At the start of January, my coworker and former-roommate sent me a message with a link to a guitar kit on Temu,
[temu guitar link]Not gonna build the Temu Electric Guitar?
similar kits are on ebay and I thought about it because there were some fretless ones. They're, uh, not good.
I think the one reason to get them is the body. Throw away everything else.
lmao. I'd venmo you half the cost if you buy it
And this is how we wound up here, because in return, he wanted me to write about building this Temu monstrosity.
On Friday, September 13th 2024, I found a new issue had been opened on the GitHub repo for this site. This issue has since been deleted (the page 404’s) but I still have the email I got as a notification when the issue was made
Dear @VegaDeftwing:
I hope this message finds you well. From ScanOSS, we are constantly reviewing open source code and noticed the use of language that could be considered vulgar or inappropriate on one of your repositories.
As you have marked your project as Open Source (www.github.com/VegaDeftwing/opinionatedguide), it’s important to maintain a professional and respectful tone throughout the codebase. We kindly ask that you refrain from using such language and update your submission accordingly.
The next table summarizes our detections:
There are a few social ettique things that people sometimes handle incorrectly over text, much to the detrimant of their own relationships. After dealing with these so many times, I thought maybe having a source to point to that says “Not only does this bother me, but it’s bothered me enough, historically, that I’ve written exactly how, why, and how to avoid it” might help.
This is Rule #1 for a reason. With, the worst of the worst example I’ve ever personally received being “We shouldn’t have had sex” followed by being left on read for the better part of a day.
My state, Nebraska, is largely agricultural, so it should be no surprise that the fair had multiple buildings stuff to the brim with animals - cattle, sheep, chickens, pigs - and while I find factory farming of the animals stomach churning, I’m also not about to stop eating meat (I guess my stomach is more powerful than my will), and either way, that’s not really what was on display here. Largely, these were show animals and they’d been well cared for. It appeared that the farmers and FFA kids, while they knew it was to be meat ultimately, mostly respected the animals. There was a “birthing pavilion” as well, and baby animals will melt anyone’s heart, mine included. It was great.
I want to preface everything by saying I am very fortunate to have all of the stuff I have. I like my stuff. But, ultimately, it’s just stuff. I know I do not use any of it to its maximum potential. It makes me happy to have it, but I also don’t need the vast, vast majority of it to accomplish the majority of what I want to accomplish. If you have less money, less stuff, then do not feel bad. It’s what you do with what you have that matters. I do a lot less with a lot more than some of the people that inspire me the most.
I previously wrote
AI Art Panic
about how this image generation stuff isn’t going to displace artists much if at all, but, uh, it didn’t age well.
I said that it was more likely to simply augment how artists work. I wrote about how it had limitations, like not being able to generate somebody’s personal character.
The year is 2022. In the world of social media, Twitter has long been the platform of choice for politicians, celebrities, and everyday users alike. But as the years have passed, the once-mighty site has struggled to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape of the internet.
As the lines between the virtual and the physical world blur, Twitter becomes a battleground for hackers, activists, and corporate interests. Despite the best efforts of its engineers and executives, the site is plagued by outages and security breaches, causing frustration and anger among its remaining user base.
If you’ve been on the internet at all lately, you’ve seen AI generated art and discussion of the impact of the tools. You’ve also probably seen a lot of hate for AI generated art. There’s a lot of drama going on, as art focused communities across the internet decide how to handle this. Does AI generated/assisted art need tagged as such? Should it be allowed at all? There’s the whole Deviant Art situation (ArsTechnica). It’s all sorta messy right now, so let’s talk about it.
