Tootfinder

So on point - articulates so many of my feelings around this space (though I admit my feelings about use of AI in software are evolving, my feelings about it in creative endeavors have not).
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.

i feel like my general feelings re: Rigol and people swearing by their Tek are best summarized with the old "rifle is fine" copypasta. as in: if you are skilled in the art you will get things done just as well with the rigol as you will with a tek in the same cateogry that's 10 times* the price. and if you aren't, goddess bless you either way also
* referring me to US secondary markets is classist and i will not be elaborating on this observation

'Fanning the flames': 3 ex-GOP governors slam Trump's 'infuriating' use of National Guard - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-national-guard-governors-gop/

"At least four people have turned down their nomination for Cycling UK's annual 100 Women in Cycling award following the charity's decision to exclude transwomen and non-binary people from consideration, citing a Supreme Court ruling."
https://road.cc/content/news/cy…

Several winners of Cycling UK 100 Women in Cycling prize decline award due to exclusion of transwomen
Cycling UK say the decision was made following legal advice but that the rule change "doesn't alter our commitment to transgender and non-binary people"

French media on Americans migrating to Ireland, fleeing Trump.
9,600 so far in 2025, 26k applications. Mostly affluent, some with trans kids, English makes it easier.
#mastodaoine

REPORTAGE. "On aurait dû faire ça il y a des années" : ces Américains qui s'installent en Irlande sur fond d'i
En 2025, près de 9 600 Américains ont posé leurs valises en Irlande, un chiffre qui a explosé depuis l'élection de Donald Trump. Mais ceux qui peuvent se permettre de partir sont souvent les plus aisés.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Flans:
🎵 No controles
#Flans
https://theartsmixof.bandcamp.com/track/flans-no-controles-the-art-mix-jvu-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/19guCNWcPMOzwRN44FmpDb

Made me smile (gift link): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/business/china-chongqing-protest.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jE8.LOI-.nxBWn_BPfxeP&smid=url-share

A Hidden Camera Protest Turned the Tables on China’s Surveillance State
Before fleeing China, an activist in Chongqing staged an elaborate one-man demonstration against the Communist Party that doubled as performance art.

TiPP: Ausstellung in #Amsterdam ab 26. September
'Für Eye stellt die britische Schauspielerin Tilda Swinton eine einzigartige und fesselnde Ausstellung mit neuen Arbeiten zusammen.' #TildaSwinton

Tilda Swinton | Eye Filmmuseum
The museum for film and the art of the moving image in The Netherlands. Visit the exhibition or cinema and discover our collection with more than 60.000 films.

CineWild: Balancing Art and Robotics for Ethical Wildlife Documentary Filmmaking
Pablo Pueyo, Fernando Caballero, Ana Cristina Murillo, Eduardo Montijano
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.24921

CineWild: Balancing Art and Robotics for Ethical Wildlife Documentary Filmmaking
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have become powerful tools across domains-from industry to the arts. In documentary filmmaking, they offer dynamic, otherwise unreachable perspectives, transforming how stories are told. Wildlife documentaries especially benefit, yet drones also raise ethical concerns: the risk of disturbing the animals they aim to capture. This paper introduces CineWild, an autonomous UAV framework that combines robotics, cinematography, and ethics. Built on model pr…