Tal
@starplanes.bsky.social
they/them
Fiction Podcast Producer, Voice Actor, Sound Designer. Listen to my audio dramas! Tell me about your audio dramas!
Website: talminear.com
Fiction Podcast Producer, Voice Actor, Sound Designer. Listen to my audio dramas! Tell me about your audio dramas!
Website: talminear.com
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when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
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Doing some research for a possible new project, and it hurts to see just how many podcast squares/covers out there are so clearly AI generated.
Hand draw that baby, even if you're not a confident artist. Find stock images and make them your own. Collab with someone! Anything is better than AI!
Hand draw that baby, even if you're not a confident artist. Find stock images and make them your own. Collab with someone! Anything is better than AI!
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Doing some research for a possible new project, and it hurts to see just how many podcast squares/covers out there are so clearly AI generated.
Hand draw that baby, even if you're not a confident artist. Find stock images and make them your own. Collab with someone! Anything is better than AI!
Hand draw that baby, even if you're not a confident artist. Find stock images and make them your own. Collab with someone! Anything is better than AI!
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My friends at @palimpsestpodcast.bsky.social are kickstarting a new show and I am so excited about it! 😭💜🎸 www.kickstarter.com/projects/pal...
Highgate Wood
A rock and roll ghost story audio drama and a full album of songs. The Black Tapes meets Daisy Jones and the Six with a dash of Faust.
www.kickstarter.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My friends at @palimpsestpodcast.bsky.social are kickstarting a new show and I am so excited about it! 😭💜🎸 www.kickstarter.com/projects/pal...
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Over at AtSaB we're big fans of three of the five and have heard great things about the other two.
Guess what! @earbudspodcol.bsky.social let me talk about FUN FANTASY PODCASTS! These are my faves. Listen to them. Love them.
Read more at newsletter.earbuds.audio/p/5-fantasy-...
Read more at newsletter.earbuds.audio/p/5-fantasy-...
5 Fantasy Podcasts That'll Whisk You Away from Reality 🐉
5 fantasy podcasts that transport you to imaginative realms, offering magical escapes from reality and delivering immersive stories that sparks wonder and joy.
newsletter.earbuds.audio
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Over at AtSaB we're big fans of three of the five and have heard great things about the other two.
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also fwiw, kickstarter gives you custom links to see where your backer traffic is coming from and lemme tell you, so far the evidence suggests that tumblr is still the best place to drum up excitement for indie art!
but maybe bluesky could catch up? www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...
but maybe bluesky could catch up? www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...
PHANTOM PULSE - a 90s audio drama musical
PHANTOM PULSE is a rock audio drama about love, death, and everything in between from Lauren Shippen, creator of The Bright Sessions.
www.kickstarter.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
also fwiw, kickstarter gives you custom links to see where your backer traffic is coming from and lemme tell you, so far the evidence suggests that tumblr is still the best place to drum up excitement for indie art!
but maybe bluesky could catch up? www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...
but maybe bluesky could catch up? www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
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this is how you lose the dish war
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
this is how you lose the dish war
Guess what! @earbudspodcol.bsky.social let me talk about FUN FANTASY PODCASTS! These are my faves. Listen to them. Love them.
Read more at newsletter.earbuds.audio/p/5-fantasy-...
Read more at newsletter.earbuds.audio/p/5-fantasy-...
5 Fantasy Podcasts That'll Whisk You Away from Reality 🐉
5 fantasy podcasts that transport you to imaginative realms, offering magical escapes from reality and delivering immersive stories that sparks wonder and joy.
newsletter.earbuds.audio
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Guess what! @earbudspodcol.bsky.social let me talk about FUN FANTASY PODCASTS! These are my faves. Listen to them. Love them.
Read more at newsletter.earbuds.audio/p/5-fantasy-...
Read more at newsletter.earbuds.audio/p/5-fantasy-...
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So sad that I can't really do Hubris anymore- damn western world and their weird weekends- But it's such a fun project to participate in, and a very varied listen!
Go listen to these people who are more creative and faster than the gods!
Go listen to these people who are more creative and faster than the gods!
Hubris is in the air this weekend! 6 teams are finishing up a fiction podcast episode made in just 24 hours. Find out more (and listen to previous Hubris rounds) at 24hourhubris.com!
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So sad that I can't really do Hubris anymore- damn western world and their weird weekends- But it's such a fun project to participate in, and a very varied listen!
Go listen to these people who are more creative and faster than the gods!
Go listen to these people who are more creative and faster than the gods!
Hubris is in the air this weekend! 6 teams are finishing up a fiction podcast episode made in just 24 hours. Find out more (and listen to previous Hubris rounds) at 24hourhubris.com!
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hubris is in the air this weekend! 6 teams are finishing up a fiction podcast episode made in just 24 hours. Find out more (and listen to previous Hubris rounds) at 24hourhubris.com!
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Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
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since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
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THIS is the story.
That the feds are spying on people doing completely legal stuff and characterizing them as “anarchist violent extremists.”
The story is NOT that you need to be afraid to court watch or patrol your neighborhood for ICE activity. DO NOT SELF-REPRESS.
That the feds are spying on people doing completely legal stuff and characterizing them as “anarchist violent extremists.”
The story is NOT that you need to be afraid to court watch or patrol your neighborhood for ICE activity. DO NOT SELF-REPRESS.
"An FBI memo that claims 'anarchist violent extremist actors' are targeting law enforcement cites a private text message chat that included immigration court observers, raising questions about whether the spy agency is monitoring political activity, a copy of the document indicates."
FBI memo indicates online chats of immigration court watchers in NYC were monitored
An FBI memo that claims “anarchist violent extremist actors” are targeting law enforcement cites a private text message chat that included immigration court observers, raising questions about wheth…
www.nydailynews.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
THIS is the story.
That the feds are spying on people doing completely legal stuff and characterizing them as “anarchist violent extremists.”
The story is NOT that you need to be afraid to court watch or patrol your neighborhood for ICE activity. DO NOT SELF-REPRESS.
That the feds are spying on people doing completely legal stuff and characterizing them as “anarchist violent extremists.”
The story is NOT that you need to be afraid to court watch or patrol your neighborhood for ICE activity. DO NOT SELF-REPRESS.
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everyone get ready for our blissful 5-7 hours of Trump being a socialist before they get someone in there to deprogram him
President Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, deviating from past criticism, signaling potential cooperation.
See Trump and Mamdani speak in Oval Office
President Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, deviating from past criticism, signaling potential cooperation.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
everyone get ready for our blissful 5-7 hours of Trump being a socialist before they get someone in there to deprogram him
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he charmed that demented old man so hard he could’ve gotten into his will lmao
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
he charmed that demented old man so hard he could’ve gotten into his will lmao
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
I'm so excited for this project by @palimpsestpodcast.bsky.social! Let's get it funded!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pal...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pal...
Highgate Wood
A rock and roll ghost story audio drama and a full album of songs. The Black Tapes meets Daisy Jones and the Six with a dash of Faust.
www.kickstarter.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'm so excited for this project by @palimpsestpodcast.bsky.social! Let's get it funded!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pal...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pal...
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Not much to say about Trans Day of Remembrance anymore besides “try loving and celebrating us while we are alive”
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Not much to say about Trans Day of Remembrance anymore besides “try loving and celebrating us while we are alive”
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Friend of Tink and writer of Mentally? A Magpie Keelin Peterson joined Lauren Passell and Anne Baird at RESONATE earlier this month.
She wrote a fantastic review of the festival for Podcast Marketing Magic.
She wrote a fantastic review of the festival for Podcast Marketing Magic.
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Friend of Tink and writer of Mentally? A Magpie Keelin Peterson joined Lauren Passell and Anne Baird at RESONATE earlier this month.
She wrote a fantastic review of the festival for Podcast Marketing Magic.
She wrote a fantastic review of the festival for Podcast Marketing Magic.
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On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans people lost to violence in the U.S. this year.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans people lost to violence in the U.S. this year.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
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Why write a book the old-fashioned way and grassroots market it to the community when you could use AI shortcuts, self-publish slop, and then make tons of TikToks that'll trick people into buying it purely on the grounds it has gay characters????!?1?
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Why write a book the old-fashioned way and grassroots market it to the community when you could use AI shortcuts, self-publish slop, and then make tons of TikToks that'll trick people into buying it purely on the grounds it has gay characters????!?1?
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
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LOOKING FOR KOREAN ACTORS!
Language is English. Korean fluency not required. If you're in the Asian Voice Actors, I've already got you. 😤
Email ONLY WITH:
- Name
- Email
- Website (demo/sample + home studio specs)
- Location
- Agency (or "none")
- Union status
By THU 11pm PT! Thank you!
Language is English. Korean fluency not required. If you're in the Asian Voice Actors, I've already got you. 😤
Email ONLY WITH:
- Name
- Website (demo/sample + home studio specs)
- Location
- Agency (or "none")
- Union status
By THU 11pm PT! Thank you!
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
LOOKING FOR KOREAN ACTORS!
Language is English. Korean fluency not required. If you're in the Asian Voice Actors, I've already got you. 😤
Email ONLY WITH:
- Name
- Email
- Website (demo/sample + home studio specs)
- Location
- Agency (or "none")
- Union status
By THU 11pm PT! Thank you!
Language is English. Korean fluency not required. If you're in the Asian Voice Actors, I've already got you. 😤
Email ONLY WITH:
- Name
- Website (demo/sample + home studio specs)
- Location
- Agency (or "none")
- Union status
By THU 11pm PT! Thank you!
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I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
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New writers: DO NOT give away your subsidiary tv/film/merch/derivative rights for a $300 short.
Not even for legacy mag cred.
Not even for legacy mag cred.
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New writers: DO NOT give away your subsidiary tv/film/merch/derivative rights for a $300 short.
Not even for legacy mag cred.
Not even for legacy mag cred.