[looking at people younger than me] you have your whole life ahead of you, [looking at people older than me] you have your whole life ahead of you, [looking at myself] it's over.
BREAKING: MICROSOFT JUST ANNOUNCED TO BAN ITS OWN ENGINEERS FROM USING AI DUE TO THE COST OF USING IT.
VP OF NVIDIA SAID, “THE COST OF AI FOR MY TEAM WAS MORE THAN HUMANS”
“AI CAN COST MORE THAN HUMAN WORKERS NOW”
genuinely fuck whoever came up w the dumbass idea to replace THE DICTIONARY BUILT INTO GOOGLE with the ai overview's definitions i hope everything in their life fucking sucks
feels like the internet is on its last legs for regular users. they don’t want you posting anonymously, they don’t want you searching, they don’t want you jerking off. the ideal user of the new internet is the “grok is this true?” guys
On this day 12 years ago, we launched Transistor, our second game.🎤
To everyone who experienced Red's journey through Cloudbank, thank you for playing! Please enjoy a slice of Junction Jan's, on us. Your choice?
🍕Supremo Deluxe
🥦Harvest Garden
🦐Sea Monster
❓Mystery Jan's
@virtualpigeons i told sam we should have our Own convention where we just hang out and buy figures and shit online lol. hanging out was the highlight for me!! i need to do more of that 💙
Datamining Paper Mario: Color Splash reveals that Ludwig has an attack called the "Ludwig Bullet Kill Attack", where he kills Mario with bullets. Previously thought unused, it was now discovered that Ludwig will use it if Mario has no Tail stickers and is broke.
Today is the Met Gala. Here are some things to keep in mind while engaging in Met Gala discourse:
— The Met Gala is a fundraising event that supports the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute.
— The Costume Institute preserves historical garments, curates public exhibitions, and educates people on how clothing reflects and shapes culture.
— In a political climate when public arts funding is being limited or contested, private fundraising efforts like this are even more important.
— Many organizations hold galas to raise money for their missions. This includes organizations focused on the arts, LGBTQ+ rights, environmental justice, and medical research. The Met is not the only institution that holds galas.
— The Met Gala raises money through ticket sales. Major fashion houses such as Gucci often purchase entire tables and invite celebrities to attend the event in their designs. For brands, this functions as a form of marketing, similar to advertising or runway shows. But here, that spending also helps fund a public cultural institution.
— Members of the public can later visit the museum and see exhibitions that contextualize fashion as part of cultural history. And their tickets are relatively affordable because they have been subsidized by these fundraisers.
— Not all clothing is meant to be practical or "presentable" by conventional standards. Some garments are made as artistic statements. Even if you wouldn’t wear something to the office, you can still appreciate the creativity and technical craft behind it.
— Events like this provide work for countless tailors, embroiderers, textile specialists, and artisans. These people often work on other types of cultural productions, such as the costuming for films, theatre, and TV shows. The Met Gala helps sustain these craft industries and thus keeps the production quality high for the areas of culture you care about.
— Traditional black tie is never wrong for a gala. In fact, this is how men traditionally dressed for the Met Gala for much of this event's history. Not everyone has the personality to pull off an avant-garde outfit, so they shouldn't be forced into one.