"This is an important thing to think about."

I am delighted to show off the final photos of this behemoth of a project I've been working on since last year: the Three Kobolds in a Trench Coat mascot costume, for the new boardgame of the same name. You can see this in action at UKGE in May! All handmade by me! ✂️🧵🪡

"Facism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike."

Hey seriously, literally in the bills it says they'll also use identifying information, such as your age data for "other purposes". That means your data goes into a government surveillance database. This would be for ANY *OS*, which is the thing your fucking PC runs off of. Call your reps NOW.

On top of reasons of role deconstruction and bodily autonomy, this is one reason why it's so important to many people in power to eradicate trans folk. If you're secure with yourself, feeling good BEING yourself, they can't tell you you're broken and then sell you a "fix"

This is single handedly the funniest scene from any Star Trek

Dont just TRUST what someone says because it enforces your biases. The "it was vibecoded" comment? Literally just an arbitrary assertion from the person being quoted in here. Also, the postmortem blog? Its from A WEEK AGO! Bsky doing Vibe-coding sucks. You CAN'T claim it was the problem here tho.

would like to have a wee little word with all the people who said everyone was overreacting to the california OS age signal legislation

This is me, but in a more "I fucked up" manner. "I did something wrong to someone. Is the person OK? Am I a bad person? Can I apologize to them? Would it be weird? It WAS 8 years ago."

"Humans won't work unless they're forced to" is a myth for stupid people. If you're paying attention, humanity loves to do the job... they just don't like to be exploited and abused just to survive, the 2 tools people THINK you need to inflict upon humans to make them work.

And remember; You should not give them any money. The worse their wallets hurt, the more they're going go try and push back the ID check bullshit they want to use so badly.

idk i just think we should give a shit about children's rights. their right to not be abused by shitty parents, to not be discriminated against at school, to not be taught how to gamble before they're even a double digit age, to not be fed valueless slop media that exploits their behavior for profit

Putting the TADC finale in theatres isn’t the folks who make the show taking something from you. I understand the frustration about inevitably seeing spoilers - but that is something all media contends with when it gets popular enough. They’re not doing that to you. Anyone boycotting is daft.

Okay CTA. This is a good sign.

IT IS A PUBLIC SERVICE THAT SHOULD BE GETTING FUNDED SO IT CAN FUNCTION THE WAY THE ✨PUBLIC✨ NEEDS IT TOO. It’s not a business, it’s not supposed to BE one.

it's a big downside of living on your own, everything kind of slips if you're out of it for a while, and just getting back to normal takes way more effort than if you're living with someone this is doubly true if you're self-employed, everything just, grinds to a halt

"What can Democrats do?" When the South Korean president attempted to declare martial law, South Korean lawmakers literally fought through tanks and military forces and climbed fences to get into their Parliament building to stop him. So, you know, that.

@dylanbeatt.ie Have you done a talk on why web frame works exist in the state they do? I've come across like 3 separate videos recently that were all like "This site uses a massive framework and its slow because of it. Thus: Dont use frameworks". And Every time I think in response 🧵

WALTER CRONKITE (gravely):

The two truths: 1) There is nothing wrong with porn, let people safely make it, let people safely enjoy it. 2) If you let people define porn as bad, authoritarians will ALWAYS expand the definition until their hands are around your neck.

when we're all unable to connect to use the internet, send emails, pay our bills, use our toasters, and god knows what else if AWS goes down, i want you to know now that i blame our lack of antitrust laws far more than i'll blame a foreign missile

Star Trek figured this out thirty years ago. It's not hard. Even an old, drunk Klingon got it.

America did not meet the universal adult suffrage criteria of democratic governance until 1965. Gatorade is the exact same age as American democracy.

The dumbest thing about this is that banning sm for "kids" means 1: sm companies have/get to harvest id of everyone, and 2: they basically get absolved of EVERYTHING they do. Cause guess what. Those things that help protect kids (usage time reminders and other things.)? They help protect ADULTS too.

Really good thread. "We should ban minors from SocMed" -sounds- like common sense but the moment you actualky consider its full ramifications, you will realize its actually a very, very reactionary, conservative position to hold and is worth pushing back against

With the HP trailer dropping tomorrow, here's the whole deal: If you watch the show, hell even just the trailer, I will think less of you. I will dislike you. I will think you don't care about trans people. That's it. It's been years. There's no wiggle room. No qualifiers. You care or you don't.

Greta Thunberg went "we need to save the climate" then thought about it for a few years and went "climate change is caused by capitalism, and to fight climate change effectively you need to dismantle capitalism" and some people need to make the same mental journey she did

Even IF it was "Just placeholder art" you know what you did? You made it so you didn't have to pay a concept artist to CREATE placeholder art, to provide their creativity and inspiration to the game. You removed some human contribution that could have made the game BETTER. Inspired more.

The USPS IS NOT LOSING MONEY. THE USPS IS SPENDING TAX DOLLARS ALLOCATED TO IT BY THE BUDGET. THE USPS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO ZERO OUT ITS BALANCE SHEET IT IS NOT A BUSINESS IT DOES NOT HAVE SHAREHOLDERS. IF THE USPS IS OUTSPENDING ITS BUDGET IT SHOULD BE ALLOCATED MORE BUDGET.

Hi, I work in the legal field; DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT THERE IS A REASON LAWYERS ATTEMPTING TO USE GEN AI HAVE BEEN SANCTIONED BY THE COURTS REPEATEDLY

@techconnectify.bsky.social I just got the "screen under a microscope" socks from your partnership with @hankgreen.bsky.social and Awesome Socks Club, and they are BEAUTIFUL and I LOVE them so much.

@twokinds.bsky.social Please do include more cutting-room floor bits. Its a shame for those pieces to never see the light of day.

This CSS took way too long to get right, and the colors for clicking were a PAIN, but i got it to work. Love to see the tree-ing of everything. Need to do some tuning on the exact look, and I may round some more stuff/add more spacing, but I think, with where I am RN, This is good.

This administration is committing Watergate level crimes multiple times per week—and those are the ones we know about. It’s crazy to think about what else will come out after. It’s absolutely essential these criminals are held responsible for their crimes. We must end elite impunity.

HAPPY MAR10 DAY！ #indie_anime #Mario_anime

hmm I followed the instructions I’m not sure why he looks so different

The Sims 4 is now allowing modders to sell their content through an in-game shop and EA takes... 70% of each sale. I think that's way out of line and 40% above the already controversial typical revenue share for platforms. Creators deserve better. www.ea.com/games/the-si...

Currently helping an elderly family friend figure out if an email is a scam (which it obviously is) and hey, people who make mobile email apps, it's a dark pattern to not make the email address of the sender visible without needing to click on the little arrow thing. Just thought you should know.

i think if society listened to trans ppl we'd have had these headlines (and several thousand fewer dead siblings) over a decade ago

For ppl who aren't aware: Old temperate forests are insanely rare nowadays and extremely important ecosystems lost forever once cut. They're not just "old trees" but intricate networks of trees, fungi and all kinds of living creatures. You CANNOT replant this!! Once it's gone it's lost FOREVER!!!

According to payment processors, purchasing fictional sexy art is grossly immoral. Betting on school children getting blown up is fine though.

I don't hate generative AI technology. I also don't hate feral pigs, but there are invasive infestations of them numbering in the millions, and they amount to an incredibly dangerous environmental disaster. What I'm saying is that comparing gen AI to millions upon millions of feral pigs is fair.

When I was a kid I loved Managing, I got management supplies and classes for Christmas. My top 3 managers inspire me every day. I proposed to my wife with ai generated spreadsheets. I've never felt a human emotion.

I don't give a shit if you think porn is yucky, or if transness confuses you, or if seeing/hearing a foreigner makes you uneasy, GET THE FUCK OVER IT. If you lst the government take rights from those people, ANY PEOPLE, then NOBODY has rights. They'll find a way to criminalize you too, promise.

The cruelty is the point. Disgusting and cruel and so very wrong.

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license. This is pure cruelty. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...