Limited edition version of the Tariqa HVT model, from the Infinity p&p rpg release. Finally got around to painting her, quite happy with result. #infinity #miniatures #painting
Picture of an Infinity game army
Getting ready for my first big Infinity tournament, still 3 civilians left to paint. Then I'm ready to lose resoundingly to better players.
#infinity #miniatures #painting
Perhaps the surest sign of AI not being super intelligent is the amount of tailored scams targeting the finances of authors, which is as rewarding as trying to mug a seagull.
This makes a great point: while 3d printing has opened up a lot of new options for miniatures, it isn't (so far) the totally disruptive force that some proclaimed it to be. Simple reason: acquiring the base unpainted minis is only a small part of the big picture. matduggan.com/the-year-of-...
You've possibly read this already, but if not, it's quite an amusing read (on this very subject) :) www.goodreads.com/book/show/50...
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Robot for Frosthaven. Pretty simple paint job but works well enough I'd say. #miniatures #painting #frosthaven
"This is the system they built. This is what they wanted—rule by the strong, unencumbered by democratic constraints, where power flows from dominance rather than from consent. They just thought they’d be the ones doing the dominating."
Helpful AI alignment chart.
Pic of Daemonist Observant model from Infinity (wargame)
Finally got my Daemonist painted up, been a long time coming (yes, still need to paint base rim, I know). #infinity #miniatures #painting
Sunday Infinity game, "Provisioning", Bakunin vs vanilla Nomads. Was fun.
Some more Infinity done, Fiddler (and her murderbots) & Avicenna. #miniatures #painting #infinity
Built some "bling" objective markers for Warcrow. Two per player, plus four neutrals, with glass marble denoting player control (if any) -- enough for all current official scenarios. The STL was originally for a tall fantasy lantern thingy, but I modded it in Blender. #miniatures #warcrow
Header text: "HEY YOU! YES YOU! TAKE THIS SHIT OUT OF LINKS!" This is followed by a couple example urls, with a red square highlighting the sections with source identifiers. The rest of the text is as follows: Source identifiers are used to track your activity on a site. Where you came from, what device you use, and even who you talk to. Whether it's written clearly in the url or tied to a random string of characters, it's assigned to your activity. When you send a link containing a source identifier to somebody and they click it, it signals to the website that you two are connected. And that data goes right back to the website operators, and thus their advertisers. Whenever you select "share" or "copy link" on a social app or website, it creates a link like this. If you give even the smallest shit about online privacy, it's important to remove them. Everything after the "?" symbol can be removed without issue, especially sections starting with "si=" or "utm_source="
I saw an infographic a couple years ago about how to remove source identifiers from links and why it's important, but I can't find it again and too many people I know are sending me links with them so here's an infographic straight from the oven
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs (hard mode, no SW, ST, or LOTR)
Elect a sociopathic narcissist, get sociopathic narcissism.
Solar + storage is now $104 per MWh in Las Vegas or similar regions for nearly 100% clean firm power. There is no way new nuclear can compete with this. Even new gas plants will struggle and that is assuming access to cheap gas over the life-cycle of the plant, which is kind of a crazy gamble TBH.
A line chart titled “Annual CO₂ emissions” shows the global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry from 1950 to 2023. The y-axis represents emissions in billions of tonnes (t), ranging from 0 to 40 billion t. The x-axis covers the years from 1950 to 2023. The chart presents a steady increase in emissions from approximately 5 billion tonnes in 1950 to over 36 billion tonnes in 2023. Key features include: A consistent upward trend from 1950 through the early 1970s. A brief plateau and dip around 1980–1983. A strong growth trend resuming in the late 1980s. A sharp increase during the 2000s. A slight drop around 2008–2009, likely due to the global financial crisis. A major dip in 2020, attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. A rapid rebound in emissions after 2020, continuing the upward trend to a new high in 2023. A blue line labeled “World” traces these changes over time. Below the chart, the data source is listed as the Global Carbon Budget (2024), and the graphic is credited to OurWorldInData.org with a Creative Commons license (CC BY). A footnote explains that the data includes emissions from coal, oil, gas, flaring, cement, and steel, but excludes land-use changes such as deforestation.
I get annoyed at the narrative that all the awareness and work on climate change hasn't done anything. Yes, global CO₂ emissions indeed continue to climb, but we don't know the counterfactual. When I was in grad school, we were on track for 5°C of warming. Now it's below 3°C. That's progress.
Yes, really good at least so far, I've been using it instead of Spotify for a couple of years now.
NICE.
Picture of five "Chanur" books by C.J. Cherryh
Whee, managed to snag a complete set of the original hardcovers for the complete Chanur series. My ancient paperbacks were getting a bit worn...
This is... not wrong. :)
Line drawn comic strip by Butt Poems. Panel 1: Fig says, 'I'm telling you, this AI stuff is clutch' Panel 2: Fig continues, 'You don't even have to be good at drawing or writing' Panel 3: Other fig replies, 'But I want to be good at those things...' Panel 4: Two figs in silence
Picture of "Invisibles" and "Alsolute Transmetropolitan" comics albums.
Finally own the full set of Absolute Transmetropolitan albums, plus the (absolutely huge) omnibus edition of Invisibles. Intend to re-read these soon, some of my favorite works.
Reporter: How did the Israelis treat you, we saw them giving sandwiches? Greta Thunberg: They probably have posted lots of PR stunts, they did an illegal act by kidnapping us in international waters but that’s not the real story here. The real story is the genocide in Gaza and systematic starvation. Reporter: Are you worried about the others? Greta: Yes…I’m calling for everyone who can to mobilize to demand their immediate release and, of course, to demand not only humanitarian aid being let into Gaza but also a ceasefire and most importantly an end to the occupation, an end to the systemic oppression and violence that Palestinians are facing on an everyday basis. Reporter: “Why do you think so many countries and governments around the world are just ignoring what’s happening in Gaza?” Greta Thunberg: “Because of racism.”
This is how.
Greta Thunberg spits fire and gives you the only media training you may ever need.
Deathloop is a wonderful sandbox of deaths and time loops. It's clever, it's witty, it's fun. And for a week, it's also free. So yeah, high recommendations.
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/deat...
A cartoon showing various activity at an airport, including an extorted luxury jet, an exploding X rocket, a ketamine enthusiast wheeling a barrow of money to his plane, many ICE officers -- some taking people to an El Salvador plane, another with a zip-tied child being blocked by a federal judge -- scientists boarding a plane to Europe, a medical self-educator covered with pox, and more. All the people are represented by various animals. The story is made in the style of a Richard Starry children's book. Alt text borrowed from Mastodon..
“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport”
By Ruben Bolling
Genius. Click in.
