I've really become one of those folks that blocks with reckless abandon and honestly the peace? Divine.

Beans are done. Street corn is done. Bone is starting to separate and the pork is getting tender. Going lid off for the last hour or so. All I have left to do is the rice. 😍🍜🍽️

A few days out from #UNGA80, I wanted to reflect on the session we took part in and the media responses since. Mount Sinai was one of the 150 organizations that signed the global pledge to advocate for healthy indoor air. The event itself featured four panels of speakers who 1/

I read some others thoughts on the Sisters of Mercy song "No Time To Cry." The consensus seems to be "it's about not letting hardship consume you." I have to say I have the opposite read. The main verses lay out painful shit. 1/3

Example 3: An NT person is hosting a gathering. Their autistic friend leaves early NT: “It’s rude to leave early. I’m offended you didn’t want to be here” Autistic person: “I did want to be here & I DO care. I just can’t deal with long periods of socialising. I need alone time to recharge” (7/7)

Watch and learn, young ones. Watch and learn. 😆

If you’re wondering why the mutual aid request? Jay was doxxed and then placed on an investigative leave from his job at a university. Explanation in next post

hahah yuuuup same with Musk's self-driving cars "Compromised and eroded because [inter alia] self-driving cars were already a couple of years away for about a decade." www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/no-ai-g...

Getting to my weight hovering between 195 and 197 was a huge achievement met with a lot of bursitis and arthritis relief in my joints. This past week I've been hovering between 192 and 195 and there's even more relief. 1/2

This is part of the reason, I think, we do not see s lot of disabled people in top positions. The social requirements of ignoring your needs for the benefit of the [enter thing here] is untenable for many of us, especially without accommodations or being able to make adaptations.

Stay safe, Chicago friends!

As of today it's a life goal of mine to end up on as many "not porn" type lists as possible. I don't care if they're moderation lists or feeds. Also, any that suggest I'm not from planet Earth are welcome too.

This is dehumanisation. If you're interested start here Erscoi, L., Kleinherenbrink, A., & Guest, O. (2023). Pygmalion Displacement: When Humanising AI Dehumanises Women. SocArXiv. doi.org/10.31235/osf...

Reply guys on here are literally so rabidly anti reading and and thinking, no point interacting

Pathfinder Quest has passed the $500,000 mark! 😍

If you like digital art and animation, check out Crickettee's posts. It's all I can do to stop myself from clicking like on every last one!

Different medium from my other work posted, but I really want to share this baby seal art doll I made a few years back:) #art #doll #seal #sculpture #artdoll #taxidermy #fauxtaxidermy #posableartdoll #plushtoy #plushie #animal

For decades I pushed through when I shouldn't have (it was the way I was raised... bad parenting). So repeatedly since ending up in therapy starting in the late 2000s I've had therapists both gently and bluntly ask "Why aren't you on SSDI?" 1/2

I was/am involved with a group but recently I had to take a step back bc ableism cloaked as motivation. One meeting, a “leader” said something like “You might have some health issues but you have to compartmentalize so you can focus on your goal” +

Exactly this. Speaking from experience

As usual I forgot to tag my art post. As mentioned in the untagged reply, zoom out to between 33% and 25% for best viewing experience. (It was scanned at 300DPI) #Art #ArtSky #Eye #Graphite

NGL, the right (and a section of the liberals/left) have done an excellent job re-defining antifa. What meant “anti fascist” as in AGAINST fascism, is now largely seen as a group of trouble-makers and punks who terrorize society. We don’t like the right, but we can learn a thing or two +

I've added lashes and darkened areas with 2B and 6B lead. Not too shabby for a first go at this level of detail. I'll need some more practice to draw things to the way I want, tho.

Yes, she has two famous parents. Call her a nepo baby if you like, but fact of the matter is her proximity to celebrity gives her a voice. That voice is a privilege. She’s using her privilege to speak up for those who lack it. Including you. And your children. You’d be wise to listen to her.(4/4)

🧵A few notes for all the haters bitching about Violet Affleck’s speech to the U.N.: She’s not a kid. She’s a 19-year old woman. She’s not unqualified. She’s currently a student at Yale University, which has a 4.5% acceptance rate, and is pursuing a public health degree. (1/4)

She is immunocompromised by a post-viral condition. Immunocompromised and other vulnerable people must become experts in their own conditions to effectively advocate for themselves when accessing care. She practices what she preaches, hence why you never see her unmasked in public. (3/4)

I gotta revisit this again because its funny as hell. They envision nanobots doing brain surgery when the brain IS “nanobots” and they do not comprehend that. Techbros will say “we dont understand the brain but dont really need to” and think they can build something MORE complex. But bio is trivial🙄

Here's an eye I'm working on with a graphite pencil (HB mechanical) on 1cm dotted grid paper. The iris is intentionally distorted to appear fractured. It still needs lashes, darkening, and a little cleanup. I am using this tutorial as for the basis of the eye. rapidfireart.com/2013/05/08/h...

Currently I donate plasma every week in order to raise money for assets for my next Kickstarter project. 🤣 This feels like the most metal/wholesome way to raise funds. When I say I put my blood, sweat, and tears for my projects, I mean it!

On a whim I bought two salamanders when I was a very young man. One died six years ago, but the other one is still kicking. It’s now 19, going on 20 years old

a couple of years ago I set up this Ko-Fi account. I don't know how to manage it yet but I'll start to link around in case Patreon enshittifies (even more). ko-fi.com/salvaterra/s... wife was kind to upload some packs there.

Been quiet the past couple days. Caught a bug of some sort either during PT on Monday or IV meds on Sat. (COVID tests are negative) It's had me down since Tuesday. But I'd like to share this important piece of news with the lot of you: theonion.com/pathetic-ai-...

Heartening to see so many students sign our open letter openletter.earth/open-letter-...

You don’t need to be a native Southerner (which I am) or read a lot of murder mysteries (which I do) to know that people disappearing in the Florida Everglades means one thing and one thing only. Please write your Congress member right now. If we can get Kimmel back, we can help save these people.

When did we decide that narcissism means “I have a high opinion of myself?” Is it because we all decided to just not call people arseholes? Weaponised pathological language is harmful for so many reasons. If you’ve never met an actual narcissist you’ve got absolutely no idea how bad it gets.

Also, keep in mind not all specific actions work for every person. Find what works for you, and do that. And when finding what works for you, you gotta give it a significant effort. (IMO, more than month, but depends on details, as always)

THIS And that pattern of shame and guilt fuels further poor coping skills. But you can absolutely address shame and guilt by acting in line with your values. And the first month of learning new coping skills is VERY hard and is painful, but you can totally do it! And you can be proud of it!

Fired version of the commission prize for K'Andra, who won the @blackinastro.bsky.social Art Contest! ✨

Reminder that generative AI, particularly in the arts, isn't a long-term inevitability just because billionaires want it to be.

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

JL is absolutely correct. it doesn't just save time, and rework due to miscommunications, it helps you maintain their respect. Furthermore, if you make that mistake, don't go making them feel like crap over it. That's just shitty to do. And it costs you further time and respect.

FWIW, I likely have an ulcer and will be scheduling an upper endoscopy now that my likely driver has given me dates he's available. My "medical joys" never end... Also, they did a CBC w/ liver function today. All is normal there, so that's good, at least. 1/3

In case you’re wondering, it’s barely fall & our children’s hospital is already almost always full with kids boarding in the ER. And the pediatric workforce is stretched thin. Our system does not have the capacity to care for the influx of vaccine preventable diseases that is coming.

Move info on this website: olivia.science/ai by @olivia.science QR code goes here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Another GenAI thief snuck in as a mutual. I rarely saw their posts so I only just now detected 'em. They're in the correct moderation list now.

NEW from me: CBS News staffers who spoke with The Independent said that new owner David Ellison has "lost the trust" of the newsroom because he "lied" to them about not wanting to politicize the network and company. "He's just a liar," one told me. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Well, my sleep schedule has MOSTLY corrected. (Dead tired here and it's not even 7pm) And I spent the day cleaning and rearranging things in the livingroom. I've moved my laptop and tablet to the main computer desk, yesterday, I'd moved my linux desktop mini-PC to another desk. 1/3

Ana is a cool BlueSkyer who's also a very accomplished artist. Just look at this!

We are entirely self-organized. The system that creates the energetic molecules for every individual molecular "machine" that does work, is by itself fuckin incredible. youtu.be/3fPkLMQe65M?...

"Well whats so special about humans [compared to computers]" I don't understand how this is so goddamn hard. Start at the easiest place and look at what the atoms and molecules are doing on a regular basis. QUIT ABSTRACTING THINGS AWAY. Do a material analysis for once in your life PLEASE.