#psa — Public Fediverse posts

#PSA Elviss is still dead. Thank you. Thank you verry much.

it's not beating a dead horse if the horse keeps getting up and doing some new bullshit
#PSA

#PSA

Derf Backderf: "I’m ready to weigh in on the CHARITY & SYLVIA controversy. I’ve read both books and compared & contrasted them, and their sources.

Is Tillie Walden’s book a rip off of Rachel Hope Cleves’ book, as the professor claims?

No. It is not."

Please do read the post; accusing someone of plagiarism by implying ownership of public research materials is shitty as fuck, and nakedly classist.

#CharityAndSilvia #RachelHopeCleves #TillieWalden #Plagiarism #PSA

https://buttondown.com/thene/archive/charity-and-sylvia-the-extraordinary-claims-of/

Derf Backderf: "I’m ready to weigh in on the CHARITY & SYLVIA controversy. I’ve read both books and compared & contrasted them, and their sources.

Is Tillie Walden’s book a rip off of Rachel Hope Cleves’ book, as the professor claims?

No. It is not."

Please do read the post; accusing someone of plagiarism by implying ownership of public research materials is shitty as fuck, and nakedly classist.

#CharityAndSilvia #RachelHopeCleves #TillieWalden #Plagiarism #PSA

https://buttondown.com/thene/archive/charity-and-sylvia-the-extraordinary-claims-of/

#PSA

Thanks Government. Sending this a few weeks earlier would have been even better...

#ClimateChange #UK #Wildfires

#PSA

Thanks Government. Sending this a few weeks earlier would have been even better...

#ClimateChange #UK #Wildfires

If you can't afford or install air condition, use reflective thermo isolation fabric. You can get them as rollable blinds in most DIY stores. If you can't afford those as ready-made blinds (Rollos), use just the fabric. I got 7 sqm for 25 bucks in an online fabric store.
It is 35 °C outside and 27 °C inside even though my living room faces south and has 4 windows. Without the fabric, which I just taped to all my windows, it would definitely be over 30 degrees in here already.
#PSA #heat

If you can't afford or install air condition, use reflective thermo isolation fabric. You can get them as rollable blinds in most DIY stores. If you can't afford those as ready-made blinds (Rollos), use just the fabric. I got 7 sqm for 25 bucks in an online fabric store.
It is 35 °C outside and 27 °C inside even though my living room faces south and has 4 windows. Without the fabric, which I just taped to all my windows, it would definitely be over 30 degrees in here already.
#PSA #heat

#PSA just dropped targeting #MikeRogers in #Michigan and supporting #Democrats across the #UnitedStates. It was made to appeal to *both* sarcastic #GenZ voters *and* #AmericaFirst #OKboomers in the #MAGA cult. Watch and share the ‘#EndlessWar ad’ from now until the #midterms. https://youtu.be/PEhJVXlNp90

#Resist #kakistocracy in #USpol hilariously and with #ElbowsUp.

#PSA just dropped targeting #MikeRogers in #Michigan and supporting #Democrats across the #UnitedStates. It was made to appeal to *both* sarcastic #GenZ voters *and* #AmericaFirst #OKboomers in the #MAGA cult. Watch and share the ‘#EndlessWar ad’ from now until the #midterms. https://youtu.be/PEhJVXlNp90

#Resist #kakistocracy in #USpol hilariously and with #ElbowsUp.

#PSA Don't shake it like a Polaroid, kids. The chemists at Polaroid worked very hard getting that chemistry just right.

#PSA Don't shake it like a Polaroid, kids. The chemists at Polaroid worked very hard getting that chemistry just right.

AI is trained on human writing - writing from people all over the world who incorporate their own linguistic and narrative traditions and many for whom English is not their first language.
This has caused AI to write in a specific way; a way that we have now decided is non-human despite being trained on distinctly human writing.

These days whenever people find a text that seems even just slightly different from how they or their peers might write, or has a more traditional or classical style, the writer is confronted not just by the accusation but often the determination that it must be AI.

Often, it isn't. Humans still write. Millions of people put great care in their words.

What these accusations do is harming writers and everyone who creates written text (i.e. all of us). Anyone can be targeted but it especially applies to those belonging to minorities and those who write in another than their first language. It's yet another way to drill out diverse perspectives.

Keep in mind that when you post a comment the world can see it. Your accusation may make others think twice and harm the person who made the post and/or produced the writing.

It's a thorny issue because no one wants to see AI writing and when it's used it deserves to be called out; even more so on a platform like Mastodon where people hopefully have the grace to forgive a spelling or grammar error and where we recognise we are a global community with many backgrounds.

The situation has led many people to deliberately dumb down their writing or adding errors just to come across as human. It's utter madness this has become a necessity for some.

If you think you've encountered AI but cannot be 100% certain do not jump to conclusions. Make the effort to check other posts or writing of that person. Often that will tell you what's going on.

Either way, I'd advice to err on the side of caution.

As a writer I want to ask the entire community to be more vigilant. Treat it the way we treat accessibility on this platform, in many ways it is not dissimilar.
Be more mindful yourself if needed but also remind others who make these accusations even if there's no factual basis.

It's hard to tell just how disheartening it is to put great care in your words, apply your skillset (great or poor) to put your thoughts into words, share them and then have your humanity ripped away from you.
Especially when you write something personal and vulnerable, when it took you a beat to find the courage to make it public.
Especially when you're not a part of the majority and people have been doing this to you your entire life.

We are human. We need to preserve and defend our own humanity, and the humanity of those around us on- and offline.

#AI #NotAI #Writing #Mastodon #Fediverse #Humanity #PSA

AI is trained on human writing - writing from people all over the world who incorporate their own linguistic and narrative traditions and many for whom English is not their first language.
This has caused AI to write in a specific way; a way that we have now decided is non-human despite being trained on distinctly human writing.

These days whenever people find a text that seems even just slightly different from how they or their peers might write, or has a more traditional or classical style, the writer is confronted not just by the accusation but often the determination that it must be AI.

Often, it isn't. Humans still write. Millions of people put great care in their words.

What these accusations do is harming writers and everyone who creates written text (i.e. all of us). Anyone can be targeted but it especially applies to those belonging to minorities and those who write in another than their first language. It's yet another way to drill out diverse perspectives.

Keep in mind that when you post a comment the world can see it. Your accusation may make others think twice and harm the person who made the post and/or produced the writing.

It's a thorny issue because no one wants to see AI writing and when it's used it deserves to be called out; even more so on a platform like Mastodon where people hopefully have the grace to forgive a spelling or grammar error and where we recognise we are a global community with many backgrounds.

The situation has led many people to deliberately dumb down their writing or adding errors just to come across as human. It's utter madness this has become a necessity for some.

If you think you've encountered AI but cannot be 100% certain do not jump to conclusions. Make the effort to check other posts or writing of that person. Often that will tell you what's going on.

Either way, I'd advice to err on the side of caution.

As a writer I want to ask the entire community to be more vigilant. Treat it the way we treat accessibility on this platform, in many ways it is not dissimilar.
Be more mindful yourself if needed but also remind others who make these accusations even if there's no factual basis.

It's hard to tell just how disheartening it is to put great care in your words, apply your skillset (great or poor) to put your thoughts into words, share them and then have your humanity ripped away from you.
Especially when you write something personal and vulnerable, when it took you a beat to find the courage to make it public.
Especially when you're not a part of the majority and people have been doing this to you your entire life.

We are human. We need to preserve and defend our own humanity, and the humanity of those around us on- and offline.

#AI #NotAI #Writing #Mastodon #Fediverse #Humanity #PSA

Festival PSA:

Du bist auf einem Festival, es ist trocken und staubig, und plötzlich bekommst du Nasenbluten?
Das kann schonmal passieren, aber wenn es öfter passiert - und das meistens in so einem Umfeld - dann zieh am besten mal eine Maske auf! Muss keine FFP2 sein.
Der Staub in der Luft zerlegt dir vermutlich die Nasenschleimhäute.

#psa #festivalpsa #summerbreeze

#PSA

Notice to all authors: If you make your adverticements in Canva, your creations may become flagged as AI in META services (I do not know if this extends elsewhere) and may become tagged as AI even if you don't use any AI features. This is to comply with the new EU law that all AI content needs to be tagged accordingly.

Using an app that uses AI can also flag your content (like Grammarly), so maybe avoid using them.

#Books #Bookstodon #Writing #GaphicDesign #Canva #art #author #indieauthor #PSA

Notice to all authors: If you make your adverticements in Canva, your creations may become flagged as AI in META services (I do not know if this extends elsewhere) and may become tagged as AI even if you don't use any AI features. This is to comply with the new EU law that all AI content needs to be tagged accordingly.

Using an app that uses AI can also flag your content (like Grammarly), so maybe avoid using them.

#Books #Bookstodon #Writing #GaphicDesign #Canva #art #author #indieauthor #PSA

Twitch did a stupid and now can use your content to train AI. You can turn it off in Twitch settings' "Security and privacy" page (https://www.twitch.tv/settings/security)

#PSA #AIapocalypse #Twitch

Twitch did a stupid and now can use your content to train AI. You can turn it off in Twitch settings' "Security and privacy" page (https://www.twitch.tv/settings/security)

#PSA #AIapocalypse #Twitch

https://www.cma.ca/about-us/what-we-do/press-room/doctors-warn-canadians-are-turning-ai-health-information-and-it-hurting-them #psa #health #safety #ai

https://www.cma.ca/about-us/what-we-do/press-room/doctors-warn-canadians-are-turning-ai-health-information-and-it-hurting-them #psa #health #safety #ai

PSA: nicht in die Sonne gucken, selbst wenn ihr sie zufälligerweise heute Nachmittag/Abend plötzlich nicht sehen können solltet!

#Sonnenfinsternis #SoFi #PSA

PSA: nicht in die Sonne gucken, selbst wenn ihr sie zufälligerweise heute Nachmittag/Abend plötzlich nicht sehen können solltet!

#Sonnenfinsternis #SoFi #PSA

#PSA:

You're not "too much".
You're not "not enough".
You're not "a bother".

You're beautiful.
And you deserve love and happiness ❤️

Yes, you.

#PSA:

You're not "too much".
You're not "not enough".
You're not "a bother".

You're beautiful.
And you deserve love and happiness ❤️

Yes, you.

SI ON OBSERVE LE SOLEIL (et donc l'éclipse du jour) SANS PROTECTION ADÉQUATE ON RISQUE UNE BRÛLURE DE LA RÉTINE.

Cette lésion est indolore, donc les imprudents pourraient croire qu'en fait "ça va".

ON NE REGARDE JAMAIS DIRECTEMENT LE SOLEIL SANS UN FILTRE HOMOLOGUÉ, ET ENCORE MOINS AVEC DES JUMELLES OU UN TÉLÉSCOPE.

(désolé pour ceux et celles qui n'ont pas pu obtenir de lunettes de protection, mais c'est pas la peine, votre vue vaut plus que votre seum)

#ECLIPSE #PSA

SI ON OBSERVE LE SOLEIL (et donc l'éclipse du jour) SANS PROTECTION ADÉQUATE ON RISQUE UNE BRÛLURE DE LA RÉTINE.

Cette lésion est indolore, donc les imprudents pourraient croire qu'en fait "ça va".

ON NE REGARDE JAMAIS DIRECTEMENT LE SOLEIL SANS UN FILTRE HOMOLOGUÉ, ET ENCORE MOINS AVEC DES JUMELLES OU UN TÉLÉSCOPE.

(désolé pour ceux et celles qui n'ont pas pu obtenir de lunettes de protection, mais c'est pas la peine, votre vue vaut plus que votre seum)

#ECLIPSE #PSA

In case you haven’t thought about this before, your “low support needs” autistic parent, colleague, neighbor,… they HAVE support needs. This label doesn’t mean low compared to your average person, but low relative to folks with Level 2 and Level 3 autism. So please figure out what they need. It might take some time for them to even know - especially if expressing themselves was discouraged for much of their lives up to this point.

#autism #PSA

In case you haven’t thought about this before, your “low support needs” autistic parent, colleague, neighbor,… they HAVE support needs. This label doesn’t mean low compared to your average person, but low relative to folks with Level 2 and Level 3 autism. So please figure out what they need. It might take some time for them to even know - especially if expressing themselves was discouraged for much of their lives up to this point.

#autism #PSA

Beware of groki-pedia search results which is basically regurgitated twitter and may contain nazi content.

#warning
#psa
#enshittification

Beware of groki-pedia search results which is basically regurgitated twitter and may contain nazi content.

#warning
#psa
#enshittification

ab heute können menschen aus berlin briefwahl für die wahl zum abgeordnetenhaus beantragen: https://wahlscheinantrag.berlin.de/oli/IWS/start.do?mb=1 #psa #berlin

ab heute können menschen aus berlin briefwahl für die wahl zum abgeordnetenhaus beantragen: https://wahlscheinantrag.berlin.de/oli/IWS/start.do?mb=1 #psa #berlin

⚠️ Creepy, de-humanising chasers guide to trans women is going viral on r/Grindr/reddit again, be aware of it's tricks ⚠️

https://www.reddit.com/r/grindr/comments/zhygbp/ultimate_grindr_trans_seeker_guide/

#trans #psa #advisory #grindr #lgbtq

Just a PSA for any folks considering an A/C purchase right now ❄️

Worse on Purpose has reported that Midea is a brand to AVOID. I don't think this means that current products are sub-par, but be wary.

https://ledger.worseonpurpose.com/brands?category=appliances

#PSA #USA

#RecordCollecting #PSA:

Some of you may be familiar with the saga of #VinylMePlease, a record subscription service that put out some fantastic pressings but went from poorly conceived business model to internal chaos to bankruptcy to purchase by full-on serial scammers, who are bilking the gullible as we speak.

I never joined but picked up the odd #LP here and there, and was looking forward to their reissue of #TheBudosBand's first release, announced just before their collapse.

Turns out, the work was done, and has found its way to the market: I am certain that the 2026 reissue is in fact the very one, with the #VMP standard tip-on jacket and #AAA master by their preferred engineer, and it's generally available for reasonable prices - way less than VMP would have peddled them for.

https://www.discogs.com/master/53886-The-Budos-Band-The-Budos-Band?year=2026

#vinyl #VinylRecords