Mastodawn

Jim Jones 2h ago

mariafarrell 12h ago

"I hope you find out who did this."

Jim Jones 2h ago

Jürgen Hubert 3h ago

The #Fediverse is the real deal.

https://matduggan.com/boy-i-was-wrong-about-the-fediverse/

Boy I was wrong about the Fediverse

I have never been an "online community first" person. The internet is how I stay in touch with people I met in real life. I'm not a "tweet comments at celebrities" guy. I was never funny enough to be the funniest person on Twitter. So when Twitter was accidentally purchased

matduggan.com

Jim Jones 2h ago

Steve Lieber 8h ago

Over on Bluesky, someone asked if I ever use reference photos for expressions. The answer is: CONSTANTLY. Back before digital photography, I kept a mirror propped up by my drawing board. Now I just shoot photos. Sometimes I have my studiomates pose. Other times I pose myself and use a timer. https://youtube.com/shorts/g0RetTttweo?si=Xjp5F53PaPBi5t5-

The Real People Behind Jimmy Olsen

YouTube

lyn chao yu

This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol

“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.

A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.

The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick

Jim Jones 19h ago

Lady Laura

20h ago

Latency, Senescence, Acrylic markers, 2026

#Art #illustration

Jim Jones 19h ago

Bruce Sterling @bruces 23h ago

*Elite cybercrime forums overwhelmed by slop. This is fantastic

https://www.wired.com/story/cybercriminals-are-complaining-about-ai-slop-flooding-their-forums/

Hackers Hate AI Slop Even More Than You Do

It's not just you. Scammers, hackers, and other cybercriminals are complaining about “AI shit” flooding platforms where they discuss cyberattacks and other illegal activity.

WIRED

Jim Jones 19h ago

Kevin Beaumont 1d ago

Using AI chatbots for even just for 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Oxford, and UCLA.

https://ai-project-website.github.io/AI-assistance-reduces-persistence/

AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance

Causal evidence that AI assistance reduces persistence and impairs unassisted performance across math reasoning and reading comprehension tasks.

Jim Jones 19h ago

Gobi wan Kenobi 1d ago

I liked this reflection on the psychic effects of AI coding from @mitsuhiko who uses AI plenty but looks askance at Gas Town etc. https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/agent-psychosis/

Agent Psychosis: Are We Going Insane?

What’s going on with the AI builder community right now?

Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings

Jim Jones 1d ago

Nanoraptor 2d ago

CMYK