I wonder if, hypothetically, there's an obscenely rich obsessed author using their continued children's book profits to fund this hrmmmmmmm
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I wonder if, hypothetically, there's an obscenely rich obsessed author using their continued children's book profits to fund this hrmmmmmmm
Photograph from 1911 taken by Herbert Ponting whilst with Scott's Antarctic Expedition The monochrome photo is taken from within a cave. The walls of the cave are made of ice. The cave entrance is in the mid distance with two figures standing looking out towards a distant ship. Between them and the ship there is first a 'beach' of ice before the sea itself. The ship could be up to 800 metres away What makes the photo so special is that where the figures are at the cave entrance there is a band of very white snow and ice (contrasting with the comparatively dark inside of the cave) that creates a stark framework in which the men and the ship are captured. It is made even more dramatic by the fact that the cave entrance is at least 30 metres high and is in the shape of a distorted elipse with the tail sloping off to the right at the top of the elipse The photo being in monochrome in a largely white environment makes the photographers skill all the more laudable
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
Bluesky has again deleted Hammam's account as the winds tear his family's shelter away and they desperately try to find money to buy a new one. Please help if you can!
chuffed.org/project/1580...
The present moment is very worrying. Many people you might expect to behave well are behaving with enormous cowardice. But also, many people with no particular reason to behave heroically will behave heroically. These are the people to focus on, if you focus on the weak cowards, you'll give up hope.
Last year I did a deep dive into the world of the Mother & Baby Homes in Ireland, run by the Catholic Church, because I was born in one but had always avoided going back & looking closely at the system & the place where I started my life.
Initially it was deeply, deeply depressing & enraging.
BUT.
I hit the button ✅😭🐸
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Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok is being used to make sexual abuse images of women and children by manipulating photos of them. And Elon is refusing to stop it.
The Government has to step in urgently and ban X until Musk takes real action to stop this abuse. 38d.gs/BanX_BlSk01
Having a go at yer man
Republicans hold a 32-6 majority in the Kentucky state senate and 80-20 advantage in the state house. The bill requires a simple majority to pass.
Time for Kentuckians who believe in the Constitution to bug the shit out of their reps before they even get a notion to vote for this. Defend the 14th.
When the far-right was re-grouping in the 1990s, it pivoted from talking about race and skin colour to "culture" and compatibility.
This has now seemingly become a guiding principle for the BBC's political output.
Asked Enterprise Minister Peter Burke if it’s appropriate for the Govt to have a presence on a site not just hosting but creating CSAM.
He said: “If it continues, it would be something I’d be hugely concerned about. This has to stop.”
Not sure how bad the deepfake problem is? Read Stella's farewell thread.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
Hollie wearing a Lucy & Yak jumpsuit with a falconry glove that our tortoiseshell cat Millie is sitting on, with Bram the dog looking up at her as she is ready to smack him. I'm in the BG wearing a wooly jumper and beanie.
And hopefully 2026 treats ye all better!
Portrait of me, my partner, dog and cat in the style of Crosby Stills Nash & Young's Deja Vu album cover
Hope ye all had a good 2025!
Galaxy Fest Festive Special Image
Look at the little antlers and Rudolph nose on the spaceship there, I love it so much.
Excellent artwork as always from @eimhinmcnamara.bsky.social for the Galaxy Fest Festive Specials
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
Learned last night that Rockstar Edinburgh, Lincoln and Dundee were all caught in the union-busting layoffs, but thankfully the more senior staff are speaking out against it internally with others checking out work early. Now the issue is being raised in parliament.
Here's our making of for this Rick & Morty spot directed by @eimhinmcnamara.bsky.social & Pádraig Fagan for Adult Swim -
Part I
Jim nerding out over stuff is always a lovely thing to behold 🥰
A German right wing tabloid proudly announces that it now has an AI, too, and presents it as a help to identify mushrooms. ...with a mushroom that is mildly poisonous, having a deadly mushroom as sibling.
Going full egomaniac and posting the robot from my own sci-fi show
(illustrated by the wonderful @eimhinmcnamara.bsky.social )
Israeli soldiers were filmed dragging and forcing two young Palestinian children to the ground, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
Every video you make with Sora 2 costs OpenAI $5. This year they’ve spent the best part of a Trillion Dollars (one thousand billion) and brought in $12bn revenue. For them to be able to *break even* they’d need to increase the cost of every monthly subscription 10 times. They are so fucked.
A good thread on this kind of stuff, which creators should be aware of.
I will also note that a publisher-producer (especially with no creator producer) incentivises them to strike a deal for less option money (which is shared) and more producer fees (which aren't).
Got a free Fire After Effects project file if ye'd like to grab it www.patreon.com/posts/140592...
Palestinian children like Nour, Moaz, and Yahya are being massacred, brutally maimed, & disabled daily by Israel in their genocidal famine & invasion. Please help by sharing & donating to cover the steep costs of healthcare, food, shelter for their families, they're in desperate need:
Help Elias and her son if you can
gofund.me/015c8fe1
It's the start of something new and exciting in Caerphilly!✨
The Cardiff Animation Nights team are thrilled to share a brand new selection of animated short films with our inaugural Caerphilly Animation Nights screening!🎉
🎟️ Tickets & More Info here - bit.ly/CAN-Caerphilly
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