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Mothra

@ Mothra @mander.xyz

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  • Pope Leo XIV brings not peace but a sword to AI oligarchs and a slop-mad world in new address, says it's 'Turning people into passive consumers of unthought thoughts'

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  • I feel weird the pope is saying something that resonates with me... Stop

  • Felted paintbrush cases

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  • Love it

  • If cats

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  • I need to start using this in my life somehow. I'll snatch the pic for myself for now

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  • As a child, I wanted to be a zoologist.

    Later during my teens I wanted to be an artist. And I did.

    I pursued the arts for a very long time. Started as a silversmith while I was still in my teens, a career that lasted about 15 years give or take. Meanwhile I kept studying arts. I managed to get some illustrations published but it wasn't a lot. As my silversmith era was ending, I got into 3D design/VFX. I managed to work for a small studio for two years. Best job in my whole life, unfortunately it ended too roughly with a mix of industry collapse, burnout and personal relationship problems all entangled.

    That was a couple years ago and in spite of my best efforts I couldn't get a job in 3D ever again. This in turn drove me into depression, of which I'm crawling out of, currently holding a job in retail ( I jumped from one retail place to another until I found a decent work environment) but unfortunately my creative side is not giving any signs of life. The current AI debacle adds insult to injury, discouraging sharing new work at all if I had anything substantial to produce.

    It's shit. But it used to be great. I wonder if there's something of Phoenix in me or if I'm just a pile of ashes. Only time will tell but the years keep piling up and things don't improve.

  • Do you prefer fluffy UI over Liquid Glass?

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  • If it did get dirty I would have to try it. As it is though, not interested, and slightly put off.

  • autoplaying videos arw eating all my mobile phone data.

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  • Please Don’t Say Mean Things about the AI That I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In

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  • Brilliant

  • Let 2026 be the year investors start asking this too. Rug pissing encouraged!

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  • That's too true, thanks for the reminder

  • Let 2026 be the year investors start asking this too. Rug pissing encouraged!

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  • Good for hygiene, but, are you expecting someone to force you down the toilet anytime soon?

  • Upstairs neighbor deadlifting in his apartment

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  • Shame you've already blasted music and you are pretty certain he's feeling it. I would have slipped a note under his door asking him to at least get a mat or something to cushion the weights falling

  • Sensible

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  • But Sylvia could scavenge a cow some other animal hunted and left. So...

  • At what point do you consider a person an alcoholic?

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  • When they get withdrawals, even if mild. Some people get a bit cranky if they don't get their daily fix (and yes, it has to be a daily habit). That's evidence for me of an unhealthy dependence.

    Of course, if they always have alcohol available it's going to be difficult to see the withdrawal and it's also difficult to draw the line because not all people tolerate it in the same way.

  • Is it normal for mothers to constantly talk to their children about their experience (particulary the part about their pain and suffering) of their pregnancy and giving birth?

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  • Okay the key here is what you mean by "constantly". Telling a story about something so life changing once a year hardly goes as "constantly" in my books.

    What may come across as manipulative is you mentioning she's trying to get you to do as she says or trying to get guilt or compassion from you. And this with a pinch of salt, because it's very hard to tell from what you share here. I would have to become a fly on your wall for a long time to have my own opinion about it.

    You tell me she's telling you this every week and making reference to it every day, several times a day, and now that's what I consider "constantly". That she hardly has anything else to share about her past or that she somehow finds a way to spin everything to a framework of scarred pregnancy mother, or similar.

    My own mother has told me about her pregnancies several times a year, I heard her stories so many times. Hundreds. Yet that was never the only story she had, and it was always brought up more or less naturally in conversation. The same happened with several other favorite anecdotes of her own past and me and my sister's childhood. I would consider this aspect to be normal.

    I never felt manipulated by her retelling of a story though. And I know she could manipulate pretty well. She also had a few topics she would constantly harass me about, yes, daily or nearly to a point. But retelling the past was not part of it, even though she did frequently.

  • POV: editing a word document

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  • Exactly. Arn, brothers

  • Eight in ten of world’s biggest news websites now block AI training bots

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  • My, it almost feels as if training data should be paid for and not taken for free

  • Instabridge has acquired Nova Launcher

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  • What? Nova has tracking? Also I never heard of this company that acquired it before

  • What are some girl names named after flowers in your country?

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  • I'm here to say Jasmine /Jazmín in English and Spanish, because I haven't seen it mentioned yet

  • How much is your monthly average mobile/phone data usage?

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  • Yassss!

  • Warhammer Maker Games Workshop Bans Its Staff From Using AI in Its Content or Designs, Says None of Its Senior Managers Are Currently Excited About the Tech

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  • I'm positively surprised on this one

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    Mothra @mander.xyz

    How much is your monthly average mobile/phone data usage?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Any RPGs that take into account when you reload a save? Or that break the 4th wall like this?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Video games with good cave and dungeon ambience music? (Other than TES)

  • Find a Community @lemmy.ml
    Mothra @mander.xyz

    A community to share something personal and sort of sad? Or a community for injuries or scars?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    Mothra @mander.xyz

    Can you help me find the right word to describe this annoying person?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Mothra @mander.xyz

    What would be ancient ways to properly store vitamin C?

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    Fuck these AI companies

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    Mothra @mander.xyz

    If the rubbish/trash/garbage collector misses your bin, can you request them to pick it up again? And how do they know it wasn't you forgetting to put the bins out?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    Mothra @mander.xyz

    Can you recommend a good camera app?

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    Save The Planet

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    Got emotional wellness app? It may be doing more harm than good. — Harvard Gazette

    news.harvard.edu /gazette/story/2025/06/got-emotional-wellness-app-it-may-be-doing-more-harm-than-good/
  • 3DPrinting @lemmy.world
    Mothra @mander.xyz

    Noob Q's: How do I find a place to print miniatures? What to expect? And more

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Can you recommend a privacy friendly app to keep track of currency fluctuations?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Any foods you prefer or can't stand depending on whether they are raw, fresh, pickled, cooked etc?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Ideas for small family gathering?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    If we replace most plastic with a non plastic alternative and would that really be better?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Do you know any android apps to create data tables/sheets?

  • hmmm @lemmy.world
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    hmmm

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
    Mothra @mander.xyz

    AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt

    arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2025/01/ai-haters-build-tarpits-to-trap-and-trick-ai-scrapers-that-ignore-robots-txt/