Here's a Spectator #cartoon ... #dogs #rescuedogs #stbernarddog

I have a theory that when designing a social simulation / generator, it can be useful to keep in mind a story you’d like your system to be able to organically generate. not every system should generate the same story but I have a short list of high-salience interesting stories I reach for. (1/2)

one of my go-to touchpoints is “is it possible for this system to generate the events surrounding and during Fleetwood Mac Rumors tour?” if not, probably needs more drama hooks have just realized I have a new one to add to my list, and that’s “can this do The Lion In Winter” (2/2)

Please acknowledge how clever my potato is 👏🙌👏🙌

They still don't get that it isn't about the tariffs.

I always love it when people discover the Supreme Court of Canada's Santa robes.

Eternally disturbed by the number of Democrats who seem to see “affirming everyone’s basic right to freedom and safety is just too radical” as a reasonable argument.

Irregular reminder that alt text on images is a valuable accessibility tool, and also lets your images show in search results or respect mute lists. For instance, I found the below image by searching "capybara alt text".

Actually, humanity—living on a planet that can amply supply the needs of all humans—does owe everyone literal living. Because the only reason anyone in 2025 can’t access the resources needed to live is because people are intentionally keeping them away from them.

Wonder how cheap all that is suddenly going to be when the AI bubble bursts.

After yesterday's Open Day, it's time for a #DogsOnCampus post! 🐶 #WeAreNCL

I accidentally glitched out an animation I was working on and created a perfect example of what the passage of time feels like to someone with ADHD

Hey. A reminder that your existence is valid, no matter what sick minds are in power. You are a human being and worth the same as all of us. It doesn't matter what you earn the privilegd. It doesn't matter your sexuality or your gender. It doesn't matter your ability. You a legal and valid.

*clears throat* *clicks on megaphone* FUCK. GEN AI. FUCK GEN AI RIGHT INTO THE SUN.

it’s almost like “age verification” is a MASSIVE FUCK OFF SECURITY ISSUE

the political policy cure for “male loneliness” is - more time to hang with the fellas (4 day work week) - more money to spend with the fellas (higher wages) - more things to do with the fellas (taxing the rich and building 3rd spaces)

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy. www.chosun.com/english/nati...

Hey all! I'm looking for an expert on community building and management who can provide me with some consultancy. Paid. I'm specifically looking for someone with the know-how to grow a community for narrative thriller/horror game titles.

Timely reminder (for full explanation see youtu.be/sPehhHZvKE8) #gamedev #indiedev #accessibility

Another reason to add alt-text to your posts:- It's used by Bluesky's search system, in addition to the main text of your post.

Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Autism is a natural divergence from neurotypicality. It's normal & not the tragedy these clowns are making it out to be. Transness is a natural divergence from cisnormativity. It's normal & not the tragedy these clowns are making it out to be. Just deal with people being different than you.

but seriously there is no such thing as unskilled labor and anyone who says there is should try working any minimum wage job for a single day

Timeline cleanse.

posting this for no reason

There is no route out of fascism that involves sacrificing the vulnerable. All that does is tell the fascists that we're willing to turn on each other for the illusion of safety.

EDMONTON Want to sign the #ForeverCanadian petition in Edmonton, but health or mobility issues are making it hard to get to a petition signing event? Our amazing volunteers now make house calls. #Yeg

Screamed for ten minutes then passed out mid complaint 😂

See also: Y2K was in fact a big deal, but a lot of people did a mountain of work and fixed the problem before it broke things.

relevant

pay very close attention to Wikipedia to find a way out of the AI slop internet www.404media.co/wikipedia-ed...

can’t believe we opted for 1984 dystopia (surveillance and denial of historical fact) and Fahrenheit 451 dystopia (erosion of literacy) instead of Brave New World dystopia (everyone gets fucked up on government-sanctioned drugs and goes to the movies all the time)

you can tell he's serious about his previous career because he absolutely knifed this guy

it is not about getting them to see the light, because this is a credit card company and we all know their C-suite is full of shitheads. it is about stressing out their system so much that they realize this will actively damage their bottom line if they continue with the policy

But also: Be good to the CSRs. DO NOT YELL AT THEM. They didn't choose this, and may well have internal escalation options (formal or otherwise) you wouldn't know about until they decide they like you.

We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.

as a community manager: please god do not make “being incredibly rude to a company’s social media account” your praxis

#adhd rejection sensitivity dysphoria.

When you strip away humanity

It feels like such a wasted opportunity that chocolate coins aren't at all mint flavoured.

White Wolf is back, and we are hiring. We're building something new in Stockholm: a studio dedicated to world-class storytelling, gothic horror, and the future of the World of Darkness. career.paradoxplaza.com/jobs/ Join us.

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Payment processors shouldn’t control what content we get to buy or get paid for!! Conservative weirdos on their moral crusades are very good at organizing and strong arming companies and it’s long overdue the rest of us use those same tactics. Contact your credit card company.

Notably, the likes on this post are currently at 3.8k. There are more of us than there are of these fash-ass puritanical bigots (but I repeat myself), and if we can come together and act like it we can take their power away.

If you want to actually solve the problem, instead of punishing itch, start calling payment cos Collective Shout, which is run by people who get published by Spinifex, a very terf-seeming organization, apparently needed 1,000 people to yell at visa to get this done. We got more than 1000 people.

Not many humans know this, but I have an engineering degree in cooling systems. 1/2 #DogsOfBluesky

absolutely insane that "payment processors shouldn't control art" is considered a radical take

This jumped into my brain, so others must suffer it too: "LinkedIn Park"

In what may be a Canadian first, a human rights tribunal has affirmed the right of an immunocompromised person to seek workplace accommodations. Disability advocates are praising the decision, saying it broadens the concept of accessible workplaces. pressprogress.ca/human-rights...