CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@Daojoan@mastodon.social there was a time when extensive knowledge of things was something only easily attainable to the elites. that time is now past, yet we still have not shaken ourselves of the patterns we collectively learned to recognize. this benefits the new elites, and so they perpetuate it. i hope we can learn from this soon.

@sarahjamielewis@mastodon.social attached excerpts are why i believe this. these come from this document, the Congressional Research Service's report on Generative Artificial Intelligence and
Copyright Law.

https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/LSB/PDF/LSB10922/LSB10922.8.pdf

@sarahjamielewis@mastodon.social according to my understanding of current copyright guidance in the United States, doing this means they forfeit their copyright to the entire Firefox codebase.

@bunny_jane@plush.city @dalias@hachyderm.io @mason@partychickens.net the only thing that might contribute more microplastics to the environment than car tires is washing of clothing made using synthetic fabrics, but which one comes out on top depends on which studies you are reading

@mochabeau@infosec.exchange it's very rewarding, too

i love seeing maps in random apps or websites, and seeing the work that i personally put in to make my local area more accurate

it also has verifiably helped both bicyclists and delivery drivers in my area!

@mattblaze@federate.social no point in approving before the ship arrives anyway! after all, anyone who really needs it and applies now probably won't by the time it arrives, one way or the other.

@mattblaze@federate.social they'll have to wait until at least July, since the ship that is suggested to be going is on dry dock in Alabama for maintenance until then

video game music is underrated, imo. too many people dismiss it because its videogames

some of my favorite albums of all time are soundtracks from videogames i don't even like/play