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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 9h

Grieving for all the friends who learned this as early as March 2020. Sobering reminder to restock my masks as soon as possible.

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 10h

Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19.

"Using ultra-high-resolution scanners that can see the living brain in fine detail, researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford were able to observe the damaging effects Covid-19 can have on the brain."

Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19

Damage to the brainstem - the brain's 'control center' - is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.

www.news-medical.net

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 9h

Yup yup, with plenty of gravy!

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 9h

Why 😰

Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 15h

But I guess you could sum it up as a community. Especially in times where locally I was feeling excluded and isolated.

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 15h

Friendships, some predating the algorithmic social media that exist today.

Opportunity, whether it was a job, speaking engagement, or something else.

Education, learning from some of the best and brightest in a variety of intersectional communities and interests.

Love, for better or worse. 😅

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 2d

"The feudal norms are so pervasive that we don’t even notice them. Admins punish other users for transgressions with the tactics of dictatorships, like censorship and exile."

www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2...

Implicit Feudalism: Why Online Communities Still Haven’t Caught Up with My Mother’s Garden Club

www.colorado.edu

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 4d

I think so lol

a man with long hair and a beard has a tattoo on his arm that says ' x '

Alt: Johnny Silverhands leaning against a wall

media.tenor.com

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 4d

Oh nice thank you for sharing. ☀️

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 4d

You're not wrong. I'm like, bro, why are you leaning on everything? You're just an apparition! You ain't tired!

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

Today I learned a snail is not a slug. The shell makes the snail. Same family though.

Mow 🤷🏽‍♀️

#Peachtober25 #art #Gary #SpongeBob

Pencil, ink, watercolor.

Asia Hoe #peachtober

Pencil, ink, watercolor. The artwork is surrounded by supplies.

Asia Hoe #peachtober

Reference drawing of Gary the Snail from SpongeBob SquarePants.

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

Unicorn colors everywhere. Briefly worked for a purple AI startup. 😬

They changed their colors to orange. I think if you looked, lots of AI brands are orange now too. 😂

Wes Bos @wesbos.com · 5d

AI has a purple problem

Why does every website look like this? Where did this come from? Is Tailwind to blame?

I went to the sloppiest and purplest corners of the web to find out

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG_7...

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

Last night's earworm was "Pretty Wings." Just sitting there drinking a cider playing Hades 2. I think it was something in the twinkling that happens between locations in Erebus.

Wonder if we'll ever get the NIGHT part of the BLACKsummers'night trilogy. It's been over 7 years, Maxwell! 😭

Maxwell - Pretty Wings (Official Video)

YouTube video by maxwellVEVO

youtu.be

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

Tame Impala making a spooky bop was not on my bingo card. #NowPlaying

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnP7...

Tame Impala - Dracula (Official Video)

YouTube video by tameimpalaVEVO

www.youtube.com

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

They are! I can't believe just anyone gets to make one. Working on mine right now!

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

Used to think the whole "Designer who makes rectangles" bit was cheeky, but now I'm like, "Bro, some of those rectangles kill people."

I understand the impulse to try and not take ourselves too seriously but... alas, with great power comes great responsibility.

Too many people are buckling to it.

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

(The pandemic remains but I explicitly mean 2020.)

Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

So glad I never gave them my money during the pandemic. Was very tempted, but something about it felt off.

Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 5d

Online art school CGMA has abruptly halted operations after it was revealed that the company had dissolved last year. A group of 140 instructors says they’re owed months of unpaid wages, while parent company Domestika awaits a court ruling.
www.cartoonbrew.com/schools/cgma...

CGMA Halts Classes And Payments, Leaving Instructors Unpaid

CGMA has paused classes and payments after a legal dispute surfaced. Instructors say months of work remain unpaid as the school’s future stays unclear.

www.cartoonbrew.com

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 5d

Harvest 2025 is on! To celebrate, here’s a coupon for ✨25% OFF✨ our Limited Edition tinctures. Give yourself the gift of a better night's sleep or a little extra chill during this stressful time.

Use code CROPTOBER25 at checkout or just visit this link:
milkbarn.farm/discount/CRO...

A bunch of happy people harvesting hemp.

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

WEBSITES! You can even make them behave like apps if you want to! Very few apps need to be apps at all. Even games in the browser have come a long way.

Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 5d

Genuinely, the US is quickly sliding into fascism and Google and Apple have proven they are not going to stick up for us when the government gives them unconstitutional orders.

Stop making apps they can remove from their app stories on a whim. Make websites instead. At least make it hard for them.

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

Every subscription service got worse. Time to actually make my way through that Steam and GOG backlog.

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

Wait so they're introducing an ad tier but effectively everyone else is subsidizing it because the subscriptions went up. 🫤

I cannot fathom being interrupted while trying to immerse myself in a game. Like demoing something at GameStop with someone's kid whining for a turn, but worse. 🙃

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 5d

Verge: Microsoft is getting ready to announce free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads, currently in internal testing for 1 hr sessions w/ up to 5 hours free a month.

Ad-supported version will include streaming some games you own, eligible Free Play Days titles, Xbox Retro Classics. 2 minute preroll ads

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

When it's below 70 in the daytime:

CAUSE IT'S TOO COOOOOOOOOHHHHHLLLLD

#Music #NowPlaying

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCdw...

The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather (Official Video)

YouTube video by TheNeighbourhoodVEVO

www.youtube.com

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

Good Morning ☕

Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

The music in Hades 2 is so good. Sometimes I'll just stand there listening to what sounds like somebody doodling on their bass guitar before I head to the next location.

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Asia Hoe @asia.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you Jessy 🥰