nicole @nicole@myna.social

@JamesGleick ChatGPT has absolutely no concept of objective reality, and without that, there is no truth. That is to say, it's not capable of actively creating truth or lies, it's just stringing words together based on a very large dataset it has been fed. That dataset is almost certainly full of stuff that many / most would consider 'not true', so I'm inclined to go with 'inevitable'. (For what it's worth, I'm pretty firmly in the 'parlor trick' camp when it comes to my impression of ChatGPT.)

Wednesday, a deer walked into a store in Colorado. The shop owner gave her some cookies. After leaving the store, she returned after half an hour with her entire family.

anytime someone says anything in trochaic trimeter (STRONG-weak STRONG-weak STRONG-weak) i can't help following it up with "I MADE IT OUT OF CLAY"

There's a housing crisis in many cities. But cars can park free. Why not claim public street-space for those who need it? If you disguise your shelter as a polluting, duly-licensed private vehicle, like artist Michael Rakowitz did...
...the authorities should be fine with it.

More on this thought-provoking art project here:

http://www.michaelrakowitz.com/plot-proposition-i

lit crit, 1930s style

(le crime de monsieur lange)

You know the planets are lined up when #transappreciationfriday falls on #TwelfthNight.

I'm Pauline (she/her). I spent my youth getting kiln-fired in #Tucson, #Arizona, now in the #BayArea; used to be an academic in the humanities, now write code during the day and fiction in the off hours, also some songwriting and home recording with guitars, but there's this whole ongoing struggle to get my singing voice repitched.

My most remarkable life stories all involve other people, and one of the most amazing is that my oldest and dearest friend is also a trans woman. It's been something to figure this all out alongside her as an other half to her Gemini.

Fig.1: restaurant washroom selfie, Fig 2: some hot gender-bent flirtation from Twelfth Night (Viola dressed as Cesario is supposed to be a proxy for the Duke; Olivia has other ideas).

Appreciation to all!

Hey friends - I am in Antarctica with extremely slow and limited internet and I have a book coming out this year that I'd normally be posting more about because pre-orders are *critical* to a book's success.

Help me get the word out?

OUT THERE: THE SCIENCE BEHIND SCI-FI FILM AND TV

From black holes to space elevators and extraterrestrial civilizations, this is a rich and beautifully illustrated book for your coffee table. And astronaut Mae Jemison wrote the Foreword!

https://amzn.to/3GA2HUz

Promo Codes for Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game

We published this game in 2013 using Unity 4.6. Apple updated MacOS and the game no longer worked. We have a new version that works on recent MacOS versions, but doesn't work on older versions/Macs.

I could use some help finding out exactly which versions of Macs and MacOS's are compatible. Any takers? DM me with your Mac info, and I can send you a promo code.

Just need to know if it runs. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rube-works-official-rube-goldberg/id826938697?mt=12

In 2023, don't tell me that your tech is doing good.

Show me a team that reflects society.
Show me a team with women.
Show me a team that is safe for trans people.
Show me Indigenous inclusion.
Show me a team that welcomes and RETAINS Black people.
Show me management that accommodates disability without intrusive questions and a legal fight.
Show me neurodiversity.

Show me management that doesn't use people like emotional support animals. Show me fewer meetings, with agendas & notes.

I'm not legally a girl yet, so... I'm currently illegally a girl!

I am cyberpunk as fuck ​

Project A-Ko 1986 ‘プロジェクトA子’
Directed by Katsuhiko Nishijima

If you miss the #80s then here you go! Earth. The not too distant future. A city is miraculously reborn just sixteen years after being completely destroyed by a giant meteor. A love triangle of three school girls, confrontations with Aliens, Giant Robots and complete destruction ... #Anime #Animation #Japanuary #Japan #Cinema #Nowwatching #Nw #Asiancinema

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen 1938 ‘怪猫　謎の三味線’ Directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara
#Japanese #Cinema #Japan #Horror #Ghost #Movies #Japanuary

A quintessential example of the period “ghost cat” (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of at least six such titles released by the studio Shinko Kinema between 1937-40 featuring Japan’s first scream queen, Sumiko Suzuki

More on #Letterboxd https://boxd.it/cm5Qa thanks @nicole

Happy 30th anniversary, #startrekds9! What an appropriate project on my desk today. #wip #digitalart #deepspacenine #inking

Happy 30th Birthday to the greatest Star Trek show to ever grace our screens. #StarTrek DS9 premiered on this day 1993

#StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekMemes #Memes

hi! today I launched #TransTuesday as a podcast!

and did you know on Apple Podcasts you also have to feed the algorithm?

the more people subscribe and positively rate/review a podcast, the more Apple Podcasts will feature it and thus more people will find it

if you could spare 30 seconds to drop some positivity on it at the link above, that would help a ton! 💜

and please share and spread the word! so much trans goodness to come!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tillys-trans-tuesdays/id1661980695

The tragedy of the commons is a pernicious myth.

The demise of the commons of Britain and Europe wasn't the result of misuse by commoners, but enclosing by the landowners. The original hypothetical was made up for storytelling purposes, and the term was popularized by an ecologist with anti-immigrant and racist views.

Here is my recommended reading for heading into 2023:

https://aeon.co/essays/the-tragedy-of-the-commons-is-a-false-and-dangerous-myth