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they/he | 25+ 🏳️‍🌈♠️ | mdni | multi-book mood reader | idk if i can call myself even a casual bookstagrammer | works at huk, views mine
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in the mood to read something with danmei energy but not danmei length
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Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start

If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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I did this, took like 30 min.
Points I kept hammering: domestic cloud, regulations around copyright and likeness rights, focusing on machine learning with concrete, real world uses (creating new drugs, etc), the damage done by slop, the need to listen to AI experts who are realists, not boosters.
October 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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"So...I read it."
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.
October 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Ireland has approved plans to permanently implement a basic income program that will support up to 2,200 artists.

A cost-benefit analysis found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 back.

Officials from other countries are now expressing interest in the program.
October 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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This is still open. Canadians, if you're concerned about payment processors interfering with your ability to access legal content (and stand with adult creatives against censorship), make sure to sign!
Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators.

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

#nsfw #censorship #canpoli

@acvalens.net
Petition e-6695 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
October 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people?

Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help!

A thread!
October 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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AO3 baby! Algo-free, no ads, donor supported, full access and free to use for non-subscribers, media created entirely by regular people who just want to share their creativity.
Do you ever think about the fact that Wikipedia is the last good major website on the internet? You aren't bombarded with ads. It doesn't try to push video on you, and it doesn't redirect you to a scam site.
October 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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The official database of works eligible for the Anthropic AI settlement has been released and, as I suspected, many authors are screwed. Basically, if your books weren't officially registered with the US Copyright Office you're out of luck. 1/ secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/results
October 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask
October 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Today marks five years since the v1.0 launch of HADES!! With HADES II v1.0 out next week, we wanted to express our deepest gratitude for all your support of the original. THANK YOU!!💘🔥

HADES is now 75% off for the occasion, & we're streaming now on Steam, YouTube, & Twitch.
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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the shooter was just a cis dude but even if he was the most trans person to ever trans it wouldnt justify rounding up all the trans people for crimes they didnt commit, really wish people in positions of power would be saying this
September 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
brb digimon making me cry again
September 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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You are under no obligation to mourn the death of people who would’ve celebrated yours.
September 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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I actually had to explain to someone recently that the AI that tells enemies in video games how to react to player inputs is NOT genAI and has existed for literal decades. they genuinely had no idea there was a difference. this shit has poisoned the well so bad.
I hate AI, but I think we should think more critically about blanket-condemning anything that could be ai. Big genAI, which steals copyrighted works, poisons our collective knowledge, and consumes unconscionable amounts of energy is BAD. On-device ai that lets me search my photos for dogs is FINE.
September 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
August 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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I am monolingual but few things make me madder faster than someone saying that LLMs translate as well as or better than humans. That is bullshit. That is lying. That is such a gross depreciation of what language and words mean and do and carry.
August 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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"Well i dont care for porn so porn bans dont affect me" i dont know how to tell you this but they consider two women holding hands pornography
August 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
if i got a bl tattoo. itd prob be amepara chibis from volume 1 or 2
August 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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In a way, as an outside observer, im gonna miss these guys
August 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Not shocked at all.

A reminder that everything is political; if you think that politics won't affect you, think again.
It Turns Out, Steam’s Adult Content Ban Has Been Plotted For A Year And Is Spearheaded By One Of Project 2025’s Leading Voices
Plans to abolish Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act could have dire consequences for games.
www.thegamer.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
attesting to the bingeability of this series. i read books 3-9 in the span of a week*

*on holiday, including a 6h flight
Are you a book reviewer? Do you run your own reviews blog, youtube channel, insta, or tiktok account? Do you review books for a media site such as BookRiot?

Do you like queer books and urban fantasy?

If so, check out the rest of this thread 👇

#booksky 🌈🪐📚💙🌈💙🌈🚀💫

🧵 1/3
August 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Are you a book reviewer? Do you run your own reviews blog, youtube channel, insta, or tiktok account? Do you review books for a media site such as BookRiot?

Do you like queer books and urban fantasy?

If so, check out the rest of this thread 👇

#booksky 🌈🪐📚💙🌈💙🌈🚀💫

🧵 1/3
August 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM