How many languages do you speak?

[gimmethesimplelife]

About AI - something I find mid range offensive and extremely creepy - on my FB feed I have been getting Holocaust related posts (a subject that I have to this day lots of guilt regarding) with AI generated photos of victims and crowds about to be selected for labor or (no need to get gory here, you'all know what the "or" is). This to me is so disrespectful and creepy with a CAPITAL C. Ick. Just ick. I wish there could be some set of laws to govern how AI is used to reproduce images. I know this would be considered a violation of free speech and in direct opposition to much of what I stand for but in this one case, I make an exception. To me - it's just morally wrong to use AI to conjure up images of Holocaust victims. I'm sure you'all can think of other instances of AI generated photos that are just creepy and disrespectful, no?

Does anyone see my point or am I once again on the Island of Misfit Toys? (My words, no one has said this nor implied this, and it's mostly an attempt at humour.) Rob

[rosarugosa]

About AI - something I find mid range offensive and extremely creepy - on my FB feed I have been getting Holocaust related posts (a subject that I have to this day lots of guilt regarding) with AI generated photos of victims and crowds about to be selected for labor or (no need to get gory here, you'all know what the "or" is). This to me is so disrespectful and creepy with a CAPITAL C. Ick. Just ick. I wish there could be some set of laws to govern how AI is used to reproduce images. I know this would be considered a violation of free speech and in direct opposition to much of what I stand for but in this one case, I make an exception. To me - it's just morally wrong to use AI to conjure up images of Holocaust victims. I'm sure you'all can think of other instances of AI generated photos that are just creepy and disrespectful, no?

Does anyone see my point or am I once again on the Island of Misfit Toys? (My words, no one has said this nor implied this, and it's mostly an attempt at humour.) Rob

Rob, At least with the "reels" on FB, I see a very strong causal relationship between what I click on, and what shows up with more frequency on my feed. For example, after Charlie Kirk's death, I clicked on a lot of reels because there was such an uproar and I had never heard of him before (I wanted to hear instances of him speaking). So then my reel offerings were non-stop Charlie Kirk. I was able to modify this by clicking on more cat videos, lol, and not clicking on Kirk reels at all, so they stopped appearing. If I click on political reels, I get offered more of them, and if I click on cats, I get more cats. Cats are clearly the preferred way to go!

Because I use that Fluffbuster Purity extension, my non-reel feed just shows posts from my friends and the pages I follow.

[iris lilies]

About AI - something I find mid range offensive and extremely creepy - on my FB feed I have been getting Holocaust related posts (a subject that I have to this day lots of guilt regarding) with AI generated photos of victims and crowds about to be selected for labor or (no need to get gory here, you'all know what the "or" is). This to me is so disrespectful and creepy with a CAPITAL C. Ick. Just ick. I wish there could be some set of laws to govern how AI is used to reproduce images. I know this would be considered a violation of free speech and in direct opposition to much of what I stand for but in this one case, I make an exception. To me - it's just morally wrong to use AI to conjure up images of Holocaust victims. I'm sure you'all can think of other instances of AI generated photos that are just creepy and disrespectful, no?

Does anyone see my point or am I once again on the Island of Misfit Toys? (My words, no one has said this nor implied this, and it's mostly an attempt at humour.) Rob

Your “ one case” could grow to be the “one case “of other people and that’s how uneven laws and apparent disparity in justice happens. No.

As for your Facebook feed, who knows what you clicked on to get those images but they will probably go away soon enough.

A few years ago, I had a very weird feed of Muslim men from Arabic speaking countries coming into my feed. They all had friendly faces and some of them were petting cats. It was so weird. It was probably generated from me hitting a few cat images.

I read later that this is a recruiting tool of radical Islam jihadists. They lure young people in with their friendly faces and seeming cat affection.

[gimmethesimplelife]

Your “ one case” could grow to be the “one case “of other people and that’s how uneven laws and apparent disparity in justice happens. No.

As your Facebook feed, who knows what you click on to get those images but they will probably go away soon enough.


A few years ago, I had a very weird feed of Muslim men from Arabic speaking countries coming into my feed. They all had friendly faces and some of them were petting cats. It was so weird. It was probably generated from me hitting a few cat images.

I read later that this is a recruiting tool of radical Islam jihadists. They lure young people in with their friendly faces and seeming cat affection.

Don't drop dead of shock, IL. I agree with you here. My one exception likely would grow and who knows how far and how fast. I still.hold these Holocaust related AI images are morally wrong - but I do agree with you. Rob

[bae]

Apparently the Super Bowl halftime show has caused some kerfuffle about language in America, due to the headliner performer singing in Spanish. I'm not sure why some folks in America get their knickers in a knot about languages.

I just spent the weekend over on the mainland. During the three days I was over, down in the Seattle area I interacted with people in English(*), Spanish, French, and German. I probably spent half of my time over the weekend speaking Spanish, with the help of my partner, to attempt to regain realtime proficiency.

In Bellingham, and the next day waiting in Anacortes for the ferry back, I had short conversations in Coast Salish (at the "hello, how are you?" "fine, thank you" level). I attribute the quality of the meal I had for brunch this morning to my ability to order the spiciest item on the menu in Spanish, and reassure the owner/waiter that he probably couldn't hurt me with the spiciest rendition. It was wonderful. I needed an extra glass of water.

I missed the sportsball event and musical performance though.

(*) And I distinctly code-switched in English between high-academic, normal PNW-city-speak, and rural salt-of-the-earth islander-speak, depending on the event/venue.

[iris lilies]

Apparently the Super Bowl halftime show has caused some kerfuffle about language in America, due to the headliner performer singing in Spanish. I'm not sure why some folks in America get their knickers in a knot about languages.

I just spent the weekend over on the mainland. During the three days I was over, down in the Seattle area I interacted with people in English(*), Spanish, French, and German. I probably spent half of my time over the weekend speaking Spanish, with the help of my partner, to attempt to regain realtime proficiency.

In Bellingham, and the next day waiting in Anacortes for the ferry back, I had short conversations in Coast Salish (at the "hello, how are you?" "fine, thank you" level). I attribute the quality of the meal I had for brunch this morning to my ability to order the spiciest item on the menu in Spanish, and reassure the owner/waiter that he probably couldn't hurt me with the spiciest rendition. It was wonderful. I needed an extra glass of water.

I missed the sportsball event and musical performance though.

(*) And I distinctly code-switched in English between high-academic, normal PNW-city-speak, and rural salt-of-the-earth islander-speak, depending on the event/venue.

I said this on another thread, but I didn’t mind the few seconds of the performance by Bad Bunny I saw on YouTube. It was all in Spanish and it was lots of Latin dancing around and Latin energy. I thought it was kind of cute actually. Now, I’m not sure about the opening scene where they were in a ?sugar plantation cutting cane? But whatever, if Bad Bunny wants to represent his people as low level farmworkers that’s fine with me.

I can only think of a hoopla that would result if someone represented African-American people in cotton fields…

[bae]

Now, I’m not sure about the opening scene where they were in a ?sugar plantation cutting cane? But whatever, if Bad Bunny wants to represent his people as low level farmworkers that’s fine with me.

Umm, I suspect there's some historical context concerning Puerto Rico to consider there...

https://www.bet.com/article/kfsxdq/t...the-super-bowl

[iris lilies]

Umm, I suspect there's some historical context concerning Puerto Rico to consider there...

https://www.bet.com/article/kfsxdq/t...the-super-bowl

I don’t even know what Latin country he’s from. Was that what they halftime show was about, an historical montage? I didn’t see enough of it to get an overview.

[bae]

I don’t even know what Latin country he’s from.

Puerto Rico, which is part of the United States.

Fun fact: About 46% of Americans surveyed in 2017 did not know that people born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens and that the island is part of the USA.

[iris lilies]

Puerto Rico, which is part of the United States.

Fun fact: About 46% of Americans surveyed in 2017 did not know that people born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens and that the island is part of the USA.

i know but forget, but my point was more he could be from any number of Latin countries, and I did not know which one he was from prior to your instruction. Actually, I thought Bad Bunny was a rapper propr to his half timeshow. I also thought he was gay but he’s dating a Kardashian so I dunno.