Diana T. ★ Laiska
@laiska.bsky.social
J-E Translator (Yuri Is My Job!, Wolf Girl & Black Prince, etc) ☆ Writer ☆ Editor ☆ they/she ☆ Mixed ☆ ageless faceless gender-neutral culturally ambiguous adventurer ☆ 日本語ＯＫ！
Portfolio/Links: https://linktr.ee/laiska
Portfolio/Links: https://linktr.ee/laiska
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Diana T. ★ Laiska
@laiska.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Hi, Bsky! ✨️
I'm Diana, also known by Laiska or Waltz! I'm a J-E localizer working in manga & light novels and queer creator. I translate, edit, and sometimes write. Once in a blue moon, I help out on indie games!
I've got some pretty cool projects coming up, and I'm always open for more!
よろしくね💖
I'm Diana, also known by Laiska or Waltz! I'm a J-E localizer working in manga & light novels and queer creator. I translate, edit, and sometimes write. Once in a blue moon, I help out on indie games!
I've got some pretty cool projects coming up, and I'm always open for more!
よろしくね💖
Lost our dog of 10+ years tonight. He was a pain in the ass, an all-around handful, and never had a single brain cell in his head, but he did his best regardless.
Goodbye Leroy, hope you get all the cat poop you want to munch out of that big litter box in the sky. Gonna miss you, smelly boy.
Goodbye Leroy, hope you get all the cat poop you want to munch out of that big litter box in the sky. Gonna miss you, smelly boy.
February 15, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Lost our dog of 10+ years tonight. He was a pain in the ass, an all-around handful, and never had a single brain cell in his head, but he did his best regardless.
Goodbye Leroy, hope you get all the cat poop you want to munch out of that big litter box in the sky. Gonna miss you, smelly boy.
Goodbye Leroy, hope you get all the cat poop you want to munch out of that big litter box in the sky. Gonna miss you, smelly boy.
Age verification?
My high school computer lab sold floppies for people who didn't have internet at home to mail themselves files
My high school computer lab sold floppies for people who didn't have internet at home to mail themselves files
Age verification?
My first video game was Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt on the NES.
My first video game was Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt on the NES.
Age verification?
I was on Santa Barbara
I was on Santa Barbara
February 10, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Age verification?
My high school computer lab sold floppies for people who didn't have internet at home to mail themselves files
My high school computer lab sold floppies for people who didn't have internet at home to mail themselves files
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It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
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Discord is going to demand every account use facial recognition or give them our real ID in March.
Let's write them right now and explain how much "no."
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/art...
Let's write them right now and explain how much "no."
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/art...
How to Complete Age Assurance on Discord
Important: Starting in March, we’ll be expanding our teen-by-default experience and bringing age assurance to users globally as part of our broader effort to support age-appropriate experiences on ...
support.discord.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Discord is going to demand every account use facial recognition or give them our real ID in March.
Let's write them right now and explain how much "no."
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/art...
Let's write them right now and explain how much "no."
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/art...
Rhythm Doctor description: "Rhythm Doctor is designed to make you learn music and rhythm theory without even realising it!"
Me, a trained musician: "Sure, sure..."
Me, actually playing Rhythm Doctor: "OH. Oh..."
Me, a trained musician: "Sure, sure..."
Me, actually playing Rhythm Doctor: "OH. Oh..."
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Rhythm Doctor description: "Rhythm Doctor is designed to make you learn music and rhythm theory without even realising it!"
Me, a trained musician: "Sure, sure..."
Me, actually playing Rhythm Doctor: "OH. Oh..."
Me, a trained musician: "Sure, sure..."
Me, actually playing Rhythm Doctor: "OH. Oh..."
Specific kind of torment: Our house has a fairly old electric keyboard, the kind with 100 cheap MIDI soundfonts and 100 more assorted song demos programmed in. My 2 y/o nephew has figured out how to trigger the song demos and will do so on loop...
The default demo is "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"
The default demo is "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"
February 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Specific kind of torment: Our house has a fairly old electric keyboard, the kind with 100 cheap MIDI soundfonts and 100 more assorted song demos programmed in. My 2 y/o nephew has figured out how to trigger the song demos and will do so on loop...
The default demo is "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"
The default demo is "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I never depression post so I think I'm owed one- Starting to wonder whether I'm going to be able to remain in this industry. The past year or so it has been increasingly difficult to find work for some reason, and all the stable positions seem out of reach.
February 3, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I never depression post so I think I'm owed one- Starting to wonder whether I'm going to be able to remain in this industry. The past year or so it has been increasingly difficult to find work for some reason, and all the stable positions seem out of reach.
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MATCHING ICON RAFFLE
Wanted to jumpstart my bsky acc and do something fun for V-Day :)
Follow, like and repost this post to enter, raffle ends Feb 14th!
1 winner will recieve a set of two matching icons! Can be platonic/romantic/familial/yumeship pairs, anthro and humanoid OK!
Wanted to jumpstart my bsky acc and do something fun for V-Day :)
Follow, like and repost this post to enter, raffle ends Feb 14th!
1 winner will recieve a set of two matching icons! Can be platonic/romantic/familial/yumeship pairs, anthro and humanoid OK!
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
MATCHING ICON RAFFLE
Wanted to jumpstart my bsky acc and do something fun for V-Day :)
Follow, like and repost this post to enter, raffle ends Feb 14th!
1 winner will recieve a set of two matching icons! Can be platonic/romantic/familial/yumeship pairs, anthro and humanoid OK!
Wanted to jumpstart my bsky acc and do something fun for V-Day :)
Follow, like and repost this post to enter, raffle ends Feb 14th!
1 winner will recieve a set of two matching icons! Can be platonic/romantic/familial/yumeship pairs, anthro and humanoid OK!
"Oh hey, someone uploaded the first episode of one of my favorite old anime--" /spits out drink
January 30, 2026 at 9:56 PM
"Oh hey, someone uploaded the first episode of one of my favorite old anime--" /spits out drink
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if voting did nothing then they wouldn't continue to attack voting rights. voting matters. keeping your ability to vote matters.
Jesus fucking holy hell.
This is what you should get loud about. If you have any Republican representatives, call them now -and repeatedly. Do what you can to stop this from passing.
This is a nightmare.
This is what you should get loud about. If you have any Republican representatives, call them now -and repeatedly. Do what you can to stop this from passing.
This is a nightmare.
January 30, 2026 at 6:19 PM
if voting did nothing then they wouldn't continue to attack voting rights. voting matters. keeping your ability to vote matters.
A bit ago, I uploaded an album of vintage electronic music by someone once close to me, who is no longer with us. I have complex feelings about her, but the music she made many years ago was always special to me, and I think it's still worth listening to:
sandreckoners.bandcamp.com/album/lost-y...
sandreckoners.bandcamp.com/album/lost-y...
lost years, by SandReckoner
9 track album
sandreckoners.bandcamp.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:41 AM
A bit ago, I uploaded an album of vintage electronic music by someone once close to me, who is no longer with us. I have complex feelings about her, but the music she made many years ago was always special to me, and I think it's still worth listening to:
sandreckoners.bandcamp.com/album/lost-y...
sandreckoners.bandcamp.com/album/lost-y...
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in 10 years you will be so much happier to have created 4 bad things than not created 1 perfect thing
January 22, 2026 at 7:52 AM
in 10 years you will be so much happier to have created 4 bad things than not created 1 perfect thing
Reject modernity, embrace tradition... (I found out that my old Pokemon Yellow cart still boots just fine 26 years on, so I've made a new file, and it's honestly a much more pleasant alternative to the phone game noodling I usually do to try and fall asleep 😂)
January 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Reject modernity, embrace tradition... (I found out that my old Pokemon Yellow cart still boots just fine 26 years on, so I've made a new file, and it's honestly a much more pleasant alternative to the phone game noodling I usually do to try and fall asleep 😂)
Evening music to work by- One of my favorite, most criminally underrated Yoko Kanno tracks that I always come back to:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdKc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdKc...
Yoko Kanno — Uncharted Waters — Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope (OST Music)
YouTube video by vidgam
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Evening music to work by- One of my favorite, most criminally underrated Yoko Kanno tracks that I always come back to:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdKc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdKc...
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Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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happy early birthday to my little gay baby
Introducing my new comic book font, Girl Kisser 🧡🤍💖
It's all-caps, really pretty, super soft, and comes with a wide range of glyphs. It's hand-drawn with a micron pen and hand-traced into vectors, and it's perfect for comic book dialogue.
You can find it over here: ko-fi.com/s/b1e9cc34d4
It's all-caps, really pretty, super soft, and comes with a wide range of glyphs. It's hand-drawn with a micron pen and hand-traced into vectors, and it's perfect for comic book dialogue.
You can find it over here: ko-fi.com/s/b1e9cc34d4
January 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
happy early birthday to my little gay baby
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INTERVIEW: Conrad Groth at Takumigraphics by @wendeego.bsky.social
Adam interviews Conrad Groth at Fantagraphics (@fantagraphics.bsky.social) about their newest imprint, the Asian comics-focused Takumigraphics.
yattatachi.com/interview-co...
Adam interviews Conrad Groth at Fantagraphics (@fantagraphics.bsky.social) about their newest imprint, the Asian comics-focused Takumigraphics.
yattatachi.com/interview-co...
INTERVIEW: Conrad Groth at Takumigraphics | Yatta-Tachi
Yatta-Tachi interviews Conrad Groth at Fantagraphics about their newest imprint, the Asian comics-focused Takumigraphics.
yattatachi.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
INTERVIEW: Conrad Groth at Takumigraphics by @wendeego.bsky.social
Adam interviews Conrad Groth at Fantagraphics (@fantagraphics.bsky.social) about their newest imprint, the Asian comics-focused Takumigraphics.
yattatachi.com/interview-co...
Adam interviews Conrad Groth at Fantagraphics (@fantagraphics.bsky.social) about their newest imprint, the Asian comics-focused Takumigraphics.
yattatachi.com/interview-co...
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Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.
Good friend @blankd.bsky.social (go follow her!) drew this incredibly charming and funny holiday group photo of our PCs in the 5e game that she runs (the dummy in armor is mine!).
I'm extremely blessed to have had the chance to game with good friends again this year, and I hope for many more years!
I'm extremely blessed to have had the chance to game with good friends again this year, and I hope for many more years!
December 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Good friend @blankd.bsky.social (go follow her!) drew this incredibly charming and funny holiday group photo of our PCs in the 5e game that she runs (the dummy in armor is mine!).
I'm extremely blessed to have had the chance to game with good friends again this year, and I hope for many more years!
I'm extremely blessed to have had the chance to game with good friends again this year, and I hope for many more years!
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'Twas the night before #Christmas… DOS-style 🎄💾
In 1987, PC Life Magazine gifted us with ’Twas the Night Before Christmas: Animated Musical Christmas Disk — a charmingly low-res, CGA 4-color holiday e-card.
Play it in your browser ⤵️
archive.org/details/twas...
#HappyHolidays #HolidayGames
In 1987, PC Life Magazine gifted us with ’Twas the Night Before Christmas: Animated Musical Christmas Disk — a charmingly low-res, CGA 4-color holiday e-card.
Play it in your browser ⤵️
archive.org/details/twas...
#HappyHolidays #HolidayGames
December 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
'Twas the night before #Christmas… DOS-style 🎄💾
In 1987, PC Life Magazine gifted us with ’Twas the Night Before Christmas: Animated Musical Christmas Disk — a charmingly low-res, CGA 4-color holiday e-card.
Play it in your browser ⤵️
archive.org/details/twas...
#HappyHolidays #HolidayGames
In 1987, PC Life Magazine gifted us with ’Twas the Night Before Christmas: Animated Musical Christmas Disk — a charmingly low-res, CGA 4-color holiday e-card.
Play it in your browser ⤵️
archive.org/details/twas...
#HappyHolidays #HolidayGames
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I was familiar with it before but actually sitting down to read Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is like discovering a new primary color. A bunch of Tom of Finland guys named, like, Grand Funk Railroad and Kiss Alive saying shit like "You actually thought decapitating me would slow me down? Foolish child."
December 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I was familiar with it before but actually sitting down to read Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is like discovering a new primary color. A bunch of Tom of Finland guys named, like, Grand Funk Railroad and Kiss Alive saying shit like "You actually thought decapitating me would slow me down? Foolish child."
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I'm seeing some discussions about Japanese doujin（同人）compared to western indie.
As the owner of a proper doujin circle myself (albeit a low-activity one), I'd like to give some context and insight.
TL;DR "doujin" isn't just "indie but Japanese". It has a rather specific and structured form.
🧵🔽
As the owner of a proper doujin circle myself (albeit a low-activity one), I'd like to give some context and insight.
TL;DR "doujin" isn't just "indie but Japanese". It has a rather specific and structured form.
🧵🔽
December 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I'm seeing some discussions about Japanese doujin（同人）compared to western indie.
As the owner of a proper doujin circle myself (albeit a low-activity one), I'd like to give some context and insight.
TL;DR "doujin" isn't just "indie but Japanese". It has a rather specific and structured form.
🧵🔽
As the owner of a proper doujin circle myself (albeit a low-activity one), I'd like to give some context and insight.
TL;DR "doujin" isn't just "indie but Japanese". It has a rather specific and structured form.
🧵🔽
Where Winds Meet features truly innovative character creator tech, the majesty of which I have not experienced in a video game in quite some time...
December 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Where Winds Meet features truly innovative character creator tech, the majesty of which I have not experienced in a video game in quite some time...