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Leina

@bowsette.bsky.social

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41 y/o. Northern English idiot. Wannabe streamer and writer. She/He/They/Her/Him/Them. Monster fanatic. Genderfluid. Big wah girl!

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Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · Dec 10

A proper pinned skeet is in order, methinks.

I'm most known as Leina, aka The North-East Recluse. I pretend to be a red panda online and blather on about videogames, mostly, but also other nerd stuff, furry stuff, and also the odd serious topic like UK politics, mental health and gender identity.

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Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 15m

Awwww, wish I could've been there, friend! Glad you had such a good time! 💙💜

Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 32m

I swear you are one of the most dangerous thinkers alive. XD

Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 33m

Compression stockings are awkward fuckers.

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Dudley of Yesterzine @yesterzine.bsky.social · 38m

All I can think is that a Game Boy arcade would be really space efficient.

Bloggo's POW! @bloggospow.bsky.social · 1h

Handheld arcade conversions for your main screen! Or if you're watching on your phone it's back to the small screen with a better battery life!
Watch now!
youtu.be/Y8npoDvzvZo

Gameboy Arcade Conversions POW!

YouTube video by Bloggos Pow

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The Marriage Braggart @bombsfall.bsky.social · 2h

Something I love that was especially precious pre-widespread internet adoption is moments where you got into some kind of important books/ movies/ music/ art in general that was otherwise unavailable from you. Like a friend who made you That One Mixtape, your random video rental one time, etc

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 1h

this person posted an AI video (the reporter has three arms, for a start) and then turned off comments when people pointed it out, so i have to insist everybody block them. block this account right now and i'll give you a thumbs up in your mind

Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 5h

Seems like they are going after reporters who are women. They hit one w/pepper spray ammo in her car, the WGN reporter and now this.

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 1h

...🤔

Skibidi Toilet implies the existence of not only a Skibidi Bidet but also a Skibidi Urinal which itself implies the existence of Skibidi Urinal Cakes and in this post I will break down--

a red curtain is behind a person in a green dress

Alt: Kermit the Frog getting dragged offstage by a cane

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 2h

This is what I mean when I say, when it comes to political positions, most ppl just run on vibes. 100% feelings-before-facts. Japan is screaming towards a population crash at 1,000 MPH, it's not reversible at this point. But you have political parties agitating to return to hermit kingdom status.

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 2h

Japan’s far right is on the rise, alarming foreign workers. Nowhere is that anxiety more apparent than in the city of Toyota, where immigrants power the economy while facing political backlash.

Japan Needs Foreign Workers. Its Far Right Is Turning Against Them

In the city of Toyota, immigrants help power the economy while facing political backlash.

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Hans, Faffing 🐺🐕‍🦺 @hansfaffing.bsky.social · 8h

“...even as the Generative AI hype bubble slowly deflates, its harmful effects will last: carbon can’t be put back in the ground, workers continue to need to fend off AI’s disciplining effects, and the poisonous effect on our information commons will be hard to undo.”
ash.harvard.edu/resources/wa...

Watching the Generative AI Hype Bubble Deflate – Ash Center

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Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 7h

Went to bed stupidly early, and as a result I've woken up stupidly early. Gonna chill with some water and the rest of my audiobook.

Can't wait until breakfast time, when I can finally start those painkillers...

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Reo Grayfox ➡️ BLFC @reograyfox.bsky.social · 12h

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
Live from the Oval office. President Dumpster's reaction upon hearing the news about the Nobel Peace Prize

a little girl in a red jacket is laying on a brick sidewalk covered in leaves

ALT: a little girl in a red jacket is laying on a brick sidewalk covered in leaves

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Chaparral Coyote @acute.dog · 15h

this stuff is actually cringe, it's so ooh edgy and clearly not created by someone within the community 💀

Spazzy 📎 @spazzy.bsky.social · 15h

Between this and the Spirit Halloween masks, it's amusing but also the nightmare of furry going mainstream. 💀

Gross furry shirts at Spencer's. s: @R0rek (X)

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YoshiChief @yoshichief.bsky.social · 12h

As someone from the UK, I can confirm that the OSA is an extremely bad piece of legislation and it's brought nothing but trouble when it was implemented.

Would hate to see this spread elsewhere, do your part Canadians!

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 13h

#SaveSpeech

Canadians! The UK is attempting to push their own version of the Online Safety Act onto Canada via the bill S-209!

You need to contact your representatives in parliament and explain how this policy is catastrophically bad! Mention the discord data breach!

youtu.be/Qx_zi1hNTCI?...

UK Pushing Online Safety Act to OTHER Countries

YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 14h

I think the best possible explanation is that while TRON never gained wider acceptance with the public, *filmmakers* study TRON the same way they do Citizen Kane and Hitchcock films.

The substance of TRON matters less than how it was made, so it's less popular with audiences than creators.

mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty confused by how TRON became a big-budget movie franchise. Was it a bit hit when it came out? No. Did it become a big hit on video/TV? Also no. Do people have fond nostalgic memories of it? Eh kinda but not really. Was it secretly great and critically acclaimed? No again

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Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 12h

Gonna spend the rest of the night chilling with the rest of Turquoise Days. Just not got the energy or headspace for anything else.

Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 13h

I feel like I need a nap, but it's too close to my usual bedtime...

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Genderflux Superfluid @rewhan.bsky.social · 13h

The questions are all very leading, but each answer can be up to two thousand characters, so feel free to tell AI Minister Solomon -exactly- how you feel about Canada's relationship with AI.

In polite, but excruciating detailed terms, of course; you don't want to be summarily discarded as a troll.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 2d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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CheapShow @cheapshow.bsky.social · 13h

Day 10
What a Let Down!
The search for a half decent figurine is not going well...
#Halloween #TheSimpsons #TreehouseOfHorror Countdown Calendar!!
youtu.be/cuONgEq-yVk

Cheap Shot: Countdown To Halloween: Treehouse of Horror Calendar: DAY TEN

YouTube video by Cheap Show

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VƎX Werewolf @vexwerewolf.bsky.social · 13h

So I was thinking about how modern Christianity has, simultaneous with its attempts to force its way into government and the lives of private individuals, abandoned basically all of the most effective forms of religious recruitment - festivals, community outreach, liberationist activism, etc.

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Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 14h

Well, you can't expect such blatantly senile hypocrites to keep to their own words.

Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah, mental health services here are disastrous. I've given up trying to get any help from NHS services.

Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 14h

Ugh, my leg hurts like stink, but I can't start the painkillers until tomorrow; I need to flush the blood thinners out of me first.

Leina @bowsette.bsky.social · 14h

Aye, I feel ya. If I had a proper income I'd so be spending some of it on private counselling.

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🍁Apes🍂 @apeslion.bsky.social · 14h

I’m really sick of cool looking disabled equipment aimed at younger people.

(Like not elderly disabled people)

Costs twice as much.

£750 for a fucking walker.

£100+ for walking canes that are a little more quirky.

:/

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 14h

From the same people who brought you "AI can diagnose tumors!"

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 14h

These are all flagrant lies, unsourced yet printed in a newspaper that allegedly fact checks things. The rest of it is meandering panic-bait that treats jail breaking LLMs. They don’t even describe the virus! They just said someone made one. Bullshit!

One answer is to look at the data. After the launch of GPT-5 in August, some thought that A.I. had hit a plateau. Expert analysis suggests this isn’t true. GPT-5 can do things no other A.I. can do. It can hack into a web server. It can design novel forms of life. It can even build its own A.I. (albeit a much simpler one) from scratch.

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