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This is just gutting to hear about. I'm so incredibly disappointed. I genuinely, and naively as it turns out, thought the EU "leadership" was better than this. :(

That moment you're reminded that, oh yeah, this guy was a comedian back in simpler times.

Remember, if you see someone stealing from a data center.... no, you didn't.

Heck, at this point it's just amazing that their air defense brought down anything.

Hey, man, I don't think you can park there...

1,582 days as of this morning.

"Fuel tankers and other Russian logistics vehicles will go up in flames!

Ronin, Ivan Franko Group, and Signum are destroying everything that gets in the way of the drone’s flight path from Lyman to Zaporizhzhia☄️

Russian logistics must be eliminated across the entire front line. To make this happen, donate to Digital Rusoriz!"

Let me fix that for you: "When an AI bubble pops..."

My experiences with these kinds of headhunters has been "mixed", trending toward "poor". Most were useless. They would show up with "opportunities" then I'd never hear from them again. These people/companies typically, as I understand it, work "in bulk". They're just harvesting as many resumes as they can, throwing buckets of them at employers and hoping something sticks. They aren't really going to put any meaningful effort into helping you.

That said, a rare few have really stepped up. The last one I worked with back around 2012, really went out of his way to get me in with a company and secure me a good offer. So they do exist. But, in my experience at least, they are rare.

You're in a tricky position. You're looking for a relatively senior position. You'll be up against a fair amount of competition for somewhat rare roles with very specific requirements. There's just not going to be a ton of those director+ level roles out there at any given time. But don't give up and don't give up hope. Those recruiters do exist, as do those jobs. Good luck!

Not a lot is standing out to me as a must-buy (in part because I already have a lot in my library). Kind of thinking about Last Train Home, 9 Kings, and Knights in Tight Spaces. A part of me has also been thinking about snagging the old Guild Wars trilogy. GW1 is ancient by gaming standards, but still has a lot to offer.

I'm starting to think we need to reframe this a little. Stop referring to "artists". It's not just lone, artistic types that are getting screwed here, it's literally everyone who has content that's been exposed to the Internet. Artists, programmers, scientists, lawyers, individuals, companies... everyone. Stop framing this as "AI companies versus artists" and start talking about it as "AI companies versus intellectual property right holders", because that's what this is. The AI companies are choosing to ignore IP law because it benefits them. If anyone, in any other context, tried to use this as a legal defense they would be laughed out of the courtroom.

I haven't worked with it myself as I'm not working on Japanese right now, but I had a recommendation recently for Satori Reader.