velema
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Former Tumblr kid, current biology grad student. Free & open science and tech enthusiast.
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books, games, writing
Currently playing: eso, no man's sky[...]
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I never got addicted to tiktok because the combination of sound, video and text was too much for my nervous system. I much prefer consuming rot in written form. #tiktok #socialmedia
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 AM
I never got addicted to tiktok because the combination of sound, video and text was too much for my nervous system. I much prefer consuming rot in written form. #tiktok #socialmedia
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TikTok is now under US ownership and their new ToS reads like a guide to giving fascists everything they need to put you on a list.
They’re collecting information about immigration status, citizenship, sexual orientation, whether you’re trans or non binary and physical or mental disabilities.
They’re collecting information about immigration status, citizenship, sexual orientation, whether you’re trans or non binary and physical or mental disabilities.
January 23, 2026 at 9:11 PM
TikTok is now under US ownership and their new ToS reads like a guide to giving fascists everything they need to put you on a list.
They’re collecting information about immigration status, citizenship, sexual orientation, whether you’re trans or non binary and physical or mental disabilities.
They’re collecting information about immigration status, citizenship, sexual orientation, whether you’re trans or non binary and physical or mental disabilities.
It’s good that more competitors to the big bad social media platforms are emerging. But personally I’m just instinctually wary and tired of putting my faith in any any of them, particularly the centralized ones. #upscrolled
January 27, 2026 at 12:03 AM
It’s good that more competitors to the big bad social media platforms are emerging. But personally I’m just instinctually wary and tired of putting my faith in any any of them, particularly the centralized ones. #upscrolled
Computing resource waster achievement unlocked
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Computing resource waster achievement unlocked
Thinking about tardigrades
January 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Thinking about tardigrades
Couldn’t sleep before 6 am last night and then woke up at 3 pm. I was terrified of how I would flip it back to a functional human’s sleep schedule. But nevermind, it’s 9 pm and I’m ready for bed. #when-i-sleep-a-lot-i-mostly-just-want-to-sleep-more
January 17, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Couldn’t sleep before 6 am last night and then woke up at 3 pm. I was terrified of how I would flip it back to a functional human’s sleep schedule. But nevermind, it’s 9 pm and I’m ready for bed. #when-i-sleep-a-lot-i-mostly-just-want-to-sleep-more