Online Communities Are So Strange Because People Slip Away So Easily. You Can Be On Here For Years, Folding

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MS Word is Using You to Train AI

How to turn off AI-scraping from your Word documents

Microsoft Office, like many companies in recent months, has slyly turned on an “opt-out” feature that scrapes your Word and Excel documents to train its internal AI systems. This setting is turned on by default, and you have to manually uncheck a box in order to opt out.

If you are a writer who uses MS Word to write any proprietary content (blog posts, novels, or any work you intend to protect with copyright and/or sell), you’re going to want to turn this feature off immediately.How to Turn off Word’s AI Access To Your Content

I won’t beat around the bush. Microsoft Office doesn’t make it easy to opt out of this new AI privacy agreement, as the feature is hidden through a series of popup menus in your settings:On a Windows computer, follow these steps to turn off “Connected Experiences”:

File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options > Privacy Settings > Optional Connected Experiences > Uncheck box: “Turn on optional connected experiences”

Mentally chill (thanks to my meds)

Digital illustration of a fem wearing a fuzzy coat and tank top. The image has a strong orange color palette and there’s a speech bubble with text that reads, ‘it’s okay if you need meds to be okay.’ There’s a banner overhead that reads, ‘mentally chill’

has anyone else noticed that being alive is like. not the most dignified experience ever

You cannot become a parent just because you want a baby that guy you made is gonna start having independent thoughts faster than you think he will

Fight training behind the scenes with Gwendoline Christie and Maisie Williams.

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Peach riot street style available 12/9

It's very unproductive to sit around waiting for people to guess what you want from them just to then get upset when they don't guess it.

If you care a lot about your birthday being celebrated, let your friends know that it's happening a couple weeks in advance and make it clear that you would like to plan something fun with them.

If you want your friends to gush about your latest achievement, make sure to let them all know that you did this or that cool thing.

If someone's joke is hurting your feelings, you can and should go "hey, could you please not joke about my appearance? It's a bit hurtful and I'd rather you went at something else."

If you miss someone, don't be afraid to reach out and let them know you'd love to catch up with them when they have the time!

If you're upset about something, try to have a constructive conversation about it instead of holding a grudge in silence.

You will get so much further if you make a serious attempt to exchange hints and grudges with conversation and communication!

The Kats padded silently through the rustling underbrush of the Copper Forest's outskirts. As twilight descended, the warm orange glow of the setting sun cast long shadows across their path. The air was alive with the sweet scent of blooming wildflowers and the distant whispers of nocturnal creatures stirring to life.

So excited!

Some fun with my Muriel prototypes! A quick lil promo video for my Kickstarter; the full one on the project page will feature... My face... But for now we just goin doll-only

Here is the pre-launch page if you'd like to be reminded when it goes live! I plan to launch September 5th!

I can post her here now!

Here's the piece I made for my (and doll maker _Kannyan) contest DTIYS on Instagram!

The doll will soon be ready for pre-order and I will of course post about it here when the time comes.:)

Here's a little sneak peek!