Dexter Thomas

every time i open up one of @bijan.bsky.social 's articles i see the top of my screen and my heart drops a tiny bit until i realize that's just the the title of the newsletter, not a warning incredible

this is really interesting. The sister's arguments comparing AI-generated video to how long it took to accept photographs in a courtroom in particular. It's obvious she's thought about this a lot. Everyone's line for what is 'acceptable' use of AI is different. Here's another example.

i am now uninterested in all journalism or television awards. i want to be featured in Costco Connection Magazine. this is my new career goal.

evergreen post

I just published BCNET's Privacy Impact Assessment for Turnitin: privacylibrary.ca/wp-content/u... It has not been updated since 2020. Turnitin's AI detection feature was released in 2023. If you are a journalist looking to break this story in Canada, I have FOI docs. Hi.

Putting this out there – I'm looking to speak to the developers behind Dressmaker! According to reports, one of the developers is disabled, which inspired the creation of the game. If anyone has any contact information, please let me know

read through this a bit ago. TONS of stuff i didn't know. and more info on the stuff i thought i knew. worth the read!

how did we let them gentrify 'unc'

hi friends, if you were looking for some good news, this is some good news here

yes. i wrote this article back in 2018 and it still holds up. ten minutes and you will have a simple profile. i wrote it for journalists, but it's even easier for academics (less updates). and yes, i stand by the 'ten minutes'. that includes getting a snack. ijnet.org/en/resource/...

NEW: Public records obtained by 404 Media show administrators taking meetings with parents and alumni when they take issue with student reporting. This comes as student journalists at The Cornell Daily Sun earned recognition for breaking the “Cornell Seven” story.

congrats @mattdpearce.com

wow

absolutely worth reading. the turn near the end is pretty fascinating.

just discovered that @hdmixtapes.org exists. and of course they have the zig-zag tape. formative tape for me, one of the handful i never got rid of hdmixtapes.org/mix/danny-th...

real

not gonna spoil it, but read the final line in this article. this is gonna get weird.

genuinely the most impressive thing i've seen in a long time. i've watched like 100 of these and kinda been shocked at how much i've learned. also been inspired to make more of my own stuff.

NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.

got trolled on the @switchangel.bsky.social livestream lol

one of the funniest things about my interactions with Ross is that every time I talk to him, something like this happens ME: working on anything cool recently? ROSS: ...uhhh yeah like five things but I can't tell anyone about them yet incredible news man

i clicked the link and learned that the Dutch word for pinball is 'flipperkast'. 10/10 excellent nomenclature

i understand that sound design is a very personal thing, but good lord i am 100% certain my hard drive did not sound like that. this sounds like when i used to stick gum wrappers into the fan vents in the Apple computers during typing class. real talk did yalls computer sound like this?!?!

wrote this back in 2023 dexdigi.beehiiv.com/p/i-hate-how...

'canadian aggression' is a phrase i'm not sure i've ever seen in my life

i'm not sure how you come back from a 'she is anti-taco truck' narrative in los angeles

not E3, but here's a picture i took of Soulja Boy 10 years later in 2019 lol

speaking as someone who learned to type Dvorak: don't do it lol