“Real people sometimes pay to access content, or donate to support a nonprofit publisher, or watch an ad. Those things can be annoying but pay for the content to be produced in the first place. If we strip them away, there’s no writing, information, or expression for the app to summarize. A world where everyone uses an app like this is a death spiral to an information desert.” - Stripping the web of its humanity

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It’s lava like a live volcanoMight wild out like Lyle Alzado Wax Raps on Bicycle

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An “indoor waterfall and garden/forest at Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport.” via What’s Your Favorite Airport Amenity?

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Lit Tapes: Playlists compiled from songs referenced in books.

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Listen to music, audio books, and podcasts on a purpose-built device with a tried-and-true form factor, a familiar user interface, and no interest in your data. (via Tangara)

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“I used to listen to your podcast”: I get it. It’s fine. I take no offense. In fact, that’s part of the magic of podcasts! There’s an ebb and flow to them.

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“AI is good at making scary images. Even if the prompt lacks all hints of horror kitsch, you need to get ready to see or feel something disturbing when you look at AI images. It’s like a spell. Part of the scariness comes from the cancer-like pattern that reproduces the same ornament without considering its meaning and consequence.” - AI Art is The New Stock Image

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Source: @technicallymims on threads.net

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Hundreds of people arm themselves with vegetables in Piornal, Spain, each year to pelt an evil figure of legend. Turnips at the ready: Jarramplas festival

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