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Jer Thorp
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Artist, writer, educator, birder & nudibranch enthusiast. Adjunct professor at ITP. He/Him. Author of Living in Data (MCDxFSG). @jerthorp@spore.social
Brooklyn, NYjerthorp.glitch.meJoined October 2008

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Manhattan can keep it's zoo escape Eagle Owl. We're keeping it real in BK with a Swainson's hawk in Green-Wood cemetery
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Looks like Central Park Zoo's Eurasian Eagle Owl had an exciting night. (Word is they've been found and is on their way back to the zoo)
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Well, that was a hoot 🦉 We tried to help this lil wise guy, but he had enough of his growing audience & flew off. @NYCParks Rangers, be on the lookout — he was last seen flying south on 5th Avenue. @BirdCentralPark twitter.com/wildbirdfund/s…
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If these models are clearly shown to output images from the training sets - it means that they can and do output artwork and images of individuals that breach copyright and privacy laws.
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This paper is a must read if you're interested in generative AIs. Researchers demonstrate extracting images from training data, including photos of individuals. "Our results show that diffusion models are much less private than prior generative models"
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There is an option in settings to turn on reminders to add alt-text. You can find it by going to: -Settings and Privacy -Accessibility, display, and languages -Accessibility -Scroll all the way to the bottom to the “Media” section and there’s a toggle.
A screenshot of the twitter app settings panel that turns on the “Receive image description reminder” option.
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It's very very hard to support a studio of people doing creative work. It's *so* impressive that Wes Grubbs was able to do this for long enough for Pitch to get a drivers' license. <insert standing ovation here>
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Sometimes I think I imagined the whole "a famous rockstar's kids lived behind me in a cul-de-sac in suburban Canada" thing but the internet also seems to believe it's true.
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Phil Collins was my first deep musical ❤️. His son & daughter lived directly behind us when I was that age. Simon would play the drums for me when I visited. But it wasn't until my cousin sent me home with a mix tape after we visited in England that I really got into the music.
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Sussudio - Phil Collins
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"Two things are true: Hull was an all-time great hockey player, a Hall of Famer who won two Hart trophies and revolutionized the sport. He also was a despicable human being, accused of heinous acts that can’t be simply brushed aside"
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We've had an ovenbird overwintering at this year. Mostly I see it rummaging around the leaf litter but today it was up in a tree and gave me a chance at a portrait
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Highlight of the birding day came right at the very end: this extra bright Pine Warbler
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It's about to launch and without question will be a game changer for sure. Popped through the slot this morning I have consumed chapters 1 & 11 with gusto. Informed and visionary. Easy to digest and persuasive. Just jolly well buy this book. It's a lifetime must that's essential.
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