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Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· 1d

the beauty of pre-AI slop

a poster on a sandwich shop restroom wall showing a drastically over saturated photo of two department store bikes leaning against a post on a beach with the superimposed text, "LIFE IS A BEAUTIFULE BEACH"

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· 10d

Every now and then I get a dumb idea and wish I could draw it, but I can't draw, so I don't. The idea that someone else might just prompt a genAI spurred me to suck it up and make bad art today. It sucks, it's probably only funny to a few people, and I should be embarrassed, BUT IT WAS FUN

A truly godawful line drawing on lined notebook paper of a horned demon with a battle axe and some sort of hooded shrouded thing, maybe Death? relaxing bubbling water. The horned demon is smiling with its eyes closed and the shrouded figure (who has smoking eyes no other visible features) is raising a glass. A sign or banner above them reads "HARBINGER HOT SPRINGS."

The drawing is a mix of pencil and pen because I failed to notice that I'd grabbed a pen halfway through until I needed to erase something. That's also why the demon has an extra elbow. Fuckin' oops.

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· 18d

his favorite music is shoegaze

a gray and white cat with his face in a filthy pair of running shoes, he is perfect and you love him

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Jul 11

What's this? James Joyce watching any action scene in Slow Horses?

The first word in the novel Finnegan's Wake ("riverrun,")

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· May 25

Are you a good kitty? Don't answer that without an attorney

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· May 4

ok, let's

Screen shot of an Economist headline:
"By Invitation | Worrying patterns
Stop big tech from making users behave in ways they don't want to"
The bottom half of the screen is blocked by a pop-up that says:"
"We value your privacy
By continuing you agree to our terms of use and our privacy policy. Manage your cookies.
[Continue]"

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Apr 16

Hi, I'm Rate Limit Exceeded, you might remember me from such web engineer debacles as Elon Musk Fucks Up Twitter

An error saying "Rate Limit Exceeded" -- on Bluesky!!!!!1!

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Apr 13

Do you know this dog? Found this morning at 45th and Broadway in #oakland, injured front leg, collared but no tags or chip, taken to Oakland Animal Services

A young german shepherd lying down outside a concrete building

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Apr 10

it's true but also

The Simpsons "Days Without Injury" meme with text reading, '0 Days Without Somebody Saying "Dialectic" To Me'

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Apr 4

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Mar 29

cool

screenshot: "Hundreds of millions people live close enough to sata centres used to power AI to feel warmer average temperatures in their local area"

screenshot: "Today, we're excited to introduce Attie... the first agentic social app on atproto. It's something completely new-- an experiment in making building on the protocol more accessible. "

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Mar 15

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Feb 27

"you wouldn't steal a car" meme but it's "you wouldn't variate a goldberg"

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Feb 15

logging in to my sysadmin job

a screencap from olympic women's single skeleton (athletic danger sledding) with a caption on the screen, "SHE'S FIGHTIN TO KEEP THINGS ONLINE."

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Feb 3

when you're just fuckin delighted that it's been at least 2 miles since you ate shit

Me, running down a nice wide dirt trail surrounded by marshes and green grassy hills on a misty morning, wearing dark blue shorts and t-shirt, a black hat and running shoes, bright orange sunglasses, a red race bib, carrying a water bottle, looking down and smiling and flashing two fingers to the camera. I'm also covered in dirt and scrapes from my recently eaten shit.

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Jan 28

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Nov 21

Happening now. Oakland, come out and demand an arms embargo from the port commission

Killer cargo out of OAK
Rally / public comment
Thurs Nov 20 3 pm
530 Water St, Oakland

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Nov 20

They're trying to sneak it in the backdoor tomorrow morning!

The City of Oakland is seeking a waiver to move the Flock proposal forward despite its defeat last night. The matter has been agendized at tomorrow’s meeting of the Rules and Legislation Committee, Thursday November 20, at 10:30am, City Hall (meeting details).

We need as many community members as possible to show up and call out this flagrant overreach. Unfortunately, because the agenda was posted less than 24 hours before the meeting, the window for e-comments has already closed.

If you cannot go to the meeting, please email the members of the Rules and Legislation Committee, copying the City Clerk so that it will go on public record. Contact information and sample language below. Please spread the word!

SAMPLE E-MAIL AND TALKING POINTS

Subject: Reject the overreach of the Flock proposal and open public comment

Dear [Councilmember's name],

I am writing to express my outrage over the attempt to push through the Flock proposal after its clear defeat at the Public Safety Committee meeting last night. Hundreds of Oakland residents showed up to voice their opposition, and the Privacy Advisory Commission also voted against this proposal. This attempt to bypass the will of your constituents is a flagrant overreach.

I urge you to reject this undemocratic move and stand with the people of Oakland. Additionally, given the last-minute addition of the Flock item to the agenda, I demand that the Rules and Legislation Committee immediately open public comment to all residents wishing to participate via Zoom, without requiring 24 hours' notice.

We must have a fair and transparent process, and that means rejecting this blatant overstep, and allowing all voices to be heard on this critical issue. Thank you for your urgent attention.

Sincerely,
[Your name and district]

CONTACT INFORMATION

Kenvin Jenkins, (510) 238-7006, District6@oaklandca.gov
Janani Ramachandran, (510) 238-7004, District4@oaklandca.gov
Roweena Brown, (510) 238-7008, atlarge@oaklandca.gov
...

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Nov 12

This photo by Joe Zheng at the Daily Cal is Understanding Cops 101 www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...

A smug little shit in a MAGA hat, unable to contain a grin, holding up a phone and probably livestreaming, stands a few feet behind a grim, tired-faced man of color in a police uniform and sloppily adjusted riot helmet. It is night in Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley.

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Nov 5

It's a beautiful day in San Francisco and you are a horrible Waymo blocking a crosswalk

A white Waymo self-driving scab blocking most of a crosswalk and part of an intersection. It is not moving and there is a green light for perpendicular traffic. If you look closely you can see someone napping in the passenger seat.

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Oct 30

good afternoon, I am in hell

A white woman with straight brown hair in a yellow sweater is standing in front of a red background holding an iPad in one hand and pinching the hinge of her glasses in the other. Her mouth is open in an "o" shape and white text frames her face, slanted at an angle to match, which says "Twiliooooooo" as if her mouth were one of the o's and also the o's to the right of her mouth are all increasing in size for some reason. On the top right is the apparently cut-off text "Global Regulatory & Compli
Guide for Marketers"
It is possibly the worst gore-free image I've ever seen and you're very welcome for sharing it.

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Oct 20

Where did Glenn Danzig hike on his day off? Die die die Diablo

My sweaty ass face on top of a mountain with a whole lot of California in the background

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Sep 29

you know what, ok

a wooden sign wedged into some rocks that reads "MT. TALL 9,739 FT" In the background are other mountain peaks and a blue sky dotted with small white clouds. There might not be more text on the sign cut off by the rocks, who could possibly say?

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Sep 24

you thrilled to Bad Cinderella, now get ready for

an outdoor RJ-11 phone jack labeled "BAD 32668"

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Sep 3

found at the Internet Archive

An index card with handwritten text: "And now, we finally have AI that understands, and that we can understand in turn"

A second index card with the handwritten text, "Now we have *robust* stupidity"

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Jul 15

an altered altered poster that says 0 hours for work, 24 hours for rest

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Jul 9

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Principal Skinner meme with the text, "Could we be enabling a genocide? No, surely it is the UN who is antisemitic"

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Jul 8

ICE is abducting and assaulting San Franciscans today (not my video)

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Jul 5

like pod-peas

the Predator-handshake meme with the text:
Christians/Lubavitchers/"Our Rebbe was the messiah"

Multi-em-dash-ate@starchy· Jun 24

Honestly pretty happy with this quote I pulled together moments after learning about the Saturday bombings. I fear it will hold up much better than I'd like.