Mark C. Amos

I'm aphantasic and not an artist. But my artistic tastes range from impressionism to non-representational abstract art. If I were an artist, I would aspire to one of these broad genres. I really don't get how cartoon characters qualify as art, but I guess it's just a matter of taste and preference.

Here’s an odd aphantasia effect. I’ve noticed that when I’m typing an infrequently used word, I can’t tell if it’s misspelled until I actually see it typed out… then it becomes obvious that it’s wrong. Any other aphantasics notice this?

Only a few years ago this would have been a headline in a poorly written Sci Fi novel. "The Anthropic CEO says AI company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands to allow wider use of its tech and AI for military purposes...." It's this kind of propaganda that SkyNet lives for.

I have aphantasia - whenever I describe an actor or actress to my wife, I have to do it by referebcing the film they were in rather than by physical description.

What comes around goes around...

If they just want to get rid of it, just put it on some boats in the Caribbean of the coast of Venezuela…

I notice a lot of talk by artists about aphantasia. Yet, the only art I see is "comic book" characters (I'm not sure of the correct term...) Are there any aphantasics that do traditional drawing/painting, or is it just illustrators?

Saw this beautiful buck while walking at Ottawa Park.

Even with all the weather drama at Burning Man this year, I'm still feeling nostalgic. I attended on and off for 17 years, starting in 1996. My last burn was 2019. * sigh *

I’m terrible with anagrams - probably due to aphantasia. Anyone else?

We’re visiting Bonnie Lake (near Puyallup, WA). Here are a couple of shots of Rainier - in the morning and the evening. It’s about 30 miles away.

Love the light here. View of the fields of Straits View Farm, a hint of the Harrow Straits with the Olympic Peninsula in the distance.

Read the whole thread. Know your history.

Couple of pics from “the farm.”

More pics from our holiday on San Juan Island, WA.

Some photos from San Juan Island, WA

Learning facts is often helpful.

A growing chorus of lawmakers, health experts, and public advocates has called for a pivotal upcoming CDC meeting to be scrapped and for Kennedy's federal vaccine panel to be remade with qualified members.

He was humiliated on No Kings Day, so he bombed a country to self-soothe.

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Yeah!

People in stupid red caps think this guy is a genius. What does that say about them?

Miss this guy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ3f...

Really is wild that we're at "plain clothes goon in an unmarked pickup jumping out and immediately pointing assault rifles at unarmed civilians" territory

And many of us are very proficient in the use of handguns and rifles.

This is wild

Sooooo if America sends Israel almost $4B per year are we paying for their universal healthcare while Republicans here look to gut ours? Is this their America First agenda...

You lose healthcare. They gain yachts. Keep spreading the word.

Opinion: The number of death threats against politicians, judges and other figures has been soaring. Why? www.ft.com/content/e172...

In what world is this a United States law enforcement officer and not some rogue disavowed special ops villain in a Mission Impossible movie about to put a bag over someone’s head?? This has got to STOP!

So glad to have seen Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney absolutely humiliate the orange felon on the world stage at the G7. That’s how you deal with a deranged tyrannical bully.

This should be bigger news.

I just heard a quote about the commercialization and cultural control that will likely be a consequence of AI: "Reality becomes a premium feature." Brilliant description and, also, terrifying.

Interesting paper on predicting philosophical intuitions and different abnormal modes of thinking (like aphantasia.) Also I learned that the type of aphantasia that has to do with an "internal voice" is called anauralia.

All those billions of dollars and the US Army doesn't have $10.89 for a can of WD-40 for its squeaky little tanks.

YESSSSSSS!!! Repost Please.

here's today's post: "no kings, fuck yeah!" — massive protests coast to coast, and a sad little shit-show in DC. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

This is fucking better than his parade getting rained out.🤣🤣🥂💙👇🏽

I should go to bed but these are too funny

LMFAO 😂