A Map of the Observable Universe

Image Credit & Copyright: B. Ménard & N. Shtarkman; Data: SDSS, Planck, JHU, Sloan, NASA, ESA

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230705.html #APOD

Hands off our work ❌

We want consensual opt-in mechanisms, not assumed consent with options to opt-out of current ML data sets.

#MastoArt #HumanArt #NoToAi #ArtNouveau

One thing that Mastodon newcomers may not realize is how easy it is to turn Mastodon for web into essentially a Tweetdeck clone, with columns for search/compose, home, notifications, and any lists you've set up. It takes literally seconds.

Here's what mine looks like right now:

Edward Burne-Jones, 'The beguiling of Merlin' (1872-1877)

#art #British #magic #myth #Merlin #Nimue #Pre-Raphaelite #painting

Anyone else noticing just how hard the state & popular society is going right now? Guess I sound like a faded echo here compared to all of our constant screams, but here's Quick recap

- Steps to heavily criminalize poverty
- Steps to criminalization mental illness
- Steps to harass, attack, intimidate and murder the queer community from laws to violence
- Major spike this year in police homicide, especially today's the bipoc community
- Antisemitism has become a popular trend that is fully empowered in media
- Steps have been taken to not permit us to have guns
- Murder robots have been approved to be used by police
- It has become socially acceptable to not only add cameras on the streets but to also add cell phone scanners on street corners under the guise of public safety
- Speaking of public safety, acab includes those TSA bastards. Those are some useless pieces of shit