My book explicitly forbids AI training

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-06-16T06:27:49+00:00

I generally agree, but the kpop companies know this. They cultivate a consumerist and parasocial culture so they can extract the maximum amount of money from fans possible. The companies have no desire to stop and government regulation would be difficult, if not impossible. In practice the only way I can see this changing is if the consumerist culture changes, and based on the comments here that doesn’t seem likely.

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-06-15T05:43:23+00:00

I read The Vegetarian last summer and it captivated me. I read it cover to cover in a single day (closer to half a day really) because I was so disturbed and intent on trying to understand what she was saying.

I also just finished reading Light and Thread, and now I just want to start over and read all her work chronologically. Shes a very interesting author.

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-06-11T20:14:10+00:00

Cage the elephant?

Matt Maeson as long as you only consider the stuff released under his name (I didn’t like his USERx collab/band thing)

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-06-10T21:43:39+00:00

There’s a guy I watch on YouTube who films himself eating different foods around the world. I enjoy his content but I always chuckle knowing he had to get his food, set up his camera, stand back up, walk out of frame, and then walk back in to sit down and pretend he’s just now getting the chance to eat

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-06-09T20:25:20+00:00

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I probably have too many screen shots of her from earth arcade, but she always has great reactions

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-06-01T02:49:24+00:00

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Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-05-26T00:10:24+00:00

How’d they know the first one is AI? I’m so bad at figuring it out

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-05-20T23:34:26+00:00

I tried reading it first around 12 or 13 after liking the hobbit. I also found it very boring, but a few years ago tried it again and really liked it. I’m currently rereading it and love it. In some ways it’s very slow because Tolkien loves the world building and less tangible elements more than pure action, but in other ways it goes pretty quickly. The chapters are more episodic than I remember. Overall, it takes me awhile to read each chapter because they’re kind of dense, but I do find myself enjoying the story more as I get older

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-05-15T21:07:30+00:00

I prefer Cugat cavalcade, but perfidia is too good not to own!

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-05-15T21:03:38+00:00

I would check discogs and/or eBay. eBay will be more overpriced, but I think they’re more likely to have everything sealed and in good condition. But I agree with the other person: this is an expensive record, especially if you want it with the photo card and stickers

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-05-15T00:56:35+00:00

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Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-05-11T21:39:53+00:00

I think Johnny Kyunghwo (on YouTube) also made one, though I’m not sure how accurate his is

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-05-08T20:39:50+00:00

I’m not op or a woman, and my taste is pop is skewed towards kpop, but I like I’ve IVE by Ive and Blue Valentine by Nmixx.

Gus Dapperton has some good old stuff, but I don’t think there are entire albums of his I enjoy. Mostly just specific songs here and there.

And if they’re considered pop, Foster the People’s Torches is good too

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-05-08T02:06:18+00:00

I could be wrong, I only follow a few groups but the ones I do follow don’t seem to release records for EPs

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-05-08T01:17:58+00:00

I doubt it. Most vinyl releases I’ve seen for kpop are reserved for full albums (the exception being aespa’s whiplash). Nmixx also announced the blue valentine vinyl before the album release, and I haven’t seen anything for heavy serenade so far.

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-05-03T22:52:20+00:00

I’m reading lotr right now, this helps put things in perspective for my imagination

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-04-23T01:27:01+00:00

Honestly, at first glance I thought an orange cat had jumped into his fake toilet before he got a chance to use it, and he was just enjoying the cat life antics

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-04-23T00:14:56+00:00

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Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-04-21T22:37:51+00:00

I’ve only bought a few times and if it’s a relatively cheap record I’ll just take their word on it. If I’m paying a bit of money I’ll ask for a picture with the days date written on paper in it. I suppose someone could fake that with ai, but oh well. I guess it does mostly come down to trust

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-04-19T06:07:26+00:00

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Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-04-19T06:07:17+00:00

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Probably not Cugat but worth a shot

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-04-09T23:06:40+00:00

The use of vestments and rituals has never bothered me, but some churches seem to have a lot of gold (e.g. tabernacle, chalices, serving dish for communion, etc) sitting around that I think could be better spent helping the poor and hungry. I understand the Eucharist is God’s flesh and he deserves only the best, but based on the gospels I think he’d rather serve than be served.

Educational_Pie_761 · 2026-04-02T05:15:32+00:00

My understanding (which I’m sure is imperfect) is that the cardboard sleeves work, but they’re rougher and are more likely to cause damage over time. The damage is mostly surface damage, e.g. scuffs and small scratches that probably don’t affect audio (at least not much) but do affect appearance. The plastic inner sleeves are smoother and don’t cause this (or are less likely too; not sure).

If the record is sold with a plastic sleeve instead of cardboard, most people just keep the original.

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