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Literary translator, actor, early modern drama enthusiast. Luddite geek. Greek. Truth, justice, and the comics. Mostly in Athens. (@amaenad from Twitter but more chill) All photos licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 More on: https://pixelfed.social/CommonMugwort

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It's all the fault of these bastards; they're shipping it in by the truckload.

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Looking At Original Art Online In The Morning, volume 6324: "Garulfo" reference pieces, by Bruno Maïorana

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holy fuck amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

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The fact that so many "AI" start-ups turn out to be digital sweatshops full of humans sweeping up after idiot LLMs introduces the funny idea that the particularly delusional cohort of chatbot users convinced they're in love with it may actually BE in love. It's just with, y'know. Brown foreigners.

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Applications are open! Join Leeds Actors in Training for 2025/26: leedsheritagetheatres.com/take-part/yo... #actortraining #leedstheatres #leeds #theatrebluesky #leedsactorsintraining

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Tomorrow! There's still time to register. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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🇮🇳 🪷🇮🇳🙏🏾 www.ibtimes.co.uk/builderai-co...

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Last night, the House of Lords defeated the Government for a fourth time by passing an amendment establishing meaningful transparency measures for the use of rightsholders’ works in AI systems, many of which are being used without recognition, permission or remuneration. (1/3)

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Και μόνο μια φορά σέρβιρανε πατάτες τηγανητές; Σίγουρα ήταν Ελληνική κουζίνα;

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Apocryphal but apt: apparently, as the family gathered to hear the great mutton-chops utter his final words, #Ibsen opened his eyes (those eyes!), slightly raised his arm and spoke: "On the other hand..." And was gone. #WhenWeDeadAwakenNoMore

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San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat

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Abandoned #Athens #UrbanPhotography

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Look, I’m sorry. I don’t know how this happened. You are wonderful. I mean it. But this is a cat account. #DogsOfAthens #dogs

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Just piping in to remind folks that, when we arm Israelis as they commit war crimes, we are violating not only international law, but US law. And this was as true under Biden as it is under Trump.

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Enough of this racist fiction. Enough. Not a single non-white person in England is in a job in the NHS because they are non-white. Not a single one. And as for the idea that England's criminal justice system goes easy on non-white people because they are non-white. Well. Just think about that.

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I like “eccentric in a box” Who so much more than “cosmic significance” Who.

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Museum Piece #Athens #UrbanPhotography

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Not only are parks profitable, they inject billions to local economies and welcome 300+ million people a year. This is yet more wealth extraction to private interests not just from all of us as a nation but hundreds of communities and small businesses.

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Ruins of Athens: heavy metal #Athens #UrbanPhotography

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Ruins of Athens: heavy metal #Athens #UrbanPhotography

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Did you know that you can put -ai at the end of your Google searches and save water, power and dignity?

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Electric propulsion now dominates global ferry orders, with 70% of new vessels featuring batteries. Already operating on about 200 ferries worldwide, this shift to batteries means reduced emissions and lower maintenance costs. buff.ly/HPfes4P #ShareGoodNewsToo

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'Madleen' ⛵️sails today to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid & solidarity. This is not charity. This is a nonviolent, direct action to challenge Israel’s illegal siege & escalating war crimes. Demand your gov't safeguards our journey to Gaza. #BreakTheSiege #AllEyesOnDeck youtube.com/shorts/hvz-g...

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Απώλεια βιοποικιλότητας και κλιματική αλλαγή: δύο κρίσεις, μία σύνδεση, blog των ΠΕΚ (#crete_university_press) cup.gr/blog/apoleia...

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Akadimias #Athens #UrbanPhotography

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A Skyward Spiral. #stone #stairs #architecture #chimney #monument #historic #ancient #climb #steps #grayscale #blackandwhite #history #travel #explore #smartphonephotography #photography

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not to be histrionic but I kind of feel like the confluence of Trumpism, algorithmic social media, and LLMs have placed language and the fundamental proposition that words have meaning under unprecedented strain and it’s freaking me out more than a bit

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This thread on the early years of Unbound is just one "oof" after the other with an occasional "oh mate"

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The Afro-Asiatic wildcat is the most widely distributed wildcat, but experts and information on the species are scarce. The seeming lack of human curiosity is surprising, considering the domestic tabbies we keep as pets and lavish billions of dollars on annually are descended from these wildcats.

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A community-led initiative has implemented 150 green infrastructure projects across New Orleans, making the city more 'spongy'. These affordable solutions collectively retain around 720,000 litres per storm, and give the city's drainage system time to catch up. buff.ly/B52ezKu #ShareGoodNewsToo

It's all the fault of these bastards; they're shipping it in by the truckload.

Looking At Original Art Online In The Morning, volume 6324: "Garulfo" reference pieces, by Bruno Maïorana

holy fuck amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

The fact that so many "AI" start-ups turn out to be digital sweatshops full of humans sweeping up after idiot LLMs introduces the funny idea that the particularly delusional cohort of chatbot users convinced they're in love with it may actually BE in love. It's just with, y'know. Brown foreigners.

Applications are open! Join Leeds Actors in Training for 2025/26: leedsheritagetheatres.com/take-part/yo... #actortraining #leedstheatres #leeds #theatrebluesky #leedsactorsintraining

Tomorrow! There's still time to register. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🇮🇳 🪷🇮🇳🙏🏾 www.ibtimes.co.uk/builderai-co...

Last night, the House of Lords defeated the Government for a fourth time by passing an amendment establishing meaningful transparency measures for the use of rightsholders’ works in AI systems, many of which are being used without recognition, permission or remuneration. (1/3)

Και μόνο μια φορά σέρβιρανε πατάτες τηγανητές; Σίγουρα ήταν Ελληνική κουζίνα;

Apocryphal but apt: apparently, as the family gathered to hear the great mutton-chops utter his final words, #Ibsen opened his eyes (those eyes!), slightly raised his arm and spoke: "On the other hand..." And was gone. #WhenWeDeadAwakenNoMore

San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat

Abandoned #Athens #UrbanPhotography

Look, I’m sorry. I don’t know how this happened. You are wonderful. I mean it. But this is a cat account. #DogsOfAthens #dogs

Just piping in to remind folks that, when we arm Israelis as they commit war crimes, we are violating not only international law, but US law. And this was as true under Biden as it is under Trump.

Enough of this racist fiction. Enough. Not a single non-white person in England is in a job in the NHS because they are non-white. Not a single one. And as for the idea that England's criminal justice system goes easy on non-white people because they are non-white. Well. Just think about that.

I like “eccentric in a box” Who so much more than “cosmic significance” Who.

Museum Piece #Athens #UrbanPhotography

Not only are parks profitable, they inject billions to local economies and welcome 300+ million people a year. This is yet more wealth extraction to private interests not just from all of us as a nation but hundreds of communities and small businesses.

Ruins of Athens: heavy metal #Athens #UrbanPhotography

Ruins of Athens: heavy metal #Athens #UrbanPhotography

Did you know that you can put -ai at the end of your Google searches and save water, power and dignity?

Electric propulsion now dominates global ferry orders, with 70% of new vessels featuring batteries. Already operating on about 200 ferries worldwide, this shift to batteries means reduced emissions and lower maintenance costs. buff.ly/HPfes4P #ShareGoodNewsToo

Απώλεια βιοποικιλότητας και κλιματική αλλαγή: δύο κρίσεις, μία σύνδεση, blog των ΠΕΚ (#crete_university_press) cup.gr/blog/apoleia...

Akadimias #Athens #UrbanPhotography

A Skyward Spiral. #stone #stairs #architecture #chimney #monument #historic #ancient #climb #steps #grayscale #blackandwhite #history #travel #explore #smartphonephotography #photography

not to be histrionic but I kind of feel like the confluence of Trumpism, algorithmic social media, and LLMs have placed language and the fundamental proposition that words have meaning under unprecedented strain and it’s freaking me out more than a bit

This thread on the early years of Unbound is just one "oof" after the other with an occasional "oh mate"

The Afro-Asiatic wildcat is the most widely distributed wildcat, but experts and information on the species are scarce. The seeming lack of human curiosity is surprising, considering the domestic tabbies we keep as pets and lavish billions of dollars on annually are descended from these wildcats.

A community-led initiative has implemented 150 green infrastructure projects across New Orleans, making the city more 'spongy'. These affordable solutions collectively retain around 720,000 litres per storm, and give the city's drainage system time to catch up. buff.ly/B52ezKu #ShareGoodNewsToo

Patission #Athens #UrbanPhotography

Lions guarding a doorway. #CatsOfAthens #Caturday #cats