreats #BoycottUSA #CorporateGovt #dystopian

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Petra van Cronenburg 4d ago

I’ve been reading stuff about the genuine #reality, stuff that sounds like The Onion on crack or a supervillain jumping straight out of a completely absurd script. Should I focus on real, dry reality, and how it would look like? Like a sugar-coated muffin or a musty, unironed shirt with tomato sauce stains?
Let me take you on a reality travel https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/e8a0beae-5d7c-49a4-a3ce-66f732419a3c

#NatureMatchCuts #MatchCuts #blog #newsletter #realityCheck #realityGoesMad #scifi #supervillain #superrich #TESCREAL #journalism

Match Cuts 3: Beam Me Up, Scotty!

Am I still here, or have I already left? Do I want to stay, or let me beam away? Just in the last few days, I’ve been reading stuff about the genuine reality – stuff…

Steady

Richard Michael Blaber 4d ago

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-manifesto-uk-contract-fears-mps. "'Palantir’s "manifesto" sounds like the ramblings of a #supervillain,' said Victoria Collins, a #LiberalDemocrat MP. 'A #company that has such naked #ideological motivations & lack of #respect for #democratic #ruleoflaw should be nowhere near our #public #services.'" Amen to that! Stuff #Palantir! Down with #AlexKarp & his #technological #fascism!

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears

Alarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

The Guardian

N-gated Hacker News Apr 8

🚨🤖 Oh no, OpenAI's GPT-2 is so perilous it's locked away like an AI supervillain! Because clearly, a rogue algorithm is the new Godzilla. 🌪️🥴
https://slate.com/technology/2019/02/openai-gpt2-text-generating-algorithm-ai-dangerous.html #OpenAI #GPT2 #AIrisks #Supervillain #TechnologyTrends #HackerNews #ngated

When Is Technology Too Dangerous to Release to the Public?

If recent history is any indication, trying to suppress or control the proliferation of A.I. tools may be a losing battle.

Slate

Ben Higbie Apr 4

art from Eclipso #13 by Audwynn Jermaine Newman (1993)

#comicbooks #comicbook #comicbookart #artist #artists #dccomics #geek #nerd #geeks #nerds #90s #1990s #superhero #superheroes #supervillain #supervillains #illustration #art #arts #artwork

Space draws scalies 🐲Mar 31

Demon Bulletproof! 🔫🦇
- stop showing off, Durdam!
#spaceRARt #furryart #scalieart #supervillain #bulletproof #dragon #digitalart

Ben Higbie Mar 29

cover of Supervillain Team-Up #11 by Dave Cockrum (1977)

#comicbook #comicbooks #comicbookart #artist #artists #marvel #marvelcomics #70s #1970s #superhero #superheroes #geek #nerd #geeks #nerds #supervillain #supervillains #illustration

Not tech related; but...

#Anecdote #NorthKorea #SuperVillain #BondVillain #WTF

https://www.thedailybeast.com/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-woos-trump-with-james-bond-inspired-piranha-tank-murder-story

Kim Jong Un Woos Trump With James Bond-Inspired Piranha-Tank Murder Story

The absurd rumor reared its ugly head again as the Supreme Leader taunted Trump.

The Daily Beast

I turned a biologist friend's fav cell type into a sympathetic super villain!

#superhero #supervillain #comicbook #comic #biology #fibroblast #cell #mastoArt

Space draws scalies 🐲Mar 9

[f] Devil Hulk 💪🦕🦕
Cool strong scalie from The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction!
#spaceRARt #furryart #scalieart #supervillain #muscle #strongman #digitalart #marvel