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AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Is Not a ‘Victimless Crime’

The ability to produce infinite images powered by datasets containing millions of photographs of real people, including children, and real images of real CSAM, perpetuates abuse in a way that was previously impossible.

Wolfs

Wolfs: Directed by Jon Watts. With Brad Pitt, Amy Ryan, George Clooney, Austin Abrams. Follows two lone wolf fixers who are assigned to the same job.

Mr crusher collision course

RIP ICQ: Remembering a classic messaging app that was way ahead of its time

ICQ will cease operations June 26. If you know, you know.

I had an account with them, 5542507 but it was registered before they required email addresses and somewhere along the line they broke something on my account and I found I wasn’t able to log in. It wasn’t as terrible as it could have been, because by that time everyone I talked with online had migrated to AIM. I remember the first few weeks of using ICQ and how amazing it was to have a live conversation with someone via text and the best part of it was that if someone was offline you could send them a message and they’d get it when they signed on.

I miss those days that you could sign off of an account easily.

theDebuggingChair

The Umbrella Academy Season 4

The Umbrella Academy: Created by Steve Blackman, Jeremy Slater. With Aidan Gallagher, Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda. A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.

Moana 2 | Teaser Trailer

*CRACK* [2495×5100]

Star Trek Book Deals For June 2024

This month’s ebook deals have landed with 8 books on sale for $0.99 – $1.99 each, books that have never been on sale are in bold:

Cross-Stitch: Explore Strange New Worlds of Crafting
Star Trek: Day of Honor Omnibus
Star Trek: Discovery: Dead Endless
Star Trek: Enterprise Logs
Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope
Star Trek: The Brave And The Bold Book 1
Star Trek: The Brave And The Bold Book 2
Star Trek: The Klingon Dictionary

Trump: Winning by Losing

A Family Affair

A Family Affair: Directed by Richard LaGravenese. With Joey King, Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, Kathy Bates. An unexpected romance triggers comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her boss, grappling with the complications of love, sex, and identity.

Bucharest, Romania

Alien: Romulus | Official Trailer

Server is going to be super unstable for the next 24 hours

But after that 24 hour period it should be much more stable.

We’re expanding the server cluster.

That’s right, we’re officially a cluster now.

If you’re able to remember to do it, swing by the discord channel when/if you get warning about the ssl cert being broken or if you get a “site misconfigured” error or anything especially tragic like that.  That’s when I’ll swing in and start fixing all the things.

=====UPDATE=====

Things should be smoother and faster around here, what do you think?

Harrower Class Retrofit by Jetfreak-7

Signs of Our Times

Elisha Cuthbert

Sophia Bush

Spiderman ~ Between Skyscrapers (3504×6952)

leave me alone

Cosmic bloom – wild evening primrose under a multi-color sky in eastern WA [OC] [1334×2000]

Paris, France

Straight from the mother in law

Elle Fanning to Star in New ‘Predator’ Movie ‘Badlands’

‘Prey’ filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg is at helm of the project.

Just making sure

SPACE GHOST, X-MEN, TMNT, G.I. JOE: What’s @ Comic Shops 6/5/2024

Southern Baptist ethics committee says IVF is immoral, tells Christians to oppose it

(RNS) — Echoing Catholic teaching, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood says the procedure causes moral harm and separates procreation from sex.

Matthew Vaughn Says Critics Were ‘Vitriolic’ Over ‘Argylle’ and the Bad Reviews ‘Took Me By Surprise’: ‘We Didn’t Make “Citizen Kane,” but F—ing Hell’

“Argylle” director Matthew Vaughn was disappointed by critics hating his spy comedy.

There’s a larger discussion of just what people are wanting from their movies and if expectations are being set correctly by the marketing teams and if they’re being met by the final product. I personally thought Argylle was a great movie that felt much like all of Vaughn’s other films and it’s a shame that the general public, or at least the critics in general, felt like they didn’t get the film they were expecting.

What’s the value in a movie review if you’re judging a comedy action film on the merits of a action blockbuster? As the saying goes, if you test a fish on it’s ability to speak, you’ll miss the fact it’s a pretty good swimmer.

Justice Alito’s Upside-Down Flag Claim Dismantled by Police, Neighbors: Report

Neighbors of Justice Sam Alito disputed his claims that his wife hung an upside-down American flag in response to a clash over an anti-Trump sign.

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Tactical

Farmer

Stars, Planets and Spaceships and More…. (2704×4800)

In Thailand, a town in dismay

In Thailand, a town in dismay,
Marauding monkeys causing fray.
Lock them up, send away,
That’s the plan for this day,
Hoping peace returns without delay!

Poor Breakfast

Out Today: “The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy”

Out today: “The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy“, by Adam Nimoy.

Even before Star Trek I’d see him popping up in bit roles on some of my favorite TV shows like Get Smart, Sea Hunt, and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. And then one night he brought home Polaroids of himself in makeup and wardrobe for a pilot he was working on. It was December 1964 and nobody had heard of Star Trek. Still, the eight-year-old me had watched enough Outer Limits and My Favorite Martian to understand exactly what I was looking at.

Spock’s popularity happened quickly, and soon the fan magazines were writing about dad’s personal life, characterizing us as a “close family.” But the awkwardness that defined our early relationship blossomed into conflict, sometimes smoldering, sometimes open and intense. There were occasional flashes of warmth between the arguments and hurt feelings—even something akin to love—especially when we were celebrating my father’s many successes. The rest of the time, things between us were often strained.

My resentment towards my father kept building through the years. I wasn’t blameless, I know that now, but my bitterness blinded me to any thought of my own contribution to the problem.

I wanted things to be different for my children. I wanted to be the father I never had, so I coached Maddy’s soccer, drove Jonah to music lessons, helped them with their homework—all the things dads are supposed to do. All the things I wanted to do. So what if my Dad and I had been estranged for years? I was living one day at a time.

And then I got his letter.

That marked a turning point in our lives, a moment that cleared the way for a new relationship between us.

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‘American Gladiators’ Reboot Ordered at Prime Video

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Some good deeds never go unpunished

One of my relatives on social media just told everyone who was excited about what happened to the former president to unfriend him. But it’s not a cult. /s

Snowpiercer Season 4

Snowpiercer: Created by Graeme Manson, Josh Friedman. With Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg. Seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a perpetually-moving train that circles the globe, where class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.

Delivering a Lamborghini in my country

Exploring the intriguing world of sports betting and casino games

In recent years, sports betting and casino games have gained immense popularity, with enthusiasts flocking to online platforms for excitement. In this burgeoning industry, individuals seek both entertainment and the chance to win big, driving the expansion of betting options and gaming varieties. Despite debates over its ethics and potential risks, the allure of these activities continues to captivate a growing audience worldwide. Platforms like Betway allow fans to engage from the comfort of their homes. But what exactly makes these online platforms so appealing? Let’s dive in and find out. (more…)

Anne Hathaway

Tokyo, Japan

Elizabeth Hurley 1992

Denise Richards (1998)

Ann Blyth 1940s

directional anti-personnel mine (big) | Japanese Army [3984 x 2656]