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A reply has been published.
That is most pleasantly worded "Fuck you" I have read in a long time
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.Petitions - UK Government and Parliament
"Which basically means police state"
Correct. it seems people are catching on. ;)
"how they'll decide to choose who to enforce against"
If I were writing the legislation "any domestic internet connection the traffic of which (records of which are subpoenaed from ISPS) appears to have an IP signature that suggests VPN use. "
The government response has come in ... and it is of course, total nonsense, demonstrating total ignorance of the real-world collateral damage the OSA is causing.
So keep signing, sharing etc - the parliamentary debate now has to happen. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.Petitions - UK Government and Parliament
On the way home now from Anthro Irish and... It's seriously been one of my best con experiences ever. What an amazing weekend, made so by spending it with some truly amazing friends. I'm so grateful to everybody.
📷 CreamSoda
♥️ @azakir
♥️ Arkie
Hellsy, the "ferocious" dragon
My part from a spontaneous art trade at a coffee shop.
Traditional. Color pencils.
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.Petitions - UK Government and Parliament
(As far as I can tell it's pretty uninteresting to the theoretical computer science community too, as it appears to have been cited exactly once in all that time.)
Graeme O'Neil takes you behind the scenes of Katy Perry's 'Elastigirl' look from "The Incredibles" for 'Disney Night' on "American Idol".YouTube
Well. Today's the day - 25th July. The deadline for the implementation of age verification in the UK.
I wrote a post with my thoughts on why it is doomed to fail.
— Your neurotransmitter levels are rising steadily.
— Which means what?
— The treatment is working. *proceeds to slowly and deliberately fall off the torii gate bridge*
Kip and Cypress teaming up for this mission, which today it couldn't be the cookie jar, that one is already too hidden. Together, they’ve cracked open the freezer, today’s prize is something colder: neapolitan ice cream.
Or so they thought. Hope they like frozen beans!
Pic for Kip Fox and Cypress the Folf. As Patreon reward (Thank you!)
Digital illustration. Procreate
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You can watch a quick time-lapse process video of this drawing, exported from Procreate, on the first comment of this submission on my Telegram art channel: https://t.me/panda_paco
But if you want to watch the full video, you can access to it at supporting me on Patreon or Ko-Fi, also you get the high resolution of this picture, and get to see pictures and paintings I haven't shared on my galleries yet.
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Thank you!
If you're going to say something in public, expect someone to get mad at you for it. The more it matters, the more this will be true.
There's always going to be people that disagree with everything you say. It doesn't matter if it's right. It doesn't matter if you can prove it's right.
And some people regardless will never be happy unless you agree 100% with everything they want or say. They won't give or compromise an inch.
I'll tell ya' right now, nothing you can say or do will ever matter to these people. Don't waste your time and effort on these folks. Making them happy is like trying to reach out and touch the moon.
Do what you want, say what you feel you need to. Don't let people stop you.
But also try your best not to be these people. Listen to others, if they give you info that contradicts yours, investigate it and see if they're right. And try to take the high road when you can.
You can't make people determined not to listen or care do so, but you can be an example of the kind of person you want to see more of.
“I miss how I viewed the world before I knew too much about it”
Just seen this posted on a Peanuts cartoon. The artwork didn’t look like Schulz, probably AI, hence not reposting it.
But the sentiment of it caught my eye.
Its the old ‘ignorance is bliss’…but equally everyone reaches a tipping point in their knowledge, whether it’s #ClimateCrisis, #economics, #PoliticalLobbying or #MedicalCare.
You look under the bonnet and it scares you rigid in a way you sadly can never forget.
Overall, the philosophy is to attack the availability problem from two
complementary directions: to reduce the number of software errors through
rigorous testing of running systems, and to reduce the effect of the
remaining errors by providing for recovery from them. An interesting footnote
to this design is that now a system failure can usually be considered to be
the result of two program errors: the first, in the program that started the
problem; the second, in the recovery routine that could not protect the
system.
-- A. L. Scherr, "Functional Structure of IBM Virtual Storage Operating
Systems, Part II: OS/VS-2 Concepts and Philosophies," IBM Systems Journal,
Vol. 12, No. 4, 1973, pp. 382-400 as rendered by /usr/games/fortune
Here we go, a two-fer for #WerewolfWednesday - 1994, Haunted Verdun Manor, Forney, TX. That's me in the then newly-finished Silvermane and Bart B_ in Lugaru, my previous suit. (Waves at Bart, wherever he is now; I've lost track over the years).
Imagine bumping into the two of us while going through a haunted house!
This was the only night Lugaru was "loaned out," and the only photo of both of us.
#Werewolf #Fursuit #HauntedHouse
Thank you for sharing these photos and these memories.
It really is neat to see the Verdun Manor werewolves throughout the years, and they've always been amazing work.
@Berto Thanks for your interest!
I'm finally scanning in old film negatives, so expect a trickle of images :)
Arty and Mathias stand in it quietly, not needing to say anything. The sun’s almost gone, but there’s still enough glow to catch their eyes.
A pause, a look, and the feeling that everything is exactly where it’s meant to be.
The pieces I do are meant to be loved, not just approved, or feeling like a drawing factory to say "this is done, what's next", I think each piece needs to say something to someone, and I'm so glad this one achieved that for Arty and Mathias. I usually don't say this on my captions but I'm so proud of this one.
Traditional. Acrylic on canvas.
Piece for Arty, the fennec fox, and Mathias, the arctic wolf.
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Also I recorded the process of this piece on a time-lapse video, you can check it out on the first comment of this image on my Telegram art channel: https://t.me/panda_paco
There is also a full version of that video, as well as the high resolution and the scanned of this piece, along other pieces that I haven't even shared on my galleries yet. All this is exclusive for those who support me on Patreon or Ko-Fi, that also helps me to keep creating art (and hopefully I can get a point where I can work more on my own projects, including new comics):
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Thank you!
Well worth a sign & share. Direct link to the petition: https://chng.it/drsQt8VrHY
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jstauxz2kkdhrc3codypvdtr/post/3luikjldedc2v
Queeg was a very funny episode.
RIP
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lpyj3nisdzgv4cgfu7bgm6jq/post/3lugotwbtc22j
Saw Prof Gina Rippon at the Norwich science festival a few years back…brilliant, funny and made neuroscience very accessible.
So glad she’s taking the fight to those who are claiming there is is an ‘over diagnosis’ of #autism taking place right now.
A diagnosis brings relief, self-understanding for adults and the hope of support for children /young people who desperately need it.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/21/rise-autism-diagnoses-neurodiversity
A ninefold increase is the result of huge advances in our understanding – and brings the hope of fulfilling lives to many more people, says author Gina RipponGina Rippon (The Guardian)
sorry everyone, my third wish from the genie was to make the world's electrical standards weirder.
south america is now using 70hz 40v AC, france & belgium are strictly DC outlets (no AC), and apple products are all on 3.3v USB. AA batteries are now 9v, and 9v batteries are still called that but they provide 6v.
Land line telephone connectors were weird and different in every country. I still have a set of telephone adaptors for different countries left over from dialup days (kept because it also has all the power adapters, which are still useful).
This is EXACTLY how my job as consultant works! Absolutely precise!
Once I had a gut feeling that the people in the current project and I think alike. So I just told them: This is the problem your CIO wants me to address. You know as well as me that you know the solution. Tell me, I translate it to CIO - then he gets what he wants, you have the solution you need, and I have a good reputation and will be hired for he next project, too.
Worked perfectly.
Cross-post from bsky. Direct link to article: https://filmstories.co.uk/news/no-generative-ai-does-not-count-as-fair-use-eu-report-finds/
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k3gvqm5dcvzj2usg53agsqlz/post/3lucqoawka62y
A paper written by the European Parliament concludes that using creative material for AI training does not count as fair use, and that “timely reform” is required.Ryan Lambie (Film Stories)
I'm bad, and that's good.
I will never be good, and that's not bad.
There's no one I'd rather be than me.
Wow, I really sat and watched this whole thing before I realized it was 53 minutes long, or that it was almost sunrise.
Uh, anyway, Kezzie's a furry YouTuber and made a video about their drug addiction. It's worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG4zQ8XYD84
I've opted to leave this video unedited, this is as shot, sorry for the random pauses. Here's some helpful links:https://smartrecovery.org/https://988lifelin...YouTube
I have no idea how people manage to talk in fursuit, and not only talk, but *give* actual hour-long talks. Examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG4zQ8XYD84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE20gAvnru0
I can barely talk at all in suit, and I don't *want* to talk (I'd much rather be silent). I don't know how people do it.
Here's Spottacus giving a talk at Berkeley for 'Furries at Berkeley'... In fursuit, of course.
I think it was EF where I first met him, and he had so much energy. He was a personality that radiated.
I only got a few opportunities over the years to talk.
He will be missed.
"Furries, Neurodivergence, and STEM: Finding Your Path from Zero to One to One Billion"This is Furries at Berkeley's inaugural Furry Masterclass event, the f...YouTube
They seem to be in La-La land. They believe the things they are requiring are proportionate, technically practical and enforceable. Add to that the companies on the arse-end of the legislation taking dumb fool implementations to do age confirmation...
Of course they're going to double down and make it all even worse.
Yep. Big Business will love that. What's the betting *they* get a exemption...
...and if they don't, well they'll just do it internally anyway.