lae
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I repost art, or I vent about being lonely.
so like, follow at your own peril?
so like, follow at your own peril?
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the most attractive trait a woman can have isn't a well-shaped body, a beautiful face, or even a
poet's soul. it's actually having a bedroom window that overlooks a busy commuter railway junction
poet's soul. it's actually having a bedroom window that overlooks a busy commuter railway junction
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
the most attractive trait a woman can have isn't a well-shaped body, a beautiful face, or even a
poet's soul. it's actually having a bedroom window that overlooks a busy commuter railway junction
poet's soul. it's actually having a bedroom window that overlooks a busy commuter railway junction
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I will get through this again...
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I will get through this again...
what people want: labour to be better than the Tories
what labour hears: do everything the Tories do but more!! more censorship! more racism! more transphobia! more negative polling! at least hopefully it also means a more catastrophic loss at the next election?.. as long as it's not to reform.
what labour hears: do everything the Tories do but more!! more censorship! more racism! more transphobia! more negative polling! at least hopefully it also means a more catastrophic loss at the next election?.. as long as it's not to reform.
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
what people want: labour to be better than the Tories
what labour hears: do everything the Tories do but more!! more censorship! more racism! more transphobia! more negative polling! at least hopefully it also means a more catastrophic loss at the next election?.. as long as it's not to reform.
what labour hears: do everything the Tories do but more!! more censorship! more racism! more transphobia! more negative polling! at least hopefully it also means a more catastrophic loss at the next election?.. as long as it's not to reform.
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You gotta hand it to them, they really are motivated to claim the "most unpopular government in history" record
you actually cannot fathom the daily psychic damage living in this dogshit joke of a country is inflicting on me
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
You gotta hand it to them, they really are motivated to claim the "most unpopular government in history" record
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
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At risk of flogging a dead horse: this whole letter is a reminder that the creative process is an end in and of itself, and vital to self-actualisation. You can’t experience BECOMING, as he puts it, by outsourcing it to ChatGPT.
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
At risk of flogging a dead horse: this whole letter is a reminder that the creative process is an end in and of itself, and vital to self-actualisation. You can’t experience BECOMING, as he puts it, by outsourcing it to ChatGPT.
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Harrow the Ninth (2021, colorized)
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Harrow the Ninth (2021, colorized)
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The Republicans prize the filibuster because it's an effective tool at frustrating and striking down any remotely progressive policy. The Democrats prize the filibuster because without the procedural buffer it provides they would have to go beyond proclaiming their values and actually act upon them.
It's so insane how scared of the filibuster being removed the Dems are lol. They do not fundamentally believe elections should change outcomes.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Republicans prize the filibuster because it's an effective tool at frustrating and striking down any remotely progressive policy. The Democrats prize the filibuster because without the procedural buffer it provides they would have to go beyond proclaiming their values and actually act upon them.
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And that's a wrap. Damn. It's a strange last book, but what a heavy & heartfelt ending. Emotional rollercoaster for sure, & my worries for it not sticking the landing were for naught. So much happens at the end, it felt a little rough in some spots, but it wrapped up really well.
Kaul Hiloshudon o7
Kaul Hiloshudon o7
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
And that's a wrap. Damn. It's a strange last book, but what a heavy & heartfelt ending. Emotional rollercoaster for sure, & my worries for it not sticking the landing were for naught. So much happens at the end, it felt a little rough in some spots, but it wrapped up really well.
Kaul Hiloshudon o7
Kaul Hiloshudon o7
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more doodles of jamesy
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
more doodles of jamesy
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This term is so social media-brained. Coined by people who can't imagine themselves without an audience, or that anyone could genuinely want to pass time in any other form than Stare at Phone
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This term is so social media-brained. Coined by people who can't imagine themselves without an audience, or that anyone could genuinely want to pass time in any other form than Stare at Phone
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French Countryside, gouache
October 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
French Countryside, gouache
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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Man, I repeat:
If art is a machine that generates empathy, AI generated art is a machine that generates apathy. It erodes trust and human connection. The entire point of it is to make solidarity impossible, because it becomes unimaginable.
If art is a machine that generates empathy, AI generated art is a machine that generates apathy. It erodes trust and human connection. The entire point of it is to make solidarity impossible, because it becomes unimaginable.
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Man, I repeat:
If art is a machine that generates empathy, AI generated art is a machine that generates apathy. It erodes trust and human connection. The entire point of it is to make solidarity impossible, because it becomes unimaginable.
If art is a machine that generates empathy, AI generated art is a machine that generates apathy. It erodes trust and human connection. The entire point of it is to make solidarity impossible, because it becomes unimaginable.