Anyone else seeing these Cloudflare gatekeeper screens everywhere? Anyone else remember when the internet wasn’t mostly “accept my cookies,” “prove you’re a human,” and “sign up for my newsletter”?
#IAmAHuman #AI #Internet #Cloudflare #Bots
Here’s something wholesome for you to give you a reprieve from the world mayhem…
Alex Boucher explores the mystery of how Muppets were realized outdoors. Pre-CGI, of course.
It’s a great analysis with some delightful clips of Jim Henson and his crew.
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=t86ZjhGxwAY
#Muppets #JimHenson #Movies #Film #Cinematography #SpecialEffects
This is wild. A handful of trolls are cosplaying ICE in the game Roblox. So all of these kids rose up against them.
“Roblox players protested within the game, battling cops, breaking down barricades, waving Mexican flags, and facing off across a line of players dressed in police SWAT gear.”
TIL about Suzanne Malherbe (Marcel Moore) and Lucy Schwob (Claude Cahun). They were life partners who created art together.
One of their most prominent projects was an anti-Nazi campaign. It was propaganda that was designed to trick German soldiers.
They were two very brave women, being lesbian/gender-fluid activists who created bold art in a hostile area of the world.
Need a quick laugh to distract you from the horrors of the world? Just for a minute? I got you.
I tried to find out who made this. I failed. If someone knows, please let me know so I can update with a name and/or link.
#Design #Engineering #Products #Robotics #AI #Humor #Funny
Y’all. Mastodon has a new Terms of Service that’s problematic. I’m hoping and cautiously optimistic that they’ll sort it out. But for now it’s not good.
@npub1tq4y...6nqn wrote one of the best GitHub issues I’ve ever seen. It explains everything in great detail. Check it out if you want a full picture on the situation.
Friends. @CrimethInc. Ex-Workers has a spectacular series of guides on protest protection. Because, you know, protesting means cops try to kill you. Even though it’s legal and constitutionally-protected.
Body armor:
Friends. I need help with a translation from Farsi to English for a moderation decision. It’s possible the translation tools aren’t accurate.
If you’re able to help, please DM me. Thanks!
#Translation #Farsi
