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jenray.bsky.social
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“The only way to store data long term, like proper long term, is in intergenerational relationships, where data is stored in narratives, intergenerational narratives, that can last for forty, fifty, sixty thousand years. As long as relations continue, that data will last.” —Tyson Yunkaporta

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“It’s not enough to rebuild; we must rebuild in a way that withstands the future we’ve created.” In this op-ed, Lauren E. Oakes considers how learning what seeds to plant—literal and metaphorical—can help us restore both life and Earth in the wake of profound loss. https://buff.ly/40SMTFw

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Bird nests made from anti-bird spikes?! 🤯 Hi, I'm a nest researcher 👋 and new here on BlueSky, sharing the craziest #bird nests I've ever found. 👀 Today, I’m sharing my discovery of rebellious birds that build nests out of anti-bird spikes. And honestly, it's like telling a joke... A thread. 🧵

submitted 24 days ago • 51 comments

Refreshing point of view from Alice Zoo and @davidcampany.bsky.social on the urge for artists to smooth out their rough edges and parcel themselves up for consumption in the age of social media open.substack.com/pub/interlop...

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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

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I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...

submitted 34 days ago • 903 comments

Late to this, but great explainer for anyone in your life who (in good faith) wants to know why Ai generated garbage is bad, why artists and creators hate it, why it’s happening to begin with, and why consumers of media deserve better. @maxread.info for @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...

submitted 34 days ago • 3 comments

Good reminder from Dan: "The rise of mass social platforms has been at the cost of a truly independent, truly open internet. But it's still there. You can still build anything on it, free of platforms and the overreach of monopolists and oligarchs."

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In 1995, Cameroonian musician Francis Bebey visited Real World Studios in Bath, #England for a special recording session. During his visit, he gave a demonstration of the n’dehou, a single-note bamboo flute originated by the Forest People of Central #Africa. 🪈🇨🇲

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winter beech study #wip

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

I'm a little sick haha Yeah everyone is sick right now it's crazy

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For years, the public has called them "fake artists." But internally at Spotify, the program has name: Perfect Fit Content. My investigation, and the first look into my book Mood Machine, is the January cover at @harpers.bsky.social harpers.org/archive/2025...

submitted 72 days ago • 23 comments

I do not mistake art for direct action but I do believe that the defunding of creative disciplines and the creeping message that generative AI can produce whatever we need is indicative of fascism’s fear of what happens when one is in the regular habit of thinking “what if we did this another way?”

submitted 68 days ago • 5 comments