EponymousBosh

Yes, dear reader, the author of The God Delusion is now suffering from a Claude delusion.

Matthew Sheffield saw his chance and he took it. (WTF is the rest of that article tho)

I have deliberately taken a break from painting, because we adopted a kitten and I am waiting for him to become less of a feline tornado before I break the acrylics out again

A teacher has a potential answer for dealing with AI-poisoned students. An actually hopeful read, for once!

Didn't see anyone mention the original Attack On Titan theme, which is surprising given how popular it was at the time

To nominate a show I actually watched beyond the first season: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Semi-topical, there's a new Local 58 and even the moon demon hates AI, I guess.

Dysphagia, maybe?

It's most likely a displacement activity.

Obligatory Achewood link

If you have a Nebula subscription, Lindsay Ellis has a fascinating video about Blazing Saddles and why it really couldn't be made today, but not for the reasons you'd think; it has more to do with the history of the Western genre and the state of race relations in the US than "political correctness." I wish she'd put it on Youtube.

So I guess that's my roundabout answer: any movie that "couldn't be made today" is probably because of larger social forces than just "too much swearing/violence/nudity/etc."

Still best practice to use current name unless the person has specified otherwise.

IMO, best practice is still to use the current name/pronouns. I think it's OK to say something like "Caitlyn, formerly known as Bruce" if clarity is needed and then proceed with current name going forward. In this instance, everyone knew who we were talking about so it was unnecessary.

As someone who's used both, I think men's and women's restrooms are equally gross overall. Humans is humans, bodies is bodies, grossness doesn't discriminate, etc.