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Christina Vasilevski

@cvasilevski.bsky.social

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Content designer. Certified Copy Editor. Mildly scatterbrained cat lady. I like thinking about UX, gardening, cats, books, music, tea, perfume, whatever. She/her. Fun stuff: booksandtea.ca Career stuff: christinavasilevski.com

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Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · Jan 7

Hi there, new followers! It looks like a lot of you are fellow UXers who followed me as part of a UX starter pack.

If you do, please have *at least* a profile photo and a brief description. Maybe even a few non-spammy posts under your belt. Otherwise, I will block you, even if you're legit.

Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 2d

My second win against Typhon involved getting the Dio boon where you get more hp, but your total is hidden from you. I ended up overloading on centaur hearts later, and after I beat Typhon, I learned that I had 700+ hp total, and about 150hp remaining. I was a damage sponge that run.

Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 2d

This is inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, but:

I FINALLY BEAT CHRONOS FUCK YEAH.

The funny thing is that I beat Typhon twice yesterday; it's possible to face-tank him if you have enough hp.

In contrast, Chronos' attack patterns are much more fiddly, especially in phase 2.

#Hades2

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Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 4d

I love the omega special for Charon and the omega attack for Than. But I HATE how the general run/move animation has her dragging it along the ground behind her. Makes it look like she's too weak to lift the damn thing.

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Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 4d

Have you beefed up the arcana that lets you channel faster? I find with the flames it's super easy to put Zeus or Hestia on attack and then just omega attack shit. Plus, if you get the chain lighting boon from Zeus, it really helps with crowd control/aoe.

Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 7d

Apparently it's been out of print for years. You occasionally hear of people finding a pristine copy at thrift stores, but I am not so lucky.

Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 8d

If you are a fan of #DeepSpaceNine and a certain Plain And Simple Tailor, I have some good news: "A Stitch in Time" is on sale for $1.99 on Kobo.

It's Garak's memoir, written by the actor himself, based on his own notes to flesh out his character's background. I just bought a copy.

#DS9

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Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 12d

Even larks and kittycats are supposed, by some, to dream.

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💀🧟‍♂️Kevin Church of the UNHOLY 🧟‍♂️💀 @beaucoupkevin.com · 14d

The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.

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Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 14d

I'm about to start playing #Hades2 in a few minutes. Fuuuuuuck yeah, mama needs her dopamine.

Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 15d

Indulging in topic 3 - can you share any tidbits about the symbol of the 3 rabbits chasing each other, all of whom share ears with each other? I've always found that image so cool.

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Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 16d

There's a novel called "King of Egypt, King of Dreams" by Gwendolyn MacEwan that also focuses on Amenhotep and his monotheism.

It's been a decade since I read it, and the book is 50+ years old, but IIRC, the answer is "he was deep into the autism spectrum, and no one knew how to deal with that."

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.blacksky.app · 22d

If you haven’t signed this please sign it. You need to verify your signature with an email address, but email aliases work just fine. Also every petition has an RSS feed.

Please repost to spread the word. The lying is out of control. We have to stop it.

Jenn (^_^)/ 🇨🇦🎃🍁 @canadacobrachicken.bsky.social · 22d

Please sign: A House of Commons petition to hold MPs accountable for misinformation they circulate.

*It's a two step signature, you'll need to check your email to confirm you are who you say you are.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Petition e-6679 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 23d

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.

These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI

Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28d

A threat to authoritarianism anywhere is a threat to authoritarianism everywhere

Reuters @reuters.com · 28d

Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro reut.rs/4piCG0f

Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the United States would "respond accordingly to this witch hunt" after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.

reut.rs

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Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 28d

My copy of Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings came in at the bookstore today, and holy shamoly, this book cover is even more stunning in person.

The front cover of Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings.

It features a woman in a white shirt with live insects crawling all over it, and vines snaking out of her collar. Her face is obscured by flowers so that only her lips and jawline are visible, and a bird sits among the flowers so that its head is in the same place that her eye would be.

The entire image looks like a painting rather than a photograph.

Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 28d

I mean, Luigi had those amazingly well-shaped eyebrows. Maybe he should have let them get all scraggly first, THEN wax/thread after the deed.

... On the other hand, it seems like he wanted to be caught to make a statement, so what do I know.

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Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 28d

15? Those are rookie numbers, gotta pump them up!

Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · 29d

Life hack:

1. Walk past a picket line on your way to work
2. Call out to them, say that your husband is *also* part of a union, and tell them to keep on going
3. Listen to a responding chorus of cheers

Holy fuck, what a HUGE endorphin rush!

Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · Sep 9

Wait, no, I got confused about the background/backdrop vs the actual pieces of scrap.

Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · Sep 9

Ok, so if I understand correctly, this is a staged photo, and the claims about the provenance of the various pieces are false. (I'm not trying to be obtuse, I'm just trying to ensure that my chain of logic makes sense.)

Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · Sep 9

Is....is that an Iron Cross medal?

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · Apr 25

The reason why older generations burnt the shit out of their meat and boiled the shit out of their vegetables, was your kid died if you didn't.

Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · Apr 25

"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."

www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...

USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry

The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.

www.seattletimes.com

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · Sep 5

what a terrible time to be sentient

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Sep 5

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce that use of Tylenol in pregnant women is potentially linked to autism in a report that will also suggest a medicine derived from folate can be used to treat symptoms of the disorder in some people, per WSJ, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · Sep 5

Oh my goodness, look at those big cheeks!

Christina Vasilevski @cvasilevski.bsky.social · Sep 4

My MS office 365 subscription is coming up for renewal, so here's a friendly reminder: you can switch from the new (more expensive) AI-laden version of Office!

Log in to your account, go to the Cancel section, and there you can switch to the "Classic" version of the product and pay the old price.

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