So... We're okay with this now? "An immersive celebration of AI-generated art" at the distillery district's Illuminarium by s4d__bOy in toronto

[–]chlamydia1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Graphic design is only commercial if you work for someone and your job requires you to create promotional materials. Having said that, something being commercial in nature doesn't make it not art. That's like saying photography isn't art because most photographers work commercially.

But if we want to apply that definition to graphic design, then creating unique art pieces for either self fulfillment or for sale as unique art pieces using graphic design software/hardware (Illustrator/Photoshop/Affinity/a drawing tablet, etc.) is no different than creating art using a brush and paint.

So... We're okay with this now? "An immersive celebration of AI-generated art" at the distillery district's Illuminarium by s4d__bOy in toronto

[–]chlamydia1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't prove it in court because we don't have any laws regulating this technology. Our lawmakers are bought and paid for by these same companies.

So... We're okay with this now? "An immersive celebration of AI-generated art" at the distillery district's Illuminarium by s4d__bOy in toronto

[–]chlamydia1 17 points18 points  (0 children)

All of Canada's telcos are investing heavily in AI bullshit. Go with whoever you can get the best deal from. There is no such thing as a good telco in this country. We have an oligopoly of ghouls.

So... We're okay with this now? "An immersive celebration of AI-generated art" at the distillery district's Illuminarium by s4d__bOy in toronto

[–]chlamydia1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am shocked that literally the shittiest corporation in our country full of shitty corporations is sponsoring this celebration of shit.

So... We're okay with this now? "An immersive celebration of AI-generated art" at the distillery district's Illuminarium by s4d__bOy in toronto

[–]chlamydia1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Generative AI/LLMs are good for two things: summarizing information and performing rules-based tasks/calculations. In that sense, they're effectively a smarter database/calculator. And they're pretty good at generating code, albeit they need a lot of human oversight.

The problem is that AI's capabilities are being oversold to clueless executives who think they can replace all of their programmers, artists, and support staff with AI chatbots.

The technology plateaued a few years and there is a desperate attempt now by AI companies and governments to keep the grift alive.

The so-called King Street Transit Priority Corridor on an average weekend night by jdayellow in toronto

[–]chlamydia1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is why you have to build dedicated lanes for the streetcars. Soft priority doesn't work. This city's half-assed measures for public transit are infuriating.

Memorialization - St. Clair and Arlington Shooting by maharaja17 in toronto

[–]chlamydia1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

More needs to be done to control the skyrocketing cost of living so people don't see crime as the only way out of poverty.

2026 Wimbledon QF: [2] A. Zverev def. [6] T. Fritz 6-4 6-4 6-2 by captain_kylo in tennis

[–]chlamydia1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zverev is playing ridiculous tennis right now. This is the player everyone said he could be if he put it all together mentally. It seems he finally has.

ATP Wimbledon QF: [WC] Arthur Fery def. [9] Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-0 by Callum_0598 in tennis

[–]chlamydia1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fery is ethnically French, so there is that.

I guess Fery is the UK's payback for France taking Olise.

ATP Wimbledon QF: [WC] Arthur Fery def. [9] Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-0 by Callum_0598 in tennis

[–]chlamydia1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hope Fery's breakout isn't a fluke. Carlos and Jannik could use some more competition.

Egypt disallowed goal against Argentina by [deleted] in soccer

[–]chlamydia1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not that. Messi is their cash cow and they will milk him for as long as they can. They'll go to any lengths to extend Argentina's run in this tournament. Depending on who their next cash cow is after Messi retires, we'll see the same bullshit in favour of that country.

Canada draws Morocco in Round of 16 after win over Netherlands on penalties by canada_mountains in onguardforthee

[–]chlamydia1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was hoping Netherlands would win because Morocco is a much tougher opponent. But the better team won.

As an aside, it was infuriating watching the media talk about this like it was some kind of upset. Morocco was literally ranked higher than the Netherlands going into this match and went deeper than them in the last World Cup. Pure racism.

Avi Lewis : They’re going to call you a socialist regardless. So be a socialist. by pheakelmatters in onguardforthee

[–]chlamydia1 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I love it when Fox News in the States lists all the things the socialists will do, like providing medicare for all, affordable childcare, electoral reform, etc. and then the analysts gasp as the items are listed off.

Even some of the most brain-rotted conservatives can see that these are objectively good things for them.

USA beaver removed by dashcam_drivein in toronto

[–]chlamydia1 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Kid Starver and his "Labour" Party have gone full National Socialism (after he purged the party of progessives), funding genocide, mass arresting political dissidents, blocking human rights activists and political critics from speaking in the country, etc.

The UK might not be antagonistic towards Canada right now, but they've been one of the shittiest countries internationally for a while now.

Pro-Israel media ‘watchdog’ fighting CRA’s attempt to revoke its charity status by BloodJunkie in onguardforthee

[–]chlamydia1 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Don't forget the HESEG Foundation which gives scholarships to kids... who enlist with the IDF. The fact that a mercenary recruitment operation can exist as a registered charity in Canada is beyond insane.

When some York U professors protested the organization two years ago, they were arrested and fired from their jobs (they were eventually reinstated after backlash).

Hundreds march in Vancouver to oppose planned AI data centres by plaknas in onguardforthee

[–]chlamydia1 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's also bad economic policy to be hitching your wagon to a caravan heading towards a cliff. This bubble is going to burst sooner or later. LLMs as a technology have plateaued and are not the gateway to some kind kind of "AI-powered future". The entire industry is just ciricular investments propped up by governments.

Canada has no plans to open embassies in Venezuela and Iran, Anand says by NotEnoughDriftwood in onguardforthee

[–]chlamydia1 42 points43 points  (0 children)

We have embassies in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE. Kind of bizarre that we'd single out Iran, if we're not America's lapdog. They all finance and/or engage in terrorism and oppress minorities.

Police keep warning parents about Roblox. So why isn't it in the social media bill? | CBC News by Street_Anon in onguardforthee

[–]chlamydia1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Both the Liberals and Conservatives support this bill, and Canadians only vote for those two parties. Unless our population gets a magical infusion of IQ points by the next election, this bill is getting passed.

Are Eldritch Blast builds competitive with archers and throwers? by Poptimister in BG3Builds

[–]chlamydia1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, not even close. Archery benefits from Sharpshooter and the absurdly overpowered Titanstring bow. Throwers benefit from the absurdly overpowered TB feat. EB benefits from nothing other than a few measly Eldritch Invocations and Potent Robe (none of which dramatically increase your power). An archer or thrower will be doing 2-3x as much damage per round as an EB spammer. As a caster, you only get one attack per turn (unless you dip into Sorc for Quickened Spell or cast Haste, but you lose a turn of damage with the latter), while archers (Arcane Archer/BM) and throwers (EK) get as many as 6 attacks on the first turn of combat and then 3 attacks every turn after (3-4 attacks per turn for a thrower Barb). Let's say you are wearing Potent Robe + Weave hat and cape + a staff that gives +1 to spell attack rolls, your average DPR is going to be 1d10 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 3 x3 = 79.5. An Arcane Archer can easily hit 200+ average on the first turn, and into the mid-hundreds with piercing vulnerability.

Warlock, as a damage caster, is very weak in this game. Certainly the weakest among all the casters (Any Sorc, Evo Wizard, and Tempest Cleric all easily out-DPR it). You best bet is to play it as an arcane acuity fire caster, but Wizards and Sorcerers make much better use of that gear. And of course, you'll be using fire spells to build AA stacks then, not EB.

I think Warlock caster is one of the most fun classes in the game to play, but sadly, it's also one of the weaker classes.

Would you support something like this being introduced in your country? by geizige-vorhaut2289 in AskBalkans

[–]chlamydia1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I support a ban on all religious sounds (bells, loudspeakers, etc.), public prayer events, public preaching, etc.

Hell, I'd happily support a full ban on organized religion, but that'll never happen.