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ELVIRA, HER CAR TOWED

AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism.

It's embarrassing, destructive, and looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right. The right loves AI-generated imagery. [...] To understand it, we must consider the right's hatred...
https://jwz.org/b/ykix

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Anyway the world is on fire but I spent all day writing tty curses code for an extended joke that like 5 people will ever notice and I regret nothing.

It is the year 2025 and I just fixed a bug in a VT100 emulator. For work.

This Is the Age of the Coward.

Joan Westenberg: This is Bob Iger, who once wrote about the importance of moral leadership in his memoir. He might as well write a new book: "The Joy of Capitulation: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Boot."...
https://jwz.org/b/ykiK

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Some time yesterday, everyone I was following on infosec.exchange, I was no longer following. I was able to re-follow them, and everyone from there who was following me, still is.

WTF?

The Nerd Reich in 5 minutes.
https://jwz.org/b/ykh4

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On Blocking, Mastodon HOA Edition.

One of Mastodon's biggest barriers to entry is the Mastodon HOA, the massive volunteer army of scolds who take it upon themselves to tell strangers that they are doing it wrong. It's like you're waiting in line at...
https://jwz.org/b/ykho

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The status of your country has changed to In Review.

The Network State Coup is Happening Right Now.

The Nerd Reich: Elon Musk's attempt to destroy the United States government isn't random chaos. It's the methodical execution of the "network state" blueprint. [...] Everything Elon Musk and his tech...
https://jwz.org/b/ykhD

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