Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus). Native to South America; feral colonies in Brooklyn, NYC. Plate by William Swainson.

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John McCall · humanism through technology

Co-owner of the lowlysre brand & GitHub org ↗

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The Expanding Dark Forest and Generative AI ↗ Maggie Appleton on the problems and possible futures of flooding the web with generative AI content.

Wild Voices Can Help Restore Memory | Listen | Op-Docs ↗ A New York Times Opinion Op-Doc on how wild voices can help restore memory.

Take Me Drunk I'm Home ↗ A video by Nolan J. Downs.

The Humans Are Coming for A.I.'s Jobs in “We Were Here” ↗ A New Yorker video, “We Were Here,” in which the humans come for A.I.'s jobs.

La Francesa by Roberto Bolaño ↗ An English translation of Bolaño's poem from The Romantic Dogs, about a clever, haunted young Frenchwoman and a love that won't last.

Give It All Up Again: First Infrarealist Manifesto ↗ English translation of the first Infrarealist manifesto, a raw, restless call for poetry as action.

maintainers.md ↗ One daily markdown page: maintainers.md

Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Year-round resident of NYC parks and gardens. Plate by John James Audubon.