Nobilis Reed
@nobilis.bsky.social
Podcaster and author of erotic speculative fiction. AudioThrust is at nobilis.libsyn.com
Anyone involved with crypto or LLM's will be blocked. I don't always follow back; sometimes I add folks I discover to lists and get their posts that way.
Anyone involved with crypto or LLM's will be blocked. I don't always follow back; sometimes I add folks I discover to lists and get their posts that way.
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I am brimming with holiday spirit
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I am brimming with holiday spirit
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It's that time of the year where the usual suspects talk about the scourge of shoplifting.
They're using the same data that was proven to be faulty in 2023. Theft by employees is about 4x retail theft, and both, combined, are 1/15th of wage theft by employers.
They're using the same data that was proven to be faulty in 2023. Theft by employees is about 4x retail theft, and both, combined, are 1/15th of wage theft by employers.
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It's that time of the year where the usual suspects talk about the scourge of shoplifting.
They're using the same data that was proven to be faulty in 2023. Theft by employees is about 4x retail theft, and both, combined, are 1/15th of wage theft by employers.
They're using the same data that was proven to be faulty in 2023. Theft by employees is about 4x retail theft, and both, combined, are 1/15th of wage theft by employers.
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Do you love...
• paranormal romance with BDSM elements?
• kinky heroes, not just the villains?
• magical conspiracies?
• sex as magic, magic as sex?
Then please sign up to get a review copy of BOUND BY THE BLOOD, my novel coming out in January!
• paranormal romance with BDSM elements?
• kinky heroes, not just the villains?
• magical conspiracies?
• sex as magic, magic as sex?
Then please sign up to get a review copy of BOUND BY THE BLOOD, my novel coming out in January!
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Do you love...
• paranormal romance with BDSM elements?
• kinky heroes, not just the villains?
• magical conspiracies?
• sex as magic, magic as sex?
Then please sign up to get a review copy of BOUND BY THE BLOOD, my novel coming out in January!
• paranormal romance with BDSM elements?
• kinky heroes, not just the villains?
• magical conspiracies?
• sex as magic, magic as sex?
Then please sign up to get a review copy of BOUND BY THE BLOOD, my novel coming out in January!
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"We can't allow fact checkers into the country" is late-stage USSR shit, real end-of-empire stuff
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"We can't allow fact checkers into the country" is late-stage USSR shit, real end-of-empire stuff
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ICYMI- this week we launched a new campaign to drop Spotify + hosted a week of action to combat the spread of online ID checks.
You can still take action here
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spot...
And here
www.stoponlineidchecks.org
You can still take action here
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spot...
And here
www.stoponlineidchecks.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
ICYMI- this week we launched a new campaign to drop Spotify + hosted a week of action to combat the spread of online ID checks.
You can still take action here
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spot...
And here
www.stoponlineidchecks.org
You can still take action here
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spot...
And here
www.stoponlineidchecks.org
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Well I guess I am no longer upgrading Calibre
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Well I guess I am no longer upgrading Calibre
My latest #valheim base
I used the Elder altar columns in order to build taller than I would ordinarily have been able to build.
Probably not worthy of #valheimbotm
I used the Elder altar columns in order to build taller than I would ordinarily have been able to build.
Probably not worthy of #valheimbotm
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My latest #valheim base
I used the Elder altar columns in order to build taller than I would ordinarily have been able to build.
Probably not worthy of #valheimbotm
I used the Elder altar columns in order to build taller than I would ordinarily have been able to build.
Probably not worthy of #valheimbotm
It's fine to have preferences. It's fine to have a style.
December 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It's fine to have preferences. It's fine to have a style.
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My take on AI: its main effect is to *break our convenient shortcuts*. Not needing to check if every single reference in an article even exists; relying on a news story you found; doing online surveys; relying on your students doing the research for their assignments themselves: all convenient 1/;🧪
December 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
My take on AI: its main effect is to *break our convenient shortcuts*. Not needing to check if every single reference in an article even exists; relying on a news story you found; doing online surveys; relying on your students doing the research for their assignments themselves: all convenient 1/;🧪
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This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
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Cartoon: Send Lwyds. Toldja I was gonna steal the idea :) Hope folks enjoy.
December 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Cartoon: Send Lwyds. Toldja I was gonna steal the idea :) Hope folks enjoy.
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As a pornographer myself, I feel... weird about creators who make distinctions between porn and other adult/sexual content. If you defend porn, your work will ALSO be defended. Don't be afraid to get down in the mud with us. You're gonna end up here anyway.
there is plenty of sexual content on steam. the problem isn't that valve is denying sexual content (though, as a near-monopoly, that would also be a problem) it's that valve is denying specifically sexual content that is non-pornographic, most notably in the horror genre.
It's pretty clear everyone would rather strawman me than have an actual conversation.
The content in Horses is sexual and well within Valve's right to say it violates their sexual content policies.
Horses has every right to exist. Valve has every right not to distribute it.
The content in Horses is sexual and well within Valve's right to say it violates their sexual content policies.
Horses has every right to exist. Valve has every right not to distribute it.
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
As a pornographer myself, I feel... weird about creators who make distinctions between porn and other adult/sexual content. If you defend porn, your work will ALSO be defended. Don't be afraid to get down in the mud with us. You're gonna end up here anyway.
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No one is cheaper than rich people www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/n...
December 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
No one is cheaper than rich people www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/n...
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"Dungeon Master" is streaming everywhere now! Find me on your favorite music platform under "Ginny Di." 🎶
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Dungeon Master" is streaming everywhere now! Find me on your favorite music platform under "Ginny Di." 🎶
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
I'm the "GALLERY HALLL"
Tag yourself, I’m the two bathtubs in the laundry room
Oh shit waddup
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I'm the "GALLERY HALLL"
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I love paying human artists and I hate gen AI 🩵
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I love paying human artists and I hate gen AI 🩵
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
I'm not here to fight about whether or not AI is ethical (I've made my decision and I doubt I'm gonna change yours.) I'm just here to talk about what I and many other artists have been dealing with as we adjust to a new media landscape.
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If you like to read self published and small press books or play games by anyone not a huge studio, track this bill:
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
So, what this does is mean that if any of us in the U.S. hires ANYONE not in the U.S. to do ANYTHING - cover art is a biggie, but also layout
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
So, what this does is mean that if any of us in the U.S. hires ANYONE not in the U.S. to do ANYTHING - cover art is a biggie, but also layout
www.congress.gov
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
If you like to read self published and small press books or play games by anyone not a huge studio, track this bill:
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
So, what this does is mean that if any of us in the U.S. hires ANYONE not in the U.S. to do ANYTHING - cover art is a biggie, but also layout
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
So, what this does is mean that if any of us in the U.S. hires ANYONE not in the U.S. to do ANYTHING - cover art is a biggie, but also layout
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“don’t buy a chicken sandwich from
the homophobic restaurant chain” is easy to avoid
but groceries and household goods? “boycott Amazon, Target, Home Depot — but maybe Kroger and Albertsons too. And always Wal-Mart”
I don’t have infinite hours or health or money to “consume right”
the homophobic restaurant chain” is easy to avoid
but groceries and household goods? “boycott Amazon, Target, Home Depot — but maybe Kroger and Albertsons too. And always Wal-Mart”
I don’t have infinite hours or health or money to “consume right”
November 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“don’t buy a chicken sandwich from
the homophobic restaurant chain” is easy to avoid
but groceries and household goods? “boycott Amazon, Target, Home Depot — but maybe Kroger and Albertsons too. And always Wal-Mart”
I don’t have infinite hours or health or money to “consume right”
the homophobic restaurant chain” is easy to avoid
but groceries and household goods? “boycott Amazon, Target, Home Depot — but maybe Kroger and Albertsons too. And always Wal-Mart”
I don’t have infinite hours or health or money to “consume right”
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This is necessary
Handwritten and oral exams are making a comeback
AI is accelerating a tech backlash in American classrooms
Handwritten and oral exams are making a comeback
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is necessary
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Private equityyyyyyyyyyyyyy
November 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Private equityyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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It's Daggerheart - Beast Feast time on #SoManyLevels!
The Golden Nuggets have made it through the haunted ruins and gained a new ally who is leading them deeper into the Plover Caves! Join us for some live Daggerheart actual-play starting at 7PM Eastern on Twitch! twitch.tv/christianael...
The Golden Nuggets have made it through the haunted ruins and gained a new ally who is leading them deeper into the Plover Caves! Join us for some live Daggerheart actual-play starting at 7PM Eastern on Twitch! twitch.tv/christianael...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It's Daggerheart - Beast Feast time on #SoManyLevels!
The Golden Nuggets have made it through the haunted ruins and gained a new ally who is leading them deeper into the Plover Caves! Join us for some live Daggerheart actual-play starting at 7PM Eastern on Twitch! twitch.tv/christianael...
The Golden Nuggets have made it through the haunted ruins and gained a new ally who is leading them deeper into the Plover Caves! Join us for some live Daggerheart actual-play starting at 7PM Eastern on Twitch! twitch.tv/christianael...
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pointing, laughing
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
pointing, laughing
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You shouldn’t have to present your ID, credit card info, or face to be scanned just to access your favorite sites, news, or games yet this is the growing reality for Internet users globally. We need a firestorm to take down online ID checks for good-- so we planned one. Join us for a week of action!
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
You shouldn’t have to present your ID, credit card info, or face to be scanned just to access your favorite sites, news, or games yet this is the growing reality for Internet users globally. We need a firestorm to take down online ID checks for good-- so we planned one. Join us for a week of action!