Writer, bassist, occasional painter.
A cynical optimist.
Links on the way eventually..
This week, the US state of Illinois became the first in the country to prohibit book bans, following a school year marked by an escalation of book bans.
Access to diverse stories should be celebrated, not restricted.
Sad to see that home.social is closing down.
It was a random choice when I landed here, but has been a great intro the #fediverse
Big thanks to @ralf for creating and running it (and all the best with your future projects!).
Started looking for a new home - does anyone have any #server recommendations?
Anywhere with creative things happening that welcomes and celebrates all humans, rational thinking, healthy discussion, etc etc.
Or.. not full of fascist c****
Either's good.
Great to see the #UK creeping ever closer towards a police state.
Protesters arrested for.. well, nothing.
https://news.sky.com/story/kings-coronation-anti-monarchy-group-leader-among-activists-arrested-as-well-as-a-dozen-just-stop-oil-protesters-12874307
In a week where ocean temperatures have unexplainably reached record temperatures & catastrophic climate tipping points hurtle towards us, the timing of Cosmo Sheldrake's LP, composed entirely of noises derived from oceanic life is impeccable, especially as the release is also raising funds for oceanic charities. If you´ve never heard or never even knew that coral reefs spluttered, oyster toad fish grunted or haddocks drum then now's your chance.
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/blog/cosmo-sheldrake-wild-wet-world-tardigrade
Forcing me to walk through the duty free section at your airport 100% guarantees I will buy nothing.
Calls for lobbying crackdown after we expose £13m ‘backdoor’ to MPs.
Standards committee demands tighter rules after openDemocracy uncovers lobbying by firms including weapons makers
I don't understand the obsession with using AI to make art, music or creative writing.
Humans have stories to tell, experiences to share, perceptions to reflect.
AI doesn't, and as such all we end up with is hollow shells of regurgitated ideas.
Does that really speak to anyone? How can it?
Don't get me wrong, I think machine learning and "AI" is impressive and incredibly useful if you want inspiration and automation.
But when everything's automated, what's left for us?
Creativity.
Human Rights Watch
The Slow Music Movement
Abandoned America
openDemocracy