When the book-burning by GenAI/LLM companies was revealed, the defences of this were "oh the books aren't rare" and "oh they're only buying books from pulping companies that will be destroyed anyway".

Neither of these is true. The AI companies are buying bulk orders of obscure titles from ordinary booksellers:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/15/uk-ireland-booksellers-suspect-ai-companies-bulk-orders-data-acquisition

None of these are bestsellers, and none of them are checked to see if they are archived anywhere. But they *will* be physically destroyed by the AI companies after sucking out all the info from them.

#GenAI #LLM #AI

Mushroom Mystery: The Fungus That Makes People See Tiny Humans https://scitechdaily.com/mushroom-mystery-the-fungus-that-makes-people-see-tiny-humans/ #science

via my sister: what is a nonbinary assassin’s preferred technique

they slash them

RE: https://universeodon.com/@peaceablewriter/117083130638379901

AI has breached the walled garden

Scrivener doesn't use AI but you should be aware of how your device may be using AI. #writingcommunity

https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/scrivener-and-ai-why-do-i-see-ai-prompts-in-my-scrivener-projects-on-mac

today's discourse hurts. I have people I like on both sides. that always gives me the "mom and dad are fighting" feeling

listening to The Residents' "Godsong" (on Fingerprince) for the first time since my brother played it for me when i was about 10.

I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT WHEN I WAS 10

gentlepeople, I am happy to inform you that September 20 will mark my first German election as a voting citizen!

what if they made the whole plane out of Dobby's grave

yep, people have stopped mentioning Elon Musk in connection with X (which is what he renamed Twitter after he bought it and turned it into a right-wing cesspool).

in fact, most people in my earshot just call it Twitter and use it as if nothing had changed.

about a decade ago I met a young woman named Alexa who was NOT happy about how Amazon had ruined the public perception of her name.

I wonder how all the natural-born Claudes are doing these days

what if they made the whole plane out of Dobby's grave

i'm about to reinstall Linux on my crappy old laptop that i'll be taking on an international trip. i've been using Devuan on my main computer with some success, but i want to try something else for this low-stakes experiment.

any recommendations for a systemd-less Linux? (already considering Artix)

TIL Fareed Zakaria still exists in an uncancelled state. i guess this is a lesson that properly wealthy centrists can survive being caught red-handed in acts of journalistic plagiarism... or should i say "problematic sourcing"

harsh, but fair..

Headphones while cycling?

I wheely need your help, human! 😿

"pride goeth before the fall" yes it's traditionally celebrated in summer

deleting apps off my phone like they're skin tags on my neck