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OPEN COMMISSIONS - Motion Design and Video Editing! Edit for folks like @FDsignifier and @jessiegender

Joined January 2017
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Just finished and released a feature length doc based on the fantastic work of the late @_michaelbrooks and those that contributed to his show @tmbsfm. I continually come back to his episodes and writing, in my opinion it's pretty evergreen. But there is just a lot of material, and it can be daunting to jump into if you aren't already familiar with Brooks shows or the long format show structure. With that in mind, I wanted to see if I couldn't create something that could help introduce more folks to his ideas and all the great folks he often highlighted on his show. I have attached the opening of the film below, let me know what you think! And if you are at all taken with the opening, the full film will be linked below as well! youtu.be/XgOu4gdNpD8
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>Farmers blocking AI data centers being built >Sora closing down >Disney ending the OpenAI deal
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Ryan Coogler’s Favorite Films 🎥 😂
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The creator of ChatGPT is named "Altman," as in "alternative to human" and he leads OpenAI, which is completely closed. His main opponent is the company Anthropic, meaning "human-centered" is led by "Amodei," as in "loves gods". Then there's "Gemini," meaning "two-faced," from a company that said that it will do no evil. Brilliant work as always Kojima!
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“All America is an insane asylum.”
Would the Founding Fathers approve of Trump's war in Iran? I won't pretend to speak for them. But in January, I sat down with George AI and asked for its views on foreign entanglements and military action. Here's what it said.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
AI is not a reliable source of history and especially not the actual viewpoints of long-dead historical figures. ibm.com/think/topics/a…
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Kill. Me. Now.
Haley Stevens: have you considered female ICE agents are girlbosses 💕 Source: @BGOnTheScene
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my favorite thing about making a film is when its done and it feels like the entirety of my heart has been projected into this little box that other people can see and hear, i think that is a very very special thing that i always look forward to
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Jessie Jackson was the foundation of the progressive politics we have started to build; his influence is weaved into all the work worth doing electorally today He kept the fight alive in times where there was little hope and where many turned to austerity and triangulation. Jackson believed in the power of working people of all backgrounds as not a means for cynical division, but the collective foundation of all political action.
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I've never seen someone have their earpiece go out but still be able to non-respond to the question when the person asking the question stopped talking. Michael Tracey continues to spiral in a way I genuinely didn't think was possible. Look at Benz, Piers and Kiriakou's faces lol
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thinking, for no particular reason, about the unfilmed ending of the original novel, in which the power to alter reality just by wishing gradually robs Bastian of his humanity and all his memories and renders his existence meaningless
Fixing childhood trauma with AI 😂 Credit u/YouAreNowDUM
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Here’s the close of Jesse’s 1988 DNC speech “keep hope alive.” The challenge for politicians on the left remains unsparing critique that doesn’t descend into cynicism. There’s a reason that churched, black political figures navigate this more seamlessly than others
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The people who destroyed the environment are the ones who should pay for it. Instead we're still giving them subsidies.
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Ever wondered why? It wasn't a lack of talent.
this made me realize that i have never heard of any female philosopher like, not one
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Hunter S. Thompson wrote this a week after 9/11 and I think of it almost every single day.
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The Black Panther poster circa 1971. Just as relevant today.
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Concept art of Ulysses created by lead artist Joe Sanabria for Fallout: New Vegas. #Fallout
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Americans realizing they can go to prison for criticizing ICE but every pedophile in the Epstein files is still free
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Department of Homeland Security demands Google, Reddit, Meta, and Discord hand over personal data of users criticizing ICE.
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The Emperor’s New Groove perfectly predicted Erika Kirk…
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You simply must follow Maptism, these are the best maps of archeological cultures that you find. These are the end result of an enormous amount of research, pouring over old publications and pulling together many sources. Highly recommended.
The Matt-Painted Pottery of Northern Greece, Southern Albania and Macedonia. Existing from 1600-1100bc, this Pottery is likely representative of the Phrygians/Bryges before their Migration to Anatolia. Pottery resembling Matt-Pain is also found in later Anatolian Phrygia.
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"a IA faz em menos tempo" Nao me levem a mal eu acho esse argumento muito engraçado porque eh mto 1:1 com uma cena específica de BOB ESPONJA... OQUE QUE FAZ VOCES PENSAREM QUE O >DELE< EH MELHOR?
Replying to @manga_eternal
Não me leve a mal, mas a IA faz mais em menos tempo. Quantos animadores seriam necessários pra animar isso? Quanto tempo levaria? Quanto custaria? Quem não sabe animar e desenhar direito, a IA é melhor. Qualquer pessoa pode fazer uma sequência decente d uma história q goste.
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