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hi, i'm kilo! long overdue migration from cohost author & musician, he/it

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kilozombie @kilozombie.bsky.social · Aug 11

STOP ⛔️ This is a WIP checkpoint
QRT with your current WIP

my next novel's manuscript is almost done :-)
i have grown completely infatuated with writing these characters, so here's a diversion they went on, in-between important places

We pass by a few hatches in the ground that have the Vasthi word for 'FLOODED' on them, and more than a few possible exits out of the spillway seem to have collapsed, or been sealed after-the-fact to keep out water. Doesn't rain here anymore but the sea is close enough to cause problems.
Eventually the way to proceed gets a little convoluted. The train tunnels take an unwelcome bend westward, so we try to cut through an exit that heads upward on a bit of scaffolding, but the heavy metal door is both locked and sealed behind with concrete. We backtrack to find another door of the same make with a sign in Vasthi, and Rhodes gets us in with a more complicated lockpicking attempt, something with two metal bits and a while of tinkering. Swears under her breath some, but we get through.
On the other end is a pretty striking place, odd and dark and not altogether easy to understand. "This was outside at one point, I bet," Rhodes says.
"Shit, maybe." The ceiling is held up only in part, and only in places—concrete bulging downward from the weight of a city atop it, with pillars from what was once an overhang above a train station holding it up. More like a cavern than a tunnel, and then hewn out in places manually by people trying to make more passageways. More signs than we've seen yet, none in Colonial Common. Modern electric lanterns held in by cheap wrought iron pitons, with long power cords going into the distance one way and another.
"Okay, getting somewhere," Rhodes says, now. She stands with her hands on her hips and leans forward to read the intricate details. Not quite a map but closer than we've had. "Corundum Town gets mentioned here. Plus some other shit. There's... ah, ah... a way down to Little Hegemony, but it's kilometers and kilometers off."
I shake my head. "Don't need that. Just need someone native to trade with."
"Yeah. Someone dug a tunnel to Varre Trading Post. Or, uh, I guess it's just Varre... Post. There's probably people there."
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24/7 Laptop Ōkamization @ator.bsky.social · 13h

this op is soooo vibey. i love parappa's world

Cemetery Rozier 🎃🦇 @velodus.bsky.social · Mar 13

Fun fact: did you know that there was a PaRappa the Rapper anime series from 2001-2002? It's true, and it happened to have an extremely good opening theme that I think about every once in a while. It's a bop!

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onion person @junlper.beer · 14h

ratlimit is a greatest of all time poster

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Kobold Factory 🏳️‍⚧️ @koboldfactory.bsky.social · 23h

I started conceptualizing last night

sketches of robot mask designs i want to make real

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Jay Tholen @jaytholen.net · 22h

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kilozombie @kilozombie.bsky.social · 17h

fuuuck you're so good

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kilozombie @kilozombie.bsky.social · 17h

maybe @katie.bzky.team would know?

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𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 ✸ 𝐲𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐢 🔖 @blushingyokai.xyz · 20h

Regular and normal about lace panties ♨️

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1d

Jesus christ. AI coding platform Augment code had to jack up prices because 22.5% of their users were spending 20x of what they paid, and even after raising the prices, they're still running at a loss.
reddit.com/r/AugmentCod...

A handful of users abused the system so all are getting punished.

This isn't about a few high-usage users. The reality is that approximately 22.5% of our users are consuming 20x what they're currently paying us. This isn't sustainable for us to continue delivering the quality service you expect. We have built some very powerful tools and we don’t want to impose artificial limits on what’s possible, but we do need to be able to charge in proportion to the use customers are getting from our platform. Developers are always going to push their tools to their limits, and we encourage that — and we need to be able to charge for it appropriately, too.

You only care about professional developers.

Our core focus is on building the best AI coding agent for professional software engineers and their teams. If people outside of that group are finding value with Augment, they are very welcome to use the product, but we’re not prioritizing features or solutions that non-developers might need, and frankly, there are plenty of vibe coding/low code/no code solutions available on the market that will better serve those customers.

You are just squeezing money out of us at 20x margin.

20x margin sounds great, but isn’t the reality for AI tools: the vast majority are running at a loss, including us, while we work to build sustainable, long-term businesses.

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Village Freak 🔞 @sanbantaikarin.bsky.social · 21h

I'm being super normal about this Third Shift Society comm I got from @taylortitmouse.bsky.social

A red & orange artpiece featuring Ellie McGuinness & Ichabod from Meredith Moriarty's Third Shift Society comic on Webtoon. Ichabod, a pumpkin-headed gentleman, depicted to be post op with a double mastectomy & phalloplasty scars, wears an open, sheer shirt & is pulling his erection out of his leather trousers. Ellie, who is nude, lays on the ground, bound with rope while Ichabod steps on her breast.

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pont @softtummybitch.bsky.social · 22h

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pont @softtummybitch.bsky.social · 22h

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Hunter🔪 @holybible.bsky.social · 22h

Who needs ChatGPT if u wanna sext with non human intelligence just download grindr

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Red-ish Dragie @redishdragie.bsky.social · 22h

yet more dragon teasing today. decided to jump back to animation. Managed to get a hang of clips animation timeline.
Hope you like this rough animated sketch~

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 23h

a tweet by the heart (@Fredward3948576) as said by a baby seal: "give a man a fish, awesome. give a man two fish, even better"

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Diza-star @nkddizastar.bsky.social · 2d

La Sharkalabaza mayor no existe no puede hacerte daño

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REND !! @zombugz.bsky.social · 21d

Hornet <3

[ #hollowknight #silksong #art ]

Two drawings of Hornet from Hollow Knight Silksong sitting with the fay cloak feathers visible from under her red cloak and weaversong charm pinned near the collar. The second drawing she is playing the needolin.

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Portland DSA @portlanddsa.bsky.social · 2d

Portland DSA endorses Dr. Tammy Carpenter for OR House District 27!

Tammy is a mom, a physician, and a democratic socialist. She will champion fully-funded schools, a Universal Health Plan in Oregon, public transportation, and a statewide Renters' Bill of Rights! Learn more: tammyfororegon.com

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Bedtime Buck @bedtimebuck.bsky.social · 2d

Culmination of three months of 30 minute warm up sketches has become Swords and Sorcery heroes
I put 12 cats and 12 D&D classes into a hat and drew out this all cat adventurer guild.
Maybe I'll do something with them some day? Anyway, good job on your first successful mission, helping me warm up 💪

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Momamo @momamo.bsky.social · 1d

Promptober 14: There's Something in the Water

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

So like this is funnier and more offensive than anything anyone else said about Kirk that got them fired

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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kilozombie @kilozombie.bsky.social · 1d

me and my buddy were just shouting “why is it so kino” at the screen

kilozombie @kilozombie.bsky.social · 1d

Watched “Weapons” last night. I simply cannot believe it ended like that

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𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔪 ☾🔞🏳️‍⚧️ @w0lfertinger666.bsky.social · 1d

more Magna 🦊✨
(She/they/any)

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2d

You're living through one of the biggest technological transformations in world history and it has nothing to do with AI

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3d

Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.

Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.

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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 2d

r/AskDocs
u/help...ed6-7 • 23h • Layperson/not verified as hea...
Think I took heart pills by accident
Physician Responded
Okay in my house we have what we call the pill drawer which basically is just a bunch of loose meds

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