zx3 @zx3@driveinsaturday.org

AI art isn't.

It's pictures.

Art is when you set out to cause an emotional response in an audience using a constrained medium. (If not constrained then it's social.)

None of the AIs accept "I want to feel sad with hope for the future" as a prompt. They accept "toucan with a monocle in the style of Van Rijn" as prompts.

No emotional intent? Not art.

Pictures? Yeah, it's a picture blender, but it's only an effective when it's got a lot to work with and that's both narrow and discontinuous.

Conservatives have no culture. They can only consume what we create and then get mad at us for ruining it.

Cyborgs are not abstract theoretical constructs.
Cyberpunk has ALWAYS been a warning about what capital does to bodies, amongst others. Disabled people live and breathe this stuff and not in some edgy way, but because it's our lives. We are here and we are hybrid multiplicities and assemblages. We are More Human Than Human, and in the words of Roy Batty in Bladerunner: We Want More Life, F-cker!

#RoyBattyWasRight #Disability #cyberpunk #PKD #philipkdick

The terrorist attack in Moore County, NC knocked out cell towers, internet and phones. People had to drive to the neighboring county to find out what was going on. They couldn't call 911. As I'm writing this, some towns are still without power.

I can't stress enough how important amateur radio is in situations like this. Handhelds run on batteries, and most hams have several batteries charged at all times. Base units often are run off grid with battery banks, solar, etc. Mobile units run in vehicles. Repeaters are usually powered by solar batteries, the ones based on mountain tops are around here.

Having a license, practice and experience with the radios and nets and having a way to talk to others, call for help, or assist are invaluable.

#hamradio #amateurradio #preparedness #disasterpreparedness

make a police scanner with a #raspberryPi - in case you have a pi sitting around and want to keep tabs on law enforcement. Perhaps you could even use it to warn your comrades about police activity.
https://www.hackster.io/news/use-a-raspberry-pi-to-make-a-police-scanner-radio-73b475ba806d

#acab

Thinking about making something with a #RaspberryPi? Don't. Instead, check out the ROCKPro64 from @PINE64 - you get everything a raspi provides, along with a PCIe 4x slot, up to 128GB of onboard storage, stereo CSI ports, USB-C host port... along with all the same GPIO, USB, and 1G Ethernet that you can get from a raspi.

Best part? You can get it right now. It's actually in stock, no need to pay triple to some scalping reseller or constantly hit refresh on a store's page to see if they've restocked it. Just grab it and start building.

https://pine64.com/product/rockpro64-4gb-single-board-computer/

Don't forget to love one another

When you can, do so openly. Showing your love for the important people in your life in public brings a bright light to dark places and holds back the monsters lingering in the shadows.

Y'know, hero shit.

The Brewmaster's Taproom in Renton, WA is going ahead with their Drag Queen Story Time on Saturday December 10th from 3pm to 5pm despite word of a planned protest.

If it is your Will and you are in the area, you may wish to coordinate and join with their defense.

#LGBTQIA #CommunityDefense #MutualAid #DragQueen #StoryTime #Renton

link to defense coordinators:
https://twitter.com/AndrewAshiofu/status/1600268347308150784

link to event announcement: https://www.facebook.com/thebrewmasterstaproom/posts/pfbid0s4QsCWUVvys1JgRxQGw2dP5yt92oLg4ffN1fK72Rgjn7m2Gkgzi2eyizLxn4KaPWl

Drag queens are not a danger to society.

White supremacists are a danger to society.