Phil Smythe

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10 quick Mastodon tips

There has recently been a huge rush of people trying out Mastodon. This is also noticeable in the number of people reading my earlier Mastodon Guide. I wanted to take this opportunity to provide a brief list of usage tips that I wish I had at hand when first setting

Axbom • My Next Heartbeat

There's a fundraiser underway to try and save Edinburgh's beloved Filmhouse.
Just backed it. #Edinburgh without the Filmhouse is just wrong, it's a wonderful part of our cultural city. My second home since I moved here long ago as a student, made friends there, have been exposed to cinema from around the world I'd never otherwise have seen. It's a treasure.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-filmhouse-cinema
#Filmhouse #cinema #EdinburghInternationalFilmFestival #fundraiser

Save Filmhouse Cinema - Updates

We aim to save Filmhouse, Edinburgh, by buying the building from the administrators of the defunct CMI parent company. TARGET DATE: 2nd Dec.

Crowdfunder UK
@Scornflakegrrrl
mine will be 2yo in March and he's the silliest psycho
@ErrataRob he really has no idea. The value of Twitter is in the people who use it, not the design or the product itself. He’s treating it as if it’s a car. I don’t talk to my car! I don’t share with it stuff and expect to learn from the exchange.
I talked to the The Verge for this deep dive into the muddy waters of generative AI and copyright. It’s complicated! https://www.theverge.com/23444685/generative-ai-copyright-infringement-legal-fair-use-training-data
The scary truth about AI copyright is nobody knows what will happen next

Generative AI models have taken off in 2022. They can generate code, text, art, and more. But there are serious questions about their use of copyrighted data for training. Are these models legal? It’s a difficult question to answer.

The Verge
It's a very odd experience watching a video about your secret area of nerdery (Theme Park history), only to discover it's based around arguing how your own theories on tech consumers apply to Disney Parks as well. 😆 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-4k9c8LZU4&feature=emb_logo
Disney Is Quickly Burning Through Consumer Trust, What's Next?

YouTube

Funny German insults to cheer you up:

- Warmduscher (warm showerer) = wimp
- Stinkstiefel (smelly boot) = grumpy person
- Lackaffe (varnish monkey) = flashy dude
- Trantüte (bag of whale oil) = slowpoke
- Schweinehund (pig dog) = skunk
- Arsch mit Ohren (butt with ears) = jerk
- Kotzbrocken (puke chunk) = jerk
- Arschgeige (butt violin) = jerk
- Nervensäge (nerve saw) = annoying jerk

Enjoy our language!

#TheGermanWord

A good article from WIRED on the "meta" of Mastodon - the federated structure, why it's inherently resistant to takeover by a private actor, and a link to donate to support the whole effort. (Of course, you should also support the server/instance that you're on, as well.) https://www.wired.com/story/the-man-behind-mastodon-eugen-rochko-built-it-for-this-moment/
The Man Behind Mastodon, Eugen Rochko, Built It for This Moment

People fleeing Twitter have turned to Eugen Rochko’s alternative. He says social networks can support healthy debate—without any one person in control.

WIRED
Vous aviez quel âge quand vous avez réalisé que Paris était en fait au croisement des points les plus au nord, au sud, à l'est et à l'ouest de la France métropolitaine?

With acknowledgment to MSM
Average pay offer for nurses.
Scotland - 7%
England - 4.75%
Wales - 4.75%

Average salary for nurses.
Scotland - £36,641
England - £33,384
Wales - £36,636

Which party is responsible?
Scotland - SNP
England - Conservative
Wales - Labour

This is important context. Please share.
MSM Monitor Retweeted