@susankayequinn Reminds of this from #analog_nowhere by @prahou
Same energy. It can be effectively applied to all creative people who are mages or witches that can, in fact, create.
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/116695414416647626
Oh! This is such a good framing for a misunderstanding about the role of code I don't think I've seen before.
Truth: Code is an encoding of intent. As with any kind of instruction, brevity is power. This, we know.
But, the fallacy: Code is a sort of fuel, made of symbols, that you pour into a computer to make it do stuff. Common sense tells us: more is better!
I can totally see how you’d start at one and arrive at the other. And it happens! So often! All the time! For our whole lives! Agh!
Congrats to "SAVE THE HOMELAND" by Todd Tokashiki, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬
Haunting archival imagery of early 20th-century Palestine with powerful manipulated narration & repetition.
Watch the full short film ⤵️ https://archive.org/details/save-the-homeland
I can't believe that I'm agreeing with the Pope.
@davidgerard

Holy shit! (pun intended)
If this is true, which it very well could be, then this is a _realistic_ defense against forced AI use at work.
You can cite religious concerns! Apparently the pope made some statement/document whatever.
Sorry for sharing a link to a meta page, make sure to open it in a private tab! Or better still, just look for the information elsewhere. I'm compulsive about citing sources.