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Dear #GitHub users, if you prefer the orange-themed heatmap for #halloween and would like to see it all year long: feel invited to move to #Forgejo or #Codeberg (and choosing a forgejo theme in the appearance settings). It's the default colour here.
A heatmap: Orange boxes with varying intensity depending on the activity of the day. Legend is months and day of week.
#github #Codeberg #forgejo #halloween

It is our #mistake. We should double check it. Not only double, but triple check it. One more thing I want to add is that people should not consider Google as the standard. #Google is just a search engine, and any person can post anything on it. Don't just believe it. Just cross check!


Source: wired.com/story/ai-halloween-p…

And at the end it's your mistake that Google is full of #fake so don't blame the search engine for it!

#responsibility #ai #check #journalism #Press #messenger #Problem #Software #news #technology #future #Trust #Halloween

#News #ai #technology #future #problem #software #fake #Google #journalism #press #messenger #halloween #trust #responsibility #mistake #check

#AI failed again πŸŽƒπŸŽ‰πŸ˜±


Source: independent.co.uk/news/world/e…

#journalism #Press #ai #Trust #Dublin #Ireland #Halloween #fail #news


Dublin: Chaos as thousands turn up for AI β€˜hoax’ Halloween parade that didn’t exist

Thousands of Dubliners patiently waited for a Halloween parade that would never come
Barney Davis (The Independent)
#fail #News #ai #journalism #press #ireland #halloween #trust #dublin

#Halloween fun :D

Added a made up car to the projections set up this year which went down a storm haha. That will now be a returning favourite!

photos.app.goo.gl/6dD6Um6Ljocg…

Spooky car with skeletons in for Halloween

New video by Thayer Prime

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#halloween

πŸ“· Found mask, discarded in a cemetery, 2023.

#FediversalPictures #Halloween

daytime. a clear plastic mask with eye and mouth openings. painted eyebrows, lashes and lipstick lies, as found among fallen leaves, grass and pine needles. the mask's inside is fogged with drops of condensation.
#halloween #fediversalpictures

The Salem witch trials show what happens when fear and distrust take over. Even man's best friend could be suspected of dealing with the devil amidst paranoia.

No official records of Salem’s trials list any dogs being tried or killed for witchcraft. However, dogs appear several times in testimonies, typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog as a β€œfamiliar”, or because the devil appeared in the form of a dog.
theconversation.com/how-dogs-w…
@histodons #Halloween #Dogs

The graphic shows a drawing of a dog. It reads "The forgotten role of dogs in the Salem witch trials. A variety of folklore traditions associated dogs with the devil. Perhaps the most famous example was about a poodle named Boy who belonged to Prince Rupert. Stories spread that Boy the poodle had supernatural powers, including shape-shifting and prophecy."

How dogs were implicated during the Salem witch trials

Dogs appeared several times during testimonies, typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do her bidding, or because the devil appeared in the form of a dog.
The Conversation
#Dogs #halloween @histodons group

You can keep waiting, or start encrypting! πŸ”πŸŽƒπŸ‘»πŸ’€

Happy #Halloween everyone!

Meme with sceleton "Waiting for Big Tech to start respecting my privacy"
#halloween

Happy Samhain to all those celebrating

#Wicca #Halloween #Samhain

The image depicts a figure dressed in a flowing black garment, riding a broomstick through the night sky. The figure's long, dark hair streams behind, blending with the dark, cloudy sky. A large, bright full moon illuminates the scene from the upper left corner, casting a mystical glow. Below, the silhouette of a castle with pointed towers is visible against the dark landscape.
#halloween #wicca #samhain

happy halloween ya freaks

#art #MastoArt #illustration #halloween

digital art of a brown toad with a witch’s hat
#art #illustration #mastoart #halloween

I may not reek of alcohol enough...

happy #halloween #discoelysium #harrydubois

Me, dressed up as Harry Dubois, from Disco Elysium, in a green (olive?) blazer, a white shirt and a horrible, horrible necktie
#halloween #DiscoElysium #harrydubois

The ancient Irish get way too much credit for #Halloween
theconversation.com/the-ancien…

The ancient Irish get far too much credit for Halloween

Folklorists created a through line from the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain to Halloween. But the Halloween we know today has more to do with the English, a 9th century pope and American consumerism.
The Conversation
#halloween

#Halloween
#halloween

Time for my yearly PSA that Ryan Gosling was in a dark wave/gothic rock duo that put out one album (in 2009), i.e. one of the greatest Halloween-themed albums of all time.

deadmansbones.bandcamp.com/alb…

#RyanGosling #Halloween #DeadMansBones #darkwave #GothicRock


Dead Man's Bones, by Dead Man's Bones

12 track album
Dead Man's Bones
#gothicrock #halloween #darkwave #deadmansbones #ryangosling

Happy #Halloween πŸŽƒπŸŽƒ
#halloween

"We could be pets, we could be food, but all we really are is livestock."
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All shot using real lighting, figures and miniature sets.
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Well that's the end of my Horror themed miniatures month, hope you enjoyed the selection this year.
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#theylive #johncarpenter #creativephotography #scifi #actionfigurephotography #toyphotography #photography #miniaturephotography #halloween #miniatures #photography
Alien exposed his true identity in a bar full of people
#photography #scifi #miniatures #creativephotography #theylive #toyphotography #halloween #miniaturephotography #johncarpenter #actionfigurephotography

Guess what this year's witch kitty sticker sheet theme is? :D

#Halloween #HappyHalloween #CatArt #MastoArt #CuteArt #WitchKitty

A digital drawing of a siamese cat dressed in a witch and decorating a cake
#mastoart #cuteart #catart #halloween #happyhalloween #witchkitty

To Resting Place

Wanted a quick, comfy piece for Halloween instead of creepy. Always thought the festival is kinda mournful.

#Art #BackgroundArt #NoAI #Illustration #γ‚€γƒ©γ‚Ήγƒˆ #HappyHalloween #Halloween #CommissionOpen #MastoArt #FediArt #DigitalPainting

Digital painting of candle-lit alley up a moon-glow hill, where spirits depart to their final place. Happy Halloween.
#art #illustration #mastoart #fediart #digitalpainting #NoAI #halloween #γ‚€γƒ©γ‚Ήγƒˆ #commissionopen #happyhalloween #backgroundart

Obligatory #Halloween comic. Always warms my heart❣. Thanks Jim Benton instagram.com/jimbentonshots/?…
This comic is a funny take on Halloween and the tradition of trick-or-treating. The Grim Reaper, is at the door, claiming not to be in costume and that he's there for the homeowner's soul. The woman (homeowner) at the door seems completely unfazed by Death's presence and his ominous statement. Instead of being scared, the woman bribes Death with full-size Snickers bars. The Grim Reaper says "Nevermind, Margaret we're good"
#halloween

Dori the witch wishes you a Happy #halloween

#MastoArt #illustration #cat #procreate

Stylized illustration of a ginger cat flying on a broom. She is dressed like a witch and accompanied by bats. There is a huge Moon in the background.
#cat #illustration #mastoart #procreate #halloween

Me: Ooh, it's Hallowe'en. I should make some scary fungi.
Also me: Oh. OK. Maybe scary isn't really my thing.

Side note, this is a composite image, and they are the same mushroom just a few days apart, so although they ended up looking a little silly, if you fancy a bit of existential angst about the impact of the passage of time I am TOTALLY here for you.

#sillyScribbles #photography #halloween #silly #fungi #nonsense

An edited photo of two wild mushrooms on a grassy slope against a blurred mossy stone wall. They both have hollows edited on with eyes drawn in, and the one on the left has a row of mushroomy teeth hanging down from a light brown cap. The one on the right has turned up on itself so the frills are visible, and has turned redder. It had a pock mark on the stem which looks like a slightly surprised mouth. Overall impression is probably goofy rather than scary, although I even tuned the colours to be more sombre.
#photography #fungi #Silly #halloween #sillyscribbles #nonsense

🧡 Throughout the day I'll be adding to this thread rare, 1960s-1980s double-bill posters for horror movies you may have missed at the time...
#1: The Womble and The Clanger.

#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #posterart

The Womble and The Clanger in the style of The Omen and The Exorcist
#cinema #graphicdesign #halloween #posterart

Happy Halloween πŸŽƒ
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#halloween #pumpkin #halloweencostume #pumpa
#halloween #pumpkin #pumpa #halloweencostume

I have my #Halloween costume ready, and you?

#AcademicChatter @academicchatter

A photograph of a halloween costume folded inside its package. Fake text has been edited into the image, describing the content of the package. Costume name: More of a comment than a question. Includes: an unrelated paper that you wrote; one spare "well actually"; glue to keep the mic attached to your hand.
#academicchatter #halloween @AcademicChatter group

How to build a Snickers bar - there’s a lot more science than you might think:
theconversation.com/making-a-s…
#halloween, #science

Making a Snickers bar is a complex science βˆ’ a candy engineer explains how to build the airy nougat and chewy caramel of this Halloween favorite

The components of one Snickers bar showcase several common processes used in candy science.
The Conversation
#science #halloween

Ein Gruselbaum zum Gruseldonnerstag! πŸ‘»

@ambivalena, I think you will like it 😁

#happyhalloween #spookyseason #tree #bwphoto #halloween

Schwarz-Weiß-Foto. Blick durch eine verwachsene Baumwurzel. Die FreirÀume, durch die man Licht sieht, sehen aus wie ein gruseliges Gesicht.
#tree #halloween #bwphoto #spookyseason #happyhalloween @Ambivalena :verigold:

"What an excellent day for an exorcism.”

#photography #digicam #tree #halloween #boo

A large tree stands in a field, branches from trees in the foreground frame the image. The photo has a faded yellow and black edit.
#photography #tree #halloween #digicam #boo

Happy Halloween. πŸ’€

#sundaecomics #comics #webcomic #halloween #spookyseason #trickortreat

Three children go trick-or-treating for the first time. After receiving their treats, it is revealed that we are seeing an event from a future time. The reason these children are unfamiliar with trick-or-treating is that the world they live in is in ruins, and Halloween is nothing more than a memory.
#webcomic #comics #halloween #spookyseason #trickortreat #sundaecomics

#Halloween
#halloween

This year, Americans will spend about $11 billion on #Halloweenβ€”about half the amount spent annually on dental care for children under age 17.

Besides #inflation, costs are also rising as people buy more candy, more pet costumes, and more pumpkins:
theconversation.com/why-is-hal…
#economy


Why is Halloween spending growing when Americans are supposedly cutting back?

The β€˜vibecession’ struck fear into retailers’ hearts, but spending on candy, costumes and pumpkins remains high.
The Conversation
#economy #inflation #halloween

Our mission from @pixel_dailies today is to "pixel a #doorstep, decorated for Halloween!" Here is my entry, along with some past #pixel_dailies that also fit the #Halloween mood. Happy spooky season to all who celebrate!

#PixelArt #γƒ‰γƒƒγƒˆη΅΅ #1bit #bat #crow #ghost #MastoArt

a pixel art illustration of a doorstep with a jack-o-lantern in front of it and a spiderweb in the corner with a spider hanging off of it, accompanied by pixel art illustrations of a bat (flying mammal), a cartoonish ghost, and a silhouette of a crow sitting on a branch against the moon
#mastoart #Pixelart #crow #ghost #halloween #bat #1bit #pixel_dailies #doorstep #γƒ‰γƒƒγƒˆη΅΅ @Pixel Dailies

Black cats, white bears: humans judge animals by the color of their fur and not the content of their character. And those biases are reflected in our laws and how we treat animals.
theconversation.com/animals-th…
❄️#animals #Halloween πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸ»β€

Animals that are all black or all white have reputations based on superstition βˆ’ biases that have real effects

What may be scariest about a spooky black cat is the way superstition and tradition shape people’s perceptions and biases about animals based only on their color.
The Conversation
#animals #halloween

#Extremregen, #Fluten und #Tornados tâten gestern 63 Menschen in #Valencia, drittgrâßte Stadt in #Spanien. In #Frankreich müssen Urlauber aufwÀndig evakuiert werden.

Gleichzeitig ruft #SΓΆder nach einem #Marshallplan, welcher das #VerbrennerAus sofort rΓΌckabwickelt, Milliarden in loste Autokonzerne buttert sowie EU-CO2-Strafzahlungen einfach ignorieren soll. Und feiert Bayerns WeltraumplΓ€ne.

#Bayern ist dieses Jahr schon 3x abgesoffen.

#Klimakatastrophe #Halloween #CSU

Blick von oben auf Stadt im Halbdunkeln. Alle Straßen stehen unter Wasser, viele Autos sind im Wasser, Lichter leuchten gespenstisch.
Eine Straße ist in der Flucht zu sehen. Sie ist gefüllt mit angeschwemmten Autos, die sich zu Haufen ballen.
#Klimakatastrophe #Bayern #csu #soder #Frankreich #spanien #halloween #Verbrenneraus #Extremregen #valencia #fluten #tornados #marshallplan

Carving turnips.
Wearing costumes to ward off spirits.
Carrying pocketfuls of treats.

Sound familiar?

It’s the prehistory to a certain upcoming holiday πŸŽƒπŸ¦‡
theconversation.com/how-was-ha…
#Histodons @histodons #Halloween


How was Halloween invented? Once a Celtic pagan tradition, the holiday has evolved to let kids and adults try on new identities

From its origins as a Celtic pagan ceremony to its celebration of all things gruesome and ghoulish today, Halloween has been reinvented over the centuries.
The Conversation
#histodons #halloween @histodons group

An infamous London witch was Mother Damnable. Her cottage is said to have stood where Camden Town Tube Station is now or possibly across the road on the site now occupied by the World's End pub. Her parents were hanged for witchcraft and it's claimed she murdered two of her husbands, one of whom was found baked in her oven. With her enormous black cat, she terrified the locals, who nevertheless relied on her herbal remedies. On the day of her death, many saw the Devil enter her house. Mother Damnable was found in front of her fire, over which a concoction still bubbled. This liquid was given to her cat - its hair fell out and it soon died. My article: davidcastleton.net/mother-damn… #gothic #London #Halloween #folklore #weird #psychogeography #history
A drawing of an old, wrinkled woman in shabby clothes, who appears to be kneeling in front of a fire and suspending something over it. The black patches on her cloak somewhat resemble bats. The caption calls her 'Mother Damnable, the remarkable Shrew of Kentish Town'.

Mother Damnable – the Wicked Witch of Camden Town Tube Station - David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen

Mother Damnable was a notorious witch whose cottage stood where Camden Town Station is now located. The Devil was seen entering her house ...
David Castleton (David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen)
#History #london #folklore #gothic #Weird #halloween #psychogeography

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